---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expand Access To Oral Health Care By Creating A New Path For Obtaining A License To Practice Dentistry"
description: "An Act To Expand Access To Oral Health Care By Creating A New Path For Obtaining A License To Practice Dentistry"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1615"
citation: "Maine LD 1615 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADJUNCT DENTISTS", "DENTAL", "HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ambureen RANA"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-11"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2a19793-c607-4ae4-953a-3a7ec10330a0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098447"
source_hash: "57ae6a8cbf3075378fc720041c47179307d86cc09d950f965175af15602ccf25"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1615 (132) — An Act To Expand Access To Oral Health Care By Creating A New Path For Obtaining A License To Practice Dentistry

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (H-535)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1069&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-440)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1069&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 107** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1069&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 1615 HP 1069** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1069&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Ambureen RANA — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- John DUCHARME — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Robert FOLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-04-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-535). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-09** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-535) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-535), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-10** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-10** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland placed on the SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland taken from the Special Study Table
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECONSIDERED their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Same Senator the Senate RECONSIDERED their actions whereby they ADOPTED Committee Amendment "A" (H-535) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-440) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-535) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-535) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-440) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-535) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-440) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-535) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-440) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2a19793-c607-4ae4-953a-3a7ec10330a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).