---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Reduce Dental Disease And Ensure Access To Essential Preventive Dental Care Among Maine Children"
description: "An Act To Reduce Dental Disease And Ensure Access To Essential Preventive Dental Care Among Maine Children"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1746"
citation: "Maine LD 1746 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "DENTAL CARE", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lori GRAMLICH"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-22"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e719de8-6879-45cc-8110-7c5cc0a79a14"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098719"
source_hash: "2250e72ec46b2a1c77c621caa082555f8c54d3c5a5a5620a40dca3edf1735378"
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 1746 (132) — An Act To Reduce Dental Disease And Ensure Access To Essential Preventive Dental Care Among Maine Children

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-585)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1164&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-699)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1164&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 723** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1164&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 1746 HP 1164** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1164&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Lori GRAMLICH — primary (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- John DUCHARME — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Lucien DAIGLE — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-22** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `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-585). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-10** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-585) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-585), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-585) in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-585) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-699) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-585) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-585) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-699) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-585) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-699) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-585) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-699) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-09T04:00:00+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/5e719de8-6879-45cc-8110-7c5cc0a79a14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).