---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require The Board Of Counseling Professionals Licensure, Board Of Dental Practice, Board Of Speech, Audiology And Hearing And Board Of Occupational Therapy Practice To Obtain Fingerprint-Based Federal Bureau Of Investigation Criminal Background Checks For Initial Applicants And Licensees Seeking Compact Privileges"
description: "An Act To Require The Board Of Counseling Professionals Licensure, Board Of Dental Practice, Board Of Speech, Audiology And Hearing And Board Of Occupational Therapy Practice To Obtain Fingerprint-Based Federal Bureau Of Investigation Criminal Background Checks For Initial Applicants And Licensees Seeking Compact Privileges"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1854"
citation: "Maine LD 1854 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BACKGROUND CHECKS", "HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL", "LICENSING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristi MATHIESON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-30"
last_action: "2025-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8bce2248-c7ad-4b19-88d9-27d562360968"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098957"
source_hash: "527453876b9c94b254da428d7642ca32ac3294ac6223c2011ac6e89044f83b39"
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 1854 (132) — An Act To Require The Board Of Counseling Professionals Licensure, Board Of Dental Practice, Board Of Speech, Audiology And Hearing And Board Of Occupational Therapy Practice To Obtain Fingerprint-Based Federal Bureau Of Investigation Criminal Background Checks For Initial Applicants And Licensees Seeking Compact Privileges

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-698)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1238&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 366** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1238&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1854 HP 1238** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1238&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Kristi MATHIESON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-30** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-698). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-13** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-698) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-698), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-13T04:00:00+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/8bce2248-c7ad-4b19-88d9-27d562360968`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).