---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish A Program To Assist Residents Of Large Recovery Residences"
description: "An Act To Establish A Program To Assist Residents Of Large Recovery Residences"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 215"
citation: "Maine LD 215 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RECOVERY RESIDENCES", "SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER", "TREATMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tavis HASENFUS"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-21"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/153b405a-8f04-4983-8fbc-21de2e4b8881"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095876"
source_hash: "1e66554a9bdf791b1e857da26666837b735973c49e4329a9169ef33cbd598b4d"
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 215 (132) — An Act To Establish A Program To Assist Residents Of Large Recovery Residences

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-645)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-369)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Amendment S-B to C-A (S-450)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=7&snum=132)
4. **Chapter 449** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=11&snum=132)
5. **LD 215 HP 138** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **22–13** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **76–65** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tavis HASENFUS — primary (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-21** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-01-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-01-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-11** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-11** On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-11** ROLL CALL NO. 447
- **2025-06-11** (Yeas 76 - Nays 65 - Absent 8 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-645). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** Reports Read
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 475 Yeas 22 - Nays 13
- **2025-06-12** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) READ.
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) ADOPTED thereto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** Motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT
- **2025-06-16** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-06-16** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** 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-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-450) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) and Senate Amendment "B" (S-450) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) and Senate Amendment "B" (S-450) 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-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) and "B" (S-450) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/153b405a-8f04-4983-8fbc-21de2e4b8881`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).