---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding The Department Of Health And Human Services"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding The Department Of Health And Human Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 889"
citation: "Maine LD 889 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPT", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele MEYER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-04"
last_action: "2025-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1666799-c428-4854-b5bf-314ecc5cb30a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097156"
source_hash: "a24019e9fc9bbcbcb903bbddc9757ae9268bee41fa8909fbb23eca6e1f238666"
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 889 (132) — An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding The Department Of Health And Human Services

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-615)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0575&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 330** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0575&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 889 HP 575** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0575&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Michele MEYER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-04** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-04** 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.
- **2025-06-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-615). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-11** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-615) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-615), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-11** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-10T04:00:00+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/b1666799-c428-4854-b5bf-314ecc5cb30a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).