---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Authority Of The Department Of Health And Human Services During A Public Health Emergency"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Authority Of The Department Of Health And Human Services During A Public Health Emergency"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1344"
citation: "Maine LD 1344 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "CDC EMERGENCY AUTHORITY", "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele MEYER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-30"
last_action: "2021-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9a8972b-8399-42ef-af75-c928887ca3f2"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080086"
source_hash: "bcdeafd9b18959d2727aeb7d83f63ef0cd75a1dc4d88f361b341051dfb1f0956"
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 1344 (130) — An Act To Clarify The Authority Of The Department Of Health And Human Services During A Public Health Emergency

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0995&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0995&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0995&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **22–12** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **81–58** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michele MEYER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-30** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-15** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-15** On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-15** ROLL CALL NO. 297
- **2021-06-15** (Yeas 81 - Nays 58 - Absent 12 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-15** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-631) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-15** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-631). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-16** Reports READ
- **2021-06-16** On motion by Senator CLAXTON of Androscoggin The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-16** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 389 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-631) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-631) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+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/e9a8972b-8399-42ef-af75-c928887ca3f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).