---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Qualifications For Licensure As A Physician Or Surgeon"
description: "An Act Regarding The Qualifications For Licensure As A Physician Or Surgeon"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1629"
citation: "Maine LD 1629 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSING", "PHYSICIANS", "QUALIFICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tavis HASENFUS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-04-28"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7ff8e5d-c372-4b7c-b892-e6ac4eb8e4f4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080671"
source_hash: "90b9398812dd4cc89e1ae8d2c19eeed206046d430b4849b0a459f589aeca0e8e"
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 1629 (130) — An Act Regarding The Qualifications For Licensure As A Physician Or Surgeon

## 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=HP1212&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1212&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1212&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Tavis HASENFUS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-28** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-08** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-431). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-08** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (H-431) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-431), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-08** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-09** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-06-07T04:00:00+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/d7ff8e5d-c372-4b7c-b892-e6ac4eb8e4f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).