---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Direct The University Of Maine System To Establish A Dental Therapy Degree Program"
description: "Resolve, To Direct The University Of Maine System To Establish A Dental Therapy Degree Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1026"
citation: "Maine LD 1026 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUGUSTA", "DENTAL THERAPY", "UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd95d4e6-205b-4d18-ae1f-46d81c4d3228"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280087040"
source_hash: "8a285daacc231cc2dbf05779ad0d1d2c52a43e19990a6559b3def7194a70c45e"
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 1026 (131) — Resolve, To Direct The University Of Maine System To Establish A Dental Therapy Degree Program

## 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=HP0662&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0662&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0662&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Holly SARGENT — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Larry DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-07** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-07** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-06** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-06** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-273). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-273) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-273), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-12** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+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/fd95d4e6-205b-4d18-ae1f-46d81c4d3228`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).