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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expand And Enhance Maine'S Behavioral Health Direct Care Workforce"
description: "An Act To Expand And Enhance Maine'S Behavioral Health Direct Care Workforce"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1007"
citation: "Maine LD 1007 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES", "PERSONNEL", "DIRECT CARE TRAINING AND PROFESSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Drew GATTINE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-26"
last_action: "2019-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19ddc6ae-dd34-43e0-aad3-83ed62035359"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072098"
source_hash: "50f6c383ff23db0a874e469a777c82299ae66c8440d6b90fe55dfcc553810cbb"
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 1007 (129) — An Act To Expand And Enhance Maine'S Behavioral Health Direct Care Workforce
## 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=HP0749&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0749&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0749&item=3&snum=129)
## Sponsors
- Drew GATTINE — primary (person)
- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia HYMANSON — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-26** Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-26** On motion of Representative TEPLER of Topsham, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-28** On motion by Senator Gratwick of Penobscot, REFERRED to the Committee on Health and Human Services, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-499).
- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-06** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-499) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-499), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-07** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-18** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-18** Subsequently FINALLY PASSED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19ddc6ae-dd34-43e0-aad3-83ed62035359`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).