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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Promote Public Health By Eliminating Criminal Penalties For Possession Of Hypodermic Apparatuses"
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description: "An Act To Promote Public Health By Eliminating Criminal Penalties For Possession Of Hypodermic Apparatuses"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "130"
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identifier: "LD 994"
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citation: "Maine LD 994 (130)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIMES", "DECRIMINALIZE HYPODERMIC NEEDLE PO", "DRUG RELATED"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Genevieve McDONALD"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2021-03-10"
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last_action: "2021-07-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b723f24f-dd40-4c24-b149-02ed029ab836"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079461"
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source_hash: "308589d5152226ec0d06ce0ab740d1f782a7842192c3cb1c0fd8bab779f44a3a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 994 (130) — An Act To Promote Public Health By Eliminating Criminal Penalties For Possession Of Hypodermic Apparatuses
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0732&item=2&snum=130)
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2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0732&item=1&snum=130)
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3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0732&item=3&snum=130)
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## Sponsors
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- Genevieve McDONALD — primary (person)
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- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
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- Heidi BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
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- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
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- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard EVANS — cosponsor (person)
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- Samuel ZAGER — cosponsor (person)
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- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
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- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-10** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
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- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
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- **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.
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- **2021-06-02** Reports READ.
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- **2021-06-02** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2021-06-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2021-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-240) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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- **2021-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-240). `reading-3`
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- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2021-06-03** Reports READ
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- **2021-06-03** Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report in Concurrence.
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- **2021-06-03** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report in Concurrence.
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- **2021-06-08** Taken from the table by the President
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- **2021-06-08** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
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- **2021-06-08** READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2021-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (H-240) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-240) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2021-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2021-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2021-06-10** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
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- **2021-07-02** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
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- **2021-07-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2021-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b723f24f-dd40-4c24-b149-02ed029ab836`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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