republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-709.md

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Bill	An Act To Establish The Respite For Me Program	An Act To Establish The Respite For Me Program	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 709	Maine LD 709 (132)	bill	FAMILY CAREGIVER RESPITE PROGRAMS HEALTH CARE SERVICES HOME HEALTH CARE	enacted	Kristen CLOUTIER	2	18	0	2025-02-20	2025-04-18	openstates	ocd-bill/29067a68-6adc-4973-9bed-0667ffa14e37	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096763	eaa1dabf7a7d71bfff905fa4fdaa6e97d0abfe1ecff154d58ce1d64aa98a13b2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 709 (132) — An Act To Establish The Respite For Me Program

Version chain

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

1. Chapter 30 (committee substitute) — source
2. LD 709 HP 448 (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

• Kristen CLOUTIER — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-02-20 Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. receipt
• 2025-02-20 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. referral-committee
• 2025-03-21 Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
• 2025-04-01 CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
• 2025-04-01 Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
• 2025-04-01 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. reading-3
• 2025-04-01 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-04-08 Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
• 2025-04-08 READ ONCE reading-1
• 2025-04-08 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. reading-2, reading-3
• 2025-04-08 Ordered sent down forthwith.
• 2025-04-10 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2025-04-10 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-04-15 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2025-04-18 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - OTP
• 2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/29067a68-6adc-4973-9bed-0667ffa14e37. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).