republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/131/ld-1400.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Social Workers To Diagnose Organic Mental Illnesses"
description: "An Act To Allow Social Workers To Diagnose Organic Mental Illnesses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1400"
citation: "Maine LD 1400 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL", "MENTAL ILLNESS TREATMENT", "SOCIAL WORKERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lydia CRAFTS"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 38
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-28"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e9f1f43-e491-434f-bc3a-152c32d1aa2e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088128"
source_hash: "e505d2741778bfd9355536ae3a97d7cc58d751812d2903a89925a4063d3d43e0"
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 1400 (131) — An Act To Allow Social Workers To Diagnose Organic Mental Illnesses

## 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=HP0895&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0895&item=6&snum=131)
3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0895&item=4&snum=131)
4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0895&item=1&snum=131)
5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0895&item=5&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Lydia CRAFTS — primary (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne GRAHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Katrina SMITH — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel HENDERSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-28** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 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.
- **2023-05-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-203). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-05-25** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-203) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-25** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-30** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-30** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-203), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-01** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-06-01** FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2023-06-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in NON-CONCURRENCE. `passage`
- **2023-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-07** On motion of Representative TERRY of Gorham, TABLED pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
- **2023-06-07** Later today assigned.
- **2023-06-15** Subsequently, on motion of Representative PERRY of Calais, the House RECEDED.
- **2023-06-15** On motion of Representative PERRY of Calais, House Amendment "A" (H-423) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-203) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-203) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-423) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-15** The Bill was PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-203) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-423) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2023-06-15** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-16** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-203) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-423) thereto in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-22T04:00:00+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/0e9f1f43-e491-434f-bc3a-152c32d1aa2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).