ME LD189 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Failed on May 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-20 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Failed on May 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-20 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Increase Availability and Affordability of Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Services by Removing the Certificate of Need Requirement
Title
An Act to Increase Availability and Affordability of Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Services by Removing the Certificate of Need Requirement
Sponsors
| Rep. Laurel Libby [R] | Sen. Joseph Baldacci [D] | Rep. Tavis Hasenfus [D] | Rep. Michel Lajoie [D] |
| Rep. Nina Milliken [D] | Rep. David Sinclair [D] | Rep. Charles Skold [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-05-20 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #187 (Y: 19 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - House - Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #111 (Y: 74 N: 67 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - House - Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #111 (Y: 74 N: 67 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 187 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | On motion by Senator BAILEY of York to ACCEPT The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report in concurrence PREVAILED |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Taken from the table by the President |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | On motion by Senator BAILEY of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-05-06 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 111 (Yeas 74 - Nays 67 - Absent 9 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1) |
| 2025-05-06 | House | On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2025-05-02 | Joint | Reported Out: ONTP/OTP-AM |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. |
| 2025-03-19 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2025-03-19 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-01-14 | House | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed. |
