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IntroducedMar 14, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 05, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 09, 2025
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Signed into Law
HP 700, An Act To Support Maine's Public Health Objectives By Increasing Access To Hypodermic Apparatus Exchange Programs
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 10, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1078
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Anne Grahamcosponsor
- Nicole Grohoskicosponsor
- Julia Mccabecosponsor
- Laurie Oshercosponsor
- Daniel Shagourycosponsor
Votes
YES: 10
- Henry Ingwersen
- Michele Meyer
- Lucien Daigle
- Flavia DeBrito
- Anne Graham
- Julie McCabe
- Marianne Moore
- Tim Nangle
- Daniel Shagoury
- Sam Zager
NO: 3
- Abigail Griffin
- Kathy Javner
- Michael Lemelin
OTHER: 0
YES: 74
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CRAY
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JACKSON
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
NO: 65
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
Actions
- Jun 10, 2025 | Senate
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Jun 09, 2025 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 09, 2025 | Senate
- Reports READ.
- On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 394 Yeas 20 - Nays 11 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
- Bill READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-485) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-485) in concurrence.
- Jun 05, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 345
- (Yeas 74 - Nays 65 - Absent 10 - Excused 2)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-485) was READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-485).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 04, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- May 16, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 209)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Apr 10, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 209)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Mar 27, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 209)
- Mar 24, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 209)
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 14, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025.
- 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.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-485) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-485) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Kerri Barton (Providence, RI)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by James Berry (Northern New England Society of Addiction Medicine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Caleb Burgess (Bath)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Amanda Campbell (Maine Municipal Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Cynthia Cushing (Readfield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Anna McConnell (Maine Access Points)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Aidan Michelow (Brunswick, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Tess Parks (ME-RAP)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Katie Rutherford (Frannie Peabody Center & GLAD LAW)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Anne Sedlack (Maine Medical Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Chasity Tuell (Marshfield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Dr. Putheiry Va (Department of Health and Human Services)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by charlotte warren (Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services, Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 27, 2025 by Nicole Grohoski (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 27, 2025 by Rachel Herbener (Belfast)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 27, 2025 by Debbie Laurie (City of Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 27, 2025 by Heide Lester (EqualityMaine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 27, 2025 by Annika Moore (Preble Street)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 27, 2025 by Tess Parks (Maine Recovery Action Project)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 27, 2025 by Ambureen Rana (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 27, 2025 by Puthiery Va (Department of Health and Human Services)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 27, 2025 by Molly Whyte (Lewiston)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1078&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280097503
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280097503
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1078&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097503