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IntroducedDec 03, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 1360, An Act To Expand The Scope Of Practice Of Independent Practice Dental Hygienists
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 19, 2026: Ordered sent down forthwith.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 2030
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-852), in concurrence.
- Ordered sent down forthwith.
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- Bill READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-852) READ and ADOPTED.
- ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-852).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 13, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM
- Jan 28, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 220)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - OTP-AM
- Jan 20, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 220)
- Dec 03, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-852) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-852) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Therese Cahill (Maine Dental Association)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Stacy De La Torre (Village Smiles)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Traci Dempsey (Maine Dental Hygienists' Association)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Kailee Jorgenson (Augusta)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Melanie Liles (MDHA)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Anne-Marie Mastraccio (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Kala Myers-French (Rockport)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Melissa Peltola (Warren)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Alicia Plemmons (The Knee Regulatory Research Center)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Lisa Potter (Windham)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Lauren Rice (Rockland)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Barbie Roese (Cornish)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Natalie Saltz (Maine Dental Hygienists' Association)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Natalie Saltz (Portland, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Penny Vaillancourt (Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 20, 2026 by Courtney Vannah ( Augusta )PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=2030&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280100883
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280100883
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=2030&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100883

