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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 189: An Act To Increase Availability And Affordability Of Mental Health Care And Substance Use Disorder Services By Removing The Certificate Of Need Requirement

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 189 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Increase Availability And Affordability Of Mental Health Care And Substance Use Disorder Services By Removing The Certificate Of Need Requirement. Primary sponsor: Laurel Libby (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Laurel LibbyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Joe BaldacciCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Tavis HasenfusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Mike LajoieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Nina MillikenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
David SinclairCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Charles SkoldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
  2. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 187 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
  3. On motion by Senator BAILEY of York to ACCEPT The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report in concurrence PREVAILED
  4. Taken from the table by the President
  5. On motion by Senator BAILEY of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
  6. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  7. (Yeas 74 - Nays 67 - Absent 9 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
  8. ROLL CALL NO. 111
  9. On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
  10. Reports READ.
  11. Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
  12. Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source