# Maine LD 1243: An Act Regarding the Licensing of Assisted Living Facilities

Maine LD 1243, An Act Regarding the Licensing of Assisted Living Facilities, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Tiffany Strout (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-06-15 (ACTPUB Chapter 307); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1243
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act Regarding the Licensing of Assisted Living Facilities
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-25
- Last action: 2025-06-15, ACTPUB Chapter 307
- Sponsor: Tiffany Strout (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - CONGREGATE HOUSING
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More licenses for assisted living and residential care operators: benefit, low. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services can issue more than one license at the same level for one location. This covers assisted living and residential care facilities. An applicant qualifies if they already held more than one same-level license at that location on October 1, 2023. An app…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tiffany Strout (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Abigail Griffin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Amanda Collamore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Drinkwater (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Holly Stover (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kathy Javner (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Katrina Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marianne Moore (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Samuel Zager (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tracy Quint (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-06-15: ACTPUB Chapter 307
- 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-28: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-254) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-254), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-254).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-25: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-254), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0818&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0818&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0818&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (H-254), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0818&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0818&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0818&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1243-132 (as of 2026-10-17).