# Maine LD 1652: An Act to Expand the Dental Care Access Credit Maine LD 1652, An Act to Expand the Dental Care Access Credit, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Holly Stover (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-15 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 713); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1652-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1652 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Expand the Dental Care Access Credit - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-15 - Last action: 2026-04-15, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 713 - Sponsor: Holly Stover (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: MEDICAID, MEDICAID - MAINECARE - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tax credit for dentists in underserved areas: benefit, high. The law creates a Maine state tax credit to draw dentists to underserved areas. Licensed dentists who first begin practicing in Maine in a federally designated dental shortage area on or after January 1, 2027 and before January 1, 2033 may qualify. Eligible dentists must practice full time for at l… - Tight cap and checks on dentist credit: cost, high. DHHS can certify only five dentists each year from 2027 through 2032. No new certifications happen after 2032. DHHS monitors certified dentists and must decertify anyone who stops meeting the rules. If you are decertified, you lose the credit starting with that tax year. The entire credit law ends… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Holly Stover (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Abigail Griffin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lori Gramlich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lucien Daigle (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marianne Moore (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Lemelin (Republican), House ## Actions (9) - 2026-04-15: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 713 - 2026-04-13: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table. Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-30: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-26: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-25: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-871) 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-871), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2026-03-24: 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-871).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-25: Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (House) - 2025-04-15: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-871), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1093&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1093&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1093&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-871), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1093&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1093&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1093&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) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1652-132 (as of 2026-10-17).