# Maine LD 1745: An Act to Stabilize Residential Treatment Capacity for Children and Youth in Maine

Maine LD 1745, An Act to Stabilize Residential Treatment Capacity for Children and Youth in Maine, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Lori Gramlich (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-01-11 (ACTPUB Chapter 522); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1745
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Stabilize Residential Treatment Capacity for Children and Youth in Maine
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-22
- Last action: 2026-01-11, ACTPUB Chapter 522
- Sponsor: Lori Gramlich (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES - ABUSE AND NEGLECT
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More transparency on children's treatment beds: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services must tell the Legislature within two weeks when a children's residential care facility closes. The notice must list the facility name, services, bed and staff counts, why it closed, a de-identified summary of children’s transiti…
- State works to keep kids' beds open: benefit, medium. The Department of Health and Human Services must bring together child residential treatment providers to find short- and long-term staffing and resource needs. The department must send findings and recommendations to the Legislature by December 3, 2025. The department also must reach out to residen…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lori Gramlich (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Shagoury (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Flavia DeBrito (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Holly Stover (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey L. Timberlake (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Ducharme (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathy Javner (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marianne Moore (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Brennan (Democratic), House

## Actions (8)

- 2026-01-11: ACTPUB Chapter 522
- 2025-07-08: HELD BY THE GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: 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)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-674) 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-674), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: 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-674).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-22: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: 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-674), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1163&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1163&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1163&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-674), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1163&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1163&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1163&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-LD1745-132 (as of 2026-10-17).