# Maine LD 215: An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences

Maine LD 215, An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Tavis Hasenfus (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 449); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 215
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 449
- Sponsor: Tavis Hasenfus (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER - TREATMENT
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (98 yes, 78 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Large recovery homes: lower cap, state pays towns: mixed, medium. Municipal housing help for people in recovery homes with 26 or more beds is capped at 70% of the cap for homes with 25 or fewer beds. The Department of Health and Human Services reimburses towns 100% of the housing help they give to residents in these larger homes. This means you can get less town…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tavis Hasenfus (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Craig V. Hickman (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 22 | 13 |   |
| 2025-06-11 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 76 | 65 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-07-01: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 449
- 2025-06-25: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-25: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-25: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) and "B" (S-450) thereto.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-25: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) thereto. On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) thereto was ADOPTED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-450) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) READ and ADOPTED. Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) and Senate Amendment "B" (S-450) thereto ADOPTED. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) and Senate Amendment "B" (S-450) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: Motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-13: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) thereto.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-12: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 475 Yeas 22 - Nays 13 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) READ. On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) READ and ADOPTED. Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) ADOPTED thereto. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-369) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: Reports READ.On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 447(Yeas 76 - Nays 65 - Absent 8 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-645) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-645). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House)
- 2025-01-21: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: 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-645), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=2&snum=132)
- Amendment S-A to C-A (S-369), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=4&snum=132)
- Amendment S-B to C-A (S-450), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=7&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=11&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=1&snum=132)

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- 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-645), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=2&snum=132)
- [Amendment S-A to C-A (S-369), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=4&snum=132)
- [Amendment S-B to C-A (S-450), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=7&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=11&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0138&item=1&snum=132)

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- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD215-132 (as of 2026-10-17).