# Maine LD 503: An Act Regarding the Substance Use Disorder Services Commission Maine LD 503, An Act Regarding the Substance Use Disorder Services Commission, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Joseph M. Baldacci (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 140); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD503-132 - 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 503 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act Regarding the Substance Use Disorder Services Commission - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-05-29, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 140 - Sponsor: Joseph M. Baldacci (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERV COMM - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader voices on the substance use commission: benefit, low. The law increases the commission to 19 members. It adds a harm reduction practitioner seat. It replaces the public school administrator seat with an education representative with school-based substance use experience. It raises public members from 3 to 4 and emphasizes co‑occurring services, employ… - Meeting minutes posted online for public: benefit, low. The commission must keep minutes for every full meeting, including who attended. It must post approved minutes on a publicly accessible website. This replaces sending minutes only to the Governor and legislative leaders. - Wider advisory and public outreach duties: benefit, low. The commission now advises on intervention, harm reduction, prevention, treatment, and recovery. It expands its advice to the Governor, the Legislature, and state departments. With department support, it reviews policies and programs, shares studies and publications, and holds public forums. It mak… - New rules for commission governance: mixed, low. The law requires the commission to adopt bylaws. The Governor names one member as chair, and the commission may elect other officers. The commission may form subcommittees but must still act as one body under its bylaws. Required full meetings drop from 12 a year to at least 6, at least once every… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joseph M. Baldacci (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ambureen Rana (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bradlee T. Farrin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Holly Stover (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joseph Rafferty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura Supica (Democratic), House ## Actions (7) - 2025-05-29: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 140 - 2025-05-27: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-27: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-22: 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" (S-110).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-21: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-110) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-110).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate) - 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. (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 7, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-110), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0221&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0221&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0221&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 (S-110), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0221&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0221&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0221&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-LD503-132 (as of 2026-10-17).