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LD215 • 2025

An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences

An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Tavis Hasenfus
Last action
2025-07-01
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences

An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences Sponsor: Representative Tavis Hasenfus Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences Sponsor: Representative Tavis Hasenfus Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0070(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0070(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 215 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.
Sponsored By Senator Hickman of Kennebec , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0070(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0070(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 215 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0070(07) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0070(07) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 215 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-01 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-25 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-25 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-06-11 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-04-30 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  9. 2025-01-21 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences
Sponsor:
Representative Tavis Hasenfus
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0070(11)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 138 - L.D. 215
An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4305, sub-§3-E is enacted to read:
3-E. Maximum levels of assistance for large recovery residences. Municipalities
shall establish maximum levels of assistance for housing assistance provided to or on behalf
of a person residing in a recovery residence, as described in section 4309, subsection 6,
with occupancy of 26 or more beds, in an amount equal to 70% of the maximum levels of
assistance for recovery residences with occupancy of 25 or fewer beds.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §4311, sub-§1-D is enacted to read:
1-D. Reimbursement for large recovery residences. The department shall
reimburse each municipality for housing assistance provided to or on behalf of a person
residing in a recovery residence, as described in section 4309, subsection 6, with occupancy
of 26 or more beds, in an amount equal to 100% of housing assistance granted to that
individual.
Sec. 3. Department to convene stakeholder group; report. The Department of
Health and Human Services shall convene a stakeholder group of interested parties,
including, but not limited to, individuals in recovery, operators of recovery residences,
municipal officials and individuals representing the entity responsible for the certification
of recovery residences in the State to review options for managing the costs of general
assistance provided for residents of recovery residences, including possible expansion or
creation of state-funded subsidy programs. The department shall report its findings by
February 1, 2026 to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services. The
committee may report out legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of
the 132nd Legislature or to any special session of the 132nd Legislature.
APPROVED
JULY 1, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
449
PUBLIC LAW