Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1746: An Act to Reduce Dental Disease and Ensure Access to Essential Preventive Dental Care Among Maine Children
Status: Signed into law, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Reduce Dental Disease and Ensure Access to Essential Preventive Dental Care Among Maine Children.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Reduce Dental Disease and Ensure Access to Essential Preventive Dental Care Among Maine Children Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3174-S, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 635, Pt. AAA, §1, is amended to read: 2-A. School-based preventive oral health services. By January 1, 2025 2027, the department shall provide preventive oral health services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention in all public schools in the State. The department shall establish public-private partnerships between state agencies or public schools and private corporations, individuals or organizations to allow mobile dental services providers to offer additional preventive oral health and disease intervention services in public schools. Sec. 2. Mobile dental services providers in public health districts. The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish a model to provide for a mobile dental services provider in each public health district as described in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 411, subsection 5, based on the Cumberland County School Oral Health Project. For the purposes of this section, "mobile dental services" means dental services provided at a setting other than a permanent dental clinic. The department shall establish public-private partnerships between the department or school districts and private corporations, individuals or organizations to initially set up mobile dental services providers with equipment, supplies, logistics and methods of …
Sponsors
- Lori Gramlich (D, 131) · primary sponsor
- Kristen Cloutier (D, 94)
- Lucien Daigle (R, 1)
- John Ducharme (R, 71)
- Ryan Fecteau (D, 132)
- Andrew Gattine (D, 126)
- Henry Ingwersen (D, 32)
- Anne-Marie Mastraccio (D, 142)
- Michele Meyer (D, 150)
- Marianne Moore (R, 6)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-585) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-699) thereto.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : 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-585) in concurrence. On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-585) was ADOPTED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-699) to Committe
- : CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-585) 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-585), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : 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-585).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence
Subjects: HEALTH CARE SERVICES, Legislature, Senate, Other, DENTAL CARE, CHILDREN
Common questions
- What is LD1746?
- LD1746 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Reduce Dental Disease and Ensure Access to Essential Preventive Dental Care Among Maine Children.
- What does LD1746 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Reduce Dental Disease and Ensure Access to Essential Preventive Dental Care Among Maine Children.
- What is the status of LD1746?
- Signed into law as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (April 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD1746?
- Lori Gramlich (D, 131), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1746?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1746&snum=132
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