An Act to Require
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1187
Committee Amendment CA_A_H632 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §1425

COJ\1MITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 792, L.D. 1187, "An Act to Require 
Certain Mental Health Data to Be Included in Uniform Crime Reports" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to Include Certain Mental Health Data in Firearm Fatalities and 
Hospitalizations Reports' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 256-A, headnote is amended to read: 
CHAPTER 256-A 
REPORTING OF FIREARM FATALITIES ANB1 HOSPITALIZATIONS AND 
MENTAL HEALTH REFERRALS 
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1425, as amended by PL 2021, c. 676, Pt. A, §32, is further 
amended by amending the section headnote to read: 
§1425. Annual report on firearm fatalities tmd~ hospitalizations and mental health 
referrals 
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §1425, sub-§1, 1C, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 369, §1, is 
amended to read: 
C. Unintentional discharges, further separated by the ages of the victims; a-a4 
Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §1425, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2021, c. 676, Pt. A, §32, is 
fmther amended to read: 
2. Hospitalizations. Hospitalizations that occm1·ed as a result of a firearm but did not 
result in death,; and 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEEAMENDMENT"A "to H.P. 792, L.D. 1187 
Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §1425, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
3. 
Mental health referrals. The number of mental health referrals made for 
individuals assessed as presenting a likelihood of foreseeable harm pursuant to Title 34-B, 
section 3862-A, including the number of individuals receiving treatment or services 
pursuant to those referrals. 
Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Mental Health Services - Community Z198 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for technology costs to develop systems for data 
collection and reporting of referrals to mental health treatment or services made by medical 
practitioners for individuals in protective custody found to present a likelihood of 
foreseeable harm to self or others. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2025-26 
$1,875,219 
$1,875,219 
2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the bill and 
changes the title. The amendment requires that the annual report on firearm fatalities and 
hospitalizations, provided by the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and 
Prevention within the Department of Health and Human Services, include the number of 
mental health referrals made for individuals assessed as presenting a likelihood of 
foreseeable harm and the number of individuals receiving treatment or services pursuant to 
those referrals. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
0 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/06/25 LRL 
LD 1187 
LR 1802(02) 
An Act to Require Certain Mental Health Data to Be Included in Uniform Crime Reports 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A, {H-iR 3A) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2025-26 
$1,875,219 
FY2026-27 
$0 
Projections 
FY2027-28 
Projections 
FY2028-29 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$1,875,219 
$0 
$0 
The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services of 
$1,875,219 in fiscal year 2025-26 to develop technology systems infrastructure for data collection and reporting of 
referrals to mental health treatment or services made by medical practitioners for individuals in protective custody 
who are found to present a likelihood of foreseeable harm based on the assessment of the medical practitioner, 
$0 
$0 
Any additional costs to the Department of Public Safety Office and the Office of the Attorney General to assist with 
data collection are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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