An Act to Require Certain Mental Health Data to Be Included in Uniform
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1187
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H784 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §1425

HOUSE AMENDMENT " 1\ " to COMMITTEE 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 amendment by striking out the substitute title and substituting the
following:
'An Act to Include Certain Mental Health Assessment Data in Firearm Fatalities and
Hospitalizations Reports'
Amend the amendment in section 1 in the c. 256-A headnote in the last line (page 1,
line 19 in amendment) by striking out the following: "REFERRALS" and inserting the
following: 'ASSESSMENT DATA'
Amend the amendment in section 2 in §1425 in the last line (page 1> line 23 in
amendment) by striking out the following: "referrals" and inserting the following;
'assessment data'
Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 5 and 6 and inserting the
following;
'See. 5. 22 MRSA §1425, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
3. Risk assessments. The number of assessments by a medical practitioner performed
pursuant to Title 34-B, section 3862-A. the number of individuals assessed whoj'eceived&
referral for mental health treatment and services and any aggregate demographic
information about the individuals assessed that can be released without risking individual
identification,'
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the requirement in Committee Amendment "A" that the
annual report on firearm fatalities and hospitalizations include mental health referrals with
a requirement that tlie annual report include the number of assessments performed, the
number of individuals who received a referral for mental health treatment and services and
any aggregate demographic information about those individuals that can be released
HOUSE AMENDMENT
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HOUSE AMENDMENT " /\ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P, 792, L,D. 1187
without risking individual identification. The amendment also strikes the appropriations
and allocations section to incorporate the substance of Senate Amendment "A."
SPONSOREI^BY:-
(Representativ(<GBi!AML(C^,L.)
TOWN: Old Orchard Beach
EESCALNOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Approved: 01,05/26
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LD 1187 LR 1802(08)
An Act to Include Certain Mental Health Data in Firearm Fatalities and Hospifalizations Reports
Fiscal Note for House Amendment "^* to Committee Amendment "A" ( [\ -
Sponsor; Rep. Gramlich of Old Orchard Beach
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund ($1,875,219) $0 $0 $0
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Ippropriations/Allocations
General Fund ($1,875,219) $0 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The amendment eliminates the one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services
of $1,875,219 in fiscal year 2025-26. The amendment also removes the requirement that the annual report on firearm
fatalities and hospitalizations from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention within the Department of
Health and Human Services include the number of mental health referrals for individuals assessed as presenting a
likelihood of foreseeable harm, and instead require the report to include the number of assessments made, the number
of individuals who received a referral for an additional mental health assessment, and any aggregate demographic
information about those individuals that can be released without risking individual identification.
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