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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Provide Access To Fertility Care"
+description: "An Act To Provide Access To Fertility Care"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "130"
+identifier: "LD 1539"
+citation: "Maine LD 1539 (130)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["FERTILITY CARE COVERAGE", "HEALTH", "INSURANCE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Colleen MADIGAN"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 44
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-04-20"
+last_action: "2022-05-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b510d97-70f7-41f1-ac0d-cd7ef49c2771"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080512"
+source_hash: "cef342238d8ba9f54b3ea55d0e35c22c59a60dc6307ce73c35667469d5551f78"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
+---
+
+# Maine LD 1539 (130) — An Act To Provide Access To Fertility Care
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1144&item=2&snum=130)
+2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1144&item=5&snum=130)
+3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1144&item=1&snum=130)
+4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1144&item=4&snum=130)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **70–63** (pass) · lower
+- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **21–12** (pass) · upper
+- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **72–57** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Colleen MADIGAN — primary (person)
+- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
+- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
+- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
+- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
+- Richard EVANS — cosponsor (person)
+- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
+- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-04-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 20, 2021. `receipt`
+- **2021-04-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-07-19** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.
+- **2022-03-31** Reports READ.
+- **2022-03-31** On motion of Representative TEPLER of Topsham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2022-03-31** ROLL CALL NO. 504
+- **2022-03-31** (Yeas 70 - Nays 63 - Absent 14 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
+- **2022-03-31** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2022-03-31** Committee Amendment "A" (H-865) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
+- **2022-03-31** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2022-03-31** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-865). `reading-3`
+- **2022-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2022-04-05** Reports READ
+- **2022-04-05** On motion by Senator SANBORN of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
+- **2022-04-18** Taken from the table by the President
+- **2022-04-18** On motion by Senator SANBORN of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
+- **2022-04-18** On motion by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 773 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
+- **2022-04-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2022-04-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-865) READ
+- **2022-04-18** On motion by Senator SANBORN of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-566) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-865) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-04-18** On motion by Same Senator Roll Call Ordered
+- **2022-04-18** On motion by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec to Table Until Later in Today's Session
+- **2022-04-18** Senator POULIOT of Kennebec asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw his motion to Table. `withdrawal`
+- **2022-04-18** Senator SANBORN of Cumberland asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw her motion for a Roll Call. `withdrawal`
+- **2022-04-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-865) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-566) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-04-18** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-865) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-566) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2022-04-18** Sent down for concurrence
+- **2022-04-18** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-865) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-566) thereto. `reading-3`
+- **2022-04-18** ROLL CALL NO. 581
+- **2022-04-18** (Yeas 72 - Nays 57 - Absent 18 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
+- **2022-04-18** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2022-04-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2022-04-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2022-04-19** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
+- **2022-04-25** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
+- **2022-04-25** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
+- **2022-05-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
+- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
+- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
+- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
+- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2022-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b510d97-70f7-41f1-ac0d-cd7ef49c2771`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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