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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Increase Access To Primary Care Provided By Physician Associates"
+description: "An Act To Increase Access To Primary Care Provided By Physician Associates"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "132"
+identifier: "LD 2088"
+citation: "Maine LD 2088 (132)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL", "PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS", "PRACTICE AGREEMENTS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Michelle BOYER"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2026-01-07"
+last_action: "2026-04-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0113d663-b58c-4da7-9a06-c39cc4c49a70"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101144"
+source_hash: "9f2e00c28124f6a7a1d9a42d0b0d9bead49587b47c544b68a714034017239a88"
+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 2088 (132) — An Act To Increase Access To Primary Care Provided By Physician Associates
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment C-A (H-860)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1403&item=2&snum=132)
+2. **Amendment H-A (H-885)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1403&item=4&snum=132)
+3. **Chapter 604** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1403&item=3&snum=132)
+4. **LD 2088 HP 1403** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1403&item=1&snum=132)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Enactment - Emer — **118–25** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Michelle BOYER — primary (person)
+- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
+- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-07** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
+- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-18** Reports READ.
+- **2026-03-18** On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2026-03-18** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-18** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2026-03-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2026-03-19** Reports READ
+- **2026-03-19** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
+- **2026-03-19** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2026-03-24** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
+- **2026-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2026-03-24** ROLL CALL NO. 664
+- **2026-03-24** (Yeas 118 - Nays 25 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
+- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2026-03-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2026-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/OTP-AM
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0113d663-b58c-4da7-9a06-c39cc4c49a70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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