---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Access To Physician Assistant Care"
description: "An Act To Improve Access To Physician Assistant Care"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1660"
citation: "Maine LD 1660 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSING", "MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS", "PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-30"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c20adeb1-484d-4e5c-af39-59c9dcad4672"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073606"
source_hash: "ace50e6df684d7dc9b98b0544278e3739d5ad415074fb480d397048d359a4786"
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 1660 (129) — An Act To Improve Access To Physician Assistant 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=SP0537&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0537&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0537&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0537&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Dana DOW — cosponsor (person)
- Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Heidi BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-04-30** Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-04-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2019-06-20** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2020-03-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2020-03-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-432) READ
- **2020-03-17** On motion by Senator SANBORN, L. of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-444) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-432) READ and ADOPTED
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-432) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-444) thereto ADOPTED
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-432) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-444) thereto `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** Sent down for concurrence
- **2020-03-17** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-432) was READ.
- **2020-03-17** Senate Amendment "A" (S-444) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-432) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-432) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-444) thereto ADOPTED.
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-432) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-444) thereto.
- **2020-03-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c20adeb1-484d-4e5c-af39-59c9dcad4672`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).