---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Patients By Prohibiting Certain Medical Facility Fees"
description: "An Act To Protect Patients By Prohibiting Certain Medical Facility Fees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1795"
citation: "Maine LD 1795 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "FACILITY FEES", "HEALTH CARE FACILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy JACKSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-25"
last_action: "2023-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a89ceaa8-e82b-481e-8d5a-3335105953cb"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088956"
source_hash: "ebc805937c6786817373fc93f51772cffacbb07b8b39dc653c1f5b25597588db"
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 1795 (131) — An Act To Protect Patients By Prohibiting Certain Medical Facility Fees

## 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=SP0720&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0720&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0720&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Troy JACKSON — primary (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy NANGLE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-25** 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
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-15** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-15** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (S-335) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-335). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-15** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-15** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-335). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-06** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE
- **2023-07-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a89ceaa8-e82b-481e-8d5a-3335105953cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).