---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Mainecare Copayments"
description: "An Act To Clarify Mainecare Copayments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2153"
citation: "Maine LD 2153 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COPAYMENTS", "MAINECARE", "MEDICAID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Samuel ZAGER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae7169ec-9686-45fe-bf95-dcfe32b2bbc1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280091557"
source_hash: "acc28d731db4d33c509f95c814051a2b7d295818da6f9b17e7cb811232ef0a05"
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 2153 (131) — An Act To Clarify Mainecare Copayments

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1377&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1377&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Samuel ZAGER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2024-01-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-02-27** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-02-27** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2024-02-28** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-02-28** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-02-29** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-29** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2024-03-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2024-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae7169ec-9686-45fe-bf95-dcfe32b2bbc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).