---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Translation Services For Hospital Patients"
description: "An Act To Provide Translation Services For Hospital Patients"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 430"
citation: "Maine LD 430 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DELIVERY", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "TRANSLATION SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Colleen MADIGAN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50c60ded-91a4-427d-913d-87338057c288"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085753"
source_hash: "e97c6312bf0e979e8586ff0066d7d85708ee267d27402835c4f13cd3867cd3a5"
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 430 (131) — An Act To Provide Translation Services For Hospital Patients

## 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=HP0263&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0263&item=5&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0263&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0263&item=4&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Colleen MADIGAN — primary (person)
- Daniel SHAGOURY — cosponsor (person)
- David LAFOUNTAIN — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Holly SARGENT — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Mana ABDI — cosponsor (person)
- Walter RISEMAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-05-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-121). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-18** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-05-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-121) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-23** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-23** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-121), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-05-25** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-05-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-30** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-121) `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-121) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-450) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-121) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-121) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-450) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-121) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-450) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-07-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-121) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-450) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-07-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+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/50c60ded-91a4-427d-913d-87338057c288`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).