---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Remove Barriers To Abortion Coverage In Private Insurance"
description: "An Act To Remove Barriers To Abortion Coverage In Private Insurance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 935"
citation: "Maine LD 935 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "PREGNANCY CARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew MOONEN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b524e21c-cec5-44e7-a1b3-3386c0ba5027"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086933"
source_hash: "8825cb221de8937d1c3059d13fa5221dbb68eb41df49b8cc0f86439cb2caab8e"
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 935 (131) — An Act To Remove Barriers To Abortion Coverage In Private Insurance

## 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=HP0582&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0582&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0582&item=4&snum=131)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0582&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC REP A OTP-AM BY CA "A" — **75–67** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED — **22–12** (pass) · upper
- COMMIT TO HCIFS — **63–79** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matthew MOONEN — primary (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Sally CLUCHEY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL 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.
- **2023-06-14** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-14** On motion of Representative PERRY of Calais, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Any Report.
- **2023-06-14** Later today assigned.
- **2023-06-20** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-06-20** Subsequently, Representative PERRY of Calais moved to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended .
- **2023-06-20** Motion of Representative MORRIS of Turner to COMMIT the Bill and accompanying papers to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES FAILED.
- **2023-06-20** ROLL CALL NO. 280
- **2023-06-20** (Yeas 63 - Nays 79 - Absent 8 - Excused 1)
- **2023-06-20** Subsequently, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-20** ROLL CALL NO. 281
- **2023-06-20** (Yeas 75 - Nays 67 - Absent 8 - Excused 1)
- **2023-06-20** Subsequently, the Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-20** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-435). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** Reports READ
- **2023-06-21** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-21** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 410 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-21** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b524e21c-cec5-44e7-a1b3-3386c0ba5027`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).