---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish The Health Information Technology Fund To Support A State-Designated Statewide Health Information Exchange"
description: "An Act To Establish The Health Information Technology Fund To Support A State-Designated Statewide Health Information Exchange"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2154"
citation: "Maine LD 2154 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPT", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "HEALTH INFO TECHNOLOGY FUND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Drew GATTINE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0fbc1f78-9cd0-4a9c-bd5f-8c48f313a8c9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101185"
source_hash: "faa43f9ec723a6f8536f652b1b73313cc42e2c17f7e3d09a6dc3420ad5566303"
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 2154 (132) — An Act To Establish The Health Information Technology Fund To Support A State-Designated Statewide Health Information Exchange

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-834)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1443&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A (S-690)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1443&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 732** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1443&item=7&snum=132)
4. **LD 2154 HP 1443** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1443&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Drew GATTINE — primary (person)
- John DUCHARME — cosponsor (person)
- Matt MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Samuel ZAGER — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-834). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-03-12** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-834) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-12** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-17** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-17** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-834), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-03-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-19** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-834) in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-690) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-834) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-690) in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-834) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-690). `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+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/0fbc1f78-9cd0-4a9c-bd5f-8c48f313a8c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).