---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Blue Ribbon Commission To Study Emergency Medical Services In The State"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Blue Ribbon Commission To Study Emergency Medical Services In The State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 245"
citation: "Maine LD 245 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "SYSTEM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b97bd3d4-31e0-4fad-af1a-001a29ec1c32"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095849"
source_hash: "d37e6bac8c44b2d9aba96f199014ea7911d6808a1485f14b46a8c3b7fa2f2787"
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 245 (132) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Blue Ribbon Commission To Study Emergency Medical Services In The State

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-372)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0111&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 520** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0111&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 245 SP 111** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0111&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-16** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 16, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-12** Reports Read
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-12** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-372) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-372) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-12** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-13** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-13** On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-372) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-372). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b97bd3d4-31e0-4fad-af1a-001a29ec1c32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).