---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Strengthen Consumer Protections By Prohibiting The Report Of Medical Debt On Consumer Reports"
description: "An Act To Strengthen Consumer Protections By Prohibiting The Report Of Medical Debt On Consumer Reports"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 558"
citation: "Maine LD 558 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEBT COLLECTION", "FINANCIAL PRACTICES", "MEDICAL DEBT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-19"
last_action: "2025-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b506821d-5b14-4a43-9cb0-8d8176eeca78"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096561"
source_hash: "1b6ffd6c46ce9d60787843fe464dfe9ab84c8f27813a35460408f2266db1c69b"
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 558 (132) — An Act To Strengthen Consumer Protections By Prohibiting The Report Of Medical Debt On Consumer Reports

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-151)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0237&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 201** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0237&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 558 SP 237** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0237&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)
- Cameron RENY — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-19** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 19, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 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.
- **2025-05-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-28** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (S-151) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-151). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-29** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-29** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-29** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-151). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-29** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-23T04:00:00+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/b506821d-5b14-4a43-9cb0-8d8176eeca78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).