---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Update Reimbursement Rates For Transportation Of Deceased Persons By Funeral Homes When The Transport Is At The Request Of The Chief Medical Examiner"
description: "An Act To Update Reimbursement Rates For Transportation Of Deceased Persons By Funeral Homes When The Transport Is At The Request Of The Chief Medical Examiner"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 562"
citation: "Maine LD 562 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEAD BODIES", "DEATH", "TRANSPORTATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph BALDACCI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-19"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/617693f3-6fd2-4a95-9fdd-643644e54466"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096565"
source_hash: "ced3d4933bbf15a69a23403f7bf6141f9dc0d8604ff11e0ecbc83cf18d57a4d7"
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 562 (132) — An Act To Update Reimbursement Rates For Transportation Of Deceased Persons By Funeral Homes When The Transport Is At The Request Of The Chief Medical Examiner

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-103)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0241&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-713)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0241&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 742** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0241&item=7&snum=132)
4. **LD 562 SP 241** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0241&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Joseph BALDACCI — primary (person)
- Daniel SHAGOURY — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michael LEMELIN — 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 AND HUMAN 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.
- **2025-05-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-20** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-20** Committee Amendment "A" (S-103) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-103). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-103). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-04-14** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2026-04-14** 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" (S-103) in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-103) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-14** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-713) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-103) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-14** Committee Amendment "A" (S-103) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-713) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-103) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-713) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-14** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-103) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-713) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+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/617693f3-6fd2-4a95-9fdd-643644e54466`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).