---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Fund The Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program"
description: "An Act To Fund The Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 651"
citation: "Maine LD 651 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FINANCE AUTHORITY", "HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LOANS", "PROGRAMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly MURPHY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/204edf48-f34c-4b6b-a1b9-12f14dcbc98e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096721"
source_hash: "92c7f27aff31513c80992cf8d47d666a2adff76c051d2a9d0763350ac2b8d5d5"
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 651 (132) — An Act To Fund The Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-141)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 180** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 651 HP 419** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Kelly MURPHY — primary (person)
- Christina MITCHELL — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-02-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `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.
- **2025-03-25** Representative GERE from the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Reporting that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-13** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-13** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-141) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-141). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-14** Reports Read
- **2025-05-14** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-141) Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-05-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-141) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-141) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - REFERRED
- **2025-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REF TO EDU
- **2025-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+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/204edf48-f34c-4b6b-a1b9-12f14dcbc98e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).