---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish A Health Care Gap Year Program For Recent College Graduates"
description: "An Act To Establish A Health Care Gap Year Program For Recent College Graduates"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 703"
citation: "Maine LD 703 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GAP YEAR PROGRAM", "HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL", "LICENSING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ambureen RANA"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-25"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d96c5c35-caa1-4675-8ad2-ad0d8d62f55a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096758"
source_hash: "8a52e6c9ef57f12d20f64079a34a7893ba84a12b6893833f784602b2005387d1"
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 703 (132) — An Act To Establish A Health Care Gap Year Program For Recent College Graduates

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-64)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0442&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-673)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0442&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 751** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0442&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 703 HP 442** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0442&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **87–56** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ambureen RANA — primary (person)
- Cameron RENY — cosponsor (person)
- Charles SKOLD — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Susan BERNARD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-25** Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-02-25** On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-02-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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.
- **2025-04-22** Reports READ.
- **2025-04-22** On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-22** ROLL CALL NO. 95
- **2025-04-22** (Yeas 87 - Nays 56 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-04-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-64). `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-23** Reports Read
- **2025-04-23** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-23** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-30** 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.
- **2026-04-13** 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-64) in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) thereto 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-64) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) thereto. `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`
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+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/d96c5c35-caa1-4675-8ad2-ad0d8d62f55a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).