---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Continue Funding For The Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program"
description: "An Act To Continue Funding For The Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 843"
citation: "Maine LD 843 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AFFORDABLE", "CONSULTATION SERVICES", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael TIPPING"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-04"
last_action: "2025-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/980ae1f6-a8f1-42fa-9a54-a7f84f415f34"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097090"
source_hash: "3d82804c379ac0f7d5474ccde63f391feb73f2c30005808872b6f63bb10d934f"
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 843 (132) — An Act To Continue Funding For The Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-241)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0376&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (S-242)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0376&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 369** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0376&item=4&snum=132)
4. **LD 843 SP 376** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0376&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Michael TIPPING — primary (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-04** Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** 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.
- **2025-06-03** Reports Read
- **2025-06-03** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-241) Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-03** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-241) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-241) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-04** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-04** On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (S-241) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-241). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-19** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/980ae1f6-a8f1-42fa-9a54-a7f84f415f34`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).