---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Impose A Moratorium On The Ownership Or Operation Of Hospitals In The State By Private Equity Companies Or Real Estate Investment Trusts"
description: "An Act To Impose A Moratorium On The Ownership Or Operation Of Hospitals In The State By Private Equity Companies Or Real Estate Investment Trusts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 985"
citation: "Maine LD 985 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE FACILITIES", "HOSPITALS", "OWNERSHIP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael TIPPING"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-11"
last_action: "2025-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e9f54d4-ce2b-4625-aa91-70e63afcb52d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097245"
source_hash: "c82e1a9115d32babf70fd7f42358c4bae446fba9ba598afb7f9424d8f0b75d86"
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 985 (132) — An Act To Impose A Moratorium On The Ownership Or Operation Of Hospitals In The State By Private Equity Companies Or Real Estate Investment Trusts

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-299)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0416&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 401** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0416&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 985 SP 416** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0416&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Michael TIPPING — primary (person)
- Daniel SHAGOURY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-11** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed
- **2025-03-11** On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-03-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** 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.
- **2025-06-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-05** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (S-299) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-299). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-05** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-06-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-299). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-22** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-05T04:00:00+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/9e9f54d4-ce2b-4625-aa91-70e63afcb52d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).