---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Consumers From Surprise Emergency Medical Bills"
description: "An Act To Protect Consumers From Surprise Emergency Medical Bills"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 2105"
citation: "Maine LD 2105 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "BILLING", "EMERGENCY SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara GIDEON"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-02-13"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32101661-e249-4ec5-b0b5-26637664a638"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280076588"
source_hash: "368bc8c3cd2b49a86984a36e729ba14e717eddc849c631b780a27c715a4505c3"
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 2105 (129) — An Act To Protect Consumers From Surprise Emergency Medical Bills

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1501&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1501&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1501&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1501&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Sara GIDEON — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce BICKFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Dwayne PRESCOTT — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria FOLEY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-13** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2020-02-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-03-17** On OBJECTION of Representative MOONEN of Portland REMOVED.
- **2020-03-17** The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-773) was READ.
- **2020-03-17** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, House Amendment "A" (H-777) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-773) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-773) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-777) thereto was ADOPTED.
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2020-03-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-773) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-777) thereto.
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2020-03-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-773) READ
- **2020-03-17** House Amendment "A" (H-777) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-773) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-773) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-777) thereto ADOPTED
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-773) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-777) thereto in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32101661-e249-4ec5-b0b5-26637664a638`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).