---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Health Care Affordability And Increase Options For Comprehensive Coverage For Individuals And Small Businesses In Maine"
description: "An Act To Improve Health Care Affordability And Increase Options For Comprehensive Coverage For Individuals And Small Businesses In Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1778"
citation: "Maine LD 1778 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AFFORDABLE", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "STUDY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard EVANS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-11-30"
last_action: "2022-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b2de759-3158-4796-afa5-f1deda7c082b"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280081992"
source_hash: "70be3e301afc07ba9e2549388035861c1741ad053c7fe2e3aad572f244c85cec"
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 1778 (130) — An Act To Improve Health Care Affordability And Increase Options For Comprehensive Coverage For Individuals And Small Businesses In Maine

## 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=HP1329&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1329&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1329&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT — **18–13** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **77–58** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Richard EVANS — primary (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Gina MELARAGNO — cosponsor (person)
- Heidi BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-30** Received by the Clerk of the House on November 30, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-11-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Reports READ.
- **2022-02-23** On motion of Representative TEPLER of Topsham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-02-23** ROLL CALL NO. 458
- **2022-02-23** (Yeas 77 - Nays 58 - Absent 13 - Excused 0)
- **2022-02-23** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-773) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-02-23** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-02-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-773). `reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-09** Reports Read
- **2022-03-09** On motion by Senator SANBORN of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2022-03-09** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-773) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-773) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 636 Yeas 18 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2022-03-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+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/9b2de759-3158-4796-afa5-f1deda7c082b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).