---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Health Care In The State"
description: "An Act Regarding Health Care In The State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 227"
citation: "Maine LD 227 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DELIVERY", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne PERRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4947fa68-75ab-4021-8e26-a190726ea8d4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085433"
source_hash: "f04122d25d426636658fde14dc6f0283144ec6d42dd1ef0a249bb95776586cc5"
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 227 (131) — An Act Regarding Health Care In The State

## 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=HP0148&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0148&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0148&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **21–13** (pass) · upper
- RECONSIDER — **66–84** (fail) · lower
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **80–70** (pass) · lower
- ENACTMENT — **21–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anne PERRY — primary (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-07-26** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-04-10** Reports READ.
- **2024-04-10** Representative PERRY of Calais MOVED to Accept the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2024-04-10** Representative THORNE of Carmel moved the MAIN QUESTION BE PUT NOW.
- **2024-04-10** Subsequently, Representative THORNE of Carmel WITHDREW his motion.
- **2024-04-10** Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2024-04-10** ROLL CALL NO. 494
- **2024-04-10** (Yeas 80 - Nays 70 - Absent 0 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2024-04-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-953) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2024-04-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-953). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-10** Motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, to RECONSIDER whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED FAILED. `reading-3`
- **2024-04-10** ROLL CALL NO. 495
- **2024-04-10** (Yeas 66 - Nays 84 - Absent 0 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2024-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-11** Reports READ
- **2024-04-11** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2024-04-11** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 690 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2024-04-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-953) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-953) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor REQUESTED a division on Passage to be Enacted.
- **2024-04-11** A vote of the House was taken. 79 voted in favor of the same and 67 against, and accordingly the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 700 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2024-04-10T04:00:00+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/4947fa68-75ab-4021-8e26-a190726ea8d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).