---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Change The Professional Title And Identification Of Physician Assistants To Physician Associates"
description: "An Act To Change The Professional Title And Identification Of Physician Assistants To Physician Associates"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1166"
citation: "Maine LD 1166 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL", "PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS", "PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristen CLOUTIER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-20"
last_action: "2025-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23efdc65-3306-49a1-80a2-eb0c4676c9c6"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097685"
source_hash: "498c1d6e3c6974a2133b82fb35b23485022fdc9f100c7898f927068abcc4bc7f"
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 1166 (132) — An Act To Change The Professional Title And Identification Of Physician Assistants To Physician Associates

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-304)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0771&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 316** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0771&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1166 HP 771** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0771&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Kristen CLOUTIER — primary (person)
- Cameron RENY — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia CRAFTS — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-20** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **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.
- **2025-05-28** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-28** On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-28** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-304) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-304). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-29** Reports Read
- **2025-05-29** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-29** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-304) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-304) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-15** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-27T04:00:00+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/23efdc65-3306-49a1-80a2-eb0c4676c9c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).