---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Women'S Health And Economic Security By Funding Family Planning Services"
description: "An Act To Improve Women'S Health And Economic Security By Funding Family Planning Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 143"
citation: "Maine LD 143 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DELIVERY", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "WOMENS HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Teresa PIERCE"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0368245-a105-4208-a319-af98d51657fe"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095733"
source_hash: "36308145c2a91539eaf1b4ccb8912248ba9da3cbc86d103f7ba168c1d503c553"
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 143 (132) — An Act To Improve Women'S Health And Economic Security By Funding Family Planning Services

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-12)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0079&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment H-A (H-783)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0079&item=5&snum=132)
3. **Amendment S-A (S-447)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0079&item=4&snum=132)
4. **Chapter 443** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0079&item=7&snum=132)
5. **LD 143 SP 79** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0079&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- RECEDE — **73–66** (pass) · lower
- Enactment — **73–66** (pass) · lower
- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **18–14** (pass) · upper
- ENACTMENT — **19–14** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **78–66** (pass) · lower
- Enactment — **75–64** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **21–13** (pass) · upper
- SUSPEND RULES (2/3) — **18–14** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Teresa PIERCE — primary (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Matt MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-14** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-01-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** 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.
- **2025-04-15** Report READ
- **2025-04-15** On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- **2025-04-17** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-04-17** On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-12) PREVAILED
- **2025-04-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 115 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-04-17** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-12) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-12) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-17** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-04-22** Reports READ.
- **2025-04-22** On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-22** ROLL CALL NO. 92
- **2025-04-22** (Yeas 78 - Nays 66 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-22** Committee Amendment "A" (S-12) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-04-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-12). `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** ROLL CALL NO. 98
- **2025-04-23** (Yeas 75 - Nays 64 - Absent 11 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-04-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-24** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** Motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED. FAILED `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 640 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-25** On motion of Representative GATTINE of Westbrook, the House RECEDED.
- **2025-06-25** ROLL CALL NO. 599
- **2025-06-25** (Yeas 73 - Nays 66 - Absent 10 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-25** Subsequently, on motion of Representative GATTINE of Westbrook, House Amendment "A" (H-783) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-25** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-12) and House Amendment "A" (H-783). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-12) and House Amendment "A" (H-783) PREVAILED `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 649 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-25** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** ROLL CALL NO. 602
- **2025-06-25** (Yeas 73 - Nays 66 - Absent 10 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 651 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+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/d0368245-a105-4208-a319-af98d51657fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).