---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require The Department Of Health And Human Services To Review Disruption To Or Removal Of Health Services"
description: "An Act To Require The Department Of Health And Human Services To Review Disruption To Or Removal Of Health Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1578"
citation: "Maine LD 1578 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPT", "HEALTH SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janice DODGE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1edd0e84-bfa3-41c5-8efe-2ee41ee8aa10"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098408"
source_hash: "93b5d793b3b14265bcbbe057f8ae5787b57f1c94e7bc95042e60138ac9f95293"
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 1578 (132) — An Act To Require The Department Of Health And Human Services To Review Disruption To Or Removal Of Health Services

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-625)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1036&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-441)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1036&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 106** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1036&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 1578 HP 1036** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1036&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Janice DODGE — primary (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Flavia DEBRITO — cosponsor (person)
- Gary FRIEDMANN — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person)
- Holly EATON — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Representative MEYER from the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Reporting that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-29** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-29** Report READ and ACCEPTED and the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-625). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-11** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-625) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-625), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-11** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-11** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland placed on the SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland taken from the Special Study Table
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECONSIDERED their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Same Senator the Senate RECONSIDERED their actions whereby they ADOPTED Committee Amendment "A" (H-625) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-441) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-625) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-625) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-441) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-625) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-441) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-625) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-441) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - REFERRED
- **2025-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REFERRED TO HCIFS
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1edd0e84-bfa3-41c5-8efe-2ee41ee8aa10`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).