---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Health Insurance Coverage For Federally Approved Nonprescription Oral Hormonal Contraceptives And Nonprescription Emergency Contraceptives"
description: "An Act To Require Health Insurance Coverage For Federally Approved Nonprescription Oral Hormonal Contraceptives And Nonprescription Emergency Contraceptives"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 163"
citation: "Maine LD 163 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "NONPRESCRIPTION CONTRACEPTIVES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Poppy ARFORD"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ce9a602-de7b-436d-a910-9a1d9dbbc7d0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095744"
source_hash: "13672bcf496784eecabe5990bdd5afec7d9152fee07bd45c51a77dd2ab1a187e"
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 163 (132) — An Act To Require Health Insurance Coverage For Federally Approved Nonprescription Oral Hormonal Contraceptives And Nonprescription Emergency Contraceptives

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-120)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0096&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 445** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0096&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 163 HP 96** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0096&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MINORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **21–13** (pass) · upper
- ACC MIN OTP AS AMENDED REP — **73–69** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Poppy ARFORD — primary (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Sally CLUCHEY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-14** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-01-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-01-14** 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.
- **2025-05-13** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-13** On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-13** ROLL CALL NO. 124
- **2025-05-13** (Yeas 73 - Nays 69 - Absent 8 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-120) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-120). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-14** Reports Read
- **2025-05-14** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-120) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
- **2025-05-14** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 160 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-05-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-120) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-120) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** 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** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ce9a602-de7b-436d-a910-9a1d9dbbc7d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).