---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Access To Primary Care Provided By Physician Associates"
description: "An Act To Increase Access To Primary Care Provided By Physician Associates"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2088"
citation: "Maine LD 2088 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL", "PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS", "PRACTICE AGREEMENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle BOYER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0113d663-b58c-4da7-9a06-c39cc4c49a70"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101144"
source_hash: "9f2e00c28124f6a7a1d9a42d0b0d9bead49587b47c544b68a714034017239a88"
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 2088 (132) — An Act To Increase Access To Primary Care Provided By Physician Associates

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-860)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1403&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment H-A (H-885)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1403&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 604** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1403&item=3&snum=132)
4. **LD 2088 HP 1403** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1403&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- Enactment - Emer — **118–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michelle BOYER — primary (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-18** On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-18** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-18** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-19** Reports READ
- **2026-03-19** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-19** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2026-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-24** ROLL CALL NO. 664
- **2026-03-24** (Yeas 118 - Nays 25 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0113d663-b58c-4da7-9a06-c39cc4c49a70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).