---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Enact The Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program"
description: "An Act To Enact The Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1274"
citation: "Maine LD 1274 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MEDICAID", "MAINECARE", "CONFORM MAINE TO AFFORDABLE CARE AC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-14"
last_action: "2019-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0034db8d-c4d5-4d31-8985-6310f678f96d"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072460"
source_hash: "e6f95b8d0793b3e7af818d6e801d85f0dbaae822647ad234fcfaded658ff9d1e"
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 1274 (129) — An Act To Enact The Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0394&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0394&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0394&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0394&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Dennis KESCHL — cosponsor (person)
- Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Robert FOLEY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-14** Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-03-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (S-110) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-110). `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-05-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-110).
- **2019-05-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-110)
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-110) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-338) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-110) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-110) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-338) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-110) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-338) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-110) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-338) thereto.
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-07-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0034db8d-c4d5-4d31-8985-6310f678f96d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).