---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Mainecare To Reimburse For Lactation Services In The Homes Of Eligible Persons"
description: "An Act To Require Mainecare To Reimburse For Lactation Services In The Homes Of Eligible Persons"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 865"
citation: "Maine LD 865 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LACTATION SERVICES", "MAINECARE", "MEDICAID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle BOYER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-04"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cd0f3d3-8767-40ef-acf8-7aef38112ce9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097148"
source_hash: "da738c06392fdb8b7aa67b7fa92c528a58e753bd017da81918eabb4f375a4efa"
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 865 (132) — An Act To Require Mainecare To Reimburse For Lactation Services In The Homes Of Eligible Persons

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-627)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0551&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 468** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0551&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 865 HP 551** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0551&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Michelle BOYER — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-04** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN 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.
- **2025-06-10** 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-627). `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-627) 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-627), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** 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`
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+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/9cd0f3d3-8767-40ef-acf8-7aef38112ce9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).