republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-5.md

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Bill	An Act To Clarify The Law Regarding Prior Authorization For Air Ambulances	An Act To Clarify The Law Regarding Prior Authorization For Air Ambulances	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 5	Maine LD 5 (132)	bill	HEALTH INSURANCE INSURANCE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION	enacted	Donna BAILEY	3	23	1	2025-01-08	2025-04-22	openstates	ocd-bill/dff8c50a-2a82-4aa6-b660-25e64e8d0ad5	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095522	c17edbdbc1b27ac975ef0baec9d80ef5dc03ccf9c480bdfd88498cc3a1edaea8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 5 (132) — An Act To Clarify The Law Regarding Prior Authorization For Air Ambulances

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (S-7) (committee substitute) — source
2. Chapter 34 (committee substitute) — source
3. LD 5 SP 14 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — 144–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Donna BAILEY — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-08 Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 6, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 receipt, 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.
• 2025-04-08 Report READ
• 2025-04-08 On motion by Senator BAILEY of York The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED
• 2025-04-08 Bill READ ONCE reading-1
• 2025-04-08 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED reading-2, reading-3
• 2025-04-08 Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
• 2025-04-10 Reports READ.
• 2025-04-10 On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2025-04-10 ROLL CALL NO. 79
• 2025-04-10 (Yeas 144 - Nays 0 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
• 2025-04-10 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2025-04-10 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2025-04-10 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED reading-3
• 2025-04-10 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-04-15 This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
• 2025-04-15 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2025-04-15 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-04-17 PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. passage
• 2025-04-22 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2025-01-21T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2025-01-21T05:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2025-04-04T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP/OTP-AM

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dff8c50a-2a82-4aa6-b660-25e64e8d0ad5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).