republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-703.md

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Bill	An Act To Establish A Health Care Gap Year Program For Recent College Graduates	An Act To Establish A Health Care Gap Year Program For Recent College Graduates	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 703	Maine LD 703 (132)	bill	GAP YEAR PROGRAM HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL LICENSING	enacted	Ambureen RANA	4	40	1	2025-02-25	2026-04-16	openstates	ocd-bill/d96c5c35-caa1-4675-8ad2-ad0d8d62f55a	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096758	8a52e6c9ef57f12d20f64079a34a7893ba84a12b6893833f784602b2005387d1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 703 (132) — An Act To Establish A Health Care Gap Year Program For Recent College Graduates

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (H-64) (committee substitute) — source
2. Amendment S-A to C-A (S-673) (committee substitute) — source
3. Chapter 751 (committee substitute) — source
4. LD 703 HP 442 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 87–56 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Ambureen RANA — primary (person)
• Cameron RENY — cosponsor (person)
• Charles SKOLD — cosponsor (person)
• Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
• Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
• Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
• Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
• Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
• Susan BERNARD — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-02-25 Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed.
• 2025-02-25 On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR. referral-committee
• 2025-02-25 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-02-25 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR. referral-committee
• 2025-02-25 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 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.
• 2025-04-22 Reports READ.
• 2025-04-22 On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2025-04-22 ROLL CALL NO. 95
• 2025-04-22 (Yeas 87 - Nays 56 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
• 2025-04-22 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2025-04-22 Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2025-04-22 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2025-04-22 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-64). reading-3
• 2025-04-22 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-04-23 Reports Read
• 2025-04-23 On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
• 2025-04-23 Bill READ ONCE reading-1
• 2025-04-23 Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) READ and ADOPTED committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-04-23 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) in concurrence reading-2, reading-3
• 2025-04-29 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2025-04-29 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-04-30 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
• 2025-06-25 CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
• 2026-04-13 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
• 2026-04-13 On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) in concurrence. reading-3
• 2026-04-13 On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) was ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-13 On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2026-04-13 Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) thereto ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-13 PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. reading-3
• 2026-04-13 Sent down for concurrence.
• 2026-04-13 The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) thereto. reading-3
• 2026-04-13 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-04-13 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2026-04-13 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-04-13 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2026-04-16 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d96c5c35-caa1-4675-8ad2-ad0d8d62f55a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).