republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-985.md

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Bill	An Act To Impose A Moratorium On The Ownership Or Operation Of Hospitals In The State By Private Equity Companies Or Real Estate Investment Trusts	An Act To Impose A Moratorium On The Ownership Or Operation Of Hospitals In The State By Private Equity Companies Or Real Estate Investment Trusts	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 985	Maine LD 985 (132)	bill	HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HOSPITALS OWNERSHIP	enacted	Michael TIPPING	3	24	0	2025-03-11	2025-06-22	openstates	ocd-bill/9e9f54d4-ce2b-4625-aa91-70e63afcb52d	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097245	c82e1a9115d32babf70fd7f42358c4bae446fba9ba598afb7f9424d8f0b75d86	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 985 (132) — An Act To Impose A Moratorium On The Ownership Or Operation Of Hospitals In The State By Private Equity Companies Or Real Estate Investment Trusts

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (S-299) (committee substitute) — source
2. Chapter 401 (committee substitute) — source
3. LD 985 SP 416 (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

• Michael TIPPING — primary (person)
• Daniel SHAGOURY — cosponsor (person)
• Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
• Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-03-11 Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed
• 2025-03-11 On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
• 2025-03-11 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. referral-committee
• 2025-03-11 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.
• 2025-06-05 Report READ and ACCEPTED.
• 2025-06-05 READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2025-06-05 Committee Amendment "A" (S-299) READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2025-06-05 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-299). reading-2, reading-3
• 2025-06-05 Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
• 2025-06-09 CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
• 2025-06-09 Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
• 2025-06-09 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-299). reading-3
• 2025-06-09 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-06-09 This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
• 2025-06-09 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2025-06-09 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-06-10 PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. passage
• 2025-06-22 Became Law without Governor's Signature became-law
• 2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - OTP-AM
• 2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Reconsidered
• 2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - OTP-AM
• 2025-06-05T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9e9f54d4-ce2b-4625-aa91-70e63afcb52d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).