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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Access To Fertility Care"
description: "An Act To Provide Access To Fertility Care"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1539"
citation: "Maine LD 1539 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FERTILITY CARE COVERAGE", "HEALTH", "INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Colleen MADIGAN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-04-20"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b510d97-70f7-41f1-ac0d-cd7ef49c2771"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080512"
source_hash: "cef342238d8ba9f54b3ea55d0e35c22c59a60dc6307ce73c35667469d5551f78"
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 1539 (130) — An Act To Provide Access To Fertility Care
## 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=HP1144&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1144&item=5&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1144&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1144&item=4&snum=130)
## Votes
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **7063** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **2112** (pass) · upper
- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **7257** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Colleen MADIGAN — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Richard EVANS — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-04-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 20, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-04-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-19** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.
- **2022-03-31** Reports READ.
- **2022-03-31** On motion of Representative TEPLER of Topsham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-31** ROLL CALL NO. 504
- **2022-03-31** (Yeas 70 - Nays 63 - Absent 14 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-03-31** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-31** Committee Amendment "A" (H-865) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-31** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-03-31** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-865). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-05** Reports READ
- **2022-04-05** On motion by Senator SANBORN of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- **2022-04-18** Taken from the table by the President
- **2022-04-18** On motion by Senator SANBORN of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2022-04-18** On motion by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 773 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2022-04-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-04-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-865) READ
- **2022-04-18** On motion by Senator SANBORN of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-566) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-865) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-18** On motion by Same Senator Roll Call Ordered
- **2022-04-18** On motion by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec to Table Until Later in Today's Session
- **2022-04-18** Senator POULIOT of Kennebec asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw his motion to Table. `withdrawal`
- **2022-04-18** Senator SANBORN of Cumberland asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw her motion for a Roll Call. `withdrawal`
- **2022-04-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-865) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-566) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-18** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-865) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-566) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-18** Sent down for concurrence
- **2022-04-18** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-865) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-566) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2022-04-18** ROLL CALL NO. 581
- **2022-04-18** (Yeas 72 - Nays 57 - Absent 18 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-04-18** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-19** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-04-25** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2022-04-25** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-05-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b510d97-70f7-41f1-ac0d-cd7ef49c2771`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).