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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Create An Advocacy And Complaint Process For Health Care Providers Within The Bureau Of Insurance"
description: "An Act To Create An Advocacy And Complaint Process For Health Care Providers Within The Bureau Of Insurance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1498"
citation: "Maine LD 1498 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INSURANCE BUREAU", "OFFICE OF HEALTH INSURANCE", "OVERSIGHT POWERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne PERRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-05"
last_action: "2024-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddbc1be6-31da-4162-b98c-4e7e17c697b9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088352"
source_hash: "f902e1bd16772a688c0ae0086bc0443b875d205e5520b5ecb3990c9149efe937"
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 1498 (131) — An Act To Create An Advocacy And Complaint Process For Health Care Providers Within The Bureau Of Insurance
## 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=HP0953&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0953&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0953&item=3&snum=131)
## Sponsors
- Anne PERRY — primary (person)
- Aaron DANA — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-05** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-26** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-03-19** Reports READ.
- **2024-03-19** On motion of Representative PERRY of Calais, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-19** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-823) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-19** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2024-03-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-823). `reading-3`
- **2024-03-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-20** Reports Read
- **2024-03-20** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-20** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-03-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-823) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-823) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-03-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+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/ddbc1be6-31da-4162-b98c-4e7e17c697b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).