republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/131/ld-995.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Insurance Coverage For A Second Opinion If A Health Care Provider Recommends An Abortion For Health Or Safety Reasons"
description: "An Act To Provide Insurance Coverage For A Second Opinion If A Health Care Provider Recommends An Abortion For Health Or Safety Reasons"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 995"
citation: "Maine LD 995 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["2ND OPINION COVERAGE", "HEALTH INSURANCE", "INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tracy QUINT"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b360a3c9-e60a-4e69-9868-f230a5fe10e6"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086989"
source_hash: "5cd9a0f7f5f7221bea4fcb8a67f25468642fa350cd7dab3dfc4b8de7bd1111c8"
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 995 (131) — An Act To Provide Insurance Coverage For A Second Opinion If A Health Care Provider Recommends An Abortion For Health Or Safety Reasons

## 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=HP0630&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0630&item=5&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0630&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0630&item=4&snum=131)
5. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0630&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- HAH-634 TO CAH-433 — **70–75** (fail) · lower
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **134–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tracy QUINT — primary (person)
- Amanda COLLAMORE — cosponsor (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Austin THERIAULT — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew HARRINGTON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-07** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-13** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-13** On motion of Representative PERRY of Calais, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2023-06-13** Later today assigned.
- **2023-06-20** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-06-20** Subsequently, on motion of Representative PERRY of Calais, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-20** ROLL CALL NO. 278
- **2023-06-20** (Yeas 134 - Nays 11 - Absent 5 - Excused 1)
- **2023-06-20** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) was READ.
- **2023-06-20** On motion of Representative QUINT of Hodgdon, House Amendment "A" (H-634) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) FAILED ADOPTION. `amendment-failure`
- **2023-06-20** ROLL CALL NO. 279
- **2023-06-20** (Yeas 70 - Nays 75 - Absent 5 - Excused 1)
- **2023-06-20** Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-20** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-433). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** Reports READ
- **2023-06-21** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-21** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b360a3c9-e60a-4e69-9868-f230a5fe10e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).