republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-1970.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding Consent For Hiv Testing And Disclosure Of Related Medical Information For Insurance Purposes"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding Consent For Hiv Testing And Disclosure Of Related Medical Information For Insurance Purposes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1970"
citation: "Maine LD 1970 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AIDS", "DISEASES", "TESTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laurie OSHER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-05-13"
last_action: "2026-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdd164de-dfc4-4b96-aa9c-49008739bdf8"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099293"
source_hash: "b4ea0ceb2f15737bef8a2a42b123f9ee40e22ddc58ce2dba5197ceb6a4318a6f"
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 1970 (132) — An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding Consent For Hiv Testing And Disclosure Of Related Medical Information For Insurance Purposes

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-541)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1314&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-801)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1314&item=5&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 559** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1314&item=6&snum=132)
4. **LD 1970 HP 1314** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1314&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Laurie OSHER — primary (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- John EDER — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Matt MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Paul FLYNN — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-13** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-09** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-09** On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2025-06-09** Later today assigned.
- **2025-06-11** Speaker laid before the House
- **2025-06-11** Subsequently, on motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **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.
- **2026-02-24** Reports READ.
- **2026-02-24** On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-24** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-24** Committee Amendment "B" (H-801) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-24** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-02-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-801). `reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-26** Reports READ
- **2026-02-26** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-26** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-26** Committee Amendment "B" (H-801) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-26** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-03** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-03** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "B" (H-801), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-03-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Referred To - HCIFS
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+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/cdd164de-dfc4-4b96-aa9c-49008739bdf8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).