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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Prohibit Liens On Principal Residences And Wage Garnishments For Medical Debt"
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description: "An Act To Prohibit Liens On Principal Residences And Wage Garnishments For Medical Debt"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "132"
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identifier: "LD 2129"
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citation: "Maine LD 2129 (132)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["DEBT COLLECTION", "FINANCIAL PRACTICES", "LIENS AND GARNISHMENTS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2026-01-07"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2624502-70d4-4c91-ad69-a18194862ad1"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100840"
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source_hash: "905d45c929b6fedad7e050ab61913696d9201d9c12659a672587fe28b220f43d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 2129 (132) — An Act To Prohibit Liens On Principal Residences And Wage Garnishments For Medical Debt
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment C-A (S-551)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0818&item=2&snum=132)
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2. **Chapter 649** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0818&item=3&snum=132)
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3. **LD 2129 SP 818** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0818&item=1&snum=132)
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## Sponsors
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- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)
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- Cameron RENY — cosponsor (person)
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- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
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- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
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- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
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- Sean FAIRCLOTH — cosponsor (person)
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- Timothy NANGLE — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-07** Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
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- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2026-03-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
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- **2026-03-17** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-551) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2026-03-17** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
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- **2026-03-18** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
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- **2026-03-18** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-551) `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-18** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
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- **2026-03-19** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
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- **2026-03-19** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
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- **2026-03-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-551). `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-19** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2026-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2026-03-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2026-04-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
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- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2624502-70d4-4c91-ad69-a18194862ad1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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