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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Further Protect Consumers From Surprise Medical Bills"
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description: "An Act To Further Protect Consumers From Surprise Medical Bills"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "130"
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identifier: "LD 46"
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citation: "Maine LD 46 (130)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["BILLING", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Denise TEPLER", "Denise TEPLER"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2021-01-11"
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last_action: "2021-06-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef4aaeb6-201c-4eab-9b47-9ad56c7f4cd5"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280077992"
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source_hash: "6cfb5732c8e21cc8192c4faf3519f4721905fd7398fc58aff195169c25b67c96"
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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 46 (130) — An Act To Further Protect Consumers From Surprise Medical Bills
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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. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0012&item=2&snum=130)
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2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0012&item=1&snum=130)
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3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0012&item=3&snum=130)
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## Sponsors
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- Denise TEPLER — primary (person)
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- Denise TEPLER — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 2021. `receipt`
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- **2021-01-11** 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`
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- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
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- **2021-06-08** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
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- **2021-06-08** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
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- **2021-06-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-452). `reading-3`
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- **2021-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2021-06-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
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- **2021-06-09** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2021-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-452) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2021-06-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-452), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2021-06-09** Ordered sent down forthwith.
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- **2021-06-09** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
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- **2021-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2021-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2021-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2021-06-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
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- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+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/ef4aaeb6-201c-4eab-9b47-9ad56c7f4cd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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