LD 2189
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An Act To Require Prior Notification Of Closures Of Labor And Delivery Units And Changes In Maternity Or Newborn Care Services By Hospitals As Recommended By The Commission To Evaluate The Scope Of Regulatory Review And Oversight Over Health Care Transactions That Impact The Delivery Of Health Care Services In The State
- Maine
- Introduced Feb 3, 2026
- Session 132
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Signed by Governor
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PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
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This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
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Ordered sent down forthwith.
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On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-851) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-886) thereto.
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ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
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Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-851) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-886) thereto.
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Committee Amendment "A" (H-851) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-886) thereto was ADOPTED.
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On motion of Representative STOVER of Boothbay, House Amendment "A" (H-886) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-851) was READ and ADOPTED.
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On further motion of the same Representative, under further SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-851).
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On motion of Representative STOVER of Boothbay, under SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-851).
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Ordered sent down forthwith.
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READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-851), in concurrence.
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COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
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ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
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Committee Amendment "A" (H-851) READ and ADOPTED.
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Bill READ ONCE
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Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 776 Yeas 32 - Nays 0 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
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On motion by Senator BAILEY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence.
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Reports READ
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-851).
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Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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Committee Amendment "A" (H-851) was READ and ADOPTED.
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The Bill was READ ONCE.
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(Yeas 139 - Nays 2 - Absent 8 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 657
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On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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Reports READ.
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Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
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Voted - Divided Report
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Work Session Reconsidered
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Voted - Divided Report
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Work Session Held
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On motion by Senator Bailey of York REFERRED to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services, in concurrence.
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Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
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Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
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Representative MATHIESON for the Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Resolve 2025, chapter 106, section 8 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.