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LD1418 • 2025

An Act to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care, Including Fertility Treatments and Contraceptives

An Act to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care, Including Fertility Treatments and Contraceptives

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Sponsor
Senator Timothy Nangle
Last action
2026-01-27
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care, Including Fertility Treatments and Contraceptives

An Act to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care, Including Fertility Treatments and Contraceptives Sponsor: Senator Timothy Nangle Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care, Including Fertility Treatments and Contraceptives Sponsor: Senator Timothy Nangle Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2026-01-22 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2026-01-13 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2026-01-13 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-06-25 Committee

    Carry Over Approved

  6. 2025-05-23 Committee

    Carry Over Requested

  7. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-04-01 House

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  9. 2025-04-01 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care, Including Fertility Treatments and Contraceptives
Sponsor:
Senator Timothy Nangle
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1418
S.P. 573 In Senate, April 1, 2025
An Act to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care, Including
Fertility Treatments and Contraceptives
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland.

Page 1 - 132LR1508(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §42, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
310. Reproductive health care. The commissioner may not adopt a rule that places a
4 ban or restriction on access to reproductive health care, including contraceptives and
5 fertility treatments that are recognized by the American Society for Reproductive
6 Medicine, its successor organization or a comparable organization.
7SUMMARY
8 This bill prohibits the Commissioner of Health and Human Services from adopting
9 rules that place a ban or restriction on access to reproductive health care.
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