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LD143 • 2025

An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services

An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Teresa Pierce
Last action
2025-07-01
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services

An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services Sponsor: Senator Teresa Pierce Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services Sponsor: Senator Teresa Pierce Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0405(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0405(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 143 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0405(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0405(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 143 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.
Sponsored By Representative Gattine of Westbrook , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0405(05) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0405(05) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 143 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 HOUSE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-01 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-25 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . ROLL CALL NO. 602 (Yeas 73 - Nays 66 - Absent 10 - Excused 2) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-25 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 651 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  4. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-21 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-01-14 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services
Sponsor:
Senator Teresa Pierce
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0405(07)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 79 - L.D. 143
An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding
Family Planning Services
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Fiscal year 2024-25 year-end unappropriated surplus; 6th priority
transfer. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, at the close of the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2025, as the next priority after the transfers authorized pursuant to the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, sections 1507 and 1511, the transfer of $2,500,000 for the
Reserve for General Fund Operating Capital pursuant to Title 5, section 1536 and the
transfers to the Retiree Health Insurance Internal Service Fund pursuant to Title 5, section
1519 and after all required deductions of appropriations, budgeted financial commitments
and adjustments considered necessary by the State Controller have been made, the State
Controller shall transfer up to $3,000,000 from the available balance of the unappropriated
surplus of the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine
Center for Disease Control and Prevention program, Other Special Revenue Funds account
for statewide family planning services to provide funds to be distributed to a single grantee
that will provide management and oversight of the delivery of family planning services.
APPROVED
JULY 1, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
443
PUBLIC LAW