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LD176 • 2025

An Act to Authorize the Formation of Emergency Medical Services Districts

An Act to Authorize the Formation of Emergency Medical Services Districts

Healthcare
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Kenneth Fredette
Last action
2025-06-17
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Authorize the Formation of Emergency Medical Services Districts

An Act to Authorize the Formation of Emergency Medical Services Districts Sponsor: Representative Kenneth Fredette Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Authorize the Formation of Emergency Medical Services Districts Sponsor: Representative Kenneth Fredette Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0377(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0377(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 176 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-17 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-11 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-10 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-06-09 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-01-14 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Authorize the Formation of Emergency Medical Services Districts
Sponsor:
Representative Kenneth Fredette
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR0377(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 109 - L.D. 176
An Act to Authorize the Formation of Emergency Medical Services Districts
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA c. 164, headnote is amended to read:
CHAPTER 164
FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICTS
Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §3531, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 698, §2, is amended
to read:
1. District. "District" "District," "emergency medical services district" or "fire
district" means a district created by vote of a group of municipalities for the purpose of
providing fire protection or emergency medical services.
Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §3532, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 698, §2, is amended
to read:
2. General powers; area of service. The district formed under subsection 1 is a quasi-
municipal corporation that may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, adopt a name,
adopt and alter a common seal, borrow funds and do all things necessary to furnish
emergency medical services or fire protection within that district.
Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §3532, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 698, §2, is amended
to read:
4. Draft agreement. Prior to voting on formation of a an emergency medical services
district or a fire district, the municipalities shall negotiate an agreement on terms for
governing the district, including such matters as the number and distribution of district
directors, length of term for a director, the time frame of the fiscal year of the district and
such other matters as are essential to the operation of the district.
APPROVED
JUNE 17, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
334
PUBLIC LAW