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LD328 • 2025

An Act Requiring the State to Pay a Retired State Employee's or Retired Teacher's Premium for Medicare Part B Under Medicare Advantage

An Act Requiring the State to Pay a Retired State Employee's or Retired Teacher's Premium for Medicare Part B Under Medicare Advantage

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Sponsor
Representative Daniel Shagoury
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Requiring the State to Pay a Retired State Employee's or Retired Teacher's Premium for Medicare Part B Under Medicare Advantage

An Act Requiring the State to Pay a Retired State Employee's or Retired Teacher's Premium for Medicare Part B Under Medicare Advantage Sponsor: Representative Daniel Shagoury Reference committee: Labor Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Requiring the State to Pay a Retired State Employee's or Retired Teacher's Premium for Medicare Part B Under Medicare Advantage Sponsor: Representative Daniel Shagoury Reference committee: Labor Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0307(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0307(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 328 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3LABOR 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. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-20 House

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

  3. 2025-05-05 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-01-30 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Labor.

Official Summary Text

An Act Requiring the State to Pay a Retired State Employee's or Retired Teacher's Premium for Medicare Part B Under Medicare Advantage
Sponsor:
Representative Daniel Shagoury
Reference committee:
Labor
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 328
H.P. 228 House of Representatives, February 3, 2025
An Act Requiring the State to Pay a Retired State Employee's or
Retired Teacher's Premium for Medicare Part B Under Medicare
Advantage
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SHAGOURY of Hallowell.
Cosponsored by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec and
Representatives: BECK of South Portland, BRIDGEO of Augusta, DODGE of Belfast,
HASENFUS of Readfield, MONTELL of Gardiner, ROLLINS of Augusta, SKOLD of
Portland.

Page 1 - 132LR0307(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§7, ¶N is enacted to read:
3 N. Beginning January 1, 2026, the State, through the commission, shall pay 100% of
4 a retiree's Medicare Part B premium under the Medicare Advantage plan identified and
5 offered by the commission and available to the retiree as authorized by the commission
6 if the retiree is not eligible for federally approved Medicaid services.
7Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §13451, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
86. Payment by State for Medicare Part B under Medicare Advantage. Beginning
9 January 1, 2026, the State shall pay 100% of a retired teacher's Medicare Part B premium
10 under the Medicare Advantage plan administered by the Maine Education Association
11 benefits trust if the retired teacher is not eligible for federally approved Medicaid services.
12SUMMARY
13 This bill requires the State to pay 100% of a retired state employee's or retired teacher's
14 premium for Medicare Part B under the Medicare Advantage plan beginning January 1,
15 2026.
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