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An Act to Require the State to Pay Medicare Part B Premiums for Certain Retired State Employees
An Act to Require the State to Pay Medicare Part B Premiums for Certain Retired State Employees
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- Sponsor
- Senator Craig Hickman
- 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 to Require the State to Pay Medicare Part B Premiums for Certain Retired State Employees
An Act to Require the State to Pay Medicare Part B Premiums for Certain Retired State Employees
Sponsor:
Senator Craig Hickman
Reference committee:
Labor
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP
What This Bill Does
- An Act to Require the State to Pay Medicare Part B Premiums for Certain Retired State Employees
Sponsor:
Senator Craig Hickman
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 - 132LR0851(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- Page 1 - 132LR0851(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- 467
2 Date: (Filing No.
- S- )
3LABOR
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.
Bill History
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2026-04-29
Senate
Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
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2025-05-27
House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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2025-05-20
Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP
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2025-03-12
Committee
Work Session Held
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2025-03-12
Committee
Voted; Divided Report
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2025-02-05
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor.
Official Summary Text
An Act to Require the State to Pay Medicare Part B Premiums for Certain Retired State Employees
Sponsor:
Senator Craig Hickman
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. 467
S.P. 205 In Senate, February 11, 2025
An Act to Require the State to Pay Medicare Part B Premiums for
Certain Retired State Employees
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 5, 2025. Referred to the Committee
on Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec.
Cosponsored by Representative HASENFUS of Readfield and
Senators: BENNETT of Oxford, MOORE of Washington, TIPPING of Penobscot,
Representatives: DODGE of Belfast, SHAGOURY of Hallowell.
Page 1 - 132LR0851(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§14, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 456, §1, is amended to
3 read:
414. Employees and retirees eligible for Medicare. Notwithstanding subsection 7, if
5 an active employee eligible for Medicare elects to enroll in Medicare, the State shall pay
6 100% of the employee’s share of the premiums for Medicare Part B until such time as the
7 employee enrolls as an eligible retiree pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding subsection
8 7, the State shall pay 100% of a retiree's share of the premiums for Medicare Part B for
9 those retirees not eligible for benefits under the Social Security Act as defined in section
10 19002, subsection 7 whose base annual state pension benefit on or after January 1, 2026 is
11 projected to be less than or equal to the maximum amount of the retirement benefits that is
12 subject to the cost-of-living adjustment under section 17806 being paid to retired state
13 employees.
14SUMMARY
15 This bill provides that the State must pay 100% of certain retired state employees'
16 shares of the premiums for Medicare Part B for retirees not eligible for benefits under the
17 United States Social Security Act whose base annual state pension benefit on or after
18 January 1, 2026 is projected to be less than or equal to the maximum amount of the
19 retirement benefits that is subject to the cost-of-living adjustment.
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