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LD580 • 2025

An Act to Protect Maine Consumers by Prohibiting Fees Charged for Receiving Paper Statements from Financial Institutions and Credit Card Issuers

An Act to Protect Maine Consumers by Prohibiting Fees Charged for Receiving Paper Statements from Financial Institutions and Credit Card Issuers

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Donna Bailey
Last action
2025-04-22
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Protect Maine Consumers by Prohibiting Fees Charged for Receiving Paper Statements from Financial Institutions and Credit Card Issuers

An Act to Protect Maine Consumers by Prohibiting Fees Charged for Receiving Paper Statements from Financial Institutions and Credit Card Issuers Sponsor: Senator Donna Bailey Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Protect Maine Consumers by Prohibiting Fees Charged for Receiving Paper Statements from Financial Institutions and Credit Card Issuers Sponsor: Senator Donna Bailey Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0727(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0727(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 580 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL 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.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-22 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-04-17 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-04-15 House

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

  4. 2025-04-04 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-02-19 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Protect Maine Consumers by Prohibiting Fees Charged for Receiving Paper Statements from Financial Institutions and Credit Card Issuers
Sponsor:
Senator Donna Bailey
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR0727(03)
STATE OF MAINE
_____
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 261 - L.D. 580
An Act to Protect Maine Consumers by Prohibiting Fees Charged for
Receiving Paper Statements from Financial Institutions and Credit Card
Issuers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §9420, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 226, §1, is repealed.
APPROVED
APRIL 22, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
35
PUBLIC LAW