LD792 • 2025

An Act to Fund Medical Research and Cancer Prevention

Healthcare

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Sponsor: Senator Joseph Baldacci
Last action: 2025-05-14
Official status: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-35) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-35) Sent down for concurrence
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to Fund Medical Research and Cancer Prevention

An Act to Fund Medical Research and Cancer Prevention Sponsor: Senator Joseph Baldacci Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

An Act to Fund Medical Research and Cancer Prevention Sponsor: Senator Joseph Baldacci Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Amendments

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C-A (S-35)

Adopted by Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1327(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR1327(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
792 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.

Bill History

2025-05-14 House
The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. Placed in the Legislative Files. ( DEAD )
2025-05-13 Senate
On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-35) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-35) Sent down for concurrence
2025-04-30 Committee
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM
2025-04-10 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-04-10 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2025-02-27 Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Fund Medical Research and Cancer Prevention
Sponsor:
Senator Joseph Baldacci
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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Printed on recycled paper
132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 792
S.P. 355 In Senate, March 4, 2025
An Act to Fund Medical Research and Cancer Prevention
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 27, 2025. Referred to the Committee
on Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot.

Page 1 - 132LR1327(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
3 allocations are made.
4HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
5Purchased Social Services 0228
6 Initiative: Provides one-time funding to the Christine B. Foundation to support a research
7 project to evaluate the impact of access to medically tailored groceries and dietician
8 counseling on cancer patients and their families.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $300,000 $0
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $300,000 $0
9SUMMARY
10 This resolve provides one-time funding to the Christine B. Foundation to support a
11 research project to evaluate the impact of access to medically tailored groceries and
12 dietician counseling on cancer patients and their families.
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