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LD843 • 2025

An Act to Continue Funding for the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program

An Act to Continue Funding for the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Michael Tipping
Last action
2025-06-19
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Continue Funding for the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program

An Act to Continue Funding for the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program Sponsor: Senator Michael Tipping Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Continue Funding for the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program Sponsor: Senator Michael Tipping Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1701(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1701(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 843 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.
Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1701(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1701(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 843 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. 2025-06-19 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-06-05 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-04 House

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

  4. 2025-06-03 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-03-04 Committee

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

Official Summary Text

An Act to Continue Funding for the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program
Sponsor:
Senator Michael Tipping
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR1701(04)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 376 - L.D. 843
An Act to Continue Funding for the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance
Program
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §4326, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 522, §1, is amended
to read:
4. Report. The operator of the consumer assistance program shall report to the
Attorney General, according to the requirements of the contract under subsection 1 3, on
aggregate data relevant to the services provided by and activities of the consumer assistance
program, and annually, by January 15th 31st, the Attorney General shall report to the joint
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health insurance matters on
the aggregate data.
Sec. 2. Transfers from available fiscal year 2025-26 and fiscal year 2026-
27 Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance
Other Special Revenue Funds balances to Department of Attorney General.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, on November 1, 2025 and on July 1,
2026, the State Controller shall transfer $300,000 from available balances in the Bureau of
Insurance Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Professional and
Financial Regulation to the Department of the Attorney General, Administration - Attorney
General, Other Special Revenue Funds account.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE
Administration - Attorney General 0310
Initiative: Provides a one-time allocation to contract with a designated nonprofit,
independent health insurance consumer assistance entity to continue to operate the Health
Insurance Consumer Assistance Program, as established in the Maine Revised Statutes,
Title 24-A, section 4326.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JUNE 19, 2025
CHAPTER
369
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR1701(04)
All Other $300,000 $300,000
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $300,000 $300,000