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An Act to Include Employees of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission in the State's Group Health Plan and to Clarify Future Eligibility for the State's Group Health Plan

An Act to Include Employees of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission in the State's Group Health Plan and to Clarify Future Eligibility for the State's Group Health Plan

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Laurie Osher
Last action
2025-06-12
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Include Employees of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission in the State's Group Health Plan and to Clarify Future Eligibility for the State's Group Health Plan

An Act to Include Employees of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission in the State's Group Health Plan and to Clarify Future Eligibility for the State's Group Health Plan Sponsor: Representative Laurie Osher Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Include Employees of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission in the State's Group Health Plan and to Clarify Future Eligibility for the State's Group Health Plan Sponsor: Representative Laurie Osher Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1596(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1596(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 999 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 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. 2025-06-12 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-09 House

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

  3. 2025-06-09 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-06-04 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-11 Committee

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

Official Summary Text

An Act to Include Employees of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission in the State's Group Health Plan and to Clarify Future Eligibility for the State's Group Health Plan
Sponsor:
Representative Laurie Osher
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1596(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 646 - L.D. 999
An Act to Include Employees of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission
in the State's Group Health Plan and to Clarify Future Eligibility for the
State's Group Health Plan
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§1, ¶F-13 is enacted to read:
F-13. Any employee of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission;
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§17 is enacted to read:
17. Eligibility of persons other than state employees for group health plan. A
person other than a state employee may not be granted eligibility for a group health plan
pursuant to subsection 1 by legislative action to amend subsection 1 unless the person is an
employee of a quasi-governmental entity that receives significant and ongoing operating
funds through a General Fund appropriation.
APPROVED
JUNE 12, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
278
PUBLIC LAW