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An Act to Provide Young Children Stable Access to Health Care

Failed

Introduced by Anne Carney, District 29

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Official description

An Act to Provide Young Children Stable Access to Health Care

Where it stands

Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD)

April 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #287 · June 3, 2025

74

Yes

71

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

151 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

  2. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  3. Work Session Held: TABLED

  4. Work Session Held

  5. Voted: Divided Report

  6. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  7. Report READ

  8. Senator INGWERSEN of York moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report.

  9. On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-183) Roll Call Ordered

  10. Unfinished Business

  11. Taken from the table by the President

  12. Subsequently, The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-183) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED

  13. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 288 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  14. READ ONCE

  15. Committee Amendment "A" (S-183) READ and ADOPTED

  16. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-183)

  17. Sent down for concurrence

  18. Reports READ.

  19. On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  20. ROLL CALL NO. 287 (Yeas 74 - Nays 71 - Absent 6 - Excused 0)

  21. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  22. Committee Amendment "A" (S-183) was READ and ADOPTED.

  23. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  24. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-183).

  25. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  26. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  27. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  28. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence

  29. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.

  30. Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD)

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