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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 2189: An Act To Require Prior Notification Of Closures Of Labor And Delivery Units And Changes In Maternity Or Newborn Care Services By Hospitals As Recommended By The Commission To Evaluate The Scope Of Regulatory Review And Oversight Over Health Care Transactions That Impact The Delivery Of Health Care Services In The State

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 2189 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Require Prior Notification Of Closures Of Labor And Delivery Units And Changes In Maternity Or Newborn Care Services By Hospitals As Recommended By The Commission To Evaluate The Scope Of Regulatory Review And Oversight Over Health Care Transactions That Impact The Delivery Of Health Care Services In The State. Primary sponsor: Kristi Mathieson (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 3, 2026): Signed by Governor.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kristi MathiesonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse151

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor
  2. PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  4. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
  5. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
  6. Ordered sent down forthwith.
  7. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-851) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-886) thereto.
  8. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  9. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
  10. Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-851) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-886) thereto.
  11. Committee Amendment "A" (H-851) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-886) thereto was ADOPTED.
  12. On motion of Representative STOVER of Boothbay, House Amendment "A" (H-886) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-851) was READ and ADOPTED.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source