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

LD 2196: An Act To Lower Health Insurance Costs, Reduce Barriers To Health Care And Ensure Fair Prices For Health Care

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 2196 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Lower Health Insurance Costs, Reduce Barriers To Health Care And Ensure Fair Prices For Health Care. Primary sponsor: Drew Gattine (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2026): The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Drew GattinePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse126
Donna BaileyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Matthea DAUGHTRYCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Ryan FecteauCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Henry IngwersenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Michele MeyerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Matt MoonenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse117

“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. The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
  2. Later today assigned.
  3. On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
  4. Reports READ.
  5. Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
  6. Voted - Divided Report
  7. Work Session Held
  8. Work Session Held
  9. Work Session Held - TABLED
  10. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence
  11. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  12. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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