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

LD 985: An Act To Impose A Moratorium On The Ownership Or Operation Of Hospitals In The State By Private Equity Companies Or Real Estate Investment Trusts

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 985 is a bill introduced in the Maine Senate on March 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Impose A Moratorium On The Ownership Or Operation Of Hospitals In The State By Private Equity Companies Or Real Estate Investment Trusts. Primary sponsor: Mike Tipping (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 22, 2025): Became Law without Governor's Signature.

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 3 · Independent 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike TippingPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Rick BennettCo-sponsorIndependentSenate18
Rachel Talbot RossCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Dan ShagouryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55

“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. Became Law without Governor's Signature
  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. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  7. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-299).
  8. Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
  9. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
  10. Reported Out - OTP-AM
  11. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
  12. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-299).

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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