# Maine LD 1447: Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Expedite Reimbursement of All Vendors

Maine LD 1447, Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Expedite Reimbursement of All Vendors, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Harold Stewart; status failed, last action 2025-05-06 (Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)) (as of 2026-10-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1447-132
- As of: 2026-10-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1447
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Expedite Reimbursement of All Vendors
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-08
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Harold Stewart
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPT, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPT - PROCEDURES
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Harold Stewart
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Caruso (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Babin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rachel Henderson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan Bernard (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-05-06: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0588&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0588&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
- [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills)
- [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1447-132 (as of 2026-10-18).