# Maine LD 2061: An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on Paper Billing Statement Fees

Maine LD 2061, An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on Paper Billing Statement Fees, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Donna Bailey (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 579); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 2061
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on Paper Billing Statement Fees
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Last action: 2026-03-19, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 579
- Sponsor: Donna Bailey (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: FINANCIAL PRACTICES, FINANCIAL PRACTICES - STATEMENTS
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maine customers face fees for statement copies: cost, low. Beginning March 19, 2026, Maine allows reasonable fees for special copies of legally required monthly or periodic account statements. Covered requests include replacements, custom date ranges, financial or legal uses, and other labor-intensive or nonroutine copies. Businesses must fully disclose th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Donna Bailey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joshua Morris (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristi Mathieson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michelle Boyer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Flynn (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Poppy Arford (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Foley (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-19: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 579
- 2026-03-17: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-10: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-519).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-05: COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-519)Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Report READ and ACCEPTED.Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-519) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate)
- 2025-12-15: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 15, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-519), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0847&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0847&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0847&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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
- [Amendment C-A (S-519), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0847&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0847&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0847&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 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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2061-132 (as of 2026-10-17).