# Maine LD 2154: An Act to Establish the Health Information Technology Fund to Support a State-designated Statewide Health Information Exchange

Maine LD 2154, An Act to Establish the Health Information Technology Fund to Support a State-designated Statewide Health Information Exchange, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Drew Gattine (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-16 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 732); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 2154
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Establish the Health Information Technology Fund to Support a State-designated Statewide Health Information Exchange
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-04-16, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 732
- Sponsor: Drew Gattine (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPT, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPT - HEALTH CARE SERVICES
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New fund for statewide health data exchange: benefit, low. The law creates a Health Information Technology Fund at the Department of Health and Human Services. It pays to run and sustain the state‑designated statewide health information exchange. The department must manage the fund to get the most federal matching money. Money can only be used for the exch…
- One-time $350K transfer to state surplus: mixed, low. The State Controller must transfer $350,000 from the Attorney General’s special revenue (settlement) account to the General Fund’s unappropriated surplus by June 30, 2027. This is a one‑time move and does not itself approve new spending. How the surplus is used depends on later budget decisions.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Drew Gattine (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John Ducharme (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Moonen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Samuel Zager (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa S. Pierce (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 732
- 2026-04-13: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-13: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-834) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-690).ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-13: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-834) in concurrence. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-690) READ and ADOPTED. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-834) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-690) in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-17: 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" (H-834), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-834) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate)
- 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" (H-834).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-01-07: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-834), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1443&item=2&snum=132)
- Amendment S-A (S-690), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1443&item=4&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1443&item=7&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1443&item=1&snum=132)

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## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (H-834), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1443&item=2&snum=132)
- [Amendment S-A (S-690), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1443&item=4&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1443&item=7&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1443&item=1&snum=132)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2154-132 (as of 2026-10-17).