# Maine LD 612: An Act to Require the Department of Health and Human Services to Review Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Transactions and Lottery Operations

Maine LD 612, An Act to Require the Department of Health and Human Services to Review Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Transactions and Lottery Operations, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Rachel Henderson (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-09 (Reports READ. On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 393 Yeas 18 - Nays 13 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 612
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Require the Department of Health and Human Services to Review Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Transactions and Lottery Operations
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-06-09, Reports READ. On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 393 Yeas 18 - Nays 13 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Rachel Henderson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: GENERAL ASSISTANCE, GENERAL ASSISTANCE - FRAUD
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (90 yes, 81 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rachel Henderson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alicia Collins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly Haggan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lucien Daigle (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marianne Moore (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Cooper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marygrace Cimino (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Roger Albert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rolf Olsen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tracy Quint (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 18 | 13 |   |
| 2025-06-05 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | pass | 72 | 68 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-06-09: Reports READ. On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 393 Yeas 18 - Nays 13 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: Reports READ.On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 344(Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House)
- 2025-02-20: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0380&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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0380&item=1&snum=132)

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- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD612-132 (as of 2026-10-19).