# Maine LD 651: An Act to Codify the Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Pilot Program Maine LD 651, An Act to Codify the Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Pilot Program, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kelly Murphy (Democratic); status became law, last action 2025-06-03 (ACTPUB Chapter 180); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD651-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 651 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Codify the Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Pilot Program - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-06-03, ACTPUB Chapter 180 - Sponsor: Kelly Murphy (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: FINANCE AUTHORITY, FINANCE AUTHORITY - PROGRAMS - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Student loan help for Maine health workers: benefit, high. Eligible health care workers can get student loan help from the state. The program pays up to $25,000 per year. Total help cannot be more than $75,000 or half of your loan balance, whichever is less. You must live and work in Maine for at least 3 years. It targets shortage areas, including behavior… - Permanent fund and rules for health worker loan aid: benefit, low. The law creates a permanent, nonlapsing fund at the Finance Authority of Maine to run the loan repayment program. The fund can take state, federal, and private money and can pay program and admin costs. The Finance Authority may set routine rules for applications and who qualifies. The law repeals… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kelly Murphy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christina Mitchell (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janice Dodge (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joseph Rafferty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kristen Cloutier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa S. Pierce (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (9) - 2025-06-03: ACTPUB Chapter 180 - 2025-05-21: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-14: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-141) Report ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-141) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-141) in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Reports READ.On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-141) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-141). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-25: Report READ and ACCEPTED The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Representative GERE from the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Reporting that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRSSent 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 HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-141), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&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 (H-141), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&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) - [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-LD651-132 (as of 2026-10-17).