# Maine LD 703: An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates

Maine LD 703, An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Ambureen Rana (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-16 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 751); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 703
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2026-04-16, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 751
- Sponsor: Ambureen Rana (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL, HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL - LICENSING
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (87 yes, 56 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maine funds health care jobs for graduates: benefit, low. Maine provides $200,000 in one-time General Fund money for a health care gap year program in fiscal year 2026–27. The Department of Labor’s Employment Services activity receives the funding; no money is provided for 2025–26. The program encourages recent college graduates to take critical health ca…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ambureen Rana (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Charles Skold (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deqa Dhalac (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Dodge (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph M. Baldacci (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Richard A. Bennett (Independent), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan Bernard (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 87 | 56 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 751
- 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-64) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) thereto.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-64) in concurrence. On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) was ADOPTED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) READ and ADOPTED. Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) thereto ADOPTED. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-25: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Reports READ.On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 95(Yeas 87 - Nays 56 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) 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-64). 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)
- 2025-02-25: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed. On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-64), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0442&item=2&snum=132)
- Amendment S-A to C-A (S-673), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0442&item=4&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0442&item=5&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0442&item=1&snum=132)

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## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (H-64), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0442&item=2&snum=132)
- [Amendment S-A to C-A (S-673), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0442&item=4&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0442&item=5&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0442&item=1&snum=132)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD703-132 (as of 2026-10-18).