# Maine LD 707: An Act to Amend the Membership of the State Employee Health Commission and Make Referential Changes to the Office of Employee Health, Wellness and Workers' Compensation Maine LD 707, An Act to Amend the Membership of the State Employee Health Commission and Make Referential Changes to the Office of Employee Health, Wellness and Workers' Compensation, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kristi Mathieson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-25 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 48); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD707-132 - 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 707 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Amend the Membership of the State Employee Health Commission and Make Referential Changes to the Office of Employee Health, Wellness and Workers' Compensation - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-04-25, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 48 - Sponsor: Kristi Mathieson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: INSURANCE, INSURANCE - STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH COMMISSION - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New funds to stabilize state health plan: benefit, medium. The state creates a non-lapsing internal service fund for health plan premiums and other receipts. Interest stays in the fund. The law also creates a separate reserve fund to cover unexpected or self-insured losses. The Treasurer invests the reserve, and money can come from premiums, appropriations… - Annual reports and teacher plan data: benefit, low. The Office sends the Governor a yearly report on participant counts, premiums, benefit use, costs, and recommendations. Providers of retired teachers’ health plans must give the Office premium and related cost data on request. This improves oversight and cost transparency. - Central office runs plan and appeals: benefit, low. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services runs the state employee health program through the Office of Employee Health, Wellness and Workers' Compensation. An Executive Director manages daily operations and follows commission rules. Appeals by eligible employees and retirees go to hea… - New health commission structure and voting: benefit, low. The law resets the State Employee Health Commission as a 24-member body with named labor and management seats. Two office leaders serve as ex officio, nonvoting members, and the Executive Director serves as chair. All votes count as one labor vote and one management vote. The commission is the trus… - Employees with 25 years can keep coverage: mixed, medium. If you leave state service but do not retire and have at least 25 years of creditable service, you can elect once to keep state health coverage until you retire. You must remain a Maine PERS member. You must pay the full premium and any administrative charges set by the Office. If you stop paying,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kristi Mathieson (Democratic), House ## Actions (7) - 2025-04-25: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 48 - 2025-04-23: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-17: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-50) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-50), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: 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-50).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 COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-50), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0446&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0446&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0446&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-50), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0446&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0446&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0446&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-LD707-132 (as of 2026-10-17).