# Maine LD 93: An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Include Adults

Maine LD 93, An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Include Adults, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Samuel Zager (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 440); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 93
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Include Adults
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 440
- Sponsor: Samuel Zager (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HEALTH CARE SERVICES - CHILDREN
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (213 yes, 183 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State vaccines now cover adults: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Maine’s Universal Immunization Program covers adults as well as kids. If you live in Maine, you count as an eligible individual. The Maine Vaccine Board sets and updates the vaccine list each year. The program uses low‑cost buying like CDC contract prices, direct manufacture…
- More health staff and MaineCare savings: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2026, Maine CDC adds two Public Health Educator III jobs to support adult vaccines. In FY 2026–27, federal funding covers $202,025 for salaries and $19,536 for other costs ($221,561 total). MaineCare saves money by buying adult vaccines at CDC contract prices, cutting the provider…
- State won’t replace lost kids’ vaccine funds: cost, low. Starting July 1, 2026, Maine does not use the state Immunization Fund to fill gaps if federal Vaccines for Children money runs short. Parents who rely on VFC may not get state‑funded vaccines in that case.
- New per-person vaccine fees for insurers: mixed, medium. The Vaccine Board sets a monthly per-person assessment to fund vaccines. It adds total costs, may add up to 10% for reserve and up to 10% for administration, subtracts unspent funds, then divides by projected people and by 12. Bills are quarterly starting July 1, 2026, due 45 days after each quarte…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Samuel Zager (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 20 | 13 |   |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-426) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT | fail | 14 | 19 |   |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Enactment | pass | 78 | 70 |   |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | TABLE UNTIL LATER | pass | 23 | 12 |   |
| 2025-06-16 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 78 | 69 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-07-01: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 440
- 2025-06-25: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT in concurrence. Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 556(Yeas 78 - Nays 70 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-17: Taken from the table by the President Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 599 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-728) READ Motion by Senator BICKFORD of Androscoggin Senate Amendment "A" (S-426) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-728) READ and FAILED ADOPTION. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 600 Yeas 14 - Nays 19 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Subsequently Committee Amendment "A" (H-728) ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-728) in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: Reports ReadSenator INGWERSEN of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report. On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-728) in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 587 Yeas 23 - Nays 12 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Reports READ.On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 526(Yeas 78 - Nays 69 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-728) 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-728). 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)
- 2025-01-08: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: 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-728), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0058&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0058&item=4&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0058&item=1&snum=132)

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- 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-728), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0058&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0058&item=4&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0058&item=1&snum=132)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD93-132 (as of 2026-10-17).