# Maine LD 999: An Act to Include Employees of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission in the State's Group Health Plan and to Clarify Future Eligibility for the State's Group Health Plan Maine LD 999, An Act to Include Employees of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission in the State's Group Health Plan and to Clarify Future Eligibility for the State's Group Health Plan, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Laurie Osher (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-12 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 278); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD999-132 - 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 999 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Include Employees of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission in the State's Group Health Plan and to Clarify Future Eligibility for the State's Group Health Plan - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-11 - Last action: 2025-06-12, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 278 - Sponsor: Laurie Osher (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: INSURANCE, INSURANCE - HEALTH INSURANCE - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State health plan for Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission staff: benefit, high. Employees of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission can enroll in the State of Maine group health plan. You must be employed by the Commission to qualify. The law adds this group to the list of people eligible for the state plan. - Limits on adding non-state workers to state health plan: cost, low. If you are not a state employee, the Legislature cannot add you to the state group health plan. The only exception is if you work for a quasi-governmental entity that gets significant, ongoing operating funds from a General Fund appropriation. This narrows who can be made eligible in the future. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Laurie Osher (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aaron Dana (T), House - Cosponsor: Adam LEE - Cosponsor: Anne M. Carney (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dani O'Halloran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eleanor Sato (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marianne Moore (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Babin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark W. Lawrence (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt A. Harrington (Republican), Senate ## Actions (8) - 2025-06-12: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 278 - 2025-06-09: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-09: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-05: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-482) 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-482), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-06-04: 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-482).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) - 2025-03-11: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Committee on LABOR suggested and ordered printed. On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-482), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0646&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0646&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0646&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-482), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0646&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0646&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0646&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-LD999-132 (as of 2026-10-17).