Maine House Bill 613

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Passed on June 16 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-16 - PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

An Act to Amend the Maine Death with Dignity Act to Ensure Access by Qualified Patients

An Act to Amend the Maine Death with Dignity Act to Ensure Access by Qualified Patients

Rep. Michele Meyer [D]	Sen. Donna Bailey [D]	Sen. Anne Carney [D]	Sen. Matthea Larsen Daughtry [D]
Sen. Henry Ingwersen [D]	Rep. Amy Kuhn [D]	Rep. Kristi Mathieson [D]	Sen. Marianne Moore [R]
Rep. Holly Stover [D]	Rep. Samuel Zager [D]

2025-06-16 - House - Recede And Concur RC #508 (Y: 79 N: 62 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-06-12 - Senate - Passage To Be Engrossed As Amended RC #499 (Y: 18 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-12 - Senate - Adopt Committee Amendment As Amended By Senate Amendment RC #486 (Y: 20 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-12 - Senate - Adopt Senate Amendment (s-365) To Committee Amendment RC #485 (Y: 20 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-12 - Senate - Indefinitely Postpone RC #484 (Y: 16 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-06-12 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #483 (Y: 19 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-12 - Senate - Recede RC #482 (Y: 22 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-12 - Senate - Recede And Concur RC #481 (Y: 17 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-06-10 - House - Recede And Concur RC #396 (Y: 67 N: 76 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2025-06-09 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #399 (Y: 17 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-06-04 - House - Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #320 (Y: 74 N: 64 NV: 0 Abs: 13) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-16	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
2025-06-16	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-16	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
2025-06-16	House	ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-16	House	ROLL CALL NO. 508 (Yeas 79 - Nays 62 - Absent 8 - Excused 2)
2025-06-16	House	The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-365) thereto.
2025-06-12	Senate	Sent down for concurrence.
2025-06-12	Senate	Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 499 Yeas 18 - Nays 15 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
2025-06-12	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-365) thereto, in NON-CONCURRENCE. PREVAILED
2025-06-12	Senate	Assigned for Second Reading in One Hour
2025-06-12	Senate	Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 486 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
2025-06-12	Senate	Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) As Amended By Senate Amendment "A" (S-365) ADOPTED thereto. PREVAILED
2025-06-12	Senate	Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 485 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
2025-06-12	Senate	On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York Senate Amendment "A" (S-365) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) READ and ADOPTED. PREVAILED
2025-06-12	Senate	Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) READ
2025-06-12	Senate	Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 484 Yeas 16 - Nays 19 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
2025-06-12	Senate	Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Bill and accompanying papers FAILED
2025-06-12	Senate	READ ONCE
2025-06-12	Senate	Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 483 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
2025-06-12	Senate	On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
2025-06-12	Senate	Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 482 Yeas 22 - Nays 13 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
2025-06-12	Senate	Motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York to RECEDE from ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought Not To Pass PREVAILED
2025-06-12	Senate	Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 481 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
2025-06-12	Senate	Motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York to RECEDE AND CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) Report FAILED
2025-06-11	House	ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-11	House	RELEASED.
2025-06-10	House	HELD at the Request of Representative MEYER of Eliot.
2025-06-10	House	ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-10	House	Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-433)
2025-06-10	House	ROLL CALL NO. 396 (Yeas 67 - Nays 76 - Absent 6 - Excused 2)
2025-06-10	House	Motion of Representative JAVNER of Chester to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.
2025-06-10	House	Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.
2025-06-09	Senate	Sent down for concurrence
2025-06-09	Senate	Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE.
2025-06-09	Senate	Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 399 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
2025-06-09	Senate	Motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report FAILED.
2025-06-09	Senate	Taken from the table by the President
2025-06-05	Senate	Unfinished Business
2025-06-05	Senate	On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
2025-06-05	Senate	Reports READ
2025-06-04	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-04	House	The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-433).
2025-06-04	House	Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2025-06-04	House	Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) was READ and ADOPTED.
2025-06-04	House	The Bill was READ ONCE.
2025-06-04	House	ROLL CALL NO. 320 (Yeas 74 - Nays 64 - Absent 13 - Excused 0)
2025-06-04	House	On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
2025-06-04	House	Reports READ.
2025-06-03	Joint	Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP
2025-05-16	Joint	Voted: Divided Report
2025-05-16	Joint	Work Session Held
2025-05-01	Joint	Work Session Held: TABLED
2025-03-21	House	Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
2025-02-20	House	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
2025-02-20	House	Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.

Type	Source
Summary	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=613&snum=132
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0381&item=1&snum=132
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0381&item=5&snum=132
Amendment	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0381&item=2&snum=132
Amendment	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0381&item=4&snum=132
Supplement	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/bills_132nd/fiscalpdfs/FN061301.pdf
Supplement	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/bills_132nd/fiscalpdfs/FN061302.pdf
Supplement	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/bills_132nd/fiscalpdfs/FN061304.pdf
Supplement	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/bills_132nd/fiscalpdfs/FN061305.pdf
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280096683&chamber=House&serialnumber=320
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280096683&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=399
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280096683&chamber=House&serialnumber=396
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280096683&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=481
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280096683&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=482
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280096683&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=483
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280096683&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=484
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280096683&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=485
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280096683&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=486
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280096683&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=499
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280096683&chamber=House&serialnumber=508