Sponsor: Representative Kristen Cloutier | Current Status: REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

This bill requires school administrative units to require their schools that serve students in any of grades 6 to 12 to make available menstrual products to students at no cost in all
school bathrooms.

Sponsor: Senator David Haggan | Current Status: DEAD

Sponsor: Rep. Abigail Griffin | Current Status: DEAD

This bill repeals the laws authorizing abortion in the State. The bill also repeals the crimes of elevated aggravated assault on a pregnant person and domestic violence elevated aggravated assault on a pregnant person and instead defines "human being" and "person" for purposes of the Maine Criminal Code, including for purposes of the statutes prohibiting murder, assault, domestic violence assault and other offenses against a human being or a person, to include all human beings beginning at the moment of conception.

Sponsor: Senator Rachel Talbot Ross | Current Status: DEAD

This resolve establishes the Task Force to Study Equitable Access to Maternal Health Care and Birthing Facilities, which is directed to study past closures of maternal health care centers in the State, the current availability of access to maternal health care services in the State and methods to increase patient access to maternal health care services, including equitable access for vulnerable populations. The task force is required to submit a report and suggested legislation by January 6, 2026 to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, which is authorized to report out legislation based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.

Sponsor: Rep. Deqa Dhalac

This bill requires reimbursement under the MaineCare program for doula services. It also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an advisory committee to provide advice and make recommendations to the department regarding doula services

Sponsor: Rep. Ambureen Rana | Current Status: Signed by the Governor

This bill provides that sexual orientation and gender identity data required to be collected by a health care facility is limited to an individual who is 18 years of age or older and that this data is collected when other demographic information is collected from such an individual. It removes language that describes the data required to be collected.