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LD 999

An Act To Include Employees Of The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission In The State'S Group Health Plan

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Mark Babin and 8 co-sponsors

Adds Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission employees to the state's group health plan, with no net fiscal impact.

Signed by Governor
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Bill Summary · LD 999

Summary — LD 999: "An Act To Include Employees Of The Maine Indian Tribal‑State Commission In The State's Group Health Plan"

Purpose

LD 999 adds employees of the Maine Indian Tribal‑State Commission to the population eligible to participate in the State of Maine’s group health plan. The bill’s stated intent is to explicitly extend access to state group health coverage to those commission employees.

Key provisions

  • Amends state law governing the State’s group health plan eligibility to include employees of the Maine Indian‑Tribal State Commission.
  • Committee Amendment "A" (H‑482) was adopted; the engrossed/ amended version also clarifies future eligibility rules for the State’s group health plan (as reflected in the final engrossed text).
  • No other substantive benefit design, premium, or contribution changes are included in the provided materials.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Employees of the Maine Indian Tribal‑State Commission (current and, per the amendment language, future employees as clarified).
  • Secondary: The State’s group health plan administrator and the broader pool of state plan participants (administrative processes may be updated to enroll these employees).
  • Dependents would be affected only to the extent dependent coverage is available under the State’s group health plan and elected by newly eligible employees.

Fiscal impact

  • Two fiscal notes (approved 05/30/2025 and 06/06/2025) state "No fiscal impact." The fiscal notes accompany both the original and the engrossed/amended versions of the bill.
  • The documents do not provide line‑item cost estimates or assumptions; the official determination is that the bill will not change net state expenditures.

Legislative timeline / status

  • Introduced: March 11, 2025.
  • Committee: Referred to Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services; Work Session May 8, 2025; Reported Out as OTP‑AM and Committee Amendment "A" adopted.
  • Floor action: Passed to be enacted (concurrence) June 9, 2025.
  • Governor: Signed June 12, 2025.
  • Final: Enacted (signed into law). No effective date is specified in the provided documents.

Notes

  • The fiscal notes indicate no anticipated budgetary effect, but administrative steps (enrollment procedures, plan communications) may be required to implement inclusion of the commission’s employees.
  • For exact statutory language, effective date, and implementation details, consult the enrolled bill text or the State’s published statute updates.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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