Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD176: An Act to Authorize the Formation of Emergency Medical Services Districts
Status: Signed into law, June 17, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Authorize the Formation of Emergency Medical Services Districts.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Authorize the Formation of Emergency Medical Services Districts Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA c. 164, headnote is amended to read: CHAPTER 164 FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICTS Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §3531, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 698, §2, is amended to read: 1. District. "District" "District," "emergency medical services district" or "fire district" means a district created by vote of a group of municipalities for the purpose of providing fire protection or emergency medical services. Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §3532, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 698, §2, is amended to area of service. The district formed under subsection 1 is a quasimunicipal corporation that may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, adopt a name, adopt and alter a common seal, borrow funds and do all things necessary to furnish emergency medical services or fire protection within that district. Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §3532, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 698, §2, is amended to read: 4. Draft agreement. Prior to voting on formation of a an emergency medical services district or a fire district, the municipalities shall negotiate an agreement on terms for governing the district, including such matters as the number and distribution of district directors, length of term for a director, the time frame of the fiscal …
Sponsors
- Kenneth Fredette (R, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-596) 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-596), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : 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-596).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence
- : Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, AMBULANCE SERVICES, Legislature, Senate, COUNTY, Other
Common questions
- What is LD176?
- LD176 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Authorize the Formation of Emergency Medical Services Districts.
- What does LD176 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Authorize the Formation of Emergency Medical Services Districts.
- What is the status of LD176?
- Signed into law as of June 17, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD176?
- Kenneth Fredette (R, 33).
- Where is the official record for LD176?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=176&snum=132
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