Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1079: An Act to Provide Comprehensive Perimenopause and Menopause Education
Status: Signed into law, July 1, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Provide Comprehensive Perimenopause and Menopause Education.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Provide Comprehensive Perimenopause and Menopause Education Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 279 is enacted to read: CHAPTER 279 PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE EDUCATION §1700-F. Perimenopause and menopause education materials The department shall enter into partnerships with health care providers, including obstetricians, gynecologists, primary care providers, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, and community-based health care programs and hospitals to create and disseminate informational materials in electronic and physical form to educate menstruating persons and all individuals on the symptoms and processes of and other issues surrounding perimenopause and menopause. The informational materials must include symptoms of and treatments for perimenopause and menopause, symptoms of perimenopause and menopause for which a person should contact a health care provider, the biological process behind perimenopause and menopause, how to talk to family and friends about perimenopause and menopause and any other information the department determines necessary to prepare and educate individuals regarding perimenopause and menopause. Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 Initiative: Provides funding to create and disseminate informational materials on issues surrounding perimenopause and menopause. GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27 All Other $20,000 $20,000 Page 1 - 132LR1262(03) __________ __________ GENERAL FUND TOTAL $20,000 $20,000 Page 2 - 132LR1262(03)
Sponsors
- Kristen Cloutier (D, 94) · primary sponsor
- Michelle Boyer (D, 123)
- Daughtry, Matthea E. L. (D, 23)
- Victoria Doudera (D, 41)
- Andrew Gattine (D, 126)
- Christopher Kessler (D, 121)
- Amy Kuhn (D, 111)
- Kelly Murphy (D, 125)
- Suzanne Salisbury (D, 128)
- Parnell Terry (D, 108)
Latest actions
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-301) 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-301), 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-301).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.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025.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.
Subjects: MENOPAUSE EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, Legislature, DELIVERY, Senate, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1079?
- LD1079 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Provide Comprehensive Perimenopause and Menopause Education.
- What does LD1079 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Provide Comprehensive Perimenopause and Menopause Education.
- What is the status of LD1079?
- Signed into law as of July 1, 2025. Latest action: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (June 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1079?
- Kristen Cloutier (D, 94), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1079?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1079&snum=132
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