Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD2061: An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on Paper Billing Statement Fees
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on Paper Billing Statement Fees Emergency preamble.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on Paper Billing Statement Fees Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, the current law regarding electronic records of transactions, as amended by Public Law 2025, chapter 35, prohibits a customer from being penalized or charged a fee for opting out of receiving a billing statement by electronic record rather than in paper form; and Whereas, this legislation clarifies that law and allows a customer to be charged a reasonable fee for providing a replacement statement, a statement covering a custom date range or a statement requested for financial or legal purposes or for fulfilling any other labor-intensive or nonroutine request to provide copies of statements, as long as the fee is fully disclosed to and authorized by the customer prior to the copies of statements being provided; and Whereas, this legislation must take effect immediately for the protection of customers; and Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore, Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §9420, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 226, §1, is …
Sponsors
- Donna Bailey (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Poppy Arford (D, 101)
- Michelle Boyer (D, 123)
- Paul Flynn (R, 63)
- Robert Foley (R, 145)
- Kristi Mathieson (D, 151)
- Joshua Morris (R, 91)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- : This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT 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" (S-519).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-519)Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED.Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-519) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- : Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 15, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Subjects: FINANCIAL PRACTICES, Legislature, PAPER STATEMENT FEES, STATEMENTS, Senate, Other
Common questions
- What is LD2061?
- LD2061 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on Paper Billing Statement Fees.
- What does LD2061 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on Paper Billing Statement Fees Emergency preamble.
- What is the status of LD2061?
- Signed into law as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD2061?
- Donna Bailey (D, 31), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD2061?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2061&snum=132
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