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IntroducedJan 06, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 13, 2025
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Passed SenateMay 14, 2025
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Signed into Law
HP 46, An Act To Amend The Workers' Compensation Laws By Extending Indefinitely The Presumption Applying To Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters And Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 25, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence.
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 82
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Mark Lawrencecosponsor
- Michele Meyercosponsor
Votes
YES: 134
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ANKELES
- ARATA
- ARCHER
- ARDELL
- ARFORD
- BABIN
- BECK
- BELL
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COOPER
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DAIGLE
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDETTE
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GIFFORD
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HALL
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- LYMAN
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MCINTYRE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MINGO
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- PLUECKER
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- PUGH
- QUINT
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUDNICKI
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SHAGOURY
- SIMMONS
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- WARREN
- WEBB
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
Actions
- Jun 25, 2025 | Senate
- On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence.
- May 21, 2025 | Senate
- On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required
- May 20, 2025 | House
- In accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 161
- (Yeas 134 - Nays 6 - Absent 11 - Excused 0)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 14, 2025 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-134) 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-134), in concurrence.
- Ordered sent down forthwith.
- May 13, 2025 | House
- CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-134).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 09, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Feb 12, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - OTP-AM
- Jan 06, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-134) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-134) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Feb 12, 2025 by Lucas Brundage (Sebago)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 12, 2025 by Stephan Bunker (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 12, 2025 by Ronnie Green (Professional Fire Fighters of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 12, 2025 by Chris Liepold (Milford)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 12, 2025 by Kristi Mathieson (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 12, 2025 by Deborah McGarr (Jay, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 12, 2025 by John Rohde (Workers' Compensation Board)PDF
- Valerie Caruso, Augusta (Written) - LAB 02/05/2025 12:34 PM
- Kate Dufour, Maine Municipal Association (Written) - LAB 02/11/2025 11:31 AM
- Anthony Morrell, Professional Firefighters of Maine (Written) - LAB 02/10/2025 05:07 PM
- Deborah McGarr, Jay, ME (Written) - LAB 02/12/2025 02:16 PM
- Jason Moen, Maine Chiefs of Police Association (Written) - LAB 02/10/2025 01:58 PM
- Chris Liepold, Milford (Written) - LAB 02/12/2025 12:18 PM
- Adam Goode, ME AFL-CIO (Speaking For) - LAB 02/11/2025 09:29 AM
- Anthony Morrell, Professional Firefighters of Maine (Written) - LAB 02/10/2025 05:20 PM
- William St Michel, Maine Fire Chiefs' Association (Written) - LAB 02/11/2025 09:47 AM
- Anthony Morrell, Professional Firefighters of Maine (Written) - LAB 02/10/2025 01:43 PM
- Stephen Gordon, Maine County Commissioners Association (Speaking Against) - LAB 02/10/2025 06:43 PM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=82&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280095616
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280095616
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=82&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095616
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/LAB/02-12-2025