---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Modify Retirement Plans For Fire Investigators And Sergeants"
description: "An Act To Modify Retirement Plans For Fire Investigators And Sergeants"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1480"
citation: "Maine LD 1480 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM", "FIREFIGHTERS", "INVESTIGATORS AND SERGEANTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew HARRINGTON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-04"
last_action: "2019-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3481f120-83ef-468a-8617-28a65622e239"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072998"
source_hash: "e7b32a3d98a4add6fb8ce4ba637867fe96d910533768fc8e1435663bef7eed41"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1480 (129) — An Act To Modify Retirement Plans For Fire Investigators And Sergeants

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1082&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1082&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1082&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Matthew HARRINGTON — primary (person)
- Catherine NADEAU — cosponsor (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis KESCHL — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan WADSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Richard CEBRA — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy THERIAULT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-04-04** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-04-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-12** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-12** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-568) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-568).
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** Reports Read
- **2019-06-12** On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-568) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-568) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-14** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3481f120-83ef-468a-8617-28a65622e239`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).