---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Death Benefit For Firefighters, Law Enforcement Officers And Emergency Medical Services Personnel"
description: "An Act To Increase The Death Benefit For Firefighters, Law Enforcement Officers And Emergency Medical Services Personnel"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 2044"
citation: "Maine LD 2044 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIRE SAFETY", "VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS", "DEATH BENEFITS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kent ACKLEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-01-21"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/778f02ad-72ee-4555-a428-3e54b06a66cf"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280075989"
source_hash: "5dd8f8f4a98408c61064aa7c81a63e76d002dd67d2f302ba041068e31c6a7e5e"
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 2044 (129) — An Act To Increase The Death Benefit For Firefighters, Law Enforcement Officers And Emergency Medical Services Personnel

## 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=HP1455&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1455&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1455&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Kent ACKLEY — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Donald MAREAN — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew HARRINGTON — cosponsor (person)
- Norman HIGGINS — cosponsor (person)
- Rena NEWELL — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah PEBWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
- Walter RISEMAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-21** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2020-01-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-01-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-03-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-762).
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2020-03-17** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-762) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-762), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2020-03-17** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-18** 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/778f02ad-72ee-4555-a428-3e54b06a66cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).