---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Maine Length Of Service Award Program"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Maine Length Of Service Award Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1797"
citation: "Maine LD 1797 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AMBULANCE SERVICES", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "LENGTH OF SERVICE PROGRAM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Timothy THERIAULT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-12-07"
last_action: "2022-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/262a3a6d-4d96-40f7-83f1-a4a919a49260"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082117"
source_hash: "ae19ad0cb214aa71393a8f9ed520bda2be2f3b675bc5a53e9da78695f85a1389"
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 1797 (130) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Maine Length Of Service Award Program

## 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=HP1338&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1338&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1338&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Timothy THERIAULT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-07** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 7, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-12-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-03-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-03-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-816). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-24** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-03-24** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-24** Committee Amendment "A" (H-816) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-24** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-816), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-03-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/262a3a6d-4d96-40f7-83f1-a4a919a49260`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).