---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters And Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder"
description: "An Act To Support Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters And Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1879"
citation: "Maine LD 1879 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BENEFITS", "PTSD SUPPORT", "WORKERS COMPENSATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael SYLVESTER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-05"
last_action: "2022-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ba2b219-f72a-4bd7-b35b-d31c80e4a770"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082282"
source_hash: "16a2978cd2f2c4078b5d741d9275d96dc814b7739707ec529a4c662cbbabba4b"
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 1879 (130) — An Act To Support Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters And Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

## 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=HP1389&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1389&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1389&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Michael SYLVESTER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-05** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-31** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-03-31** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-03-31** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-888). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-04-05** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-888) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-888), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-05** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-04-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+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/6ba2b219-f72a-4bd7-b35b-d31c80e4a770`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).