---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Commissioner Of Corrections' Role In Death Benefit Determinations And Regarding Training For Corrections Officers"
description: "An Act Regarding The Commissioner Of Corrections' Role In Death Benefit Determinations And Regarding Training For Corrections Officers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 42"
citation: "Maine LD 42 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "CORRECTIONS DEPT", "DEATH BENEFITS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David LAFOUNTAIN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ed8073d-3e41-4312-adf0-a909ba64e1e5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085111"
source_hash: "7bc0f8a6cfcd495dd15ec565f370a21d14cad40a0710143e0f5ab1665f96e109"
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 42 (131) — An Act Regarding The Commissioner Of Corrections' Role In Death Benefit Determinations And Regarding Training For Corrections Officers

## 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=SP0034&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0034&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0034&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- David LAFOUNTAIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (S-392) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-392). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-392). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+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/6ed8073d-3e41-4312-adf0-a909ba64e1e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).