---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Death By Suicide To Be Considered A Death While In The Line Of Duty"
description: "An Act To Allow Death By Suicide To Be Considered A Death While In The Line Of Duty"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 439"
citation: "Maine LD 439 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "DEATH BENEFITS AFTER SUICIDE", "PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Suzanne SALISBURY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/727e74ff-ef19-48fb-8b23-b74d3c074fb6"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085767"
source_hash: "d2de9c6f50e47b9c3b29e6da926ef0d61f999bfa8f464a821af54f6c9f6be48e"
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 439 (131) — An Act To Allow Death By Suicide To Be Considered A Death While In The Line Of Duty

## 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=HP0272&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0272&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0272&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Suzanne SALISBURY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-455). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-13** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-455) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-455), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+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/727e74ff-ef19-48fb-8b23-b74d3c074fb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).