---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Establishing The Retirement Benefit Improvement Fund"
description: "An Act Establishing The Retirement Benefit Improvement Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1003"
citation: "Maine LD 1003 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BENEFITS", "COLA FUNDING", "STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janice DODGE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-11"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4054cba9-cd8d-4c4e-9a20-2b4d03256918"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097354"
source_hash: "2737278a1680dd97642a0d2f01fb74650f2a6dbcc8ce5a33e83928a730bdf0d0"
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 1003 (132) — An Act Establishing The Retirement Benefit Improvement Fund

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (H-362)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-705)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 756** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 1003 HP 650** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **19–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Janice DODGE — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Anne GRAHAM — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Julia MCCABE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew BECK — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- Rafael MACIAS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-11** Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-02** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-02** On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-362). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** Reports Read
- **2025-06-03** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
- **2025-06-03** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 322 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-03** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4054cba9-cd8d-4c4e-9a20-2b4d03256918`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).