---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Eliminate The Provision Of The Maine Workers' Compensation Act Of 1992 That Allows An Employer Member Of A Group Self-Insurer To Insure Its Employees Through A Fronting Arrangement"
description: "An Act To Eliminate The Provision Of The Maine Workers' Compensation Act Of 1992 That Allows An Employer Member Of A Group Self-Insurer To Insure Its Employees Through A Fronting Arrangement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 131"
citation: "Maine LD 131 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ARRANGEMENTS", "SELF-INSURANCE", "WORKERS COMPENSATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/461db685-f4aa-48b9-bbdc-59283ff554cf"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095640"
source_hash: "6bb23834f272e53c8fb8cafb23184b9d38fbf00807ec438209e0b3a8adf5f3d6"
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 131 (132) — An Act To Eliminate The Provision Of The Maine Workers' Compensation Act Of 1992 That Allows An Employer Member Of A Group Self-Insurer To Insure Its Employees Through A Fronting Arrangement

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0067&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 131 SP 67** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0067&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-08** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-02-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-02-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-02-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-02-11** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-02-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-02-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-02-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-02-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-03-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/461db685-f4aa-48b9-bbdc-59283ff554cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).