---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Workers' Compensation Laws By Extending Indefinitely The Presumption Applying To 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 Amend The Workers' Compensation Laws By Extending Indefinitely The Presumption Applying To 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: "132"
identifier: "LD 82"
citation: "Maine LD 82 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BENEFITS", "PTSD SUPPORT", "WORKERS COMPENSATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristi MATHIESON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-06"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/954a9a9b-4a28-4e45-9eb3-bff58b80c757"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095616"
source_hash: "451c7fed55e9b228618fb53ff36ea6c9906b551724014bf96169fbef3f86f961"
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 82 (132) — An Act To Amend The Workers' Compensation Laws By Extending Indefinitely The Presumption Applying To 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. **Amendment C-A (H-134)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0046&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 433** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0046&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 82 HP 46** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0046&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- Enactment - Mandate — **134–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kristi MATHIESON — primary (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Michel LAJOIE — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-06** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `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.
- **2025-05-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-134). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-14** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-14** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-134) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-134), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-14** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-20** In accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-05-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-20** ROLL CALL NO. 161
- **2025-05-20** (Yeas 134 - Nays 6 - Absent 11 - Excused 0)
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-09T04:00:00+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/954a9a9b-4a28-4e45-9eb3-bff58b80c757`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).