---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve The Public Employees Disability Retirement Program By Modifying Provisions Controlling The Reduction Of Benefits And Clarifying Terminology"
description: "An Act To Improve The Public Employees Disability Retirement Program By Modifying Provisions Controlling The Reduction Of Benefits And Clarifying Terminology"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2169"
citation: "Maine LD 2169 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABILITY", "PROVISIONS REVISED", "STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael TIPPING"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b635097-474f-4572-aae5-3e9d8184ddf1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101252"
source_hash: "36b3c26a6d3597cb3c16f7c2576ce7ce4127760c7bd575b248aae170216d4894"
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 2169 (132) — An Act To Improve The Public Employees Disability Retirement Program By Modifying Provisions Controlling The Reduction Of Benefits And Clarifying Terminology

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-527)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0879&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 598** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0879&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2169 SP 879** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0879&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Michael TIPPING — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-20** Committee on LABOR suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on LABOR Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2026-01-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-20** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-10** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-10** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-10** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Committee Amendment "A" (S-527) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-10** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-12** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-12** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-527) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-03-17** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-17** On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-527) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-527). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+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/8b635097-474f-4572-aae5-3e9d8184ddf1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).