---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Workers' Compensation Laws Governing Affiliated Self-Insurance Groups"
description: "An Act To Amend The Workers' Compensation Laws Governing Affiliated Self-Insurance Groups"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1888"
citation: "Maine LD 1888 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INSURANCE", "SELF INSURANCE", "AFFILIATED SELF-INSURANCE GROUPS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["VOLK"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-03-28"
last_action: "2018-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3fabcfa5-54d6-40c6-8112-5865e26abdd6"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280068343"
source_hash: "7ce7f0d409cbf1e0ca8992621271a80a83c0c2c4b95907f4ca55b49cacfcf9d7"
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 1888 (128) — An Act To Amend The Workers' Compensation Laws Governing Affiliated Self-Insurance Groups

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/SP072101.asp)

## Sponsors

- VOLK — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-28** Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT suggested and ordered printed
- **2018-03-28** On motion by Senator WHITTEMORE of Somerset REFERENCE to the Committee on INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2018-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-10** Reports Read
- **2018-04-10** On motion by Senator WHITTEMORE of Somerset the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2018-04-10** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-04-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10** Sent down for concurrence
- **2018-04-11** Reports READ.
- **2018-04-11** On motion of Representative LAWRENCE of Eliot, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2018-04-11** Later today assigned.
- **2018-04-13** Speaker laid before the House
- **2018-04-13** On motion of Representative LAWRENCE of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2018-04-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-04-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2018-04-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2018-04-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-04-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3fabcfa5-54d6-40c6-8112-5865e26abdd6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).