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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Promote Public Safety And Retain Essential First Responders By Funding The Maine Length Of Service Award Program"
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description: "An Act To Promote Public Safety And Retain Essential First Responders By Funding The Maine Length Of Service Award Program"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "131"
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identifier: "LD 588"
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citation: "Maine LD 588 (131)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["FIRE DEPARTMENTS", "FIRE SAFETY", "FIREFIGHTER INCENTIVES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Glenn CURRY"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2023-02-14"
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last_action: "2023-07-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44f9fecc-1295-48f0-90a1-6dff055aec7d"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086308"
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source_hash: "1994bb252729683de2608825a05dcad52d4260c81f6f67635de5505f93f78d08"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 588 (131) — An Act To Promote Public Safety And Retain Essential First Responders By Funding The Maine Length Of Service Award Program
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0256&item=5&snum=131)
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2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0256&item=1&snum=131)
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3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0256&item=6&snum=131)
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## Sponsors
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- Glenn CURRY — primary (person)
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- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
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- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniel NEWMAN — cosponsor (person)
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- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
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- Lydia CRAFTS — cosponsor (person)
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- Michel LAJOIE — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
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- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
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- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)
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- Timothy NANGLE — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-14** Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
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- **2023-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-14** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
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- **2023-04-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED
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- **2023-04-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2023-04-12** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
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- **2023-04-13** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
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- **2023-04-13** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-13** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
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- **2023-04-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
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- **2023-04-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
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- **2023-04-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-18** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-04-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2023-04-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-04-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
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- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
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- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED `reading-3`
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- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-457) READ and ADOPTED
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- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-457) In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
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- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
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- **2023-07-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED Senate Amendment "A" (S-457). `reading-3`
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- **2023-07-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2023-07-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2023-07-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
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- **2023-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44f9fecc-1295-48f0-90a1-6dff055aec7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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