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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Law Enforcement Officers And First Responders Diagnosed With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder"
description: "An Act To Support Law Enforcement Officers And First Responders Diagnosed With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 848"
citation: "Maine LD 848 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAW ENFORCEMENT", "PERSONNEL", "PTSD SUPPORT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GOLDEN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-03-07"
last_action: "2017-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2de75166-f956-4f1e-83ae-7228499ef71d"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280063759"
source_hash: "7377ed03d8a4527cbd8c5891feb1b3999dc90545445c6b33196829a7588a3da6"
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 848 (128) — An Act To Support Law Enforcement Officers And First Responders Diagnosed With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
## 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/HP059701.asp)
## Sponsors
- GOLDEN — primary (person)
- BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)
- LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- VOLK — cosponsor (person)
- WARREN — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-03-07** Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-08** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-06-08** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-06-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-448).
- **2017-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2017-06-09** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-448) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-06-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-448), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-09** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2017-06-13** 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.
- **2017-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-14** On motion by Senator COLLINS of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT - 2/3 Elected Required. in concurrence
- **2017-06-15** Taken from the table by the President ProTem
- **2017-06-15** On motion by Senator KATZ of Kennebec PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- **2017-07-20** On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2017-07-20** Subsequently FINALLY PASSED - Emergency 2/3 Elected Required in concurrence `passage`
- **2017-07-24** 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/2de75166-f956-4f1e-83ae-7228499ef71d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).