Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD579: An Act to Include Certain Nurses Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement
Status: Signed into law, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Include Certain Nurses Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Include Certain Nurses Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§1, ¶T, as enacted by PL 2025, c. 650, Pt. FFFF, §3, is amended to read: T. Employees of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner within the Department of the Attorney General on August 1, 2026 or hired thereafter; and Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§1, ¶U, as enacted by PL 2025, c. 650, Pt. FFFF, §4, is amended to read: U. Persons in the employment of the Department of Health and Human Services on August 1, 2026 or hired thereafter who provide crisis outreach and crisis services to adults with developmental disabilities or intellectual disabilities in a community-based or residential setting and who have the job classification of Community Response Worker.; and Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§1, ¶V is enacted to read: V. Persons in the employment of the Department of Health and Human Services on October 1, 2026 or hired thereafter who have the job classification of Nurse I, Nurse III, Hospital Nurse II, Hospital Nurse III, Hospital Nurse IV or Licensed Practical Nurse. Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2025, c. 650, Pt. FFFF, §5, is further amended to read: 2. Qualification for benefits. A member employed in any one or a combination of …
Sponsors
- Tipping, Mike (D, 8) · primary sponsor
- Richard Bradstreet (R, 15)
- Gary Drinkwater (R, 27)
- Amy Roeder (D, 23)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-344) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1053) thereto PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 950 Yeas 35 - Nays 0 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : On motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, the House RECEDED.On motion of Representative GATTINE of Westbrook, House Amendment "A" (H-1053) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-344) was READ and ADOPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 811(Yeas 76 - Nays 69 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)Committee Amendment "A" (S-344) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1053) thereto was ADOPTED.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-344) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1053) thereto.In NON
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table. Same Senator moved to SUSPEND THE RULES to RECONSIDER whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-344) in concurrence. On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook OBJECTED. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs In NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence.
- : CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- : On motion by Senator RENY of Lincoln PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-344) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-344). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports READ On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-344) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-344) Sent down for concurrence
Votes
- Senate RC #950: RECEDE AND CONCUR (April 13, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House RC #811: ADOPT HAH-1053 TO CAS-344 (April 13, 2026): 76 yea, 69 nay, passed
Subjects: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Legislature, MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS, Senate, SPECIAL PLANS, Other
Common questions
- What is LD579?
- LD579 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Include Certain Nurses Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement.
- What does LD579 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Include Certain Nurses Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement.
- What is the status of LD579?
- Signed into law as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (April 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD579?
- Tipping, Mike (D, 8), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD579?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=579&snum=132
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