Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD882: An Act to Protect Communication with Providers of Critical Incident Stress Management and Peer Support
Status: Signed into law, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Protect Communication with Providers of Critical Incident Stress Management and Peer Support.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Protect Communication with Providers of Critical Incident Stress Management and Peer Support Sec. 1. 25 MRSA c. 501, headnote is amended to read: CHAPTER 501 CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT TEAMS AND PEER SUPPORT Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §4201, as amended by PL 2019, c. 89, §§1 to 5, is repealed. Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §4201-A is enacted to read: §4201-A. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. 1. Affected person. "Affected person" means a member or employee of a provider or a person providing emergency care or response services on behalf of a provider. 2. Critical incident. "Critical incident" means a work-related incident that causes or has the potential to cause an affected person to experience emotional or physical stress. "Critical incident" includes, but is not limited to, use-of-force encounters that may result in the death of or serious injury to another person or an affected person, fatal motor vehicle accidents, child abuse investigations, emergency care or response operations and death investigations. 3. Critical incident stress management. "Critical incident stress management" means services provided in an individual or group setting and facilitated by a peer support person or licensed mental health clinician to an affected person, or a group of affected persons, when the affected person …
Sponsors
- Suzanne Salisbury (D, 128) · primary sponsor
- Kristen Cloutier (D, 94)
- Lori Gramlich (D, 131)
- Kristi Mathieson (D, 151)
- Holly Stover (D, 48)
- Parnell Terry (D, 108)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports READOn motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 837 Yeas 32 - Nays 1 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-926) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-926) in concurrence.
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 704(Yeas 123 - Nays 22 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-926) was READ.On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, House Amendment "A" (H-940) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-926) was READ and FAILED ADOPTION.ROLL CALL NO. 705(Yeas 54 - Nays 92 - Absent 4 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)Subsequently, Committee Amendm
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed. On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Votes
- Senate RC #837: ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT (April 2, 2026): 32 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House RC #705: ADOPT HAH-940 to CAH-926 (March 31, 2026): 54 yea, 92 nay, failed
- House RC #704: ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP (March 31, 2026): 123 yea, 22 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is LD882?
- LD882 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Protect Communication with Providers of Critical Incident Stress Management and Peer Support.
- What does LD882 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Protect Communication with Providers of Critical Incident Stress Management and Peer Support.
- What is the status of LD882?
- Signed into law as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (April 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD882?
- Suzanne Salisbury (D, 128), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD882?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=882&snum=132
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