Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD2081: An Act to Provide Health Care Cost Reimbursement for Retired Law Enforcement Canines
Status: Signed into law, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Provide Health Care Cost Reimbursement for Retired Law Enforcement Canines.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Provide Health Care Cost Reimbursement for Retired Law Enforcement Canines Sec. 1. 25 MRSA c. 203 is enacted to read: CHAPTER 203 RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT CANINE HEALTH CARE §1821. Health care cost reimbursement for retired law enforcement canines 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Agency head" means the chief official of a state law enforcement agency, including, but not limited to, the Chief of the State Police, the State Fire Marshal, the Game Warden Colonel or the Commissioner of Public Safety. B. "Applicant" means a handler of a retired law enforcement canine or an individual who adopts a retired law enforcement canine. C. "Law enforcement canine" means a canine that has been: (1) Certified by a nationally recognized or state-recognized law enforcement canine certification organization; and (2) Trained and actively deployed in a law enforcement capacity by a state law enforcement agency. D. "Retired law enforcement canine" means a law enforcement canine that no longer serves in active law enforcement duty and: (1) Served a minimum of 5 years in active law enforcement duty with one or more state law enforcement agencies; or Page 1 - 132LR2889(03) (2) Served less than 5 years in active law enforcement duty with one or more state …
Sponsors
- Steven Bishop (R, 17) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-904) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-904), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-904).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence
- : Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: HEALTH CARE COSTS, POLICE DOGS, Legislature, Senate, LAW ENFORCEMENT, Other
Common questions
- What is LD2081?
- LD2081 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Provide Health Care Cost Reimbursement for Retired Law Enforcement Canines.
- What does LD2081 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Provide Health Care Cost Reimbursement for Retired Law Enforcement Canines.
- What is the status of LD2081?
- Signed into law as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (April 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD2081?
- Steven Bishop (R, 17).
- Where is the official record for LD2081?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2081&snum=132
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