Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD2090: An Act to Modify Probationary Periods for Dispatchers
Status: Signed into law, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Modify Probationary Periods for Dispatchers.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Modify Probationary Periods for Dispatchers Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §7051, sub-§5, as corrected by RR 2023, c. 1, Pt. B, §21 and affected by §50, is amended to permanent appointments. All original appointments to the classified service and all subsequent promotional appointments within the classified service must be for a probationary period. The duration of the probationary period, which may not be for less than 6 months in any case, is determined by the officer in consultation with the director or commissioner of the agency, but in no case may it be for less than 6 months except that in the case of dispatchers, the probationary period may be extended for more than 6 months as determined by the director or commissioner of the agency, unless otherwise provided for in a collective bargaining agreement. An agency that employs a dispatcher shall adopt a written policy regarding the length of the probationary period for dispatchers and disclose the policy to the dispatcher at the time of hire. For the purposes of this subsection, "dispatcher" has the same meaning as in section 18313, subsection 1. A. An employee during the probationary period must be reviewed at the end of the employee's 3rd month of employment by the employee's supervisor. The supervisor and the employee shall mutually discuss the job …
Sponsors
- Stephan Bunker (D, 75) · primary sponsor
- Grayson Lookner (D, 113)
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-941) 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-941), 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-941).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: Legislature, PERSONNEL, Senate, Other, PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS, EMERGENCY SERVICES
Common questions
- What is LD2090?
- LD2090 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Modify Probationary Periods for Dispatchers.
- What does LD2090 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Modify Probationary Periods for Dispatchers.
- What is the status of LD2090?
- Signed into law as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (April 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD2090?
- Stephan Bunker (D, 75), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for LD2090?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2090&snum=132
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