# Maine LD 1003: An Act Establishing the Retirement Improvement Fund

Maine LD 1003, An Act Establishing the Retirement Improvement Fund, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Janice Dodge (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-16 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 756); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1003
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act Establishing the Retirement Improvement Fund
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Last action: 2026-04-16, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 756
- Sponsor: Janice Dodge (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM - BENEFITS
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (19 yes, 14 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New fund to boost state retiree cost-of-living: mixed, medium. The law creates the Retirement Improvement Fund inside the Maine State Retirement System. It earns interest and does not lapse. Money comes from transfers, legislative appropriations, and unappropriated surplus, and it pays for retirement benefit improvements. When the fund can cover the total cost…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Janice Dodge (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy Roeder (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne Graham (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: D. Ray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James Dill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julia McCabe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Beck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michelle Boyer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rafael Macias (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 19 | 14 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 756
- 2026-04-14: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-13: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) thereto.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-13: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) in concurrence. On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) was ADOPTED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) READ and ADOPTED. Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) thereto ADOPTED. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-25: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-03: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 322 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-362) in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-02: 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" (H-362) 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" (H-362). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House)
- 2025-03-11: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-362), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=2&snum=132)
- Amendment S-A to C-A (S-705), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=4&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=5&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=1&snum=132)

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- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (H-362), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=2&snum=132)
- [Amendment S-A to C-A (S-705), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=4&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=5&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=1&snum=132)

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- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1003-132 (as of 2026-10-17).