# Maine LD 1025: An Act to Allow Federal Civil Service to Count for Purposes of Maine Public Employees Retirement System Benefits

Maine LD 1025, An Act to Allow Federal Civil Service to Count for Purposes of Maine Public Employees Retirement System Benefits, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Matthew Harrington; status signed, last action 2025-06-09 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 206); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1025
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Allow Federal Civil Service to Count for Purposes of Maine Public Employees Retirement System Benefits
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-12
- Last action: 2025-06-09, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 206
- Sponsor: Matthew Harrington
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM - BENEFITS
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maine public workers can buy federal service credit: mixed, medium. The law lets some Maine public employees count past federal work. If you served in a nonmilitary federal job before joining MainePERS, you can buy up to five years of service credit. You must pay the full actuarial cost, with regular interest, before your retirement benefit starts. You can pay in o…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matthew Harrington

## Actions (7)

- 2025-06-09: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 206
- 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-28: 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" (S-145).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-27: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-145) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-145).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 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. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 12, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-145), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0443&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0443&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0443&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- 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 (S-145), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0443&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0443&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0443&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [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)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1025-132 (as of 2026-10-17).