# Maine LD 1638: An Act Regarding Disability Retirement Benefits Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System

Maine LD 1638, An Act Regarding Disability Retirement Benefits Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Jill C. Duson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 270); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1638
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act Regarding Disability Retirement Benefits Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-11
- Last action: 2025-06-11, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 270
- Sponsor: Jill C. Duson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- 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

- No Social Security cut to Maine disability pension: benefit, high. The law ends the cut to Maine public employee disability pensions when you also get Social Security disability. Offsets for workers’ compensation still apply, except amounts under former Title 39 §56‑B or Title 39‑A §212(3). If you received a Maine public employee disability pension on December 31,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jill C. Duson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alicia Collins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Amy Roeder (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Craig V. Hickman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Richard Bradstreet (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Foley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Valli Geiger (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William Bridgeo (Democratic), House

## Actions (6)

- 2025-06-11: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 270
- 2025-06-09: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-04: 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-261).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-03: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-261) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-261).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 11, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-261), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0646&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0646&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0646&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-261), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0646&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0646&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0646&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-LD1638-132 (as of 2026-10-17).