# Maine LD 2085: An Act to Include a Certain Emergency Communications Position at the Department of Public Safety in the 1998 Special Plan Maine LD 2085, An Act to Include a Certain Emergency Communications Position at the Department of Public Safety in the 1998 Special Plan, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Stephan Bunker (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 595); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2085-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 2085 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Include a Certain Emergency Communications Position at the Department of Public Safety in the 1998 Special Plan - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 595 - Sponsor: Stephan Bunker (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM - SPECIAL PLANS - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Emergency communications directors join special retirement plan: mixed, high. Maine Department of Public Safety emergency communications directors employed on August 1, 2026, or hired afterward join the 1998 Special Plan. They qualify for retirement at age 55 with at least 10 years of plan service, or after 25 credited years. Their pension counts all credited service as an e… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stephan Bunker (Democratic), House ## Actions (8) - 2026-03-23: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 595 - 2026-03-19: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-18: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-17: COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-830), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Reports READOn motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-830) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Reports READ.On motion of Representative GEIGER of Rockland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-830) 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-830). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-01-07: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence (Senate) - 2026-01-07: 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-830), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1400&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1400&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1400&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 (H-830), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1400&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1400&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1400&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) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2085-132 (as of 2026-10-17).