# Maine LD 2108: An Act to Establish the Suicide Mortality Review Panel Maine LD 2108, An Act to Establish the Suicide Mortality Review Panel, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Holly Stover (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 586); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2108-132 - 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 2108 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Establish the Suicide Mortality Review Panel - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 586 - Sponsor: Holly Stover (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - DELIVERY - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Maine creates panel to review suicide deaths: benefit, low. The law creates a suicide death review panel within the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, effective upon approval. Reviews cover confirmed suicides, suspected suicides, and deaths where suicide cannot be ruled out. A coordinator reviews every suicide death; the panel reviews referred… - Bereaved families get delayed, voluntary interview invitations: mixed, low. The director cannot first contact next of kin for a suicide review until at least four months after the death. The first contact must be a letter from the director on department letterhead. It invites a voluntary interview and provides information about available services. Families do not have to p… - Suicide reviews require records, protect privacy: mixed, low. The coordinator can access health records and other records needed to review a suicide death. Record holders must provide necessary, relevant information as soon as practicable after an oral or written request. Those who comply are protected from civil and criminal liability for sharing it. Records… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Holly Stover (Democratic), House ## Actions (8) - 2026-03-23: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 586 - 2026-03-19: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-18: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.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, in concurrence. Ordered sent down forthwith (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.Bill READ ONCE ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate) - 2026-03-10: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-01-07: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence (Senate) - 2026-01-07: Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1423&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1423&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 - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1423&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1423&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-LD2108-132 (as of 2026-10-17).