# Maine LD 240: An Act to Create Consistency in Retirement Service Benefits Deferral Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System

Maine LD 240, An Act to Create Consistency in Retirement Service Benefits Deferral Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Craig V. Hickman (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 12); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 240
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Create Consistency in Retirement Service Benefits Deferral Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-03-25, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 12
- Sponsor: Craig V. Hickman (Democratic)
- 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

- Public workers can delay pension without reduction: benefit, medium. You can choose to delay starting a Maine public pension. This applies to any plan that would cut your check because you are under that plan’s normal retirement age. You must be eligible to retire from plans with different normal retirement ages. It also applies if you earned service with a particip…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Craig V. Hickman (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-25: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 12
- 2025-03-20: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-20: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCEUnder suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 16, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0106&item=2&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0106&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=SP0106&item=2&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0106&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-LD240-132 (as of 2026-10-17).