# Maine LD 786: An Act to Promote Public Safety and Retain Essential First Responders by Converting the Maine Length of Service Award Program Trust Fund to a Nonlapsing Fund

Maine LD 786, An Act to Promote Public Safety and Retain Essential First Responders by Converting the Maine Length of Service Award Program Trust Fund to a Nonlapsing Fund, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Glenn Curry; status signed, last action 2025-06-09 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 202) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 786
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Promote Public Safety and Retain Essential First Responders by Converting the Maine Length of Service Award Program Trust Fund to a Nonlapsing Fund
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Last action: 2025-06-09, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 202
- Sponsor: Glenn Curry
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: EMERGENCY SERVICES, EMERGENCY SERVICES - PERSONNEL
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- First responder service award fund nonlapsing: benefit, low. The service award program’s trust fund is nonlapsing. Any unspent money stays in the fund and carries forward. Awards are paid from this trust fund under program rules. The fund follows federal tax code rules, helping preserve current tax treatment.
- Service award participants choose investments, with oversight: mixed, low. If you are in the program, you choose how your account is invested from a menu the board sets. The Treasurer of State reviews and must approve the options. Your balance can go up or down based on your choices. The law does not promise specific returns.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Glenn Curry

## Actions (7)

- 2025-06-09: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 202
- 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-29: 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-169).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-28: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-169) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-169).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)
- 2025-03-04: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 27, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-169), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0346&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0346&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0346&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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-169), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0346&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0346&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0346&item=1&snum=132)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD786-132 (as of 2026-10-17).