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MaineLD 882132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

An Act to Protect Communication with Providers of Critical Incident Stress Management and Peer Support

Sponsored By: Suzanne Salisbury (Democratic)

Became Law

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - DELIVERY

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Bill Overview

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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Responders' peer support talks are private

If you get peer support after a critical incident, your talks and records are private. This covers police, fire, EMS, 911 call centers, corrections, and other defined providers and their peer teams. Peer helpers and team members cannot be forced to testify about those talks without your consent. Only non-identifying statistics may be shared for evaluation. Disclosure is allowed when required by law or when the provider reasonably believes you are a danger to yourself or others. Programs must use trained peers and follow national standards.

Old peer support law repealed

The law repeals Maine's old rules for critical incident stress teams and peer support. Maine now uses a new framework with clear definitions, training standards, and strong privacy rules described above. This shifts oversight from a team-only model to a broader peer support system for public safety and emergency response. The law text does not state an effective date.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Suzanne Salisbury

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Holly Stover

    Democratic • House

  • Kristen Cloutier

    Democratic • House

  • Kristi Mathieson

    Democratic • House

  • Lori Gramlich

    Democratic • House

  • Parnell Terry

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 209 • No: 115

Senate vote • 4/2/2026

ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT

Yes: 32 • No: 1

House vote • 3/31/2026

ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP

Yes: 123 • No: 22

House vote • 3/31/2026

ADOPT HAH-940 to CAH-926

Yes: 54 • No: 92

Actions Timeline

  1. ACTPUB Chapter 678

    5/1/2026

  2. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

    4/6/2026Senate

  3. PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    4/6/2026House

  4. Reports READOn motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 837 Yeas 32 - Nays 1 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-926) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-926) in concurrence.

    4/2/2026Senate

  5. Reports READ.On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 704(Yeas 123 - Nays 22 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-926) was READ.On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, House Amendment "A" (H-940) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-926) was READ and FAILED ADOPTION.ROLL CALL NO. 705(Yeas 54 - Nays 92 - Absent 4 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (H-926) was 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-926).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    3/31/2026House

  6. Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.

    6/25/2025House

  7. Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

    3/21/2025House

  8. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    3/4/2025Senate

  9. Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed. On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    3/4/2025House

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