| LD 24 | An Act to Prohibit Certain Open Burning Under a Red Flag Warning and Regulate Recreational Campfires | Support As Amended | Signed into Law
May 8, 2023 | Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |
| LD 109 | An Act to Prohibit Certain Open Burning Under a Red Flag Warning and Regulate Recreational Campfires | Support | OTP-AM | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 159 | An Act to Facilitate the Construction of a Firehouse by Sinclair Township | Concept Neither For Nor Against | ONTP | Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |
| LD 172 | An Act to Allow Health Care Workers to Return to Work by Reinstating Exemptions from Immunization Requirements | | ONTP | Health & Human Services |
| LD 207 | An Act to Transfer Responsibility for Administering the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code from the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal to the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation | Opposed, Possible Amendment | OTP-AM | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 244 | Resolve, Directing Maine Emergency Medical Services to Convene a Stakeholder Group to Explore Emergency Medical Services Career Pathways and Educational Opportunities in the State | | Resolve 2023, c. 15 | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 274 | An Act Regarding Municipal Costs for Water Used for Firefighting | Opposed | ONTP | Health Coverage, Insurance & Financial Services |
| LD 278 | An Act to Require Health Plans to Cover an Annual Mental Health Wellness Examination | Opposed | ONTP | Health Coverage, Insurance & Financial Services |
| LD 319 | An Act to Amend Maine’s Underground Oil Storage Tank Laws | Support | Enacted | Environment & Natural Resources |
| LD 324 | An Act to Prevent the Wrongful Firing of Maine Workers | | Not Reported Out | Labor & Housing |
| LD 326 | An Act to Improve Recruitment and Retention of First Responders | For | Not Reported Out | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 362 | An Act to Clarify Coverage for Retired County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Under the State Employer Group Health Plan | Support | Signed into Law
April 3, 2023 | Health Coverage, Insurance & Financial Services |
| LD 439 | An Act to Allow Death by Suicide to Be Considered a Death While in the Line of Duty | For, Recommended alignment with Federal Standards | OTP-AM | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 444 | An Act to Designate First Responders and Other Public Safety Professionals as a Special Risk Population for the Purposes of Improving Insurance Coverage for the Effects of Trauma | For | Not Reported Out | Health Coverage, Insurance & Financial Services |
| LD 474 | An Act to Improve Collaboration Between Mandatory Reporters and Law Enforcement in the Investigation of Alleged Child Abuse and Neglect | | Not Reported Out | Health & Human Services |
| LD 477 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Education, Maine School Safety Center to Convene a Stakeholder Group to Develop Best Practices for Lockdown Drills and Active Shooter Drills and Allowing Parents to Opt Out of Active Shooter Drills for Their Children | Member on Committee | Divided Report | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| LD 492 | An Act to Repurpose Vacant Shopping Mall and Retail Space to Mixed-use Housing and Retail | | Public Hearing
5/12/23 0900 | Housing |
| LD 516 | An Act to Reduce Cancer Among Firefighters by Providing Grants for Safety Equipment | For | OTA | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 526 | An Act to Provide Funding to Emergency Medical Services Organizations | For, Request amending to include a process and be restricted to Fire Based or Non-Profit Agencies | Work Session
5/24/23 1000 | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 530 | An Act to Facilitate the Installation of Safe Haven Baby Boxes at Hospitals, Law Enforcement Facilities and Fire Departments | Against | Divided Report | Judiciary |
| LD 588 | An Act to Promote Public Safety and Retain Essential First Responders by Funding the Maine Length of Service Award Program | For | OTP | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 601 | An Act to Reduce the Shortage of Municipal Emergency Medical Services Personnel by Removing Certain Vaccination Requirements | | Not Reported Out | Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services |
| LD 634 | An Act to Allow Open Burning in the Snow Without a Permit | Against | ONTP | Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |
| LD 647 | An Act to Amend the Life Safety Code Regarding When Sprinkler Systems May Be Shut Off | For | ONTP | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 648 | An Act to Address Staffing Shortages in Critical Public Safety Jobs Through Economic Incentives | | ONTP | Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement & Business |
| LD 727 | An Act Regarding Workers’ Compensation Benefits for First Responders Injured in the Line of Duty | | ONTP | Labor & Housing |
| LD 882 | An Act to Allow Nonmunicipal Emergency Medical Services Providers to Be Considered State Employees for Purposes of Certain Benefits | | OTP-AM | Labor & Housing |
| LD 883 | An Act to Exempt Emergency Medical Services Community Paramedicine Programs from Home Health Care Provider Licensing Requirements | | OTP-AM | Health & Human Services |
| LD 913 | An Act to Support First Responders | Concept Bill | Work Session
5/15/23 Tabled | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 919 | An Act to Facilitate Employment in the Field of Emergency Medical Services | Concept Bill | OTP As Amended | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 981 | An Act to Require All Emergency Medical Services Persons to Be Trained to Administer and Dispense Naloxone Hydrochloride | | ONTP Current Law will be in place 12/23 | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 1044 | An Act Directing the Commissioner of Health and Human Services and the Commissioner of Corrections to Develop Alternative Responses to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Emergency Calls | | Withdrawn | Health & Human Services |
| LD 1060 | An Act to Support Municipal Public Safety by Increasing State-Municipal Revenue Sharing to 7 Percent | | Divided Report | Taxation |
| LD 1119 | An Act to Clarify the Criminal Statutes with Regard to Assaults on Emergency Medical Services Persons | | OTP As Amended | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 1142 | An Act to Eliminate Motor Vehicle Registration Fees for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Providers | | ONTP | Transportation |
| LD 1268 | An Act to Provide for a Local Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Exemption for Qualifying Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Persons | Did not support in 130th | ONTP | Taxation |
| LD 1280 | An Act to Invest in Maine’s Fire Service Training Facilities | For | OTP | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 1296 | An Act to Authorize Municipalities to Allow Firefighters to Have Increased Lighting on Their Personal Vehicles | Opposed | OTP As Amended | Transportation |
| LD 1322 | An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Remote Participation | | OTP As Amended | Judiciary |
| LD 1409 | An Act to Require Reimbursement When a Municipality Hires First Responders Whose Training Costs Were Incurred by Another Municipality | | Tabled | State & Local Government |
| LD 1515 | An Act to Fund Delivery of Emergency Medical Services | | Tabled | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 1602 | An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Stakeholder Group Convened by the Emergency Medical Services’ Board on Financial Health of Ambulance Services | | OTP As Amended | Health Coverage, Insurance & Financial Services |
| LD 1701 | Resolve, to Reestablish and Continue the Work of the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Emergency Medical Services in the State | | OTP As Amended | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 1742 | An Act to Enhance the Use of Critical Incident Stress Management Teams and to Require Peer Team Support | | Work Session
5/22/23 1000 | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 1751 | An Act to Maximize Federal Funding in Support of Emergency Medical Services | | Tabled | Health & Human Services |
| LD 1802 | An Act to Add Certain Volunteer Firefighters to the Definition of “Volunteer Firefighter” | For | OTP As Amended | Criminal Justice & Public Safety |
| LD 1857 | An Act to Create the Public Safety Health and Wellness Reimbursement Fund to Benefit Public Safety Workers and Volunteers | For | Work Session
5/23/23 1300 | Taxation |
| LD 1859 | An Act to Reimburse Training Costs for Emergency Medical and Public Safety Dispatchers | | Work Session
5/22/23 1000 | Energy, Utilities & Technology |
