An Act Regarding the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0848
Committee Amendment CA_A_H216 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §286-M

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 534, L.D. 848, "An Act Regarding the 
Retired County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and· Municipal Firefighters 
Health Insurance Program" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clau~e and· insert111g tl-ie 
following: 
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'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §286-M, sub-§12, as enacted. by. PL 2005, c._ 636, Pt A,. §3, is 
ilmended to read: 
12. Report. The division shall submit a repo1t to the joint standing co1i1111iftee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over insurance and financial services niatters in the Second 
Regular Session of the 124th Legislature, and biennially thereafter, on the status of the 
program, program participation, including enrollment· data, and the financing ~f the 
program, including the status of the fund, expenditures from the fund,. current and projected 
premium costs to the program and to program enrollees and a projection of funding needs 
for the next 5 years. The repo1t must provide options, based on projections of future need, 
for changing the method of funding any state-paid premium subsidy, if such a subsidy is 
authorized by law, and employee contributions. 
Sec. 2. 
Open enrollment of Retired County and · Municipal Law 
Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance Program 
for current employees. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statute's, Title 5, section 
286-M, subsection 5, from October 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025, a county or municipal 
law enforcement officer or a municipal firefighter who is employed in the position of a 
county or municipal law enforcement officer or a municipal firefighter, who has held the 
position for longer than 5 years and who previously elected not to enroll in the Retired 
County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health 
Insurance Program established in Title 5, section 286-M, subsection I may elect to enroll 
in the program. If the eligible person enrolls in the program 5 or more years following the 
effective date of hire, the eligible person shall contribute to the fund 3% of the eligible 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ''A' to H.P. 534, L.D. 848 
person's gross wages since the eligible person's effective date of hire to that person's date 
of enrollment in the program. 
For the purposes of this section, "county or municipal law enforcement officer" and 
"municipal firefighter" have the same meanings as in Title 5, section 286-M, subsection 2, 
paragraphs A and H, respectively.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment directs the Department of Administrative and Financial Services; 
Office of Employee Health and Wellness to include in its required biennial repott to the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over insurance and financial 
services matters program participation enrollment data specific to the Retired County and 
Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance 
Program. The amendment also establishes a contribution rate for the open enrollment 
period of the program. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/22/25 LRL • 
LD848 
LR 1771(02) 
An Act Regarding the Retired County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal 
Firefighters Health Insurance Program 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A• { k-Z f {o 
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Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to implement the provisions of this 
bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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