An Act to Amend the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0082
Committee Amendment CA_A_H134 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 46, L.D. ·82, "An Act to Amend the 
Workers' Compensation Laws by Exte~cfing Indefinitely the Presumption Applying to Law 
Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters and 
Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the following: 
'Mandate preamble. This measure requires one or more local units of government 
to expand or modify activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures from local 
revenues but does not provide funding for at least 90% of those expenditures. Pursuant to 
the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 21, 2/3 of all of the members elected to each 
House have determined it necessary to enact this measure. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment. unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the presumption applying to law enforcement officers, corrections officers, 
E-9-1-1 dispatchers, firefighters and emergency medical services persons diagnosed with 
post-traumatic stress disorder in the workers' compensation laws is necessary for the 
recruitment and retainment of professionals employed in these career fields; and 
Whereas, the presumption is set to expire on October 1, 2025, which may be before 
the 90-'day period has ended; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore,' 
Amend the bill by adding before the summary the following: 
'Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 46, L.D. 82 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY. 
This amendment is the unanimous report of the committee. The amendment adds a 
mandate preamble and an emergency preamble and emergency clause. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/06/25 LRL 
LD82 
LR39(02) 
An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Laws by Extending Indefinitely the Presumption 
Applying to Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters and 
Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A,_' 
Committee: Labor 
( ~-- ! 34) 
State Mandates 
Required Activity 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
• Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Exempted 
Potential current biennium cost increase - All funds 
Making pennanent the requirement that shifts the burden of proof that a law 
enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical services worker, coITections 
officer or E-9-1-1 dispatcher diagnosed as having post-traumatic stress disorder by a 
psychiatrist or psychologist developed that condition as a result of work stress from 
the claimant to the employer and/or the employer's insurer may continue to 
necessitate a more vigorous and costly legal defense by municipalities and counties 
and potentially increase the number of cases lost. 
Unit Affected 
Municipality 
County 
Local Cost 
Significant 
statewide 
Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all members elected to each House exempts the State from 
the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the additional costs, 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation may also result in additional costs to the State as a direct reimbursement employer and to the 
Department of Public Safety and the Department of Corrections associated with increased payments of workers' 
compensation benefits and legal and administrative expenses. The impact will depend on actual experience, 
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