STATE BILLME LD 2081PASSED

An Act to Provide Health Care Cost Reimbursement for Retired Law Enforcement Canines

State of Maine

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 6, 2026; 220 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

ME LD 2081 · PassedApr 6

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Bill details

Last action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · Apr 6, 2026

Sponsor

SBSteven BishopRepresentative · Republican · HD-017Primary sponsor

Bill history

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Apr 6, 2026PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.Senate

Apr 2, 2026Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Apr 2, 2026PASSED TO BE ENACTED.House

Apr 2, 2026Ordered sent down forthwith.Senate

Apr 2, 2026Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-904), in concurrence.Senate

Apr 2, 2026Committee Amendment "A" (H-904) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Senate

Apr 2, 2026READ ONCE.Senate

Apr 2, 2026Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.Senate

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Mar 30, 2026Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Mar 30, 2026The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-904).House

Mar 30, 2026Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.House

Mar 30, 2026CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYHouse

Mar 25, 2026Reported Out: OTP-AMJoint

Feb 25, 2026Voted: OTP-AMJoint

Feb 25, 2026Work Session HeldJoint

Jan 7, 2026The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrenceSenate

Jan 7, 2026Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Jan 7, 2026The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.House

Jan 7, 2026Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.House

Subjects

Law Enforcement
Police Dogs

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