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Legislative Scorecard

LD82 - Law Enforcement PTSD

(2025)

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 Str

LD82 bill text Maine AFL-CIO Supported

Sponsored by Sponsored by Representative Kristi Mathieson (D-Kittery)

What is the bill?

When law enforcement, corrections officers, dispatchers, firefighters and EMS personnel get post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the burden of proof is on the employer to prove that the condition is not work related. Otherwise, it is incredibly difficult, costly and time consuming for workers to prove which specific incident caused their PTSD when applying for workers’ compensation benefits. This so-called “rebuttable presumption” law was scheduled to sunset in 2025. LD 82 supports first responders with PTSD by making this temporary law permanent.

What happened?

Enacted into law (Passed by the Legislature, Signed by the Governor)

Votes

House

134 Pro-labor 6 Anti-labor
Kristi Michele Mathieson

Rep. Kristi Michele Mathieson

District 151 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Thomas A. Lavigne

Rep. Thomas A. Lavigne

District 148 - Republican

Pro-labor

Holly T. Sargent

Rep. Holly T. Sargent

District 147 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Walter Gerard Runte, Jr.

Rep. Walter Gerard Runte, Jr.

District 146 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Robert A. Foley

Rep. Robert A. Foley

District 145 - Republican

Pro-labor

Jeffrey Sean Adams

Rep. Jeffrey Sean Adams

District 144 - Republican

Pro-labor

Ann Fredericks

Rep. Ann Fredericks

District 143 - Republican

Absent

Lucas John Lanigan

Rep. Lucas John Lanigan

District 141 - Republican

Pro-labor

Wayne R. Parry

Rep. Wayne R. Parry

District 140 - Republican

Pro-labor

Mark John Blier

Rep. Mark John Blier

District 138 - Republican

Pro-labor

Nathan M. Carlow

Rep. Nathan M. Carlow

District 137 - Republican

Pro-labor

John Eder

Rep. John Eder

District 136 - Republican

Pro-labor

Marc G. Malon, II

Rep. Marc G. Malon, II

District 133 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Ryan D. Fecteau

Rep. Ryan D. Fecteau

District 132 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Lori K. Gramlich

Rep. Lori K. Gramlich

District 131 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Lynn H. Copeland

Rep. Lynn H. Copeland

District 130 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Marshall F. Archer

Rep. Marshall F. Archer

District 129 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Suzanne M. Salisbury

Rep. Suzanne M. Salisbury

District 128 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Morgan J. Rielly

Rep. Morgan J. Rielly

District 127 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Drew Gattine

Rep. Drew Gattine

District 126 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Kelly Noonan Murphy

Rep. Kelly Noonan Murphy

District 125 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Sophia B. Warren

Rep. Sophia B. Warren

District 124 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Michelle Nicole Boyer

Rep. Michelle Nicole Boyer

District 123 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Christopher J. Kessler

Rep. Christopher J. Kessler

District 121 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Charles A. Skold

Rep. Charles A. Skold

District 119 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Yusuf M. Yusuf

Rep. Yusuf M. Yusuf

District 118 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Matt Moonen

Rep. Matt Moonen

District 117 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Samuel Lewis Zager

Rep. Samuel Lewis Zager

District 116 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Michael F. Brennan

Rep. Michael F. Brennan

District 115 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Dylan R. Pugh

Rep. Dylan R. Pugh

District 114 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Grayson B. Lookner

Rep. Grayson B. Lookner

District 113 - Democrat

Pro-labor

W. Edward Crockett

Rep. W. Edward Crockett

District 112 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Amy D. Kuhn

Rep. Amy D. Kuhn

District 111 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Christina R.C. Mitchell

Rep. Christina R.C. Mitchell

District 110 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Eleanor Y. Sato

Rep. Eleanor Y. Sato

District 109 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Parnell William Terry

Rep. Parnell William Terry

District 108 - Democrat

Absent

Mark C. Cooper

Rep. Mark C. Cooper

District 107 - Republican

Pro-labor

Barbara A. Bagshaw

Rep. Barbara A. Bagshaw

District 106 - Republican

Anti-labor

Anne P. Graham

Rep. Anne P. Graham

District 105 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Amy Bradstreet Arata

Rep. Amy Bradstreet Arata

District 104 - Republican

Pro-labor

Arthur L. Bell

Rep. Arthur L. Bell

District 103 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Melanie F. Sachs

Rep. Melanie F. Sachs

District 102 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Daniel J. Ankeles

Rep. Daniel J. Ankeles

District 100 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Cheryl A. Golek

Rep. Cheryl A. Golek

District 99 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Kilton M. Webb

Rep. Kilton M. Webb

District 98 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Richard G. Mason

Rep. Richard G. Mason

District 97 - Republican

Pro-labor

Michel A. Lajoie

Rep. Michel A. Lajoie

District 96 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Mana H. Abdi

Rep. Mana H. Abdi

District 95 - Democrat

Absent

Julia A.G. McCabe

Rep. Julia A.G. McCabe

District 93 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Stephen J. Wood

Rep. Stephen J. Wood

District 92 - Republican

Pro-labor

Laurel D. Libby

Rep. Laurel D. Libby

District 90 - Republican

Absent

Adam R. Lee

Rep. Adam R. Lee

District 89 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Quentin J. Chapman

Rep. Quentin J. Chapman

District 88 - Republican

Pro-labor

David W. Boyer, Jr.

Rep. David W. Boyer, Jr.

District 87 - Republican

Pro-labor

Rolf A. Olsen Jr.

Rep. Rolf A. Olsen Jr.

District 86 - Republican

Pro-labor

Kimberly J. Pomerleau

Rep. Kimberly J. Pomerleau

District 85 - Republican

Pro-labor

Marygrace Caroline Cimino

Rep. Marygrace Caroline Cimino

District 83 - Republican

Anti-labor

Nathan J. Wadsworth

Rep. Nathan J. Wadsworth

District 82 - Republican

Pro-labor

Peter Conley Wood

Rep. Peter Conley Wood

District 81 - Republican

Pro-labor

Michael J. Lance

Rep. Michael J. Lance

District 79 - Republican

Pro-labor

Rachel Ann Henderson

Rep. Rachel Ann Henderson

District 78 - Republican

Pro-labor

Tammy L. Schmersal-Burgess

Rep. Tammy L. Schmersal-Burgess

District 77 - Republican

Pro-labor

Sheila A. Lyman

Rep. Sheila A. Lyman

District 76 - Republican

Pro-labor

Stephan M. Bunker

Rep. Stephan M. Bunker

District 75 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Randall C. Hall

Rep. Randall C. Hall

District 74 - Republican

Pro-labor

Elizabeth M. Caruso

Rep. Elizabeth M. Caruso

District 72 - Republican

Pro-labor

John "Jack" E. Ducharme, III

Rep. John "Jack" E. Ducharme, III

District 71 - Republican

Pro-labor

Jennifer L. Poirier

Rep. Jennifer L. Poirier

District 70 - Republican

Pro-labor

Dean A. Cray

Rep. Dean A. Cray

District 69 - Republican

Absent

Amanda N. Collamore

Rep. Amanda N. Collamore

District 68 - Republican

Pro-labor

Robert W. Nutting

Rep. Robert W. Nutting

District 66 - Republican

Pro-labor

Cassie Lynn Julia

Rep. Cassie Lynn Julia

District 65 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Flavia M. DeBrito

Rep. Flavia M. DeBrito

District 64 - Democrat

Absent

Paul R. Flynn

Rep. Paul R. Flynn

District 63 - Republican

Pro-labor

Katrina J. Smith

Rep. Katrina J. Smith

District 62 - Republican

Pro-labor

Alicia Collins

Rep. Alicia Collins

District 61 - Republican

Anti-labor

William R. Bridgeo

Rep. William R. Bridgeo

District 60 - Democrat

Pro-labor

David M. Rollins

Rep. David M. Rollins

District 59 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Sharon C. Frost

Rep. Sharon C. Frost

District 58 - Independent

Pro-labor

Tavis Rock Hasenfus

Rep. Tavis Rock Hasenfus

District 57 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Randall Adam Greenwood

Rep. Randall Adam Greenwood

District 56 - Republican

Pro-labor

Daniel Joseph Shagoury

Rep. Daniel Joseph Shagoury

District 55 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Karen L. Montell

Rep. Karen L. Montell

District 54 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Michael H. Lemelin

Rep. Michael H. Lemelin

District 53 - Republican

Absent

Sally Jeane Cluchey

Rep. Sally Jeane Cluchey

District 52 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Rafael Leo Macias

Rep. Rafael Leo Macias

District 51 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Holly B. Stover

Rep. Holly B. Stover

District 48 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Wayne K. Farrin

Rep. Wayne K. Farrin

District 47 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Lydia V. Crafts

Rep. Lydia V. Crafts

District 46 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Abden S. Simmons

Rep. Abden S. Simmons

District 45 - Republican

Pro-labor

William D. Pluecker

Rep. William D. Pluecker

District 44 - Independent

Pro-labor

Ann Higgins Matlack

Rep. Ann Higgins Matlack

District 43 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Valli D. Geiger

Rep. Valli D. Geiger

District 42 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Victoria W. Doudera

Rep. Victoria W. Doudera

District 41 - Democrat

Pro-labor

D. Michael Ray

Rep. D. Michael Ray

District 40 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Janice S. Dodge

Rep. Janice S. Dodge

District 39 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Benjamin C. Hymes

Rep. Benjamin C. Hymes

District 38 - Republican

Pro-labor

Reagan L. Paul

Rep. Reagan L. Paul

District 37 - Republican

Pro-labor

Kimberly M. Haggan

Rep. Kimberly M. Haggan

District 36 - Republican

Anti-labor

James E. Thorne

Rep. James E. Thorne

District 35 - Republican

Pro-labor

Abigail W. Griffin

Rep. Abigail W. Griffin

District 34 - Republican

Pro-labor

Kenneth Wade Fredette

Rep. Kenneth Wade Fredette

District 33 - Republican

Pro-labor

Steven D. Foster

Rep. Steven D. Foster

District 32 - Republican

Pro-labor

Chad Richard Perkins

Rep. Chad Richard Perkins

District 31 - Republican

Pro-labor

James Lee White

Rep. James Lee White

District 30 - Republican

Pro-labor

Kathy Irene Javner

Rep. Kathy Irene Javner

District 29 - Republican

Pro-labor

Irene A. Gifford

Rep. Irene A. Gifford

District 28 - Republican

Pro-labor

Gary A. Drinkwater

Rep. Gary A. Drinkwater

District 27 - Republican

Pro-labor

James F. Dill

Rep. James F. Dill

District 26 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Amy J. Roeder

Rep. Amy J. Roeder

District 23 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Laura D. Supica

Rep. Laura D. Supica

District 22 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Dani L. O'Halloran

Rep. Dani L. O'Halloran

District 20 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Richard H. Campbell

Rep. Richard H. Campbell

District 19 - Republican

Pro-labor

Mathew David McIntyre

Rep. Mathew David McIntyre

District 18 - Republican

Pro-labor

Steven M. Bishop

Rep. Steven M. Bishop

District 17 - Republican

Pro-labor

Nina Azella Milliken

Rep. Nina Azella Milliken

District 16 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Holly Rae Eaton

Rep. Holly Rae Eaton

District 15 - Democrat

Absent

Gary Friedmann

Rep. Gary Friedmann

District 14 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Russell P. White

Rep. Russell P. White

District 13 - Republican

Pro-labor

Billy Bob Faulkingham

Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham

District 12 - Republican

Pro-labor

William R. Tuell

Rep. William R. Tuell

District 10 - Republican

Pro-labor

Arthur Kevin Mingo

Rep. Arthur Kevin Mingo

District 9 - Republican

Pro-labor

Tracy L. Quint

Rep. Tracy L. Quint

District 8 - Republican

Pro-labor

Gregory Lewis Swallow

Rep. Gregory Lewis Swallow

District 7 - Republican

Pro-labor

Donald J. Ardell

Rep. Donald J. Ardell

District 6 - Republican

Pro-labor

Joseph F. Underwood

Rep. Joseph F. Underwood

District 5 - Republican

Anti-labor

Timothy C. Guerrette

Rep. Timothy C. Guerrette

District 4 - Republican

Pro-labor

Mark Michael Babin

Rep. Mark Michael Babin

District 3 - Republican

Pro-labor

Roger Clarence Albert

Rep. Roger Clarence Albert

District 2 - Republican

Pro-labor

Lucien J.B. Daigle

Rep. Lucien J.B. Daigle

District 1 - Republican

Pro-labor

Poppy Arford

Rep. Poppy Arford

District 101 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Traci Gere

Rep. Traci Gere

District 134 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Deqa Dhalac

Rep. Deqa Dhalac

District 120 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Anne-Marie Mastraccio

Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio

District 142 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Kristen Cloutier

Rep. Kristen Cloutier

District 94 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Michele Meyer

Rep. Michele Meyer

District 150 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Joshua Morris

Rep. Joshua Morris

District 91 - Republican

Anti-labor

Caldwell Jackson

Rep. Caldwell Jackson

District 80 - Republican

Pro-labor

Tiffany Roberts

Rep. Tiffany Roberts

District 149 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Daniel Sayre

Rep. Daniel Sayre

District 135 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Shelley Rudnicki

Rep. Shelley Rudnicki

District 67 - Republican

Pro-labor

Michael Soboleski

Rep. Michael Soboleski

District 73 - Republican

Pro-labor

Mark Walker

Rep. Mark Walker

District 84 - Republican

Pro-labor

David Woodsome

Rep. David Woodsome

District 139 - Republican

Pro-labor

Allison Hepler

Rep. Allison Hepler

District 49 - Democrat

Absent

David Sinclair

Rep. David Sinclair

District 50 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Matthew Beck

Rep. Matthew Beck

District 122 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Laurie Osher

Rep. Laurie Osher

District 25 - Democrat

Absent

Sean Faircloth

Rep. Sean Faircloth

District 24 - Democrat

Absent

Ambureen Rana

Rep. Ambureen Rana

District 21 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Tiffany Strout

Rep. Tiffany Strout

District 11 - Republican

Pro-labor