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LD 1830

Resolve, To Establish A Pilot Program To Protect Firefighters From Cancer

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Barbara Bagshaw and 9 co-sponsors

Establishes a Maine Public Safety Health and Wellness Grant Pilot to protect firefighters from cancer and requires a report to guide possible follow-up laws.

Became Law without Governor's Signature
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Bill Summary · LD 1830

Summary — LD 1830: Resolve, To Establish a Pilot Program To Protect Firefighters From Cancer

Status: Became law without the Governor’s signature (June 19, 2025)
Introduced: April 30, 2025
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services (originated in Criminal Justice and Public Safety)
Subjects: benefits, diagnostic testing, workers’ compensation

Purpose

LD 1830 is a legislative resolve to create a pilot program intended to protect firefighters from cancer. The measure focuses on establishing a grant pilot (referred to as the Public Safety Health and Wellness Grant Pilot Program in the engrossed language) and on producing an official report about the pilot’s activities and outcomes. The ultimately adopted amendment expanded who receives that report and authorized submission of follow-up legislation in response to the report’s findings.

Key provisions

  • Establishes a pilot program aimed at protecting firefighters from cancer (statutory text identifies a Public Safety Health and Wellness Grant Pilot Program).
  • Requires the responsible agency (the Maine Department of Public Safety, per fiscal notes and bill context) to administer the pilot and produce a report on the pilot program.
  • Committee Amendment C (H‑474) expands the list of recipients who must receive the pilot program report and explicitly authorizes that the Executive Branch may submit legislation in response to the report.
  • Directs further legislative consideration/actions based on the report (the amendment’s authorization to submit legislation indicates a formal path to translate findings into law).

Note: The bill text and fiscal documents provided do not specify pilot duration, grant amounts, eligibility criteria, or precise program activities; those details would be contained in the full enacted resolve or subsequent administrative guidance.

Who is affected

  • Firefighters (career and/or volunteer) — primary intended beneficiaries, particularly regarding cancer prevention, screening, or related benefits.
  • Local fire departments and public-safety employers — potential grant applicants or program partners.
  • Maine Department of Public Safety — administrative responsibilities for running the pilot and preparing the required report.
  • Legislature and other report recipients named by the amendment — will receive the pilot report and may use it to craft follow-up policy, including workers’ compensation or diagnostic-testing changes.

Fiscal impact

  • Two fiscal notes (for the original and amended versions) estimate a minor General Fund cost increase.
  • Any additional costs to the Department of Public Safety are expected to be minor and absorbable within existing budgeted resources.

Legislative history and timeline

  • Introductory referral: April 30, 2025 (from Criminal Justice & Public Safety to Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services).
  • Work session and OTP‑AM recommendation: mid‑May 2025.
  • Committee Amendment C (H‑474) adopted: June 4, 2025.
  • Finally passed by the Legislature (concurrence actions): June 4–5, 2025.
  • Became law without Governor’s signature: June 19, 2025.

Next steps / Implementation

  • The Department of Public Safety will implement the pilot and produce the report to the expanded list of recipients established by the amendment.
  • Based on the report, the executive branch is authorized to submit legislation; the Legislature may then consider statutory changes (e.g., to benefits, diagnostic testing protocols, or workers’ compensation presumptions) informed by pilot findings.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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