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LD1611 • 2025

An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees

An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees

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Sponsor
Representative Julia McCabe
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees

An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees Sponsor: Representative Julia McCabe Reference committee: Labor Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees Sponsor: Representative Julia McCabe Reference committee: Labor Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1215(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1215(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1611 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3LABOR 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)

  2. 2025-06-04 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-29 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2025-04-30 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-04-30 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-04-11 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Labor.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees
Sponsor:
Representative Julia McCabe
Reference committee:
Labor
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1611
H.P. 1065 House of Representatives, April 15, 2025
An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for
Teachers and State Employees
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MCCABE of Lewiston.
Cosponsored by Representatives: ABDI of Lewiston, DODGE of Belfast, SHAGOURY of
Hallowell, WARREN of Scarborough, Senator: INGWERSEN of York.

Page 1 - 132LR1215(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17701-B, as amended by PL 2007, c. 491, §104, is further
3 amended to read:
4§17701-B. Member contributions on and after July 1, 1993 2026
5 Notwithstanding sections 17701 and 17701‑A, on and or after July 1, 1993 July 1,
6 2026, all members shall contribute to the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program
7 or have pick-up contributions made at a rate of 7.65% 6.2% of earnable compensation
8 except as otherwise provided in this Part.
9Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.
10SUMMARY
11 This bill, beginning July 1, 2026, decreases the contributions required for the State
12 Employee and Teacher Retirement Program from 7.65% of earnable compensation to 6.2%
13 of earnable compensation.
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