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An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Authority of the Governor to Set Salary Rates for State Police Command Staff

An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Authority of the Governor to Set Salary Rates for State Police Command Staff

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Sponsor
Representative Stephan Bunker
Last action
2026-03-17
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Authority of the Governor to Set Salary Rates for State Police Command Staff

An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Authority of the Governor to Set Salary Rates for State Police Command Staff Sponsor: Representative Stephan Bunker Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Authority of the Governor to Set Salary Rates for State Police Command Staff Sponsor: Representative Stephan Bunker Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-17 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2026-03-16 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2026-03-11 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2026-03-11 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2026-01-07 House

    Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2026-01-07 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Authority of the Governor to Set Salary Rates for State Police Command Staff
Sponsor:
Representative Stephan Bunker
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
SECOND REGULAR SESSION-2026
Legislative Document No. 2086
H.P. 1401 House of Representatives, January 7, 2026
An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Authority of the Governor
to Set Salary Rates for State Police Command Staff
Submitted by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 203.
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BUNKER of Farmington.

Page 1 - 132LR2874(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §1504, first ¶, as amended by PL 1985, c. 785, Pt. B, §109, is
3 further amended to read:
4 The Governor shall determine the salary of the chief and , the deputy chief and majors.
5 The compensation of the other members of the State Police shall be is determined under
6 the Civil Service Law.
7SUMMARY
8 This bill requires the Governor to determine the salaries of majors in the Department
9 of Public Safety, Maine State Police.
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