LD 2076 Maine House · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Reporting Of Incidents By Municipal Fire Chiefs

This bill amends an existing law to add an emergency clause, allowing the legislation to take effect immediately upon approval rather than waiting the usual 90 days. It updates the reporting requirements for municipal fire chiefs to align with a new federal fire information and analytics system. The change aims to improve data collection for fire prevention, emergency planning, and firefighter safety while ensuring compliance with federal grant requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Dec 15, 2025 Signed Apr 3, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Apr 3, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-847) READ and ADOPTED.
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM
legislature
Dec 15, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Steve Bunker
Steve Bunker
DDemocratic
ME
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