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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Amend The Whistleblowers' Protection Act To Ensure Coverage In Unionized Workplaces"
+description: "An Act To Amend The Whistleblowers' Protection Act To Ensure Coverage In Unionized Workplaces"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "130"
+identifier: "LD 1889"
+citation: "Maine LD 1889 (130)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HUMAN RIGHTS", "PROVISIONS REVISED", "WHISTLEBLOWERS ACT"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Thom HARNETT"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2022-01-05"
+last_action: "2022-04-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0991f54c-b973-4674-b1f5-24a4cb03fd95"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082306"
+source_hash: "302cef5c1027e29b312980bef6f75f74cfca571297cd32e21d191dfb3c1e3066"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
+---
+
+# Maine LD 1889 (130) — An Act To Amend The Whistleblowers' Protection Act To Ensure Coverage In Unionized Workplaces
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1399&item=1&snum=130)
+2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1399&item=3&snum=130)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACCEPT MAJ OTP RPT — **19–13** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Thom HARNETT — primary (person)
+- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-01-05** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
+- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
+- **2022-01-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-22** Reports READ.
+- **2022-03-22** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2022-03-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2022-03-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2022-03-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
+- **2022-03-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2022-03-24** Reports Read
+- **2022-03-24** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
+- **2022-03-24** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 633 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
+- **2022-03-24** READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2022-03-24** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2022-03-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2022-03-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2022-03-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2022-04-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0991f54c-b973-4674-b1f5-24a4cb03fd95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
+