---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Remove Certain Restrictions Imposed On Retired State Employees Who Return To Work As Educators"
description: "An Act To Remove Certain Restrictions Imposed On Retired State Employees Who Return To Work As Educators"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1220"
citation: "Maine LD 1220 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM", "EDUCATORS", "RESTRICTIONS REMOVED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul STEARNS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-03-12"
last_action: "2019-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99f43600-ef97-4bf6-ba98-b81d228df41c"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072417"
source_hash: "2be7f406e13f6e13a90a70515f7ea672c464f462d3764f858e780df8e34a11ab"
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 1220 (129) — An Act To Remove Certain Restrictions Imposed On Retired State Employees Who Return To Work As Educators

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0880&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0880&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0880&item=4&snum=129)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0880&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **21–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul STEARNS — primary (person)
- Norman HIGGINS — cosponsor (person)
- Paul DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria KORNFIELD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-12** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-12** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-12** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-566) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-566).
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** Reports Read
- **2019-06-12** On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended By Committee Amendment "A" (H-566) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 288 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-566) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-566) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-14** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99f43600-ef97-4bf6-ba98-b81d228df41c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).