---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Hourly School Personnel Pay During School Days Missed Due To Weather Or Emergency Closures"
description: "An Act To Protect Hourly School Personnel Pay During School Days Missed Due To Weather Or Emergency Closures"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 300"
citation: "Maine LD 300 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES", "WORK HOURS", "SCHOOLS", "COMPENSATION FOR SNOW DAYS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James HANDY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1c54a82-9e1a-407c-bbc0-6f4bf41a7435"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071065"
source_hash: "28f9d2462c6e1e46e1027e1342faa7eb0e2c69fb988da69f6f686187101d8948"
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 300 (129) — An Act To Protect Hourly School Personnel Pay During School Days Missed Due To Weather Or Emergency Closures

## 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=HP0224&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0224&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0224&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0224&item=4&snum=129)

## Votes

- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **72–60** (pass) · lower
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **74–66** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James HANDY — primary (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Richard FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CUDDY — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09** Reports READ.
- **2019-05-09** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-09** ROLL CALL NO. 84
- **2019-05-09** (Yeas 74 - Nays 66 - Absent 9 - Excused 1 Vacant 1)
- **2019-05-09** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-220) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-09** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-220).
- **2019-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-14** Reports Read
- **2019-05-14** On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-220) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-220) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2019-05-16** In accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House being necessary, a total was taken.
- **2019-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-220)
- **2019-05-21** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-220) was ADOPTED
- **2019-05-21** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-131) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-220) READ and ADOPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-220) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-131) thereto ADOPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-05-21** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-220) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-131) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-05-21** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-05-23** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-220) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-131) thereto.
- **2019-05-23** ROLL CALL NO. 115
- **2019-05-23** (Yeas 72 - Nays 60 - Absent 16 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
- **2019-05-23** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** 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/f1c54a82-9e1a-407c-bbc0-6f4bf41a7435`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).