---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Pregnant Workers"
description: "An Act To Protect Pregnant Workers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 666"
citation: "Maine LD 666 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES", "PROTECTIONS", "ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PREGNANT WORKERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-07"
last_action: "2019-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c9ca12c-88cd-423c-9ebb-a750137900bd"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071616"
source_hash: "90ec8ec6815a6ac842d40b521c5904374f183f2d3beeeb76acb5e4d069c330f3"
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 666 (129) — An Act To Protect Pregnant Workers

## 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=HP0487&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0487&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0487&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)
- Catherine BREEN — cosponsor (person)
- Dana DOW — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-07** Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-07** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-12** On motion by Senator Carpenter of Aroostook, REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-18** On motion of Representative BAILEY of Saco, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-18** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-639) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-18** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-639).
- **2019-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** Reports Read
- **2019-06-19** On motion by Senator CARPENTER of Aroostook the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-19** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 336 Yeas 35 - Nays 0 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-19** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-639) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-639) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-27** 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/0c9ca12c-88cd-423c-9ebb-a750137900bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).