---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect State Workers From Exposure To Harmful Substances"
description: "An Act To Protect State Workers From Exposure To Harmful Substances"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1042"
citation: "Maine LD 1042 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE GOVERNMENT", "STATE WORKPLACES", "TOXIC SUBSTANCE ABATEMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thom HARNETT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-11"
last_action: "2021-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4bb0104e-f367-4cac-a91c-a82346d595ef"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079512"
source_hash: "8322c8c1835023628d18093cd9ac1c6ad5a8b6b35c41a0bde98f97c4374c2c56"
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 1042 (130) — An Act To Protect State Workers From Exposure To Harmful Substances

## Version chain

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

1. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0770&item=3&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0770&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0770&item=4&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Thom HARNETT — primary (person)
- David MIRAMANT — cosponsor (person)
- Donna DOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Genevieve McDONALD — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
- Justin FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria MORALES — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-11** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-09** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-09** On motion of Representative MATLACK of St. George, REPORT A Ought to Pass was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-09** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-09** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2021-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-10** Reports READ
- **2021-06-10** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York Report A Ought to Pass ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-10** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-10** Under suspension of the Rules READ A SECOND TIME And PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4bb0104e-f367-4cac-a91c-a82346d595ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).