---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Unorganized Territory School Staff To Receive Annualized Pay"
description: "An Act To Allow Unorganized Territory School Staff To Receive Annualized Pay"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1780"
citation: "Maine LD 1780 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SALARY", "SCHOOL PERSONNEL", "UNORGANIZED TERRITORY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle DUNPHY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-30"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c881530c-5840-4f48-a08b-99b8e238b894"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280081995"
source_hash: "36ad8adc566573727f2d6a08d12507be25a1350f344557c8f642fddc92e89552"
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 1780 (130) — An Act To Allow Unorganized Territory School Staff To Receive Annualized Pay

## 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=HP1331&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1331&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1331&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Michelle DUNPHY — primary (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-30** Received by the Clerk of the House on November 30, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-11-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** Reports READ.
- **2022-03-22** On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-817) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **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 as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-817). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-24** Reports Read
- **2022-03-24** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-24** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-24** Committee Amendment "A" (H-817) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-24** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-817) 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** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-04-25** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2022-04-25** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-05-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c881530c-5840-4f48-a08b-99b8e238b894`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).