---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish Juneteenth As A Paid State Holiday"
description: "An Act To Establish Juneteenth As A Paid State Holiday"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 183"
citation: "Maine LD 183 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JUNETEENTH", "STATE COMMEMORATIONS", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99cb2a59-b7ae-45cd-b90c-1df5df47dc5e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078197"
source_hash: "8e560d64b31e9ae2a23c40b5a10401558fedff7195351c74c140049ab55f2641"
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 183 (130) — An Act To Establish Juneteenth As A Paid State Holiday

## 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=HP0136&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0136&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0136&item=4&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP RPT — **22–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
- Richard EVANS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 21, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-01-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `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.
- **2021-04-28** Reports READ.
- **2021-04-28** On motion of Representative MATLACK of St. George, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-04-28** Reports Read
- **2021-04-28** On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2021-04-28** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 141 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-04-28** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99cb2a59-b7ae-45cd-b90c-1df5df47dc5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).