---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Include Within The Definitions Of \"Public Employee\" And \"Judicial Employee\" Those Who Have Been Employed For Less Than 6 Months"
description: "An Act To Include Within The Definitions Of \"Public Employee\" And \"Judicial Employee\" Those Who Have Been Employed For Less Than 6 Months"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 775"
citation: "Maine LD 775 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR RELATIONS", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES", "RECENT HIRES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael SYLVESTER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 58
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2022-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfb9df35-acb1-4429-aab2-3a5c84f08aa2"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079252"
source_hash: "a324fed7d6beac3257c92306348cd6999ae0a5250ef0580c8a0d9df94144a179"
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 775 (130) — An Act To Include Within The Definitions Of "Public Employee" And "Judicial Employee" Those Who Have Been Employed For Less Than 6 Months

## 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=HP0580&item=4&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0580&item=2&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0580&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0580&item=5&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **81–55** (pass) · lower
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **76–59** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **20–14** (pass) · upper
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-B RPT — **23–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael SYLVESTER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING 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.
- **2021-06-02** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-02** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-02** ROLL CALL NO. 92
- **2021-06-02** (Yeas 81 - Nays 55 - Absent 15 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-191) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-191). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** Reports Read
- **2021-06-03** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-03** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 202 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-03** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-191) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-191) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-07-19** Bill RECALLED From Governor (Pursuant to Joint Order - House Paper 1292)
- **2021-07-19** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-19** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2021-07-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-07-19** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED To Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Labor and Housing in concurrence
- **2021-07-19** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.
- **2022-04-05** Reports READ.
- **2022-04-05** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-05** ROLL CALL NO. 518
- **2022-04-05** (Yeas 76 - Nays 59 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-04-05** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-05** Committee Amendment "B" (H-915) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-05** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-04-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-915). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-07** Reports Read
- **2022-04-07** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-07** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 705 Yeas 23 - Nays 9 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2022-04-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-04-07** Committee Amendment "B" (H-915) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-915) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- **2021-07-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred To - LBHS
- **2021-07-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-04-01T04:00:00+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/bfb9df35-acb1-4429-aab2-3a5c84f08aa2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).