---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Address Legislative Salaries"
description: "An Act To Address Legislative Salaries"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1155"
citation: "Maine LD 1155 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEGISLATORS", "LEGISLATURE", "SALARIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David WOODSOME"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-03-16"
last_action: "2023-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f93f7b7-bcc9-4e38-b8de-895eb1308005"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280087380"
source_hash: "09da401b99e52e1d5c3166c37e12944bb40c756b51ac0d27590ce2ebe1798d7d"
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 1155 (131) — An Act To Address Legislative Salaries

## 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=HP0727&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0727&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0727&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT — **17–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David WOODSOME — primary (person)
- Ann FREDERICKS — cosponsor (person)
- Heidi SAMPSON — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas LANIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-06** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-267). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-267) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-267), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-25** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 496 Yeas 17 - Nays 10 - Excused 8 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-07-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f93f7b7-bcc9-4e38-b8de-895eb1308005`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).