---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Uniform Protections From Retaliation For Maine Workers In Connection With The Exercise Of Rights Protected Under The Laws Governing Employment Practices"
description: "An Act To Provide Uniform Protections From Retaliation For Maine Workers In Connection With The Exercise Of Rights Protected Under The Laws Governing Employment Practices"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 767"
citation: "Maine LD 767 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES", "JOB SECURITY", "PROTECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/673513a6-c757-4b9d-9d86-4c0ea1eac8f8"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086560"
source_hash: "107c718463cac0e057308bc702ef6041c0858d3b41d57d6f9ee068a67016c5e9"
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 767 (131) — An Act To Provide Uniform Protections From Retaliation For Maine Workers In Connection With The Exercise Of Rights Protected Under The Laws Governing Employment Practices

## 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=SP0326&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0326&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0326&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **21–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-06** Reports READ
- **2023-06-06** Senator TIPPING of Penobscot moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report .
- **2023-06-06** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report .
- **2023-06-08** Taken from the table by the President
- **2023-06-08** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-08** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 256 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-08** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (S-149) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-149) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** Sent down for concurrence
- **2023-06-12** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-12** On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-149) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-149). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+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/673513a6-c757-4b9d-9d86-4c0ea1eac8f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).