---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow A Legislator To Choose To Be Paid On An Annual Basis"
description: "An Act To Allow A Legislator To Choose To Be Paid On An Annual Basis"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1575"
citation: "Maine LD 1575 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEGISLATORS", "LEGISLATURE", "SALARY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nina MILLIKEN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efc051f3-e605-4318-8148-10fe86867724"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098402"
source_hash: "e62e724c3e5208e842dcf91b7830627a95e216ad50693bf7a8c9e26ee6ee9337"
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 1575 (132) — An Act To Allow A Legislator To Choose To Be Paid On An Annual Basis

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (H-563)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 482** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1575 HP 1033** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Nina MILLIKEN — primary (person)
- Joseph MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Randall GREENWOOD — cosponsor (person)
- Sally CLUCHEY — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-563). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-09** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-563) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-563), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-06T04:00:00+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/efc051f3-e605-4318-8148-10fe86867724`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).