---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements With Executive Branch Employees And Continue The Voluntary Employee Incentive Program"
description: "An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements With Executive Branch Employees And Continue The Voluntary Employee Incentive Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1987"
citation: "Maine LD 1987 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EXEC BRANCH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING", "STATE FINANCES", "STATE PERSONNEL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Drew GATTINE"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-06-13"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/556cac89-a87e-4008-b9a0-da2bd6b658c0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099999"
source_hash: "d8eeafa19b657afeed4fa7d12d83ca428f10851ba74f40128e9233796925e35e"
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 1987 (132) — An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements With Executive Branch Employees And Continue The Voluntary Employee Incentive Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment H-A (H-697)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1335&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A (S-421)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1335&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Amendment S-B (S-435)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1335&item=6&snum=132)
4. **Chapter 492** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1335&item=7&snum=132)
5. **LD 1987 HP 1335** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1335&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **118–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Drew GATTINE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-13** Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the rules and WITHOUT REFERENCE to a Committee, the Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING WITHOUT REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-13** On motion of Representative GATTINE of Westbrook, House Amendment "A" (H-697) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-697). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-06-17** Subsequently, Under suspension of the Rules the Bill was given its FIRST READING WITHOUT REFERENCE to Committee.
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was given its SECOND READING without Reference to a Committee.
- **2025-06-17** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot Senate Amendment "A" (S-421) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-17** The bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Senate Amendment "A" (S-421) In NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-17** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-421) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 555
- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 118 - Nays 30 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-17** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-17** FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required In NON-CONCURRENCE.
- **2025-06-18** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-06-18** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Senate RECONSIDERED their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-421) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** On motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-435) READ and ADOPTED
- **2025-06-18** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Senate Amendment "A" (S-421) and Senate Amendment "B" (S-435) in NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-18** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-421) and "B" (S-435) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-18** 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`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/556cac89-a87e-4008-b9a0-da2bd6b658c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).