---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing The Accrual Of Earned Paid Leave"
description: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing The Accrual Of Earned Paid Leave"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 55"
citation: "Maine LD 55 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EARNED PAID LEAVE", "EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES", "LEAVE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael LEMELIN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-06"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43d9c019-37ec-431f-abbd-51b491e8ff7f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095591"
source_hash: "dddc4ab8e8c7464323fa7c06b8a2f2334655a08591f6f193f0591fe33e670003"
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 55 (132) — An Act To Amend The Law Governing The Accrual Of Earned Paid Leave

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-137)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0019&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 438** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0019&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 55 HP 19** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0019&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Michael LEMELIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-06** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-05-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-137). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-14** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-14** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-137) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-137), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-14** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** 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`
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-09T04:00:00+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/43d9c019-37ec-431f-abbd-51b491e8ff7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).