---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Volunteer Search And Rescuers Certified By The Maine Association For Search And Rescue From Adverse Employment Actions"
description: "An Act To Protect Volunteer Search And Rescuers Certified By The Maine Association For Search And Rescue From Adverse Employment Actions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 886"
citation: "Maine LD 886 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES", "PROTECTIONS", "CERTIFIED SEARCH TEAM MEMBERS WORK"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-19"
last_action: "2019-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ed3b4cc-a1a5-4d38-bdcb-b176c0a08ad7"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071931"
source_hash: "74909f05c500fca933ec9ac826bda6b63156256fe762d26ff7636d978ece72e5"
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 886 (129) — An Act To Protect Volunteer Search And Rescuers Certified By The Maine Association For Search And Rescue From Adverse Employment Actions

## 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=HP0660&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0660&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0660&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **19–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)
- Catherine NADEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- John MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Paul DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BRADSTREET — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-19** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-19** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-19** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-05** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-05** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-05** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-447) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-447).
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** Reports Read
- **2019-06-06** On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-06** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 213 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-447) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-447) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-17** 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/9ed3b4cc-a1a5-4d38-bdcb-b176c0a08ad7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).