---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Create The Commission To Develop A Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program"
description: "Resolve, To Create The Commission To Develop A Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1559"
citation: "Maine LD 1559 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES", "FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE", "LEAVE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthea DAUGHTRY"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-04-20"
last_action: "2021-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/976185ac-d25a-48da-9b91-57eb7540faba"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080500"
source_hash: "d22adf024763709b017ac5083687276b3834a3f4fb07d0bc6e39b4c4c7609806"
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 1559 (130) — Resolve, To Create The Commission To Develop A Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program

## 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=SP0501&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0501&item=6&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0501&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0501&item=4&snum=130)
5. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0501&item=7&snum=130)

## Votes

- Final Passage — **74–58** (pass) · lower
- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **70–50** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **23–11** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **82–60** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matthea DAUGHTRY — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Genevieve McDONALD — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BRYANT — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-20** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 20, 2021 and REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03** Reports Read
- **2021-06-03** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-03** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 199 Yeas 23 - Nays 11 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-03** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-142) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-142) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-06-07** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-07** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-07** ROLL CALL NO. 142
- **2021-06-07** (Yeas 82 - Nays 60 - Absent 9 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-07** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (S-142) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-07** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-07** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-142). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-07** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2021-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-08** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, in concurrence.
- **2021-07-02** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE
- **2021-07-02** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-142) `reading-3`
- **2021-07-02** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-356) READ and ADOPTED
- **2021-07-02** On motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-360) to Senate Amendment "A" (S-356) READ and ADOPTED
- **2021-07-02** Senate Amendment "A" (S-356) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-360) thereto ADOPTED
- **2021-07-02** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-142) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-356) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-360) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2021-07-02** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-07-02** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-142) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-356) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-360) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2021-07-02** ROLL CALL NO. 422
- **2021-07-02** (Yeas 70 - Nays 50 - Absent 31 - Excused 0)
- **2021-07-02** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-07-19** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2021-07-19** ROLL CALL NO. 424
- **2021-07-19** (Yeas 74 - Nays 58 - Absent 18 - Excused 0)
- **2021-07-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-07-19** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-07-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+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/976185ac-d25a-48da-9b91-57eb7540faba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).