---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Incentives To Unemployed Workers To Become Part Of The Caregiver Workforce"
description: "An Act To Provide Incentives To Unemployed Workers To Become Part Of The Caregiver Workforce"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 898"
citation: "Maine LD 898 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CAREGIVERS", "JOB TRAINING", "PRIORITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jessica FAY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/539d96b2-1a7a-4deb-9fcd-05f283682a51"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079347"
source_hash: "8ff05ba4a86fe4e9fd1a13788f214b9095f2fac54d6995eae7d1d328667a325e"
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 898 (130) — An Act To Provide Incentives To Unemployed Workers To Become Part Of The Caregiver Workforce

## 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=HP0654&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0654&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0654&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Jessica FAY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-07-19** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.
- **2022-04-05** Reports READ.
- **2022-04-05** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-05** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-926) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-05** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-04-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-926). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-07** Reports Read
- **2022-04-07** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-04-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-926) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-926) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-11** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-04-25** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2022-04-25** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-05-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+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/539d96b2-1a7a-4deb-9fcd-05f283682a51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).