---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Public Sector Labor Unions Reasonable Access To Information Regarding Employees"
description: "An Act To Provide Public Sector Labor Unions Reasonable Access To Information Regarding Employees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1588"
citation: "Maine LD 1588 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR ORGANIZATIONS", "LABOR RELATIONS", "PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janice DODGE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-04-11"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b448c63-168c-4a28-99b2-90c58aef4676"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088568"
source_hash: "da5f5e199355b8e9ac96c944ad59ef5ec6c369c7d69dfe6188be732d5effb189"
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 1588 (131) — An Act To Provide Public Sector Labor Unions Reasonable Access To Information Regarding Employees

## 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=HP1033&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **71–62** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **22–11** (pass) · upper
- Adjourn — **60–73** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Janice DODGE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-11** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-08** Motion of Representative LIBBY of Auburn to ADJOURN until Monday, June 12 2023 FAILED.
- **2023-06-08** ROLL CALL NO. 152
- **2023-06-08** (Yeas 60 - Nays 73 - Absent 17 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-06-08** On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-08** ROLL CALL NO. 153
- **2023-06-08** (Yeas 71 - Nays 62 - Absent 17 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-06-08** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (H-377) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-08** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-377). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** Reports READ
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-06-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 276 Yeas 22 - Nays 11 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-377) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-377) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+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/6b448c63-168c-4a28-99b2-90c58aef4676`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).