---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Unemployment Benefits For Part-Time Faculty At Public Colleges And Universities"
description: "An Act Regarding Unemployment Benefits For Part-Time Faculty At Public Colleges And Universities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 946"
citation: "Maine LD 946 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BENEFITS", "EMPLOYMENT SECURITY", "PART-TIME FACULTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy ROEDER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39f94a9f-49f1-4362-99bf-955d307e3acb"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086896"
source_hash: "9faf133d877aa694b8add401980dd3e7064ca7a276bff80fc66b103ea2beee6e"
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 946 (131) — An Act Regarding Unemployment Benefits For Part-Time Faculty At Public Colleges And Universities

## 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=HP0593&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0593&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0593&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Amy ROEDER — primary (person)
- Daniel SAYRE — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Erin SHEEHAN — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Marc MALON — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-174). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-05-25** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-174) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-25** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-30** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-30** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-174), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-01** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+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/39f94a9f-49f1-4362-99bf-955d307e3acb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).