---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Certain Notice Requirements For Whistleblower Protections"
description: "An Act To Require Certain Notice Requirements For Whistleblower Protections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1048"
citation: "Maine LD 1048 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["POWERS", "PUBLIC ADVOCATE", "WHISTLEBLOWERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sophia WARREN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-12"
last_action: "2025-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44ac06b4-dcd7-40e5-8180-ae9d61b352a0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097451"
source_hash: "8c4a2986a22702c81693c02270f1b4476b96c9c3012b8350b504d78b171cb505"
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 1048 (132) — An Act To Require Certain Notice Requirements For Whistleblower Protections

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (H-513)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0677&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 407** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0677&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1048 HP 677** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0677&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **75–68** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sophia WARREN — primary (person)
- Christopher KESSLER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-12** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-03-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-09** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-09** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-09** ROLL CALL NO. 355
- **2025-06-09** (Yeas 75 - Nays 68 - Absent 6 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-513). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** Reports Read
- **2025-06-09** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-09** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-22** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-05T04:00:00+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/44ac06b4-dcd7-40e5-8180-ae9d61b352a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).