---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Prohibit The Legislature From Using Paid Family And Medical Leave Program Funds For Any Other Purpose"
description: "Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Prohibit The Legislature From Using Paid Family And Medical Leave Program Funds For Any Other Purpose"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1221"
citation: "Maine LD 1221 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES", "FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE", "LEAVE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gary DRINKWATER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-20"
last_action: "2025-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc491991-b324-4289-8c1c-7d508ef56f54"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097702"
source_hash: "c19e50c3416663de8fb4f52a28812ca29ac04b692d8c3d9cf4c18ea0357db71c"
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 1221 (132) — Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Prohibit The Legislature From Using Paid Family And Medical Leave Program Funds For Any Other Purpose

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-365)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0796&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 63** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0796&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1221 HP 796** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0796&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Gary DRINKWATER — primary (person)
- Abigail GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- John DUCHARME — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
- Lucien DAIGLE — cosponsor (person)
- Michael LEMELIN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SOBOLESKI — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BRADSTREET — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-20** Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-20** The RESOLUTION was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence `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.
- **2025-06-02** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-02** On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-02** The RESOLUTION was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-365) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the rules, the RESOLUTION was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-02** The RESOLUTION was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-365). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** Reports Read
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-02** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-365) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-365) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+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/bc491991-b324-4289-8c1c-7d508ef56f54`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).