---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Public Employee Market Pay Studies And Comprehensive Reviews Of The Classification Plan For State Service Positions"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Public Employee Market Pay Studies And Comprehensive Reviews Of The Classification Plan For State Service Positions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1265"
citation: "Maine LD 1265 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PAY STUDY", "STATE GOVERNMENT", "STATE PERSONNEL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deqa DHALAC"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-25"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a4f75c5-4554-487e-8c82-94e14431a9c9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097792"
source_hash: "67408844ab787b4ad1ecf60233c1c055e336dab9b8ed007634b8e0e5d0081ba1"
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 1265 (132) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Public Employee Market Pay Studies And Comprehensive Reviews Of The Classification Plan For State Service Positions

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-435)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0840&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-487)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0840&item=8&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 539** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0840&item=10&snum=132)
4. **LD 1265 HP 840** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0840&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **21–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deqa DHALAC — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew BECK — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Rafael MACIAS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-25** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-04** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-04** On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-435). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** Reports Read
- **2025-06-05** On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-05** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 368 Yeas 21 - Nays 11 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-05** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-487) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-487) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-487) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-487) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-03T04:00:00+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/7a4f75c5-4554-487e-8c82-94e14431a9c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).