---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Modify Provisions Of The State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment And Retention"
description: "An Act To Modify Provisions Of The State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment And Retention"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1744"
citation: "Maine LD 1744 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION", "STATE GOVERNMENT", "STATE PERSONNEL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David ROLLINS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-22"
last_action: "2026-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9296b50-200d-4547-927f-4d4fd33c75a1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098715"
source_hash: "4d0e37ba20bbba5f8c5443e6e7fc624e93b948a0f8e25185d43e19447ce85e3d"
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 1744 (132) — An Act To Modify Provisions Of The State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment And Retention

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-857)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1162&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 623** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1162&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1744 HP 1162** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1162&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- David ROLLINS — primary (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-22** Committee on LABOR suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-22** On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-03-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-857). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-18** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-03-18** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2026-03-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-857) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-18** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-19** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-19** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-857), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+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/f9296b50-200d-4547-927f-4d4fd33c75a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).