---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Address Funding Needs For State Employees Affected By Federal Funding Disruptions"
description: "An Act To Address Funding Needs For State Employees Affected By Federal Funding Disruptions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1988"
citation: "Maine LD 1988 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAYOFFS", "FEDERAL FUNDING LOSSES", "STATE FINANCES", "STATE PERSONNEL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Drew GATTINE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-06-13"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f2c2630-c0e3-4caf-b056-34e201d96f7f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100000"
source_hash: "7e967ee38c5f065d194a9ab564710e57de1fcdd280a4418be300237802500dff"
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 1988 (132) — An Act To Address Funding Needs For State Employees Affected By Federal Funding Disruptions

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 435** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1336&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 1988 HP 1336** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1336&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- COMMIT — **13–19** (fail) · upper
- 1ST READING WITHOUT REFERENCE — **19–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Drew GATTINE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-13** Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin Under Suspension of the Rules, READ ONCE without reference to a Committee PREVAILED `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 538 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-13** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook COMMIT Bill and accompanying papers to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs FAILED
- **2025-06-13** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 537 Yeas 13 - Nays 19 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ TWICE and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, without reference to a Committee. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-13** Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the rules and WITHOUT REFERENCE to a Committee, the Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the rules and WITHOUT REFERENCE to a Committee, the Bill was READ TWICE and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-16** FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required In NON-CONCURRENCE `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5f2c2630-c0e3-4caf-b056-34e201d96f7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).