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Bill	Resolve, To Create The Commission To Develop A Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program	Resolve, To Create The Commission To Develop A Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	130	LD 1559	Maine LD 1559 (130)	bill	EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE LEAVE	enacted	Matthea DAUGHTRY	5	40	4	2021-04-20	2021-07-22	openstates	ocd-bill/976185ac-d25a-48da-9b91-57eb7540faba	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080500	d22adf024763709b017ac5083687276b3834a3f4fb07d0bc6e39b4c4c7609806	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 1559 (130) — Resolve, To Create The Commission To Develop A Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program

Version chain

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

1. Adopted Amendments (committee substitute) — source
2. Chaptered Law (committee substitute) — source
3. Documents and Disposition (committee substitute) — source
4. Final Disposition (committee substitute) — source
5. Status In Committee (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Final Passage — 74–58 (pass) · lower
• RECEDE AND CONCUR — 70–50 (pass) · lower
• ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — 23–11 (pass) · upper
• ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 82–60 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Matthea DAUGHTRY — primary (person)
• Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
• Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
• Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
• Genevieve McDONALD — cosponsor (person)
• Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
• Mark BRYANT — cosponsor (person)
• Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
• Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-04-20 Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 20, 2021 and REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 receipt, referral-committee
• 2021-06-03 Reports Read
• 2021-06-03 On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
• 2021-06-03 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 199 Yeas 23 - Nays 11 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
• 2021-06-03 READ ONCE reading-1
• 2021-06-03 Committee Amendment "A" (S-142) READ and ADOPTED committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-06-03 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-142) reading-2, reading-3
• 2021-06-03 Sent down for concurrence
• 2021-06-07 Reports READ.
• 2021-06-07 On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2021-06-07 ROLL CALL NO. 142
• 2021-06-07 (Yeas 82 - Nays 60 - Absent 9 - Excused 0)
• 2021-06-07 The Resolve was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2021-06-07 Committee Amendment "A" (S-142) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2021-06-07 Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2021-06-07 The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-142). reading-3
• 2021-06-07 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2021-06-07 FINALLY PASSED. passage
• 2021-06-07 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2021-06-08 On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, in concurrence.
• 2021-07-02 On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE
• 2021-07-02 Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-142) reading-3
• 2021-07-02 On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-356) READ and ADOPTED
• 2021-07-02 On motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-360) to Senate Amendment "A" (S-356) READ and ADOPTED
• 2021-07-02 Senate Amendment "A" (S-356) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-360) thereto ADOPTED
• 2021-07-02 PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-142) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-356) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-360) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE reading-3
• 2021-07-02 Sent down for concurrence
• 2021-07-02 The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-142) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-356) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-360) thereto. reading-3
• 2021-07-02 ROLL CALL NO. 422
• 2021-07-02 (Yeas 70 - Nays 50 - Absent 31 - Excused 0)
• 2021-07-02 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2021-07-19 FINALLY PASSED. passage
• 2021-07-19 ROLL CALL NO. 424
• 2021-07-19 (Yeas 74 - Nays 58 - Absent 18 - Excused 0)
• 2021-07-19 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2021-07-19 FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. passage
• 2021-07-22 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/976185ac-d25a-48da-9b91-57eb7540faba. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).