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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Include Grandparents Under Maine'S Family Medical Leave Laws"
description: "An Act To Include Grandparents Under Maine'S Family Medical Leave Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 61"
citation: "Maine LD 61 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYEE BENEFITS", "LEAVE POLICIES", "MEDICAL LEAVE GRANDPARENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul STEARNS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5d34bce-7079-441b-a111-ef64f4ef0627"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078041"
source_hash: "2e1700e659910efb0f91f58fdb7124cbd7d40bdc8bd32ba7547640b8a722bcdd"
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 61 (130) — An Act To Include Grandparents Under Maine'S Family Medical Leave Laws
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0027&item=4&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0027&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0027&item=5&snum=130)
## Votes
- Enactment - Emer — **8855** (fail) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP RPT — **2212** (pass) · upper
- ENACTMENT — **2112** (pass) · upper
- SUSPEND RULES (2/3) — **2311** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Paul STEARNS — primary (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick COREY — cosponsor (person)
- Paul DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey GUERIN — cosponsor (person)
- William TUELL — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-01-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Reports READ.
- **2021-03-10** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** Reports Read
- **2021-03-11** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2021-03-11** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 54 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-03-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME And PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-03-11** FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 19
- **2021-03-11** (Yeas 88 - Nays 55 - Absent 8 - Excused 0)
- **2021-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2021-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-07** Taken from the table by the President
- **2021-06-07** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York
- **2021-06-07** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 230 Yeas 23 - Nays 11 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-07** Same Senator moved to RECONSIDER whereby The Senate PASSED The Bill TO BE ENGROSSED `reading-3`
- **2021-06-07** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-27) READ and ADOPTED
- **2021-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Senate Amendment "A" (S-27) In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-07** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-06-08** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-27) `reading-3`
- **2021-06-08** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-09** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 270 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5d34bce-7079-441b-a111-ef64f4ef0627`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).