Files
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

6.6 KiB
Raw Permalink Blame History

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill An Act To Protect Employee Freedom Of Speech An Act To Protect Employee Freedom Of Speech us/states/me Maine Legislature 131 LD 1756 Maine LD 1756 (131)
bill
EMPLOYEE PROTECTIONS
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
LABOR RELATIONS
enacted
Matthea DAUGHTRY
4 51 5 2023-04-20 2023-07-11 openstates ocd-bill/db90a9ef-f094-467c-b701-114556fd502c https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088871 1cf5a8ee7697e776ee9f61829e2ce43fa9678bd2ca0f73856dc1168597710cd9 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
legislation
bill
us-me

Maine LD 1756 (131) — An Act To Protect Employee Freedom Of Speech

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

Votes

  • ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — 7566 (pass) · lower
  • ADOPT SBS-436 — 229 (pass) · upper
  • PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED — 229 (pass) · upper
  • RECEDE AND CONCUR — 7652 (pass) · lower
  • ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS RPT — 2312 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Matthea DAUGHTRY — primary (person)
  • Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
  • Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-04-20 Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
  • 2023-04-20 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. referral-committee
  • 2023-04-20 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  • 2023-06-06 Reports Read
  • 2023-06-06 On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
  • 2023-06-06 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 219 Yeas 23 - Nays 12 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
  • 2023-06-06 READ ONCE reading-1
  • 2023-06-06 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED reading-2, reading-3
  • 2023-06-06 Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
  • 2023-06-08 Reports READ.
  • 2023-06-08 On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
  • 2023-06-08 ROLL CALL NO. 139
  • 2023-06-08 (Yeas 75 - Nays 66 - Absent 9 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
  • 2023-06-08 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
  • 2023-06-08 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
  • 2023-06-08 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. reading-3
  • 2023-06-08 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  • 2023-06-12 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
  • 2023-06-12 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  • 2023-06-12 On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
  • 2023-06-13 Taken from the table by the President
  • 2023-06-13 Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED reading-3
  • 2023-06-13 On motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-291) READ and ADOPTED
  • 2023-06-13 PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-291) In NON-CONCURRENCE reading-3
  • 2023-06-13 Sent down for concurrence
  • 2023-06-14 The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-291) reading-3
  • 2023-06-14 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  • 2023-06-15 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
  • 2023-06-15 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  • 2023-06-15 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
  • 2023-07-06 RECALLED From Governor's Desk pursuant to Joint Order SP 841.
  • 2023-07-06 On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland Under suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED passage
  • 2023-07-06 On motion by Same Senator Under further suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-291) reading-3
  • 2023-07-06 On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-436) READ
  • 2023-07-06 On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ADOPTION of Senate Amendment "B" (S-436)
  • 2023-07-06 Taken from the table by the President
  • 2023-07-06 Subsequently Senate Amendment "B" (S-436) ADOPTED
  • 2023-07-06 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 481 Yeas 22 - Nays 9 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
  • 2023-07-06 PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-291) AND Senate Amendment "B" (S-436) In NON-CONCURRENCE reading-3
  • 2023-07-06 Sent down for concurrence
  • 2023-07-06 The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-291) and Senate Amendment "B" (S-436) reading-3
  • 2023-07-06 ROLL CALL NO. 354
  • 2023-07-06 (Yeas 76 - Nays 52 - Absent 23 - Excused 0)
  • 2023-07-06 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  • 2023-07-06 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
  • 2023-07-06 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  • 2023-07-06 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
  • 2023-07-11 Signed by Governor executive-signature
  • 2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
  • 2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
  • 2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/db90a9ef-f094-467c-b701-114556fd502c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).