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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expand The State'S Workforce By Supporting The Transition From Incarceration To Employment"
description: "An Act To Expand The State'S Workforce By Supporting The Transition From Incarceration To Employment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1844"
citation: "Maine LD 1844 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT", "PRISONERS", "TRANSITIONING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel SAYRE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-30"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7dc61250-cf80-4897-afcc-15f0d937c527"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098958"
source_hash: "0aad0a29ef59d966c727fdf67654758d051fbbb0821b88456d8c9999ddb60bea"
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 1844 (132) — An Act To Expand The State'S Workforce By Supporting The Transition From Incarceration To Employment
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment C-A (H-499)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1228&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 485** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1228&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1844 HP 1228** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1228&item=1&snum=132)
## Sponsors
- Daniel SAYRE — primary (person)
- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
- David SINCLAIR — cosponsor (person)
- Holly SARGENT — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-30** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-05** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-05** On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-05** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-499) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-499). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** Reports Read
- **2025-06-05** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-05** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-499) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-499) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7dc61250-cf80-4897-afcc-15f0d937c527`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).