republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/130/ld-1816.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Promote Labor Education Through The University Of Maine System"
description: "An Act To Promote Labor Education Through The University Of Maine System"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1816"
citation: "Maine LD 1816 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR RELATIONS", "UMAINE PROGRAM", "WORKFORCE EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan FECTEAU"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-12-15"
last_action: "2022-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ecb5f9da-77f4-414b-b968-112bfea6bdeb"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082159"
source_hash: "37e478325206da4c33d6ccfc585a88f113b446e07440a66205dad0bc3358469a"
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 1816 (130) — An Act To Promote Labor Education Through The University Of Maine System

## 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=HP1349&item=6&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1349&item=2&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1349&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1349&item=7&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **79–56** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **21–13** (pass) · upper
- PASS TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMEND — **18–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ryan FECTEAU — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine BREEN — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-15** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 15, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-12-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Reports READ.
- **2022-02-16** On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-02-16** ROLL CALL NO. 450
- **2022-02-16** (Yeas 79 - Nays 56 - Absent 13 - Excused 0 - Vacant 3)
- **2022-02-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-763) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-02-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-02-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-763). `reading-3`
- **2022-02-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-02-23** Reports Read
- **2022-02-23** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-02-23** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 561 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2022-02-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-02-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-763) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-763) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-22** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-04-25** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2022-04-25** On motion by Same Senator Under suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-763) `reading-3`
- **2022-04-25** On further motion by Same Senator Under further suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-763) was ADOPTED AND to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE the same `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-628) READ and ADOPTED
- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-628) In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2022-04-25** On motion by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 803 Yeas 18 - Nays 11 - Excused 5 - Absent 0
- **2022-04-25** Sent down for concurrence
- **2022-04-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-628). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+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/ecb5f9da-77f4-414b-b968-112bfea6bdeb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).