ME LD1963 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Failed on June 18 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-18 - Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Failed on June 18 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-18 - Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers
Title
An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers
Sponsors
| Sen. Michael Tipping [D] | Sen. Richard Bennett [R] | Rep. Sean Faircloth [D] | Rep. Gary Friedmann [D] |
| Sen. Nicole Grohoski [D] | Rep. Sophia Warren [D] | Rep. Kilton Webb [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-06-18 - House - Recede And Concur RC #573 (Y: 68 N: 80 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Recede And Concur RC #614 (Y: 13 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-06-17 - House - Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #559 (Y: 68 N: 78 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-06-16 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #585 (Y: 20 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Recede And Concur RC #614 (Y: 13 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-06-17 - House - Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #559 (Y: 68 N: 78 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-06-16 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #585 (Y: 20 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-18 | House | Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) |
| 2025-06-18 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-18 | House | Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. |
| 2025-06-18 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 573 (Yeas 68 - Nays 80 - Absent 1 - Excused 2) |
| 2025-06-18 | House | Motion of Representative FRIEDMANN of Bar Harbor to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) FAILED. |
| 2025-06-18 | House | Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST. |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSS AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 614 Yeas 13 - Nays 22 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved the Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) |
| 2025-06-17 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 559 (Yeas 68 - Nays 78 - Absent 3 - Excused 2) |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) In NON-CONCURRENCE |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) READ and ADOPTED |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | READ ONCE |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 585 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | Reports Read |
| 2025-06-16 | Joint | Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP |
| 2025-05-21 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2025-05-21 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-05-20 | Joint | Work Session Held: TABLED |
| 2025-05-13 | House | In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-05-13 | House | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence |
