Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1048: An Act to Require Certain Notice Requirements for Whistleblower Protections
Status: Signed into law, June 22, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Require Certain Notice Requirements for Whistleblower Protections.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Require Certain Notice Requirements for Whistleblower Protections Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §1316, sub-§10, as repealed and replaced by PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §124, is amended to read: 10. Notice of rights required. A public utility and a competitive electricity provider shall notify the public utility's and the competitive electricity provider's employees, affiliated interests and utility contractors of their rights under this section. A public utility and a competitive electricity provider shall send an annual notice of the rights under this section, which must be written in plain English, be in at least 12-point type and be sent separately from any other communication, to: A. Persons at the time of the notice performing a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract of hire, expressed or implied, for the public utility or competitive electricity provider; and B. The public utility's and the competitive electricity provider's affiliated interests and utility contractors. Page 1 - 132LR1835(03)
Sponsors
- Sophia Warren (D, 124) · primary sponsor
- Christopher Kessler (D, 121)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports ReadOn motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) in concurrence.
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 355(Yeas 75 - Nays 68 - Absent 6 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-513). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Votes
- House RC #355: ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP (June 9, 2025): 75 yea, 68 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC ADVOCATE, Legislature, Senate, WHISTLEBLOWERS, POWERS, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1048?
- LD1048 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Require Certain Notice Requirements for Whistleblower Protections.
- What does LD1048 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Require Certain Notice Requirements for Whistleblower Protections.
- What is the status of LD1048?
- Signed into law as of June 22, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 10, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1048?
- Sophia Warren (D, 124), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for LD1048?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1048&snum=132
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