Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1265: An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Public Employee Market Pay Studies and Comprehensive Reviews of the Classification Plan for State Service Positions
Status: Signed into law, January 11, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Public Employee Market Pay Studies and Comprehensive Reviews of the Classification Plan for State Service Positions.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Public Employee Market Pay Studies and Comprehensive Reviews of the Classification Plan for State Service Positions Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §7061, sub-§4, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. UUU, §1, is amended to read: B. The procedure must provide for a market pay study every 4 years that compares the salaries of state employees with employees performing comparable work for a sampling of private and public employees in this State, other New England states and other states as appropriate. The bureau shall issue a request for proposals and contract with an experienced contractor to complete a market pay study conducted pursuant to this paragraph. The bureau shall submit the market pay study and a report on the market pay study to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters and the bargaining agents that represent a bargaining unit of state employees no later than September 30, 2024 and every 4 years thereafter. Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §7061, sub-§4, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. UUU, §1, is amended to read: C. Beginning in 2024, the procedure must provide for a comprehensive review of the classification plan …
Sponsors
- Deqa Dhalac (D, 120) · primary sponsor
- Matthew Beck (D, 122)
- Richard Bennett (R, 18)
- Rafael Macias (D, 51)
- Amy Roeder (D, 23)
- Suzanne Salisbury (D, 128)
- Tipping, Mike (D, 8)
Latest actions
- : HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-487) thereto.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) was ADOPTED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-487) to Committee Amendment "A"
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports ReadOn motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 368 Yeas 21 - Nays 11 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) in concurrence.
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) 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-435). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence
Votes
- Senate RC #368: ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT (June 5, 2025): 21 yea, 11 nay, passed
Subjects: PAY STUDY, Legislature, Senate, STATE GOVERNMENT, Other, STATE PERSONNEL
Common questions
- What is LD1265?
- LD1265 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Public Employee Market Pay Studies and Comprehensive Reviews of the Classification Plan for State Service Positions.
- What does LD1265 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Public Employee Market Pay Studies and Comprehensive Reviews of the Classification Plan for State Service Positions.
- What is the status of LD1265?
- Signed into law as of January 11, 2026. Latest action: HELD BY THE GOVERNOR. (July 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1265?
- Deqa Dhalac (D, 120), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1265?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1265&snum=132
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