# Maine LD 1048: An Act to Require Certain Notice Requirements for Whistleblower Protections

Maine LD 1048, An Act to Require Certain Notice Requirements for Whistleblower Protections, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Sophia Warren (Democratic); status became law, last action 2025-06-22 (ACTPUB Chapter 407); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1048
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Require Certain Notice Requirements for Whistleblower Protections
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-12
- Last action: 2025-06-22, ACTPUB Chapter 407
- Sponsor: Sophia Warren (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: PUBLIC ADVOCATE, PUBLIC ADVOCATE - POWERS
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (75 yes, 68 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Annual whistleblower notice for utility workers: benefit, low. The law requires public utilities and competitive electricity providers to send a whistleblower rights notice every year. The notice must be in plain English and at least 12-point type. It must be sent by itself, not with other messages. Companies must send it to people currently doing paid work un…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sophia Warren (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher Kessler (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-09 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 75 | 68 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-06-22: ACTPUB Chapter 407
- 2025-06-10: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-09: 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. (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: 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 SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House)
- 2025-03-12: 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. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-513), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0677&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0677&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0677&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (H-513), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0677&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0677&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0677&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1048-132 (as of 2026-10-17).