# Maine LD 1566: An Act to Provide Compensation to Individuals with Lived Experience Serving on Certain Advisory Boards, Commissions, Councils and Similar Groups

Maine LD 1566, An Act to Provide Compensation to Individuals with Lived Experience Serving on Certain Advisory Boards, Commissions, Councils and Similar Groups, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Flavia DeBrito (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-01-11 (ACTPUB Chapter 503); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1566
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Provide Compensation to Individuals with Lived Experience Serving on Certain Advisory Boards, Commissions, Councils and Similar Groups
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Last action: 2026-01-11, ACTPUB Chapter 503
- Sponsor: Flavia DeBrito (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: STATE BOARDS, STATE BOARDS - MEMBERSHIP
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (93 yes, 85 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Pay and expenses for lived-experience members: benefit, low. The law defines who counts as a “member representing lived experience” on state boards. Your seat must be named in law as a lived‑experience seat, you must have first‑hand experience on the topic, and your employer cannot already pay you for board time. Beginning October 1, 2025, eligible members c…
- Standard pay rules and higher advisory caps: mixed, low. The law standardizes member pay options for state boards: legislative per diem, another daily rate, a salary, expenses only, or no pay. If a per diem or salary is set, members can also get expenses. If a board is marked “not authorized,” members cannot get pay or expenses, except under the lived‑ex…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Flavia DeBrito (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne Graham (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christina Mitchell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Holly Sargent (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Janice Dodge (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julia McCabe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly Murphy (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 18 | 13 |   |
| 2025-06-13 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 75 | 72 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-01-11: ACTPUB Chapter 503
- 2025-07-08: HELD BY THE GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-06-25: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-13: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 472(Yeas 75 - Nays 72 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-677) 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-677). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-13: Reports READ On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 544 Yeas 18 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 1 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-677) READ. READ and ADOPTED in concurrence Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-677) in concurrence Ordered sent down forthwith (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-677), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1024&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1024&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1024&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-677), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1024&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1024&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1024&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-LD1566-132 (as of 2026-10-17).