# Maine LD 1744: An Act to Modify Provisions of the State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment and Retention Maine LD 1744, An Act to Modify Provisions of the State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment and Retention, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by David Rollins (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 623); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1744-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1744 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Modify Provisions of the State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment and Retention - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-22 - Last action: 2026-04-03, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 623 - Sponsor: David Rollins (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: STATE GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT - STATE PERSONNEL - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Pay reviews and compression fixes: benefit, medium. The law requires a review of any pay adjustment at least every four years to match market changes. If a review lowers or ends an adjustment, current workers keep their pay; changes apply only to future hires. The committee must also check for salary compression in the chain of command. It can recom… - How to appeal pay decisions: benefit, low. You can appeal the Bureau officer’s written decision within 10 business days. If you are not represented, you appeal to the civil service appeals board. If you are represented, a neutral arbitrator hears the case; the Labor Relations Board can appoint the arbitrator. If the officer refused to form… - Pay raises only paid if funded: mixed, medium. Approved raises are paid only if money exists. If an agency lacks budget, the Bureau must put the cost in the Governor’s next operating budget. If the Legislature does not fund it, the agency does not have to pay. This rule also applies to decisions by a neutral arbitrator. - Raise pay for hard-to-fill state jobs: mixed, medium. The law creates a new path to raise pay for state jobs that are hard to fill. Agencies or unions can file a request with the Bureau of Human Resources. Within 30 days, the Bureau checks if freezes or other non‑pay policies caused the vacancies; if not, it forms a committee. The committee with Burea… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Rollins (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pinny H. Beebe-Center (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Richard A. Bennett (Independent), Senate - Cosponsor: Suzanne Salisbury (Democratic), House ## Actions (9) - 2026-04-03: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 623 - 2026-03-25: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-24: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-19: COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-857), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-857) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate) - 2026-03-17: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-857).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-25: Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (House) - 2025-04-23: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Committee on LABOR suggested and ordered printed. On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, 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-857), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1162&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1162&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1162&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-857), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1162&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1162&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1162&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) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1744-132 (as of 2026-10-17).