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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Amend The Licensing Laws Of Certain Professions And Occupations"
+description: "An Act To Amend The Licensing Laws Of Certain Professions And Occupations"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "129"
+identifier: "LD 1746"
+citation: "Maine LD 1746 (129)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["LICENSING", "ELECTRICIANS", "REVISIONS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Erin HERBIG"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 38
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2019-05-16"
+last_action: "2019-06-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a0347a9-023c-43bd-95b9-7d845715e520"
+source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073972"
+source_hash: "102bf4428492b8ab11860d93ac6b8ba8f7e8caf70d751ac6f606b0bad7b8c207"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
+---
+
+# Maine LD 1746 (129) — An Act To Amend The Licensing Laws Of Certain Professions And Occupations
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0580&item=2&snum=129)
+2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0580&item=8&snum=129)
+3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0580&item=3&snum=129)
+4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0580&item=1&snum=129)
+5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0580&item=7&snum=129)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **137–0** (pass) · lower
+- ADOPT HAH-626 — **78–59** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Erin HERBIG — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-05-16** Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
+- **2019-05-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-06-17** Reports READ
+- **2019-06-17** On motion by Senator HERBIG of Waldo The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-303) Report ACCEPTED
+- **2019-06-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2019-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-303) READ and ADOPTED
+- **2019-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-303) `reading-2`
+- **2019-06-17** Sent down for concurrence
+- **2019-06-18** Reports READ.
+- **2019-06-18** On motion of Representative DAUGHTRY of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2019-06-18** ROLL CALL NO. 287
+- **2019-06-18** (Yeas 137 - Nays 0 - Absent 13 - Excused 1)
+- **2019-06-18** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2019-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (S-303) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
+- **2019-06-18** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2019-06-18** On motion of Representative TEPLER of Topsham, House Amendment "A" (H-626) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
+- **2019-06-18** ROLL CALL NO. 288
+- **2019-06-18** (Yeas 78 - Nays 59 - Absent 13 - Excused 1)
+- **2019-06-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-303) and House Amendment "A" (H-626).
+- **2019-06-18** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
+- **2019-06-18** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-06-18** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin The Senate ADHERED To Acceptance of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-303) Report and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-303)
+- **2019-06-18** Sent down for concurrence
+- **2019-06-18** The House RECEDED.
+- **2019-06-18** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
+- **2019-06-18** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
+- **2019-06-18** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-06-18** On motion by Senator HERBIG of Waldo The Senate RECEDED From PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-303)
+- **2019-06-18** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-316) READ and ADOPTED
+- **2019-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-303) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-316) In NON-CONCURRENCE
+- **2019-06-18** Sent down for concurrence
+- **2019-06-18** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-303) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-316).
+- **2019-06-18** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2019-06-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a0347a9-023c-43bd-95b9-7d845715e520`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
+