---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Unemployment Compensation"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Unemployment Compensation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1530"
citation: "Maine LD 1530 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT SECURITY", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["LANGLEY"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-04-25"
last_action: "2017-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/900b9f32-4a84-4a66-937a-302c636d8e28"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280065021"
source_hash: "88969c991ebd5de5d7d1b818496691c665221183f8c7da515d1428a2bf394814"
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 1530 (128) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Unemployment Compensation

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/SP053601.asp)

## Sponsors

- LANGLEY — primary (person)
- AUSTIN — cosponsor (person)
- MASTRACCIO — cosponsor (person)
- STETKIS — cosponsor (person)
- VACHON — cosponsor (person)
- VOLK — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-04-25** Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2017-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2017-05-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-05-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-23** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2017-05-24** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-05-24** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-05-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2017-05-24** In concurrence.
- **2017-05-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-06-01** 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/900b9f32-4a84-4a66-937a-302c636d8e28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).