---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Remove Barriers To Professional Licensing For Veterans"
description: "An Act To Remove Barriers To Professional Licensing For Veterans"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1592"
citation: "Maine LD 1592 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REG. DEP", "POWERS", "LICENSING REQUIREMENTS", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GOLDEN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-05-09"
last_action: "2017-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c89bd70-4b45-445f-a324-8b3a0e703598"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280065286"
source_hash: "baab6fe9fae4ff6f6e5e491c7b316b9122e0747af47e43da41f9e1121d917933"
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 1592 (128) — An Act To Remove Barriers To Professional Licensing For Veterans

## 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/HP109601.asp)

## Votes

- Enactment — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- GOLDEN — primary (person)
- BRAKEY — cosponsor (person)
- CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- HERBIG — cosponsor (person)
- LUCHINI — cosponsor (person)
- MASON — cosponsor (person)
- STETKIS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-09** Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-05-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-30** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-05-30** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-05-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-307).
- **2017-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-31** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2017-05-31** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-05-31** Committee Amendment "A" (H-307) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-05-31** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-307), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-31** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2017-06-05** On motion of Representative FREDETTE of Newport, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2017-06-05** Later today assigned. (Roll Call Ordered)
- **2017-06-06** Speaker laid before the House
- **2017-06-06** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-06** ROLL CALL NO. 255
- **2017-06-06** (Yeas 145 - Nays 0 - Absent 5 - Excused 1)
- **2017-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-06-08** 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/8c89bd70-4b45-445f-a324-8b3a0e703598`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).