---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Disqualification From Unemployment Benefits Of A Person Who Is Terminated From Employment For Being Under The Influence Of Marijuana"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Disqualification From Unemployment Benefits Of A Person Who Is Terminated From Employment For Being Under The Influence Of Marijuana"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1013"
citation: "Maine LD 1013 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT SECURITY", "BENEFITS", "DISQUALIFIED IF TERMINATED BECAUSE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott CYRWAY"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-26"
last_action: "2019-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43423f67-be17-43a9-897f-09ef0517110d"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072094"
source_hash: "32ac3bb119d2722f31850bad07130a5933dbdc3b50f6628e97f601440ca1ce86"
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 1013 (129) — An Act To Clarify The Disqualification From Unemployment Benefits Of A Person Who Is Terminated From Employment For Being Under The Influence Of Marijuana

## 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=SP0292&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0292&item=6&snum=129)
3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0292&item=4&snum=129)
4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0292&item=1&snum=129)
5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0292&item=5&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Scott CYRWAY — primary (person)
- Christina RILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Dana DOW — cosponsor (person)
- James HAMPER — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan WADSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Paul DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Paul STEARNS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BRADSTREET — cosponsor (person)
- Robert FOLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen STANLEY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-26** Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-02-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-11** Report READ
- **2019-04-11** On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Report
- **2019-04-30** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-04-30** Subsequently Report Accepted
- **2019-04-30** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Committee Amendment "A" (S-39) READ
- **2019-04-30** On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec Senate Amendment "B" (S-71) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-39) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-04-30** Committee Amendment "A" (S-39) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-71) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-39) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-71) thereto `reading-2`
- **2019-04-30** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-05-02** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-39) was READ.
- **2019-05-02** Senate Amendment "B" (S-71) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-39) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-39) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-71) thereto ADOPTED.
- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-02** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-39) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-71) thereto.
- **2019-05-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-16** 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/43423f67-be17-43a9-897f-09ef0517110d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).