---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Career And Technical Training Options For Electricians"
description: "An Act To Provide Career And Technical Training Options For Electricians"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1240"
citation: "Maine LD 1240 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSING", "ELECTRICIANS", "CTE TRAINING OPTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James HANDY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-14"
last_action: "2019-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0203a638-b701-4955-9e63-61f594ad5cc8"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072501"
source_hash: "da4d11c72c281c8c7e99af603f3d52649cf8a0f1178c66900f18d0205687770c"
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 1240 (129) — An Act To Provide Career And Technical Training Options For Electricians

## 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=HP0901&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0901&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0901&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0901&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- James HANDY — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Donna DOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Erin HERBIG — cosponsor (person)
- Gina MELARAGNO — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CUDDY — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn BABINE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-14** Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-19** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-16** On OBJECTION of Representative MOONEN of Portland REMOVED.
- **2019-05-16** The Committee Report was READ.
- **2019-05-16** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of the Committee Report.
- **2019-05-16** Later today assigned.
- **2019-05-28** Speaker laid before the House
- **2019-05-28** Subsequently, the Committee Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-28** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) was READ.
- **2019-05-28** On motion of Representative HANDY of Lewiston, House Amendment "A" (H-336) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-336) thereto was ADOPTED.
- **2019-05-28** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-336) thereto.
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2019-05-29** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-29** On motion by Senator HERBIG of Waldo Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending RECONSIDERATION
- **2019-05-29** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-05-29** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Senator HERBIG of Waldo The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) was ADOPTED
- **2019-05-29** House Amendment "A" (H-336) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2019-05-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-336) thereto ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2019-05-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-336) thereto in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-10** 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/0203a638-b701-4955-9e63-61f594ad5cc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).