---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Exempt Auctioneers From Certain Record-Keeping Requirements"
description: "An Act To Exempt Auctioneers From Certain Record-Keeping Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1640"
citation: "Maine LD 1640 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSING", "AUCTIONEERS", "RECORDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erin HERBIG"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-25"
last_action: "2019-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c22b2004-519e-498c-aa93-ed953341c885"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073581"
source_hash: "cbec7955c6de97258e08095b84f75de6a93cf0008201d9c62941518e363052ac"
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 1640 (129) — An Act To Exempt Auctioneers From Certain Record-Keeping Requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0530&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0530&item=2&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Erin HERBIG — primary (person)
- Joseph PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CUDDY — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey GUERIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-25** 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
- **2019-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-03** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-06-04** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-06-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** 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/c22b2004-519e-498c-aa93-ed953341c885`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).