---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Facilitate Entry Of Immigrants Into The Workforce"
description: "An Act To Facilitate Entry Of Immigrants Into The Workforce"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1685"
citation: "Maine LD 1685 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR DEPT", "POWERS", "IMMIGRANT HIRING PILOT PROJECT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristen CLOUTIER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-07"
last_action: "2019-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/550c467c-f6f4-4a0d-8b81-518f8934044a"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073759"
source_hash: "8e65fdc19edf8de6a6993296bfc6b99b16abdbc04cc8794579f1235cfead9bce"
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 1685 (129) — An Act To Facilitate Entry Of Immigrants Into The Workforce

## 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=HP1209&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1209&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1209&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Kristen CLOUTIER — primary (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- James HANDY — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Thom HARNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-07** Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-416).
- **2019-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-04** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-416) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-416), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-04** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** On motion by Senator SANBORN, L. of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-20** 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/550c467c-f6f4-4a0d-8b81-518f8934044a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).