---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Subminimum Wage"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Subminimum Wage"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1874"
citation: "Maine LD 1874 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMPENSATION", "MINIMUM WAGE", "SUBMINIMUM WAGE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan FECTEAU"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-12-24"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9052b40-ca49-4270-901b-97b27a2e963d"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280075723"
source_hash: "6436f8e2d8d188c37edc7dab663f829e08df8fd2ce98fdad5325a0bae928db11"
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 1874 (129) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Subminimum Wage

## 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=HP1340&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1340&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1340&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **120–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ryan FECTEAU — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Christina RILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Heidi BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CUDDY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-24** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 20, 2019.
- **2019-12-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-10** Reports READ.
- **2020-03-10** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-10** ROLL CALL NO. 363
- **2020-03-10** (Yeas 120 - Nays 18 - Absent 11 - Excused 1) - Vacant 1
- **2020-03-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-724) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2020-03-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-724).
- **2020-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-12** Reports Read
- **2020-03-12** On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2020-03-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-03-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-724) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2020-03-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-724) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-18** 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/b9052b40-ca49-4270-901b-97b27a2e963d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).