---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Background Investigations For Certain Individuals To Receive Federal Tax Information In Accordance With Federal Standards"
description: "An Act To Require Background Investigations For Certain Individuals To Receive Federal Tax Information In Accordance With Federal Standards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1931"
citation: "Maine LD 1931 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT SECURITY", "ADMINISTRATION", "BACKGROUND CHECKS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael SYLVESTER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-01-08"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bfcaeb8-ff35-4d22-a3f7-e2cf967ca9f0"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280075862"
source_hash: "032fb0171548a97c4d453dc47fd5571a5e505dbbae2d3b360ae2132e9a86b852"
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 1931 (129) — An Act To Require Background Investigations For Certain Individuals To Receive Federal Tax Information In Accordance With Federal Standards

## 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=HP1375&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1375&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Michael SYLVESTER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-08** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2020-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-02-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-02-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2020-02-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-18** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2020-02-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-02-18** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2020-02-20** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED
- **2020-03-12** Taken from the table by the President
- **2020-03-12** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence
- **2020-03-17** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, 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/2bfcaeb8-ff35-4d22-a3f7-e2cf967ca9f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).