---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Law Protecting Job Applicants From Identity Theft"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Law Protecting Job Applicants From Identity Theft"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1986"
citation: "Maine LD 1986 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES", "HIRING", "SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUEST BAN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shenna BELLOWS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-01-08"
last_action: "2020-02-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48b0958a-e9dc-45cb-8738-18d6dd41400e"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280075845"
source_hash: "8d3f34a95b8cd8a895abb14e3107fceb780fb8dadf6a331a8c10af1a2b55bc04"
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 1986 (129) — An Act To Clarify The Law Protecting Job Applicants From Identity Theft

## 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=SP0688&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0688&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Shenna BELLOWS — primary (person)
- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Christina RILEY — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-08** Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2020-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-06** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2020-02-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-02-06** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2020-02-11** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2020-02-11** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2`
- **2020-02-11** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **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** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-02-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-02-21** 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/48b0958a-e9dc-45cb-8738-18d6dd41400e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).