---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Jobs In The State By Requiring Advance Notice Of Closure Of Call Centers"
description: "An Act To Protect Jobs In The State By Requiring Advance Notice Of Closure Of Call Centers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 201"
citation: "Maine LD 201 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS PRACTICES", "REGULATIONS", "CALL CENTERS THAT RELOCATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle DUNPHY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/beb81033-cbd0-44fc-808e-624c17b2a47d"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073598"
source_hash: "0ba107fe38dc9615c75d125106c391b11d00256790df7da43ec88d3006d30c0b"
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 201 (129) — An Act To Protect Jobs In The State By Requiring Advance Notice Of Closure Of Call Centers

## 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=HP0164&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0164&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0164&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **21–14** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **78–51** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michelle DUNPHY — primary (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Donna DOORE — cosponsor (person)
- James HANDY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CUDDY — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Reports READ.
- **2019-04-30** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-30** ROLL CALL NO. 59
- **2019-04-30** (Yeas 78 - Nays 51 - Absent 20 - Excused 1 - Vacancy 1)
- **2019-04-30** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-149) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-04-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-149).
- **2019-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-02** Reports Read
- **2019-05-02** On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-02** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 74 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-05-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-149) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-149) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-16** 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/beb81033-cbd0-44fc-808e-624c17b2a47d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).