---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Experience Requirement For Auditors Working In The Office Of The State Auditor Who Are Seeking Licensure As Certified Public Accountants"
description: "An Act Regarding The Experience Requirement For Auditors Working In The Office Of The State Auditor Who Are Seeking Licensure As Certified Public Accountants"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 2023"
citation: "Maine LD 2023 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSING", "CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS", "STATE AUDITOR OFFICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erin HERBIG"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8221d39c-73ef-49f5-a11e-5870fd50f1ce"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280075941"
source_hash: "60211dac60a53f629b2d03e73166838e752024bd5014d6b9d46a5db7ed228efa"
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 2023 (129) — An Act Regarding The Experience Requirement For Auditors Working In The Office Of The State Auditor Who Are Seeking Licensure As Certified Public Accountants

## 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=SP0713&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0713&item=2&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Erin HERBIG — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2020-01-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2020-03-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-03-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2020-03-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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/8221d39c-73ef-49f5-a11e-5870fd50f1ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).