---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement Provisions Necessary To The Health, Welfare And Safety Of The Citizens Of Maine In Response To The Covid-19 Public Health Emergency"
description: "An Act To Implement Provisions Necessary To The Health, Welfare And Safety Of The Citizens Of Maine In Response To The Covid-19 Public Health Emergency"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 2167"
citation: "Maine LD 2167 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT SECURITY", "BENEFITS", "PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy JACKSON"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-03-17"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24ed8e05-8239-41bb-badf-f001c272ea81"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280077132"
source_hash: "433f6a528d9abde882b8292052e0b95bba81bbe2ff3ab526085306765007366a"
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 2167 (129) — An Act To Implement Provisions Necessary To The Health, Welfare And Safety Of The Citizens Of Maine In Response To The Covid-19 Public Health Emergency

## 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=SP0789&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0789&item=2&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Troy JACKSON — primary (person)
- Dana DOW — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen DILLINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Sara GIDEON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the Rules READ TWICE and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, without reference to a Committee.
- **2020-03-17** Sent down for concurrence
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the rules and WITHOUT REFERENCE to a Committee, the Bill was READ TWICE and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2020-03-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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/24ed8e05-8239-41bb-badf-f001c272ea81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).