---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Appointees To The Maine Labor Relations Board"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Appointees To The Maine Labor Relations Board"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 317"
citation: "Maine LD 317 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR RELATIONS", "BOARD", "APPOINTEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James HANDY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c70995df-3bc9-4610-882c-6fee850e3c23"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071073"
source_hash: "71693e39cdd76bcc305efaf0c2eb2166c0bf0edb3717586add6ee29ae9736fac"
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 317 (129) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Appointees To The Maine Labor Relations Board

## 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=HP0241&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0241&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0241&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- James HANDY — primary (person)
- Donna DOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CUDDY — 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`
- **2019-05-09** Reports READ.
- **2019-05-09** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-09** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-219) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-09** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-219).
- **2019-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-14** Reports Read
- **2019-05-14** On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-219) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-219) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-30** 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/c70995df-3bc9-4610-882c-6fee850e3c23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).