---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Public Employees From Identity Theft"
description: "An Act To Protect Public Employees From Identity Theft"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 696"
citation: "Maine LD 696 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE GOVERNMENT", "STATE PERSONNEL", "NOTICE OF IDENTITY THEFT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shenna BELLOWS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbcbac99-3bbd-4b3c-b9ca-740e5eee04c0"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071673"
source_hash: "1c419eb6f498d7e0a7e9134e9ac48d5df05b9a581f94aa431f4b2491ac0749e1"
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 696 (129) — An Act To Protect Public Employees From Identity Theft

## 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=SP0209&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0209&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0209&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0209&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Shenna BELLOWS — primary (person)
- Dana DOW — cosponsor (person)
- David MIRAMANT — cosponsor (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Ralph TUCKER — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-12** Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-02-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-77) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-77). `reading-2`
- **2019-05-02** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-05-07** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-07** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-77).
- **2019-05-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-14** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-14** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT
- **2019-05-21** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-05-21** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED in concurrence
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-77)
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-77) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-364) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-77) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-77) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-364) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-77) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-364) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-20** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-77) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-364) thereto.
- **2019-06-20** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-28** 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/fbcbac99-3bbd-4b3c-b9ca-740e5eee04c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).