---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Promote Keeping Workers In Maine"
description: "An Act To Promote Keeping Workers In Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 733"
citation: "Maine LD 733 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES", "HIRING", "NONCOMPETE CLAUSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John SCHNECK"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c5cbb0e-8f1d-416c-beb5-8869bbb7b981"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071707"
source_hash: "5d25702cc2b73532dd1b172e3217603f13be3c6be18d3114bfa9e0db0cddb0d2"
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 733 (129) — An Act To Promote Keeping Workers In Maine

## 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=HP0538&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0538&item=6&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0538&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0538&item=4&snum=129)
5. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0538&item=7&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT SAS-208 to CAH-280 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- PASS TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMEND — **29–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John SCHNECK — primary (person)
- Barbara CARDONE — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Bill DIAMOND — cosponsor (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CUDDY — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria KORNFIELD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-12** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** Reports READ.
- **2019-05-21** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-21** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-280) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-280).
- **2019-05-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** Reports Read
- **2019-05-23** On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-23** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 121 Yeas 35 - Nays 0 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-05-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-23** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-280)
- **2019-06-05** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-06-05** On motion by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-208) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-280) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-05** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 199 Yeas 35 - Nays 0 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-280) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-208) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-280) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-208) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2`
- **2019-06-05** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 200 Yeas 29 - Nays 6 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-06** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-280) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-208) thereto.
- **2019-06-06** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **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" (H-280) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-208) thereto
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-280) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-330) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-280) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-280) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-330) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-280) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-208) AND Senate Amendment "B" (S-330) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-280) as Amended by Senate Amendments "A" (S-208) and "B" (S-330) thereto.
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** 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/3c5cbb0e-8f1d-416c-beb5-8869bbb7b981`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).