---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Commissioner Of Professional And Financial Regulation To Conduct A Sunrise Review Regarding The Proposal To License Heavy Equipment Operators"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Commissioner Of Professional And Financial Regulation To Conduct A Sunrise Review Regarding The Proposal To License Heavy Equipment Operators"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 904"
citation: "Maine LD 904 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE GOVERNMENT", "CONTRACTED SERVICES", "PREAPPROVED SUBCONTRACTORS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott CUDDY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-19"
last_action: "2019-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bdad7b0-b15b-4ee2-8661-ee8b9227c5ea"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071947"
source_hash: "712e0b3cc7f8b8e7aca7d717f0241c9092dd923c8a717fe4635a663012f2d25a"
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 904 (129) — Resolve, Directing The Commissioner Of Professional And Financial Regulation To Conduct A Sunrise Review Regarding The Proposal To License Heavy Equipment Operators

## 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=HP0668&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0668&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0668&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **18–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Scott CUDDY — primary (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-19** Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-19** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-19** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-06** On motion of Representative DAUGHTRY of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-06** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-465) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-06** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-465).
- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** Reports Read
- **2019-06-07** On motion by Senator HERBIG of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-07** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 223 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-465) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-465) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-10** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-17** 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/6bdad7b0-b15b-4ee2-8661-ee8b9227c5ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).