---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish Parity In Tipping Laws For Restaurant Workers"
description: "An Act To Establish Parity In Tipping Laws For Restaurant Workers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 903"
citation: "Maine LD 903 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMPENSATION", "MINIMUM WAGE", "RESTAURANT TIPS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles SKOLD"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/861dbf1b-b7a2-44be-93bd-c76f7c27917f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086805"
source_hash: "c3651bcfe0a81995894031c8490ce9926657c86c7bbea1c124a532d1d732f4d5"
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 903 (131) — An Act To Establish Parity In Tipping Laws For Restaurant Workers

## 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=HP0559&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0559&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0559&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **25–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charles SKOLD — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Grayson LOOKNER — cosponsor (person)
- Marc MALON — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-01** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-01** On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-01** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01** Committee Amendment "A" (H-254) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-01** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-254). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** Reports Read
- **2023-06-06** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2023-06-06** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 212 Yeas 25 - Nays 10 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-254) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-254) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/861dbf1b-b7a2-44be-93bd-c76f7c27917f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).