---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Coordinate And Enforce Existing Workplace Training Requirements"
description: "An Act To Coordinate And Enforce Existing Workplace Training Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1477"
citation: "Maine LD 1477 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUMAN RIGHTS", "COMMISSION", "REVISIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AUSTIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-04-18"
last_action: "2017-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a265200-ec05-46da-9523-8dc399ab8db9"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280064893"
source_hash: "cb6b226f73d6ee82a1d7921991e0b19ebebe9db449a3959c21f64e782f046361"
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 1477 (128) — An Act To Coordinate And Enforce Existing Workplace Training Requirements

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP101601.asp)

## Sponsors

- AUSTIN — primary (person)
- BATES — cosponsor (person)
- LANGLEY — cosponsor (person)
- LOCKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- SAVIELLO — cosponsor (person)
- STETKIS — cosponsor (person)
- VACHON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-18** Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-04-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-04-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-31** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-05-31** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-05-31** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-344).
- **2017-05-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2017-06-05** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-344) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-344), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-05** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2017-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-06-08** 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/5a265200-ec05-46da-9523-8dc399ab8db9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).