---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Update The Statutes Governing The Bureau Of Labor Standards To Promote Clarity For Workers And Employers"
description: "An Act To Update The Statutes Governing The Bureau Of Labor Standards To Promote Clarity For Workers And Employers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1575"
citation: "Maine LD 1575 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR DEPT", "LABOR STANDARDS BUREAU", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CUSHING"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-05-04"
last_action: "2017-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34bf3af9-98fa-4085-943a-323805022367"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280065187"
source_hash: "32969b982c3b397127bf3691cb58ce0f7ebbba6bb4e1533a23655d5a721aaf05"
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 1575 (128) — An Act To Update The Statutes Governing The Bureau Of Labor Standards To Promote Clarity For Workers And Employers

## 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/SP055301.asp)

## Sponsors

- CUSHING — primary (person)
- AUSTIN — cosponsor (person)
- LOCKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- STETKIS — cosponsor (person)
- VACHON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-04** Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2017-06-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2017-06-13** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-252) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-252). `reading-2`
- **2017-06-13** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2017-06-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-06-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-252).
- **2017-06-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-06-16** 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/34bf3af9-98fa-4085-943a-323805022367`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).