---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Promote A Diverse, More Experienced Construction Workforce And Ensure High-Quality Careers By Increasing Registered Apprenticeship Programs"
description: "An Act To Promote A Diverse, More Experienced Construction Workforce And Ensure High-Quality Careers By Increasing Registered Apprenticeship Programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1539"
citation: "Maine LD 1539 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS", "CONSTRUCTION", "INDUSTRIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Traci GERE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-06"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0ea07a8-ced8-4ec4-82c0-a307d9b0cd0e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088421"
source_hash: "a342765bf2944bd2fc9dccb75e6339326bb695e5868f5aad32ce13c16f3d2dd9"
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 1539 (131) — An Act To Promote A Diverse, More Experienced Construction Workforce And Ensure High-Quality Careers By Increasing Registered Apprenticeship Programs

## 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=HP0991&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0991&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0991&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **79–64** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **26–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Traci GERE — primary (person)
- Charles SKOLD — cosponsor (person)
- Cheryl GOLEK — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Raegan LaROCHELLE — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald RUSSELL — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-06** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-20** On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-20** ROLL CALL NO. 268
- **2023-06-20** (Yeas 79 - Nays 64 - Absent 7 - Excused 1)
- **2023-06-20** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-629) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-20** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-629). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** Reports READ
- **2023-06-21** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-21** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 407 Yeas 26 - Nays 8 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-21** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-629) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-629) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+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/a0ea07a8-ced8-4ec4-82c0-a307d9b0cd0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).