---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Access To Veterinary Care By Prohibiting Noncompete Agreements"
description: "An Act To Protect Access To Veterinary Care By Prohibiting Noncompete Agreements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 688"
citation: "Maine LD 688 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS PRACTICES", "NONCOMPETE CLAUSES", "VETERINARY PRACTICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jessica FAY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20b8503e-d40c-479f-866c-52db2aae12e5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086472"
source_hash: "a39742481a772d2e0fe7d2f563e039ebfc605c9367ad0054658dd792626623ff"
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 688 (131) — An Act To Protect Access To Veterinary Care By Prohibiting Noncompete Agreements

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0457&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0457&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Jessica FAY — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- John ANDREWS — cosponsor (person)
- Marc MALON — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-16** 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.
- **2023-05-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-11** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-05-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-16** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-18** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-18** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-18** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2023-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20b8503e-d40c-479f-866c-52db2aae12e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).