---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish A Monetary Penalty For Employers Whose Unemployment Payment Is Returned Unpaid"
description: "An Act To Establish A Monetary Penalty For Employers Whose Unemployment Payment Is Returned Unpaid"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2101"
citation: "Maine LD 2101 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT SECURITY", "RETURNED PAYMENT FEES", "UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy ROEDER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a9de749-4070-4cb3-9737-e9107a5ac8f1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101126"
source_hash: "5046266b43798cf7d93983471c2be0a4f5e0bdd1147cd9ed169a75d48288ffb3"
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 2101 (132) — An Act To Establish A Monetary Penalty For Employers Whose Unemployment Payment Is Returned Unpaid

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-870)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1416&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 615** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1416&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2101 HP 1416** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1416&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Amy ROEDER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-24** On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-24** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-24** Committee Amendment "A" (H-870) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-24** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-870). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-25** Reports Read
- **2026-03-25** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-25** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-870) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-25** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-870) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+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/9a9de749-4070-4cb3-9737-e9107a5ac8f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).