---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expand Access To The Maine Wage Assurance Fund"
description: "An Act To Expand Access To The Maine Wage Assurance Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 66"
citation: "Maine LD 66 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT SECURITY", "PROCEDURES", "WAGE ASSURANCE FUND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles SKOLD"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-06"
last_action: "2025-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/146ba0c6-5605-43c9-9fc8-eb4b8a0a35c1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095615"
source_hash: "c7a40547228f03a1e1d43521f1245c278f7e4d6634dc9e663630bcf97b5024e4"
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 66 (132) — An Act To Expand Access To The Maine Wage Assurance Fund

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-265)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0030&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 192** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0030&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 66 HP 30** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0030&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **22–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charles SKOLD — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-06** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-05-27** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-27** On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-27** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-27** Committee Amendment "A" (H-265) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-27** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-27** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-265). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-28** Reports READ
- **2025-05-28** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-05-28** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 240 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-05-28** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-265) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-265) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+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/146ba0c6-5605-43c9-9fc8-eb4b8a0a35c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).