---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Sexual Harassment Prevention Training For Restaurant Employees"
description: "An Act To Require Sexual Harassment Prevention Training For Restaurant Employees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1554"
citation: "Maine LD 1554 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSING REQUIREMENTS", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RESTAURANTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eleanor SATO"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e08be3d5-7f4c-4ea2-898c-3c9e69adf10c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098372"
source_hash: "b507b78676601b2e1a401050d23b5f686eade1e903ecac6e2607fd2a0b2feeb7"
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 1554 (132) — An Act To Require Sexual Harassment Prevention Training For Restaurant Employees

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-352)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1012&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 90** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1012&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1554 HP 1012** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1012&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Eleanor SATO — primary (person)
- Daniel SAYRE — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew BECK — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-02** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-02** On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-352) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-352). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** Reports Read
- **2025-06-03** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-03** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-352) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-352) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-19** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+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/e08be3d5-7f4c-4ea2-898c-3c9e69adf10c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).