republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/129/ld-170.md

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Bill	An Act To Prohibit Questions Regarding Criminal History On Certain State Employment Applications	An Act To Prohibit Questions Regarding Criminal History On Certain State Employment Applications	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	129	LD 170	Maine LD 170 (129)	bill	EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES HIRING PRIOR CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS	enacted	Bettyann SHEATS	2	23	1	2019-01-17	2019-04-05	openstates	ocd-bill/d6ab3a07-8f9b-4d77-96d1-f8e53ff1cb59	http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070914	b0adf9b7a825468c425c31baa255048186ead06f379a58a09b53a27ba7d7c93e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 170 (129) — An Act To Prohibit Questions Regarding Criminal History On Certain State Employment Applications

Version chain

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

1. Documents and Disposition (committee substitute) — source
2. Final Disposition (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ACC OUGHT TO PASS REP — 94–37 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Bettyann SHEATS — primary (person)
• Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
• Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
• Nathan LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
• Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-17 Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
• 2019-01-17 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. referral-committee
• 2019-01-17 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2019-01-17 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence referral-committee
• 2019-03-14 CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
• 2019-03-14 On OBJECTION of Representative STETKIS of Canaan REMOVED.
• 2019-03-14 The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
• 2019-03-14 ROLL CALL NO. 12
• 2019-03-14 (Yeas 94 - Nays 37 - Absent 18 - Excused 1 Vacant 1)
• 2019-03-14 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2019-03-14 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2019-03-14 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
• 2019-03-14 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2019-03-19 Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
• 2019-03-19 READ ONCE reading-1
• 2019-03-19 ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
• 2019-03-21 COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
• 2019-03-21 READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. reading-2
• 2019-03-21 Ordered sent down forthwith
• 2019-03-26 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2019-03-26 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2019-03-28 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2019-04-05 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d6ab3a07-8f9b-4d77-96d1-f8e53ff1cb59. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).