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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Various Provisions Of The Maine Human Rights Act"
description: "An Act To Clarify Various Provisions Of The Maine Human Rights Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1701"
citation: "Maine LD 1701 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUMAN RIGHTS", "DISCRIMINATION", "PROTECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-05-08"
last_action: "2019-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03d5fb85-0ed7-46c7-af1e-b632254b0bdc"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073815"
source_hash: "7f2e3be1bd153609b5a5248d932e2b49e088067cf676226c2cdf7793e4ade4c2"
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 1701 (129) — An Act To Clarify Various Provisions Of The Maine Human Rights Act
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1216&item=4&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1216&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1216&item=5&snum=129)
## Votes
- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **8953** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP RPT — **2113** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-05-08** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-18** On motion of Representative BAILEY of Saco, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-18** ROLL CALL NO. 297
- **2019-06-18** (Yeas 89 - Nays 53 - Absent 8 - Excused 1)
- **2019-06-18** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-18** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Reports Read
- **2019-06-19** On motion by Senator CARPENTER of Aroostook the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-19** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 339 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-19** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-19** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2019-06-19** Later today assigned.
- **2019-06-19** Speaker laid before the House
- **2019-06-19** On motion of Representative BAILEY of Saco, under suspension of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-06-19** On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "A" (H-652) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-652).
- **2019-06-19** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-652) in concurrence
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03d5fb85-0ed7-46c7-af1e-b632254b0bdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).