An Act To Increase Accountability For Wage Violations
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LD 857 — An Act To Increase Accountability For Wage Violations
Last action — Died in Possession of the Senate Upon Conclusion of the 129th Legislature and PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD).
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 129th Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read LD 857 on the official Maine source →Action History
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Died in Possession of the Senate Upon Conclusion of the 129th Legislature and PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD).
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CARRIED OVER to any Special Session of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 788.
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Carried over, in the same posture, to any special session of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 788.
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Carried over on the Special Appropriations Table to any special or regular sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
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CARRIED OVER on the Special Appropriations Table to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
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On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
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Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-78) in concurrence
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READ and ADOPTED Committee Amendment "A" (H-78) in concurrence
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READ ONCE
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Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 43 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
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On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
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Reports Read
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-78).
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Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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Committee Amendment "A" (H-78) was READ and ADOPTED.
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The Bill was READ ONCE.
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(Yeas 84 - Nays 54 - Absent 11 - Excused 1 Vacant 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 43
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On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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Reports READ.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING.
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Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
Sponsors
- Benjamin COLLINGS · Primary
- Betty AUSTIN · Cosponsor
- Shenna BELLOWS · Cosponsor
- Michelle DUNPHY · Cosponsor
- Richard FARNSWORTH · Cosponsor
- Jessica FAY · Cosponsor
- James HANDY · Cosponsor
- Lois RECKITT · Cosponsor
- Mark W. Lawrence · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 28 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Benjamin COLLINGS
Co-sponsors (8)
- Betty AUSTIN
- Shenna BELLOWS
- Michelle DUNPHY
- Richard FARNSWORTH
- Jessica FAY
- James HANDY
- Lois RECKITT
- Mark W. Lawrence Democrat
Not signed on (177)
177 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 177 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 40% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BELLOWS of Kennebec | — | Yea |
| BREEN of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| CARPENTER of Aroostook | — | Yea |
| CARSON of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| CHENETTE of York | — | Yea |
| CHIPMAN of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| CLAXTON of Androscoggin | — | Yea |
| DAVIS of Piscataquis | — | Nay |
| DESCHAMBAULT of York | — | Yea |
| DIAMOND of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| DOW of Lincoln | — | Nay |
| FARRIN of Somerset | — | Nay |
| GRATWICK of Penobscot | — | Yea |
| HAMPER of Oxford | — | Nay |
| HERBIG of Waldo | — | Yea |
| KEIM of Oxford | — | Nay |
| LIBBY of Androscoggin | — | Yea |
| LUCHINI of Hancock | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| MIRAMANT of Knox | — | Yea |
| POULIOT of Kennebec | — | Nay |
| ROSEN of Hancock | — | Nay |
| SANBORN, H. of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| SANBORN, L. of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| VITELLI of Sagadahoc | — | Yea |
| James Dill | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark W. Lawrence | Democrat | Yea |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey L. Timberlake | Republican | Nay |
| Marianne Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Nay |
| Russell J. Black | Republican | Nay |
| Scott W. Cyrway | Republican | Nay |
| Stacey K. Guerin | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 54 | 33 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 3 | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unenrolled | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 84 | 54 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 36% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ACKLEY of Monmouth | — | Yea |
| ALLEY of Beals | — | Yea |
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Nay |
| AUSTIN of Skowhegan | — | Yea |
| AUSTIN of Gray | — | Nay |
| BABBIDGE of Kennebunk | — | Yea |
| BABINE of Scarborough | — | Yea |
| BERRY of Bowdoinham | — | Yea |
| BLUME of York | — | Yea |
| BROOKS of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| BRYANT of Windham | — | Yea |
| CAIAZZO of Scarborough | — | Yea |
| CARDONE of Bangor | — | Yea |
| CEBRA of Naples | — | Not Voting |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Yea |
| COREY of Windham | — | Nay |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Nay |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| CUDDY of Winterport | — | Not Voting |
| CURTIS of Madison | — | Nay |
| DENK of Kennebunk | — | Yea |
| DeVEAU of Caribou | — | Not Voting |
| DEVIN of Newcastle | — | Not Voting |
| DILLINGHAM of Oxford | — | Nay |
| DOLLOFF of Rumford | — | Nay |
| DOORE of Augusta | — | Not Voting |
| DUNPHY of Old Town | — | Yea |
| EVANGELOS of Friendship | — | Yea |
| FARNSWORTH of Portland | — | Yea |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Yea |
| GIDEON of Freeport | — | Yea |
| GRIGNON of Athens | — | Not Voting |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | — | Nay |
| HANDY of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| HANINGTON of Lincoln | — | Nay |
| HANLEY of Pittston | — | Nay |
| HARNETT of Gardiner | — | Yea |
| HEAD of Bethel | — | Nay |
| HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft | — | Nay |
| HOBBS of Wells | — | Yea |
| HUBBELL of Bar Harbor | — | Yea |
| HUTCHINS of Penobscot | — | Nay |
| HYMANSON of York | — | Yea |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Nay |
| JOHANSEN of Monticello | — | Nay |
| JORGENSEN of Portland | — | Yea |
| KESCHL of Belgrade | — | Nay |
| KINNEY of Knox | — | Nay |
| KORNFIELD of Bangor | — | Yea |
| KRYZAK of Acton | — | Nay |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Yea |
| LOCKMAN of Bradley | — | Nay |
| LYFORD of Eddington | — | Not Voting |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Yea |
| MAREAN of Hollis | — | Nay |
| MAXMIN of Nobleboro | — | Yea |
| McCREA of Fort Fairfield | — | Yea |
| McCREIGHT of Harpswell | — | Yea |
| McDONALD of Stonington | — | Yea |
| McLEAN of Gorham | — | Not Voting |
| MELARAGNO of Auburn | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Nay |
| MORALES of South Portland | — | Yea |
| NADEAU of Winslow | — | Yea |
| O'CONNOR of Berwick | — | Nay |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Yea |
| ORDWAY of Standish | — | Nay |
| PAULHUS of Bath | — | Yea |
| PEBWORTH of Blue Hill | — | Yea |
| PEOPLES of Westbrook | — | Yea |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Yea |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Yea |
| PICKETT of Dixfield | — | Nay |
| PRESCOTT of Waterboro | — | Nay |
| RECKITT of South Portland | — | Yea |
| REED of Carmel | — | Nay |
| RILEY of Jay | — | Yea |
| RISEMAN of Harrison | — | Nay |
| RYKERSON of Kittery | — | Yea |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Nay |
| SCHNECK of Bangor | — | Yea |
| SHARPE of Durham | — | Yea |
| SHEATS of Auburn | — | Yea |
| SKOLFIELD of Weld | — | Nay |
| STANLEY of Medway | — | Yea |
| STEARNS of Guilford | — | Nay |
| STETKIS of Canaan | — | Nay |
| STROM of Pittsfield | — | Nay |
| SYLVESTER of Portland | — | Yea |
| TUCKER of Brunswick | — | Yea |
| VEROW of Brewer | — | Yea |
| WHITE of Waterville | — | Yea |
| WHITE of Mars Hill | — | Nay |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Yea |
| Henry L. Ingwersen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne M. Carney | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Yea |
| Craig V. Hickman | Democrat | Yea |
| Denise Tepler | Democrat | Yea |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Yea |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthea E.L. Daughtry | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Tipping | Democrat | Yea |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicole C. Grohoski | Democrat | Yea |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Yea |
| Pinny H. Beebe-Center | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Nay |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Yea |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Yea |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Yea |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Nay |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Nay |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Nay |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Nay |
| Bruce Bickford | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Nay |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Nay |
| Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Nay |
| Nancy Theriault | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Not Voting |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Nay |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Nay |
| William Tuell | Republican | Nay |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LD 857?
- LD 857 is sponsored by Benjamin COLLINGS, Betty AUSTIN, Shenna BELLOWS, Michelle DUNPHY, Richard FARNSWORTH, Jessica FAY, James HANDY, Lois RECKITT, and Mark W. Lawrence (Democrat).
- What is the current status of LD 857?
- This bill died with 129th Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track LD 857?
- Track LD 857 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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