An Act Regarding Occupational Licensing Reform
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act Regarding Occupational Licensing Reform” Read the full text
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132nd legislature (2025-2026)HP 349
Where it is
Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Feb 11, 2025
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence · Feb 11, 2025
Representative ROEDER from the Committee on LABOR Reporting that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. Report was READ and ACCEPTED. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY S · Mar 20, 2025
Report READ The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence · Mar 20, 2025
Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.^ · Mar 21, 2025
Reports READ. Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, to ACCEPT the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 149 (Yeas 38 - Nays 106 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1) Subseque · May 20, 2025
Reports Read On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 199 Yeas 17 - Nays 15 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 B · May 21, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · May 27, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · May 27, 2025
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
David Boyer
Recorded votes
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORTSenate · 2025-05-21 · PREVAILS · Yeas 17, Nays 15, Excused 3, NotVoting 0, Total 32
ACC MIN OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPHouse · 2025-05-20 · FAILS · Yeas 38, Nays 106, Excused 0, NotVoting 6, Total 144
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Maine legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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