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LD1587Introduced in the House

An Act to Clarify the Bureau of Labor Standards' Investigatory and Enforcement Procedures

Passed

Introduced by Matthew Beck, District 122

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Official description

An Act to Clarify the Bureau of Labor Standards' Investigatory and Enforcement Procedures

Where it stands

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

March 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: Recede And Concur RC #631 · March 5, 2026

72

Yes

68

No

10

Absent or Not Voting

150 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Lucien Daigle1No
Roger Albert2No
Mark Babin3No
Timothy Guerrette4No
Joseph Underwood5No
Donald Ardell6No
Gregory Swallow7No
Tracy Quint8No
Arthur Mingo9No
William Tuell10No

Bill history

  1. Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed.

  2. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence

  5. Work Session Held: TABLED

  6. Work Session Held: TABLED

  7. Carry Over Requested

  8. Carry Over Approved

  9. Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.

  10. Work Session Held: TABLED

  11. Work Session Held

  12. Voted: Divided Report

  13. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  14. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  15. Reports READ.

  16. Motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.

  17. ROLL CALL NO. 622 (Yeas 64 - Nays 65 - Absent 19 - Excused 1 - Vacant 2)

  18. Subsequently, on motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  19. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  20. Reports READ

  21. On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.

  22. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 725 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

  23. Bill READ ONCE.

  24. Committee Amendment "A" (H-808) READ and ADOPTED.

  25. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

  26. COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.

  27. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-808) in NON-CONCURRENCE.

  28. Sent down for concurrence

  29. The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-808).

  30. ROLL CALL NO. 631 (Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 9 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)

  31. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  32. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  33. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  34. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

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