STATE BILLME LD 2101PASSED

An Act to Establish a Monetary Penalty for Employers Whose Unemployment Payment Is Returned Unpaid

State of Maine

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Mar 30, 2026; 227 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

ME LD 2101 · PassedMar 30

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Bill details

Last action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · Mar 30, 2026

Sponsor

ARAmy RoederRepresentative · Democrat · HD-023Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 30, 2026PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.Senate

Mar 26, 2026Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Mar 26, 2026PASSED TO BE ENACTED.House

Mar 25, 2026Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-870) in concurrence.Senate

Mar 25, 2026Committee Amendment "A" (H-870) READ and ADOPTED.Senate

Mar 25, 2026Bill READ ONCE.Senate

Mar 25, 2026On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.Senate

Mar 25, 2026Reports ReadSenate

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Mar 24, 2026Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Mar 24, 2026The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-870).House

Mar 24, 2026Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.House

Mar 24, 2026Committee Amendment "A" (H-870) was READ and ADOPTED.House

Mar 24, 2026The Bill was READ ONCE.House

Mar 24, 2026On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.House

Mar 24, 2026Reports READ.House

Mar 19, 2026Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTPJoint

Feb 17, 2026Voted: Divided ReportJoint

Feb 17, 2026Work Session HeldJoint

Jan 7, 2026The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrenceSenate

Jan 7, 2026Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Jan 7, 2026The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR.House

Jan 7, 2026Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed.House

Subjects

Employment Security
Unemployment Insurance

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