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

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

Labor
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Amy Roeder
Last action
2026-04-03
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

An Act to Establish a Monetary Penalty for Employers Whose Unemployment Payment Is Returned Unpaid Sponsor: Representative Amy Roeder Reference committee: Labor Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Establish a Monetary Penalty for Employers Whose Unemployment Payment Is Returned Unpaid Sponsor: Representative Amy Roeder Reference committee: Labor Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2689(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2689(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2101 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3LABOR 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-03 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-30 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2026-03-26 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2026-03-19 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2026-02-17 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2026-02-17 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2026-01-07 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Labor.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish a Monetary Penalty for Employers Whose Unemployment Payment Is Returned Unpaid
Sponsor:
Representative Amy Roeder
Reference committee:
Labor
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR2689(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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H.P. 1416 - L.D. 2101
An Act to Establish a Monetary Penalty for Employers Whose
Unemployment Payment Is Returned Unpaid
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1225, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
9. Returned payments. If any payment made under this chapter is returned unpaid
for any reason, including but not limited to insufficient funds, account closure,
nonexistence of the account, stop-payment order or any other cause, the commissioner shall
assess a penalty equal to $25 or 1% of the payment amount, whichever is greater.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF
Employment Security Services 0245
Initiative: Allocates funding for bank fees charged for returned payments made under the
Employment Security Law.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $7,000
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $7,000
APPROVED
APRIL 3, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
615
PUBLIC LAW