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LD576 • 2025

An Act Regarding Reciprocal Licensure for Professional Engineers

An Act Regarding Reciprocal Licensure for Professional Engineers

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Michael Tipping
Last action
2025-05-23
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Regarding Reciprocal Licensure for Professional Engineers

An Act Regarding Reciprocal Licensure for Professional Engineers Sponsor: Senator Michael Tipping Reference committee: Labor Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Reciprocal Licensure for Professional Engineers Sponsor: Senator Michael Tipping Reference committee: Labor Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-23 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-21 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-20 House

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

  4. 2025-05-09 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP

  5. 2025-03-18 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-18 Committee

    Voted; OTP

  7. 2025-02-19 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Labor.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Reciprocal Licensure for Professional Engineers
Sponsor:
Senator Michael Tipping
Reference committee:
Labor
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0623(02)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 257 - L.D. 576
An Act Regarding Reciprocal Licensure for Professional Engineers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1352-A, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2019, c. 375, §11, is
further amended to read:
B. A person An applicant for licensure holding an active national council record whose
qualifications meet the requirements of this chapter upon application may be licensed
without further examination.
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1352-A, sub-§1, ¶B-1 is enacted to read:
B-1. An applicant for licensure who meets the requirements of a mutual recognition
agreement between this State and another state, territory or possession of the United
States, the District of Columbia or any foreign country, whose licensure qualifications
are, in the opinion of the board and by the language of the agreement, substantially
equivalent to the requirements of this chapter, may be licensed without further
examination.
APPROVED
MAY 23, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
89
PUBLIC LAW