# Maine LD 1117: An Act to Strengthen Maine's Workforce Through Certified Preapprenticeship Training Programs Maine LD 1117, An Act to Strengthen Maine's Workforce Through Certified Preapprenticeship Training Programs, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kilton Webb (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-13 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 306); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1117-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1117 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Strengthen Maine's Workforce Through Certified Preapprenticeship Training Programs - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-18 - Last action: 2025-06-13, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 306 - Sponsor: Kilton Webb (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: JOB TRAINING, JOB TRAINING - PROGRAMS - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 42 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Grant priority for higher-paying apprenticeships: benefit, medium. The Department of Labor runs a competitive grant process through the Maine Apprenticeship Program. At least 51% of grant dollars go to certified programs that serve and place people from historically marginalized communities, consistently place graduates into registered apprenticeships with a total… - Stipends and supports for pre-apprentices: benefit, medium. The Maine Apprenticeship Program makes grants to certified preapprenticeship programs. Programs can use the money for participant supports and cash stipends. Examples include child care, transportation, training materials, membership fees, tools, and personal protective equipment, plus reimbursemen… - Tighter grant eligibility for programs: cost, low. A certified preapprenticeship program is not eligible for these grants if it cannot show its graduates are working in the field within six months of completion. Programs whose graduates are represented by a labor organization are also not eligible. This narrows which providers can receive grant fun… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kilton Webb (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-04 | House | ENACTMENT | pass | 108 | 34 | | | 2025-06-03 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 24 | 8 | | ## Actions (9) - 2025-06-13: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 306 - 2025-06-05: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-04: Speaker laid before the HouseMore than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.ROLL CALL NO. 333(Yeas 108 - Nays 34 - Absent 9 - Excused 0) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-04: Representative MOONEN of Portland REQUESTED a Roll Call. On further motion of the same Representative, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.Later today assigned. (Roll Call Requested.) (House) - 2025-06-03: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 337 Yeas 24 - Nays 8 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-388) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-388) in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Reports READ.On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-388) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-388). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House) - 2025-03-18: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-388), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0736&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0736&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0736&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-388), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0736&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0736&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0736&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1117-132 (as of 2026-10-17).