# Maine LD 2101: An Act to Establish a Monetary Penalty for Employers Whose Unemployment Payment Is Returned Unpaid

Maine LD 2101, An Act to Establish a Monetary Penalty for Employers Whose Unemployment Payment Is Returned Unpaid, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Amy Roeder (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 615); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 2101
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Establish a Monetary Penalty for Employers Whose Unemployment Payment Is Returned Unpaid
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-04-03, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 615
- Sponsor: Amy Roeder (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, EMPLOYMENT SECURITY - UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maine Labor Department gets bank-fee funding: benefit, low. The law funds bank fees for returned Employment Security Law payments through Maine's Department of Labor, Employment Security Services. It allocates $0 for fiscal year 2025–26 and $7,000 for fiscal year 2026–27 from Other Special Revenue Funds.
- New penalties for employers' returned unemployment payments: cost, low. Maine employers must pay a penalty when any payment under the Employment Security Law is returned unpaid. The Commissioner of Labor charges $25 or 1% of the payment amount, whichever is greater, for each returned payment. This applies regardless of the reason, including insufficient funds, closed o…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Amy Roeder (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-04-03: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 615
- 2026-03-30: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-25: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-870) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-870) in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: 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-870) 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-870). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-01-07: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: 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-870), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1416&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1416&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1416&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-870), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1416&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1416&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1416&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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2101-132 (as of 2026-10-17).