# Maine LD 576: An Act Regarding Reciprocal Licensure for Professional Engineers

Maine LD 576, An Act Regarding Reciprocal Licensure for Professional Engineers, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Michael Tipping; status signed, last action 2025-05-23 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 89); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 576
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act Regarding Reciprocal Licensure for Professional Engineers
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 89
- Sponsor: Michael Tipping
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: LICENSING, LICENSING - ENGINEERS
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Easier Maine engineer licenses without exam: benefit, low. The law makes it easier to get a Maine professional engineer license. You can be licensed without another exam if you have an active NCEES Record and meet Maine’s requirements. You can also be licensed without an exam under a mutual recognition agreement with another U.S. state, the District of Col…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael Tipping

## Actions (7)

- 2025-05-23: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 89
- 2025-05-21: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-14: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-13: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCEUnder suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 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. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 19, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0257&item=2&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0257&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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0257&item=2&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0257&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-LD576-132 (as of 2026-10-17).