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3 | SAFETY | 20 | An Act to Further Protect Survivors of Economic Abuse | Fay | This bill is a 'concept draft.' There is no bill language yet. | JUDIC | May 25, 2023 | Withdrawn | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | SAFETY | 50 | An Act to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect by Developing a System to Ensure Child and Family Well-being | Meyer | This bill is a 'concept draft.' There is no bill language yet. | HHS | March 27, 2024, 2:30 PM | ONTP | Carried Over | Dead | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | CIVRIGHTS | 93 | An Act to Ensure Access for All Caregivers to Diaper Changing Stations in State Buildings Open to the Public | Collamore | This bill requires that all public bathrooms have diaper changing stations, and requires DHHS to make rules for this new law. This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | IDEA | Tuesday, March 28, 2023 1:00 PM | Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 2:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | RC#454 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | HEALTH | 208 | An Act to Require MaineCare Assessments for Children | Craven | This bill requires DHHS to create a waiting list of people who are eligible for home care services, but are not recieving them, and to do an annual report on that list. | HHS | Monday, April 10, 2023, 1:00 PM | Thursday, April 27, 2023, 1:00 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | HEALTH | 227 | An Act Regarding Health Care in the State | Perry | This bill protects health care providers from prosecution from states that have passed medical bans on reproductive and gender affirming care. This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | HCIFS | Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 1:00 PM | Thursday, March 21, 2024 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | Signed into law by the Governor | |||||||||||||||||
8 | SYSTEMS | 246 | An Act to Amend Campaign Finance Laws | Hickman | This bill is a 'concept draft.' There is no bill language yet. | VLA | Monday, May 22, 2023 11:15 AM | LTW | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | EDUC | 254 | An Act to Provide Funds for Comprehensive Family Life Education Services | Daughtry | This bill would provide funding to continue and enhance sex education in schools This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | EDUC | Tuesday, January 9, 2024, 1:00 PM | Tuesday, January 16, 2024 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Placed on Special Appropriations Table | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | ECOSEC | 287 | An Act to Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Diapers | Murphy | This bill provides a sales tax exemption for diapers for children | TAX | Tuesday, February 14, 2023 1:00 PM | Thursday, March 2, 2023 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Carried Over | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | HEALTH | 299 | An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Health and Human Services | Meyer | This bill is a 'concept draft.' There is no bill langugage yet. | HHS | Thursday, February 22, 2024 1:00 PM | Thursday, May 18, 2023 2:30 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | Signed into law by the Governor | |||||||||||||||||
12 | ECOSEC | 321 | An Act to Create a Bill of Rights for Temporary Workers | Tipping | This bill is a 'concept draft.' There is no bill langugage yet. | LABOR | Wednesday, May 24, 2023 10:00 AM | LTW | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | SYSTEMS | 332 | An Act to Amend the State's Election Laws | Hickman | This bill is a 'concept draft.' There is no bill langugage yet. | VLA | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 1:00 PM | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 2:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | HEALTH | 348 | An Act to Make Menstrual Products Available in Certain Schools | Cloutier | This bill requires schools to provide menstrual products at no cost to students grades 6-12 in all bathrooms. This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | EDUC | Tuesday, May 9, 2023 1:00 PM | Monday, May 22, 2023 10:00 AM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | RC#204 | RC#348 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | ECOSEC | 372 | An Act to Increase Enforcement and Accountability for Wage and Hour Violations | Tipping | This bill is a 'concept draft.' There is no bill langugage yet. | LABOR | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:00 PM | Thursday, February 15, 2024 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | Signed into Law by the Governor | RC#541 | RC#762 | |||||||||||||||
16 | SAFETY | 566 | An Act to Provide Funding for Sexual Assault Services | Duson | This bill increases funding for sexual assault services, and requires that the starting compensation for SA advocates is at least $45,000/year. This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | HHS | Monday, March 27, 2023, 1:00 PM | Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 2:00 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | CIVRIGHTS | 780 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Protect Personal Reproductive Autonomy | Vitelli | This bill seeks to amend the Constitution of Maine by declaring that "every person has a right to personal reproductive autonomy." This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | JUDIC | Monday, January 22, 2024 10:00 AM | Thursday, February 1, 2024 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Failed | Placed on the Special Appropriations Table | RC#479 | |||||||||||||||||
18 | CIVRIGHTS | 794 | An Act to Expand the Membership of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women | Vitelli | This bill increases the membership of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to include 2 additional members; one to represent interests of LGBTQIA+ persons and another who is younger than 25 years old. | SLG | Sunday, March 31, 9:00 AM | Thursday, April 6, 2023 | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | Signed into Law by the Governor | |||||||||||||||||
19 | SAFETY | 816 | An Act to Provide Integrated Behavioral Health Services to Sexual Violence Survivors | Stover | This bill provides funding for the State's sexual assault support centers to hire up to 7 behavioral health specialists | HHS | Monday, March 27, 2023, 1:00PM | Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 2:00 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Carried Over | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | ECOSEC | 827 | An Act to Allow Employees to Request Flexible Work Schedules | Roeder | This bill allows an employee to request a flexible work schedule (flexible hours and/or location) for up to 6 months at a time. This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | LABOR | Thursday, March 23, 2023, 2:00 PM | Thursday, April 27, 2023, 1:00 PM, | OTP-AM/ONTP | Passed | Failed | RC#242 | RC#372 | ||||||||||||||||
21 | ECOSEC | 936 | An Act to Require Employers to Disclose Pay Ranges and Maintain Records of Employees' Pay History | Roeder | This bill requires an employer with more than 10 employees to ensure that any posting of an employment opening includes the position pay range, and employers must maintain a record of positions and their pay scales. This bill will increase pay equity and transparency, and which will give historically-underpaid women and BIPOC people the ability to hold employers accountable to equal pay for all. This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | LABOR | Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 1:00 PM | Thursday, April 27, 2023, 1:00 PM | OTP-AM/ONTP | Passed | Failed | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ECOSEC | 2240 | 999 | An Act to Support Family Caregivers by Expanding Family Medical Leave | Murphy | This bill adds grandparents and great grandparents to the list of people who count for (unpaid) family and medical leave, and clarifies that family can be related by blood or legal relationships. This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | LABOR | Thursday, March 30, 2023, 1:00 PM | Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 1:00 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Carried Over | |||||||||||||||||
23 | HEALTH | 1205 | An Act Regarding the Scope of Practice of Certified Professional Midwives and Certified Midwives | Eliot | This bill outlines reporting requirements for licensed midwives. This data will be used to create annual reporting starting in 2025. This reporting will illustrate the role that midwives play in maternal care. With this information we will be able to advocate for increased support and resources for midwifery, ultimately promoting equitable access to quality care during pregnancy and childbirth. | HHS | Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 1:30 PM | Thursday, January 25, 2024 1:31 PM | ONTP | Carried Over | Dead | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | ECOSEC | 1222 | An Act to Expand Child Care Services Through an Employer-supported Tax Credit | Stewart | This bill authorizes a refundable tax credit for an employer that pays or provides resources for child care for children of employees. | TAX | Tuesday, April 11, 2023 1:00 PM | Thursday, February 15, 2024 1:30 PM | ONTP | Dead | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | ECOSEC | 1376 | An Act to Increase the State Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour | Collings | This bill would raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour | LABOR | Tuesday, April 11, 2023 1:00 PM | Wednesday, April 16, 2023 | Divided Report | Passed | Carried Over | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | CIVRIGHTS | 1412 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Establishing That All Maine Residents Have Equal Rights Under the Law | Reckitt | This bill is a constitutional amendment to ensure protection from discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, ability, and nation of origin. This is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | JUDIC | Monday, April 24, 2023, 9:00 AM, | Thursday, May 4, 2023, 1:00 PM, | Divided Report | Did not achieve two-thirds vote | Carried Over | RC#290 | |||||||||||||||||
27 | CIVRIGHTS | 1432 | An Act to Amend the Law Governing Racial Impact Statements | Talbot Ross | This bill is a 'concept draft.' There is no bill langugage yet. | SLG | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:00 PM | Tuesday, Februray 13, 2024 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | HEALTH | 1478 | An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services | Pierce | This bill ensures ongoing approrpriations for family planning services in Maine. This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | HHS | Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 10:00 AM, | Thursday, April 27, 2023, 1:00 PM | OTP-AM/ONTP | Passed | Placed on Special Appropriations Table | RC#107 | RC#187 | ||||||||||||||||
29 | ECOSEC | 1496 | An Act to Prohibit Noncompete Clauses | Warren | This bill probits employers from requiring employees to enter into noncompete agreements with the employer. | LABOR | Wednesday, April 19, 2023 10:00 AM | Thursday, January 25, 2024 3:00 PM | OTP-AM | Passed, did not receive 2/3 vote to override veto | Passed | Dead | |||||||||||||||||
30 | CIVRIGHTS | 1578 | An Act to Adopt an Interstate Compact to Elect the President of the United States by National Popular Vote | Bell | This bill would add Maine to the the national popular vote compact, which would go into effect when a majority of states sign on to support the president who wins the popular vote. This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | VLA | Monday, January 8, 2024, 10:00 AM | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | Became Law without Governor's Signature | RC#453 | RC#655 | |||||||||||||||
31 | CIVRIGHTS | 1642 | An Act to Strengthen the Teaching of Wabanaki Studies in Maine Schools | Osher | This bill establishes the Wabanaki Studies Commission to establish a Wabanaki studies education curricula. | EDUC | Tuesday, January 9, 2024 1:00 PM | Tuesday, January 30, 2024 1:01 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | Signed into Law by Governor | |||||||||||||||||
32 | SAFETY | 1696 | An Act to Create a Civil Cause of Action for Persons Suffering Damages Arising from the Sale of Abnormally Dangerous Firearms | Millett | This bill creates a cause for action against the intentional sale of a firearm that is abnormally dangerous and likely to create unreasonable risk to public health and safety | JUDIC | Wednesday, May 17, 2023 9:00 AM | Wednesday, January 17, 2024 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Failed | Failed | Dead | |||||||||||||||||
33 | HEALTH | 1735 | An Act to Safeguard Gender-affirming Health Care | Osher | This bill protects families who come to Maine based on trans-specific discrimination in other states. This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | JUDIC | Friday, May 12, 2023 1:00 PM | Thursday, January 25, 2024 3:00 PM | ONTP | Dead | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | ECOSEC | 1877 | An Act to Reduce the Number of Children Living in Deep Poverty by Adjusting Assistance for Low-income Families | Meyer | This bill adjusts the standards of assistance need based on the federal poverty level. This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | HHS | Thursday, February 1, 2024 1:00 PM | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 1:00 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | Signed into Law by the Governor | |||||||||||||||||
35 | HEALTH | 1975 | An Act to Implement a Statewide Public Health Response to Substance Use and Amend the Laws Governing Scheduled Drugs | Crafts | This bill repeals the laws that make possession of a schedule W, X, Y, or Z drug or drug paraphernalia a crime. It also establishes a fund to be used to support services related to substance use. This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | HHS | Wednesday, January 17, 2024 10:01 AM | Thursday, March 28, 2024 1:00 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Placed on the Special Study Table | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | SYSTEMS | 2007 | An Act to Advance Self-determination for Wabanaki Nations | Talbot Ross | This bill would establish that the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Penobscot Nation, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, and the Mi'kamq Nation have the same rights to self-determination as other federally recognized tribes within the United States. This bill is a Maine Women's Lobby priority. | JUDIC | Monday, February 26, 2024 10:00 AM | March 12, 2024, 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | Signed into Law by the Governor | RC#481 | ||||||||||||||||
37 | SYSTEMS | 2912 | 2032 | An Act to Improve Maine's Labor Laws by Changing the Laws Governing Collective Bargaining Elections for Certain Public Employees | Tipping | This bill changes the requirements for state, judicial, and university employees and collective bargaining elections. The bill changes the requirements to mirror those of municipal employees. | HOUSE | Tuesday, January 16, 2024 1:00 PM | Thursday, January 25, 2024 3:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | Signed into Law by the Governor | ||||||||||||||||
38 | HEALTH | 2037 | An Act to Align the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program with Federal Regulations | Baldacci | This bill amends the requirements of receiving benefits under the SNAP program as a result of lottery or gambling earnings. | HHS | Tuesday, January 9, 2024 1:00 PM | Thursday, January 18, 2024 1:00 PM | OTP | Passed | Passed | Signed into Law by the Governor | |||||||||||||||||
39 | SAFETY | 2049 | An Act to Increase Safety for Child Welfare Services Workers | Stover | This bill exempts motor vehicles used for work protecting the welfare of children from being required to display the state-owned vehicle special registration | TRANS | Thursday, February 1, 2024 1:00 PM | Tuesday, February 20, 2024 1:00 PM | OTP | Passed | Passed | Signed into Law by the Governor | |||||||||||||||||
40 | HEALTH | 2782 | 2055 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Cease Implementation of Electronic Visit Verification for Hospice Providers Unless Mandated by the Federal Government | Cloutier | This bill prohibits DHHS from implementing electronic visit verification for hospice providers within MaineCare until it is mandated by the federal government | HHS | Tuesday, January 9, 2024, 1:00 PM | Tuesday, February 6, 2021 2:30 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | Became Law without Governor's Signature | ||||||||||||||||
41 | HEALTH | 2789 | 2075 | An Act to Protect Health Care Workers from HIV | Perry | This bill clarifies current practice by stating that consent must be sought by a legal representative of a health care setting to conduct an HIV test after exposure of a health care worker. | HCIFS | Thursday, January 11, 2024, 1:00 PM | Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 10:00 AM | Divided Report | Failed | Failed | Dead | ||||||||||||||||
42 | ECOSEC | 2789 | 2078 | An Act to Increase Participation by the Department of Health and Human Services Regarding Federal Benefits for Which Children in the Custody of the Department are Eligible | Roeder | This bill requires DHHS to apply for any eligible federal benefits on belalf of children under the care of DHHS. | HHS | Wednesday, Janaury 31, 2024 10:00 AM | Thursday, February 15, 2024 1:00 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Placed on the Special Appropriations Table | |||||||||||||||||
43 | ECOSEC | 2789 | 2082 | An Act to Ensure the Financial Stability of Behavioral Health Service and Housing Providers | Bennett | This bill required DHHS to pay admin and interest expenses incurred by behavioral health service providers when there is a delay in DHHS payments to the provider. | HHS | Wednesday, January 24, 2024 10:00 AM | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 1:00 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | Became Law without Governor's Signature | ||||||||||||||||
44 | HEALTH | 2789 | 2083 | Resolve, to Ensure Timely Access to Medication Management Across the State | Brenner | This resolve establishes a stakeholder group to determine the current scope of problems in medication management in Maine. | HHS | Wednesday, January 24, 2024 10:00 AM | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:30 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | Became Law without Governor's Signature | ||||||||||||||||
45 | SAFETY | 2789 | 2084 | An Act to Provide Funding for Essential Services for Victims of Crimes | Carney | This bill provides funding for crime victim services | JUDIC | Tuesday, January 23, 2024 1:00 PM | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:30 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Placed on the Special Appropriations Table | |||||||||||||||||
46 | SAFETY | 2789 | 2085 | An Act to Update Maine's Domestic Violence and Stalking Laws | Carney | This bill udpdates state law in response to a recent federal case. In regards to crimes of terrorizing, stalking, or harassment, the actor must have disregarded the risk that the their speech would make a person fear bodily injury. | JUDIC | Wednesday, January 24, 2024 9:00 AM | Thursday, February 1, 2024 12:58 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | Signed into Law by the Governor | ||||||||||||||||
47 | SAFETY | 2789 | 2086 | An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms | Carney | This bill requires all forfeited for any reason to be destroyed by the State. | JUDIC | Tuesday, March 5, 2024 11:30 AM | Thursday, March 21, 2024 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | |||||||||||||||||
48 | HEALTH | 2789 | 2093 | An Act to Address Food Insecurity by Helping Maine Residents Access Locally Produced Food | Ingwersen | This bill provides ongoing funding to the Find to Address Food Insecurity and Provide Nutrition Incentives. | ACF | Monday, January 22, 2024 11:00 AM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | SAFETY | 2789 | 2095 | An Act to Strengthen Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Standards by Establishing a Family Advocacy Program for Military Families | Jackson | This bill requires DHHS to collect the military status of parents or legal guardians involved in investigations of child safety, and report allegation to the appropriate miltary authorities. | HHS | Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:00 AM | Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:00 AM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | Signed by the Governor | ||||||||||||||||
50 | SAFETY | 2789 | 2103 | An Act to Protect Victims of Domestic Abuse and Violence by Amending the Law Regarding Proximity Restrictions in Final Protection from Abuse Orders | Rafferty | This bill gives the court authority to issue final protection orders directing defendants to refrain from being within a specified distance from the plaintiff. | JUDIC | Wednesday, January 24, 2024 9:00 AM | Thursday, February 1, 2024 12:58 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | |||||||||||||||||
51 | HEALTH | 2789 | 2114 | An Act to Improve Patient Access and Savings from Generic and Biosimilar Prescription Drugs | Jackson | This bill is a 'concept draft.' There is no bill language yet. | HCIFS | Tuesday, February 20, 2024 1:00 PM | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 1:01 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | Signed into Law By the Governor | ||||||||||||||||
52 | SAFETY | 2789 | 2119 | An Act to Support Suicide Prevention by Allowing the Voluntary Waiver of Firearm Rights | Doudera | This bill is a 'concept draft.' There is no bill language yet. | JUDIC | Tuesday, March 5, 2024 11:30 AM | Thursday, March 21, 2024 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Placed on the Special Study Table | |||||||||||||||||
53 | SYSTEMS | 2789 | 2121 | An Act to Address Chronic Understaffing of State Positions | Gattine | This bill addresses understaffing by requiring an annual report regarding job vacancies, amending laws governing executive department recruitment, requiring the bureau to work with public and private sector bargaining agents, and requiring funds from the unappropriated surplus to be used for salary adjustments | SLG | Thursday, February 8, 2024 1:30 PM | Thursday, March 7, 2024 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Placed on the Special Appropriations Table | |||||||||||||||||
54 | HEALTH | 2789 | 2128 | An Act Regarding Nonemergency Transportation for MaineCare Members | Madigan | This bill allows MaineCare members using nonemergency transportation services to have one adult accompany the MaineCare member to their appointment | HHS | Thursday, February 1, 2024, 1:00 PM | Thursday, February 15, 2024 1:00 PM | ONTP | Dead | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | SAFETY | 2789 | 2129 | An Act to Establish a Statewide Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kit Tracking System and Conduct an Inventory of Existing Forensix Examination Kits in the Possession of Law Enforcement | Geiger | This bill would create a sexual assault forensic tracking system and directs law enforcement to create an inventory of all kits | CJPS | Monday, January 29, 2024, 10:00 AM | Wednesday, February 7, 2024 10:00 AM | Divided Report | Passed | Placed on the Special Appropriations Table | |||||||||||||||||
56 | SAFETY | 2789 | 2136 | An Act to Provide Support for Shelters for Unhoused Individuals | Mastraccio | This is a funding bill that would allocate funds to the Maine State Housing Authority | LABOR | Tuesday, January 23, 2024 1:00 PM | Tuesday, January 30, 2024 1:15 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Placed on the Special Appropriations Table | |||||||||||||||||
57 | SAFETY | 2789 | 2138 | Resolve, to Improve Funding for Homeless Shelters | Madigan | This bill would increase the overnight bed reimbursement rate for low-barrier shelters to $90 | LABOR | Tuesday, January, 23, 2024 1:00 PM | Tuesday, January 30, 2024 1:15 PM | ONTP | Dead | ||||||||||||||||||
58 | CIVRIGHTS | 2789 | 2142 | An Act to Correct Outdated References in and Relating to the Maine Human Rights Act | Moonen | This bill makes several updates to out of date language in the Maine Human Rights Act including changing a reference from "husband and wife" to "spouses" | JUDIC | Tuesday, January 23, 2024 1:00 PM | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:30 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Placed on the Special Appropriations Table | |||||||||||||||||
59 | SYSTEMS | 2789 | 2150 | An Act to Require Constitutional Officers to Complete Harassment Training | Andrews | This bill requires the Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, and Attorney General to complete an annual anti-harassment course | SLG | Tuesday, January 23, 2024 1:00 PM | Thursday, February 1, 2024 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | Signed by the Governor | ||||||||||||||||
60 | SYSTEMS | 2789 | 2154 | An Act to Make Corrections and Updates to the Laws Affecting Children and Families | Meyer | This bill makes changes to adoption subsidy and child care laws including issuing temporary licenses for family child care providers to relocate due to emergency circumstances | HHS | Wednesday, January 24, 2024 1:00 PM | Wendesday, February 7, 2024 2:00 PM | OTP | Passed | Passed | Signed by the Governor | ||||||||||||||||
61 | ECOSEC | 2789 | 2158 | An Act to Improve the Housing Voucher System | Golek | This bill makes several updates to housing voucher processes to increase access | HOUSE | Tuesday, January 30, 2024 1:00 PM | Friday, February 2, 2024 9:30 AM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | Signed by the Governor | ||||||||||||||||
62 | SYSTEMS | 2167 | An Act to Develop Maine's Economy and Strengthen Its Workforce by Establishing an Ofice of New Americans | Governor's Bill | This bill establishes the Office of New Americans within the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future and also establishes an advisory council to the Office of New Americans | SLG | Tuesday, January 30, 2024 1:00 PM | February 6, 2024 2:00 PM | Divided Report | ||||||||||||||||||||
63 | ECOSEC | 2789 | 2169 | An Act to Create Workforce Housing to Promote Economic Development in Maine | Daughtry | This bill establishes a Workforce Housing Development Loan Fund to support the development of affordable workforce housing | HOUSE | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:00 PM | Tuesday, March 5, 2024 1:00 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | Signed into Law by the Governor | ||||||||||||||||
64 | HEALTH | 2789 | 2175 | An Act to Improve Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs in Underserved Areas | Jackson | This bill provides funding support to qualified health centers to expand access to affordably priced prescription drugs | HCIFS | Thursday, February 29, 2024 1:00 PM | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 1:01 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Placed on the Special Appropriations Table | |||||||||||||||||
65 | ECOSEC | 2199 | An Act to Ensure Subsidy Reimbursements and Emergency Financial Assistance for Certain Child Care Providers | Jackson | This bill provides reimbursement to child care providers for subsidies based on enrollment rather than attendance and creates a program to provide emergency financial assistance to child care providers to support short term costs and provide stability. | HHS | Tuesday, February 20, 2024 1:00 PM | Thursday, March 7, 2024 1:00 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Passed | ||||||||||||||||||
66 | HEALTH | 2203 | An Act to Require Health Insurance Coverage for Federally Approved Nonprescription Oral Hormonal Contraceptives | Arford | This bill requires health insurance to provide coverage for over the counter prescription oral hormonal contraceptives beginning January 1, 2025 | HCIFS | Tuesday, February 20, 2024 1:00 PM | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 1:01 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | ||||||||||||||||||
67 | SAFETY | 2224 | An Act to Strengthen Public Safety by Improving Maine's Firearm Laws and Mental Health System | Governor's Bill | This bill strengthens the existing "yellow flag law" and adds limits for private gun sales | Thursday, March 7, 2024 11:30 AM | Thursday, March 21, 2024 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | Signed into Law by the Governor | ||||||||||||||||||
68 | SAFETY | 2237 | An Act to Strengthen Public Safety, Health and Well-being by Expanding Services and Coordinating Violence Prevention Resources | Talbot Ross | This bill strengthens mental health crisis intervention mobile response services and establishes new mental health crisis receiving centers across the state, and establishes an Office of Violence Prevention in the Maine CDC | HHS | Monday, March 4, 2024 10:00 AM | Wednesday, March 13, 2024 2:00 PM | OTP-AM | Passed | Placed on the Special Appropriations Table | ||||||||||||||||||
69 | SAFETY | 2238 | An Act to Address Gun Violence in Maine by Requiring a Waiting Period for Certain Firearm Purchases | Rotundo | This bill would implement a waiting period before purchasing a firearm | JUDIC | Thursday, March 7, 2024 11:32 AM | Thursday, March 21, 2024 1:00 PM | Divided Report | Passed | Passed | Became Law without Governor's Signature | |||||||||||||||||
70 | 2789 | An Act to Enact the Interstate Counseling Compact to Address Inequitites in Access to Clinical Counseling Services and Increase Maine's Provider Workforce | Crafts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 2789 | An Act to Ensure Sustainable Reimbursement for Child Care Providers and to Support the Expansion of Child Care Services | Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 2789 | An Act to Prohibit Certain Muicipalities from Enforcing Moratoria on Emergency Shelters | Lookner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 2789 | An Act to Establish a Civil Rights Unit Within the Office of the Attorney General to Provide Public Education on Issues Regarding Hate and Bias | Talbot Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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