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Restore Overtime Protections for Maine Workers

Status: In Committee
- LD 607
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 15, 2021
Establish a Stewardship Program for Packaging

Status: In Committee
- LD 1471
- Environmental
- Updated: Apr 15, 2021
Improve Prescription Information Access

Status: Passed
- LD 172
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Apr 12, 2021
Create a Registry To Improve Access to Automated External Defibrillators

Status: In Senate
- LD 797
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Apr 11, 2021
Prevent Pollution from Single-use Plastic Straws, Splash Sticks and Beverage Lid Plugs

Status: In Senate
- LD 602
- Environmental
- Updated: Apr 11, 2021
Relating to Heat Illness Prevention

Status: In Committee
- LD 1461
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 11, 2021
Protect Maine Businesses, Nonprofits, Educational Institutions and Municipalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Status: In Committee
- LD 1403
- General Business
- Updated: Apr 11, 2021
Establish a Sales Tax Holiday To Help Maine Businesses Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Status: In Committee
- LD 1381
- Taxation
- Updated: Apr 11, 2021
Authorize a Local Option Sales Tax on Lodging and Other Goods and Provide Funding for Tax Abatement and Rental Relief

Status: In Committee
- LD 1342
- Taxation
- Updated: Apr 4, 2021
Protect Employees' Exercise of Workplace Rights

Status: In Committee
- LD 1338
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 4, 2021
Protect Workers from Unsafe Working Conditions with Regard to Indoor Temperatures

Status: In House
- LD 358
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 28, 2021
Restrict the Sale, Purchase and Use of Fireworks in the State

Status: In Committee
- LD 1307
- Fireworks
- Updated: Mar 28, 2021
Improve Access to Certain Injectable Medications for Treatment of Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder

Status: In Committee
- LD 1293
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Mar 28, 2021
Increase the Minimum Wage

Status: In Committee
- LD 1279
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 28, 2021
Amend the State Tax Laws

Status: In Committee
- LD 1216
- Taxation
- Updated: Mar 28, 2021
Amend the State's Electronic Waste Recycling Law

Status: In Committee
- LD 1208
- Environmental
- Updated: Mar 28, 2021
Relating to Fair Chance in Employment

Status: In Committee
- LD 1167
- Retail Crime
- Updated: Mar 21, 2021
Regarding the Application of Certain Pesticides for Nonagricultural Use

Status: In Committee
- LD 1158
- Environmental
- Updated: Mar 21, 2021
Relating to the Valuation of Retail Sales Facilities

Status: In Committee
- LD 1129
- Taxation
- Updated: Mar 21, 2021
Establish Appliance Energy and Water Standards

Status: In Committee
- LD 940
- Environmental
- Updated: Mar 7, 2021
Ensure Maine Workers' Right To Request a Schedule Change at Their Places of Employment

Status: In Committee
- LD 938
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 7, 2021
Promote Bulk Retail Purchasing

Status: In Committee
- LD 885
- Environmental
- Updated: Mar 7, 2021
Clarify the Funding for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory

Status: In Committee
- LD 808
- Taxation
- Updated: Mar 7, 2021
Amend Credit and Debit Card Surcharges Imposed by Governmental Entities

Status: In Committee
- LD 800
- General Business
- Updated: Mar 7, 2021
Reduce Waste of Prescription Medications

Status: Defeated
- LD 178
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Feb 28, 2021
Support Collection and Proper Disposal of Unwanted Drugs

Status: In Committee
- LD 8
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Feb 28, 2021
Allow Insurance Producers To Refer to Third Parties for Credit Card and Debit Card Payments

Status: Defeated
- LD 160
- General Business
- Updated: Feb 28, 2021
Regarding the Practice of Pharmacy

Status: In Committee
- LD 603
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Feb 28, 2021
End At-will Employment

Status: In Committee
- LD 553
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 28, 2021
Amend Maine's Corporate Income Tax by Increasing the Top Rate from 8.93 Percent to 12.4 Percent

Status: In Committee
- LD 501
- Taxation
- Updated: Feb 19, 2021
Reauthorize a 3 Percent Tax on Income over $200,000 To Lift All Maine Workers out of Poverty

Status: In Committee
- LD 498
- Taxation
- Updated: Feb 19, 2021
Change Certain Labor Laws

Status: In Committee
- LD 464
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 14, 2021
Amend Certain Employment Laws To Help Front-line and Other Workers

Status: In Committee
- LD 460
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 14, 2021
Require Equivalent Paid Parental Leave for All Parents Employed by Companies Offering Paid Parental Leave

Status: In Committee
- LD 447
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 14, 2021
Repeal Maine's Single-use Plastic Bag Law

Status: In Committee
- LD 244
- Environmental
- Updated: Jan 31, 2021
Regarding the Treatment of Vacation Time upon the Cessation of Employment

Status: In Committee
- LD 225
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jan 31, 2021
Expand the Definition of "Essential Worker" To Include Retail and Food Service Workers

Status: In Committee
- LD 182
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jan 24, 2021
Improve Labor Laws for Workers in Maine

Status: In Committee
- LD 177
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jan 24, 2021
Remove the Plastic Bag Ban

Status: In Committee
- LD 39
- Environmental
- Updated: Jan 13, 2021
Amend the Maine Pharmacy Act

Status: In Committee
- LD 4
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jan 13, 2021
Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights

Status: In Committee
- LD 1
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jan 13, 2021
Support Collection and Proper Disposal of Unwanted Drugs

Status: Defeated
- LD 1460
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jan 13, 2021
Limit the Use of Hydrofluorocarbons To Fight Climate Change

Status: Defeated
- LD 2112
- Environmental
- Updated: Jan 13, 2021
Expand and Rename the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program

Status: Defeated
- LD 2117
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jan 13, 2021
Establish a Stewardship Program for Consumer Batteries

Status: Defeated
- LD 1594
- Environmental
- Updated: Feb 16, 2020
Provide for Municipalities To Allow Grocery Stores up to 10,000 Square Feet To Open on Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas

Status: Defeated
- LD 15
- General Business
- Updated: Jun 11, 2019
Regarding the Cancellation of Subscription Services

Status: Passed
- LD 771
- Digital Media Production
- Updated: Jun 4, 2019
Prohibit an Employer from Asking a Prospective Hire about the Person's Compensation History

Status: Defeated
- LD 122
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 1, 2019
Amend the Laws Governing the Practice of Pharmacy

Status: Defeated
- LD 267
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Mar 24, 2019
Allow Credit and Debit Card Surcharges

Status: Defeated
- LD 660
- General Business
- Updated: Mar 25, 2018
Provide for Municipalities To Allow Grocery Stores up to 10,000 Square Feet To Open on Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas

Status: Defeated
- LD 488
- General Business
- Updated: Jun 1, 2017

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