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Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use with Adequate Funding and by Raising the Tax on Tobacco Products

Status: Passed
- LD 1028
- Taxation
- Updated: Jul 7, 2019
Promote Keeping Workers in Maine

Status: Passed
- LD 733
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 3, 2019
Protect Pregnant Workers

Status: Passed
- LD 666
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 3, 2019
Ensure Persons with Disabilities Have Access to Public Rest Rooms

Status: Passed
- LD 847
- General Business
- Updated: Jul 3, 2019
Implement Recommendations of the Department of Environmental Protection Regarding the State's Container Redemption Laws

Status: Passed
- LD 1628
- Environmental
- Updated: Jul 3, 2019
Allow for the Sale of Nonprescription Drugs through Vending Machines

Status: Passed
- LD 37
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 25, 2019
Protect Consumers from Unfair Practices Related to Pharmacy Benefits Management

Status: Passed
- LD 1504
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 25, 2019
Further Expand Drug Price Transparency

Status: Passed
- LD 1162
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 25, 2019
Prevent Wage Theft and Promote Employer Accountability

Status: Passed
- LD 1524
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 25, 2019
Increase Access to Low-cost Prescription Drugs

Status: Passed
- LD 1272
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 25, 2019
Fund Opioid Treatment by Establishing an Excise Tax on Manufacturers of Opioids

Status: Appropriations Table
- LD 1362
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 20, 2019
Regarding the Presumption of Abandonment of Gift Obligations

Status: On Governor's Desk
- LD 1612
- Gift Cards
- Updated: Jun 20, 2019
Provide Ready Access to Defibrillators in Businesses and Pharmacies

Status: Carried Over
- LD 1169
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 19, 2019
Authorize a Local Option Sales Tax on Meals and Lodging and Provide Funding To Treat Opioid Use Disorder

Status: Carried Over
- LD 1254
- Taxation
- Updated: Jun 19, 2019
Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government

Status: Passed
- LD 1001
- General Business
- Updated: Jun 18, 2019
Protect the Environment and Public Health by Further Reducing Toxic Chemicals in Packaging

Status: Passed
- LD 1433
- Environmental
- Updated: Jun 13, 2019
Implement Changes to Maine's Solid Waste Laws Pursuant to a Review of the State Waste Management and Recycling Plan

Status: Passed
- LD 112
- Environmental
- Updated: Jun 13, 2019
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
Fund Opioid Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment

Status: Carried Over
- LD 1429
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 10, 2019
Improve Corporate Tax Fairness by Amending the Rates Imposed on Corporate Income

Status: Carried Over
- LD 903
- Taxation
- Updated: Jun 10, 2019
Enhance Enforcement of Employment Laws

Status: Carried Over
- LD 1693
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 10, 2019
Implement Recommendations of the Department of Environmental Protection Regarding the State's Product Stewardship Program Framework Laws

Status: Passed
- LD 1649
- Environmental
- Updated: Jun 10, 2019
Provide Access to Health Care for Maine Citizens

Status: Carried Over
- LD 1591
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 10, 2019
Help Small Employers by Making the Minimum Wage Increase More Gradual in Nonurban Areas

Status: Defeated
- LD 1098
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 10, 2019
Regarding the Elimination of Highly Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace

Status: Passed
- LD 1017
- Environmental
- Updated: Jun 10, 2019
Amend the Maine Tax Laws

Status: Carried Over
- LD 731
- Taxation
- Updated: Jun 10, 2019
Increase Access to Safe and Affordable Prescription Drugs

Status: Carried Over
- LD 1387
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 5, 2019
Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force on Health Care Coverage for All of Maine

Status: Carried Over
- LD 51
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 5, 2019
Regarding the Cancellation of Subscription Services

Status: Passed
- LD 771
- Digital Media Production
- Updated: Jun 4, 2019
Require the Department of Environmental Protection To Study the Establishment of a Product Stewardship Program for Mattresses

Status: Passed
- LD 710
- Environmental
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Revise Maine's Environmental Laws

Status: Carried Over
- LD 327
- Environmental
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Eliminate the Durational Cap on Partial Benefits under the Workers' Compensation Laws

Status: Defeated
- LD 1625
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Clarify Work Search Requirements for Workers' Compensation

Status: Defeated
- LD 758
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Fairly Compensate for Fatal Accidents under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

Status: Defeated
- LD 1253
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Improve Workers' Compensation Protection for Injured Workers Whose Employers Have Wrongfully Not Secured Workers' Compensation Insurance

Status: Defeated
- LD 1500
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Establish the Opt-in Maine Paid Family Leave Insurance Program

Status: Defeated
- LD 883
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Mandate Paid Maternity and Parental Leave

Status: Defeated
- LD 1239
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Create Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits

Status: Carried Over
- LD 1410
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Earned Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees

Status: Passed
- LD 369
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Establish Appliance Energy and Water Standards

Status: Carried Over
- LD 1750
- Environmental
- Updated: May 27, 2019
Prevent Discrimination under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

Status: Defeated
- LD 1624
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 19, 2019
Change the Law Governing Occupational Disease Claims under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

Status: Defeated
- LD 1501
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 19, 2019
Prevent Tax Haven Abuse

Status: Carried Over
- LD 403
- Taxation
- Updated: May 16, 2019
Support Collection and Proper Disposal of Unwanted Drugs

Status: Carried Over
- LD 1460
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Establish a Stewardship Program for Consumer Batteries

Status: Carried Over
- LD 1594
- Environmental
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Require Ingredient Lists at Certain Retail Food Locations

Status: Defeated
- LD 515
- General Business
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Increase Accountability for Wage Violations

Status: Appropriations Table
- LD 857
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Balance Maine's Minimum Wage for Small and Large Employers

Status: Defeated
- LD 830
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Create a Youth Wage

Status: Defeated
- LD 808
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Promote Youth Employment

Status: Defeated
- LD 612
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Ensure the Rights of Citizens to Groundwater in the State

Status: Defeated
- LD 413
- Environmental
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Price Carbon Pollution in Maine

Status: Defeated
- LD 434
- Taxation
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Strengthen Small Businesses in Rural Maine by Changing the Minimum Wage

Status: Defeated
- LD 425
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 13, 2019
Improve Employee Representation under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 by Amending the Laws Governing Attorney's Fees

Status: Defeated
- LD 1623
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 6, 2019
Prohibit the Use of Certain Disposable Food Service Containers

Status: Passed
- LD 289
- Environmental
- Updated: May 5, 2019
Restore Overtime Protections for Maine Workers

Status: Carried Over
- LD 402
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 2, 2019
Allow Flexibility in the Deposit Labeling of Metal Returnable Beverage Containers

Status: Passed
- LD 338
- Environmental
- Updated: Apr 27, 2019
Protect Job Applicants from Identity Theft

Status: Passed
- LD 305
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 27, 2019
Create Extended Producer Responsibility for Post-consumer Waste Generated from the Use of Tobacco Products

Status: Carried Over
- LD 544
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: Apr 14, 2019
Regarding Pay Equality

Status: Passed
- LD 278
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 12, 2019
Establish a Local Option for Sales Tax

Status: Defeated
- LD 1110
- Taxation
- Updated: Apr 12, 2019
Allow Regional Service Center Municipalities To Assess an Additional One Percent Sales Tax for Infrastructure Costs

Status: Defeated
- LD 156
- Taxation
- Updated: Apr 12, 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
Require the Use of Reusable Food Ware at Eating Establishments

Status: Defeated
- LD 505
- Environmental
- Updated: Mar 18, 2019
Enact the Maine Fair Chance Employment Act

Status: Defeated
- LD 1566
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 9, 2018
Clarify the Prescribing and Dispensing of Naloxone Hydrochloride by Pharmacists

Status: Passed
- LD 1892
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: May 3, 2018
Address Hunger, Support Maine Farms and Reduce Waste

Status: Passed
- LD 1534
- Environmental
- Updated: Apr 15, 2018
Protect Maine's Economy by Slowing the Rate at Which the State's Minimum Wage Will Increase and Establishing a Training and Youth Wage

Status: Defeated
- LD 1757
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 8, 2018
Establish Universal Home Care for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities

Status: Citizen's Initiative
- LD 1864
- Taxation
- Updated: Apr 1, 2018
Eliminate the 3 Percent Surcharge on Certain Income and Provide an Alternative Funding Source for the Fund To Advance Public Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education

Status: Defeated
- LD 571
- Taxation
- Updated: Mar 26, 2018
Allow Credit and Debit Card Surcharges

Status: Defeated
- LD 660
- General Business
- Updated: Mar 25, 2018
Support Maine Families through Universal Family Care

Status: Defeated
- LD 1612
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jan 28, 2018
Increase Access to Vaccinations

Status: Defeated
- LD 456
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Nov 30, 2017
Reduce Youth Access to Tobacco Products

Status: Passed
- LD 1170
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: Aug 2, 2017
Support Maine's Working Families through Universal Child Care

Status: Defeated
- LD 1618
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 12, 2017
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
Allow the Creation of a Local Option Sales Tax by Referendum

Status: Defeated
- LD 1265
- Taxation
- Updated: May 14, 2017

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