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Enact the Maine Revised Unclaimed Property Act

Status: Passed
- LD 1544
- Gift Cards
- Updated: Jun 28, 2019
Regarding the Collection of the Sales and Use Tax by Marketplace Facilitators

Status: Passed
- LD 1452
- Taxation
- Updated: Jun 21, 2019
Improve the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

Status: Passed
- LD 756
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 18, 2019
Eliminate Single-use Plastic Carry-out Bags

Status: Passed
- LD 1532
- Environmental
- Updated: Jun 18, 2019
Support Maine Craft Distillers

Status: Passed
- LD 1015
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: Jun 10, 2019
Allow a Person To Enter a Place of Public Accommodation Accompanied by a Medically Necessary Assistance Animal That Is a Dog

Status: Defeated
- LD 542
- General Business
- Updated: May 27, 2019
Repealing Certain Exemptions from the Laws Governing Immunization Requirements

Status: Passed
- LD 798
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: May 27, 2019
Update Alcohol Taste-testing Requirements

Status: Passed
- LD 737
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: May 19, 2019
Require Information Regarding Implied Warranties When Offering an Extended Warranty at the Point of Sale

Status: Defeated
- LD 1366
- General Business
- Updated: May 15, 2019
Reduce the Number of Domestic Assaults and Suicides By Increasing the Tax on Alcohol

Status: Defeated
- LD 1070
- Taxation
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Clarify That Food and Food Products Containing Hemp-derived Cannabidiol Produced and Sold within the State Are Not Adulterated

Status: Passed
- LD 630
- Marijuana
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Prevent the Closure of Maine Businesses

Status: Defeated
- LD 596
- General Business
- Updated: May 13, 2019
Regarding the Sale and Release or Abandonment of Balloons

Status: Defeated
- LD 937
- Environmental
- Updated: May 10, 2019
Regarding the Use of Interchangeable Biological Products

Status: Passed
- LD 659
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Apr 21, 2019
Ensure a Fair Workweek

Status: Defeated
- LD 1345
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 14, 2019
Increase the Minimum Wage for Large Employers

Status: Defeated
- LD 670
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 11, 2019
Require the Labeling of Foods Made with Nanotechnology

Status: Defeated
- LD 889
- Environmental
- Updated: Mar 28, 2019
Create a Universal Basic Income

Status: Defeated
- LD 567
- Taxation
- Updated: Mar 21, 2019
Provide Economic Security to Maine Families through the Creation of a Paid Family Medical Leave System

Status: Defeated
- LD 69
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 21, 2019
Require the Truthful Display of Gasoline Prices

Status: Defeated
- LD 88
- General Business
- Updated: Mar 18, 2019
Require the Disclosure of the Names of Members of a Limited Liability Company

Status: Defeated
- LD 60
- General Business
- Updated: Feb 10, 2019
Eliminate the Subminimum Wage for Workers with Disabilities and Agricultural and Tipped Workers

Status: Defeated
- LD 410
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 10, 2019
Exempt from Sales Tax the Fee Associated with the Paint Stewardship Program

Status: Passed
- LD 1597
- Taxation
- Updated: Jul 20, 2018
Establish a Study Commission To Examine the Implied Warranty Laws and the Arbitration Process for Those Laws

Status: Passed
- LD 1772
- General Business
- Updated: Apr 8, 2018
Regarding Pay Equality

Status: Defeated
- LD 1259
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 20, 2017
Protect Worker Wages and Benefits

Status: Defeated
- LD 86
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 24, 2017
Require Remote Sellers To Collect and Remit Sales and Use Tax

Status: Passed
- LD 1405
- Taxation
- Updated: Jun 24, 2017
Prevent Tax Haven Abuse

Status: Defeated
- LD 784
- Taxation
- Updated: Jun 18, 2017
Relating to the Provision of Tobacco Cessation Services by Pharmacists

Status: Passed
- LD 455
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 18, 2017
Regarding the Cancellation of Subscription Services

Status: Defeated
- LD 943
- Digital Media Production
- Updated: Jun 12, 2017
Establish the Maine Paid Family Leave Insurance Program

Status: Defeated
- LD 701
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 12, 2017
Protect Job Applicants from Identity Theft

Status: Defeated
- LD 613
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 11, 2017
A Tax Imposed Upon the Sale of Opioids

Status: Defeated
- LD 1600
- Taxation
- Updated: Jun 11, 2017
Authorize a Local Option Sales Tax

Status: Defeated
- LD 1522
- Taxation
- Updated: Jun 11, 2017
Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees

Status: Defeated
- LD 1159
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 4, 2017
Require Biennial State Motor Vehicle Inspections

Status: Defeated
- LD 623
- Auto Service Related
- Updated: Jun 4, 2017
Enact the Toxic Chemicals in the Workplace Act

Status: Defeated
- LD 699
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 1, 2017
Phase Out the Use of Single-use Plastic Shopping Bags

Status: Defeated
- LD 57
- Environmental
- Updated: May 21, 2017
Prohibit a Prospective Employer from Asking a Prospective Hire about the Person's Compensation History until after a Job Offer Is Made

Status: Defeated
- LD 942
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2017
Extend the Germination Testing Period for Cool-weather Lawn and Turf Seed from 9 to 15 Months

Status: Passed
- LD 856
- General Business
- Updated: May 14, 2017
Require a Prescription for a Medication That Contains Certain Substances That May Be Used To Make Methamphetamine

Status: Defeated
- LD 1300
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: May 14, 2017
Protect Employees from Abusive Work Environments

Status: Defeated
- LD 466
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 16, 2017
Require Paid Parental Leave for Employees

Status: Defeated
- LD 554
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 2, 2017
An Act To Allow Maine Residents To Personally Import Medications as Permitted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

Status: Defeated
- LD 1422
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 18, 2015
Require at Least 2 Weeks' Advance Notice of the Work Schedule for Hourly Employees at Certain Businesses

Status: Defeated
- LD 1217
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2015
Adopt a Retail Workers' Bill of Rights

Status: Defeated
- LD 1101
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2015
Facilitate the Licensing of International Mail Order Prescription Pharmacies by the Maine Board of Pharmacy

Status: Defeated
- LD 171
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Apr 12, 2015
Regarding the Cancellation of Subscription Services

Status: Defeated
- LD 1390
- Digital Media Production
- Updated: Jul 10, 2013

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