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Concerning Nondisclosure Agreements in Employment

Status: Passed
- LD 965
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 26, 2022
Improve Labor Laws for Workers in Maine

Status: Passed
- LD 177
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 9, 2022
Regarding Criminal Records

Status: Passed
- LD 1310
- Retail Crime
- Updated: May 9, 2022
Promote a Circular Economy through Increased Post-consumer Recycled Plastic Content in Plastic Beverage Containers

Status: Passed
- LD 1467
- Environmental
- Updated: May 9, 2022
Provide for the Direct Shipment of Spirits to Consumers

Status: Passed
- LD 1358
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: May 9, 2022
Require Health Insurance Carriers and Pharmacy Benefits Managers To Appropriately Account for Cost-sharing Amounts Paid on Behalf of Insureds

Status: Passed
- LD 1783
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: May 9, 2022
Clarify the Exemption from Income Tax and Withholding Tax Liability for Certain Out-of-state Suppliers of Spirits

Status: Passed
- LD 1937
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: May 9, 2022
Provide Assistance to Areas Severely Infested with Browntail Moths

Status: Passed
- LD 1929
- Environmental
- Updated: May 9, 2022
Change Maine's Tax Laws

Status: Passed
- LD 484
- Taxation
- Updated: May 9, 2022
Require the Registration of Adjuvants and To Regulate the Distribution of Pesticides with PFAS

Status: Passed
- LD 2019
- Environmental
- Updated: May 3, 2022
Prevent Tax Haven Abuse

Status: Passed
- LD 428
- Taxation
- Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Permit Limited Delivery of Adult Use Marijuana

Status: Passed
- LD 1827
- Marijuana
- Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Relating to the Valuation of Retail Sales Facilities

Status: Passed
- LD 1129
- Taxation
- Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Correct Errors, Inconsistencies and Conflicts in and To Revise the State's Liquor Laws

Status: Passed
- LD 1643
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: Apr 25, 2022
Improve Solid Waste Management

Status: Passed
- LD 259
- Environmental
- Updated: Apr 25, 2022
Reduce Errors in Employment Tax Increment Financing Benefits

Status: Passed
- LD 1156
- Taxation
- Updated: Apr 25, 2022
Regarding Rulemaking and Pricing under the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations

Status: Passed
- LD 1906
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: Apr 25, 2022
Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 9: Rules Governing Administrative Civil Money Penalties for Labor Law Violations

Status: Passed
- LD 1925
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 25, 2022
Ensure Access to Prescription Contraceptives

Status: Passed
- LD 1954
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Apr 25, 2022
Create a Framework for Maine's Spirits Contract

Status: Passed
- LD 1750
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: Apr 25, 2022
Clarify the Maine Food Sovereignty Act

Status: Passed
- LD 574
- General Business
- Updated: Apr 25, 2022
Amend Certain Employment Laws To Help Front-line and Other Workers

Status: Passed
- LD 460
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 25, 2022
Prohibit Discrimination in Employment and School Based on Hair Texture or Hairstyle

Status: Passed
- LD 598
- General Business
- Updated: Apr 25, 2022
Help Maine Residents with High Electricity Costs

Status: Passed
- LD 2010
- General Business
- Updated: Apr 25, 2022
Reduce Prescription Drug Costs by Using International Pricing

Status: Passed
- LD 1636
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Apr 22, 2022
Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government

Status: Passed
- LD 1995
- General Business
- Updated: Apr 22, 2022
Make Permanent the Changes to the Liquor Laws Made by Public Law 2021, Chapters 3 and 91

Status: Passed
- LD 1751
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: Apr 14, 2022
Support Statewide Economic Recovery through Strategic Investments

Status: Passed
- LD 1793
- General Business
- Updated: Apr 14, 2022
Amend the Enforcement Provisions of the Law Governing Earned Paid Leave

Status: Passed
- LD 1823
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 14, 2022
Allow Wine Retailers with 2 or More Licensed Facilities To Freely Transfer Wine between Approved Facilities

Status: Passed
- LD 1914
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: Apr 14, 2022
Regarding the Use of a Student Athlete's Name, Image, Likeness or Autograph

Status: Passed
- LD 1893
- Digital Media Production
- Updated: Apr 14, 2022
Restore Overtime Protections for Maine Workers

Status: Passed
- LD 607
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 14, 2022
Regarding the Treatment of Vacation Time upon the Cessation of Employment

Status: Passed
- LD 225
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 14, 2022
Allow Pharmacists To Dispense an Emergency Supply of Chronic Maintenance Drugs

Status: Passed
- LD 1776
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Apr 9, 2022
Ensure That Building Codes Allow the Installation and Use of Products and Equipment That Use Certain Federally Regulated Refrigerants

Status: Passed
- LD 1940
- Environmental
- Updated: Apr 1, 2022
Regarding Point-of-dispensing Sites for Immunizations against COVID-19

Status: Passed
- LD 1855
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Apr 1, 2022
Restrict the Sale, Purchase and Use of Fireworks in the State

Status: Passed
- LD 1307
- Fireworks
- Updated: Apr 1, 2022
Limit the Decibel Level of Fireworks Near Working Farms

Status: Passed
- LD 1348
- Fireworks
- Updated: Apr 1, 2022
Resolve, To Create the Commission To Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program

Status: Passed
- LD 1559
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jan 8, 2022
Prevent Discrimination against Domestic Violence Victims

Status: Passed
- LD 1294
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 16, 2021
Stop Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Pollution

Status: Passed
- LD 1503
- Environmental
- Updated: Jul 15, 2021
Support and Improve Municipal Recycling Programs and Save Taxpayer Money

Status: Passed
- LD 1541
- Environmental
- Updated: Jul 13, 2021
Amend the Laws Governing Unemployment Compensation

Status: Passed
- LD 1564
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 13, 2021
Establish the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute

Status: Passed
- LD 1517
- General Business
- Updated: Jul 13, 2021
Relating to Fair Chance in Employment

Status: Passed
- LD 1167
- Retail Crime
- Updated: Jul 13, 2021
Establish Appliance Energy and Water Standards

Status: Passed
- LD 940
- Environmental
- Updated: Jul 13, 2021
Amend the Laws Governing Employer Recovery of Overcompensation Paid to an Employee

Status: Passed
- LD 610
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 13, 2021
Create a Regional Grant Program To Help Rural Businesses Find Qualified Staff

Status: Passed
- LD 492
- General Business
- Updated: Jul 13, 2021
Amend the Storage Requirements for Consumer Fireworks

Status: Passed
- LD 180
- Fireworks
- Updated: Jul 2, 2021
An Act To Support Universal Health Care

Status: Passed
- LD 1045
- General Business
- Updated: Jul 2, 2021
Revise Maine's Environmental Laws

Status: Passed
- LD 163
- Environmental
- Updated: Jul 2, 2021
Create a Municipal Grant Program To Promote Sustainable Economic Development

Status: Passed
- LD 857
- General Business
- Updated: Jul 2, 2021
Discontinue the Use of the Terms "Handicap," "Handicapped" and "Hearing Impaired" in State Laws, Rules and Official Documents

Status: Passed
- LD 1336
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 2, 2021
Provide Fairness in Communications from Pharmacy Benefits Managers

Status: Passed
- LD 1450
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 29, 2021
An Act To Define Intentional Balloon Releases as Litter

Status: Passed
- LD 1023
- Environmental
- Updated: Jun 29, 2021
Improve Access to Certain Injectable Medications for Treatment of Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder

Status: Passed
- LD 1293
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 23, 2021
Regarding Telehealth Regulations

Status: Passed
- LD 791
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 23, 2021
Increase Prescription Drug Pricing Transparency

Status: Passed
- LD 686
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 23, 2021
Create the Insulin Safety Net Program

Status: Passed
- LD 673
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 23, 2021
Cap Interest Rates for Consumer Debt

Status: Passed
- LD 522
- General Business
- Updated: Jun 23, 2021
Amend the Maine Pharmacy Act

Status: Passed
- LD 4
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 23, 2021
Amend the Laws Banning Polystyrene Foam To Exclude Packaging for Meat, Poultry, Fish, Seafood and Eggs

Status: Passed
- LD 1631
- Environmental
- Updated: Jun 18, 2021
Update Maine's Sales Prohibition on Upholstered Furniture Treated with Flame-retardant Chemicals

Status: Passed
- LD 1662
- Environmental
- Updated: Jun 18, 2021
Improve the Efficiency of Certain Consumer Credit Protection Laws

Status: Passed
- LD 1466
- Digital Media Production
- Updated: Jun 18, 2021
Make Technical Changes to the Tax Laws

Status: Passed
- LD 141
- Taxation
- Updated: Jun 18, 2021
Promote Bulk Retail Purchasing

Status: Passed
- LD 885
- Environmental
- Updated: Jun 15, 2021
Limit the Use of Hydrofluorocarbons To Fight Climate Change

Status: Passed
- LD 226
- Environmental
- Updated: Jun 15, 2021
Amend the State Tax Laws

Status: Passed
- LD 1216
- Taxation
- Updated: Jun 14, 2021
Regarding Agency Liquor Store Licensing

Status: Passed
- LD 591
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: Jun 14, 2021
Support the Recovery of Maine's Craft Spirits Industry

Status: Passed
- LD 714
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: Jun 14, 2021
Ban the Sale of Cosmetics That Have Been Tested on Animals

Status: Passed
- LD 1551
- General Business
- Updated: Jun 13, 2021
Prohibit an Employer from Charging an Employee for Direct Deposit for Wages

Status: Passed
- LD 1106
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 13, 2021
Amend Credit and Debit Card Surcharges Imposed by Governmental Entities

Status: Passed
- LD 800
- General Business
- Updated: Jun 13, 2021
Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control To Prohibit the Use of Certain Neonicotinoids for Outdoor Residential Use

Status: Passed
- LD 155
- Environmental
- Updated: Jun 13, 2021
Prohibit Shelf-stable Products from Being Sold as Cider and To Amend the Definition for Those Products That Are Heated

Status: Passed
- LD 630
- Miscellaneous
- Updated: Jun 11, 2021
Regarding the Practice of Pharmacy

Status: Passed
- LD 603
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 11, 2021
Support Collection and Proper Disposal of Unwanted Drugs

Status: Passed
- LD 8
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 11, 2021
Eliminate Limits on the Number of Taste-testing Events for Beer, Wine and Spirits

Status: Passed
- LD 1272
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: Jun 9, 2021
Regarding the Tourism Marketing Promotion Fund

Status: Passed
- LD 246
- General Business
- Updated: Jun 9, 2021
Expand the Market for Maine Liquor Manufacturers

Status: Passed
- LD 307
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: Jun 6, 2021
Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government

Status: Passed
- LD 220
- General Business
- Updated: Jun 6, 2021
Extend the Ability of Restaurants and Bars To Serve Alcohol To Go

Status: Passed
- LD 205
- Alcohol / Tobacco / Guns
- Updated: Jun 6, 2021
Clarify the Minimum Amount of Emergency Refills of Insulin

Status: Passed
- LD 60
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 6, 2021
An Act To Amend the Continuing Education Requirement for Pharmacists

Status: Passed
- LD 998
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 1, 2021
Create a Registry To Improve Access to Automated External Defibrillators

Status: Passed
- LD 797
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 1, 2021
Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor To Submit to the United States Secretary of Labor a Plan for a Self-employment Assistance Program

Status: Passed
- LD 594
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 1, 2021
Regarding Prior Authorizations for Prescription Drugs

Status: Passed
- LD 523
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 1, 2021
Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights

Status: Passed
- LD 1
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: May 25, 2021
Amend the Maine Revised Unclaimed Property Act

Status: Passed
- LD 420
- Gift Cards
- Updated: Apr 12, 2021
Improve Prescription Information Access

Status: Passed
- LD 172
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Apr 12, 2021
Implement Provisions Necessary to the Health, Welfare and Safety of the Citizens of Maine in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Status: Passed
- LD 2167
- Miscellaneous
- Updated: Mar 18, 2020
Regarding the Presumption of Abandonment of Gift Obligations

Status: Passed
- LD 1612
- Gift Cards
- Updated: Feb 2, 2020
Enact the Maine Revised Unclaimed Property Act

Status: Passed
- LD 1544
- Gift Cards
- Updated: Jun 28, 2019
Protect the Privacy of Online Customer Information

Status: Passed
- LD 946
- Privacy / Data Protection
- Updated: Jun 14, 2019
Regarding the Cancellation of Subscription Services

Status: Passed
- LD 771
- Digital Media Production
- Updated: Jun 4, 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
Require Remote Sellers To Collect and Remit Sales and Use Tax

Status: Passed
- LD 1405
- Taxation
- Updated: Jun 24, 2017
Relating to the Provision of Tobacco Cessation Services by Pharmacists

Status: Passed
- LD 455
- Pharmacy Related
- Updated: Jun 18, 2017

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