RLDAM Legislative Update: March 2024
LD 513: An Act Regarding Overtime Protections for Certain Maine Workers has not been reported out since the Labor and Housing Committee voted the bill Ought to Pass as Amended along party lines. The RLDAM has signed onto a broad coalition of business groups opposed to the Democrat majority amendment. This amendment was proposed by […]
RLDAM Legislative Update: February 2024
The Labor & Housing Committee held its deliberations on carried-over bills this past week and voted on LD 513, LD 1496, and LD 1896. During the work session, held on February 15th, the committee voted Ought to Pass as Amended with 6 in favor and 4 in opposition, on LD 513: An Act Regarding Overtime […]
RLDAM Legislative Update: January 2024
State House The Second Regular Session of the 131st Legislature began on January 3, 2024. Legislative leadership announced that committees would be required to vote on all legislation carried over from the 1st Regular Session by the end of January 2024. This has been the primary focus of the committees this month. Legislative Priorities The […]
Championing Change: RLDAM’s Advocacy Triumphs in Augusta
The RLDAM Legislative Committee, in collaboration with lobbyist Dan Riley, plays a pivotal role in maintaining strong connections with state legislators and the Governor’s office in Maine. Their primary focus for 2024 is addressing the pressing issues affecting Maine’s business climate, which currently ranks 48th out of 50 states. A highlight of their efforts was […]
RLDAM Legislative Update: July 2023
On July 6, 2023, the House and Senate reviewed and ultimately passed the proposed supplemental budget- LD 258: “An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the […]
Maine Legislative Update June 2023
Paid Family Medical Leave Reaches the Governor’s Desk The primary legislative issue for the business community in this session relates to the issue of paid family medical leave. LD 1964: An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission to Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program. The Labor Committee voted out LD […]
RLDAM Legislative Update May 2023
The primary legislative issue for the business community this session relates to the issue of paid family medical leave. Last week, the Labor Committee finally held a hearing on LD 1964, An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission to Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program. The Commission Report was released […]
RLDAM 2023 Legislative Priorities
Human Resources Workforce Development Business & Trucking Issues Other Issues For more information, please contact RLDAM’s lobbyist, Dan Riley of Norman, Hanson & DeTroyLLC, at 207-553-4687 or driley@nhdlaw.com.
RLDAM Legislative Update
April 2023
State News The passage of a biennial budget and adjournment of the First Regular Session last month, to allow the budget to become law in 90 days, means we are now in the First Special Session of the 131st Maine Legislature. There is no statutory adjournment for special sessions, but we expect this Special Session […]
Maine Legislative Update
March 2023
State News: Budget UpdateAfter weeks of failed negotiations, on March 30th, Maine Democrats passed a “baseline” $9.9 billion budget through party-line votes, over Republican objections, and then adjourned the First Regular Session of the 131st Maine Legislature. Governor Mills signed the budget into law on Friday, March 31st. The budget will not go into effect […]