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Bill · LD 883Became law6mo agoAn Act To Reduce The Tax Burden On Maine Citizens · Sponsor: Tracy Quint (R) · 5 cosponsors
The amendment would allow the court to certify eligible attorneys for the tax credit through 2028 and report on where they practice.
AI & Privacy · Criminal Justice
Bill · LD 2119Failed6mo agoSponsor: Flavia DeBrito (D) · 7 cosponsors
Bill · LD 2194Became law6mo agoSponsor: Anne Carney (D)
Bill · LD 2151Failed6mo agoAn Act To Improve Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs In Underserved Areas · Sponsor: Cameron Reny (D) · 9 cosponsors
If approved, the resolve would provide one-time grants for nine Maine health centers to plan or expand retail and mobile pharmacy services.
Emergency Management · Healthcare
Bill · LD 2208Became law6mo agoSponsor: Ryan Fecteau (D) · 9 cosponsors
Bill · LD 2162Became law6mo agoSponsor: Lori Gramlich (D) · 8 cosponsors
Bill · LD 2164Became law6mo agoAn Act To Assist Communities With Converting Vacant School Buildings Into Housing · Sponsor: Traci Gere (D)
The amendment would let the Legislature’s housing committee propose laws based on the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority’s annual report.
AI & Privacy · Government & Ethics
Bill · LD 1872Became law6mo agoSponsor: Charles Skold (D) · 9 cosponsors
Bill · LD 374Failed6mo agoAn Act To Provide Comparable Compensation And Benefits For Deputy And Assistant District Attorneys, Assistant Attorneys General And Public Defenders · Sponsor: Peggy Rotundo (D) · 7 cosponsors
An 11-member commission would study pay and benefits for Maine prosecutors and public defenders and recommend possible changes by November 4, 2026.
Criminal Justice · Economy & Jobs
Bill · LD 2064Became law6mo agoAn Act To Expand Access To Early Childhood Nutrition By Establishing A Grant Program For Public Preschools · Sponsor: Mattie Daughtry (D) · 6 cosponsors
If funded, the Department of Education would offer school units grants to arrange meals for children at public preschools located off school grounds.
Education · Government & Ethics
Bill · LD 1996Became law6mo agoAn Act To Clarify Responsibilities Of The State In The Laws Governing General Assistance · Sponsor: Henry Ingwersen (D)
Maine’s health department would get until July 1, 2028 to give local overseers real-time database access, with funding and a progress report required.
Bill · LD 519Became law6mo agoAn Act To Remove The Requirement That Individual And Small Group Health Plans Be Offered Through A Pooled Market And To Eliminate The Provision Of Law… · Sponsor: Josh Morris (R) · 5 cosponsors
The State would fund Maine’s reinsurance program each year based on a hypothetical charge on insurers’ premiums, starting in 2027.
Bill · LD 1954Became law6mo agoAn Act To Lower Household Costs By Expanding The Sales Tax Exemption For Certain Grocery Staples Sold In Grocery Stores · Sponsor: Mattie Daughtry (D) · 9 cosponsors
For tax years starting in 2026, the amendment lists higher sales tax fairness credits and higher income limits before those credits begin to shrink.
AI & Privacy · Consumer Protection
Bill · LD 192Became law6mo agoAn Act To Exempt From State Sales Tax Utility Vehicles Purchased For Use In Commercial Fishing, Agricultural Production, Aquacultural Production And Wood… · Sponsor: Billy Bob Faulkingham (R) · 5 cosponsors
This amendment adds a fiscal note to a bill about sales tax on utility vehicles used for fishing, farming, aquaculture and wood harvesting.
Bill · LD 748Became law6mo agoAn Act To Increase Bridging Rental Assistance Program Housing Voucher Funding To Reduce The Current Partial Waiting List And Increase Housing Vouchers For… · Sponsor: Cheryl Golek (D) · 8 cosponsors
The amendment would add a fiscal note to a proposal to fund more rental vouchers, including vouchers for people with mental health challenges.
Bill · LD 1085Failed6mo agoResolve, Directing The Judicial Branch To Perform An Inspection And Study Of The Rumford Courthouse Building · Sponsor: Rachel Henderson (R) · 6 cosponsors
The State Court Administrator would review the whole Rumford Courthouse and report by February 1, 2027, on needed work to maintain and expand both courts’ services.
Criminal Justice · Government & Ethics
Bill · LD 1624Became law6mo agoAn Act To Provide Funding For Summer School Programming · Sponsor: Sophie Warren (D) · 9 cosponsors
School units that offer summer programs and credit recovery could receive funding for high school coursework and younger students’ learning, with priority for higher-poverty units.
Bill · LD 13Became law6mo agoAn Act To Provide Funds Necessary For The Production And Delivery Of Election Materials By The Secretary Of State And To Reconvene The Working Group To Study… · Sponsor: Craig Hickman (D) · 5 cosponsors
The amendment describes a $410,000 transfer every two years to help pay for producing and delivering election materials, with a cap on the fund's unspent balance.
Civil Rights & Voting · Taxes & Budget