Legislative Updates

Who: Maine Department of Labor What: Public hearing and comment period for Paid Family and Medical Leave program rules. When: Public hearing in Augusta on Monday, June 10 at 9 am. Comments accepted through July 8. Where: Frances Perkins Room at 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta. Written comments, broken down by section, can be submitted here. Link to MFPC comment […]

Please reach out to members of the ACF Committee TODAY and urge them to vote ‘OUGHT NOT TO PASS’ on LD 1985! While this started out as a busy week, legislative work came to a grinding halt as we all hunkered down to brace for the winter storm. Legislative sessions were canceled on Thursday and

Last week, we urged our members to contact Governor Mills in order to request a veto of LD 1496, “An Act to Restrict Noncompete Clauses” because if it becomes law, it will put confidential information for businesses that operate in Maine at risk. We are pleased to report that Governor Mills heard our concerns, and that

Happy Monday! Due to family illness, conflicting engagements and the outright chaos of the session, we were unable to send our typical weekly update on Friday, so please accept this email today as our formal update. At this point, bills are being moved at a rapid pace with tentative and last minute scheduling, and work

Only 33 days remain until statutory adjournment for the Second Regular Session of the 131st Legislature. Committees are churning out bills, but many big ticket items remain. Lawmakers will have to continue to pick up the pace to meet the looming deadline. While the Council has been striking items from our list, there’s still a

This week, while committees were working hard to address the remainder of the bills before them, the Maine Forest Products Council was following along while also focusing on the public hearing before the Board of Environmental Protections on the DEP’s proposed rules for Chapter 375: No Adverse Environmental Effect Standards of the Site Location of

Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Committee Unanimously Approved LD 2191 with all of MFPC’s Suggested Changes Please take a moment to thank the Committee and bill sponsors for their support of the forest products industry! On February 13, the Council testified in support of LD 2191, “An Act to Provide Relief to Small Businesses

With 47 days left until Statutory Adjournment, committees are working diligently on the bills that remain. This week, the Council testified on two bills. On Monday, we testified in opposition to LD 2007, “An Act to Advance Self-determination for Wabanaki Nations.” As introduced, the bill is largely a repeat of legislation that we strongly opposed last

Next week may be February vacation week for many, but legislative committees will continue to meet to address the bills before them. There is only one public hearing of interest scheduled, and that is for LD 2205, “Resolve, to Require the PUC to Initiate a Feasibility Study to Evaluate Transmission Technologies and Siting Locations for Any