The Maine Economic Research Institute’s Watch List provides information about economic legislation being proposed and debated in Augusta. It provides bill titles, bill sponsors, and summaries of legislation we will be using to rate legislators on their economic performance.
Legislation MERI Supports
LD203 An Act to Provide an Income Tax Credit for Employer-supported Child Care (Stewart of Aroostook) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD788 An Act to Promote an Innovation-driven Economy by Increasing Research and Development Spending (Pierce of Cumberland) – This Bill was Enacted and signed by the Governor
LD898 An Act to Support Rural Workforce Recruitment by Allowing Pay Differentials Based on Work Site Location and Employee Experience and Credentials Under the Maine Equal Pay Law (Stewart of Aroostook) – This Bill was Passed as an Emergency and signed by the Governor
LD926 An Act to Promote Research and Development in the State by Amending the Research Expense Tax Credit (Sayer of Kennebunk) – This Bill was Carried Over to the Second Session
Legislation MERI Opposes
LD229 An Act to Bring Fairness in Income Taxes to Maine Families by Adjusting the Tax Brackets and Tax Rates (Matlack of St. George) – This Bill was Carried Over to the Second Session
LD283 An Act to Expand Local Revenues by Including Meals and Lodging Sales Tax Revenue Under the State-Municipal Revenue Sharing Program (Hepler of Woolwich) -This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD632 An Act to Allow a Local Option Sales Tax on Short-term Lodging to Fund Affordable Housing (Skold of Portland) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD655 An Act Establishing a State Minimum Hourly Wage for Agricultural Workers (Brennan of Portland) – This Bill was Withdrawn
LD746 An Act to Authorize a Local Option Sales Tax on Short-term Lodging to Fund Municipalities and Affordable Housing (Friedmann of Bar Harbor) – This Bill’s Minority Report of Ought Not to Pass was Accepted
LD853 An Act to Replace the Minimum Hourly Wage with a Regionally Based Living Wage (Geiger of Rockland) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD941 An Act Requiring Employers to Disclose Wage Ranges in Job Postings (Archer of Saco) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
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Legislation MERI Supports
LD506 An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Research and Development and Commercialization (Pierce of Cumberland) – This Bill was Carried Over to the Second Session
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Legislation MERI Supports
LD342 An Act to Include Nuclear Power in the State’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (Paul of Winterport) – This Bill’s Minority Report of Ought Not to Pass was Accepted
LD810 An Act Regarding the Approval of Transmission Lines (Kessler of S. Portland) – This Bill was Enacted and Signed by the Governor
Legislation MERI Opposes
LD469 An Act to Prioritize State Access to Electricity Generated in Canada via High-impact Electric Transmission Lines (Martin of Oxford) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD568 An Act to Modify the Process for Standard-offer Contracts with the Public Utilities Commission (Harrington of York) – This Bill was Passed and signed by the Governor
LD801 An Act to Prevent Consumer-generated Electricity from Being Used by Anyone Other than That Consumer (Cimino of Bridgton) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD860 An Act to Require Competitive Electricity Providers to Provide Certain Information to the Public Advocate (Sachs of Freeport) – This Bill was Enacted as and Emergency and signed by the Governor
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Legislation MERI Supports
LD430 An Act to Impose Moratoria on Hydropower Dam Removal and on Water Release from Nonhydropower Dams and to Make Other Changes to the Laws Regulating Such Dams (Campbell of Orrington) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD987 An Act Clarifying Exemptions from the Notification Requirements for Products Containing PFAS (Farrin of Somerset) – This Bill was Enacted and Signed by the Governor
LD1037 An Act to Lower the Energy Burden of Residents by Advancing Climate Change Goals (Warren of Scarborough) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD1210 An Act to Regarding Renewable Electricity Generation by Hydropower Projects (Farrin of Somerset) – This Bill’s Majority Report of Ought Not to Pass was Accepted
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Legislation MERI Opposes
LD784 An Act to Create a Rebuttable Presumption Related to Specialized Risk Screening for First Responders (Stover of Boothbay) – This bill was Enacted and Passed Unsigned by the Governor
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Legislation MERI Supports
LD788 An Act to Promote an Innovation-driven Economy by Increasing Research and Development Spending (Pierce of Cumberland) – This Bill was Enacted and Signed by the Governor
LD970 An Act to Prioritize Affordable Housing by Expediting Reviews for Affordable Housing Projects Applying for Funding from the Maine State Housing Authority (Malon of Biddeford) – This Bill was Enacted and Signed by the Governor
LD997 An Act to Allow Residential Use Development in Commercial Districts (Malon of Biddeford) – This Bill was Enacted and Signed by the Governor
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Legislation MERI Supports
LD1224 An Act to Comprehensively Protect Consumer Privacy (Roberts of S. Berwick) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
Legislation MERI Opposes
LD194 An Act to Improve the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act (Lee of Auburn) – This Bill was Enacted and Signed by the Governor
LD1444 An Act to Prevent Foreclosures Without Strict Compliance with Notice Requirements (Carney of Cumberland) This Bill was Carried Over to the Second Session
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Legislation MERI Supports
LD206 An Act to Protect Maine Businesses by Eliminating the Automatic Cost-of-living Adjustment to the Minimum Hourly Wage (Timberlake of Androscoggin) – This Bill’s Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was Accepted
LD898 An Act to Support Rural Workforce Recruitment by Allowing Pay Differentials Based on Work Site Location and Employee Experience and Credentials Under the Maine Equal Pay Law (Stewart of Aroostook) This Bill was Passed as an Emergency and Signed by the Governor
LD1307 An Act to Suspend the Remittance Obligation for Paid Family and Medical Leave Private Plan Users (Bradstreet of Kennebec) – This Bill’s Majority Report of Ought Not to Pass was Accepted
LD1333 An Act to Make Changes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program (Poirier of Skowhegan) – This Bill’s Majority Report of Ought Not to Pass was Accepted
LD1712 An Act to Amend the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program to Balance Support of Businesses and Employees (Roberts of S. Berwick) – This Bill’s Majority Report of Ought Not to Pass was Accepted
Legislation MERI Opposes
LD54 An Act to Require Employers to Disclose Pay Ranges and Maintain Records of Employees’ Pay Histories (Roeder of Bangor) – This Bill was Carried as Enacted
LD589 An Act to Make Agricultural Workers and Other Related Workers Employees Under the Wage and Hour Laws (Talbot Ross of Cumberland) – This Bill was Enacted and Signed by the Governor
LD599 An Act to Codify the Federal Salary Threshold for Overtime Pay (Tipping of Penobscot) – This Bill was Carried as Enacted
LD655 An Act Establishing a State Minimum Hourly Wage for Agricultural Workers (Brennan of Portland) – This Bill was Withdrawn
LD853 An Act to Replace the Minimum Hourly Wage with a Regionally Based Living Wage (Geiger of Rockland) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD941 An Act Requiring Employers to Disclose Wage Ranges in Job Postings (Archer of Saco) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
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Legislation MERI Supports
LD556 An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor (Harrington of York) – This Bill was Enacted and Signed by the Governor
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Legislation MERI Supports
LD191 An Act to Support Maine Businesses by Establishing a Pass-through Entity Tax and Tax Credit (Hasenfus of Readfield) – This Bill was Carried Over to the Second Session
LD203 An Act to Provide an Income Tax Credit for Employer-supported Child Care (Stewart of Aroostook) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD926 An Act to Promote Research and Development in the State by Amending the Research Expense Tax Credit (Sayer of Kennebunk) – This Bill was Carried Over to the Second Session
Legislation MERI Opposes
LD225 An Act to Reduce Property Taxes and Finance Public School Construction and Education Through a 3 Percent Sales Tax on Hotel and Lodging Place Rentals (Brennan of Portland) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD229 An Act to Bring Fairness in Income Taxes to Maine Families by Adjusting the Tax Brackets and Tax Rates (Matlack of St. George) – This Bill was Carried Over to the Second Session
LD283 An Act to Expand Local Revenues by Including Meals and Lodging Sales Tax Revenue Under the State-Municipal Revenue Sharing Program (Hepler of Woolwich) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD632 An Act to Allow a Local Option Sales Tax on Short-term Lodging to Fund Affordable Housing (Skold of Portland) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD746 An Act to Authorize a Local Option Sales Tax on Short-term Lodging to Fund Municipalities and Affordable Housing (Friedmann of Bar Harbor) – The Bill’s Minority Report of Ought Not to Pass was Accepted
LD819 An Act Concerning the Status of Battery Storage Systems with Regard to the Business Equipment Tax Exemption (Sato of Gorham) – This Bill was Enacted and Signed by the Governor
LD1047 An Act to Impose an Additional Tax on Certain Unearned Income (Lookner of Portland) – This Bill’s Final Disposition was Ought Not to Pass
LD1879 An Act to Support Maine’s Agricultural Economy by Increasing Revenue from the Corporate Income Tax ( Pluecker of Warren) – This Bill was Carried as Enacted
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