Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development

ME - Senator Amy Volk (U)

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Chair

ME - Senator Shenna Bellows (U)

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Member

ME - Representative Ryan M. Fecteau (D)

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Chair

ME - Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Dillon F. Bates (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Michelle Dunphy (D)

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Member

ME - Representative James R. Handy (U)

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Member

ME - Representative Donna R. Doore (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Michael A. Sylvester (U)

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Member

ME - Representative Susan M. W. Austin (U)

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Ranking Minority Member

ME - Representative Lawrence E. Lockman (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Joel R. Stetkis (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Karen R. Vachon (R)

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Member

ME - LD37 An Act To Provide a Career and Technical Education Training Option for Plumbers

ME - LD66 An Act To Prohibit Public Employers from Acting as Collection Agents for Labor Unions

ME - LD67 An Act To Improve Insurance Coverage for First Responders Answering a Call to Duty

ME - LD84 An Act To Clarify the Contracts Used for Automobile Sales

ME - LD65 An Act To Ensure the Right To Work without Payment of Dues or Fees to a Labor Union as a Condition of Employment

ME - LD86 An Act To Protect Worker Wages and Benefits

ME - LD22 An Act To Repeal the Requirement That Municipalities License Roller-skating Rinks

ME - LD13 An Act To Require Certain Licensing Boards To Report Cases of Sexual Abuse of a Patient or Client by a Licensee to a Law Enforcement Agency or the Department of Health and Human Services

ME - LD503 An Act To Continue the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program

ME - LD614 An Act To Establish a Presumption of Heart Disease or Hypertension in the Line of Duty for Corrections Officers under the Workers' Compensation Laws

ME - LD615 Resolve, To Establish a Work Group To Update the Maine Pharmacy Act

ME - LD613 An Act To Protect Job Applicants from Identity Theft

ME - LD1654 An Act To Protect Economic Competitiveness in Maine by Extending the End Date for Pine Tree Development Zone Benefits

ME - LD130 An Act To Provide Funding for Costs Associated with Requiring the Licensing of Midwives

ME - LD132 An Act To Authorize Podiatrists To Perform Certain Routine Procedures

ME - LD313 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Prior Employees of the Workers' Compensation Board

ME - LD367 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Government Oversight Committee To Develop a Long-range Strategic Plan for Economic Improvement in the State

ME - LD285 An Act To Provide Funding for the Maine Coworking Development Fund

ME - LD612 An Act To Improve Vocational Rehabilitation under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

ME - LD163 An Act To Strengthen the Enforcement of Maine's Labor Laws

ME - LD441 An Act To Require Certification under the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule

ME - LD456 An Act To Increase Access to Vaccinations

ME - LD884 An Act To Exempt Small Bottlers from the Bottling Plant Requirements

ME - LD489 An Act To Ensure Firefighters Receive Cancer Treatment Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 39-A

ME - LD487 An Act To Promote Keeping Workers in Maine

ME - LD538 An Act To Allow Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Who Have Attained Certain Degrees To Use the Title of Doctor

ME - LD488 An Act To Provide for Municipalities To Allow Grocery Stores up to 10,000 Square Feet To Open on Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas

ME - LD490 An Act To Exempt Chiropractic Assistants from Being Required To Hold Licenses as Radiographers, Nuclear Medicine Technologists or Radiation Therapists

ME - LD554 An Act To Require Paid Parental Leave for Employees

ME - LD563 An Act To Protect Earned Pay

ME - LD673 An Act To Restore the Tip Credit to Maine's Minimum Wage Law

ME - LD661 An Act Regarding the Chain of Custody in Crematories

ME - LD656 An Act To Improve the Ability of Maine Companies To Manufacture and Market Bioplastics

ME - LD669 An Act To Address the Unmet Workforce Needs of Employers and To Improve the Economic Future of Workers

ME - LD699 An Act To Enact the Toxic Chemicals in the Workplace Act

ME - LD701 An Act To Establish the Maine Paid Family Leave Insurance Program

ME - LD702 An Act To Restore the Tip Credit to Maine Employees

ME - LD700 An Act To Give Flexibility to Employees and Employers for Temporary Layoffs

ME - LD572 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Practice of Pharmacy

ME - LD593 An Act To Update the Licensure Renewal Provision of the Board of Licensure in Medicine

ME - LD831 An Act To Base the Minimum Wage on a New England State Average and To Restore the Tip Credit

ME - LD873 An Act To Adopt Tiny House Standards in the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code

ME - LD872 An Act To Establish Requirements Related to the Practice of Dry Needling

ME - LD1006 An Act Regarding Housing Insecurity of Older Citizens

ME - LD912 An Act To Clarify the Scope of Practice of Certain Licensed Professionals Regarding Conversion Therapy

ME - LD848 An Act To Support Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

ME - LD148 An Act To Allow Overhead Garage Door Installers To Install and Repair Dumbwaiters

ME - LD970 An Act To End Homelessness by Expanding Housing Support Services

ME - LD971 An Act To Exempt Certain Employees from the Minimum Wage Laws

ME - LD927 An Act To Establish a Presumption of Impairment of Health in the Line of Duty for Corrections Employees under the Workers' Compensation Laws

ME - LD942 An Act To Prohibit a Prospective Employer from Asking a Prospective Hire about the Person's Compensation History until after a Job Offer Is Made

ME - LD943 An Act Regarding the Cancellation of Subscription Services

ME - LD962 An Act Regarding Unemployment Compensation for Workers Involved in Certain Seasonal Occupations

ME - LD954 An Act To Make Certain Contraception Available over the Counter

ME - LD114 An Act To Increase the Number of Suboxone Prescribers

ME - LD1005 An Act Regarding Minimum Wage Increases

ME - LD1004 An Act To Increase Fines for Certain Wage and Benefits Violations

ME - LD772 An Act To Ensure Transparency in Public Union Negotiations

ME - LD991 An Act To Establish a Minimum Wage for Minors

ME - LD1037 An Act To Provide for the 2017 and 2018 Allocations of the State Ceiling on Private Activity Bonds

ME - LD1036 Resolve, To Study Repeal of Occupational Licensing Requirements for Certain Occupations

ME - LD985 An Act To Promote Medical Care for Visiting Athletic Teams

ME - LD911 An Act To Prohibit Certain Gifts to Health Care Practitioners

ME - LD1072 An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Dealers in Secondhand Precious Metals

ME - LD944 An Act To Prohibit the State from Asking a Prospective Hire about the Person's Compensation History until after a Job Offer Is Made

ME - LD1088 An Act To Require That Employees Be Informed of Potential Eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit

ME - LD1085 An Act To Amend the Requirements for Licensure as an Independent Practice Dental Hygienist

ME - LD913 An Act Regarding Workers' Compensation Insurance Rates for Small Businesses

ME - LD1718 An Act To Empower Maine's Rural Economy and Workforce

ME - LD1217 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Government Oversight Committee To Improve the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Evaluations of the State's Investments in Economic Development

ME - LD1056 An Act To Protect Homeowners from Workers' Compensation Claims

ME - LD1200 An Act Relating To the Licensure of Physicians and Surgeons

ME - LD1244 An Act To Support Small Manufacturers in the State

ME - LD165 An Act To Provide Matching Funds for Federal Community Development Block Grants

ME - LD1166 An Act Regarding Anesthesia Care in Rural Maine

ME - LD1159 An Act To Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees

ME - LD1542 An Act To Support Lead Abatement in Older Residential Properties

ME - SC167 LCRED Confirmation, John G. Peters of Harpswell, for reappointment to the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority

ME - LD1757 An Act To Protect Maine's Economy by Slowing the Rate at Which the State's Minimum Wage Will Increase and Establishing a Training and Youth Wage

ME - SC160 LCRED Confirmation, Timothy P. Nightingale of Rockport appointment to the Finance Authority of Maine.

ME - SC159 LAB Confirmation, David J. Daigler of Portland appointment to the Finance Authority of Maine.

ME - SC163 LCRED Confirmation, Daniel R. LaPointe of Van Buren, for reappointment to the Loring Development Authority of Maine.

ME - SC207 LCRED, Ronald P. Green, Jr. of Plymouth, for reappointment to the Workers' Compensation Board

ME - SC208 LCRED, Richelle R. Wallace of Auburn, for reappointment to the Workers' Compensation Board.

ME - SC206 LCRED, Thomas R. Davis of Winslow, for appointment to the Workers' Compensation Board

ME - SC136 Governor, Nomination, Thomas R. Davis of Winslow for appointment to the Workers? Compensation Board

ME - SC115 Governor, Nomination, John Moncure, Esq. of Harpswell for reappointment to the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority

ME - SC161 LCRED Confirmation, Christopher A. Pierce of Cumberland Foreside to the Finance Authority of Maine.

ME - SC162 LCRED Confirmation, Honorable Douglas K. Damon of Bangor, for reappointment to the Loring Development Authority of Maine.

ME - SC47 Governor, Nomination Letter, Christopher A. Pierce, Finance Authority of Maine

ME - SC230 Gov nominating Thomas A. Davis of Winslow for appointment as a Commissioner of the Maine State Housing Authority

ME - SC166 LCRED Confirmation, John Moncure of Harpswell, for reappointment to the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority.

ME - LD1553 An Act To Protect the Rights of Public Employees To Determine Their Collective Bargaining Agent

ME - LD1566 An Act To Enact the Maine Fair Chance Employment Act

ME - LD1609 An Act To Support Maine's Employers and Encourage Employers To Hire Young Workers

ME - LD1892 An Act To Clarify the Prescribing and Dispensing of Naloxone Hydrochloride by Pharmacists

ME - LD1587 An Act To Provide Economic Security to Maine Families through the Creation of a Paid Family Medical Leave System

ME - LD958 An Act To Enact the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act

ME - LD1768 An Act To Reduce Impairment on the Job and Improve Workplace Safety by Amending the Laws Governing Employment Practices Concerning Substance Use Testing

ME - LD1575 An Act To Update the Statutes Governing the Bureau of Labor Standards To Promote Clarity for Workers and Employers

ME - LD1583 An Act To Amend the Electricians' Examining Board Licensing Laws

ME - LD1376 An Act To Remove Barriers to Workforce Development in Alcohol and Drug Counseling and To Increase the MaineCare Reimbursement Rates for Certain Counselors

ME - LD1621 An Act To Retain Jobs in Maine

ME - LD1592 An Act To Remove Barriers to Professional Licensing for Veterans

ME - LD1856 An Act Regarding Permits for Burial of Cremated Remains

ME - LD1857 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Streamline Veterans' Licensing and Certification Regarding Licensed Practical Nurses

ME - LD778 An Act To Eliminate the Indexing of the Minimum Wage to Inflation

ME - LD1887 An Act To Create Fairness in Maine's Unemployment Insurance System by Increasing the Amount Paid in Unemployment Tax by Certain Employers

ME - LD1594 An Act Regarding the Dispensing of Naloxone Hydrochloride by Pharmacists

ME - LD1879 An Act To Enhance and Increase the Availability of Mental Health Providers in Maine

ME - LD1769 An Act To Conform the Laws Regarding a Salaried Employee Who Is Exempt from Overtime and Minimum Wage Requirements to Federal Law

ME - LD1770 An Act To Revise Laws Regarding Unemployment That Were Amended or Affected by Recently Enacted Legislation

ME - LD1787 An Act To Provide for the 2018 and 2019 Allocations of the State Ceiling on Private Activity Bonds

ME - LD1825 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Board of Dental Practice

ME - LD1117 Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study the Phase-out of Subminimum Wage

ME - LD1152 An Act To Encourage the Hiring of Skilled Immigrants through Flexible Certification

ME - LD1772 An Act To Establish a Study Commission To Examine the Implied Warranty Laws and the Arbitration Process for Those Laws

ME - LD775 An Act To Prohibit the Minimum Wage from Exceeding the New England Average

ME - LD774 An Act To Create a Training Wage

ME - SC88 Governor, Nomination Letter, Honorable Douglas K. Damon of Bangor reappointment to the Loring Development Authority

ME - LD1165 An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Licensure for Professional Engineers

ME - LD984 An Act To Separate the Authorities under the Licenses for Property and Casualty Insurance Adjusters and Workers' Compensation Insurance Adjusters

ME - LD1259 An Act Regarding Pay Equality

ME - LD777 An Act To Bring Maine's Laws Concerning Implied Consent in Operating a Motor Vehicle into Compliance with Recent Opinions of the United States Supreme Court

ME - LD776 An Act To Promote Fairness for Rural Maine Residents by Regulating Fuel Prices

ME - LD811 An Act Regarding Continuing Education for Persons Engaged in the Practice of Funeral Service

ME - LD1280 An Act Regarding Generic Drug Pricing

ME - LD801 An Act To Allow a Physical Therapist To Administer Certain Coagulation Tests in a Patient's Home

ME - LD810 An Act To Allow Funeral Homes To Own and Operate Crematories

ME - LD1155 An Act To Improve the Lives of Working Families

ME - LD1341 An Act To Clarify Eligibility for Unemployment Benefits during Labor Disputes

ME - LD1348 An Act To Expand the Rights of Public Employees under the Maine Labor Laws

ME - LD1420 An Act Regarding Work Permits for Minors under 16 Years of Age

ME - LD1410 An Act To Adopt the Nurse Licensure Compact

ME - LD1349 An Act Regarding the Registration of Appraisal Management Companies

ME - LD1360 An Act To Conform the State Workforce Board and Workforce Development Programs to the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

ME - LD466 An Act To Protect Employees from Abusive Work Environments

ME - LD1327 An Act To Allow Former Military Medical Personnel To Perform Certain Medical Services

ME - LD1307 An Act To Ensure Fair Employment Opportunity for Maine Citizens and Legal Residents

ME - LD1362 An Act To Update the Operations of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services and To Conform to the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014

ME - LD1359 An Act To Adopt the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact

ME - LD1358 An Act To Improve Public Sector Labor Relations

ME - LD1467 An Act To Expand Competitive Skills Scholarships and Strengthen Maine's Workforce Development Programs

ME - LD1463 An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Motor Vehicle Dealers

ME - LD1353 An Act To Establish the Maine Domestic Trade Center

ME - LD1377 An Act To Prohibit Posing as a Governmental Entity in Commerce

ME - LD1443 An Act To Update Professional and Occupational Licensing Laws

ME - LD1477 An Act To Coordinate and Enforce Existing Workplace Training Requirements

ME - LD1402 An Act Regarding Payroll Deductions

ME - LD1468 An Act To Expand Application of the Maine State Housing Authority's Arsenic Abatement Program

ME - LD1343 An Act To Promote Downtown Revitalization by Creating the Locating Businesses Downtown Loan Program

ME - LD1564 An Act To Conform State Law to Federal Law While Promoting Safe Working Environments for Minors

ME - LD1378 An Act To Create the Maine Family First Employer Award

ME - LD1518 An Act To Formalize the Governance of the Maine Educational and Attainment Research Navigation System, a Longitudinal Data Series for Workforce Information

ME - SC328 LCRED, Confirmation, Laurence W. Gross of Portland, for appointment to the Maine State Housing Authority

ME - SC327 LABOR COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Confirmation, James I. Whitten of Augusta, for appointment to the Maine State Housing Authority

ME - SC325 LCRED, Confirmation, Donna L. Talarico of North Yarmouth, for reappointment to the Maine State Housing Authority

ME - SC326 LCRED, Confirmation, Thomas A. Davis of Winslow, for appointment to the Maine State Housing Authority

ME - LD1530 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Unemployment Compensation

ME - LD1529 An Act To Protect Consumers during Residential Construction

ME - LD1243 An Act Regarding the Maine Length of Service Award Program Board of Trustees

ME - LD1140 An Act To Preserve the Economic Viability of Maine's Historic Properties

ME - LD1263 Resolve, To Increase the Affordability of Safe Drinking Water for Maine Families

ME - LD1392 An Act To Allow Municipalities To Opt Not To Enforce the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code

ME - LD1393 Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Create a Statewide Economic Development Plan

ME - LD1478 An Act To Provide Support for Sustainable Economic Development in Rural Maine

ME - LD1340 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Maine State Housing Authority

ME - LD1501 An Act To Increase Success and Promote Growth among Maine Small Businesses

ME - LD1500 An Act To Modernize Data Collection and Reporting and Information Access for the Department of Labor

ME - LD1503 An Act To Amend Criteria for Issuing a Certificate of Approval for Certain Projects under the Finance Authority of Maine Act

ME - LD1306 An Act To Create the Small Communities Tourism Fund

ME - LD1324 An Act To Support Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Maine's Economic Future

ME - LD1308 An Act To Create a Bridge to Self-sufficiency for Vulnerable Segments of the Population by Providing Incentives to Employers

ME - LD1464 An Act Regarding Unemployment Compensation for Full-time Seasonal Workers

ME - LD1409 An Act To Reduce Regulations for Small Nonalcoholic Beverage Producers