LDs that are well and truly DEAD – came out of the standing committees and were reported to the House and Senate. Note – there are some Good Deaths here.
LD 34 – An Act to Require a Person to Show Photo ID for the purpose of Voting
LD 51 – An Act to Restore Religious and Philosophical Exemptions to Immunization Requirements
LD 89 – An Act to Clarify Eligibility for Property Tax Stabilization for Individuals 65 years of age or older
LD 222 – An Act to Require Students to demonstrate Knowledge of the Constitution of Maine and the US Constitution
LD 245 – An Act to Require a Person Receiving Unemployment Benefits to Attend Scheduled Interviews to Fulfill the Work Search Requirements
LD 338 – An Act to Allow Education Funding to Follow the Student
LD 514 – Resolve, Directing the Office of the State Auditor to Report on Taxpayer Money Funding Maine Nonprofits
LD 521 – An Act to Prevent Political Patronage with regard to State Legislators
LD 529 – An Act to Remove the Annual Filing Requirement in the Property Tax Stabilization Laws
LD 590 – Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish a Right to Health Care
LD 665 – An Act to Extend the Date by Which Compliance (to LD 2003 – Public Law 2021, chapt 672) ) is required
LD 667 – An Act to Impose a Tax Surcharge on Certain Incomes
LD 668 – An Act to Protect Maine Taxpayers by Requiring a person to be a US citizen to receive GA benefits and to ensure municipal compliance with Federal Immigration Laws
LD 685 – An Act to Codify that FOAA and FOIA requests are not Hate Crimes.
LD 694 – An Act to Lower the Signature Quantity Requirement for Certain Independent Candidates for Elected Office
LD 737 – An act to Prohibit Government Contracting Organizations from Influencing Elections
LD 768 – An Act to Authorize State Political Parties to Opt out of Ranked-Choice voting for Primary Elections
LD 770 – An Act to Prohibit Ballot Harvesting by Preventing a 3rd person from Returning More than 2 Absentee Ballots per day
LD 801 – An Act to Require Municipalities to Obtain Housing Units for Residents Experiencing Homelessness
LD 835 – An Act to Phase out the income tax
LD 869 – An Act to Protect Education Access by Prohibiting a Mandate for Schoolchildren for a Covid 19 vaccine or a vaccine under an emergency use authorization
LD 1038 – An Act to Reinstate Plurality Voting by Repealing the Ranked Choice Voting
LD 1098 – An Act To Restore Religious and Philosophical Exceptions Regarding Immunization Requirements
LD 1194 – An Act to Implement Work Requirements under the MaineCare program
LD 1137 – An Act to Prohibit Deceptive Advertising in Limited Pregnancy Service Centers (this bill was withdrawn on April 28)
LD 1148 – An Act to Prohibit Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates for Students Enrolled in Public Institutions of Learning
LD 1202 – An Act to Increase the Homestead Exemption to $50,000
LD 1209 – An Act to Reinstate the Religious and Philosophical Vaccine Exemptions for Private Schools and Virtual Public Charter Schools
LD 1228 – An Act to Prohibit Certain Higher Education Institutions from requiring vaccines approved under emergency use authorization for admission or Attendance
LD 1300 – An Act to Give the Governing Board of a Municipality Input into the Budget Developed by a School Board.
LD 1320 – An Act to Improve Signature Requirements for Candidates by Allowing Unenrolled Voters to Sign Petitions for Party candidates
LD 1380 – An Act to Fund Municipal Administrative Costs Associated with the Senior Property Tax Stabilization Program
LD 1413 – An Act To Amend the Laws Establishing a Property Tax Stabilization Program for Senior Citizens
LD 1448 – An Act to Change the TANF Program Requirements by Reducing Benefits Commensurate with a Recipient’s Salary, Reducing the Special Housing Allowance and Limiting Eligibility for 2-parent Families
LD 1650 - An Act to Create a Tiered Senior Resident Homestead Exemption
LD 1651 - An Act to Reduce the State Income Tax
LDs that are 1 small step away from Death – reported out of committees on Unanimous Ought Not to Pass Reports
LD 1567 – An Act to Create a Training Program for School Board Members and Establish School Board Meeting Standards
LD 1571 – An Act to Provide Meaningful Public Participation at Local School Board Meetings
LD 1697 - An Act to Implement Background Checks for School Board Members
LD 182 – An Act to Create a 9-month time limit on General Assistance Benefits for Able-bodied adults without dependents
LD 183 – An Act to Incorporate Time Limits on the TANF program into Municipal General Assistance Programs
LD 268 – An Act To Establish a 45-day Municipal Residency Requirement for General Assistance Programs
LD 364 – An Act to Prohibit the Use of General Assistance as a Replacement for Available Resources
LD 454 – An Act to Establish a 180-day State Residency Requirement for Municipal General Assistance
LD 776 – Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish the Right to Bodily Autonomy
LD 1629 - Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Recognize the Right to Personal Privacy
LD 1899 - An Act to Establish a Maine Commercial Driver’s License for Use Within State Borders
Passed House and Senate –
LD 394 - Resolve, Regarding the Legislative Review of Chapter 117 - Rule Regarding the Duties of School Counselors and School Social Workers, a Major Substantive Rule of the DOE
Passed House and Senate – on the Appropriations Table
LD 199 – An Act to Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Removing Exclusions to the MaineCare Program – provides coverage for noncitizen residents who are ineligible for coverage under the federal Medicaid program due to their immigration status. Fiscal note is $13.6MM per year, (initially).
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