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IntroducedApr 12, 2023
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Passed SenateMar 27, 2024
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
SP 656, An Act To Address Unsafe Staffing Of Nurses And Improve Patient Care
Last Action See all actions
House • May 10, 2024: Carried over, in the same posture, to any special session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1482.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1639
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Sponsors
Lobbyists
Jason Shedlock | Client: Maine Building Trades Council & Laborer's International Union (Portland) | For | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Grant Provost | Client: Brunswick | For | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Kristin Anthony | Client: Brunswick | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Barbara Baker | Client: Bradley | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Amy Brown | Client: MNPA | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Angela Westhoff | Client: Maine Health Care Association | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Jillian Sternberg | Client: Scarborough | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Jeanne Lambrew | Client: Maine DHHS | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Shanna Cox | Client: Lewiston | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Megan Lowell | Client: Windham | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Sharon Baughman | Client: MaineHealth | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Deb Neuman | Client: Hampden | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Jennifer Low | Client: Falmouth | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Patricia Burnes | Client: Orono | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Brandie Rubin | Client: Scarborough | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Lori Beucler | Client: Windham | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Kelly Collins | Client: Emergency Nurses Assoc ME | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Ashley Schumacher | Client: Freeport | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Rep. Jane Pringle | Client: Maine Legislature | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Erica Caron | Client: Bangor | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Nicole Manchester | Client: Hiram | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Cathryn Ctratton | Client: Maine Chapter - American College of Emergency Physicians | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Margaret McRae | Client: Lewiston | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Angela Charland | Client: Saco | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Jensen Bissell | Client: Milo | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Laurie Belden | Client: Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Wendy Scott | Client: Gorham | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Melissa Berky | Client: Bangor | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Christine Anderson | Client: LincolnHealth | Written | Start date: 05-04-2023 | End date: 05-04-2023 |
Votes
YES: 8
- Amy Roeder
- Michael Tipping
- Matthea Daughtry
- Valli Geiger
- Traci Gere
- Marc Malon
- Ronald Russell
- Charles Skold
NO: 3
- Dick Bradstreet
- Gary Drinkwater
- Mike Soboleski
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 10, 2024 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to any special session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1482.
- Mar 28, 2024 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- Later today assigned.
- Mar 27, 2024 | Senate
- Taken from the table by the President
- On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 626 Yeas 22 - Nays 13 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-391) READ and ADOPTED
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-391)
- Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- Jul 26, 2023 | Senate
- CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- Jun 22, 2023 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- Jun 21, 2023 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- May 24, 2023 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- May 04, 2023 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Apr 12, 2023 | House
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING.
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 12, 2023 | Senate
- Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-391) (Adopted by Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-391) (Adopted by Senate)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Christine Anderson (LincolnHealth)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Kristin Anthony (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Barbara Baker (Bradley)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Sharon Baughman (MaineHealth)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Laurie Belden (Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Melissa Berky (Bangor )PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Lori Beucler (Windham)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Jensen Bissell (Milo)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Stacy Brenner (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Amy Brown (MNPA)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Patricia Burnes (Orono)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Erica Caron (Bangor )PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Angela Charland (Saco)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Kelly Collins (Emergency Nurses Assoc ME)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Emma CooperPDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Shanna Cox (Lewiston)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Cathryn Ctratton (Maine Chapter - American College of Emergency Physicians)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Lucy DawsonPDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Daphyne Deane (Northern Light Mayo Hospital)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Mary Beth DiFilippo (Stephens Memorial Hospital)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Jana Drake (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Andrew Ehrhard (Maine Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Megan Flynn (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Jackie Fournier (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Brad Gilbert (Northern Light C.A. Dean Hospital)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Cokie Giles (Maine State Nursing Association)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Adam Goode (Maine AFL-CIO)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Anne Graham (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Laura Harper (Maine Association of Physician Assistants)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Lisa Harvey-McPherson (Orangization of Maine Nursing Leadership)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Shannon Jagger (Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Thomas Judge (Lifeflight of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Juliana L'Heureux (American Nurses Association Maine)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Jeanne Lambrew (Maine DHHS)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Jennifer Low (Falmouth)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Megan Lowell (Windham)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Michelle Mahon (National Nurses United)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Nicole Manchester (Hiram)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Margaret McRae (Lewiston)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Mikele Neal (Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Deb Neuman (Hampden)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Ken O'Brien (Gorham)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Mary Kate O'Sullivan (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Rick Petrie (Maine Ambulance Association)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Mariah PfeifferPDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Arthur Phillips (Maine Center for Economic Policy)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Lori Poland (Windham)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Rep. Jane Pringle (Maine Legislature )PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Grant Provost (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Victoria Quinlan (Alfred)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Brandie Rubin (Scarborough)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Ashley Schumacher (Freeport)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Wendy Scott (Gorham)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Jillian Sternberg (Scarborough)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Amy Strum (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Sadie Tirrell (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Brent Watson (Northern Light Mayo Hospital)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Faye Weir (Maine Medical Center)PDF
- Testimony on May 04, 2023 by Angela Westhoff (Maine Health Care Association)PDF
- Grant Provost, Brunswick (Speaking For) - LBHS 05/04/2023 10:14 AM
- Kristin Anthony, Brunswick (Written) - LBHS 05/03/2023 12:49 PM
- Barbara Baker, Bradley (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 12:28 PM
- Amy Brown, MNPA (Written) - LBHS 05/03/2023 08:47 PM
- Angela Westhoff, Maine Health Care Association (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 05:02 PM
- Jillian Sternberg, Scarborough (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 07:27 AM
- Jeanne Lambrew, Maine DHHS (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 09:00 AM
- Shanna Cox, Lewiston (Written) - LBHS 05/01/2023 02:41 PM
- Megan Lowell, Windham (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 07:40 AM
- Sharon Baughman, MaineHealth (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 06:27 PM
- Deb Neuman, Hampden (Written) - LBHS 05/19/2023 11:41 AM
- Jennifer Low, Falmouth (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 03:39 PM
- Patricia Burnes, Orono (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 03:49 PM
- Brandie Rubin, Scarborough (Written) - LBHS 05/03/2023 08:02 PM
- Lori Beucler, Windham (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 07:12 PM
- Kelly Collins, Emergency Nurses Assoc ME (Written) - LBHS 05/08/2023 08:57 AM
- Ashley Schumacher, Freeport (Written) - LBHS 04/28/2023 12:44 PM
- Rep. Jane Pringle, Maine Legislature (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 01:30 PM
- Erica Caron, Bangor (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 02:23 PM
- Nicole Manchester, Hiram (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 04:02 PM
- Cathryn Ctratton, Maine Chapter - American College of Emergency Physicians (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 07:03 AM
- Margaret McRae, Lewiston (Written) - LBHS 05/05/2023 08:31 AM
- Angela Charland, Saco (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 06:31 PM
- Jensen Bissell, Milo (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 05:11 PM
- Laurie Belden, Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 03:36 PM
- Wendy Scott, Gorham (Written) - LBHS 05/06/2023 02:19 PM
- Melissa Berky, Bangor (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 10:19 AM
- Christine Anderson, LincolnHealth (Written) - LBHS 05/04/2023 05:13 PM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1639&SessionID=15
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280088655
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280088655
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1639&PID=1456&snum=131
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088655
- http://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/LBHS/05-04-2023