When was Maine Senate Bill LD 589 introduced?

LD 589 was introduced on Feb 19, 2025.

What's the current status of Maine Senate Bill LD 589?

The latest action on LD 589 by the legislature was: Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 202) on Apr 02, 2025.

Who introduced Maine Senate Bill LD 589?

LD 589 was introduced by Rachel Talbot Ross.

Bill tracking in Maine - LD 589 (132 legislative session)

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Feb 19, 2025
Passed Senate
Passed House
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LD 589

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SP 273, An Act To Make Agricultural Workers And Other Related Workers Employees Under The Wage And Hour Laws

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legislature • Apr 02, 2025: Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 202)

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Bill Text LD 589, SP 273

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Rachel Talbot Ross
primary
(D - 28)
Rick Bennett
cosponsor
(R - 18)
Chip Curry
cosponsor
(D - 11)
Matthea Daughtry
cosponsor
Ryan Fecteau
cosponsor
Traci Gere
cosponsor
Craig Hickman
cosponsor
Amy Roeder
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Margaret Rotundo
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Michael Tipping
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Apr 02, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 202)
Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 19, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

Bill Texts

Bill Text LD 589, SP 273PDF

Documents

Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Rick Belanger (R. Belanger and Sons Farms)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by ross belanger (lewiston)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Tessa Burpee (Brewer)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Somali Bantu Community Assocation (Somali Bantu Community Association)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Dean Cray (Maine State Legislature)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Johanna Davis (Freedom)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Laura Fortman (Department of Labor)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Cokie Giles (Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Adam Goode (Maine AFL-CIO)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Michael Goss (Mechanic Falls)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Timothy Guerrette (Maine State Legislature)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Rachel Herbener (Belfast)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Robbie Irving (Irving Farms, Caribou)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Natalie Jump (University of Maine School of Law)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Michael Kebede (ACLU of Maine)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Arthur Kelly (Kelly Orchards)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Dina Malual (Maine Equal Justice)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Dina Malual (Maine Equal Justice)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Nancy McBrady (Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Shelley Megquier (Maine Farmland Trust)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Arthur Phillips (Maine Center for Economic Policy)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Juana Rodriguez Vazquez (Milbridge)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Heather Spalding (Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Heather Spalding (Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Rachel Talbot Ross (Maine State Legislature)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Jeannie Tapley (Maine Potato Board)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Ruben Torres (Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Ruben Torres (Portland)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Erica Veazey (Pine Tree Legal Assistance)PDF
Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Beth White (MSEA-SEIU Local 1989)PDF
Somali Bantu Community Assocation, Somali Bantu Community Association (Written) - LAB 04/02/2025 08:30 AM
Michael Kebede, ACLU of Maine (Written) - LAB 04/02/2025 10:04 AM
Dina Malual, Maine Equal Justice (Written) - LAB 04/08/2025 11:12 AM
Juana Rodriguez Vazquez, Milbridge (Written) - LAB 04/02/2025 09:53 AM
ross belanger, lewiston (Written) - LAB 04/01/2025 04:54 PM
Arthur Kelly, Kelly Orchards (Written) - LAB 03/31/2025 04:04 PM
Cokie Giles, Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (Written) - LAB 04/01/2025 10:08 PM
Robbie Irving, Irving Farms, Caribou (Written) - LAB 04/02/2025 08:49 AM
Shelley Megquier, Maine Farmland Trust (Written) - LAB 04/02/2025 09:29 AM
Ruben Torres, Portland (Written) - LAB 04/02/2025 08:23 AM
Johanna Davis, Freedom (Written) - LAB 04/02/2025 07:38 AM
Heather Spalding, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (Written) - LAB 04/02/2025 10:06 AM
Beth White, MSEA-SEIU Local 1989 (Written) - LAB 04/04/2025 01:29 PM
Rachel Herbener, Belfast (Written) - LAB 04/02/2025 09:51 AM
Michael Goss, Mechanic Falls (Written) - LAB 04/01/2025 04:38 PM

Sources

https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=589&SessionID=16
https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096599
https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096599
https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=589&PID=1456&snum=132
https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096599
https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/LAB/04-02-2025

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