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IntroducedMar 04, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
HP 539, An Act To Replace The Minimum Hourly Wage With A Regionally Based Living Wage
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 28, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 853
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Rafael Maciascosponsor
- Amy Roedercosponsor
- Michael Tippingcosponsor
- Sophia Warrencosponsor
Votes
YES: 6
- Amy Roeder
- Marshall Archer
- Matthew Beck
- Valli Geiger
- Rafael Macias
- Charles Skold
NO: 6
- Michael Tipping
- Dick Bradstreet
- Alicia Collins
- Gary Drinkwater
- Joseph Rafferty
- Mike Soboleski
OTHER: 0
YES: 39
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FRIEDMANN
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAMLICH
- KESSLER
- MACIAS
- MATHIESON
- MCCABE
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- OSHER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- SATO
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 97
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARCHER
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DAIGLE
- DILL
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDETTE
- FROST
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- JAVNER
- JULIA
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LAVIGNE
- LEE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATLACK
- MCINTYRE
- MEYER
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- MURPHY
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- PLUECKER
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RIELLY
- RUDNICKI
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SAYRE
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SHAGOURY
- SIMMONS
- SINCLAIR
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- THORNE
- TUELL
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
ABSENT: 15
Actions
- May 28, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot Report B Ought Not to Pass ACCEPTED in concurrence.
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- May 27, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- Motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended FAILED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 201
- (Yeas 39 - Nays 97 - Absent 15 - Excused 0)
- On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, REPORT B Ought Not to Pass was ACCEPTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 19, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Apr 01, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 25, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-212) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-212) ()PDF
- Testimony on Mar 25, 2025 by Jason Clay (Brewer)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 25, 2025 by David Clough (NFIB)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 25, 2025 by Nate Cloutier (HospitalityMaine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 25, 2025 by Christine Cummings (Maine Grocers and Food Producers Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 25, 2025 by Valli Geiger (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 25, 2025 by Adam Goode (ME AFL-CIO)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 25, 2025 by Jake Lachance (Maine State Chamber of Commerce)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 25, 2025 by Dillon Murray (Department of Labor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 25, 2025 by Arthur Phillips (Maine Center for Economic Policy)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 25, 2025 by Steven Sheppard (Bangor )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 25, 2025 by Greg Soutiea (Spruce Head)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 25, 2025 by Abby Stevens (Lewiston)PDF
- Adam Goode, ME AFL-CIO (Written) - LAB 03/25/2025 01:11 PM
- Steven Sheppard, Bangor (Written) - LAB 04/10/2025 12:15 PM
- Greg Soutiea, Spruce Head (Written) - LAB 03/18/2025 05:29 PM
- David Clough, NFIB (Written) - LAB 04/01/2025 11:23 AM
- Jason Clay, Brewer (Written) - LAB 03/22/2025 01:08 PM
- Abby Stevens, Lewiston (Written) - LAB 03/17/2025 02:23 PM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=853&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280097128
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280097128
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=853&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097128
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/LAB/03-25-2025