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IntroducedDec 03, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 02, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 1348, An Act To Amend The Requirements Governing Self-Insurance Plans In The Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 08, 2026: Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-948) in concurrence.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 2018
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 12
- Amy Roeder
- Michael Tipping
- Marshall Archer
- Matthew Beck
- Alicia Collins
- Valli Geiger
- Rafael Macias
- Joseph Rafferty
- Charles Skold
- Dick Bradstreet
- Gary Drinkwater
- Mike Soboleski
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 73
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 72
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- CROCKETT
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- JACKSON
- JULIA
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LIBBY
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- ROBERTS
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Taken from the table by the President
- ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-948) Report PREVAILED.
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 918 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-948) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-948) in concurrence.
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Reports READ
- Senator TIPPING of Penobscot moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-948) Report in concurrence.
- On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-948) in concurrence. Roll Call Ordered
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 720
- (Yeas 73 - Nays 72 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-948) was READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-948).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 31, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
- Mar 10, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 03, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Jan 27, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Dec 03, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-948) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-948) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-949) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-949) ()PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Jeffrey Austin (Maine Hospital Association)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Stacy Bergendahl (DPFR-Bureau of Insurance)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by David CloughPDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by David Clough (NFIB)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Michele Cushing (Richmond)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Megan Diver (Maine Energy Marketers Association)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Joe Edwards (N/A)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Wilbur Ferland (Fairfield)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Tim Freeman (Daigle Oil Co)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Peter Gore (Manufacturers Association of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Stacey Guerin (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Kara Hay (Penquis)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Destie Hohman Sprague (Maine Women's Lobby)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Amanda Johnson (Maine State Chamber of Commerce)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Kimberly Lindlof (Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Kristi Mathieson (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Luke Monahan (Augusta )PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Luke Monahan (Department of Labor)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Alexander Price (Maine Jobs Council)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Catherine Robbins-Halsted (Robbins Lumber Company)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Brad Stout (Coutts Companies)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Hope Taylor (Hermon)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Gilbert Thibeau (Sheridan Construction)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Scott Welch (Treeline, Inc)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Krysta West (Maine Forest Products Council)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by David Whitney (Sheridan Construction)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Dan Wildes (Kodiak Steel)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Louise Wilkinson (Morin Brick)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 27, 2026 by Milton Wood (Cherryfield Foods Inc. & Cherryfield Farms Inc.)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=2018&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280100890
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280100890
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=2018&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100890

