# Maine LD 1712: An Act to Amend the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program to Balance Support of Businesses and Employees

Maine LD 1712, An Act to Amend the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program to Balance Support of Businesses and Employees, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Tiffany Roberts (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-04 (Reports ReadOn motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 347 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1712
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Amend the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program to Balance Support of Businesses and Employees
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-17
- Last action: 2025-06-04, Reports ReadOn motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 347 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Tiffany Roberts (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES - LEAVE
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (92 yes, 78 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tiffany Roberts (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Allison Hepler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amanda Collamore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Amy Arata (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Anne-Marie Mastraccio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dani O'Halloran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Holly Stover (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph M. Baldacci (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Richard Bradstreet (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: W. Crockett (Independent), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 20 | 14 |   |
| 2025-06-02 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | pass | 72 | 64 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2025-06-04: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 347 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: RELEASED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-02: Reports READ.On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 270(Yeas 72 - Nays 64 - Absent 15 - Excused 0)HELD at the Request of Representative MOONEN of Portland. (House)
- 2025-04-17: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1147&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1147&item=1&snum=132)

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- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1712-132 (as of 2026-10-19).