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Yes: 382 • No: 364
MaineLD 894132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)SenateWALLET
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Paid Family and Medical Leave
Sponsored By: Matthea E. L. Daughtry (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
More flexible intermittent paid leave
The law sets one work day as the default chunk for intermittent paid leave. You and your employer can agree to a smaller chunk. Any agreed chunk cannot be less than one hour. This applies to workers covered by Maine paid family and medical leave.
New Bureau for paid leave program
The law creates the Bureau of Paid Family and Medical Leave in the Department of Labor. The Commissioner runs it and can hire staff, spend money, require reports, investigate, and enforce the law. This puts one office in charge of the paid-leave program.
Tougher paid leave penalties for employers
Employers must pay required paid-leave premiums and penalties. After appeals end, the Labor Department can sue or levy third parties to collect. If you buy a business, you can owe its unpaid premiums, up to the value of what you bought. If an approved private plan lapses, you owe the missed premiums plus 1.0% of your payroll for that time. You cannot use employee premium shares to pay fines; a $100 per-violation fine also applies, and fines go to the fund.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Matthea E. L. Daughtry
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Kristen Cloutier
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 6/9/2025
Enactment
Yes: 75 • No: 71
House vote • 6/4/2025
IPP HBH-490
Yes: 71 • No: 70
House vote • 6/4/2025
PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED
Yes: 72 • No: 69
House vote • 6/4/2025
IPP HAH-489
Yes: 72 • No: 70
House vote • 6/4/2025
report "a" ought to pass
Yes: 72 • No: 70
Senate vote • 6/2/2025
ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS
Yes: 20 • No: 14
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 277
6/12/2025PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
6/9/2025SenateRELEASED.
6/9/2025HousePASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 362(Yeas 75 - Nays 71 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.HELD.
6/9/2025HouseReports READ.On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, REPORT A Ought to Pass was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 310(Yeas 72 - Nays 70 - Absent 9 - Excused 0)The Bill was READ ONCE.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.On motion of Representative CARLOW of Buxton, House Amendment "A" (H-489) was READ.On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland House Amendment "A" (H-489) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.ROLL CALL NO. 311(Yeas 72 - Nays 70 - Absent 9 - Excused 0)On motion of Representative CARLOW of Buxton, House Amendment "B" (H-490) was READ.Representative CARLOW of Buxton, REQUESTED a division. On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland House Amendment "B" (H-490) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.ROLL CALL NO. 312(Yeas 71 - Nays 70 - Absent 10 - Excused 0)Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.ROLL CALL NO. 313(Yeas 72 - Nays 69 - Absent 10 - Excused 0)In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/4/2025HouseReports READ On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot Report A Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 295 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. Sent down for concurrence
6/2/2025SenateCARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
3/21/2025SenateReceived by the Secretary of the Senate on March 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
3/5/2025Senate
Bill Text
Amendment C-A (S-200), adopted by House
Enacted
Introduced
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