# Maine LD 952: An Act to Exempt Agricultural Employers and Employees from the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program

Maine LD 952, An Act to Exempt Agricultural Employers and Employees from the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Russell J. Black (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 (Reports READ.On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 294(Yeas 76 - Nays 72 - Absent 3 - Excused 0)In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD952-132
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 952
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Exempt Agricultural Employers and Employees from the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Last action: 2025-06-03, Reports READ.On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 294(Yeas 76 - Nays 72 - Absent 3 - Excused 0)In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Russell J. Black (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: COMPENSATION, COMPENSATION - PAID LEAVE
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (96 yes, 86 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: Russell J. Black (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dean Cray (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Cooper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Guerrette (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-03 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | pass | 76 | 72 |   |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 20 | 14 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-06-03: Reports READ.On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 294(Yeas 76 - Nays 72 - Absent 3 - Excused 0)In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) (House)
- 2025-06-02: Reports READ On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 291 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Sent down for concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 6, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0407&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=SP0407&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [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)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
- [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills)
- [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD952-132 (as of 2026-10-19).