Bioscience Association of Maine Legislative Tracker
132nd Maine Legislature - First Regular Session
Friday, May 9, 2025 2:07 PM
| LD | TITLE | SPONSOR | SUMMARY | COMM | POSITION | STATUS | ACTION / NOTES |
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| An Act To Require Health Insurance Coverage For Biomarker Testing (HP 72) | Samuel ZAGER of Portland | This bill requires insurance coverage, including coverage in the MaineCare program, for biomarker testing. | HCIFS |
Monitor | Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (3/21) | ||
| An Act To Increase The Total Amount Of Credits Authorized Under The Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program (SP 52) | Teresa PIERCE of Cumberland | This bill increases, from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000, the maximum annual amount of tax credit certificates the Finance Authority of Maine may issue to investors under the Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program for investments made in calendar years beginning with 2027. | TAX |
Monitor | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (3/21) | ||
| An Act To Support Maine Businesses By Establishing A Pass-through Entity Tax And Tax Credit (HP 124) | Tavis HASENFUS of Readfield | This bill establishes, for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a pass-through entity tax on the income of partners and shareholders of S corporations to permit certain entities to elect to pay Maine income tax at the entity level. The effect of Full Summary |
TAX |
Monitor | Committee Docket: Work Session Held - TABLED (5/7) | ||
| An Act To Create The Small Business Capital Savings Account Program (SP 95) | Harold STEWART of Aroostook | This bill establishes the Small Business Capital Savings Account Program in the Department of Economic and Community Development to certify small businesses engaged in commercial agricultural production, commercial fishing or commercial wood harvesting eligible to claim a tax deduction for contributions made to qualifying small Full Summary |
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
Monitor | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (3/21) | ||
| An Act Making Unified Appropriations And Allocations From The General Fund And Other Funds For The Expenditures Of State Government And Changing Certain Provisions Of The Law Necessary To The Proper Operations Of State Government For The Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 And June 30, 2027 (HP 132) | Drew GATTINE of Westbrook | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill, as emergency legislation, proposes to make unified appropriations and allocations from the General Fund and other funds for the expenditures of State Government and change certain provisions of the law necessary to Full Summary |
AFA |
Support | Committee Docket: Work Session Held - TABLED (3/25) | ||
| An Act To Provide Support For Certain Maine Discovery Museum Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics Educational Programming Throughout The State (SP 131) | Joseph BALDACCI of Penobscot | This bill provides ongoing funds to the Maine Discovery Museum to support the Maine Science Festival, the Maine Invention Convention and the Science Around ME program. | EDU |
Committee Docket: Voted - Divided Report (4/28) | |||
| An Act To Promote Economic Development In Maine (SP 156) | Glenn CURRY of Waldo | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to enact measures to foster economic growth and development in the State. | HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (3/21) | |||
| An Act To Establish A University Of Maine Medical School And To Dedicate Funds From Raising The Cigarette Tax To The School (SP 133) | Joseph BALDACCI of Penobscot | This bill requires the University of Maine System to locate, construct, equip and operate a college of medicine in Penobscot County. The college of medicine must include a rural health care course of study and clinic outreach to Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscatiquis, Washington, Waldo, Hancock and Full Summary |
EDU |
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (3/18) | |||
| An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue To Secure Prosperity For Maine Families And Businesses (HP 312) | Speaker Ryan FECTEAU of Biddeford | The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of $300,000,000, will be used to support the State's tax credit for affordable housing and the Maine State Housing Authority's rural affordable housing rental program and first-time homebuyer program, create child care-public school partnerships for Full Summary |
AFA |
04/09/25 10:00 AM in State House, Room 228 - Public Hearing |
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| An Act To Provide For A 5-year Automatic Repeal Of Agency Rules (HP 319) | Katrina SMITH of Palermo | This bill amends the Maine Administrative Procedure Act to provide that any agency rule that is finally adopted or an amendment to which is finally adopted in accordance with the requirements of that Act after January 1, 2026 is automatically repealed 5 years from the Full Summary |
SLG |
Committee Docket: Voted - Divided Report (5/7) | |||
| An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue For Research And Development And Commercialization (SP 224) | Teresa PIERCE of Cumberland | The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of $50,000,000, will be used to provide funds for research and development and commercialization as prioritized by the Maine Innovation Economy Advisory Board's most recent innovation economy action plan and the Department of Economic and Full Summary |
AFA |
04/09/25 10:00 AM in State House, Room 228 - Public Hearing |
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| An Act Making Certain Appropriations And Allocations And Changing Certain Provisions Of Law Necessary To The Proper Operations Of State Government (HP 377) | Drew GATTINE of Westbrook | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to make certain appropriations and allocations and change certain provisions of the law necessary for the proper operation of State Government. | AFA |
Signed by the Governor Public Law Chapter 2 (3/21) | |||
| An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue For Further Investment In Maine-based Businesses (SP 308) | Teresa PIERCE of Cumberland | The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of $25,000,000, will be used for the Small Enterprise Growth Fund to support operations and make direct investments into small, independent Maine companies in order to accelerate their growth and enable additional investment programs aimed Full Summary |
AFA |
04/09/25 10:00 AM in State House, Room 228 - Public Hearing |
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| An Act Regarding The Laws Of The State Of Maine (SP 312) | Teresa PIERCE of Cumberland | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to make changes regarding the laws of the State. | SLG |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (3/21) | |||
| An Act Providing Appropriations And Allocations For State Government Operations (SP 316) | Margaret ROTUNDO of Androscoggin | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to provide appropriations and allocations necessary for the operation of State Government. | AFA |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (3/21) | |||
| An Act To Provide Appropriations And Allocations For The Operations Of State Government (HP 444) | Drew GATTINE of Westbrook | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to provide for appropriations and allocations for the operation of State Government. | AFA |
Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (3/21) | |||
| An Act To Fund State Government (SP 338) | Margaret ROTUNDO of Androscoggin | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to make appropriations and allocations necessary to fund State Government. | AFA |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (3/21) | |||
| An Act To Provide For Appropriations And Allocations (SP 339) | Margaret ROTUNDO of Androscoggin | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to provide for appropriations and allocations. | AFA |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (3/21) | |||
| An Act To Promote An Innovation-driven Economy By Increasing Research And Development Spending (SP 348) | Teresa PIERCE of Cumberland | This bill adds supporting the goal of increasing research and development spending as a percentage of the State's economy to meet the national average by 2030 to the responsibilities of the Maine Economic Growth Council. It also directs the council to track the progress toward Full Summary |
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
Committee Docket: Voted - OTP-AM (3/27) | |||
| An Act To Fund Medical Research And Cancer Prevention (SP 355) | Joseph BALDACCI of Penobscot | This resolve provides one-time funding to the Christine B. Foundation to support a research project to evaluate the impact of access to medically tailored groceries and dietician counseling on cancer patients and their families. | HHS |
Reports READ.On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (5/7) | |||
| An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue To Fund Mass Timber Manufacturing (HP 505) | Samuel ZAGER of Portland | The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of $50,000,000, will be used to help finance the design and construction or the retrofitting of a manufacturing facility to produce mass timber in the State using sustainably harvested Maine forest products. | AFA |
04/09/25 10:00 AM in State House, Room 228 - Public Hearing |
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| An Act To Establish A Grant Program To Provide For Statewide And Equitable Access To Experiential Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics Competition Programs (SP 337) | David HAGGAN of Penobscot | This bill authorizes the Maine Technology Institute to provide grants for statewide experiential science, technology, engineering and mathematics competition programs. | EDU |
05/15/25 10:00 AM in Cross Building, Room 208 - Work Session |
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| An Act To Promote Research And Development In The State By Amending The Research Expense Tax Credit (HP 591) | Daniel SAYRE of Kennebunk | This bill increases the research expense tax credit by increasing the amount of expenditures eligible for the credit, doubling the rate by which the credit is calculated, doubling the maximum amount of the credit that may be claimed and halving the base amount used to Full Summary |
TAX |
Committee Docket: Voted - Divided Report (5/8) | |||
| An Act Requiring Employers To Disclose Wage Ranges In Job Postings (HP 606) | Marshall ARCHER of Saco | This bill requires an employer that employs 10 or more employees to include a wage range in any job posting for a position of employment in the State. An employer acting in good faith may pay an employee a wage different than the wage range Full Summary |
LAH |
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (4/8) | |||
| An Act To Require The Automatic Repealing Of Agency Rules (HP 624) | Laurel LIBBY of Auburn | This bill amends the Maine Administrative Procedure Act to provide that any agency rule that is finally adopted or an amendment to which is finally adopted in accordance with the requirements of that Act after January 1, 2026 is automatically repealed 5 years from the Full Summary |
SLG |
Committee Docket: Voted - Divided Report (5/7) | |||
| An Act To Reinvigorate Maine's Workforce And Ensure Student Job Readiness By Providing Funds For The Career Exploration Program (HP 627) | John EDER of Waterboro | This bill provides ongoing funds to continue and make permanent one Public Service Coordinator I position to support the Career Exploration Program in the Department of Economic and Community Development effective July 1, 2026. | HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-84) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-84), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (5/7) | |||
| An Act To Ensure The Proper Operation Of The State (HP 651) | Matt MOONEN of Portland | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to make changes to the laws to ensure the proper operations of the State. | SLG |
Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (3/21) | |||
| An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue To Develop Maine Talent And Innovation By Improving The Infrastructure Of The University Of Maine System (SP 431) | Teresa PIERCE of Cumberland | The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of $100,000,000, will be used to improve infrastructure at all University of Maine System campuses to enhance education and economic development activities and meet the needs of Maine employers for more skilled workers and research-driven Full Summary |
AFA |
04/17/25 1:00 PM in State House, Room 228 - Public Hearing |
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| Resolve, To Reestablish And Continue The Work Of The Blue Economy Task Force (SP 441) | Jill DUSON of Cumberland | This resolve reestablishes the Blue Economy Task Force, which was previously established by the 131st Legislature in 2023. The task force is charged with developing a report that outlines the sectors of the State's blue economy and existing economic development plans or strategies for blue Full Summary |
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
Committee Docket: Voted - Divided Report (5/1) | |||
| An Act To Strengthen Maine's Workforce Through Certified Preapprenticeship Training Programs (HP 736) | Kilton WEBB of Durham | This bill provides that preapprenticeship training programs may use grants from the Maine Apprenticeship Program for membership fees and costs, tools and personal protective equipment; for assistance to address obstacles to and to identify and access services necessary for an individual's successful participation in a Full Summary |
LAH |
Committee Docket: Voted - Divided Report (5/6) | |||
| An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue To Strengthen The Resilience And Growth Of Maine's Agricultural Economy (SP 471) | President Matthea DAUGHTRY of Cumberland | The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of $45,000,000, will be used to strengthen and expand infrastructure investments in the State's agricultural, food and forest products economy; to support the State's dairy sector; to protect working farmland; and for farmer disaster relief. | AFA |
04/10/25 1:00 PM in State House, Room 228 - Public Hearing |
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| An Act To Create The Office Of Workforce Advancement Within The Department Of Economic And Community Development And Establish Statewide Workforce Advancement Goals (HP 957) | Ambureen RANA of Bangor | This bill creates the Office of Workforce Advancement within the Department of Economic and Community Development and directs the department to establish statewide workforce advancement goals in coordination with the Department of Labor and other stakeholders to grow the State's workforce and economy. | HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
Committee Docket: Voted - ONTP (5/2) | |||
| An Act To Establish The Maine Community Development Financial Institution Fund To Support Small Businesses, Rural Economic Development And Affordable Housing (HP 984) | Melanie SACHS of Freeport | This bill establishes the Maine Community Development Financial Institution Fund and the Maine Community Development Financial Institution Program within the Department of Economic and Community Development. The program will provide loans and grants to community development financial institutions to provide financing to underserved communities in Full Summary |
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
Committee Docket: Voted - OTP-AM (5/8) | |||
| An Act To Strengthen The Maine Development Foundation (HP 1000) | Tiffany ROBERTS of South Berwick | This bill revises the term limits of the Board of Directors of the Maine Development Foundation. The bill also authorizes the Director of the Bureau of General Services within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to waive the competitive bidding requirement if the procurement Full Summary |
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
05/02/25 9:00 AM in Cross Building, Room 206 - Public Hearing |
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| An Act Regarding Workforce Development, Education Reform And Talent Retention (HP 1081) | Russell WHITE of Ellsworth | This bill requires that students complete an internship prior to graduating from high school beginning January 1, 2027. The bill also requires the Department of Education to: 1. Develop and implement a career exploration module for middle school and high school students; 2. Require school Full Summary |
EDU |
Committee Docket: Voted - Divided Report (5/8) | |||
| An Act To Establish The Maine Life Science Innovation Center (SP 651) | Teresa PIERCE of Cumberland | This bill establishes the Maine Life Science Innovation Center to leverage and expand the State's growing life science sector and appropriates $2,000,000 of one-time funds in fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 for the center's start-up costs. | HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
Committee Docket: Voted - OTP-AM (5/1) | |||
| An Act To Repeal The Dirigo Business Incentives Program (SP 658) | Michael TIPPING of Penobscot | This bill repeals the Dirigo business incentives program, which provides a tax credit to businesses that make eligible capital investments or provide qualified training to employees in certain business sectors. | HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
04/24/25 4:30 PM in Cross Building, Room 206 - Public Hearing |
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| An Act To Establish The Maine Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts And Mathematics Matching Grant Program (HP 1158) | Daniel SAYRE of Kennebunk | This bill establishes the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Education Matching Grant Program within the Department of Education to provide grant funding to schools, museums and other entities that apply to support programs that offer hands-on learning experiences in science, technology, engineering, the arts Full Summary |
EDU |
05/15/25 10:00 AM in Cross Building, Room 208 - Work Session |
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| An Act To Increase Transparency In State Government By Amending Laws Regarding Persons Attempting To Influence The Competitive Bidding Process And Lobbyist Reporting During Rule-making Processes (SP 708) | Craig HICKMAN of Kennebec | This bill requires any person who is specifically employed by another person for the purpose of attempting to influence the competitive bidding process to register with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices for each employer and to submit monthly reports regarding activity, expenditures Full Summary |
VLA |
04/28/25 12:00 PM in State House, Room 437 - Public Hearing |