Bioscience Association of Maine Legislative Tracker
131st Maine Legislature - First Regular Session
Sunday, April 2, 2023 3:20 AM
| LD | TITLE | SPONSOR | SUMMARY | COMM | POSITION | STATUS | ACTION / NOTES |
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| An Act To Provide Incentives To Employers To Provide On-site Child Care (HP 71) | Rebecca JAUCH of Topsham | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill would provide incentives, including grants, to large employers that have a base in this State to provide subsidized, on-site child care for employees. The bill would require large employers that receive tax Full Summary |
IDEA |
Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594. (3/30) | |||
| An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Maine Workforce, Research, Development And Student Achievement Institute (HP 182) | Tiffany ROBERTS of South Berwick | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill would implement the recommendations of the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute, as established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 13120-T. | IDEA |
Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594. (3/30) | |||
| An Act To Establish The Maine Mariculture Development Collaborative (SP 159) | Anne CARNEY of Cumberland | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill would establish the Maine Mariculture Development Collaborative. | MARINE |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594. (3/30) | |||
| An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue For Research And Development And Commercialization (SP 197) | Teresa PIERCE of Cumberland | The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of $100,000,000, 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 |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594. (3/30) | |||
| An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue To Invest In Research, Development And Commercialization In Maine's Marine Technology And Aquaculture Sector (HP 260) | Morgan RIELLY of Westbrook | The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of $25,000,000, to be awarded through a competitive process to Maine-based public and private entities and leveraging other funds in a one-to-one ratio, will be used to invest in research, development and commercialization in the Full Summary |
AFA |
Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594. (3/30) | |||
| An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue To Improve Student Success And Workforce Readiness Within The University Of Maine System (SP 214) | Teresa PIERCE of Cumberland | The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of $100,000,000, to be matched by private and other funds, will be used to strategically improve infrastructure at all campuses of the University of Maine System, which may include upgrading classrooms, research laboratories, residence halls Full Summary |
AFA |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594. (3/30) | |||
| An Act To Promote Research And Development In The State By Increasing The Research Expense Tax Credit (HP 420) | Maureen TERRY of Gorham | 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 |
04/06/23 1:45 PM in State House, Room 127 - Work Session |
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| An Act To Support Maine Industry (SP 277) | Matthea DAUGHTRY of Cumberland | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to enact measures to support industry in the State. | LAH |
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| An Act To Establish A Paid Family And Medical Leave System (SP 296) | Matthea DAUGHTRY of Cumberland | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill would require the development and implementation of a paid family and medical leave system. | LAH |
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| An Act To Provide Support For The Maine Discovery Museum's Informal Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics Education Programs Throughout The State (SP 368) | Joseph BALDACCI of Penobscot | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to enact measures to provide support for the Maine Discovery Museum's informal science, technology, engineering and mathematics education programs throughout the State. | EDU |
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| Resolve, Directing The Commissioner Of Professional And Financial Regulation To Conduct An Independent Assessment Regarding A Proposal To License Genetic Counselors (HP 574) | This resolve is a recommendation from the Advisory Panel To Better Understand and Make Recommendations Regarding the Implications of Genome-editing Technology for the Citizens of the State established pursuant to Resolve 2021, chapter 177. It requires the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation to conduct Full Summary |
HCIFS |
Committee Docket: Reported Out - ONTP (3/31) | ||||
| An Act To Amend The Membership Of The Rare Disease Advisory Council (HP 678) | This bill is a recommendation from the Advisory Panel to Better Understand and Make Recommendations Regarding the Implications of Genome-editing Technology for the Citizens of the State established pursuant to Resolve 2021, chapter 177. It changes the membership of the Rare Disease Advisory Council to Full Summary |
HHS |
04/06/23 1:00 PM in Cross Building, Room 209 - Public Hearing |
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| Resolve, Directing The Department Of Economic And Community Development To Convene A Working Group To Improve The State's 10-year Economic Development Strategy (HP 758) | H. MILLETT of Waterford | This resolve directs the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to establish a working group to improve the State's 10-year economic development strategy in order to develop a diverse and sustainable economy that raises the State's standard of living; raises the State's average weekly wage; Full Summary |
IDEA |
04/04/23 1:30 PM in Cross Building, Room 206 - Public Hearing |
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| Resolve, To Establish The Blue Economy Task Force To Support Maine's Emergence As A Center For Blue Economy Innovation And Opportunity In The 21st Century (SP 523) | Jill DUSON of Cumberland | This resolve establishes the Blue Economy Task Force to Support Maine?s Emergence as a Center for Blue Economy Innovation and Opportunity in the 21st Century to develop a strategy and recommend a specific action plan to accelerate the State's emergence as an important contributor to Full Summary |
IDEA |
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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 Education (SP 528) | Matthew POULIOT of Kennebec | This bill directs the Maine Technology Institute to provide grants to organizations or schools that engage in certain activity related to statewide science, technology, engineering and math programs. | IDEA |
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| Resolve, Directing The Maine Technology Institute To Review Targeted Technology Sectors And Industry Clusters (SP 537) | Richard BENNETT of Oxford | This resolve directs the Maine Technology Institute to review the targeted technology sectors and the industry clusters to determine whether the laws governing the sectors and clusters should be amended. The institute is required to solicit public input during the review. The resolve requires the Full Summary |
IDEA |
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| An Act To Establish A Mobile Learning Lab (SP 554) | President Troy JACKSON of Aroostook | This bill requires the Department of Education to establish a mobile learning lab for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. | EDU |
04/11/23 1:30 PM in Cross Building, Room 208 - Public Hearing |
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| An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Commission To Develop A Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program (LR 9) | Spkr. Talbot Ross Rachel of Portland | ||||||
| An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue For The Construction Of A Facility To Manufacture And Distribute Insulin (LR 17) | Pres. Jackson Troy of Aroostook | ||||||
| An Act To Require Health Insurance Coverage For Biomarker Testing (LR 655) | Rep. Zager Sam of Portland | ||||||
| An Act To Maintain Research And Development Amortization Rules (LR 1306) | Sen. Baldacci Joseph of Penobscot | ||||||
| An Act To Promote Biomanufacturing And Development (LR 1929) | Pres. Jackson Troy of Aroostook | ||||||
| An Act To Invest In Maine's Future (LR 2007) | Pres. Jackson Troy of Aroostook | ||||||
| An Act To Advance Workforce Development And Equity By Increasing The Funding For The Competitive Skills Scholarship Fund (LR 2331) | Sen. Tipping Michael of Penobscot |