2025-2026 Regular Session • Maine Legislature
LD206
Legislative Summary
An Act to Protect Maine Businesses by Eliminating the Automatic Cost-of-living Adjustment to the Minimum Hourly Wage
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Bill History
1/14/2025
Committee on LABOR suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on LABOR Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Senate
1/14/2025
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR.
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
Senate
4/1/2025
Work Session Held
Joint Conference
4/1/2025
Voted: Divided Report
Joint Conference
5/5/2025
Reported Out: ONTP/OTP-AM
Joint Conference
5/7/2025
On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
Senate
5/7/2025
Unfinished Business
Senate
5/13/2025
Unfinished Business
Senate
5/14/2025
Unfinished Business
Senate
5/20/2025
Taken from the table by the President
Senate
5/20/2025
On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot to ACCEPT The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report PREVAILED
Senate
5/20/2025
Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 189 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
Senate
5/20/2025
Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Senate
5/22/2025
Reports READ.
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
ROLL CALL NO. 176 (Yeas 75 - Nays 66 - Absent 10 - Excused 0)
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #176
5/22/2025
75
Yea
66
Nay
0
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED
Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #189
5/20/2025
19
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(5/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Timberlake
Republican