Legislation of Interest
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce regularly posts legislation of interest to Maine businesses during legislative session. Maine Chamber staff has studied each of these recently printed bills to assess potential impact on business trends. If you have concerns regarding any bill, please communicate those concerns to a member of our advocacy department by calling (207) 623-4568.
2022 Digest of Legislation from the 130th Maine Legislature
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This Final Summary of the Second Regular Session of the 130th Maine Legislature outlines legislative initiatives that impact Maine businesses. Throughout the document, we have analyzed more in depth many of the bills we believe were most significant to the state’s business community. In our Bill Digest section, we summarize the wide variety of legislative proposals that the Maine State Chamber tracked this year. Within each policy theme, we have included a brief summary for enacted legislation, while defeated legislation is simply listed by bill title.
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View this session's legislation & outcomes here:
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Entries are in numerical order by their Legislative Document (LD) number. This is the number used throughout the session to refer to a particular bill. Where applicable, the current Public Law (PL), Private and Special Law (P&S), or Resolve (R) number appears in parentheses. Listed at the beginning of the summary of each public law is the name of the bill’s sponsor and the committee to which the bill was assigned.
The Second Regular Session of the 130th Maine Legislature adjourned sine die as of Monday, May 9, 2022. Pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, Article IV, Part Third, Section 16, the general effective date for nonemergency laws passed in the Second Regular Session of the 130th Legislature is Monday, August 8, 2022 (90 days following adjournment). Emergency measures are effective when signed by the Governor. In this Final Summary, the effective date for emergency legislation is provided in brackets at the end of each write-up.
Please keep in mind that the contents of this newsletter are intended for informational use only and should not be relied upon as legal advice in any sense. All laws and regulations must be applied to each individual situation by experienced legal counsel.
The Second Regular Session of the 130th Maine Legislature adjourned sine die as of Monday, May 9, 2022. Pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, Article IV, Part Third, Section 16, the general effective date for nonemergency laws passed in the Second Regular Session of the 130th Legislature is Monday, August 8, 2022 (90 days following adjournment). Emergency measures are effective when signed by the Governor. In this Final Summary, the effective date for emergency legislation is provided in brackets at the end of each write-up.
Please keep in mind that the contents of this newsletter are intended for informational use only and should not be relied upon as legal advice in any sense. All laws and regulations must be applied to each individual situation by experienced legal counsel.