An Act to Make Agricultural Workers and Other Related Workers Employees Under the Wage and Hour Laws
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to Make Agricultural Workers and Other Related Workers Employees Under the Wage and Hour Laws” Read the full text
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132nd legislature (2025-2026)SP 273
Where it is
^Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 19, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 · Feb 19, 2025
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. · Mar 21, 2025
Reports READ On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 289 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 · Jun 2, 2025
Reports READ. On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 290 (Yeas 74 - Nays 72 - Absent 5 - Excused 0) The Bill was READ ON · Jun 3, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 292 (Yeas 74 - Nays 73 - Absent 4 - Excused 0) HELD. · Jun 3, 2025
RELEASED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.^ · Jun 3, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · Jun 3, 2025
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Rachel Talbot RossAmy RoederRichard BennettMatthea DaughtryCraig HickmanRyan FecteauGlenn CurryTraci GereMichael TippingMargaret Rotundo
Recorded votes
EnactmentHouse · 2025-06-03 · PREVAILS · Yeas 74, Nays 73, Excused 0, NotVoting 4, Total 147
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REPHouse · 2025-06-03 · PREVAILS · Yeas 74, Nays 72, Excused 0, NotVoting 5, Total 146
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORTSenate · 2025-06-02 · PREVAILS · Yeas 22, Nays 12, Excused 1, NotVoting 0, Total 34
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Maine legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Jun 3, 2025).