Maine LD66: An Act to Expand Access to the Maine Wage Assurance Fund

What the bill says

An Act to Expand Access to the Maine Wage Assurance Fund Submitted by the Department of Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 204. Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative SKOLD of Portland. Printed on recycled paper.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Expand Access to the Maine Wage Assurance Fund Submitted by the Department of Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 204. Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative SKOLD of Portland. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §632, as corrected by RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. E, §21, is amended to read: §632. Fund for unpaid wages and certain liquidated damages 1. Fund established. There is established the Maine Wage Assurance Fund to be used by the Bureau of Labor Standards within the Department of Labor for the purpose of assuring that all former employees of employers within the State receive payment for wages and liquidated damages, in an amount equal to the wages, for a maximum of 2 4 weeks for the work they have performed. The Legislature intends that payment of earned wages and liquidated damages from the fund be limited to those cases when the employer has terminated the employer's business and there are no assets of the employer from which earned wages may be paid or when the employer has …

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Sponsors

• Charles Skold (D, 119) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. June 2, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
2. May 29, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3. May 28, 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 240 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-265) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-265) in concurrence.
4. May 27, 2025: Reports READ.On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-265) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-265). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5. March 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.
6. January 6, 2025: Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

Votes

• Senate RC #240: ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT (May 28, 2025): 22 yea, 12 nay, passed

Common questions

What is LD66?

LD66 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Expand Access to the Maine Wage Assurance Fund.

What does LD66 do?

In its own words: An Act to Expand Access to the Maine Wage Assurance Fund Submitted by the Department of Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 204. Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative SKOLD of Portland. Printed on recycled paper.

What is the status of LD66?

Signed into law as of June 9, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 2, 2025).

Who sponsored LD66?

Charles Skold (D, 119).

Where is the official record for LD66?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=66&snum=132