Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1268: An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service by Providing a Yearly Stipend
Status: Failed, June 9, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service by Providing a Yearly Stipend" Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following: '.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service by Providing a Yearly Stipend" Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following: 'Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §4408 is enacted to read: §4408. Stipend for employees Beginning January 1, 2027, the Department of Transportation shall provide an annual reliability performance stipend of $3,000 to all full-time state employees of the Maine State Ferry Service. The employee must receive the stipend as a lump-sum payment by December 1st of each year the employee qualifies for the stipend. For the purposes of this section, "reliability performance stipend" means a stipend paid to a full-time state employee of the Maine State Ferry Service when the Maine State Ferry Service achieves 99% of schedule reliability for all scheduled Maine State Ferry Service operations from November 1st to October 31st. The stipend is not affected by scheduled operations canceled due to weather. Tolls under section 4404 may not be increased to cover the cost of stipends under this section. Sec. 2. Transfer from the Highway Fund unallocated surplus; Department of Transportation, Multimodal-Island Ferry Service. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, on or before December 1, 2027, and every December 1st thereafter, the State Controller shall transfer $450,000 from the unallocated surplus …
Sponsors
- D. Ray (D, 40) · primary sponsor
- Matthew Beck (D, 122)
- Holly Eaton (D, 15)
- Sean Faircloth (D, 24)
- Rafael Macias (D, 51)
- Kilton Webb (D, 98)
Latest actions
- : Reports ReadOn motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence
- : Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: FERRIES, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, Legislature, Senate, Other, NAVIGATION
Common questions
- What is LD1268?
- LD1268 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service by Providing a Yearly Stipend.
- What does LD1268 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service by Providing a Yearly Stipend" Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following: '.
- What is the status of LD1268?
- Failed as of June 9, 2025. Latest action: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (June 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1268?
- D. Ray (D, 40), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1268?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1268&snum=132
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