AUGUSTA - A bill sponsored by Rep. Lydia Blume, D-York, to create a climate change education pilot program in Maine public schools is now law. Gov. Janet Mills signed the bill May 3.
AUGUSTA - Gov. Janet Mills ceremonially signed a bill Monday sponsored by Rep. Colleen Madigan, D-Waterville, that will require health care providers to cover fertility treatment.
On Monday, Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a measure by Rep. Jan Dodge, D-Belfast, that will increase the availability of intranasal naloxone in community and corrections settings. The bill will go into effect on August 8, 2022.
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Pictured from left to right: Rep. Jan Dodge of Belfast, Gov. Janet Mills and Gordon Smith, Director of Opioid Response.
AUGUSTA - Gov. Janet Mills recently signed into law a bill sponsored by Rep. Traci Gere, D-Kennebunkport, that will expand the current sales tax exemption for nonprofit housing developers.
LD 1732 will amend the exemption to allow nonprofit developers to serve households with incomes up to 120% of the area median income as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, an increase from the current threshold of 80%.
AUGUSTA - A bill to clarify new rulemaking parameters for the Office of Marijuana Policy, sponsored by Rep. Lynne Williams, D-Bar Harbor, is now law.
AUGUSTA - Gov. Janet Mills held a ceremonial bill signing Monday for LD 1974, a measure to fund the Maine Climate Corps and the Maine Service Fellows, programs created through legislation sponsored by Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook.
AUGUSTA - Gov. Janet Mills recently signed into law a bill introduced by Rep. Art Bell, D-Yarmouth, that will review the safety of Maine's dams.
AUGUSTA - Gov. Janet Mills recently signed into law a bill sponsored by Rep. Allison Hepler, D-Woolwich, that will provide direct funds to communities to support their efforts to reduce the presence of browntail moths.
AUGUSTA - Gov. Janet Mills recently signed into law LD 912, a proposal to extend family medical leave to hourly school employees, sponsored by Rep. Amy Roeder, D-Bangor.
AUGUSTA - Gov. Janet Mills recently signed into law a bill sponsored by Rep. Tiffany Roberts, D-South Berwick, that will simplify the licensure process for out-of-state workers and individuals educated or trained outside of the United States.
