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LD1268 • 2025

An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service by Providing a Yearly Stipend

An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service by Providing a Yearly Stipend

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Sponsor
Representative D. Ray
Last action
2025-06-09
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service by Providing a Yearly Stipend

An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service by Providing a Yearly Stipend Sponsor: Representative D.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service by Providing a Yearly Stipend Sponsor: Representative D.
  • Ray Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2073(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2073(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1268 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3TRANSPORTATION 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-09 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  3. 2025-06-06 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service by Providing a Yearly Stipend
Sponsor:
Representative D. Ray
Reference committee:
Transportation
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1268
H.P. 843 House of Representatives, March 25, 2025
An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues
Within the Maine State Ferry Service by Providing a Yearly Stipend
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative RAY of Lincolnville.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BECK of South Portland, EATON of Deer Isle,
FAIRCLOTH of Bangor, MACIAS of Topsham, WEBB of Durham.

Page 1 - 132LR2073(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §4408 is enacted to read:
3§4408. Stipend for employees
4 Beginning January 1, 2026, the Department of Transportation shall provide an annual
5 stipend to all employees of the Maine State Ferry Service calculated for each employee at
6 an amount equal to $5.00 per hour multiplied by the total hours worked in the previous year
7 for that employee.
8Sec. 2. Prohibition to increase ferry tolls. Notwithstanding any provision of law
9 to the contrary, the implementation of this Act may not cause an increase in tolls under the
10 Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, section 4404.
11SUMMARY
12 This bill directs the Department of Transportation, beginning January 1, 2026, to
13 provide an annual stipend to all employees of the Maine State Ferry Service calculated in
14 an amount equal to $5.00 per hour multiplied by the total hours worked the previous year
15 for each employee and prohibits the department from raising ferry tolls to pay for the
16 stipend.
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