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LD135 • 2025

An Act to Provide Compensation to Members of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to Enhance Equitable Commission Participation from Across the State

An Act to Provide Compensation to Members of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to Enhance Equitable Commission Participation from Across the State

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
President Matthea Daughtry
Last action
2025-06-03
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Provide Compensation to Members of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to Enhance Equitable Commission Participation from Across the State

An Act to Provide Compensation to Members of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to Enhance Equitable Commission Participation from Across the State Sponsor: President Matthea Daughtry Reference committee: State and Local Government Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Provide Compensation to Members of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to Enhance Equitable Commission Participation from Across the State Sponsor: President Matthea Daughtry Reference committee: State and Local Government Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0091(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0091(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 135 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-03 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-05-21 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-20 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-05-06 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-01-08 Committee

    Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Provide Compensation to Members of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to Enhance Equitable Commission Participation from Across the State
Sponsor:
President Matthea Daughtry
Reference committee:
State and Local Government
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0091(03)
STATE OF MAINE
_____
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 71 - L.D. 135
An Act to Provide Compensation to Members of the Permanent Commission
on the Status of Women to Enhance Equitable Commission Participation
from Across the State
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §7030-E, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 191, §1, is amended to read:
§7030-E. Meetings; compensation
The commission shall meet at the call of the chair not less than 4 times each year.
Mileage and toll reimbursement for commission members are authorized for up to 2
meetings per year.
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§88-A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 191, §2, is
amended to read:
88-A.
Women Permanent Commission on the
Status of Women
Not Authorized
Mileage and toll
reimbursement for up
to 2 meetings per
year
5 MRSA §7029
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions 0692
Initiative: Provides allocations to provide mileage and toll reimbursement for up to 2
meetings per year for members of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $3,290 $3,290
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $3,290 $3,290
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JUNE 3, 2025
CHAPTER
177
PUBLIC LAW