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An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Accrual of Earned Paid Leave
An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Accrual of Earned Paid Leave
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
- Sponsor
- Representative Michael Lemelin
- Last action
- 2025-07-01
- Official status
- Signed by the Governor
- Effective date
- Not listed
Plain English Breakdown
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An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Accrual of Earned Paid Leave
An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Accrual of Earned Paid Leave
Sponsor:
Representative Michael Lemelin
Reference committee:
Labor
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
What This Bill Does
- An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Accrual of Earned Paid Leave
Sponsor:
Representative Michael Lemelin
Reference committee:
Labor
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
Limits and Unknowns
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Amendments
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Adopted by House & Senate
Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0489(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- Page 1 - 132LR0489(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- 55
2 Date: (Filing No.
- H- )
3LABOR
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
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2025-07-01
Governor
Signed by the Governor
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2025-06-25
Senate
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.
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2025-05-20
House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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2025-05-09
Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
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2025-03-26
Committee
Work Session Held
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2025-03-26
Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
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2025-01-06
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor.
Official Summary Text
An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Accrual of Earned Paid Leave
Sponsor:
Representative Michael Lemelin
Reference committee:
Labor
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
Page 1 - 132LR0489(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 19 - L.D. 55
An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Accrual of Earned Paid Leave
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §637, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 156, §3 and affected by
§4, is amended to read:
3. Accrual. An employee is entitled to earn one hour of paid leave from a single
employer for every 40 hours worked, up to 40 hours in one year of employment. Accrual
of leave begins at the start of employment, but the employer is not required to permit use
of the leave before the employee has been employed by that employer for 120 days during
a one-year period. Accrued and unused hours of earned paid leave from the previous year
of employment must be available for use by an employee in the year of employment
immediately following the previous year. Accrued and unused hours of earned paid leave
carried forward from the previous year of employment may not reduce the total amount of
hours of paid leave an employee is entitled to earn in the year of employment immediately
following the previous year, up to 40 hours or the accrual limit specified in the employer's
policy governing paid leave, whichever is higher. The Department of Labor shall enforce
this subsection within existing resources using strategic enforcement.
APPROVED
JULY 1, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
438
PUBLIC LAW