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April 7, 2023
NFIB Maine Legislative Update for April
- Consider impact on low-income households when setting rates (LD 1427)
- Popularly elect commissioners of the Public Utilities Commission (LD 1452)
- Expand health plan design choices for small employers (LD 1252)
- Provide single-payer health care insurance to all children (LD 1387)
- Delay phase-in of the Maine Retirement Savings program (LD 1082)
- Predictive scheduling of certain hourly employees (LD 1190)
- Make Election Day a state holiday with employee leave to vote (LD 1239)
- Create livable wage by increasing minimum wage to $24 by 2033 (LD 1376)
- Remove waiting period for unemployment benefits (LD 1464)
- Prohibit noncompete agreements (LD 1496)
- Raise the gas tax and create a seasonal exemption (LD 1093)
- Reduce rates for the three personal income tax brackets (LD 1213)
- Allow municipalities to adopt a 1% local tax on short-term lodging (LD 1298)
- Allow only $2 million exclusion in Maine Estate Tax (LD 1338)
- Enact a summer season sales tax rate (LD 1445)
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