Maine AFL-CIO

Legislative Scorecard

LD 1639 - Nurse Staffing

(2024)

An Act to Address Unsafe Staffing of Nurses and Improve Patient Care

LD 1639 bill text

Maine AFL-CIO Supported

Sponsored by Senator Stacy Brenner

What is the bill?

The working conditions of direct-care nurses often include short-staffing, unsafe patient loads, and lack of breaks and meal periods. These ongoing, stressful conditions hurt patient safety and often result in nurses leaving bedside care for good. Studies show that when RNs are forced to care for too many patients at one time, patients are at higher risk of preventable medical errors. LD 1639 would limit the number of patients that nurses must take on their daily assignments, based on patient need and the severity of a patient’s condition. The Senate passed LD 1639. The bill did not come up for a vote in the House and therefore died.

What happened?

Defeated (Passed in the Senate, died upon adjournment)

Votes

Senate

22 Pro-labor 13 Anti-labor

Mark Lawrence

Sen. Mark Lawrence

District 35 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Joseph Rafferty

Sen. Joseph Rafferty

District 34 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Matthew Harrington

Sen. Matthew Harrington

District 33 - Republican

Anti-labor

Henry Ingwersen

Sen. Henry Ingwersen

District 32 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Donna Bailey

Sen. Donna Bailey

District 31 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Stacy Brenner

Sen. Stacy Brenner

District 30 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Anne Carney

Sen. Anne Carney

District 29 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Benjamin Chipman

Sen. Benjamin Chipman

District 28 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Jill Duson

Sen. Jill Duson

District 27 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Timothy Nangle

Sen. Timothy Nangle

District 26 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Teresa Pierce

Sen. Teresa Pierce

District 25 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Eloise Vitelli

Sen. Eloise Vitelli

District 24 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Matthea Daughtry

Sen. Matthea Daughtry

District 23 - Democrat

Pro-labor

James Libby

Sen. James Libby

District 22 - Republican

Pro-labor

Margaret Rotundo

Sen. Margaret Rotundo

District 21 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Eric Brakey

Sen. Eric Brakey

District 20 - Republican

Anti-labor

Lisa Keim

Sen. Lisa Keim

District 19 - Republican

Anti-labor

Richard Bennett

Sen. Richard Bennett

District 18 - Republican

Anti-labor

Jeffrey Timberlake

Sen. Jeffrey Timberlake

District 17 - Republican

Anti-labor

David LaFountain

Sen. David LaFountain

District 16 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Matthew Pouliot

Sen. Matthew Pouliot

District 15 - Republican

Anti-labor

Craig Hickman

Sen. Craig Hickman

District 14 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Cameron Reny

Sen. Cameron Reny

District 13 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Anne Beebe-Center

Sen. Anne Beebe-Center

District 12 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Glenn Curry

Sen. Glenn Curry

District 11 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Peter Lyford

Sen. Peter Lyford

District 10 - Republican

Anti-labor

Joseph (Joe) Baldacci

Sen. Joseph (Joe) Baldacci

District 9 - Democrat

Anti-labor

Michael (Mike) Tipping

Sen. Michael (Mike) Tipping

District 8 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Nicole Grohoski

Sen. Nicole Grohoski

District 7 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Marianne Moore

Sen. Marianne Moore

District 6 - Republican

Anti-labor

Russell Black

Sen. Russell Black

District 5 - Republican

Anti-labor

Sen. Stacey Guerin

District 4 - Republican

Anti-labor

Bradlee Farrin

Sen. Bradlee Farrin

District 3 - Republican

Anti-labor

Trey Stewart

Sen. Trey Stewart

District 2 - Republican

Anti-labor

Troy Jackson

Sen. Troy Jackson

District 1 - Democrat

Pro-labor