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LD 398 - Farmworker Rights

(2023)

An Act to Make Agricultual Workers & Other Related Workers Under the Wage & Hour Laws

LD 398 bill text Maine AFL-CIO Supported

Sponsored by Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross

What is the bill?

Farmworkers do difficult work that keeps food on our tables. In Maine these workers are currently excluded from critical labor laws like Maine’s minimum wage and overtime. This bill would have extended minimum wage protections to farmworkers, required a limit of 80 hours of forced overtime in a two-week period and allowed farmworkers the right to a 30-minute unpaid rest break every six hours. These are rights that other workers have had for over eighty years. Establishing worker protections for farmworkers would improve working conditions for some of the state’s most exploited workers who are disproportionately workers of color. This bill was passed by the Legislature but vetoed by Gov. Mills.

What happened?

Defeated (Passed by the Legislature, Vetoed by the Governor)

Votes

Senate

21 Pro-labor 10 Anti-labor
Mark Lawrence

Sen. Mark Lawrence

District 35 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Joseph Rafferty

Sen. Joseph Rafferty

District 34 - Democrat

Excused

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

Anti-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

Excused

Richard Bennett

Sen. Richard Bennett

District 18 - Republican

Pro-labor

Jeffrey Timberlake

Sen. Jeffrey Timberlake

District 17 - Republican

Anti-labor

David LaFountain

Sen. David LaFountain

District 16 - Democrat

Anti-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

Excused

Joseph (Joe) Baldacci

Sen. Joseph (Joe) Baldacci

District 9 - Democrat

Pro-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

Excused

Stacey Guerin

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

House

73 Pro-labor 56 Anti-labor
Kristi Michele Mathieson

Rep. Kristi Michele Mathieson

District 151 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Michele Meyer

Rep. Michele Meyer

District 150 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Tiffany Roberts

Rep. Tiffany Roberts

District 149 - Democrat

Absent

Thomas A. Lavigne

Rep. Thomas A. Lavigne

District 148 - Republican

Absent

Holly T. Sargent

Rep. Holly T. Sargent

District 147 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Walter Gerard Runte, Jr.

Rep. Walter Gerard Runte, Jr.

District 146 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Daniel J. Hobbs

Rep. Daniel J. Hobbs

District 145 - Democrat

Absent

Jeffrey Sean Adams

Rep. Jeffrey Sean Adams

District 144 - Republican

Absent

Ann Fredericks

Rep. Ann Fredericks

District 143 - Republican

Anti-labor

Anne-Marie Mastraccio

Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio

District 142 - Democrat

Anti-labor

Lucas John Lanigan

Rep. Lucas John Lanigan

District 141 - Republican

Anti-labor

Wayne R. Parry

Rep. Wayne R. Parry

District 140 - Republican

Anti-labor

David Woodsome

Rep. David Woodsome

District 139 - Republican

Anti-labor

Mark John Blier

Rep. Mark John Blier

District 138 - Republican

Anti-labor

Nathan M. Carlow

Rep. Nathan M. Carlow

District 137 - Republican

Anti-labor

Heidi H. Sampson

Rep. Heidi H. Sampson

District 136 - Republican

Absent

Daniel Sayre

Rep. Daniel Sayre

District 135 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Traci Gere

Rep. Traci Gere

District 134 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Marc G. Malon, II

Rep. Marc G. Malon, II

District 133 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Erin R. Sheehan

Rep. Erin R. Sheehan

District 132 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Lori K. Gramlich

Rep. Lori K. Gramlich

District 131 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Lynn H. Copeland

Rep. Lynn H. Copeland

District 130 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Margaret M. O'Neil

Rep. Margaret M. O'Neil

District 129 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Suzanne M. Salisbury

Rep. Suzanne M. Salisbury

District 128 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Morgan J. Rielly

Rep. Morgan J. Rielly

District 127 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Drew Gattine

Rep. Drew Gattine

District 126 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Kelly Noonan Murphy

Rep. Kelly Noonan Murphy

District 125 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Sophia B. Warren

Rep. Sophia B. Warren

District 124 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Rebecca J. Millett

Rep. Rebecca J. Millett

District 123 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Lois Galgay Reckitt

Rep. Lois Galgay Reckitt

District 122 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Christopher J. Kessler

Rep. Christopher J. Kessler

District 121 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Deqa Dhalac

Rep. Deqa Dhalac

District 120 - Democrat

Absent

Charles A. Skold

Rep. Charles A. Skold

District 119 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Rachel Talbot Ross

Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross

District 118 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Matt Moonen

Rep. Matt Moonen

District 117 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Samuel Lewis Zager

Rep. Samuel Lewis Zager

District 116 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Michael F. Brennan

Rep. Michael F. Brennan

District 115 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Benjamin T. Collings

Rep. Benjamin T. Collings

District 114 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Grayson B. Lookner

Rep. Grayson B. Lookner

District 113 - Democrat

Pro-labor

W. Edward Crockett

Rep. W. Edward Crockett

District 112 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Amy D. Kuhn

Rep. Amy D. Kuhn

District 111 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Stephen W. Moriarty

Rep. Stephen W. Moriarty

District 110 - Democrat

Pro-labor

James A. Boyle

Rep. James A. Boyle

District 109 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Maureen Fitzgerald Terry

Rep. Maureen Fitzgerald Terry

District 108 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Jane P. Pringle

Rep. Jane P. Pringle

District 107 - Democrat

Absent

Barbara A. Bagshaw

Rep. Barbara A. Bagshaw

District 106 - Republican

Absent

Anne P. Graham

Rep. Anne P. Graham

District 105 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Amy Bradstreet Arata

Rep. Amy Bradstreet Arata

District 104 - Republican

Anti-labor

Arthur L. Bell

Rep. Arthur L. Bell

District 103 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Melanie F. Sachs

Rep. Melanie F. Sachs

District 102 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Poppy Arford

Rep. Poppy Arford

District 101 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Daniel J. Ankeles

Rep. Daniel J. Ankeles

District 100 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Cheryl A. Golek

Rep. Cheryl A. Golek

District 99 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Joseph C. Galletta

Rep. Joseph C. Galletta

District 98 - Republican

Absent

Richard G. Mason

Rep. Richard G. Mason

District 97 - Republican

Anti-labor

Michel A. Lajoie

Rep. Michel A. Lajoie

District 96 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Mana H. Abdi

Rep. Mana H. Abdi

District 95 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Kristen Cloutier

Rep. Kristen Cloutier

District 94 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Margaret Craven

Rep. Margaret Craven

District 93 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Stephen J. Wood

Rep. Stephen J. Wood

District 92 - Republican

Anti-labor

Joshua Morris

Rep. Joshua Morris

District 91 - Republican

Anti-labor

Laurel D. Libby

Rep. Laurel D. Libby

District 90 - Republican

Absent

Adam R. Lee

Rep. Adam R. Lee

District 89 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Kathy A. Shaw

Rep. Kathy A. Shaw

District 88 - Democrat

Absent

David W. Boyer, Jr.

Rep. David W. Boyer, Jr.

District 87 - Republican

Anti-labor

Jessica L. Fay

Rep. Jessica L. Fay

District 86 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Kimberly J. Pomerleau

Rep. Kimberly J. Pomerleau

District 85 - Republican

Anti-labor

Mark Walker

Rep. Mark Walker

District 84 - Republican

Anti-labor

Walter N. Riseman

Rep. Walter N. Riseman

District 83 - Independent

Pro-labor

Caleb Joshua Ness

Rep. Caleb Joshua Ness

District 82 - Republican

Anti-labor

H. Sawin Millett, Jr.

Rep. H. Sawin Millett, Jr.

District 81 - Republican

Anti-labor

Caldwell Jackson

Rep. Caldwell Jackson

District 80 - Republican

Anti-labor

John Andrews

Rep. John Andrews

District 79 - Republican

Absent

Rachel Ann Henderson

Rep. Rachel Ann Henderson

District 78 - Republican

Anti-labor

Tammy L. Schmersal-Burgess

Rep. Tammy L. Schmersal-Burgess

District 77 - Republican

Anti-labor

Sheila A. Lyman

Rep. Sheila A. Lyman

District 76 - Republican

Anti-labor

H. Scott Landry, Jr.

Rep. H. Scott Landry, Jr.

District 75 - Democrat

Anti-labor

Randall C. Hall

Rep. Randall C. Hall

District 74 - Republican

Anti-labor

Michael Soboleski

Rep. Michael Soboleski

District 73 - Republican

Anti-labor

Larry C. Dunphy

Rep. Larry C. Dunphy

District 72 - Republican

Anti-labor

John "Jack" E. Ducharme, III

Rep. John "Jack" E. Ducharme, III

District 71 - Republican

Anti-labor

Jennifer L. Poirier

Rep. Jennifer L. Poirier

District 70 - Republican

Absent

Dean A. Cray

Rep. Dean A. Cray

District 69 - Republican

Anti-labor

Amanda N. Collamore

Rep. Amanda N. Collamore

District 68 - Republican

Anti-labor

Shelley Rudnicki

Rep. Shelley Rudnicki

District 67 - Republican

Absent

Robert W. Nutting

Rep. Robert W. Nutting

District 66 - Republican

Anti-labor

Bruce A. White

Rep. Bruce A. White

District 65 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Colleen M. Madigan

Rep. Colleen M. Madigan

District 64 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Scott Wynn Cyrway

Rep. Scott Wynn Cyrway

District 63 - Republican

Anti-labor

Katrina J. Smith

Rep. Katrina J. Smith

District 62 - Republican

Absent

Richard T. Bradstreet

Rep. Richard T. Bradstreet

District 61 - Republican

Anti-labor

William R. Bridgeo

Rep. William R. Bridgeo

District 60 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Raegan French LaRochelle

Rep. Raegan French LaRochelle

District 59 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Daniel J. Newman

Rep. Daniel J. Newman

District 58 - Republican

Absent

Tavis Rock Hasenfus

Rep. Tavis Rock Hasenfus

District 57 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Randall Adam Greenwood

Rep. Randall Adam Greenwood

District 56 - Republican

Anti-labor

Daniel Joseph Shagoury

Rep. Daniel Joseph Shagoury

District 55 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Karen L. Montell

Rep. Karen L. Montell

District 54 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Michael H. Lemelin

Rep. Michael H. Lemelin

District 53 - Republican

Anti-labor

Sally Jeane Cluchey

Rep. Sally Jeane Cluchey

District 52 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Rebecca L. Jauch

Rep. Rebecca L. Jauch

District 51 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Sean C. Paulhus

Rep. Sean C. Paulhus

District 50 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Allison Hepler

Rep. Allison Hepler

District 49 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Holly B. Stover

Rep. Holly B. Stover

District 48 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Edward J. Polewarczyk

Rep. Edward J. Polewarczyk

District 47 - Republican

Anti-labor

Lydia V. Crafts

Rep. Lydia V. Crafts

District 46 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Clinton E. Collamore, Sr.

Rep. Clinton E. Collamore, Sr.

District 45 - Democrat

Anti-labor

William D. Pluecker

Rep. William D. Pluecker

District 44 - Independent

Absent

Ann Higgins Matlack

Rep. Ann Higgins Matlack

District 43 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Valli D. Geiger

Rep. Valli D. Geiger

District 42 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Victoria W. Doudera

Rep. Victoria W. Doudera

District 41 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Stanley Paige Zeigler, Jr.

Rep. Stanley Paige Zeigler, Jr.

District 40 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Janice S. Dodge

Rep. Janice S. Dodge

District 39 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Benjamin C. Hymes

Rep. Benjamin C. Hymes

District 38 - Republican

Absent

Reagan L. Paul

Rep. Reagan L. Paul

District 37 - Republican

Anti-labor

David G. Haggan

Rep. David G. Haggan

District 36 - Republican

Absent

James E. Thorne

Rep. James E. Thorne

District 35 - Republican

Anti-labor

Abigail W. Griffin

Rep. Abigail W. Griffin

District 34 - Republican

Anti-labor

Danny Edward Costain

Rep. Danny Edward Costain

District 33 - Republican

Anti-labor

Steven D. Foster

Rep. Steven D. Foster

District 32 - Republican

Anti-labor

Chad Richard Perkins

Rep. Chad Richard Perkins

District 31 - Republican

Anti-labor

James Lee White

Rep. James Lee White

District 30 - Republican

Anti-labor

Kathy Irene Javner

Rep. Kathy Irene Javner

District 29 - Republican

Anti-labor

Irene A. Gifford

Rep. Irene A. Gifford

District 28 - Republican

Anti-labor

Gary A. Drinkwater

Rep. Gary A. Drinkwater

District 27 - Republican

Anti-labor

James F. Dill

Rep. James F. Dill

District 26 - Democrat

Anti-labor

Laurie Osher

Rep. Laurie Osher

District 25 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Joseph C. Perry, Sr.

Rep. Joseph C. Perry, Sr.

District 24 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Amy J. Roeder

Rep. Amy J. Roeder

District 23 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Laura D. Supica

Rep. Laura D. Supica

District 22 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Ambureen Rana

Rep. Ambureen Rana

District 21 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Kevin J. M. O'Connell

Rep. Kevin J. M. O'Connell

District 20 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Richard H. Campbell

Rep. Richard H. Campbell

District 19 - Republican

Anti-labor

Meldon H. Carmichael

Rep. Meldon H. Carmichael

District 18 - Republican

Anti-labor

Ronald B. Russell

Rep. Ronald B. Russell

District 17 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Nina Azella Milliken

Rep. Nina Azella Milliken

District 16 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Holly Rae Eaton

Rep. Holly Rae Eaton

District 15 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Lynne A. Williams

Rep. Lynne A. Williams

District 14 - Democrat

Pro-labor

James Mark Worth

Rep. James Mark Worth

District 13 - Democrat

Absent

Billy Bob Faulkingham

Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham

District 12 - Republican

Anti-labor

Tiffany Strout

Rep. Tiffany Strout

District 11 - Republican

Anti-labor

Kenneth Ralph Davis, Jr.

Rep. Kenneth Ralph Davis, Jr.

District 10 - Republican

Anti-labor

Anne C. Perry

Rep. Anne C. Perry

District 9 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Tracy L. Quint

Rep. Tracy L. Quint

District 8 - Republican

Anti-labor

Gregory Lewis Swallow

Rep. Gregory Lewis Swallow

District 7 - Republican

Anti-labor

Donald J. Ardell

Rep. Donald J. Ardell

District 6 - Republican

Anti-labor

Joseph F. Underwood

Rep. Joseph F. Underwood

District 5 - Republican

Anti-labor

Timothy C. Guerrette

Rep. Timothy C. Guerrette

District 4 - Republican

Anti-labor

Mark Michael Babin

Rep. Mark Michael Babin

District 3 - Republican

Anti-labor

Roger Clarence Albert

Rep. Roger Clarence Albert

District 2 - Republican

Absent

Austin L. Theriault

Rep. Austin L. Theriault

District 1 - Republican

Absent