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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 618: An Act To Allow Minors Under 16 Years Of Age To Work Until 9 P.M. During The School Year And Until 10 P.M. During Summer Vacation

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 618 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Allow Minors Under 16 Years Of Age To Work Until 9 P.M. During The School Year And Until 10 P.M. During Summer Vacation. Primary sponsor: David Boyer (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2025): Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) Roll Call Number 163 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David BoyerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Steve BishopCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Quentin ChapmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Bob FoleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Matt HarringtonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Rick MasonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Mathew McIntyreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Chad PerkinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Abden SimmonsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Russ WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) Roll Call Number 163 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
  2. Roll Call Ordered
  3. On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence PREVAILED
  4. Reports Read
  5. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  6. On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
  7. Reports READ.
  8. Reported Out - ONTP/OTP
  9. Voted - Divided Report
  10. Work Session Held
  11. Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
  12. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source