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Maine HouseLD 2089

An Act to Amend the Law Governing Agricultural Labor Housing Standards

Failed 72–74Party-lineClose

What it does: Makes it optional rather than required for the Bureau of Labor Standards to adopt rules on the health, safety and welfare of agricultural workers living in employer-provided housing, and removes the requirement that the rules match federal migrant and seasonal worker housing regulations. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP

A yes vote accepted the committee majority's 'ought to pass as amended' report, whose amendment makes the Bureau of Labor Standards' adoption of farmworker housing rules optional ('may') rather than required. (AI-written)

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The tally

Yes 72 · No 74 · Not voting 4

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats7131
Republicans0693
Other or unknown party120

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 4 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (150)

Yes 72

No 74

Not voting 4

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.