An Act To Allow Employees To Request Flexible Work Schedules
This bill is a procedural amendment that removes the section regarding appropriations and allocations from a larger act allowing employees to request flexible work schedules. By deleting this specific financial provision, the amendment ensures that the final legislation focuses solely on the rules for requesting flexible hours without including budgetary details. The change does not alter the core policy of permitting flexible work arrangements but rather streamlines the text by eliminating a non-essential financial component.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
May 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2023
Last action Nov 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 16, 2023 · House Jun 15, 2023
How they voted
21–11
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Jun 16, 2023
D
Democratic22
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican12
91% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
12
Committee
11
May 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-322) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-722) thereto ADOPTED
upper
May 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-722) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-322) READ and ADOPTED
upper
May 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-322) was ADOPTED
upper
Jun 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Jun 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-322) READ and ADOPTED
upper
Jun 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
upper
Jun 16, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-11-3)
senate
Jun 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-322) was READ and ADOPTED.
lower
Jun 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subsequently, on motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
Jun 15, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (75-66-8)
house
Jun 2, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
legislature
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING.
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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