The Maine State Legislature kicked off the 2024 legislative session on January 3 and wrapped up on May 10. We were in Augusta daily, working with lawmakers and ally organizations to protect and defend the civil rights and liberties of all people in Maine.
Learn more about the Maine State Legislature, legislative sessions, and how a bill becomes a law here. See what we accomplished in 2023 here.
LDs 2136 and 2138 would increase support for Maine's emergency homeless shelters. These shelters provide a lifeline to unhoused residents, but they are facing dire funding challenges.
Like an unconstitutional Florida law, LD 2204 would prohibit people from buying property based solely on their national origin, along with provisions that would increase incarceration rates and expand...