Governor Janet Mills, 78, announced today that she will allow nearly all of the enacted bills held from the prior session of the Legislature to become law.

The Governor announced this afternoon that 52 of the 61 bills from the previous legislative session will become law, that the Legislature will recall seven bills for their consideration in the upcoming session and that she has vetoed one bill – LD 1228, An Act to Clarify Certain Terms in and to Make Other Changes to the Automotive Right to Repair Laws.  The Governor vetoed the bill because she believes it harms local Maine auto repair shops and strays too far from the will of Maine people expressed through the “Right to Repair” Referendum in 2023.

These bills were held after the Legislature adjourned in June during the 10-day period following their enactment that the Governor is provided with under the Constitution to consider them.  Under this adjournment scenario, if the Governor does not sign legislation within the initial 10-day window, the Governor can only either veto the bills or allow them to pass into law after three days of the subsequent session.

With the Leigslature passing a significant number of bills at the end of its prior session, the Governor took seriously her Constitutional obligation to thoroughly review each bill to evaluae its impacts on Maine’s peope, businesses and economy.

The Governor continues to consider one remaining bill, LD 1164, and intends to announce her decision in the coming days.