It's Monday, May 13.

• LD 1578 — National Popular Vote: Maine will officially join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. NPV goes into effect when states representing 270 electoral college votes sign on to the agreement. 
• LD 1690 — Ongoing Absentee Voting: Establishes ongoing absentee voting for all Mainers, where a voter can sign up to be automatically sent an absentee ballot for state and local elections. 
• LD 1704 — Prison Gerrymandering Reform: Prevents prison gerrymandering, the practice of counting incarcerated individuals as part of the district where they're detained (and not by their home address).

• LD 1155 — Increasing Legislative Salaries: Increases the overall pay for legislators. This is one way to increase equity in the Legislature and encourage more people to run for office. 
• LD 1620 — Mi’kmaq Restoration Act: This historic legislation achieves parity for the Mi’kmaq Nation with the other Wabanaki tribes.
• LD 1948 — Racial impact statements and data governance: This bill creates additional resources so that legislators have the data and information they need to make decisions on whether or not a bill will indirectly harm certain racial populations. 
• LD 1970 — Maine Indian Child Welfare Act: Establishes procedures and standards for cases involving Wabanaki children that concern custody proceedings, foster care placements, termination of parental rights, and adoptions. 
• LD 2007 — Tribal sovereignty bill: This bill was pared down to mostly cover criminal jurisdictions and recognize the Penobscot Nation's authority to regulate their drinking water. 

• LD 2224 — Governor's gun reform bill: Expands background checks for gun sales, adjusts Maine's extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws, and establishes an Injury and Violence Prevention Program. 
• LD 2237 — Strengthening public safety: This bill expands resources for those experiencing a mental health crisis and establishes an Office of Violence Prevention to promote effective means to reduce gun violence. 
• LD 2238 — 72 waiting period: Those who purchase a new firearm have to wait 72 hours before they can receive it. 

This bill has been enacted, and now the Governor has 10 days to sign or veto it or it will become law without her signature.

• LD 1966 — Expanding Clean Elections: This bill would include Clean Elections for District Attorney races. We know that Clean Elections encourages more people to run for office and allows them to serve without being beholden to big donors or special interests.

• LD 577 — Improving Local Election Information: This bill would have beefed up the website infrastructure for municipalities and counties and have them hosted through the Secretary of State's website.
• LD 1412 — Equal Rights Amendment: This bill would have brought the ERA to Maine. The federal ERA first passed in the 1970s by the U.S. Congress, but it was not ratified. 
• LD 1590 — Disclosure of Campaign Funding Sources: This bill would have established true source disclosure. True source disclosure helps the voter trace back the money to the source donor and/or corporation and not just a vague PAC name. 
• LD 2001 — Strengthen Wabanaki & African American Studies: This bill would have established an advisory council so that they can develop appropriate curricula for Maine schools. 
• LD 2283 — Extreme Risk Protection Order: This bill would have permitted family members to seek a court order to remove firearms if another family member is a risk to themselves or others.