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PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE
Courtesy of Beth Edmonds, President of the Senate
This Public Hearing Schedule is subject to change. Questions may be directed to:
The Secretary of the Senate's Office at 287-1540
HEARINGS & WORK SESSIONS 4/27/2007 - 5/11/2007
Monday, April 30, 2007
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (287-1312)
10:00am Room 206, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1034 RESOLVE, To Preserve the Saco River (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. MUSE of Fryeburg)
L.D.1668 An Act To Create a Saco River Preservation Fund (Sponsor: Rep. MUSE of Fryeburg)
See: Saco River Corridor Commission and it's Saco River Corridor Fund established under 38 MRSA Chapter 6
L.D.1350 RESOLVE, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands To Convey Interests of the State in Land in Lincolnville (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
L.D.1644 RESOLVE, To Establish a Stakeholder Group for the Establishment of Site Requirements for Wind Power (Sponsor: Rep. SAVIELLO of Wilton)
2:00pm Room 206, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.471 An Act To Clarify the Status of Lots Greater than 40 Acres on Plans Recorded for Unorganized Territory Land before September 21, 2001 (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.472 An Act To Clarify Land Planning in the Unorganized and Deorganized Townships of the State (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
9:30 AM Room 436, State House
L.D.191 An Act To Prevent Certain Sex Offenders from Having Contact with Persons less than 14 Years of Age (Sponsor: Rep. CROCKETT of Augusta)
L.D.45 An Act To Place Lifetime Restraining Orders on Violent Sex Offenders and Predatory Sex Offenders (Sponsor: Rep. JACOBSEN of Waterboro)
L.D.1229 An Act To Prohibit Sex Offenders from Areas around Schools (Sponsor: Rep. CRAVEN of Lewiston)
L.D.423 An Act To Ensure the Safety of the Public and of Victims of Sexual Assault (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. JACOBSEN of Waterboro)
L.D.815 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Establishment of Residency for Convicted Sex Offenders after Release from Prison (Sponsor: Sen. NASS of York)
L.D.147 An Act To Require as a Condition of Probation for Sex Offenders the Approval of a Residence by a Probation Officer (Sponsor: Rep. CROCKETT of Augusta)
L.D.351 An Act To Allow Municipalities To Designate Safe Zones To Protect Children from Sex Offenders (Sponsor: Rep. RICHARDSON of Warren)
L.D.1491 An Act To Create Child Safe Zones and To Increase the Use of Electronic Monitoring of High-risk Sex Offenders (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
9:00am Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.990 An Act To Assist Children Who Are Not Receiving Court-ordered Child Support Payments (Sponsor: Rep. CRESSEY of Cornish)
L.D.1016 An Act To Clarify the Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services To License Residential Parenting Facilities (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1396 RESOLVE, To Provide for an Independent Evaluation of the Procedures and Programs of the Department of Human Services for Promoting Permanency and Safety for Children (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
L.D.137 An Act To Enact the Recommendations of the Task Force To Study Cervical Cancer Prevention, Detection and Education (Sponsor: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
L.D.995 An Act To Reduce the Expense of Health Care Treatment and Protect the Health of Maine Citizens by Providing Early Screening, Detection and Prevention of Cancer (Sponsor: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
1:00 PM Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.405 An Act To Establish Necessary MaineCare Pharmacy Incentives (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. LEWIN of Eliot)
L.D.1286 An Act To Impose Tighter Controls over Addictive Prescription Drugs (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1437 An Act To Review Prescription Drug Prior Authorization under MaineCare (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.839 An Act To Establish a Prescription Drug Academic Detailing Program (Sponsor: Rep. TREAT of Farmingdale)
L.D.1187 An Act To Recoup Health Care Funds through the Maine False Claims Act (Sponsor: Rep. TREAT of Farmingdale)
L.D.807 An Act To Prevent Overcharging for Prescription Drug Copayments (Sponsor: Rep. TREAT of Farmingdale)
Labor (287-1333)
10:00 AM Room 220, Cross State Office Building
L.D.903 An Act To Assist Maine Military Families (Sponsor: Sen. SCHNEIDER of Penobscot) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management)
L.D.1691 An Act To Improve the Independent Medical Examiner System (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.1585 An Act To Assist the Independent Medical Examiner Program for Workers' Compensation (Sponsor: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
L.D.1546 An Act To Require Employees Injured at Work To Report Those Injuries within 24 Hours (Sponsor: Rep. DUPREY of Hampden)
L.D.1693 An Act To Restore Equity to the Maine State Retirement System (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.1672 An Act Relating to Retirement and Death Benefits for Certain Law Enforcement Officers (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.1569 An Act To Allow Certain Veterans Who Did Not Previously Qualify To Buy Maine State Retirement System Time at a Subsidized Rate (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.1406 An Act To Improve the Retirement Benefit Plan for Children's Services Caseworkers (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.1583 An Act To Provide Retirement Equity to Forest Ranger Supervisory Personnel Whose Retirement Plans Were Changed after Initial Date of Hire (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland)
L.D.1599 An Act To Allow Service Credit for Teachers in the Retirement System for Certain Educational Development (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
10:00 AM Room 437, State House
L.D.1008 An Act To Improve the Legislative Ethics Laws (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.1854 An Act Regarding Campaign Finance Reporting and the Maine Clean Election Act (Introduced By: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec) (Submitted by Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices)
L.D.1394 An Act Regarding Campaign Finance Disclosure by Political Action Committees (Introduced By: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec) (Submitted by Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices)
L.D.1548 An Act Concerning Nonprofit Political Action Committees (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.1341 An Act To Clarify Restrictions on Accepting Campaign Contributions Laws (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1498 An Act To Prohibit Out-of-state Corporations from Contributing to State and County Elections (Sponsor: Sen. BOWMAN of York)
1:00 PM Room 437, State House
L.D.1857 An Act To Allow Members of the Maine National Guard To Run for Office in a Partisan Public Election (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.1779 An Act To Govern Publicly Funded Advertising during Campaigns (Sponsor: Sen. RAYE of Washington)
L.D.1507 An Act Regarding Political Activities of Corporations (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1561 An Act To Eliminate the Placement of Campaign Signs on Public Property (Sponsor: Rep. FINCH of Fairfield)
L.D.1562 An Act To Restrict the Placement of Political Signs by Requiring Permission (Sponsor: Rep. VALENTINO of Saco)
L.D.1871 RESOLVE, Authorizing Municipalities To Consolidate Voting Districts for a Special Election (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. CROCKETT of Augusta)
Natural Resources (287-4149)
10:00 AM Room 214, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.1851 An Act To Establish the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Act of 2007 (Sponsor: Rep. KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor) (GOVERNOR'S BILL)
L.D.107 RESOLVE, To Address State Leadership in Climate Engineering (Sponsor: Rep. JOY of Crystal)
L.D.1311 An Act To Fight Global Warming Effects in the State (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1477 An Act Concerning the Natural Resources Protection Laws and Related Provisions (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Environmental Protection)
L.D.1014 An Act To Ensure Reasonable and Equitable Land Use Opportunities near Shorebird, Wading Bird and Waterfowl Habitat (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. RAYE of Washington)
L.D.326 An Act To Enhance Implementation of the Significant Wildlife Habitat Rules (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. FLETCHER of Winslow)
L.D.258 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Setbacks under the Natural Resource Protection Laws (Sponsor: Rep. EMERY of Cutler)
L.D.1319 An Act Relating to Previously Approved Small Coastal Subdivisions (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
L.D.1430 An Act To Compensate Property Owners for Property Designated as a Significant Wildlife Habitat (Sponsor: Rep. JOY of Crystal)
State and Local Government (287-1330)
10:00 AM Room 216, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1793 An Act To Authorize Peaks Island, House Island, Pumpkin Knob and Catnip Island To Secede from the City of Portland (Sponsor: Sen. SAVAGE of Knox)
Taxation (287-1552)
10:00 AM Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1645 An Act To Clarify That Certain Separately Itemized Charges Are Subject to the Sales Tax on the Rental of Motor Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. MOORE of Standish)
L.D.1006 An Act To Ensure Fairness for Maine Businesses (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
L.D.1300 An Act To Return a Portion of Sales, Lodging and Meals Taxes to Municipalities (Sponsor: Rep. CHASE of Wells)
L.D.1131 An Act To Establish a Sales Tax Rebate for Certain Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. PLUMMER of Windham)
1:00 PM Room 127, State House
L.D.528 An Act To Improve the Business Equipment Tax Exemption (Sponsor: Rep. SMITH of Monmouth)
L.D.1225 An Act To Make Technical Changes to the Repeal of the Personal Property Tax on Business Equipment (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
L.D.738 An Act To Assist Communities Affected by Base Closures (Sponsor: Rep. GERZOFSKY of Brunswick)
L.D.739 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services To Study and Develop a Tax Increment Financing Program To Fund the Washington County Development Authority (Sponsor: Rep. PERRY of Calais)
L.D.1182 An Act To Enable the Creation of Tax Increment Financing Districts for Arts Districts (Sponsor: Rep. ADAMS of Portland)
L.D.1414 An Act To Support Farms and Limit Sprawl (Sponsor: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity)
L.D.1647 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Reduce Taxes for Affordable Housing (Sponsor: Rep. CRESSEY of Cornish)
L.D.1298 An Act To Amend the Definition of "Working Waterfront Land" To Include Land Used for Marine Trades (Sponsor: Rep. MIRAMANT of Camden)
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
1:00pm Room 208, Cross State Office Building
L.D.253 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Joint Select Committee on Research, Economic Development and the Innovation Economy (Introduced By: Sen. BROMLEY of Cumberland) (Submitted by Joint Select Committee on Research, Economic Development and the Innovation Economy)
L.D.1469 An Act To Enhance Accountability in Future Tax Increment Financing (Sponsor: Rep. BERRY of Bowdoinham)
L.D.1681 An Act To Preserve and Grow Maine Jobs (Sponsor: Sen. SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
L.D.1702 An Act To Allow Stores under 10,000 Square Feet To Be Open on Certain Holidays (Sponsor: Rep. COTTA of China)
L.D.1794 RESOLVE, To Provide Regional Economic Development Assistance To Ensure Prosperity in Maine (Sponsor: Sen. SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
L.D.1210 An Act Concerning the Diagnosis, Service and Repair of Motor Vehicles (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)
L.D.1244 An Act To Reduce Foreclosures (Sponsor: Sen. BROMLEY of Cumberland)
L.D.1802 An Act To Ensure Public Benefit from Investments in Taxpayer-funded Research (Sponsor: Rep. TREAT of Farmingdale)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
1:00pm Room 202, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1785 An Act To Require Automated External Defibrillators in Extracurricular Activities in Kindergarten to Grade 12 (Sponsor: Rep. NORTON of Bangor)
L.D.1123 An Act Relating to the Wells-Ogunquit Community School District (Sponsor: Sen. BOWMAN of York)
L.D.1831 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 115: Certification, Authorization and Approval of Educational Personnel Part I and II, Requirements for Specific Certificates and Endorsements, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. NORTON of Bangor) (Submitted by Department of Education)
L.D.1608 An Act To Require Legislative Review of Rules Governing the Requirements for Local Support Systems Required as Part of the Certification Process of Educational Personnel (Sponsor: Rep. NORTON of Bangor)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
1:00pm Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.980 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Burial or Cremation of Certain Persons (Sponsor: Rep. CROSTHWAITE of Ellsworth)
L.D.1289 An Act To Provide Oversight for Crematoriums (Sponsor: Rep. HANLEY of Gardiner)
L.D.1354 RESOLVE, To Direct the Department of Health and Human Services To Establish a Physician Specialist Program (Sponsor: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
L.D.1179 An Act To Provide Regional Coordination and Planning for Public Health Programs and Activities (Sponsor: Rep. BARSTOW of Gorham)
L.D.1184 RESOLVE, To Establish a Commission To Study the Possibility of Implementing the Proposed Healthy Americans Act (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. PRIEST of Brunswick)
L.D.981 An Act Concerning the Supervision of Nursing Support Staff (Sponsor: Rep. PERRY of Calais)
L.D.1308 An Act To Ensure Consistency in Patient Care in Nursing Homes (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (287-1338)
1:00pm Room 206, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1834 An Act To Authorize the Use of Timber Harvesting Revenues for Land Management (Sponsor: Sen. BRYANT of Oxford) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
L.D.1858 CANCELLED, An Act To Protect Inland Water Access (Sponsor: Rep. JACKSON of Allagash)
L.D.1081 An Act To Protect Wild Trout from Exotic Species (Sponsor: Rep. KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor)
2:00pm Room 206, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.654 An Act To Make License Requirements and Rules Consistent for Young Anglers (Sponsor: Rep. BRYANT of Windham)
L.D.822 An Act To Eliminate Fees for Resident Junior Hunters (Sponsor: Rep. PRATT of Eddington)
L.D.982 An Act To Encourage Youth Hunting (Sponsor: Rep. CARTER of Bethel)
L.D.1305 RESOLVE, To Create a New Hunter Safety Course (Sponsor: Sen. BRYANT of Oxford)
L.D.285 An Act To Designate Additional Wild Trout Waters for Recognition and Protection (Sponsor: Rep. KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
1:00pm Room 427, State House
L.D.1390 An Act Related to Special Purpose Reinsurance Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth)
L.D.526 An Act To Increase Eligibility for the Dirigo Health Program (Sponsor: Rep. CONOVER of Oakland)
L.D.773 An Act To Preserve Dirigo Choice (Sponsor: Rep. BRYANT of Windham)
L.D.911 An Act To Provide Health Care Insurance to Volunteer Public Safety Personnel (Sponsor: Rep. BURNS of Berwick)
L.D.959 An Act To Require Insurers To Use Savings from Dirigo Health To Reduce Premiums (Sponsor: Rep. HOLMAN of Fayette)
L.D.1028 An Act To Reform Dirigo Health (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1568 RESOLVE, To Explore the Feasibility of Enrolling the Legislature as an Employer Group in Dirigo Health (Sponsor: Rep. MILLER of Somerville)
L.D.1716 An Act To Ensure That DirigoChoice Is Affordable (Sponsor: Rep. TREAT of Farmingdale)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00pm Room 438, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.685 An Act To Amend the Maine Human Rights Act (Introduced By: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin) (Submitted by Maine Human Rights Commission)
L.D.866 An Act To Amend the Wrongful Death Laws (Sponsor: Rep. FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1027 An Act To Clarify the Definition of "Physical or Mental Disability" in the Maine Human Rights Act (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1348 An Act To Amend the Maine Tort Claims Act (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1349 RESOLVE, To Waive the Tort Claims Limitation on Damages Relative to the Traumatic Brain Injury of Lucas Tolliver (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1372 An Act To Increase Caps on Damages in Actions under the Maine Human Rights Act (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.223 An Act To Amend the Maine Tort Claims Act (Sponsor: Rep. PLUMMER of Windham)
L.D.882 An Act To Create a 5-year Statute of Limitations for Environmental Violations (Sponsor: Sen. SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1125 An Act To Amend the Maine Liquor Liability Act (Sponsor: Rep. BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth)
L.D.1542 An Act To Limit the Liability of Organized Clubs (Sponsor: Rep. JACKSON of Allagash)
L.D.286 An Act To Protect Veterinarians Providing Animal Welfare Services for the State (Sponsor: Rep. FLOOD of Winthrop)
L.D.397 An Act To Limit Liability for the Performance of Community Service (Sponsor: Rep. CLEARY of Houlton)
L.D.843 An Act To Provide Immunity from Tort Claims against the State of New Hampshire Department of Transportation when Performing Maintenance Operations within the State of Maine (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Transportation)
L.D.552 An Act To Provide for Punitive Damages against Sex Offenders (Sponsor: Rep. WATSON of Bath)
L.D.580 An Act To Provide for Punitive Damages against Drunk Drivers (Sponsor: Rep. GERZOFSKY of Brunswick)
L.D.1423 An Act To Allocate Punitive Damage Awards in Civil Cases To Include an Amount To Ensure Access to Justice for Maine Citizens (Sponsor: Sen. MITCHELL of Kennebec)
Taxation (287-1552)
1:00pm Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
Transportation (287-4148)
1:00pm Room 126, State House
L.D.956 An Act To Increase Compliance with Truck Weight Limits (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
L.D.1301 An Act To Require All Construction Vehicles To Have a Backup Sensor (Sponsor: Rep. SMITH of Monmouth)
L.D.906 An Act To Clarify Municipal Responsibility in Providing Emergency Service during a Declared Emergency (Sponsor: Rep. BURNS of Berwick)
L.D.1022 An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining to the Removal of Submerged Vehicles (Sponsor: Sen. NASS of York)
L.D.1304 An Act Relative to Motor Vehicles and Floats Operated in Parades (Sponsor: Sen. BOWMAN of York)
L.D.1817 An Act To Strengthen and Clarify Maine's Motor Vehicle Laws (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Public Safety)
L.D.1609 An Act To Require the Review of Utility Pole Placement during Road Improvement (Sponsor: Rep. SMITH of Monmouth)
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (287-1312)
1:00pm Room 206, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.852 An Act To Raise Benefits for Farmers under the Milk Subsidy Program and To Prevent Price Gouging in the Sale of Milk (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1468 An Act To Adjust the Milk Handling Fee (Sponsor: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity)
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
1:00pm Room 208, Cross State Office Building
L.D.289 An Act To Revise the Definition of Service Dog (Sponsor: Rep. ROBINSON of Raymond)
L.D.752 An Act To Streamline Licensure for Sign Language Interpreters (Sponsor: Rep. NORTON of Bangor)
L.D.1623 An Act To Create the Board of Speech-language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dealing and Fitting (Sponsor: Sen. BROMLEY of Cumberland) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
1:00pm Room 436, State House
L.D.1039 An Act Regarding the Determination of the Predominant Aggressor in Domestic Violence Situations (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)
L.D.1627 An Act To Protect Families and Enhance Public Safety by Making Domestic Violence a Crime (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00pm Room 438, State House
L.D.391 RESOLVE, To Study Adoption Laws and Practices (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)
L.D.1084 An Act To Provide Adult Adoptees Access to Their Original Birth Certificates (Sponsor: Rep. FARRINGTON of Gorham)
L.D.1734 An Act To Provide Adult Adoptees Access to Information (Sponsor: Rep. BRYANT of Windham)
Labor (287-1692)
1:00pm Room 220, Cross State Office Building
GOVERNOR NOMINATION: George A. Burgoyne of Bangor for appointment as a member of the Maine State Retirement System Board of Trustees
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
1:00pm Room 437, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1688 An Act To Allow the Use of Credit Cards To Purchase Wine, Beer and Spirits from Distributors (Sponsor: Sen. PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
L.D.1497 An Act To Improve Local Control over Bars (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1757 An Act To Establish a Pricing Formula for Liquor Sales and To Adjust Agent Discounts (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.1577 An Act To Address the Pervasive Effect of Substance Abuse in Maine (Sponsor: Rep. WEBSTER of Freeport)
L.D.1315 An Act To Amend the Wine License Laws (Sponsor: Rep. PIEH of Bremen)
L.D.1260 An Act To Create an Animal Welfare Lottery Game (Sponsor: Rep. PERCY of Phippsburg)
L.D.1422 An Act To Allow Nonprofit Organizations To Operate Certain Games of Chance without a License (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland)
L.D.1704 An Act To Make Changes in the Laws Regarding Raffles (Sponsor: Rep. BRYANT of Windham)
L.D.1723 An Act To Streamline the Beano Laws (Sponsor: Rep. BRYANT of Windham)
Marine Resources (287-1337)
1:00pm Room 214, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1870 An Act To Provide Flexibility within the Monhegan Island Lobster Conservation Area To Ensure the Viability of the Island Community (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. PERCY of Phippsburg)
State and Local Government (287-1330)
1:00pm Room 216, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.917 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Reduce the Size of the Legislature to 132 Members (Sponsor: Rep. PENDLETON of Scarborough)
L.D.1227 An Act To Require Posting of the State's Debt (Sponsor: Rep. THOMAS of Ripley)
L.D.1238 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Provide 4-year Terms for Legislators (Sponsor: Rep. BROWNE of Vassalboro)
L.D.1456 RESOLVE, Establishing a Blue Ribbon Commission To Study the Operations of State Government (Sponsor: Rep. GROSE of Woolwich)
L.D.1462 An Act To Clarify the Department of Audit's Municipal Internal Control Observation Program (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
L.D.1475 An Act To Assist Maine Property Owners of Land near State-owned Railroads (Sponsor: Rep. GROSE of Woolwich)
L.D.1530 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Reduce the Size of the Legislature to 140 Members (Sponsor: Sen. DOW of Lincoln)
L.D.1550 An Act To Amend the Term Limitation Laws for State Legislators (Sponsor: Rep. VALENTINO of Saco)
L.D.1552 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Provide for the Reduction in the Size of the Legislature (Sponsor: Rep. FINCH of Fairfield)
L.D.1553 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Increase the Length of Legislative Terms to 4 Years (Sponsor: Rep. VALENTINO of Saco)
L.D.1678 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Working Group on the State Purchasing Code of Conduct Laws (Sponsor: Sen. ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1718 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Reduce the Size of the Legislature (Sponsor: Rep. BABBIDGE of Kennebunk)
Taxation (287-1552)
1:00pm Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
1:00pm Room 127, State House
L.D.1556 An Act To Recouple Maine Estate Tax with Federal Estate Tax (Sponsor: Rep. KNIGHT of Livermore Falls)
L.D.1376 An Act To Preserve Farmland and Timberland (Sponsor: Rep. FLETCHER of Winslow)
L.D.1193 An Act Regarding the Taxation of Income Derived from Out-of-state Trusts (Sponsor: Sen. SAVAGE of Knox)
L.D.1400 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Taxation of Partnerships (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
L.D.1510 An Act To Provide an Income Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Premiums (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1711 An Act To Reduce the Capital Gains Tax (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1105 An Act To Strengthen Maine's Craft Brewers (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.1169 An Act Relating to Uncollectible Cigarette and Tobacco Taxes (Sponsor: Sen. MITCHELL of Kennebec)
Utilities and Energy (287-4143)
1:00pm Room 211, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1284 An Act To Create the Energy Independence Act (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland)
L.D.1655 An Act To Improve Home and Commercial Building Energy Efficiency (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
L.D.1666 RESOLVE, Directing the Public Utilities Commission To Amend its Rules To Increase the Amount of Energy Conservation Funds for School Administrative Units (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.1836 An Act To Save Money for Maine Energy Consumers through Enhanced Energy Efficiency (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland)
L.D.1099 An Act To Encourage Wind Energy Development (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1331 An Act To Encourage Community Wind Power Projects (Sponsor: Rep. MacDONALD of Boothbay)
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
1:00pm Room 208, Cross State Office Building
L.D.607 An Act To Improve Electrical Safety (Sponsor: Sen. ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1403 An Act To Provide Parity in the Laws Regarding Licensing of Electricians (Sponsor: Rep. McKANE of Newcastle)
L.D.1188 An Act Regarding Local Plumbing Inspectors (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1115 An Act Concerning Licensure as a Master Well Driller or a Master Pump Installer (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. RAYE of Washington)
L.D.1171 An Act To Modernize the Laws Pertaining to the Sport of Skiing and Use of Ski Areas (Sponsor: Sen. BRYANT of Oxford)
L.D.1791 An Act To Amend the Oil and Solid Fuel Board and Propane and Natural Gas Board Licensing Laws (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. BENOIT of Sagadahoc)(GOVERNOR'S BILL)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
1:00pm Room 202, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1821 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 131: The Maine Federal, State and Local Accountability Standards, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. NORTON of Bangor) (Submitted by Department of Education)
L.D.1859 An Act To Prepare All Maine Students for College, Career and Citizenship (Sponsor: Rep. NORTON of Bangor) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Education)
L.D.1860 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force To Engage Maine's Youth Regarding Successful School Completion (Sponsor: Rep. MARLEY of Portland) (GOVERNOR'S BILL)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
1:00pm Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1044 An Act To Address Eating Disorders in Maine (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.1523 An Act Requiring Heavy Metal-free Immunizing Agents (Sponsor: Sen. COURTNEY of York)
L.D.1446 An Act To Protect Children from Mercury and Thimerosal Toxicity in Immunizing Agents (Sponsor: Rep. BURNS of Berwick)
L.D.574 An Act To Increase Funding for the State's Immunization Program (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. MILLER of Somerville)
L.D.837 An Act To Prevent Infant Exposure to Harmful Hormone-disrupting Substances (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
3:00pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.970 An Act To Eliminate the Estate Recovery Delayed Claims Exemption
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (287-1338)
1:30 PM Room 206, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.579 RESOLVE, To Extend Fall Fishing Opportunities (Sponsor: Rep. HOLMAN of Fayette)
L.D.825 An Act To Allow Special Olympics Maine To Conduct an Open Bass Fishing Tournament (Sponsor: Rep. JACKSON of Allagash)
L.D.1387 An Act Concerning the Taking of Nuisance Animals (Sponsor: Rep. SAVAGE of Falmouth) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1104 An Act To Amend Certain Provisions of Fish and Wildlife Law (Sponsor: Sen. BRYANT of Oxford)
L.D.116 An Act To Adjust Fees for Certain Resident and Nonresident Licenses, Registrations and Permits Issued by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (Sponsor: Rep. SIROIS of Turner)
L.D.51 An Act To Establish a Lifetime Tribal License (Sponsor: Rep. SOCTOMAH of the Passamaquoddy Tribe)
L.D.1642 RESOLVE, To Improve Landowner Relations (Sponsor: Rep. FISCHER of Presque Isle)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
1:00pm Room 427, State House
L.D.1514 An Act To Require Health Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1208 An Act To Create Uniformity among Certain Self-insureds (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1230 An Act To Protect Consumers against Inadequate Health Care Coverage (Sponsor: Rep. CONOVER of Oakland)
L.D.1517 An Act To Allow Maine Consumers To Purchase Health Insurance from Out-of-State Insurers (Sponsor: Sen. SMITH of Piscataquis)
1:30 PM Room 427, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1514 POSTPONED, An Act To Require Health Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1753 CANCELLED, An Act Regarding Health Insurance Coverage for Persons under the Influence of Alcohol or Narcotics (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1390 An Act Related to Special Purpose Reinsurance Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth)
L.D.1208 An Act To Create Uniformity among Certain Self-insureds (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1230 An Act To Protect Consumers against Inadequate Health Care Coverage (Sponsor: Rep. CONOVER of Oakland)
L.D.1517 An Act To Allow Maine Consumers To Purchase Health Insurance from Out-of-State Insurers (Sponsor: Sen. SMITH of Piscataquis)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:30 PM Room 438, State House
L.D.1792 An Act To Limit the Compensation of Officers and Directors of Nonprofit Corporations (Sponsor: Sen. SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
L.D.1741 An Act To Update the Maine Business Corporation Act (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1806 An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Corporations, Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. HASTINGS of Oxford) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Secretary of State)
L.D.1853 An Act To Enact the Model Registered Agents Act and Amend Entity Acts To Rationalize Annual Filings (Sponsor: Rep. DILL of Cape Elizabeth) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Secretary of State)
L.D.1747 An Act To Enact the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1119 An Act To Permit Mental Health Professionals To Disclose Risks to People Likely To Be Harmed by a Patient (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1689 An Act To Amend the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act (Sponsor: Sen. PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
L.D.1813 An Act To Facilitate Collection of Money Owed to the State (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Department of the Attorney General)
L.D.1750 An Act To Amend the Statute of Limitations for Actions against Professional Land Surveyors (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
Taxation (287-1552)
1:00pm Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
Transportation (287-4148)
1:00pm Room 126, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.921 An Act To Allow a Landowner To Alter Land within a Highway Right-of-way Held by the Department of Transportation (Sponsor: Rep. JACKSON of Allagash)
L.D.963 An Act To Prohibit Construction Companies from Using Certain Heavy Equipment in Residential Neighborhoods (Sponsor: Rep. McDONOUGH of Scarborough)
L.D.1795 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Transportation To Place Signs on Interstate 95 To Identify the Route to the Fort Knox Historic Site and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory Tower (Sponsor: Sen. ROSEN of Hancock)
L.D.89 An Act To Repeal the Automatic Increase in the Gasoline Tax (Sponsor: Sen. COURTNEY of York)
L.D.1154 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Transportation to Expend Funds for Ocean Commerce in Casco Bay (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. MARLEY of Portland)
L.D.534 RESOLVE, Directing the Maine Turnpike Authority To Study the Relocation of the York Toll Booth (Sponsor: Rep. WEAVER of York)
Utilities and Energy (287-4143)
1:00pm Room 211, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.413 An Act To Amend Maine's Electric Utility Restructuring Laws (Sponsor: Rep. RINES of Wiscasset)
L.D.743 An Act To Allow Transmission and Distribution Utilities To Generate and Sell Power (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.1340 An Act To Enhance the Reliability and Competitiveness of Maine's Electricity Market (Sponsor: Rep. EDGECOMB of Caribou)
L.D.1248 An Act To Establish the Northern Maine Power Agency (Sponsor: Sen. SHERMAN of Aroostook)
L.D.1068 An Act To Enhance Maine's Energy Independence and Security (Sponsor: Rep. PIEH of Bremen)
L.D.1346 An Act To Enhance Maine's Energy Independence and Reduce Electricity Costs (Sponsor: Rep. FLETCHER of Winslow)
L.D.742 An Act Concerning Wholesale Power Purchases by Consumer-owned Transmission and Distribution Utilities (Sponsor: Rep. FLETCHER of Winslow)
L.D.759 An Act To Increase the Percentage of Renewable Power in Systems of Very Large Investor-owned Transmission and Distribution Utilities (Sponsor: Rep. MacDONALD of Boothbay)
L.D.1205 An Act To Amend the Laws Preventing the Pollution of Portland's Water Supply (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland)
Friday, May 4, 2007
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (287-1692)
10:00 AM Room 206, Cross State Office Building
GOVERNOR NOMINATION: Jeanne Matava Mattson of Hallowell for appointment as a member of the Land for Maine's Future Board
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
9:30 AM Room 436, State House
L.D.1031 An Act To Amend the Fingerprinting Law (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. MITCHELL of Kennebec)
L.D.1085 An Act To Improve the Laws Concerning the Management by Law Enforcement Agencies of Unclaimed, Lost or Stolen Personal Property (Sponsor: Rep. GERZOFSKY of Brunswick) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Public Safety)
L.D.1183 An Act To Clarify Public Safety Laws Regarding the Disclosure of Information and the Storage of Evidence, To Reauthorize the United States Secret Service To Enforce Certain State Laws and To Allow Designees To Serve on the Maine Communications System Policy Board (Sponsor: Rep. GERZOFSKY of Brunswick) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Public Safety)
L.D.1197 RESOLVE, To Prepare for any Statewide or Regional Emergency (Sponsor: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
L.D.1201 An Act To Amend the Forfeiture and Property Seizure Laws (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1291 RESOLVE, To Create the Commission To Aid Municipalities in Consolidating Public Safety Organizations (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.1449 An Act To Provide Outreach and Training on Dementia-related Protocols for Law Enforcement Officers (Sponsor: Rep. GROSE of Woolwich)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
10:00 AM Room 427, State House
L.D.688 An Act To Establish a Universal Health Care Program (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.1072 An Act To Establish a Single-payor Health Care System (Sponsor: Rep. BEAUDOIN of Biddeford)
L.D.1082 An Act To Create a Maine-based Independent Nonprofit Health Insurance Company (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. PRIEST of Brunswick)
L.D.1539 An Act To Implement a Single-Payor Health Care System (Sponsor: Rep. WALCOTT of Lewiston)
1:00 PM Room 427, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.688 An Act To Establish a Universal Health Care Program (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.1072 An Act To Establish a Single-payor Health Care System (Sponsor: Rep. BEAUDOIN of Biddeford)
L.D.1082 An Act To Create a Maine-based Independent Nonprofit Health Insurance Company (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. PRIEST of Brunswick)
L.D.1539 An Act To Implement a Single-Payor Health Care System (Sponsor: Rep. WALCOTT of Lewiston)
Labor (287-1333)
10:00 AM Room 220, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1538 An Act To Increase the Safety of Hospital Patients (Sponsor: Rep. FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1435 An Act To Adopt a Regional Cost Differential for State Salaries, School Funding and Contracted Services (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1493 An Act To Authorize the Employer To Adjust Workers' Compensation Benefits When the Employee Returns To Work for Another Employer (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.541 An Act To Encourage the Owners of Sole Proprietorships To Hire More Employees (Sponsor: Rep. SAVIELLO of Wilton)
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
10:00 AM Room 437, State House
L.D.42 An Act To Repeal Term Limits for Legislators (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.854 An Act To Extend Term Limits for the House of Representatives (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1828 An Act To Allow a Casino in Oxford County (Sponsor: Rep. PATRICK of Rumford)
Natural Resources (287-4149)
9:00am Room 214, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1830 POSTPONED RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 872: Exemptions from the Ban on Sale of Mercury-added Switches, Relays and Measuring Devices, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor) (Submitted by Department of Environmental Protection)
L.D.597 CANCELLED RESOLVE, To Regulate Blasting Operators (Sponsor: Sen. MITCHELL of Kennebec)
State and Local Government (287-1330)
9:00am Room 216, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1322 An Act To Prohibit Constitutional Officers from Endorsing Candidates for the Legislature (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.1441 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish the Maine State Endowment Trust (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
L.D.1464 An Act To Expand the Duties of the State Planning Office To Provide Additional Services to Municipalities (Sponsor: Sen. COURTNEY of York)
L.D.1614 An Act To Transfer All Registry of Deeds and Probate Functions to the Secretary of State and Courts (Sponsor: Rep. ROBINSON of Raymond)
L.D.1735 An Act To Facilitate and Promote Regional Cooperation (Sponsor: Rep. SAVIELLO of Wilton)
L.D.1840 An Act To Define the Process for a Municipality To Secede from a County (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
L.D.1007 An Act To Promote County-based Economic Development Efforts (Sponsor: Sen. RAYE of Washington) (In conjunction with the Joint Standing Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development)
Taxation (287-1552)
10:00 AM Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
1:00 PM Room 127, State House
PUBLIC HEARING
L.D.527 An Act To Expand Property Tax Benefits for Retired Citizens (Sponsor: Rep. RICHARDSON of Warren)
L.D.1412 RESOLUTION, To Amend the Constitution of Maine To Protect Senior Property Owners (Sponsor: Rep. EDGECOMB of Caribou)
L.D.1557 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Cap the Property Tax on the Primary Residence of a Person 65 Years of Age or Older (Sponsor: Rep. WHEELER of Kittery)
L.D.1559 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Freeze Property Tax Bills for Certain Residents 65 Years of Age or Older (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.1770 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Exempt 65-year-old Residents from Property Tax Increases (Sponsor: Rep. MacDONALD of Boothbay)
L.D.1708 An Act To Exempt Persons 65 Years of Age or Older Whose Income Is Below the Poverty Line from Paying Property Taxes on Their Homes (Sponsor: Rep. BEAUDOIN of Biddeford)
L.D.1601 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Create a Longtime Resident Tax Cap Program (Sponsor: Rep. CHASE of Wells)
L.D.1433 An Act Providing Senior Citizens with an Optional Deferred Payment Plan for the Payment of Property Taxes (Sponsor: Rep. HARLOW of Portland)
L.D.1613 An Act To Reduce Property Taxes through a Municipal Tax Deferral Program (Sponsor: Rep. GILES of Belfast)
L.D.1784 An Act To Authorize Municipal Property Tax Deferral Programs (Sponsor: Rep. BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth)
Transportation (287-4148)
9:00am Room 126, State House
L.D.1337 RESOLVE, To Assist in Appropriate Notification in an Emergency (Sponsor: Rep. RECTOR of Thomaston)
L.D.706 An Act To Support New Drivers (Sponsor: Sen. BRYANT of Oxford)
L.D.1609 POSTPONED, An Act To Require the Review of Utility Pole Placement during Road Improvement (Sponsor: Rep. SMITH of Monmouth)
L.D.401 An Act To Protect the Integrity of Funeral Processions (Sponsor: Rep. NASS of Acton)
L.D.1587 An Act To Strengthen Maine's Distracted-driving Penalties (Sponsor: Sen. SHERMAN of Aroostook)
L.D.1330 An Act To Promote School Zone Safety (Sponsor: Rep. MARLEY of Portland)
L.D.1709 RESOLVE, To Establish a Pilot Project for the Enforcement of Laws Regarding Traffic Control Devices (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. BEAUDOIN of Biddeford)
L.D.897 An Act Relating to Trains and Train Service in the State (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. MITCHELL of Kennebec)
L.D.667 An Act To Modify the Motor Vehicle Insurance Cancellation Notification Law (Sponsor: Rep. CANAVAN of Waterville)
L.D.1748 An Act Regarding Street Rods and Custom Vehicles (Sponsor: Sen. PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
Monday, May 7, 2007
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
9:30 AM Room 436, State House
L.D.1749 An Act To Create Indeterminate Sentencing and a Forensic Review Board for Repeat Sexual Assault Offenders and Sexually Violent Offenders (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Corrections)
L.D.192 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Public Safety To Make a Map Available on the Sex Offender Registry (Sponsor: Rep. SILSBY of Augusta)
L.D.195 An Act To Promote the Safety of Children (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)
L.D.294 An Act Concerning Posting the Registry of Convicted Sex Offenders (Sponsor: Rep. KNIGHT of Livermore Falls)
L.D.446 An Act To Improve the Use of Information Regarding Sex Offenders to Better Ensure Public Safety and Awareness (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland)
L.D.518 An Act To Protect Children in Public Schools by Notifying All School Personnel of Sex Offenders Residing, Working or Attending School in the School District (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.1391 An Act To Focus the Use of the Sex Offender Registry Website on the Most Dangerous Offenders (Sponsor: Rep. FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1534 An Act To Examine the Types of Sex Offenses That Require an Offender To Register with the State (Sponsor: Rep. JACOBSEN of Waterboro)
L.D.1752 An Act To Clarify the Law for Failing To Comply with the Requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999 (Sponsor: Sen. PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
9:00am Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1805 An Act To Preserve Home Care Coordination Services for Long-term Care Consumers Served in the Community (Sponsor: Rep. CAMPBELL of Newfield)
L.D.1812 RESOLVE, Regarding the Role of Local Regions in Maine's Emerging Public Health Infrastructure (Emergency) (Sponsor: SPEAKER CUMMINGS of Portland)
L.D.1687 An Act To Increase Health Insurance Coverage for Front-line Direct Care Workers Providing Long-term Care (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
1:30 PM Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1170 An Act To Exempt Nationally Accredited Child Welfare and Behavioral Health Care Organizations from State Licensing Requirements (Sponsor: Sen. NASS of York)
L.D.1780 RESOLVE, To Convene a Working Group To Review Statutory Language and Propose Standards To Ensure the Use of Respectful Language (Sponsor: Rep. WEBSTER of Freeport)
L.D.1781 An Act To Prevent Duplication in Certification of Medical Facilities (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1800 An Act To Amend Licensing and Certification Requirements (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. LEWIN of Eliot) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1782 RESOLVE, To Clarify the Rules of Reimbursement for Personnel Working in Homes Providing Services to Persons with Brain Injuries (Sponsor: Rep. CAIN of Orono)
L.D.1797 An Act To Fund Maine's HealthInfoNet Program (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.1775 An Act To Ensure Safe Drinking Water from Private Wells (Sponsor: Rep. MOORE of Standish)
Labor (287-1333)
10:00 AM Room 220, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1261 An Act To Clarify Intermittent Leave under the Family Medical Leave Laws (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)
L.D.814 An Act To Incorporate Binding Arbitration for Monetary Issues in Collective Bargaining for All State, County and Municipal Employees (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.549 An Act To Fund the Purchase of Maine State Retirement System Time by Certain Veterans (Sponsor: Rep. JACKSON of Allagash)
L.D.1861 An Act Regarding Payment of Penalties for Nonpayment of Bills for Medical or Health Care Services under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 (Introduced By: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford) (Submitted by Workers' Compensation Board)
L.D.1862 An Act Regarding Fairness for Families Regarding Workers' Compensation Coverage (Introduced By: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford) (Submitted by Workers' Compensation Board)
L.D.155 An Act To Eliminate the Offset for Social Security and Certain Other Pensions for Unemployment Benefits (Sponsor: Rep. CAMPBELL of Newfield)
L.D.1310 An Act To Make Unemployment Compensation Law More Fair to Seniors (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.1223 An Act To Provide a Uniform Retirement Plan for Corrections Officers and Mental Health Workers (Introduced By: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland) (Submitted by Commission To Study Eliminating the Normal Retirement Age for Corrections Officers and Mental Health Workers)
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
10:00 AM Room 437, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.10 An Act To Reimburse Philip Wolley for Litigation Expenses Incurred in Connection with His Termination and Reinstatement as a State Employee (Sponsor: Rep. WEDDELL of Frankfort)
L.D.730 RESOLVE, Authorizing Matthew Haskell To Sue the State (Sponsor: Rep. CAIN of Orono)
L.D.475 An Act To Prevent Additional Housing Charges for Persons Requiring In-home Care (Sponsor: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
L.D.1306 An Act To Protect against Discrimination in Housing (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland)
L.D.330 An Act To Protect the Integrity of Security Deposits (Sponsor: Rep. ADAMS of Portland)
L.D.1651 An Act To Permit the Use of Surety Bonds in Lieu of Security Deposits (Sponsor: Rep. HASKELL of Portland)
L.D.383 An Act To Amend the Landlord-tenant Laws (Sponsor: Sen. COURTNEY of York)
1:00 PM Room 437, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.994 An Act To Make Minor Changes to the Gambling Control Board Laws (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
L.D.701 An Act To Authorize the Operation of Slot Machines on Indian Island in Old Town (Sponsor: Rep. LORING of the Penobscot Nation)
L.D.1121 An Act To Provide That Lottery Proceeds Be Devoted to Public or Charitable Uses (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1828 An Act To Allow a Casino in Oxford County (Sponsor: Rep. PATRICK of Rumford)
State and Local Government (287-1330)
10:00 AM Room 216, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1515 An Act To Require That Notaries Public Keep Records of Notarial Acts (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Secretary of State)
L.D.1618 An Act To Seek Direct Voter Approval To Exceed Government Spending Limits (Sponsor: Sen. ROSEN of Hancock)
L.D.1636 An Act To Extend the Right To Vote by Absentee Ballot at an Annual Town Meeting (Sponsor: Rep. CRESSEY of Cornish) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1705 RESOLVE, To Study the Enactment Procedures for Municipal Ordinances (Sponsor: Rep. BARSTOW of Gorham)
L.D.1776 An Act To Strengthen Budget Caps for Counties, Municipalities and School Districts (Sponsor: Sen. COURTNEY of York)
L.D.1804 An Act To Permit Greater Voter Participation Regarding Municipal Expenditures (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. BABBIDGE of Kennebunk)
L.D.1835 An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Notaries Public (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Secretary of State)
1:00 PM Room 216, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.1810 An Act To Enact the Informed Growth Act (Sponsor: Rep. BARSTOW of Gorham)
Taxation (287-1552)
2:00pm Room 127, State House
L.D.1299 An Act To Amend the Farm and Open Space Tax Law (Sponsor: Rep. JOY of Crystal) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1010 An Act To Ensure That Military Services Members Receive Deferment of Their Property Tax Obligations (Sponsor: Sen. ROSEN of Hancock)
L.D.1580 An Act To Allow Tree Growth Land Transfer to Family Members (Sponsor: Rep. GOULD of South Berwick)
L.D.1555 An Act To Remove the Tax-exempt Status on Land Purchased by Nonprofit Groups for Conservation (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
1:00pm Room 208, Cross State Office Building
L.D.662 RESOLVE, To Assist Veterans in Need of Shelter (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.855 An Act To Require the Maine State Housing Authority To Perform a Comprehensive Resource and Needs Assessment for Housing for Special Needs Populations That Are Not Homeless (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1773 An Act To Encourage Availability of Genuinely Affordable Housing in High-cost Markets (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
L.D.794 CANCELLED An Act To Provide Representation by a Mechanic or Installer on the Manufactured Housing Board (Sponsor: Sen. HASTINGS of Oxford)
L.D.751 An Act To Modernize Maine's Accountancy Laws (Sponsor: Rep. RECTOR of Thomaston)
L.D.1466 An Act To Address Issues Related to Chiropractic Licensure (Sponsor: Sen. SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
L.D.1575 An Act To Authorize the Maine Board of Pharmacy To Establish a Pharmacist Health Program (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. PERRY of Calais)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
1:00pm Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.364 An Act To Stop Misleading Drug Advertisements (Sponsor: Rep. CAMPBELL of Newfield)
L.D.1440 An Act To Prohibit Inappropriate Software Advertising of Prescription Drugs (Sponsor: Rep. TREAT of Farmingdale)
L.D.1463 An Act To Prevent Elder Prescription Drug Abuse (Sponsor: Sen. BROMLEY of Cumberland)
L.D.1751 An Act To Address Smoking in Senior Housing (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1699 RESOLVE, To Improve Maine's Homemaker Services Program (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.1746 An Act To Improve MaineCare and Promote Employment (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland)
L.D.1537 RESOLVE, To Improve Access to MaineCare Home Health Services (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (287-1338)
1:00pm Androscoggin Room, Augusta Civic Center
L.D.1635 An Act To Prohibit Recreational Bear Trapping (Sponsor: Rep. SCHATZ of Blue Hill)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
1:00pm Room 427, State House
L.D.476 An Act To Establish a Reinsurance Fund To Expand Health Insurance Coverage for Individuals and Small Groups (Sponsor: Sen. ROSEN of Hancock)
L.D.1760 An Act To Restore Competition to Maine's Health Insurance Market (Sponsor: Rep. PILON of Saco)
L.D.439 An Act To Reform the Dirigo Health Program (Sponsor: Sen. COURTNEY of York)
L.D.912 An Act To Return Affordable Health Insurance to the State (Sponsor: Rep. WALKER of Lincolnville)
L.D.1047 An Act To Lower the Cost of Health Insurance (Sponsor: Rep. VAUGHAN of Durham)
L.D.1659 An Act To Improve the Affordability of Health Insurance for Maine People (Sponsor: Rep. TARDY of Newport)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00pm Room 438, State House
L.D.1524 An Act To Increase Judicial Salaries (Emergency) (Introduced By: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland) (Submitted by Judicial Compensation Commission)
L.D.1630 An Act To Address an Inequity in the Judicial Retirement System (Introduced By: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland) (Submitted by Judicial Compensation Commission)
2:00pm Room 438, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1 An Act To Increase Reimbursement for Jury Duty (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.74 An Act To Exempt Certain Parents and Caretakers from Jury Duty (Sponsor: Rep. BRYANT of Windham)
L.D.1629 An Act Regarding Jury Service (Sponsor: Sen. ROSEN of Hancock)
L.D.1212 An Act To Exempt Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Active Patient Care from Jury Service (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1335 An Act To Minimize the Litigation Costs to Municipalities Associated with Property Tax Assessment Appeals (Sponsor: Rep. FLETCHER of Winslow)
L.D.1771 An Act To Authorize the Use of Parenting Coordinators in Maine (Sponsor: Rep. HAYES of Buckfield)
L.D.1541 An Act To Improve Child Support Services (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1789 An Act To Ratify the Revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children To Promote Compliance with the Federal Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006 (Sponsor: Sen. BRANNIGAN of Cumberland) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.391 RESOLVE, To Study Adoption Laws and Practices (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)
L.D.1084 An Act To Provide Adult Adoptees Access to Their Original Birth Certificates (Sponsor: Rep. FARRINGTON of Gorham)
L.D.1734 An Act To Provide Adult Adoptees Access to Information (Sponsor: Rep. BRYANT of Windham)
Transportation (287-4148)
1:00pm Room 126, State House
L.D.114 An Act To Prohibit the Use of a Handheld Cellular Telephone while Operating a Motor Vehicle (Sponsor: Rep. BERUBE of Lisbon)
L.D.161 An Act To Prohibit the Use of Cellular Telephones by Minors while Driving (Sponsor: Rep. HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach)
L.D.576 RESOLVE, To Investigate Cellular Telephone Use and Driver Safety (Sponsor: Rep. BABBIDGE of Kennebunk)
L.D.1343 An Act To Encourage Vanpooling and Carpooling (Sponsor: Rep. LANSLEY of Sabattus)
L.D.1719 RESOLVE, To Improve Regional Transportation in Greater Portland (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. BARSTOW of Gorham)
L.D.860 An Act To Amend Certain Laws Affecting Transportation (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Transportation)
L.D.1180 An Act To Promote Transportation Planning, Increase Efficiency and Reduce Sprawl (Sponsor: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity)
L.D.1720 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Transportation and the Maine Turnpike Authority To Conduct a Study of Possible Western Connector Roads to Municipal Centers in Cumberland and York Counties (Sponsor: Rep. BARSTOW of Gorham)
Utilities and Energy (287-4143)
1:00pm Room 211, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1754 An Act To Incorporate the Greater Augusta Utility District (Sponsor: Sen. MITCHELL of Kennebec)
L.D.1221 An Act To Amend the Charter of the Kennebunk Light and Power District (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1495 An Act To Reduce Additional State Fees for Consumer-owned Electric Utility Customers (Sponsor: Sen. SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1148 An Act To Protect Electric Ratepayers (Sponsor: Rep. BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth)
L.D.1625 An Act To Protect Maine Consumers from Windfall Profits of Generators (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1339 RESOLVE, To Reduce Energy Costs for Consumers (Sponsor: Rep. BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth)
L.D.1866 An Act To Revise Maine's Utility Reorganization Laws (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
1:00pm Room 436, State House
L.D.1405 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Lawful Possession of Certain Scheduled Drugs (Sponsor: Rep. CRAVEN of Lewiston)
L.D.1425 An Act To Facilitate the Reporting of the Crime of Acquiring Drugs by Deception (Sponsor: Rep. McKANE of Newcastle)
L.D.1351 An Act To Promote Postsecondary Education Opportunities for Juveniles under the Care of the Department of Corrections (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1512 An Act To Change the Statute of Limitations for Gross Sexual Assault by a Juvenile (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland)
L.D.1605 An Act To Protect School Athletic Contest Officials (Sponsor: Rep. SYKES of Harrison)
L.D.1662 An Act To Authorize Judges To Mandate Counseling for Juvenile Offenders (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
1:00pm Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1142 An Act To Enhance the Newborn Hearing Program (Sponsor: Rep. MAKAS of Lewiston) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1239 RESOLVE, To Establish a Working Group To Study the Effectiveness and Timeliness of Early Identification and Intervention for Children with Hearing Loss in Maine (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. FARRINGTON of Gorham)
L.D.1762 An Act To Increase MaineCare Reimbursement for Speech and Language Therapists and Provide Treatment for Adults with Developmental Disabilities (Sponsor: Rep. CRAVEN of Lewiston)
L.D.1686 An Act To Reduce Administrative Costs in Programs Delivered to People with Mental Retardation (Sponsor: Sen. ROSEN of Hancock)
2:00pm Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1033 An Act Regarding the Mandatory Administration of Medication in Hospitals Serving Psychiatric Patients (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00pm Room 438, State House
L.D.1822 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee (Introduced By: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn) (Submitted by Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary)
L.D.1453 RESOLVE, Regarding the Privacy of Social Security Numbers (Sponsor: Rep. PINKHAM of Lexington Township)
L.D.1540 An Act To Guarantee Free Speech in Privately Owned Public Gathering Places (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
L.D.1864 An Act To Prevent Disclosure of Certain Identifying Information in Child Protective Proceedings (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1855 An Act To Clarify Involuntary Admissions for Psychiatric Hospitalizations (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1617 An Act To Repeal Strict Foreclosure (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
1:00pm Room 437, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1251 An Act To Establish the Crime of Political Libel (Sponsor: Sen. SAVAGE of Knox) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1507 An Act Regarding Political Activities of Corporations (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1232 An Act To Limit the Duration of the Placement of Campaign Signs (Sponsor: Rep. VALENTINO of Saco)
L.D.1562 An Act To Restrict the Placement of Political Signs by Requiring Permission (Sponsor: Rep. VALENTINO of Saco)
L.D.1561 An Act To Eliminate the Placement of Campaign Signs on Public Property (Sponsor: Rep. FINCH of Fairfield)
L.D.1549 An Act Concerning Voter Registration (Sponsor: Rep. FITTS of Pittsfield)
L.D.1783 An Act To Require Photographic Identification in Order To Register To Vote (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. PRESCOTT of Topsham)
L.D.1799 An Act To Establish Open Ballot Voting in Maine (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.1150 An Act To Establish Random Audits of Voting Machines (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.1857 An Act To Allow Members of the Maine National Guard To Run for Office in a Partisan Public Election (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.1607 An Act To Establish a Fund to Provide American Flags at Veterans' Graves (Sponsor: Rep. LANSLEY of Sabattus)
State and Local Government (287-1330)
1:00pm Room 216, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.1021 RESOLVE, To Lower the Cost of State Government (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.1322 An Act To Prohibit Constitutional Officers from Endorsing Candidates for the Legislature (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.1441 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish the Maine State Endowment Trust (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
L.D.1464 An Act To Expand the Duties of the State Planning Office To Provide Additional Services to Municipalities (Sponsor: Sen. COURTNEY of York)
L.D.1614 An Act To Transfer All Registry of Deeds and Probate Functions to the Secretary of State and Courts (Sponsor: Rep. ROBINSON of Raymond)
L.D.1735 An Act To Facilitate and Promote Regional Cooperation (Sponsor: Rep. SAVIELLO of Wilton)
L.D.1840 An Act To Define the Process for a Municipality To Secede from a County (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
L.D.1007 An Act To Promote County-based Economic Development Efforts (Sponsor: Sen. RAYE of Washington) (In conjunction with the Joint Standing Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development)
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
1:00pm Room 208, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1598 An Act To Grant Supervisory Privileges to Qualified Independent Nurse Practitioners (Sponsor: Rep. PINKHAM of Lexington Township)
L.D.1626 An Act To Ensure Cost-effective Training for Certified Nursing Assistants (Sponsor: Sen. NASS of York)
L.D.1637 An Act To Adopt the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)
L.D.1827 An Act To License Certified Professional Midwives To Promote Greater Public Safety and Access (Sponsor: Rep. SMITH of Monmouth)
L.D.1470 An Act To Clarify the Laws Regarding Physicians (Sponsor: Rep. SMITH of Monmouth) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
L.D.1701 RESOLVE, To Review the Disciplinary Process of the Board of Licensure in Medicine (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
1:00pm Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1745 An Act To Improve Continuity of Care within Maine's Community-based Mental Health Services (Sponsor: Sen. BRANNIGAN of Cumberland) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1714 RESOLVE, To Expand the Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.1763 An Act To Amend the Maine Certificate of Need Act of 2002 (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. MILLER of Somerville) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1764 An Act To Increase the Wages of Direct Support Professional Staff Based on Increases in the State Minimum Wage (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
L.D.1765 An Act To Ensure End-of-life Care for Children with Terminal Illnesses (Sponsor: Rep. WEBSTER of Freeport)
L.D.996 An Act To Support Medical Practice Protocols in Patient Care (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (287-1338)
1:00pm Room 206, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.1635 An Act To Prohibit Recreational Bear Trapping (Sponsor: Rep. SCHATZ of Blue Hill)
L.D.1081 An Act To Protect Wild Trout from Exotic Species (Sponsor: Rep. KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor)
L.D.1834 An Act To Authorize the Use of Timber Harvesting Revenues for Land Management (Sponsor: Sen. BRYANT of Oxford) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
L.D.1858 An Act To Protect Inland Water Access (Sponsor: Rep. JACKSON of Allagash)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
1:00pm Room 427, State House
L.D.1865 An Act To Amend the Long-term Care Insurance Law (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York) (GOVERNOR'S BILL)
L.D.1869 An Act To Protect Maine Homeowners from Predatory Lending (Sponsor: SPEAKER CUMMINGS of Portland)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00pm Room 438, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.809 An Act To Amend the Adverse Possession Law (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)
L.D.216 An Act To Establish a Financial Literacy Program (Sponsor: Rep. CANAVAN of Waterville) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Treasurer of State)
L.D.988 An Act To Improve the Protection from Abuse Laws (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Department of the Attorney General)
L.D.1737 An Act To Amend the Conservation Easement Laws (Sponsor: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity)
L.D.1576 An Act To Establish the Leaseholders' Bill of Rights (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1258 An Act To Clarify the Laws Governing Landowner Liability (Sponsor: Rep. WATSON of Bath)
L.D.1156 An Act To Protect Owners and Occupiers of Homes from Civil Liability (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.1606 An Act To Direct Fines Collected on Tribal Lands to the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation (Sponsor: Rep. SOCTOMAH of the Passamaquoddy Tribe)
L.D.1695 An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding the Conveyance of Manufactured Housing (Sponsor: Sen. HASTINGS of Oxford)
Natural Resources (287-4149)
1:00pm Room 214, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1830 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 872: Exemptions from the Ban on Sale of Mercury-added Switches, Relays and Measuring Devices, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor) (Submitted by Department of Environmental Protection)
L.D.1743 An Act To Create the Freshwater Resource Board (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland)
L.D.1417 An Act To Assist in the Cleanup of Waste Motor Oil Disposal Sites (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
Taxation (287-1552)
1:00pm Room 127, State House
L.D.885 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study the Costs of Providing Certain Services in the Unorganized Territories (Introduced By: Rep. DUCHESNE of Hudson) (Submitted by Commission to Study the Costs of Providing Certain Services in the Unorganized Territories)
L.D.1816 RESOLVE, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor To Convey the Interest of the State in Certain Real Estate in the Unorganized Territory (Sponsor: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Administrative and Financial Services)
L.D.1875 An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2007-08 (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity) (Submitted by Department of Audit)
Transportation (287-4148)
1:00pm Room 126, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.956 An Act To Increase Compliance with Truck Weight Limits (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
L.D.1301 An Act To Require All Construction Vehicles To Have a Backup Sensor (Sponsor: Rep. SMITH of Monmouth)
L.D.1609 An Act To Require the Review of Utility Pole Placement during Road Improvement (Sponsor: Rep. SMITH of Monmouth)
L.D.906 An Act To Clarify Municipal Responsibility in Providing Emergency Service during a Declared Emergency (Sponsor: Rep. BURNS of Berwick)
L.D.1022 An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining to the Removal of Submerged Vehicles (Sponsor: Sen. NASS of York)
L.D.1304 An Act Relative to Motor Vehicles and Floats Operated in Parades (Sponsor: Sen. BOWMAN of York)
L.D.667 An Act To Modify the Motor Vehicle Insurance Cancellation Notification Law (Sponsor: Rep. CANAVAN of Waterville)
L.D.1748 An Act Regarding Street Rods and Custom Vehicles (Sponsor: Sen. PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
Utilities and Energy (287-4143)
1:00pm Room 211, Cross State Office Building
L.D.536 An Act To Promote Efficiency in the Use of the Communications Equipment Fund (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. BLISS of South Portland)
L.D.1216 RESOLVE, To Establish a Study Commission To Stimulate Telecommunications Investment, Economic Development and Job Creation (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.1675 An Act To Protect Network Neutrality (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1767 An Act To Encourage Community Network Development (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
L.D.1360 An Act To Require Owners of Utility Facilities To Accommodate the Installation of Traffic Control Signals and To Permit the University of Maine System To Construct Lines on Public Rights-of-way (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)
L.D.1837 An Act To Harmonize State and Federal Laws on Do-not-call Lists (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Department of the Attorney General)
L.D.1143 An Act To Prevent the Public Utilities Commission from Disclosing Private Information to the Federal Government (Sponsor: Rep. ADAMS of Portland)
Friday, May 11, 2007
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
10:00 AM Room 208, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1842 An Act To Update Professional and Occupational Licensing Laws (Sponsor: Sen. BROMLEY of Cumberland) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
L.D.1519 An Act To Amend the Staffing and Reporting Requirements for the Citizen Trade Policy Commission (Sponsor: Sen. ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1622 An Act To Expand Exemptions from Licensing Laws for Professional Engineers (Sponsor: Sen. BROMLEY of Cumberland) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
L.D.1787 An Act To Amend the Licensing of Landscape Architects (Sponsor: Rep. SMITH of Monmouth)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
9:30 AM Room 436, State House
L.D.1323 RESOLVE, To Require the Department of Public Safety To Determine the Requirements for Regional Firefighters Concerning Assisting Other Municipalities (Sponsor: Rep. SAVIELLO of Wilton)
L.D.1326 An Act To Increase Civil Penalties for Violations of Fire Code Laws Applicable to Fire Escape Installment and Maintenance (Sponsor: Rep. HASKELL of Portland) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Public Safety)
L.D.1706 RESOLVE, Establishing a Commission To Review State House and Capitol Complex Security Issues (Sponsor: Rep. GROSE of Woolwich)
L.D.1733 An Act To Provide Additional Funding for the Regional Emergency Medical Services Councils and To Establish a Study Group To Examine Funding for the Emergency Medical Services System in Maine (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.1841 An Act To Improve the Efficiency of the Maine Emergency Medical Services System (Sponsor: Rep. SYKES of Harrison) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Public Safety)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
9:00am Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1801 An Act To Clarify the Definition of Autism and Eligibility for Services from the Department of Health and Human Services (Sponsor: Rep. CRAVEN of Lewiston) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1774 An Act To Provide Greater Information Pertaining to the Health of Maine Children (Sponsor: Rep. FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
1:00 PM Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1820 An Act To