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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 Create a Program To Implement Choice of Health Plans in the MaineCare Program and Amend the MaineCare Program (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
L.D.1786 An Act To Reduce the Spread of Infectious Disease through Shared Hypodermic Apparatuses (Sponsor: Rep. MILLER of Somerville)
L.D.1843 An Act To Improve the Quality of Health Care in Maine (Sponsor: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Maine Health Data Organization)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
10:00 AM Room 427, State House
L.D.1592 An Act To Protect Small Businesses and Individual Health Insurance Consumers (Sponsor: Rep. BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth)
L.D.1640 An Act To Allow Health Insurance Premiums To Vary Based on Behaviors Pertaining to Health (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
L.D.1715 An Act To Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance (Sponsor: Rep. McKANE of Newcastle)
L.D.1742 An Act To Permit Greater Flexibility in the Design of Affordable Health Insurance (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
10:00 AM Room 437, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1761 An Act To Amend the Election Laws (Sponsor: Rep. PATRICK of Rumford) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Secretary of State)
L.D.1008 An Act To Improve the Legislative Ethics Laws (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.1362 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Municipal Elections (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1744 An Act To Join the Interstate Compact on the National Popular Vote (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1779 An Act To Govern Publicly Funded Advertising during Campaigns (Sponsor: Sen. RAYE of Washington)
L.D.1136 An Act To Amend the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices' Appointment Process (Sponsor: Rep. CANAVAN of Waterville)
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)
Taxation (287-1552)
10:00 AM Room 127, State House
L.D.1504 An Act To Make Minor Substantive Changes to the Tax Laws (Sponsor: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Administrative and Financial Services)
L.D.1739 An Act Concerning Technical Changes to the Tax Laws (Sponsor: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Administrative and Financial Services)
Transportation (287-4148)
9:00am Room 126, State House
L.D.1726 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Guarantee the Integrity of the Highway Fund (Sponsor: Rep. PRESCOTT of Topsham)
L.D.1092 An Act To Exempt from the Excise Tax Fuel Used in Certain Farm Trucks (Sponsor: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity)
L.D.1808 An Act To Improve Road Safety and Update Bicycling Laws (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)
L.D.1053 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Placement of an On-premises Sign (Sponsor: Rep. THOMAS of Ripley)
L.D.1572 An Act To Encourage Community-oriented Campaigns for Appropriate Sign Laws (Sponsor: Rep. FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1818 An Act To Enhance Public Safety, Facilitate the Coordination of Traffic Control Signal Systems and Promote More Equitable Use of Public Highway Rights-of-way (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Transportation)
L.D.1159 RESOLVE, To Encourage Increased Use of Biodiesel Fuels in Maine (Sponsor: Rep. FLETCHER of Winslow)
L.D.1838 An Act To Ensure Safety on Freshwater Ferry Vessels (Sponsor: Rep. ROBINSON of Raymond)
L.D.1844 An Act Concerning Maine's Highway Safety Laws (Sponsor: Rep. MARLEY of Portland) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Public Safety)
L.D.1847 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Transportation To Conclude Its Study of the Alternative Routes for the Wiscasset Bypass, Choose a Route and Establish a Timetable (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. MacDONALD of Boothbay)
TO BE DETERMINED
Taxation (287-1552)
XX:XXpm Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1378 RESOLVE, To Provide Information to Maine Citizens Regarding Maine's Tax Laws (Sponsor: Rep. RAND of Portland)
L.D.1584 An Act To Authorize Arbitration of Property Tax Valuation Disputes (Sponsor: Sen. SMITH of Piscataquis)
L.D.1144 An Act To Provide Information to Property Tax Payers (Sponsor: Rep. SAMSON of Auburn)
L.D.1710 An Act To Promote Fairness in Municipal Foreclosure Procedures (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.600 An Act To Improve Revenue Sharing (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
L.D.1558 An Act To Improve the Process for Adjustment for Sudden and Severe Disruption of Valuation (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
L.D.1357 RESOLVE, Directing the Treasurer of State To Convene a Study Commission To Develop Recommendations To Improve the Administration of the State-Municipal Revenue Sharing Program (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1358 RESOLVE, To Study the Distribution of Revenue Sharing (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1192 An Act To Adjust Revenue Sharing Proportions for Education (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.355 RESOLVE, To Establish a Committee To Examine Issues Relating to the Administration and Distribution of Municipal Revenue Sharing (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. BROWNE of Vassalboro)
L.D.1112 An Act To Exempt from Maine Taxes Wine Shipped to Other States (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland)
L.D.1725 An Act To Modernize the Alcohol Tax by Imposing It on a Per Drink Basis (Sponsor: Rep. BARSTOW of Gorham)
L.D.1484 An Act To Fund Community Health Centers (Sponsor: Rep. PERRY of Calais)
L.D.1375 An Act To Equalize the Taxation of Noncigarette Tobacco Products (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1181 An Act To Reclassify Certain Tobacco Products (Sponsor: Rep. BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth)
L.D.920 An Act To Repeal the Maine Use Tax (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.1597 An Act Regarding the Service Provider Tax (Sponsor: Rep. MOORE of Standish)
L.D.1093 An Act To Exempt Fuels Used in Farm Tractors from the Sales Tax (Sponsor: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity)
L.D.1094 An Act To Exempt from the Sales Tax Water Used in Agricultural Production (Sponsor: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity)
L.D.1664 An Act To Exempt Vegetable Seeds and Fertilizer from the Sales Tax (Sponsor: Rep. MAREAN of Hollis)
L.D.531 An Act To Improve the Method of Taxing Natural Gas for Highway Use (Sponsor: Rep. BLISS of South Portland)
L.D.828 An Act To Change the Process for Applying for Reimbursement of Fuel Taxes (Sponsor: Rep. CURTIS of Madison)
L.D.2 An Act To Provide a Tax Credit for the Purchase of a Hybrid or Clean Fuel Vehicle (Sponsor: Sen. COURTNEY of York)
L.D.1518 An Act To Establish a Renewable Energy Tax Credit (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland)
L.D.639 An Act To Clarify the Application of the Real Estate Transfer Tax in Regards to Section 1031 Exchanges (Sponsor: Rep. CRESSEY of Cornish)
L.D.1307 An Act To Reduce Duplication of Paperwork for Fuel Distributors (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland)
L.D.402 An Act To Clarify the Application of the Real Estate Transfer Tax with Regard to Partial Sales of Corporations That Own Real Estate (Sponsor: Rep. CRESSEY of Cornish)
Advanced Notice of Public Hearings
Supplement 1 available - Word Document Format
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 4/16/2007 - 4/27/2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (287-1312)
10:00am Room 206, Cross Office Building
L.D.1075 An Act To Establish the Maine Local Land Trust Fund (Sponsor: Rep. ADAMS of Portland)
L.D.1684 An Act To Create the Maine Agriculture Protection Act (Sponsor: Sen. SHERMAN of Aroostook)
L.D.1713 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources To Implement a Pilot Program To Preserve Agricultural Land (Sponsor: Rep. HOLMAN of Fayette)
L.D.1768 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 252: Rules Governing Certification of Seed Potatoes in the State of Maine, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. PIEH of Bremen) (Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources)
1:00pm Room 206, Cross Office Building
L.D.1650 An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning Genetically Engineered Plants and Seeds (Sponsor: Rep. SCHATZ of Blue Hill)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
10:00am Room 436, State House
GOVERNOR NOMINATION: Patrick J. Flemming of Fairfield for appointment as the of Chief of the Maine State Police
1:00pm Room 436, State House
L.D.372 An Act To Strengthen the Crime of Gross Sexual Assault as It Pertains to Persons Who Furnish Drugs to Victims (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.1384 An Act To Rename and Specifically Identify Sex Crimes (Sponsor: Rep. VAUGHAN of Durham)
L.D.1490 An Act To Reduce the Amount of Good Time That May Be Awarded to Certain Offenders (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland)
L.D.1589 An Act To Prohibit the Use of Opposite-gender Bathrooms, Changing Rooms and Locker Rooms (Sponsor: Rep. DUPREY of Hampden)
L.D.1736 An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Probation and Supervised Release for Sex Offenders (Sponsor: Rep. PLUMMER of Windham) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Corrections)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
10:00am Room 202, Cross Office Building
MEPRI BriefingsAnalysis of the EPS regional salary adjustment factor based on housing costs
Analysis and re-calculation of EPS personnel salary and benefits matrices
Analysis of other state plans re: teacher pay & benefits, recruitment & retention
1:00pm Room 202, Cross Office Building
MEPRI BriefingsDevelopment of gifted and talented EPS funding model
Analysis of vocational education programs and funding models
2:00pm Room 202, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
Government Evaluation Act Review, Cultural Agencies
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
9:00am Room 209, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.650 An Act To Equalize MaineCare Reimbursements to Hospitals
L.D.651 An Act To Support Small, Local and Efficient Hospitals
L.D.703 An Act To Repeal the Tax on Private Nonmedical Institutions
L.D.1120 An Act To Amend MaineCare Benefits as Allowed by the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
L.D.1130 RESOLVE, To Increase Fairness in Medical Payments
L.D.1137 An Act To Provide Payment for Homeless Respite Care Services through the MaineCare Program
L.D.282 An Act To Provide Dental Care for Pregnant Women and New Mothers Receiving MaineCare Benefits
1:00pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
PUBLIC HEARING
L.D.1110 An Act To Create the Maine Council on Poverty and Economic Security (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.1162 An Act To Remove Disparities in the Administration of Emergency Aid (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.1371 RESOLVE, To Provide Adequate Funding for Emergency Homeless Shelters (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. DUNN of Bangor)
L.D.1660 An Act To Provide One-time Funds To Leverage Private Funds To Strengthen Children and Families in Maine (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
2:00pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
PUBLIC HEARING
L.D.770 An Act To Clarify Application of the Medical Marijuana Law (Sponsor: Rep. HARLOW of Portland) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1418 An Act To Provide Patients with Their Medication (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.977 An Act To Address the Funding Needs of Air and Ground Emergency Medical Services (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
Labor (287-1333)
10:00am Room 220, Cross Office Building
L.D.1295 An Act To Amend the Labor Laws Regarding Automobile Dealerships (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1697 An Act To Ensure Fair Wages (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1809 An Act To Base Minimum Wage Increases on the Consumer Price Index (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.1777 An Act for Fair Treatment of Workers (Sponsor: Sen. BRANNIGAN of Cumberland) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1653 An Act To Prevent Real Minimum Wages from Falling (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
L.D.1543 An Act To Clarify the Use of Tips in Payment of Service Employees (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Labor)
L.D.1455 An Act Concerning the Duties of Employers in the Case of Mass Employee Termination (Sponsor: Rep. PATRICK of Rumford)
L.D.934 An Act To Establish Working Hours and Wages for Teenagers (Sponsor: Rep. CURTIS of Madison)
L.D.1586 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Labor To Examine Policy and Programmatic Alternatives for the Establishment of a Wage Loss Insurance System To Provide Wage Security in the Event of Loss of Earnings (Sponsor: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
L.D.1832 An Act To Amend the Unemployment Compensation Laws (Sponsor: Rep. DUPREY of Hampden)
L.D.1345 An Act To Simplify Standards for Determining Independent Contractor Status for Unemployment Compensation Purposes (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
10:00am Room 437, State House
L.D.1724 An Act To Strengthen the Maine Clean Election Act (Sponsor: SPEAKER CUMMINGS of Portland)
L.D.1740 An Act To Amend the Maine Clean Election Act (Sponsor: Sen. PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
L.D.1680 An Act To Reform and Simplify the Clean Election Process (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1499 An Act To Improve the Maine Clean Election Act (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland)
L.D.1679 An Act To Change and Clarify the Maine Clean Election Laws (Sponsor: Sen. SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
L.D.1682 An Act To Improve Maine's Clean Election Law (Sponsor: Sen. RAYE of Washington)
1:00pm Room 437, State House
L.D.1729 An Act To Allow Contributors to Candidates Financed by the Maine Clean Election Fund To Submit Qualifying Contributions Online (Sponsor: Rep. TRINWARD of Waterville)
L.D.1547 An Act To Prohibit a Maine Clean Election Act Candidate from Recruiting a Primary Opponent (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
L.D.1362 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Municipal Elections (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1744 An Act To Join the Interstate Compact on the National Popular Vote (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
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)
Marine Resources (287-1337)
12:00pm Washington York Room, Augusta Civic Center
L.D.1769 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 11.15: Scallop Conservation Areas, Beals-Jonesport, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Marine Resources (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. PERCY of Phippsburg) (Submitted by Department of Marine Resources)
L.D.1811 An Act To Create a Saltwater Recreational Fishing License (Sponsor: Rep. PERCY of Phippsburg)
State and Local Government (287-1330)
10:00am Room 216, Cross Office Building
L.D.1227 An Act To Require Posting of the State's Debt (Sponsor: Rep. THOMAS of Ripley)
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.1678 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Working Group on the State Purchasing Code of Conduct Laws (Sponsor: Sen. ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
Taxation (287-1552)
10:00am Room 127, State House
PUBLIC HEARING
L.D.531 An Act To Improve the Method of Taxing Natural Gas for Highway Use (Sponsor: Rep. BLISS of South Portland)
L.D.828 An Act To Change the Process for Applying for Reimbursement of Fuel Taxes (Sponsor: Rep. CURTIS of Madison)
L.D.1307 An Act To Reduce Duplication of Paperwork for Fuel Distributors (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland)
L.D.460 An Act To Amend the Municipal Excise Tax Reimbursement Fund Law (Sponsor: Rep. FISHER of Brewer) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Secretary of State)
L.D.1235 An Act Regarding Recreational Vehicle Excise Taxes (Sponsor: Rep. MARLEY of Portland)
L.D.639 An Act To Clarify the Application of the Real Estate Transfer Tax in Regards to Section 1031 Exchanges (Sponsor: Rep. CRESSEY of Cornish)
1:00pm Room 127, State House
PUBLIC HEARING
L.D.1378 RESOLVE, To Provide Information to Maine Citizens Regarding Maine's Tax Laws (Sponsor: Rep. RAND of Portland)
L.D.1584 An Act To Authorize Arbitration of Property Tax Valuation Disputes (Sponsor: Sen. SMITH of Piscataquis)
L.D.1144 An Act To Provide Information to Property Tax Payers (Sponsor: Rep. SAMSON of Auburn)
L.D.1710 An Act To Promote Fairness in Municipal Foreclosure Procedures (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1558 An Act To Improve the Process for Adjustment for Sudden and Severe Disruption of Valuation (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
L.D.1357 RESOLVE, Directing the Treasurer of State To Convene a Study Commission To Develop Recommendations To Improve the Administration of the State-Municipal Revenue Sharing Program (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1358 RESOLVE, To Study the Distribution of Revenue Sharing (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1192 An Act To Adjust Revenue Sharing Proportions for Education (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
1:00pm Room 208, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.449 An Act To Support and Create Creative Economy Businesses (Sponsor: Rep. BEAUDETTE of Biddeford)
L.D.463 An Act To Create the Marine Research Matching Fund (Sponsor: Sen. TURNER of Cumberland)
L.D.820 An Act To Amend the Funeral Service Licensing Laws (Sponsor: Rep. PENDLETON of Scarborough)
L.D.833 An Act To Support the Maine Patent Program (Sponsor: Rep. FISCHER of Presque Isle)
L.D.918 RESOLVE, Directing the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development To Convene a Working Group To Explore Regionalization (Sponsor: Rep. BARSTOW of Gorham)
L.D.927 An Act To Preserve Historic Architecture by Encouraging Owner-occupied Small Business Conversion (Sponsor: Rep. ANNIS of Dover-Foxcroft)
L.D.944 An Act To Reduce Regulatory Costs for Maine Businesses (Sponsor: Sen. SMITH of Piscataquis)
L.D.1064 An Act To Increase Funding To Support Research and Development in the University of Maine System (Sponsor: Rep. FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1077 An Act To Create a Seasonal Vendor Sales Tax Revolving Loan Fund (Sponsor: Rep. MacDONALD of Boothbay)
L.D.1106 An Act To Recapitalize the Municipal Investment Trust Fund (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1163 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability Regarding Economic Development in Maine (Sponsor: Sen. ROSEN of Hancock)
L.D.1364 An Act To Preserve and Grow Maine Small Businesses (Sponsor: Sen. BROMLEY of Cumberland)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
1:00pm Room 202, Cross Office Building
PUBLIC HEARINGS
L.D.1480 An Act To Provide an Income Tax Credit for Donations to Maine Public Schools (Sponsor: Rep. BERRY of Bowdoinham)
L.D.1590 An Act To Clarify the Method of Education Cost Sharing among Certain Municipalities (Sponsor: Rep. BABBIDGE of Kennebunk)
L.D.1624 An Act To Hold School Systems to the Same Spending Limits as Municipalities (Sponsor: Sen. NASS of York)
L.D.1766 An Act To Amend the Authorization Procedures for Certain Municipal and School Budgets (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
L.D.1839 An Act To Further the Implementation of the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act (Sponsor: Rep. NORTON of Bangor) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Education)
3:00pm Room 202, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.1634: An Act To Reduce School Construction Costs
L.D.1683: An Act To Appropriate Funds for the Katahdin Cultural Center
L.D.1619: An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Adult Education
L.D.1694: An Act To Establish the Town Academy Advisory Council
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
1:00pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.1146 An Act To Promote Healthy Practices for MaineCare Members
L.D.1250 An Act To Implement an Oral Health Capitation System for Children on MaineCare
L.D.1536 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Reform Maine's Noncategorical Medicaid Program
L.D.1509 RESOLVE, To Protect Nursing Facilities
2:00pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.1421 RESOLVE, To Remove Barriers to Smoking Cessation Treatment in Maine
L.D.1450 VOTED ONTP - An Act To Create Equity in Hospital Charges
L.D.1370 An Act Requiring Public Disclosure of Health Care Prices
L.D.792 An Act Concerning Postpartum Mental Health Education
3:00pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.770 An Act To Clarify Application of the Medical Marijuana Law
L.D.1418 An Act To Provide Patients with Their Medication
L.D.977 An Act To Address the Funding Needs of Air and Ground Emergency Medical Services
L.D.755 An Act To Ensure the Success of All Maine Families through Early Care and Education
L.D.1369 RESOLVE, To Promote High-quality Before-school and After-school Programs
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (287-1338)
1:00pm Room 206, Cross Office Building
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.826 An Act To Protect Inland Waters and Property Owners (Sponsor: Rep. MOORE of Standish)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
1:00pm Room 427, State House
L.D.1474 An Act To Increase the Minimum Medical Payments Coverage in Automobile Insurance (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1489 An Act To Enhance Fairness in Arbitration (Sponsor: Sen. BOWMAN of York)
L.D.1502 An Act To Clarify and Update the Laws Related to Property and Casualty Insurance (Sponsor: Rep. PRIEST of Brunswick) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
L.D.1503 An Act To Clarify and Update the Laws Related to Health Insurance (Sponsor: Rep. BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
L.D.1641 An Act To Provide for Transparency in Insurance Rate Proceedings (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)
L.D.1753 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)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00pm Room 438, State House
L.D.1505 An Act To Adopt the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
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)
4:00pm Room 438, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1117 An Act To Amend the Charter of the Somerset Woods Trustees (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1029 An Act To Create the Maine Spyware Prevention Act (Sponsor: Sen. BOWMAN of York)
L.D.1141 An Act To Ensure Basic Rights of Judicial Employees (Sponsor: Rep. FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1138 An Act To Prohibit Maine from Participating in a National Identification Card System (Sponsor: Rep. LANSLEY of Sabattus)
L.D.94 An Act To Protect Consumer Rights under the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act
Natural Resources (287-4149)
1:00pm Room 214, Cross Office Building
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)
(In conjunction with the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy)
L.D.1851 An Act To Establish the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Act of 2007 (Sponsor: Rep. KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor) (GOVERNOR'S BILL)
Taxation (287-1552)
1:00pm 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.1479 An Act To Clarify Responsibility for the Collection of Rental Taxes (Sponsor: Rep. GILES of Belfast)
L.D.1300 An Act To Return a Portion of Sales, Lodging and Meals Taxes to Municipalities (Sponsor: Rep. CHASE of Wells)
L.D.1772 An Act To Require Nonresidents To Pay Sales Tax on Snowmobiles and ATVs (Sponsor: Rep. MAREAN of Hollis)
L.D.1131 An Act To Establish a Sales Tax Rebate for Certain Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. PLUMMER of Windham)
SP 131JO Review of R&D Tax Policy
Transportation (287-4148)
1:00pm Room 126, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.534 RESOLVE, Directing the Maine Turnpike Authority To Study the Relocation of the York Toll Booth (Sponsor: Rep. WEAVER of York)
L.D.1202 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Access to State and State Aid Highways To Permit a Traffic Safety and Rest Area Exception (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1363 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Access to State and State Aid Highways To Permit Traffic Safety and Rest Area Exceptions (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)
L.D.1277 RESOLVE, To Study the Feasibility of Off-road Bike and Walking Paths along the Busiest Commuting Corridors in the State (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
L.D.1563 RESOLVE, To Name 3 Bridges in Honor of Medal of Honor Recipients (Sponsor: Rep. FISHER of Brewer)
L.D.1265 An Act To Keep Private Road Maintenance Costs Affordable (Sponsor: Rep. PERCY of Phippsburg) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1329 An Act To Allow Municipalities To Set Speed Limits on Certain Roads (Sponsor: Rep. BROWNE of Vassalboro)
L.D.1399 RESOLVE, To Ensure the Safety of Roads with High Volumes of Traffic (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1410 RESOLVE, To Name the Gray Connector (Sponsor: Rep. AUSTIN of Gray)
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (287-1312)
1:00pm Room 206, Cross Office Building
L.D.861 An Act To Require a Commercial Applicator's License To Use Pesticides in Food-handling Establishments (Sponsor: Rep. SAVIELLO of Wilton) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources)
L.D.1698 An Act To Provide for Public Notification of Indoor Pesticide Applications (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1798 An Act To Fund Pesticide Education in the State (Sponsor: Rep. BLANCHARD of Old Town)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
1:00pm Room 202, Cross Office Building
MEPRI BriefingsAnalysis and re-calculation of staff to student ratios used in EPS model
Analysis of the EPS transportation costs component
Additional analysis of the small schools adjustment in the EPS model
2:30pm Room 202, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D. 967: Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 007: Implementation of the Essential Programs and Services Funding Model, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education
L.D.1041: An Act To Improve the Essential Programs and Services Funding Formula
L.D.1766: An Act To Amend the Authorization Procedures for Certain Municipal and School Budgets
L.D.1839: An Act To Further the Implementation of the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
1:00pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
Direct care worker study report
1:30pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.1118 An Act To Provide Certain Requirements for Rules Related to Rate Setting for Mental Retardation Services and Mental Health Managed Care
2:00pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
L.D.1252 An Act To Amend State Funding Reimbursement under the General Assistance Program (Sponsor: Sen. ROSEN of Hancock)
L.D.12 An Act To Establish a Residency Requirement for MaineCare Recipients (Sponsor: Rep. BROWNE of Vassalboro)
L.D.28 An Act To Establish a Statewide Residency Requirement for General Assistance (Sponsor: Rep. BROWNE of Vassalboro)
L.D.957 An Act To Enact a Five-point Welfare Reform Plan (Sponsor: Rep. LANSLEY of Sabattus)
3:00pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
L.D.1217 An Act To Improve Health Standards in Piercing Procedures (Sponsor: Sen. PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
L.D.1280 An Act To Expand the Scope of Practice of Certified Nursing Assistants To Include the Care of Feeding Tubes and Similar Devices (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1451 An Act To Promote the Health and Safety of Maine Consumers (Sponsor: Rep. BRYANT of Windham)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00pm Room 438, State House
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)
Labor (287-1333)
1:00pm Room 220, Cross Office Building
L.D.998 An Act To Further Facilitate the Regionalization of Emergency Communications Dispatching Services (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. MITCHELL of Kennebec) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Public Safety)
L.D.1545 An Act To Protect Workers from Political or Religious Intimidation (Sponsor: Rep. FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1593 An Act To Require the Consent of Union Members To Have Dues Used for Political Purposes (Sponsor: Rep. LANSLEY of Sabattus)
L.D.1604 An Act To End the Automatic Deduction of Union Dues from the Paychecks of Nonunion Members (Sponsor: Rep. LANSLEY of Sabattus)
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
1:00pm Room 437, State House
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.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.994 An Act To Make Minor Changes to the Gambling Control Board Laws (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
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)
L.D.1607 An Act To Establish a Fund to Provide American Flags at Veterans' Graves (Sponsor: Rep. LANSLEY of Sabattus)
Marine Resources (287-1337) (In conjunction with the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources.)
1:00pm Room 214, Cross Office Building
L.D.1528 An Act To Protect Native Diadromous Fish during Their Migration (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)
State and Local Government (287-1330)
3:00pm Room 216, Cross Office Building
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.1238 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Provide 4-year Terms for Legislators (Sponsor: Rep. BROWNE of Vassalboro)
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.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
PUBLIC HEARING
L.D.1112 An Act To Exempt from Maine Taxes Wine Shipped to Other States (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland)
L.D.1725 An Act To Modernize the Alcohol Tax by Imposing It on a Per Drink Basis (Sponsor: Rep. BARSTOW of Gorham)
L.D.1484 An Act To Fund Community Health Centers (Sponsor: Rep. PERRY of Calais)
L.D.1375 An Act To Equalize the Taxation of Noncigarette Tobacco Products (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1181 An Act To Reclassify Certain Tobacco Products (Sponsor: Rep. BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth)
L.D.920 An Act To Repeal the Maine Use Tax (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.1597 An Act Regarding the Service Provider Tax (Sponsor: Rep. MOORE of Standish)
L.D.1093 An Act To Exempt Fuels Used in Farm Tractors from the Sales Tax (Sponsor: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity)
L.D.1094 An Act To Exempt from the Sales Tax Water Used in Agricultural Production (Sponsor: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity)
L.D.1664 An Act To Exempt Vegetable Seeds and Fertilizer from the Sales Tax (Sponsor: Rep. MAREAN of Hollis)
Utilities and Energy (287-4143)
1:00pm Room 211, Cross Office Building
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.1381 RESOLVE, To Ensure the Success of Regional Climate Change Efforts (Sponsor: Rep. FLETCHER of Winslow)
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
1:00pm Room 208, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.550 An Act To Allow the Independent Practice of Dental Hygiene (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.553 An Act To Allow for Corporate Ownership of Dental Practices (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1129 An Act To Increase Access to Oral Health Care (Sponsor: Rep. PENDLETON of Scarborough)
L.D.1161 An Act To Make Certain Changes to the Board of Licensure in Medicine (Sponsor: Sen. ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1194 An Act Concerning the Practice of a Deceased or Incapacitated Dentist (Sponsor: Sen. BROMLEY of Cumberland)
L.D.1246 RESOLVE, To Improve Oral Health for Children (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1472 An Act To Provide for the Regulation of Denturists by the Board of Complementary Health Care Providers (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1516 An Act To Permit Certain Health Care Practices (Sponsor: Sen. COURTNEY of York)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
1:00pm Room 202, Cross Office Building
PUBLIC HEARINGS
L.D.1721 An Act Regarding the Sharing of Educational Costs in School Administrative Units of Multiple Municipalities (Sponsor: Rep. BABBIDGE of Kennebunk)
L.D.1722 An Act To Allow the Creation of a School District in Northern Franklin County (Sponsor: Rep. SAVIELLO of Wilton)
L.D.1591 An Act To Provide Educational Opportunities for Dependents of Maine Military Personnel (Sponsor: Rep. TARDY of Newport)
L.D.1532 An Act To Fund a Southern Maine Regional Applied Technology Center in Sanford (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
3:00pm Room 202, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.272: An Act To Create Charter Programs within Existing Schools
L.D.453: An Act To Enhance the Choices for Children and Parents from Areas without Public Secondary Schools
L.D.1325: An Act To Ensure Adequate Funding for Students of Alternative Schools
L.D.1758: Resolve, To Promote Alternative Schools within Existing School Systems
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
1:00pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
L.D.725 An Act To Ensure Retail Tobacco License Compliance (Sponsor: Rep. RAND of Portland)
L.D.859 An Act To Restrict the Smoking Exemption for Tobacco Specialty Stores (Sponsor: Sen. TURNER of Cumberland)
L.D.1361 An Act Concerning Certain Flavored Cigarettes and Cigars (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
2:00pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
L.D.973 An Act To Require the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention To Publish Abortion Statistics (Sponsor: Rep. NASS of Acton)
L.D.1309 An Act To Provide Equity in Funding for Women's Health Services (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (287-1338)
1:00pm Room 206, Cross Office Building
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)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
1:00pm Room 427, State House
L.D.1452 An Act To Protect a Borrower's Right To Use the Borrower's Chosen Accounting Service (Sponsor: Rep. ROBINSON of Raymond)
L.D.1476 An Act Relating to Bad Check Enforcement Programs Operated by Private Entities (Sponsor: Rep. PERRY of Calais) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
L.D.1703 An Act To Regulate Presettlement Lawsuit Funding (Sponsor: Rep. TREAT of Farmingdale)
L.D.1287 An Act To Assist Maine Pharmacies (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland)
2:00pm Room 427, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1452 An Act To Protect a Borrower's Right To Use the Borrower's Chosen Accounting Service (Sponsor: Rep. ROBINSON of Raymond)
L.D.1476 An Act Relating to Bad Check Enforcement Programs Operated by Private Entities (Sponsor: Rep. PERRY of Calais) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
L.D.1703 An Act To Regulate Presettlement Lawsuit Funding (Sponsor: Rep. TREAT of Farmingdale)
L.D.1287 An Act To Assist Maine Pharmacies (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00pm Room 438, State House
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.1617 An Act To Repeal Strict Foreclosure (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
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 Office Building
L.D.108 An Act To Exempt Certain Vehicles from the California Low-emission Vehicle Standards (Sponsor: Rep. THOMAS of Ripley)
L.D.1845 An Act To Strengthen the Laws Concerning Surface Water Ambient Toxic Monitoring (Sponsor: Rep. PERCY of Phippsburg)
L.D.128 RESOLVE, Directing the Board of Environmental Protection To Adopt Rules To Improve the Emissions and Efficiency of Outdoor Wood Boilers (Sponsor: Rep. BERRY of Bowdoinham) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Environmental Protection)
L.D.1551 An Act To Establish a Seasonal Ban on the Operation of Outdoor Wood Boilers (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. TREAT of Farmingdale)
L.D.1824 An Act To Declare a Moratorium on the Sale and Installation of High-emissions Outdoor Wood Boilers That Do Not Meet the Current Federal Environmental Protection Agency Standards for Wood Stoves (Sponsor: Rep. BERRY of Bowdoinham)
L.D.1803 An Act To Clarify Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Ordinances (Sponsor: Rep. KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by State Planning Office)
(In conjunction with the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation)
L.D.1168 An Act To Amend New Motor Vehicle Laws Regarding Emission Standards (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)
Taxation (287-1552)
1:00pm Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1461 An Act To Allow a Tax Credit for Tuition Paid to Private Schools (Sponsor: Sen. SHERMAN of Aroostook)
L.D.1529 An Act To Create a Scholarship Grant Organization Tax Credit (Sponsor: Sen. SHERMAN of Aroostook)
L.D.394 An Act To Provide a Tax Benefit to Businesses That Invest in Quality Child Care (Sponsor: Rep. CONOVER of Oakland)
L.D.1712 An Act To Amend the Amount of the Child Care Tax Credit (Sponsor: Rep. CONOVER of Oakland)
L.D.1069 An Act To Provide a Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Technology Centers
L.D.260 An Act To Provide an Income Tax Deduction for Teachers To Account for the Purchase of Supplies (Sponsor: Rep. HARLOW of Portland)
L.D.171 An Act To Establish a Voluntary Tax Account (Sponsor: Rep. LANSLEY of Sabattus)
L.D.1100 An Act To Support Continued Viability of Affordable Housing (Sponsor: Sen. SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
Transportation (287-4148)
2:00pm Room 126, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.939 An Act To Permit Front-wheel Drive Vehicles To Have Front Studded Snow Tires Only (Sponsor: Rep. PINKHAM of Lexington Township)
L.D.1226 An Act To Protect Young Passengers of Transportation Providers (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1487 An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Automotive Reflective and Tinted Glass (Sponsor: Rep. BERUBE of Lisbon)
L.D.320 An Act To Allow the Widening of a Portion of the Maine Turnpike (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Maine Turnpike Authority)
L.D.6 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Transportation To Improve Guardrails on Portions of Interstate 295 (Sponsor: Rep. MARLEY of Portland)
Friday, April 27, 2007
Model Legislature Weekend
Appropriations & Financial Affairs (287-1635)
9:00 AM Room 228, State House
Mental Health Initiatives re Standardized Service Rates
Report-back from Frank Johnson, Director of the Office of Health Insurance
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
10:00am Room 208, Cross Office Building
L.D.1600 An Act To Allocate the Number of Redemption Centers Based on Population (Sponsor: Rep. RECTOR of Thomaston)
L.D.1657 An Act To Support and Enhance Maine's Beverage Container Recycling Laws and Household Hazardous Waste Collection (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
L.D.1696 An Act To Amend Maine's Bottle Laws (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1759 An Act To Reduce Fraud in the Processing of Beverage Containers (Sponsor: Rep. SMITH of Monmouth)
L.D.1128 An Act To Require Electronic Monitoring of Secondary Sales Transactions (Sponsor: Rep. SMITH of Monmouth)
L.D.1172 An Act To Regulate Fire Alarm Contractors (Sponsor: Sen. NASS of York)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
9:00am Room 436, State House
L.D.46 An Act To Create Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Persons Convicted of Certain Sex Offenses against Victims under 12 Years of Age (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.149 An Act To Take into Account the Crime Committed That Facilitated a Sexual Assault (Sponsor: Rep. CROCKETT of Augusta)
L.D.1807 An Act To Provide for Civil Commitment for Sexually Violent Predators and To Prohibit Sex Offenders from Residing Together (Sponsor: Sen. PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
9:00am Room 202, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.1254: An Act To Modify the Student Code of Conduct
L.D.1591: An Act To Provide Educational Opportunities for Dependents of Maine Military Personnel
L.D.1532: An Act To Fund a Southern Maine Regional Applied Technology Center in Sanford
10:30am Room 202, Cross Office Building
DOE Overview of CDS System
1:00pm Room 202, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.1480: An Act To Provide an Income Tax Credit for Donations to Maine Public Schools
L.D.1590: An Act To Clarify the Method of Education Cost Sharing among Certain Municipalities
L.D.1624: An Act To Hold School Systems to the Same Spending Limits as Municipalities
L.D.1721: An Act Regarding the Sharing of Educational Costs in School Administrative Units of Multiple Municipalities
L.D.1722: An Act To Allow the Creation of a School District in Northern Franklin County
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
9:00am Room 209, Cross Office Building
L.D.1209 An Act To License Weekly Housing Programs (Sponsor: Sen. BROMLEY of Cumberland) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1386 An Act To Make Criminal Background Checks and Department of Health and Human Services Child Protective Substantiation Checks on Volunteers More Affordable (Sponsor: Rep. WALCOTT of Lewiston)
L.D.1398 An Act To Enable Restaurants To Allow Dogs In Outdoor Portions of Those Establishments (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
L.D.1535 RESOLVE, To Establish the Work Group To Review and Recommend Improvements for the Certificate of Need Program (Sponsor: Rep. MILLER of Somerville)
1:00pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.652 RESOLVE, To Ensure Appropriate Personal Needs Allowances for Persons Residing in Long-term Care Facilities
L.D.1288 An Act To Limit Recertification of Nursing Facility Residents to One Regulatory Organization
L.D.1669 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Reimbursement of Nursing Facilities
L.D.1110 An Act To Create the Maine Council on Poverty and Economic Security
L.D.1162 An Act To Remove Disparities in the Administration of Emergency Aid
L.D.1371 RESOLVE, To Provide Adequate Funding for Emergency Homeless Shelters
L.D.1660 An Act To Provide One-time Funds To Leverage Private Funds To Strengthen Children and Families in Maine
2:00pm Room 209, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.1252 An Act To Amend State Funding Reimbursement under the General Assistance Program
L.D.12 An Act To Establish a Residency Requirement for MaineCare Recipients
L.D.28 An Act To Establish a Statewide Residency Requirement for General Assistance
L.D.957 An Act To Enact a Five-point Welfare Reform Plan
L.D.1217 An Act To Improve Health Standards in Piercing Procedures
L.D.1280 An Act To Expand the Scope of Practice of Certified Nursing Assistants To Include the Care of Feeding Tubes and Similar Devices
L.D.1451 An Act To Promote the Health and Safety of Maine Consumers
L.D.339 An Act To Prevent Inappropriate Transfers of Residents of Nursing Facilities (Sponsored by Senator Lisa Marraché)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
9:30am Room 427, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1474 An Act To Increase the Minimum Medical Payments Coverage in Automobile Insurance (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1489 An Act To Enhance Fairness in Arbitration (Sponsor: Sen. BOWMAN of York)
L.D.1502 An Act To Clarify and Update the Laws Related to Property and Casualty Insurance (Sponsor: Rep. PRIEST of Brunswick) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
L.D.1503 An Act To Clarify and Update the Laws Related to Health Insurance (Sponsor: Rep. BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
L.D.1641 An Act To Provide for Transparency in Insurance Rate Proceedings (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)
L.D.1753 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)
State and Local Government (287-1330)
10:00am Room 216, Cross Office Building
L.D.1810 An Act To Enact the Informed Growth Act (Sponsor: Rep. BARSTOW of Gorham)
Taxation (287-1552)
10:00am Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.529 An Act To Encourage Newly Retired Veterans To Reside in Maine (Sponsor: Rep. WATSON of Bath)
L.D.872 An Act To Exempt Military Pensions and Survivors' Benefit Payments from State Income Tax (Sponsor: Rep. LANSLEY of Sabattus)
L.D.1482 An Act To Assist Recipients of Tax-exempt Income (Sponsor: Rep. FARRINGTON of Gorham)
L.D.1255 RESOLVE, To Return to J & L Discatio Corporation Money Paid by It to Maine Revenue Services (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1483 An Act To Exempt a Portion of Rental Income from Taxation (Sponsor: Rep. MacDONALD of Boothbay)
L.D.641 An Act To Amend the Nonresident Income Tax Filing Requirements (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
1:00pm Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.760 An Act To Reduce the Excise Tax on Certain Commercial Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. JACKSON of Allagash)
L.D.789 An Act To Decrease the Excise Tax Imposed on Motor Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. SIROIS of Turner)
L.D.893 An Act To Exempt from Excise Tax Maine Military Personnel Who Are Serving Their Tours of Duty in Maine (Sponsor: Rep. FLOOD of Winthrop)
L.D.1155 An Act To Include Fuel Economy when Calculating the Excise Tax on Motor Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. BABBIDGE of Kennebunk)
L.D.1342 An Act To Enhance Energy Security by Requiring Greater Fuel Efficiency (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
L.D.1460 An Act To Allow Maine Residents To More Fully Depreciate Their Motor Vehicles (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.1707 An Act To Require Municipalities To Enforce the Collection of the State Excise Tax on Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Certain Recreational Vehicles Owned by Maine Residents Registered Outside the State (Sponsor: Rep. WHEELER of Kittery)
L.D.1235 An Act Regarding Recreational Vehicle Excise Taxes
L.D.460 An Act To Amend the Municipal Excise Tax Reimbursement Fund Law
Transportation (287-4148)
9:00am Room 126, State House
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)
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
9:00am Room 209, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.365 RESOLVE, To Promote Community Integration for Individuals with Brain Injuries
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (287-1312)
9:30 AM Room 206, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.277 An Act To Require Mapping of Conservation Easements, Purchases and Gifts (Sponsor: Sen. RAYE of Washington)
L.D.695 An Act Concerning Applications Processed by the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (Sponsor: Rep. DUCHESNE of Hudson) (DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Conservation)
L.D.717 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 1: General Provisions and Chapter 10: Land Use Districts and Standards, Major Substantive Rules of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. PIEH of Bremen) (Submitted by Maine Land Use Regulation Commission)
1:00 PM Room 206, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.629 RESOLVE, To Create the Sebago Lake Village State Park (Sponsor: Rep. CRESSEY of Cornish)
L.D.705 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 329: Rules Governing Milk and Milk Products, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. PIEH of Bremen) (Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources)
L.D.965 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 328: Rules Governing the Licensing and Inspection of Farm Cheese, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. PIEH of Bremen) (Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources)
L.D.971 An Act To Amend Certain Animal Health Laws (Sponsor: Rep. PIEH of Bremen)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources)
L.D.1074 An Act To Amend the Maine Commercial Fertilizer Law (Sponsor: Rep. LUNDEEN of Mars Hill)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources)
L.D.1157 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources To Establish Rules Concerning Certified Organic Seed (Sponsor: Rep. CRAY of Palmyra)
Appropriations and Financial Affairs (287-1635)
8:00 AM Room 228, State House
L.D.60 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Maine's Roads and Bridges (Sponsor: Rep. DUPREY of Hampden)
L.D.188 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Public Transportation in Rural Areas (Sponsor: Rep. SCHATZ of Blue Hill)
L.D.417 An Act To Authorize the Issuance of a Highway Fund Bond Issue for Maine's Roads and Bridges (Sponsor: Rep. MILLETT of Waterford)
L.D.718 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Stimulate the Midcoast Economy (Sponsor: Rep. GERZOFSKY of Brunswick)
1:00 PM Room 228, State House
L.D.304 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Capital Projects for the Maine Community College System and the University of Maine System (Sponsor: Rep. RECTOR of Thomaston)
L.D.315 An Act Authorizing a General Fund Bond Issue To Improve the Quality and Safety of Science and Teaching Laboratories, General Classrooms and Libraries at Maine's Public Universities (Sponsor: Sen. SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
L.D.573 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Western Maine Creative Arts Center (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.612 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Capital Improvements for the Maine Community College System (Sponsor: Rep. FINCH of Fairfield)
L.D.942 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Educational Facilities and Research and Development Facilities for the University of New England (Sponsor: Sen. BRANNIGAN of Cumberland)
L.D.1019 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Replenish the School Revolving Renovation Fund (Sponsor: Sen. BOWMAN of York)
L.D.1165 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Development of 2 Educational Facilities for Spurwink (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
9:00 AM Room 436, State House
L.D.363 An Act To Improve Juvenile Justice (Sponsor: Rep. SYKES of Harrison)
L.D.71 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Plea of Not Criminally Responsible by Reason of Mental Disease or Defect in Juvenile Cases (Sponsor: Rep. SYKES of Harrison)
L.D.418 An Act To Make Maine Safer by Collecting DNA from Those Convicted of Felonies (Sponsor: Rep. MARLEY of Portland)
L.D.769 An Act To Establish the Missing Senior Citizen Alert Program (Sponsor: Rep. CAMPBELL of Newfield)
1:00 PM Room 436, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.832 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Public Safety To Convene a Working Group To Review the Functioning of College and University Law Enforcement Departments (Sponsor: Rep. BARSTOW of Gorham)
L.D.864 An Act To Protect Local Police Departments (Sponsor: Rep. ANNIS of Dover-Foxcroft)
L.D.676 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force To Study Maine's Homeland Security Needs (Emergency) (Introduced By: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland) (Submitted by Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland Security Needs)
L.D.673 An Act To Address the Issue of Drive-offs from Service Stations (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
1:00 PM Room 202, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1367 An Act To Address the Inequities of the Probationary Teacher Laws (Sponsor: Rep. MAKAS of Lewiston)
L.D.1123 POSTPONED An Act Relating to the Wells-Ogunquit Community School District (Sponsor: Sen. BOWMAN of York)
L.D.1473 An Act To Provide State Support for State-approved School Construction Projects in Certain Municipalities (Sponsor: Rep. PERCY of Phippsburg)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
1:00 PM Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.4 An Act To Amend the Prescription Privacy Law (Sponsor: Rep. FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.386 An Act To Provide for Prescription Monitoring and Protection of Personal Patient Information (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
L.D.838 An Act Protecting the Confidentiality of Prescription Information (Sponsor: Rep. TREAT of Farmingdale)
L.D.883 An Act To Allow a Self-pay Patient To Choose between Generic and Brand-name Medications (Sponsor: Sen. ROSEN of Hancock)
Judiciary (287-1327)
9:30 AM Room 438, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.584 An Act Concerning Animal Control Officers as Mandated Reporters of Abuse (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)
L.D.461 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Human Trafficking Task Force (Introduced By: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn) (Submitted by Human Trafficking Task Force)
L.D.275 An Act To Protect Child Victims of Sexual Abuse (Sponsor: Rep. EDGECOMB of Caribou)
L.D.94 An Act To Protect Consumer Rights under the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act (Sponsor: Rep. FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.489 RESOLVE, To Increase the Authority of the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
1:00 PM Room 438, State House
L.D.989 An Act To Extend Parental Support Obligations for College Students (Sponsor: Rep. HAYES of Buckfield)
L.D.1140 An Act To Improve Efficiency in the Courts (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1011 An Act To Enhance Child Support Collections in Maine (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1231 An Act To Serve the Best Interests of Children in Divorce (Sponsor: Rep. WEBSTER of Freeport)
L.D.1213 An Act To Establish Spousal Support Guidelines (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1207 An Act To Amend the Mechanics Lien Laws (Sponsor: Sen. McCORMICK of Kennebec)
L.D.867 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of a Joint Task Force on Fraudulent Uniform Commercial Code Filings as Adopted by the National Association of Secretaries of State and the International Association of Commercial Administrators (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)(AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Secretary of State)
Labor (287-1333)
1:00 PM Room 220, Cross State Office Building
L.D.522 An Act To Require the Posting of Proof of Workers' Compensation Insurance at Construction Sites (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.729 An Act To Compensate Employees Required To Be "On-call" by Their Employers (Sponsor: Rep. GREELEY of Levant)
L.D.1024 An Act To Address Labor Practices with On-call Workers (Sponsor: Sen. SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
L.D.1032 An Act To Improve Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities in Maine (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1055 An Act To Establish the Hearing Assistance Program for Low-income Persons Who Are Elderly or Disabled (Sponsor: Rep. WEBSTER of Freeport)
L.D.1086 An Act To Clarify Worker Payment for Clothing and Equipment (Sponsor: Rep. SMITH of Monmouth)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Labor)
L.D.1275 An Act To Promote Workplace Safety and Certainty within the Construction Industry by Authorizing the Workers' Compensation Board To Issue Construction Contractor Certificates (Sponsor: Rep. WATSON of Bath)
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
1:00 PM Room 437, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.915 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Bingo (Sponsor: Rep. EDGECOMB of Caribou)
L.D.892 An Act To Authorize Nonprofit Organizations To Conduct Tournament Games (Sponsor: Rep. PATRICK of Rumford)
L.D.890 An Act To Allow the Awarding of Prize Money from Gambling Machines Run by Nonprofit Organizations (Sponsor: Rep. PATRICK of Rumford)
L.D.891 An Act To Allow and Regulate Additional Pari-mutuel Wagering at Commercial Tracks (Sponsor: Rep. PATRICK of Rumford)
L.D.127 An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining to Beano (Sponsor: Rep. PATRICK of Rumford)
L.D.309 An Act To Change the Laws Concerning Games of Chance (Sponsor: Rep. BRYANT of Windham)
L.D.805 An Act To Authorize a Tribal Commercial Track and Slot Machines in Washington County(INITIATED BILL)
Marine Resources (287-1337)
1:00 PM Room 214, Cross State Office Building
L.D.139 An Act To Provide Flexibility for Sea Urchin Zones (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Marine Resources)
L.D.1036 An Act To Appropriate Funds To Restore Clam Flats in Stockton Harbor (Sponsor: Rep. WEDDELL of Frankfort) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1318 RESOLVE, To Require the Department of Marine Resources and the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability To Conduct an Independent Review and Audit of the Public Health Division (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. WEBSTER of Freeport)
L.R. 2213 An Act to Ensure the Proper Management of the Sea Urchin Industry
State and Local Government (287-1330)
1:00 PM Room 216, Cross State Office Building
L.D.905 An Act To Amend the Maine Administrative Procedure Act To Strengthen Safeguards for Small Businesses (Sponsor: Rep. RECTOR of Thomaston)
L.D.1021 RESOLVE, To Lower the Cost of State Government (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.1132 An Act To Make Technical Changes to the Maine Municipal Bond Bank Laws (Sponsor: Rep. LUNDEEN of Mars Hill)
L.D.1147 An Act To Impose a Modified Hiring Freeze in State Government (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. MILLETT of Waterford)
Utilities and Energy (287-4143)
1:00 PM Room 211, Cross State Office Building
L.D.268 An Act Regarding the Long-term Contracting Authority of the Public Utilities Commission (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. BLISS of South Portland) (AGENCY BILL)(Submitted by Public Utilities Commission)
L.D.969 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 316, Long Term Contracting and Resource Adequacy, a Major Substantive Rule of the Public Utilities Commission (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. BLISS of South Portland) (Submitted by Public Utilities Commission)
L.D.1098 An Act To Promote Electricity Transmission Independence (Sponsor: Rep. BLISS of South Portland)
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
1:00 PM Room 208, Cross State Office Building
L.D.719 An Act To Encourage Manufacturing by Expanding Pine Tree Development Zones (Sponsor: Rep. HARLOW of Portland)
L.D.768 An Act To Ensure That Pine Tree Development Zone Benefits Are Not Extended to Businesses That Compete with Existing Maine Businesses (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.803 An Act To Stimulate the Economy in the St. John Valley (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1057 An Act Concerning the Economic and Business Climate (Sponsor: Rep. BLISS of South Portland)
L.D.1076 An Act To Encourage Expansion and Development of Maine Tourism (Sponsor: Rep. MIRAMANT of Camden)
L.D.1215 An Act To Attract New Capital for Innovative Businesses through Equity Investment in Maine (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
1:00 PM Room 202, Cross State Office Building
L.D.560 An Act To Integrate the Approval of Early Childhood Education Plans for Children 4 Years of Age into Basic School Approval for Elementary Schools (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Education)
L.D.334 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 182: Formula for Distribution of Funds to Child Development Services Regional Sites (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. NORTON of Bangor) (Submitted by Department of Education)
L.D.317 An Act To Increase the Availability of Public Education Services from Child Development Services (Sponsor: Sen. DOW of Lincoln)
L.D.836 An Act To Enhance Special Education (Sponsor: Rep. MAKAS of Lewiston) (DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Education)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
1:00 PM Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.436 An Act To Postpone the Expiration of the Required Nonhospital Expenditures Component in the Capital Investment Fund (Sponsor: Sen. TURNER of Cumberland)
L.D.615 An Act To Authorize the Use of the Department of Health and Human Services Staff as Hearing Officers (Sponsor: Rep. MILLER of Somerville) (DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.902 An Act To Amend the Maine Health Data Organization Laws (Sponsor: Sen. BRANNIGAN of Cumberland)(AGENCY BILL)(Submitted by Maine Health Data Organization)
L.D.50 RESOLVE, Regarding Costly Computer Processes at the Department of Health and Human Services (Sponsor: Rep. DUPREY of Hampden)
L.D.984 RESOLVE, To Evaluate MaineCare Finances (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (287-1338)
1:00 PM Room 206, Cross State Office Building
L.D.284 An Act To Permit Archery Hunters the Opportunity To Take an Additional Deer (Sponsor: Rep. CLEARY of Houlton)
L.D.356 An Act Concerning Certain Hunting License Fees and Antlerless Deer Permits (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.421 An Act To Improve Deer Management and Hunting (Sponsor: Rep. HANLEY of Gardiner)
L.D.616 An Act To Allow the Transfer of an Antlerless Deer Permit to a Child with a Disability (Sponsor: Rep. ANNIS of Dover-Foxcroft)
L.D.634 An Act To Encourage Landowners To Allow Hunting (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.655 An Act To Change the Firearms Season on Deer (Sponsor: Rep. HANLEY of Gardiner)
Following Public Hearings - Room 206, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.99 An Act To Allow an All-terrain Vehicle To Operate on Snow without Being Registered as a Snowmobile (Sponsor: Rep. McLEOD of Lee)
L.D.167 An Act To Allow Military Personnel Stationed in Maine To Register All-terrain Vehicles As Residents (Sponsor: Rep. LANSLEY of Sabattus)
L.D.455 An Act To Restrict Use of Trails Designed for All-terrain Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. JACKSON of Allagash)
L.D.932 RESOLVE, To Study Incentives To Encourage All-terrain Vehicle Registrants To Join Local All-terrain Vehicle Clubs (Sponsor: Rep. HOTHAM of Dixfield)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
1:00 PM Room 427, State House
L.D.991 An Act To Clarify the Security Requirements for Self-insurers (Sponsor: Rep. PRIEST of Brunswick)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
L.D.1046 An Act To Make Changes to Maine's Homeowner Property Insurance Laws (Sponsor: Rep. McKANE of Newcastle)
L.D.1116 An Act To Create a State-sponsored Mutual Liability Company To Underwrite Risk for Snowmobile and ATV Clubs (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1253 An Act To Protect Consumers from Deceptive Insurance Solicitation (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1262 An Act Regarding Property and Casualty Insurance Actuarial Opinion of Reserves (Sponsor: Rep. CROCKETT of Augusta)(DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00 PM Room 438, State House
L.D.73 An Act To Place Land in Centerville in Trust (Sponsor: Rep. SOCTOMAH of the Passamaquoddy Tribe)
L.D.169 An Act To Place Land in Township 21 in Trust (Sponsor: Rep. SOCTOMAH of the Passamaquoddy Tribe)
L.D.1263 RESOLVE, To Continue the Tribal-State Work Group (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. BLANCHARD of Old Town)
Transportation (287-4148)
1:00 PM Room 126, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.8 An Act To Limit the Duration of a Legal Alien's Driver's License (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.84 An Act To Standardize Documentation Requirements for a Driver's License or Nondriver Identification Card (Sponsor: Rep. THOMAS of Ripley)
L.D.209 An Act To Require That a Person Be a Maine Resident in Order To Be Issued a Maine Driver's License (Sponsor: Rep. BROWNE of Vassalboro)
L.D.241 An Act To Allow the Secretary of State To Issue a Work-restricted License to First-time License Holders Not Yet 21 Years of Age with Less than 2 Years of Driving Time (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.740 An Act To Promote the Safety of Deaf or Hard-of-hearing Drivers (Sponsor: Rep. GROSE of Woolwich)
L.D.812 An Act To Amend the Driver's License Laws (Sponsor: Rep. MARLEY of Portland)(AGENCY BILL)(Submitted by Secretary of State)
L.D.775 An Act To Create a Special License Plate To Support Breast Cancer Support Services (Sponsor: Rep. STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland)
Utilities and Energy (287-4143)
1:00 PM Room 211, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.229 An Act To Facilitate the Establishment of Tribal Electric Utility Districts (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.993 An Act To Amend the Charter of the Winterport Water District (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
L.D.409 RESOLVE, To Study Alternative Fuel Use by Schools and Public Buildings (Sponsor: Rep. SAVIELLO of Wilton)
L.D.813 An Act To Provide an Energy Allowance to At-home Patients Using Ventilators (Sponsor: Rep. BROWNE of Vassalboro)
L.D.1012 RESOLVE, To Require the Emergency Services Communication Bureau To Send E-9-1-1 Changes of Address Information to State Licensing Agencies (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
Friday, March 30, 2007
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
9:00 AM Room 436, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.280 An Act To Make a Conviction for a 6th Operating under the Influence Charge a Class B Crime (Sponsor: Sen. DIAMOND of Cumberland)
L.D.631 An Act To Strengthen OUI Laws As They Pertain to Drugs (Sponsor: Rep. CLEARY of Houlton)
L.D.1078 An Act To Amend the OUI Laws Regarding the Use of Immunoassays (Sponsor: Rep. CLEARY of Houlton)
L.D.856 An Act To Reduce Drunk Driving (Sponsor: Sen. BROMLEY of Cumberland)
L.D.517 RESOLVE, To Promote Public Safety by Establishing a Multiple-OUI Registry (Sponsor: Rep. BABBIDGE of Kennebunk)
L.D.1166 An Act To Reduce the OUI Limit to .06 (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
9:00 AM Room 209, Cross State Office Building
L.D.704 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 97, Private Non-medical Institution Services, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. PERRY of Calais) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.880 An Act To Increase the Amount of Money a Resident in a Nursing Home May Spend on Personal Expenses (Sponsor: Sen. SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin)
L.D.931 RESOLVE, To Examine Eligibility for MaineCare Long-term Care Services (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.943 RESOLVE, To Create a Look-back Rule for Residential Care Facilities (Sponsor: Sen. GOOLEY of Franklin)
L.D.975 RESOLVE, To Provide Reimbursement for Residential Care Facilities for Rising Heating Costs and Cost-of-living Adjustments (Sponsor: Rep. PERRY of Calais)
L.D.519 An Act To Provide Assistance to Family Members, Friends and Neighbors Who Provide Home Health Care for Senior Citizens (Sponsor: Rep. CAMPBELL of Newfield)
11:00 AM Room 209, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.519 An Act To Provide Assistance to Family Members, Friends and Neighbors Who Provide Home Health Care for Senior Citizens (Sponsor: Rep. CAMPBELL of Newfield)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
10:00 AM Room 427, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.431 An Act To Enable the Dirigo Health Program To Be Self-administered (Sponsor: Rep. CONOVER of Oakland)
L.D.589 An Act To Repeal Certain Health Savings Account Provisions (Sponsor: Rep. HARLOW of Portland)
L.D.841 An Act To Extend Health Insurance Coverage for Dependent Children up to 25 Years of Age (Sponsor: Rep. BARSTOW of Gorham)
L.D.1102 An Act To Lower Mandatory Group Participation Rates to 60% (Sponsor: Sen. PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
L.D.1218 An Act To Further Limit Retrospective Denials of Previously Paid Health Insurance Claims (Sponsor: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
State and Local Government (287-1330)
10:00 AM Room 216, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.111 An Act To Designate May 1st of Each Year as Cold War Victory Day (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. DUPREY of Hampden)
L.D.953 An Act To Provide for Nonpartisan Elections for Sheriffs (Sponsor: Sen. COURTNEY of York)
L.D.1056 An Act To Change Building Requirements for County Buildings and Land (Sponsor: Rep. CROCKETT of Augusta)
L.D.1091 RESOLVE, To Establish the Maine Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission (Sponsor: Rep. ADAMS of Portland)
L.D.1135 An Act To Allow Municipal Cost Sharing for County Services (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.1173 An Act To Clarify the Application of the Definition of "Tract or Parcel of Land" under the State Subdivision Laws (Sponsor: Rep. MILLETT of Waterford)
L.D.1247 RESOLVE, To Establish a Study Commission To Explore the Creation of a Department of Peace (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. SULLIVAN of York) (BY REQUEST)
Transportation (287-4148)
9:00 AM Room 126, State House
L.D.873 An Act To Require Economic Analysis and Public Comment for Road Construction Projects (Sponsor: Rep. FISCHER of Presque Isle)
L.D.901 An Act To Require Legislative Review before a Road's Designation or Classification May Be Changed (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1018 An Act To Require That a State Road Be in Good Condition before Being Turned over to a Municipality (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.264 An Act To Amend the Temporary Registration Plate Law (Sponsor: Rep. HAMPER of Oxford)
L.D.495 An Act To Add the Combat Infantryman Badge to the Special Commemorative Decals for Veterans License Plates (Sponsor: Rep. FLETCHER of Winslow)
L.D.922 An Act To Permit a Noncommercial Agricultural Designation for Certain License Plates (Sponsor: Rep. CRESSEY of Cornish)
L.D.964 An Act To Establish a Special License Plate To Honor Maine Residents Serving Our Country (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. PILON of Saco)
L.D.986 An Act To Establish an Agriculture Education Registration Plate (Sponsor: Rep. PIEH of Bremen)(AGENCY BILL)(Submitted by Secretary of State)
Monday, April 2, 2007
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (287-1312)
2:00 PM Room 206, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.564 An Act To Streamline the Regulation of Agricultural Composters (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
1:00 PM Room 436, State House
L.D.1111 An Act To Protect Children by Requiring Trigger Locks on Handguns (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.148 An Act To Provide Fairness in Concealed Weapon Reciprocity Agreements (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.146 An Act To Enhance Self-defense (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.778 An Act To Enhance the Qualifications for a Concealed Firearms Permit (Sponsor: Sen. TURNER of Cumberland)
L.D.1000 An Act To Increase Firearm Safety on College Campuses (Sponsor: Sen. ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
L.D.901 An Act to Strengthen the Authority of Concealed Weapons Permits and Define the Term "Crossbow" in Maine Law
Labor (287-1333)
1:00 PM Room 220, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1107 An Act To Promote Compliance with the Workers' Compensation Laws (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.1259 An Act To Use the Date of Injury To Calculate the Average Weekly Wage in Occupational Disease Cases (Sponsor: Rep. WATSON of Bath)
L.D.1285 An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Appeals from Decisions Issued by the Workers' Compensation Board (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
L.D.1314 An Act To Reimburse MaineCare in Certain Workers' Compensation Cases (Sponsor: Rep. PATRICK of Rumford)
L.D.1416 An Act To Create a Workers' Compensation Board Appeals Process (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1439 An Act To Enhance the Workers' Compensation Board Advocate Program (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
1:00 PM Room 437, State House
L.D.999 An Act To Improve Transportation for Veterans (Sponsor: Sen. ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1023 An Act To Designate Special Funds To Help Support Maine Military Families (Sponsor: Sen. SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
L.D.1088 An Act To Amend Various Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management Laws (Sponsor: Rep. PATRICK of Rumford)(DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management)
L.D.1051 An Act To Provide Information to the Public Regarding Lobbying and Lobbyists (Sponsor: Rep. WEBSTER of Freeport)
L.D.1058 An Act To Require the Reporting of Executive Branch Lobbying (Sponsor: Rep. CANAVAN of Waterville)
L.D.1393 An Act Regarding Lobbyist Disclosure (Introduced By: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec) (Submitted by Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices)
Marine Resources (287-1337)
1:00 PM Room 214, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1420 An Act To Amend the Definition of "Territorial Waters" and Study Maine's Coastal Policies (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)
L.D.92 An Act To Modify the Boundaries of Maine's Lobster Fishing Zones (Sponsor: Sen. TURNER of Cumberland)
L.D.1528 An Act To Protect Native Diadromous Fish during Their Migration (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)
State and Local Government (287-1330)
1:00 PM Room 216, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1007 POSTPONED An Act To Promote County-based Economic Development Efforts (Sponsor: Sen. RAYE of Washington)
L.D.1061 An Act To Accept the Determination of Public Opinion on Municipal Projects (Sponsor: Rep. McFADDEN of Dennysville) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1264 An Act To Resolve Differences in the Laws Regarding Public Shade Trees (Sponsor: Rep. WAGNER of Lewiston)
L.D.1365 An Act To Make Civil Process Fees on Papers Served on Behalf of the State of Maine Consistent with Fees Paid by Other Government Entities (Sponsor: Rep. PLUMMER of Windham)
L.D.1374 An Act To Require Expense Reporting by Municipalities and Counties (Sponsor: Rep. COTTA of China)
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
1:00 PM Room 208, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1139 An Act Regarding Returnable Containers (Sponsor: Rep. ADAMS of Portland)
L.D.1267 RESOLVE, To Estimate the Annual Value of Uncollected Bottle Deposits (Sponsor: Rep. SMITH of Monmouth)
L.D.677 RESOLVE, Directing the Development of a Building Code and Building Rehabilitation Code Implementation Plan (Introduced By: Sen. DOW of Lincoln) (Submitted by Community Preservation Advisory Committee)
L.D.851 An Act To Facilitate the Upgrading and Preservation of Existing Building Structures (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1038 An Act To License Home Building and Improvement Contractors (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
L.D.1404 RESOLVE, Directing the Establishment of a Building Contractor's License and Education Requirements for Code Enforcement Officers (Sponsor: Rep. WEDDELL of Frankfort) (BY REQUEST)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
1:00 PM Room 202, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1385 An Act To Strengthen Arts Education for All Maine Students (Sponsor: Rep. CAIN of Orono)
L.D.1442 An Act To Increase Quality Physical Education for Elementary School Students (Sponsor: Rep. MILLER of Somerville)
L.D.1427 RESOLVE, To Evaluate Parenting Education and To Develop Parenting Resources in Maine High Schools (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
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.985 An Act To Include Family Life Skills in the System of Learning Results (Sponsor: Rep. NASS of Acton)
L.D.1564 RESOLVE, To Encourage Financial Education of Children from Kindergarten to Grade 12 (Sponsor: Rep. PRIEST of Brunswick)
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (287-1338)
1:00 PM Room 206, Cross State Office Building
L.D.11 An Act To Create a 10-chance Moose Hunting Permit Application for Residents (Sponsor: Rep. HAMPER of Oxford)
L.D.504 An Act To Require the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Reserve 250 Moose Permits for Residents Who Have Never Received One (Sponsor: Rep. THOMAS of Ripley)
L.D.617 An Act To Promote Moose Hunting (Sponsor: Rep. ANNIS of Dover-Foxcroft)
L.D.1101 An Act To Establish a Complimentary Moose Permit Drawing for 100% Disabled Veterans (Sponsor: Sen. PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
L.D.175 An Act To Fund Youth Conservation Education (Sponsor: Sen. RAYE of Washington)
L.D.1080 An Act To Increase Public Participation in the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Board (Sponsor: Rep. ADAMS of Portland)
3:00 PM Room 206, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.485 An Act To Provide Free Turkey Hunting Permits to Maine Residents 80 Years of Age or Older (Sponsor: Rep. SAVIELLO of Wilton)
L.D.379 An Act To Expand the Fall Wild Turkey Hunting Season (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.783 An Act To Clarify That Senior Lifetime Hunting Licenses Include the Right To Hunt Turkey (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
1:00 PM Room 427, State House
L.D.1203 An Act To Amend the Laws Respecting Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1334 RESOLVE, To Establish a Task Force To Study Strategies To Promote Financial Literacy (Sponsor: Rep. PRIEST of Brunswick)
L.D.1401 An Act Prohibiting Delivery of Unsolicited Credit Cards (Sponsor: Sen. BOWMAN of York)
L.D.1428 An Act To Facilitate Reporting by Maine Financial Institutions of Elder Financial Exploitation (Sponsor: Rep. BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth)(AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Department of the Attorney General)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00 PM Room 438, State House
L.D.505 An Act To Clarify the Status of a Case following the Establishment of Permanent Guardianship (Sponsor: Rep. PERRY of Calais)
L.D.515 An Act To Amend Laws Relating to Persons Serving as Permanency Guardians or Receiving Permanency Guardianship Subsidies (Sponsor: Sen. ROSEN of Hancock)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1126 An Act To Clarify the Status of Subsidy Payments to Guardians (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.61 An Act To Add Abortion Providers to the List of Mandated Reporters to the Department of Health and Human Services (Sponsor: Rep. DUPREY of Hampden)
L.D.602 An Act To Clarify Confidentiality in Child Protective Proceedings (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
L.D.389 An Act To Allow the District Court To Enter Parental Rights and Responsibilities Orders in Child Protection Proceedings (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.390 An Act To Allow the District Court To Adjudicate Parentage in Child Protective Custody Cases (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)(DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1048 An Act To Provide Greater Permanency for Children in Child Protection Proceedings (Sponsor: Rep. FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1388 An Act To Prohibit Attorneys from Litigating Child Custody Cases in the Same District in Which They Serve as Guardians Ad Litem (Sponsor: Rep. BURNS of Berwick)
L.D.279 An Act To Improve the Responsiveness of Guardians Ad Litem (Sponsor: Sen. NASS of York)
Labor (287-1333)
1:00 PM Room 220, Cross State Office Building
L.D.955 An Act To Amend the Employment Practices Law Regarding Substance Abuse Testing of Temporary Workers (Sponsor: Sen. SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1113 An Act To Prevent Workplace Bullying (Sponsor: Sen. ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1327 An Act To Amend Survivors' Benefits under the Workers' Compensation Laws (Sponsor: Rep. WATSON of Bath)
L.D.1438 An Act To Reverse the Effects of the Grant Case on Workers' Compensation (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset) (BY REQUEST)
Natural Resources (287-4149)
1:00 PM Room 214, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1108 An Act To Change the Impact of the Rate of Growth Ordinance Limit on the Town of York (Sponsor: Sen. BOWMAN of York)
L.D.1297 RESOLVE, Regarding Measures To Ensure the Continued Health and Commercial Viability of Maine's Seacoast by Establishing Nutrient Standards for Coastal Waters (Sponsor: Rep. ADAMS of Portland)
L.D.1319 An Act Relating to Previously Approved Small Coastal Subdivisions (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
L.D.1353 RESOLVE, To Provide a Comprehensive Assessment of Progress Made To Eliminate Combined Sewer Overflow into the State's Waterways (Sponsor: Sen. BENOIT of Sagadahoc)
L.D.1392 An Act To Update the Dioxin Monitoring Program (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Environmental Protection)
L.D.1417 An Act To Assist in the Cleanup of Waste Motor Oil Disposal Sites (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
Transportation (287-4148)
1:00 PM Room 126, State House
L.D.763 An Act To Allow Early Retirement for Captains in the Maine State Ferry Service (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.1154 POSTPONED Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation to Expend Funds for Ocean Commerce in Casco Bay (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. MARLEY of Portland)
L.D.1164 An Act To Sustain Island Communities (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)
L.D.1249 An Act To Amend the Composition of the Maine Port Authority (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Transportation)
L.D.1097 An Act Relating to Safe and Effective Use of Casco Bay Bridge (Sponsor: Rep. BLISS of South Portland)
L.D.1054 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Transportation To Repair Underground Pipes on Main Street and Church Street in Stockton Springs (Sponsor: Rep. WEDDELL of Frankfort) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1174 RESOLVE, To Stabilize the Naples Waterfront (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (287-1312)
1:00 PM Room 206, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1419 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Working Group (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook) (GOVERNOR'S BILL)
L.D.1447 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources To Study Invasive Terrestrial Plant Species (Sponsor: Rep. FLOOD of Winthrop)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
1:00 PM Room 436, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.362 An Act To Effect the Seizure and Disposal of Contraband Fireworks (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. GERZOFSKY of Brunswick) (DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Public Safety)
L.D.886 An Act To Clarify Certain Laws Related to Fire Safety (Sponsor: Rep. RINES of Wiscasset)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Public Safety)
L.D.907 An Act To Ensure the Safety of Facilities Dispensing Flammable Liquids (Sponsor: Rep. HASKELL of Portland)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Public Safety)
L.D.946 An Act To Prevent Smoke Detector Tampering (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.949 An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning Public Fighting (Sponsor: Sen. COURTNEY of York)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
1:00 PM Room 202, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1013 An Act To Offer Tuition Waivers for State Higher Education Facilities to Eligible Veterans (Sponsor: Sen. MITCHELL of Kennebec)
L.D.1020 An Act To Renew the Promise of Higher Education (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland)
L.D.1103 An Act To Ensure Funding for Higher Education (Sponsor: Sen. SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
L.D.1333 An Act To Develop an Equitable Funding Formula for the University of Maine System Campuses (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1465 RESOLVE, To Establish a Pilot Program for a Trimester Schedule at the University of Maine at Presque Isle (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. SHERMAN of Aroostook)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00 PM Room 438, State House
L.D.1117 An Act To Amend the Charter of the Somerset Woods Trustees (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.49 RESOLVE, To Deny Family Status to Fetuses (Sponsor: Rep. DUPREY of Hampden)
L.D.868 An Act To Amend the Civil Foreclosure Laws (Sponsor: Rep. SIMPSON of Auburn)
L.D.1029 An Act To Create the Maine Spyware Prevention Act (Sponsor: Sen. BOWMAN of York)
L.D.1415 An Act Regarding the Right of a Person To Appeal from the Action of a State Agency (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)
L.D.1141 An Act To Ensure Basic Rights of Judicial Employees (Sponsor: Rep. FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1138 An Act To Prohibit Maine from Participating in a National Identification Card System (Sponsor: Rep. LANSLEY of Sabattus)
Labor (287-1333)
1:00 PM Room 220, Cross State Office Building
L.D.595 An Act To Define "Livable Wage" (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1060 RESOLVE, To Study the State's Career Center Network and Create a Sustainable System (Sponsor: Rep. SAVIELLO of Wilton)
L.D.1087 An Act To Facilitate Debarment of State Contractors with Serious or Repeated Labor Violations (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Labor)
L.D.1355 An Act Regarding the Calculation of the Livable Wage (Sponsor: Sen. DOW of Lincoln)
L.D.1407 RESOLVE, To Address Issues Concerning the Employment of Senior Citizens (Sponsor: Rep. CAMPBELL of Newfield)
L.D.1445 An Act To Calculate the Livable Wage and Measure the Bureaucratic Costs To Subsidize Workers Paid Less Than a Livable Wage (Sponsor: Rep. BURNS of Berwick)
L.D.1454 An Act To Care for Working Families (Sponsor: Rep. NORTON of Bangor)
Marine Resources (287-1337)
1:00 PM Room 214, Cross State Office Building
L.D.784 An Act To Enhance the Natural Resources Protection Laws (Sponsor: Rep. SCHATZ of Blue Hill)
L.D.1409 An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Aquaculture Statutes (Sponsor: Rep. PERCY of Phippsburg)(DEPARTMENT BILL)(Submitted by Department of Marine Resources)
State and Local Government (287-1330)
1:00 PM Room 216, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.205 An Act To Require Regulatory Impact Estimates on Private Property (Sponsor: Rep. EMERY of Cutler)
L.D.734 An Act To Improve Public Understanding in Rulemaking (Sponsor: Rep. FLETCHER of Winslow)
L.D.905 An Act To Amend the Maine Administrative Procedure Act To Strengthen Safeguards for Small Businesses (Sponsor: Rep. RECTOR of Thomaston)
L.D.1021 RESOLVE, To Lower the Cost of State Government (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.1132 An Act To Make Technical Changes to the Maine Municipal Bond Bank Laws (Sponsor: Rep. LUNDEEN of Mars Hill)
L.D.1147 An Act To Impose a Modified Hiring Freeze in State Government (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. MILLETT of Waterford)
Utilities and Energy (287-4143)
1:00 PM Room 211, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1030 An Act To Encourage Cogeneration (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland)
L.D.1071 An Act Regarding Energy-generating Facilities (Sponsor: Rep. ADAMS of Portland)
L.D.1160 RESOLVE, To Encourage the Development of Water Power To Provide for Maine's Energy Needs (Sponsor: Rep. JOY of Crystal)
L.D.1302 RESOLVE, To Preserve Maine's Electric Energy Infrastructure (Sponsor: Rep. McLEOD of Lee)
L.D.1079 RESOLVE, Establishing the Commission To Study Biofuel Use in School Districts (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. PRIEST of Brunswick)
L.D.1159 RESOLVE, To Encourage Increased Use of Biodiesel Fuels in Maine (Sponsor: Rep. FLETCHER of Winslow)
L.D.1347 An Act To Establish Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants To Stimulate the Production, Distribution and Use of Biofuels (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
1:00 PM Room 208, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.270 RESOLVE, Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Outdated or Unnecessary Laws and Rules To Stimulate Job Creation (Sponsor: Rep. ROBINSON of Raymond)
L.D.719 An Act To Encourage Manufacturing by Expanding Pine Tree Development Zones (Sponsor: Rep. HARLOW of Portland)
L.D.768 An Act To Ensure That Pine Tree Development Zone Benefits Are Not Extended to Businesses That Compete with Existing Maine Businesses (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.803 An Act To Stimulate the Economy in the St. John Valley (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1057 An Act Concerning the Economic and Business Climate (Sponsor: Rep. BLISS of South Portland)
L.D.1076 An Act To Encourage Expansion and Development of Maine Tourism (Sponsor: Rep. MIRAMANT of Camden)
L.D.1215 An Act To Attract New Capital for Innovative Businesses through Equity Investment in Maine (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
1:00 PM Room 202, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1426 An Act To Enhance the Prekindergarten Experience for Maine Children (Sponsor: Rep. CAIN of Orono)
L.D.1565 RESOLVE, To Expand Access to Early Childhood Education to All Children 4 Years of Age and Older (Sponsor: Rep. MAKAS of Lewiston)
L.D.1525 An Act To Promote Compassion in Schoolchildren (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
>Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (287-1338)
1:00 PM Room 206, Cross State Office Building
L.D.823 RESOLVE, To Create an Effective Coyote Control Program (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.824 RESOLVE, Directing the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Extend the Coyote Night Hunting Season (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1045 An Act To Establish the Coyote Award Program (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.887 An Act To Reduce Watercraft Noise Levels on Lakes (Sponsor: Rep. BRYANT of Windham)
3:00 PM Room 206, Cross State Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.284 An Act To Permit Archery Hunters the Opportunity To Take an Additional Deer (Sponsor: Rep. CLEARY of Houlton)
L.D.356 An Act Concerning Certain Hunting License Fees and Antlerless Deer Permits (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.421 An Act To Improve Deer Management and Hunting (Sponsor: Rep. HANLEY of Gardiner)
L.D.616 An Act To Allow the Transfer of an Antlerless Deer Permit to a Child with a Disability (Sponsor: Rep. ANNIS of Dover-Foxcroft)
L.D.634 An Act To Encourage Landowners To Allow Hunting (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.655 An Act To Change the Firearms Season on Deer (Sponsor: Rep. HANLEY of Gardiner)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
1:00 PM Room 427, State House
L.D.1066 An Act To Protect Consumers in the Insurance Industry (Sponsor: Rep. BLISS of South Portland)
L.D.1294 An Act To Establish a Health Care Bill of Rights (Sponsor: Rep. TREAT of Farmingdale)
L.D.1269 RESOLVE, To Study the Feasibility of Pine Tree Health Care Insurance Zones (Sponsor: Rep. CLEARY of Houlton)
L.D.1389 An Act To Provide for Prompt Resolution of Insurance Claims (Sponsor: Rep. BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00 PM Room 438, State House
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.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.1372 An Act To Increase Caps on Damages in Actions under the Maine Human Rights Act (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.866 An Act To Amend the Wrongful Death Laws (Sponsor: Rep. FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
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)
Labor (287-1333)
1:00 PM Room 220, Cross State Office Building
L.D.1015 An Act To Amend the Unemployment Laws (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1158 An Act To Increase the Per Diem for Members of the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation (Sponsor: Rep. WEBSTER of Freeport)
L.D.1272 An Act To Repeal Certain Unemployment Benefit Disqualifications (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1310 An Act To Make Unemployment Compensation Law More Fair to Seniors (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
Transportation (287-4148)
1:00 PM Room 126, State House
L.D.643 An Act To Clarify Certain Equipment Provisions for Motor Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. CHASE of Wells)
L.D.644 An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws (Sponsor: Rep. CHASE of Wells)
L.D.666 An Act To Amend Maine's Abandoned Vehicle Laws (Sponsor: Rep. FISHER of Brewer)
L.D.766 An Act To Permit Operation of a Modified Show Vehicle on a Public Way (Sponsor: Sen. SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin)
L.D.524 An Act To Exempt Registered Farm Trucks from Commercial Inspection (Sponsor: Rep. PIEH of Bremen)
L.D.938 An Act To Delay Implementation of Motor Vehicle Inspection Rules until Inspectors Have Rules in Hand for 5 Days (Sponsor: Rep. MIRAMANT of Camden)
L.D.894 An Act To Establish a 6-month Registration Period for Farm Truck License Plates (Sponsor: Rep. THOMAS of Ripley)
Friday, April 6, 2007
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (287-1312)
9:30 AM Room 206, Cross State Office Building
L.D.380 An Act To Protect the Public from Dangerous Dogs (Sponsor: Sen.NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.516 An Act To Make More Affordable the Surcharge on the Sale of Dogs and Cats That Have Not Been Neutered (Sponsor: Sen.SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin)
L.D.548 An Act To Prevent Abuse of Pet Ownership Rights (Sponsor: Rep.MAKAS of Lewiston)
L.D.680 An Act To Increase Funding for the Spaying and Neutering of Companion Animals (Sponsor: Sen.NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.767 RESOLVE, Directing the Bureau of Revenue Services To Make Information Available Concerning the Amount of Revenue Received from the Companion Animal Sterilization Fund Tax Return Checkoff (Sponsor: Sen.SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin)
L.D.923 An Act To Prohibit the Surgical Removal of Vocal Cords in Dogs (Sponsor: Rep.WATSON of Bath)
L.D.1185 An Act To Protect Dogs Tied Outside (Sponsor: Rep.PENDLETON of Scarborough)
L.D.1293 An Act To Enhance Protection against Rabies in Wolf Hybrids (Sponsor: Rep.MILLER of Somerville) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1615 An Act To Amend the Animal Welfare Laws (Sponsor: Rep.PIEH of Bremen) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources)
L.D.1673 An Act To Change the Registration Fees for Home-based Manufacturers of Pet Foods (Sponsor: Sen.DOW of Lincoln)
L.D.1727 An Act To Require Veterinarians To Notify Municipalities of Rabies Vaccinations of Dogs (Sponsor: Rep.HILL of York)
L.D.758 An Act To Protect Household Pets and Other Animals from Poisoning (Sponsor: Rep.CAIN of Orono)
Appropriations & Financial Affairs (287-1635)
9:00AM Room 228, State House
Administration’s Change Package to LD 499 (Biennial Budget Bill)
Rebecca Wyke, Commissioner - DAFS
1:00PM Room 228, State House
Report from the AFA Sub-committee on Education to the full AFA Committee
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
10:00 AM Room 208, Cross Office Building
L.D.463 An Act To Create the Marine Research Matching Fund (Sponsor: Sen.TURNER of Cumberland)
L.D.833 An Act To Support the Maine Patent Program (Sponsor: Rep.FISCHER of Presque Isle)
L.D.918 RESOLVE, Directing the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development To Convene a Working Group To Explore Regionalization (Sponsor: Rep.BARSTOW of Gorham)
L.D.927 An Act To Preserve Historic Architecture by Encouraging Owner-occupied Small Business Conversion (Sponsor: Rep.ANNIS holdover)
L.D.944 An Act To Reduce Regulatory Costs for Maine Businesses (Sponsor: Sen.SMITH of Piscataquis)
1:00 PM Room 208, Cross Office Building
L.D.1064 An Act To Increase Funding To Support Research and Development in the University of Maine System (Sponsor: Rep.FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1077 An Act To Create a Seasonal Vendor Sales Tax Revolving Loan Fund (Sponsor: Rep.MacDONALD of Boothbay)
L.D.1106 An Act To Recapitalize the Municipal Investment Trust Fund (Sponsor: Sen.HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1163 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability Regarding Economic Development in Maine (Sponsor: Sen.ROSEN of Hancock)
L.D.1364 An Act To Preserve and Grow Maine Small Businesses (Sponsor: Sen.BROMLEY of Cumberland)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
10:00 AM Room 436, State House
WORK SESSION:L.D.950 An Act To Amend the Endangering the Welfare of a Child Laws (Sponsor: Sen.WESTON of Waldo)
L.D.966 An Act To Make Part 1 of the Maine Criminal Code Gender-neutral (Introduced By: Rep.GERZOFSKY of Brunswick) (Submitted by Criminal Law Advisory Commission)
L.D.1127 An Act To Decriminalize Certain Actions (Sponsor: Rep.SCHATZ of Blue Hill) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1240 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Criminal Law Advisory Commission (Introduced By: Rep.GERZOFSKY of Brunswick) (Submitted by Criminal Law Advisory Commission)
L.D.1241 An Act To Provide Uniform Treatment of Prior Convictions in the Maine Criminal Code (Introduced By: Rep.GERZOFSKY of Brunswick) (Submitted by Criminal Law Advisory Commission)
L.D.1290 An Act To Enhance Enforcement of Public Health Measures (Sponsor: Rep.MILLER of Somerville) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1332 An Act Regarding Tobacco Products in Jails (Sponsor: Rep.MILLS farming)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
9:00 AM Room 202, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:L.D.1013 An Act To Offer Tuition Waivers for State Higher Education Facilities to Eligible Veterans (Sponsor:Sen.MITCHELL of Kennebec)
L.D.1020 An Act To Renew the Promise of Higher Education (Sponsor: Sen.BARTLETT of Cumberland)
L.D.1103 An Act To Ensure Funding for Higher Education (Sponsor: Sen.SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
L.D.1333 An Act To Develop an Equitable Funding Formula for the University of Maine System Campuses (Sponsor: Rep.MILLS farming)
L.D.1465 RESOLVE, To Establish A Pilot Program for a Trimester Schedule at the University of Maine at Presque Isle (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen.SHERMAN of Aroostook)
11:00 AM Room 202, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:L.D.1426 An Act To Enhance the Prekindergarten Experience for Maine Children (Sponsor: Rep.CAIN of Orono)
L.D.1565 RESOLVE, To Expand Access to Early Childhood Education to All Children 4 Years of Age and Older (Sponsor: Rep.MAKAS of Lewiston)
L.D.1525 An Act To Promote Compassion in Schoolchildren (Sponsor: Sen.PERRY of Penobscot)
1:00 PM Room 202, Cross Office Building
L.D.560 An Act To Integrate the Approval of Early Childhood Education Plans for Children 4 Years of Age into Basic School Approval for Elementary Schools (Sponsor: Sen.SULLIVAN of York) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Education)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
10:00 AM Room 427, State House
WORK SESSION:L.D.991 An Act To Clarify the Security Requirements for Self-insurers (Sponsor: Rep.PRIEST of Brunswick) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
L.D.1046 An Act To Make Changes to Maine's Homeowner Property Insurance Laws (Sponsor: Rep.McKANE of Newcastle)
L.D.1253 An Act To Protect Consumers from Deceptive Insurance Solicitation (Sponsor: Sen.SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1262 An Act Regarding Property and Casualty Insurance Actuarial Opinion of Reserves (Sponsor: Rep.CROCKETT of Augusta) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
L.D.1116 An Act To Create a State-sponsored Mutual Liability Company To Underwrite Risk for Snowmobile and ATV Clubs (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1203 An Act To Amend the Laws Respecting Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors (Sponsor: Sen.HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1334 RESOLVE, To Establish a Task Force To Study Strategies To Promote Financial Literacy (Sponsor: Rep.PRIEST of Brunswick)
L.D.1401 An Act Prohibiting Delivery of Unsolicited Credit Cards (Sponsor: Sen.BOWMAN of York)
L.D.1428 An Act To Facilitate Reporting by Maine Financial Institutions of Elder Financial Exploitation (Sponsor: Rep.BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Department of the Attorney General)
L.D.431 An Act To Enable the Dirigo Health Program To Be Self-administered (Sponsor: Rep.CONOVER of Oakland)
L.D.958 An Act To Protect Maine Citizens' Credit (Sponsor: Rep.SIMPSON of Auburn)
Natural Resources (287-4149)
9:00 AM Room 214, Cross Office Building
L.D.810 POSTPONED TO 4/13/07 An Act To Improve Solid Waste Management (Sponsor: Rep.DUCHESNE of Hudson)
L.D.935 POSTPONED TO 4/13/07 An Act To Continue To Ensure the Long-term Capacity of Municipal Landfills (Sponsor: Rep.MAKAS of Lewiston)
L.D.1191 POSTPONED TO 4/13/07 An Act To Authorize a Local Bond Issue for Solid Waste, Storm and Drainage Issues and Transfer Stations (Sponsor: Sen.HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1196 POSTPONED TO 4/13/07 An Act To Protect Host Communities' Sovereign Rights (Sponsor: Sen.HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1204 POSTPONED TO 4/13/07 RESOLVE, To Impose a Moratorium on the Acceptance or Processing of an Application To Increase or Revise Licensing of New or Existing Incineration Facilities (Sponsor: Sen.HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1313 POSTPONED TO 4/13/07 An Act To Amend the Solid Waste Management Laws (Sponsor: Sen.MARTIN of Aroostook) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by State Planning Office)
L.D.1431 POSTPONED TO 4/13/07 An Act To Provide for the Protection of Communities That Host a Solid Waste Disposal Facility or Incineration Facility (Sponsor: Rep.VALENTINO of Saco)
L.D.1596 POSTPONED TO 4/13/07 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection To Study Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling (Sponsor: Rep.DUCHESNE of Hudson)
State and Local Government (287-1330)
10:00 AM Room 216, Cross Office Building
L.D.1017 An Act To Protect Citizens' Privacy (Sponsor: Sen.MITCHELL of Kennebec)
L.D.1122 An Act To Prohibit a Person from Serving as Both Municipal Tax Collector and Treasurer (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1320 An Act Requiring the Development of Codes of Ethics by Component Units and Other Related Organizations of State Government (Sponsor: Rep.BARSTOW of Gorham) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Administrative and Financial Services)
L.D.1336 An Act To Clarify the Determination of the Applicable Assessment Date for Certain Municipal Development District Projects (Sponsor: Rep.BABBIDGE of Kennebunk)
Transportation (287-4148)
9:00 AM Room 126, State House
WORK SESSION:L.D.873 CANCELLED An Act To Require Economic Analysis and Public Comment for Road Construction Projects (Sponsor: Rep.FISCHER of Presque Isle)
L.D.901 An Act To Require Legislative Review before a Road's Designation or Classification May Be Changed (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen.MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1018 An Act To Require That a
L.D.264 An Act To Amend the Temporary Registration Plate Law (Sponsor: Rep.HAMPER of Oxford)
L.D.495 An Act To Add the Combat Infantryman Badge to the Special Commemorative Decals for Veterans License Plates (Sponsor: Rep.FLETCHER of Winslow)
L.D.922 CANCELLED An Act To Permit a Noncommercial Agricultural Designation for Certain License Plates (Sponsor: Rep.CRESSEY of Cornish)
L.D.964 An Act To Establish a Special License Plate To Honor Maine Residents Serving Our Country (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep.PILON of Saco)
L.D.986 CANCELLED An Act To Establish an Agriculture Education Registration Plate (Sponsor: Rep.PIEH of Bremen) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Secretary of State)
L.D.56 CANCELLED An Act To Allow Farm Trucks That Weigh over 9,000Pounds To Be Eligible for Specialty License Plates (Sponsor: Rep.BROWNE of Vassalboro)
1:00 PM Room 126, State House
L.D.1908 An Act to Secure Maine's Transportation Future
Monday, April 9, 2007
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (287-1312)
10:00 AM Room 206, Cross Office Building
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)
Appropriations & Financial Affairs (287-1635)
9:00 AM Room 228, State House
Review and vote on various proposals in Change Package II
1:00 PM Room 228, State House
Report from the AFA Sub-committee on Education to the full AFA Committee
Continue review of all “tabled” items - Biennial Budget Bill (LD 499)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
9:30 AM Room 436, State House
L.D.387 An Act To Improve the Driver Education and Evaluation Programs (Sponsor: Rep.WALCOTT of Lewiston) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.992 RESOLVE, To Increase Highway Safety by Establishing a Dangerous Driver Hotline (Sponsor: Sen.ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
L.D.997 An Act Imposing Increased Responsibility for Registered Owners of Motor Vehicles (Sponsor: Sen.SHERMAN of Aroostook)
L.D.1206 An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws Concerning Work Licenses (Sponsor: Sen.MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1411 An Act To Amend the Auto Impoundment and Forfeiture Laws (Sponsor: Rep.BERRY of Bowdoinham)
L.D.1674 An Act To Amend the Habitual Offender and Felony Operating Under the Influence Laws (Sponsor: Sen.DIAMOND of Cumberland)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
9:00 AM Room 209, Cross Office Building
L.D.987 POSTPONED TO 4/10/07 An Act To Provide Gambling Addiction Counseling Services through the Office of Substance Abuse (Sponsor: Rep.PERRY of Calais) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1118 An Act To Provide Certain Requirements for Rules Related to Rate Setting for Mental Retardation Services and Mental Health Managed Care (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1574 RESOLVE, To Address Drug Abuse and Addiction (Sponsor: Rep.PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.1639 RESOLVE, Directing the Commissioner of Health and Human Services To Implement Representative Payee and Disability Specialists Programs (Sponsor: Rep.SCHATZ of Blue Hill)
L.D.1661 RESOLVE, To Support Community Planning for the Aging of the Population (Sponsor: Rep.CAMPBELL of Newfield)
L.D.1676 An Act To Ensure the Effective Management of the Behavioral Health Care Services System in Maine (Emergency) (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
1:00 PM Room 209, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.987 POSTPONED An Act To Provide Gambling Addiction Counseling Services through the Office of Substance Abuse (Sponsor: Rep.PERRY of Calais) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1118 An Act To Provide Certain Requirements for Rules Related to Rate Setting for Mental Retardation Services and Mental Health Managed Care (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1574 RESOLVE, To Address Drug Abuse and Addiction (Sponsor: Rep.PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.1639 RESOLVE, Directing the Commissioner of Health and Human Services To Implement Representative Payee and Disability Specialists Programs (Sponsor: Rep.SCHATZ of Blue Hill)
L.D.1661 RESOLVE, To Support Community Planning for the Aging of the Population (Sponsor: Rep.CAMPBELL of Newfield)
L.D.1676 An Act To Ensure the Effective Management of the Behavioral Health Care Services System in Maine (Emergency) (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.520 An Act To Ensure Access to MaineCare Services (Sponsor: Rep.BEAUDOIN of Biddeford)
L.D.551 An Act To Create the Maine Health Card Program (Sponsor: Rep.PINKHAM of Lexington Township )
Labor (287-1333)
10:00 AM Room 220, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.689 An Act To Facilitate MaineCare Reimbursement in Workers' Compensation Cases (Sponsor: Rep.WATSON of Bath)
L.D.955 An Act To Amend the Employment Practices Law Regarding Substance Abuse Testing of Temporary Workers (Sponsor: Sen.SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1015 An Act To Amend the Unemployment Laws (Sponsor: Sen.MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1107 An Act To Promote Compliance with the Workers' Compensation Laws (Sponsor: PRESIDENT EDMONDS of Cumberland)
L.D.1113 An Act To Prevent Workplace Bullying (Sponsor: Sen.ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1259 An Act To Use the Date of Injury To Calculate the Average Weekly Wage in Occupational Disease Cases (Sponsor: Rep.WATSON of Bath)
L.D.1272 An Act To Repeal Certain Unemployment Benefit Disqualifications (Sponsor: Rep.CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1314 An Act To Reimburse MaineCare in Certain Workers' Compensation Cases (Sponsor: Rep.PATRICK of Rumford)
L.D.1327 An Act To Amend Survivors' Benefits under the Workers' Compensation Laws (Sponsor: Rep.WATSON of Bath)
L.D.1438 An Act To Reverse the Effects of the Grant Case on Workers' Compensation (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset) (BY REQUEST)
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
10:00 AM Room 437, State House
L.D.1121 An Act To Provide That Lottery Proceeds Be Devoted to Public or Charitable Uses (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1260 An Act To Create an Animal Welfare Lottery Game (Sponsor: Rep.PERCY of Phippsburg)
L.D.1273 An Act To Increase Beano Revenue (Sponsor: Rep.EATON of Sullivan)
L.D.1397 An Act To Allow Nonprofit Organizations and Indian Tribes To Sponsor Texas Hold 'Em Tournaments (Sponsor: Sen.MITCHELL of Kennebec)
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.701 An Act To Authorize the Operation of Slot Machines on Indian
1:00 PM Room 437, State House
L.D.1497 An Act To Improve Local Control over Bars (Sponsor: Sen.STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1577 An Act To Address the Pervasive Effect of Substance Abuse in Maine (Sponsor: Rep.WEBSTER of Freeport)
L.D.1643 An Act To Clarify Alcohol Enforcement (Sponsor: Rep.CAIN of Orono)
L.D.1232 An Act To Limit the Duration of the Placement of Campaign Signs (Sponsor: Rep.VALENTINO of Saco)
L.D.1251 An Act To Establish the Crime of Political Libel (Sponsor: Sen.SAVAGE of Knox) (BY REQUEST)
Marine Resources (287-1337)
10:00 AM Room 214, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.784 An Act To Enhance the Natural Resources Protection Laws (Sponsor: Rep. SCHATZ of Blue Hill)
L.D.1409 An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Aquaculture Statutes (Sponsor: Rep. PERCY of Phippsburg) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Marine Resources)
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
L.D.1594 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Closed Periods for the Hauling of Lobster Traps (Sponsor: Rep.PERRY of Calais)
L.D.1570 An Act To Support Commercial Ground fishing (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep.RECTOR of Thomaston)
Taxation (287-1552)
10:00 AM Room 127, State House
L.D.1461 An Act To Allow a Tax Credit for Tuition Paid to Private Schools (Sponsor: Sen.SHERMAN of Aroostook)
L.D.1529 An Act To Create a Scholarship Grant Organization Tax Credit (Sponsor: Sen.SHERMAN of Aroostook)
L.D.262 An Act To Amend the Credit for Rehabilitation of Historic Properties (Sponsor: Rep.KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor)
L.D.1356 An Act To Provide a Tax Credit for Revitalization of Historic Mill Facilities (Sponsor: Sen.MITCHELL of Kennebec)
L.D.394 An Act To Provide a Tax Benefit to Businesses That Invest in Quality Child Care (Sponsor: Rep.CONOVER of Oakland)
L.D.1712 An Act To Amend the Amount of the Child Care Tax Credit (Sponsor: Rep.CONOVER of Oakland)
1:00 PM Room 127, State House
L.D.716 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 324: ConnectME Tax Reimbursements, a Major Substantive Rule of Maine Revenue Services (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep.PIOTTI of Unity) (Submitted by Maine Revenue Services)
L.D.1005 An Act To Amend the Tax Laws Concerning Certain Motor Vehicle Dealership Transactions (Sponsor: Sen.PERRY of Penobscot)
L.D.337 An Act To Exempt Certain Shipping Fees from the Sales Tax (Sponsor: Sen.PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
L.D.937 An Act To Exempt Qualifying Snowmobile Trail Grooming Equipment from State Sales Tax (Sponsor: Rep.CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1214 An Act To Improve the Competitiveness of Maine's Boat Building Industry (Sponsor: Sen.DAMON of Hancock)
L.D.954 An Act To Reduce the Sales Tax on Business Energy (Sponsor: Sen.COURTNEY of York)
L.D.1485 An Act Relating to Automotive Core Parts (Sponsor: Rep.MILLS farming)
L.D.1052 An Act To Extend Eligibility for the Trade-in Credit to All Trailers (Sponsor: Rep.BROWNE of Vassalboro)
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
1:00 PM Room 208, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.121 An Act To Strengthen the Home Construction Contract Laws (Sponsor: Rep.CRAVEN of Lewiston)
L.D.480 RESOLVE, To Reduce Paperwork Retention Required by the Maine State Housing Authority (Sponsor: Rep.CRESSEY of Cornish)
L.D.677 RESOLVE, Directing the Development of a Building Code and Building Rehabilitation Code Implementation Plan (Introduced By: Sen.DOW of Lincoln) (Submitted by Community Preservation Advisory Committee)
L.D.851 An Act To Facilitate the Upgrading and Preservation of Existing Building Structures (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1038 An Act To License Home Building and Improvement Contractors (Sponsor: Rep.HINCK of Portland)
L.D.1404 RESOLVE, Directing the Establishment of a Building Contractor's License and Education Requirements for Code Enforcement Officers (Sponsor: Rep.WEDDELL of Frankfort) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1139 An Act Regarding Returnable Containers (Sponsor: Rep.ADAMS of Portland)
L.D.1267 RESOLVE, To Estimate the Annual Value of Uncollected Bottle Deposits (Sponsor: Rep.SMITH of Monmouth)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
1:00 PM Room 202, Cross Office Building
L.D.44 An Act To Require Changes in the Essential Programs and Services Funding Formula Concerning Labor Market Areas (Sponsor: Rep.EDGE COMB of Caribou)
L.D.338 An Act Regarding the Labor Market Adjustment for Teacher Salary Costs under Essential Programs and Services Funding (Sponsor: Sen.SHERMAN of Aroostook)
L.D.404 An Act To Limit Regional Adjustments to Teacher Salaries (Sponsor: Rep.TARDY of Newport)
L.D.448 An Act To Improve Equity in School Funding (Sponsor: Sen.RAYE of Washington)
L.D.614 An Act To Modify the Essential Programs and Services Formula To Aid Rural School Districts (Sponsor: Rep.SAVIELLO of Wilton)
L.D.1368 An Act To Revise the Essential Programs and Services Funding Formula To Increase Equity in School Funding (Sponsor: Rep.MILLS farming)
L.D.1506 An Act To Reform Maine's School Funding (Sponsor: Sen.NUTTING of Androscoggin)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
1:00 PM Room 209, Cross Office Building
L.D.1369 RESOLVE, To Promote High-quality Before-school and After-school Programs (Sponsor: Rep.GROSE of Woolwich)
1:30 PM Room 209, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.753 RESOLVE, To Invest in Children and Families through Family Resource Centers (Sponsor: Rep.FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.755 An Act To Ensure the Success of All Maine Families through Early Care and Education (Sponsor: Rep.FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1369 RESOLVE, To Promote High-quality Before-school and After-school Programs (Sponsor: Rep.GROSE of Woolwich)
2:00 PM Room 209, Cross Office Building
L.D.1421 RESOLVE, To Remove Barriers to Smoking Cessation Treatment in Maine (Sponsor: Sen.MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1450 An Act To Create Equity in Hospital Charges (Sponsor: Rep.WALCOTT of Lewiston)
L.D.1370 An Act Requiring Public Disclosure of Healthcare Prices (Sponsor: Rep.WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
L.D.1239 POSTPONED 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.1142 POSTPONED 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.792 An Act Concerning Postpartum Mental Health Education (Sponsor: Sen.SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.987 An Act To Provide Gambling Addiction Counseling Services through the Office of Substance Abuse (Sponsor: Rep.PERRY of Calais) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (287-1338)
1:00 PM Room 206, Cross Office Building
L.D.1496 An Act To Restrict the Time during Which an Airmobile May Be Operated (Sponsor: Sen.BENOIT of Sagadahoc)
L.D.1642 RESOLVE, To Improve Landowner Relations (Sponsor: Rep.FISCHER of Presque Isle)
2:00 PM Room 206, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.11 An Act To Create a10-chance Moose Hunting Permit Application for Residents (Sponsor: Rep.HAMPER of Oxford)
L.D.504 An Act To Require the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Reserve 250 Moose Permits for Residents Who Have Never Received One (Sponsor: Rep.THOMAS of Ripley)
L.D.617 An Act To Promote Moose Hunting (Sponsor: Rep.ANNIS of Dover-Foxcroft)
L.D.1101 An Act To Establish a Complimentary Moose Permit Drawing for 100% Disabled Veterans (Sponsor: Sen.PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
L.D.175 An Act To Fund Youth Conservation Education (Sponsor: Sen.RAYE of Washington)
L.D.1080 An Act To Increase Public Participation in the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Board (Sponsor: Rep.ADAMS of Portland)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
1:00 PM Room 427, State House
L.D.101 An Act To Enhance Screening for Breast Cancer (Sponsor: Rep.HASKELL of Portland)
L.D.578 An Act To Help Maine People Be Informed Medical Consumers (Sponsor: Rep.PRIEST of Brunswick)
L.D.658 An Act To Protect the Health of Infants (Sponsor: Rep.CURTIS of Madison)
L.D.688 POSTPONED An Act To Establish a Universal Health Care Program (Sponsor: Rep.TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.1429 An Act To Require Insurance Coverage for Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (Sponsor: Rep.VAUGHAN of Durham)
L.D.1521 An Act To Provide Education Concerning and Insurance Coverage for Lyme Disease (Sponsor: Sen.BRYANT of Oxford)
L.D.1667 An Act To Require Health Insurers To Provide Coverage for Nutritional Wellness and Prevention (Sponsor: Rep.TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.842 An Act To Require Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatments (Sponsor: Rep.ROBINSON of Raymond)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00 PM Room 438, State House
WORK SESSION:
L.D.199 An Act To Improve the Lien Process (Sponsor: Rep.FLETCHER of Winslow)
L.D.104 An Act To Protect Minors from Certain Bill Collectors (Sponsor: Rep.CRESSEY of Cornish)
L.D.989 An Act To Extend Parental Support Obligations for College Students (Sponsor: Rep.HAYES of Buckfield)
L.D.1140 An Act To Improve Efficiency in the Courts (Sponsor: Rep.MILLS farming)
L.D.1011 An Act To Enhance Child Support Collections in Maine (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen.MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1231 An Act To Serve the Best Interests of Children in Divorce (Sponsor: Rep.WEBSTER of Freeport)
L.D.102 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Mechanics Liens (Sponsor: Rep.PLUMMER of Windham)
L.D.1207 An Act To Amend the Mechanics Lien Laws (Sponsor: Sen.McCORMICK of Kennebec)
L.D.867 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of a Joint Task Force on Fraudulent Uniform Commercial Code Filings as Adopted by the National Association of Secretaries of State and the International Association of Commercial Administrators (Sponsor: Rep.SIMPSON of Auburn) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Secretary of State)
L.D.73 An Act To Place Land in Centerville in Trust (Sponsor: Rep.SOCTOMAH of the Passamaquoddy Tribe)
L.D.169 An Act To Place Land in Township 21 in Trust (Sponsor: Rep.SOCTOMAH of the Passamaquoddy Tribe)
L.D.1263 RESOLVE, To Continue the Tribal-State Work Group (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep.BLANCHARD of Old Town )
L.D.659 An Act To Establish a Mediation Process for Landlord-tenant Disputes (Sponsor: Rep.WAGNER of Lewiston)
Natural Resources (287-4149)
1:00 PM Room 214, Cross Office Building
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)
Taxation (287-1552)
1:00 PM Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION:
L.D.716 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 324:ConnectME Tax Reimbursements, a Major Substantive Rule of Maine Revenue Services (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep.PIOTTI of Unity) (Submitted by Maine Revenue Services)
L.D.208 An Act To Eliminate Tax Increment Financing for Retail Businesses (Sponsor: Rep.SIMPSON of Auburn)
L.D.81 An Act To Update the Property Tax Exemption for Parsonages (Sponsor: Rep.FARRINGTON of Gorham)
L.D.665 An Act Regarding the Calculation of Tree Growth Reimbursements to Municipalities (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep.MILLETT of Waterford)
L.D.530 An Act To Encourage Open Space through Current Use Taxation of Open Space Land Set Aside for Long-term Protection from Development (Sponsor: Rep.HILL of York)
L.D.640 An Act To Assess Farm Buildings at Current Use Value (Sponsor: Rep.HOLMAN of Fayette)
Transportation (287-4148)
1:00 PM Room 126, State House
WORK SESSION:
L.D.763 CANCELLED An Act To Allow Early Retirement for Captains in the Maine State Ferry Service (Sponsor: Rep.PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.1164 An Act To Sustain Island Communities (Sponsor: Sen.DAMON of Hancock)
L.D.1249 An Act To Amend the Composition of the Maine Port Authority (Sponsor:Sen.DAMON of Hancock) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Transportation)
L.D.1097 An Act Relating to Safe and Effective Use of Casco Bay
L.D.1054 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Transportation To Repair Underground Pipes on Main Street and Church Street in Stockton Springs (Sponsor: Rep.WEDDELL of Frankfort) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1174 RESOLVE, To Stabilize the Naples Waterfront (Sponsor: Rep.CEBRA of Naples)
Utilities and Energy (287-4143)
1:00 PM Room 211, Cross Office Building
L.D.593 RESOLVE, To Establish a Second Public Safety Answering Point for Kennebec
L.D.1383 An Act To Enhance Availability of Emergency Telephone Services (Sponsor: Rep.ADAMS of Portland)
L.D.1621 An Act To Ensure the Reliability of Communications Equipment in Certain Buildings (Sponsor: Sen.SAVAGE of Knox)
L.D.1303 An Act To Establish the Columbia Falls Village Water District (Sponsor: Rep.TIBBETTS of Columbia)
L.D.1382 An Act To Create a Utility District in Edgecomb (Sponsor: Rep.McKANE of Newcastle)
L.D.1656 An Act To Amend the Fryeburg Water District Charter (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep.MUSE of Fryeburg)
L.D.1573 An Act To Encourage and Facilitate Regional Utility Districts (Sponsor: Rep.TREAT of Farmingdale)
Following Public Hearing - Room 211, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.1153 An Act To Allow Affordable Housing Discretionary Water and Sewer Fee Waivers (Sponsor: Rep.CHASE of Wells)
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (287-1312)
1:00 PM Room 206, Cross 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)
L.D.473 An Act To Clarify Land Use Regulation in Unorganized and Deorganized Townships (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
1:00 PM Room 436, State House
WORK SESSION:
L.D.1111 An Act To Protect Children by Requiring Trigger Locks on Handguns (Sponsor: Sen.STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.146 An Act To Enhance Self-defense (Sponsor: Rep.CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.148 An Act To Provide Fairness in Concealed Weapon Reciprocity Agreements (Sponsor: Rep.CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.778 An Act To Enhance the Qualifications for a Concealed Firearms Permit (Sponsor: Sen.TURNER of Cumberland)
L.D.1000 An Act To Increase Firearm Safety on College Campuses (Sponsor: Sen.ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1728 An Act To Strengthen the Authority of Concealed Weapons Permits and Define the Term "Crossbow" in Maine Law (Sponsor: Rep.GERZOFSKY of Brunswick) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Public Safety)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
1:00 PM Room 202, Cross Office Building
L.D.967 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 007:Implementation of the Essential Programs and Services Funding Model, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep.NORTON of Bangor) (Submitted by Department of Education)
L.D.346 An Act To Increase State Funding of Public Education (Sponsor: Rep.CRESSEY of Cornish)
L.D.482 RESOLVE, To Conduct an Objective and Independent Review of Essential Programs and Services (Sponsor: Rep.PIEH of Bremen)
L.D.979 An Act To Adjust the Calculation of the Essential Programs and Services Pupil Count to Accurately Reflect Population Change (Sponsor: Rep.TARDY of Newport)
L.D.1041 An Act To Improve the Essential Programs and Services Funding Formula (Sponsor: Rep.FINCH of Fairfield)
L.D.1324 An Act To Restore Income as a Factor in the Determination of Fiscal Capacity in the School Funding Formula (Sponsor: Rep.EBERLE of South Portland)
L.D.1366 An Act To Limit the Loss a School Administrative Unit Could Receive under the School Funding Formula (Sponsor: Rep.SCHATZ of Blue Hill)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
1:00 PM Room 209, Cross Office Building
L.D.650 An Act To Equalize MaineCare Reimbursements to Hospitals (Sponsor: Rep.MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.651 An Act To Support Small, Local and Efficient Hospitals (Sponsor: Rep.MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.703 An Act To Repeal the Tax on Private Non medical Institutions (Sponsor: Rep.MILLER of Somerville)
L.D.1120 An Act To Amend MaineCare Benefits as Allowed by the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1130 RESOLVE, To Increase Fairness in Medical Payments (Sponsor: Rep.MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1137 An Act To Provide Payment for Homeless Respite Care Services through the MaineCare Program (Sponsor: Rep.DUNN of Bangor)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00 PM Room 438, State House
GOVERNOR NOMINATION: Kevin M. Cuddy of Holden for appointment as a Superior Court Justice
2:00PM Room 438, State House
GOVERNOR NOMINATION: the Honorable Ellen Gorman of Auburn for appointment as a Superior Court Justice
2:30 PM Room 438, State House
GOVERNOR NOMINATION: the Honorable Nancy Mills of Cornville for appointment as a Superior Court Justice
3:30 PM Room 438, State House
WORK SESSION:
L.D.505 An Act To Clarify the Status of a Case following the Establishment of Permanent Guardianship (Sponsor: Rep.PERRY of Calais)
L.D.515 An Act To Amend Laws Relating to Persons Serving as Permanency Guardians or Receiving Permanency Guardianship Subsidies (Sponsor: Sen.ROSEN of Hancock) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1126 An Act To Clarify the Status of Subsidy Payments to Guardians (Sponsor: Rep.PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.61 An Act To Add Abortion Providers to the List of Mandated Reporters to the Department of Health and Human Services (Sponsor: Rep.DUPREY of Hampden)
L.D.602 An Act To Clarify Confidentiality in Child Protective Proceedings (Sponsor: Sen.PERRY of Penobscot)
L.D.389 An Act To Allow the District Court To Enter Parental Rights and Responsibilities Orders in Child Protection Proceedings (Sponsor: Rep.SIMPSON of Auburn) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.390 An Act To Allow the District Court To Adjudicate Parentage in Child Protective Custody Cases (Sponsor: Rep.SIMPSON of Auburn) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1048 An Act To Provide Greater Permanency for Children in Child Protection Proceedings (Sponsor: Rep.FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1388 An Act To Prohibit Attorneys from Litigating Child Custody Cases in the Same District in Which They Serve as Guardians Ad Litem (Sponsor: Rep.BURNS of Berwick)
L.D.279 An Act To Improve the Responsiveness of Guardians Ad Litem (Sponsor: Sen.NASS of York)
L.D.200 An Act To Provide Additional Background Information to the Probate Court (Sponsor: Rep.HAYES of Buckfield)
L.D.477 An Act To Deter Parental Alienation (Sponsor: Sen.BARTLETT of Cumberland)
LD 49Deny family status to fetuses
LD 868Civil foreclosure laws
LD 960Eminent domain takings
LD 1415Appeal of state agency actions
Labor (287-1333)
1:00 PM Room 220, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.41 An Act Regarding Final Agency Action Subject to Appeal Pursuant to the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 (Introduced By: Sen.STRIMLING of Cumberland) (Submitted by Workers' Compensation Board)
L.D.595 An Act To Define "Livable Wage" (Sponsor: Sen.STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1060 RESOLVE, To Study the State's Career Center Network and Create a Sustainable System (Sponsor: Rep.SAVIELLO of Wilton)
L.D.1087 An Act To Facilitate Debarment of State Contractors with Serious or Repeated Labor Violations (Sponsor: Rep.TUTTLE of Sanford) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Labor)
L.D.1158 An Act To Increase the Per Diem for Members of the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation (Sponsor: Rep.WEBSTER of Freeport)
L.D.1285 An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Appeals from Decisions Issued by the Workers' Compensation Board (Sponsor: Sen.WESTON of Waldo)
L.D.1355 An Act Regarding the Calculation of the Livable Wage (Sponsor: Sen.DOW of Lincoln)
L.D.1407 RESOLVE, To Address Issues Concerning the Employment of Senior Citizens (Sponsor: Rep.CAMPBELL of Newfield)
L.D.1416 An Act To Create a Workers 'Compensation Board Appeals Process (Sponsor: Sen.MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1439 An Act To Enhance the Workers' Compensation Board Advocate Program (Sponsor: Sen.NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.1445 An Act To Calculate the Livable Wage and Measure the Bureaucratic Costs To Subsidize Workers Paid Less Than a Livable Wage (Sponsor: Rep.BURNS of Berwick)
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
1:00 PM Room 437, State House
WORK SESSION:
L.D.999 An Act To Improve Transportation for Veterans (Sponsor: Sen.ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1023 An Act To Designate Special Funds To Help Support Maine Military Families (Sponsor: Sen.SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
L.D.1088 An Act To Amend Various Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management Laws (Sponsor: Rep.PATRICK of Rumford) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management)
L.D.1051 An Act To Provide Information to the Public Regarding Lobbying and Lobbyists (Sponsor: Rep.WEBSTER of Freeport)
L.D.1058 An Act To Require the Reporting of Executive Branch Lobbying (Sponsor: Rep.CANAVAN of Waterville)
L.D.1393 An Act Regarding LobbyistDisclosure (Introduced By: Sen.MARRACHÉ of Kennebec) (Submitted by Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices)
Marine Resources (287-1337)
1:00 PM Room 214, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.1594 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Closed Periods for the Hauling of Lobster Traps (Sponsor: Rep.PERRY of Calais)
L.D.1570 An Act To Support Commercial Ground fishing (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep.RECTOR of Thomaston)
State and Local Government (287-1330)
1:00 PM Room 216, Cross Office Building
L.D.1663 An Act To Modify Daylight Savings Time According to Federal Statute (Sponsor: Rep.BARSTOW of Gorham)
Following Public Hearing - Room 216, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.1017 An Act To Protect Citizens' Privacy (Sponsor: Sen.MITCHELL of Kennebec)
L.D.1061 An Act To Accept the Determination of Public Opinion on Municipal Projects (Sponsor: Rep.McFADDEN of Dennysville) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1122 An Act To Prohibit a Person from Serving as Both Municipal Tax Collector and Treasurer (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1264 An Act To RESOLVE Differences in the Laws Regarding Public Shade Trees (Sponsor: Rep.WAGNER of Lewiston)
L.D.1320 An Act Requiring the Development of Codes of Ethics by Component Units and Other Related Organizations of State Government (Sponsor: Rep.BARSTOW of Gorham) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Administrative and Financial Services)
L.D.1336 An Act To Clarify the Determination of the Applicable Assessment Date for Certain Municipal Development District Projects (Sponsor: Rep.BABBIDGE of Kennebunk)
L.D.1365 An Act To Make Civil Process Fees on Papers Served on Behalf of the State of Maine Consistent with Fees Paid by Other Government Entities (Sponsor: Rep.PLUMMER of Windham)
L.D.1374 An Act To Require Expense Reporting by Municipalities and Counties (Sponsor: Rep.COTTA of China)
Taxation (287-1552)
1:00 PM Room 127, State House
L.D.1486 An Act To Clarify the Property Tax Exemption for Family Burial Grounds (Sponsor: Rep.MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1338 An Act Concerning the Taxation of Property Owned by Certain Nonprofit Organizations (Sponsor: Rep.FLETCHER of Winslow)
L.D.1100 An Act To Support Continued Viability of Affordable Housing (Sponsor: Sen.SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
L.D.1069 An Act To Provide a Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Technology Centers (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep.FINCH of Fairfield)
L.D.1648 An Act To Exempt Housing Owned by Nonprofit Organizations for People with Disabilities from the Municipal Service Fee Laws (Sponsor: Rep.WAGNER of Lewiston)
L.D.1578 An Act To Encourage Municipal Cooperation (Sponsor: Rep.MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1554 An Act To Assist Snowmobile Clubs with Local Property Taxes (Sponsor: Rep.CLARK of Millinocket)
Utilities and Energy (287-4143)
1:00 PM Room 211, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.1030 An Act To Encourage Cogeneration (Sponsor: Sen.BARTLETT of Cumberland)
L.D.1071 An Act Regarding Energy-generating Facilities (Sponsor: Rep.ADAMS of Portland)
L.D.1160 RESOLVE, To Encourage the Development of Water Power To Provide for Maine's Energy Needs (Sponsor: Rep.JOY of Crystal)
L.D.1302 RESOLVE, To Preserve Maine's Electric Energy Infrastructure (Sponsor: Rep.McLEOD of Lee)
L.D.1079 RESOLVE, Establishing the Commission To Study Bio fuel Use in School Districts (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep.PRIEST of Brunswick)
L.D.1347 An Act To Establish Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants To Stimulate the Production, Distribution and Use of Bio fuels (Sponsor: Rep.PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.409 RESOLVE, To Study Alternative Fuel Use by Schools and Public Buildings (Sponsor: Rep.SAVIELLO of Wilton)
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
1:00 PM Room 208, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.463 An Act To Create the Marine Research Matching Fund (Sponsor: Sen.TURNER of Cumberland)
L.D.833 An Act To Support the Maine Patent Program (Sponsor: Rep.FISCHER of Presque Isle)
L.D.918 RESOLVE, Directing the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development To Convene a Working Group To Explore Regionalization (Sponsor: Rep.BARSTOW of Gorham)
L.D.927 An Act To Preserve Historic Architecture by Encouraging Owner-occupied Small Business Conversion (Sponsor: Rep.ANNIS of Dover-Foxcroft)
L.D.944 An Act To Reduce Regulatory Costs for Maine Businesses (Sponsor: Sen.SMITH of Piscataquis)
L.D.1064 An Act To Increase Funding To Support Research and Development in the University of Maine System (Sponsor: Rep.FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1077 An Act To Create a Seasonal Vendor Sales Tax Revolving Loan Fund (Sponsor: Rep.MacDONALD of Boothbay)
L.D.1106 An Act To Recapitalize the Municipal Investment Trust Fund (Sponsor: Sen.HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1163 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability Regarding Economic Development in Maine (Sponsor: Sen.ROSEN of Hancock)
L.D.1364 An Act To Preserve and Grow Maine Small Businesses (Sponsor: Sen.BROMLEY of Cumberland)
L.D.820 An Act To Amend the Funeral Service Licensing Laws (Sponsor: Rep.PENDLETON of Scarborough)
Education and Cultural Affairs (287-3125)
1:00 PM Room 202, Cross Office Building
L.D.272 An Act To Create Charter Programs within Existing Schools (Sponsor: Rep.MARLEY of Portland)
L.D.453 An Act To Enhance the Choices for Children and Parents from Areas without Public Secondary Schools (Sponsor: Rep.DUPREY of Hampden)
L.D.1325 An Act To Ensure Adequate Funding for Students of Alternative Schools (Sponsor: Rep.WALKER of Lincolnville)
L.D.1758 RESOLVE, To Promote Alternative Schools within Existing School Systems (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep.MUSE of Fryeburg)
L.D.1694 An Act To Establish the Town Academy Advisory Council (Sponsor: Sen.HASTINGS of Oxford)
L.D.1619 An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Adult Education (Sponsor: Sen.ROTUNDO of Androscoggin) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Education)
L.D.1683 An Act To Appropriate Funds for the Arboricultural Center (Sponsor: Rep.CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1634 An Act To Reduce School Construction Costs (Sponsor: Rep.SIMPSON of Auburn)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
1:00 PM Room 209, Cross Office Building
L.D.770 An Act To Clarify Application of the Medical Marijuana Law (Sponsor: Rep.HARLOW of Portland) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1418 An Act To Provide Patients with Their Medication (Sponsor: Sen.STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.977 An Act To Address the Funding Needs of Air and Ground Emergency Medical Services (Sponsor: Rep.PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.1217 An Act To Improve Health Standards in Piercing Procedures (Sponsor: Sen.PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
L.D.1280 An Act To Expand the Scope of Practice of Certified Nursing Assistants To Include the Care of Feeding Tubes and Similar Devices (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1451 An Act To Promote the Health and Safety of Maine Consumers (Sponsor: Rep.BRYANT of Windham)
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (287-1338)
1:00 PM Room 206, Cross Office Building
L.D.1081 An Act To Protect Wild Trout from Exotic Species (Sponsor: Rep.KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor)
L.D.285 An Act To Designate Additional Wild Trout Waters for Recognition and Protection (Sponsor: Rep.KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor)
2:00 PM Room 206, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.823 RESOLVE, To Create an Effective Coyote Control Program (Sponsor: Rep.CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.824 RESOLVE, Directing the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Extend the Coyote Night Hunting Season (Sponsor: Rep.CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1045 An Act To Establish the Coyote Award Program (Sponsor: Rep.TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.887 An Act To Reduce Watercraft Noise Levels on Lakes (Sponsor: Rep.BRYANT of Windham)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
1:00 PM Room 427, State House
WORK SESSION:
L.D.1066 An Act To Protect Consumers in the Insurance Industry (Sponsor: Rep.BLISS of South Portland)
L.D.1294 An Act To Establish a Healthcare Bill of Rights (Sponsor: Rep.TREAT of Farmingdale)
L.D.1269 RESOLVE, To Study the Feasibility of Pine Tree Health Care Insurance Zones (Sponsor: Rep.CLEARY of Houlton)
L.D.1389 An Act To Provide for Prompt resol ution of Insurance Claims (Sponsor: Rep.BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth)
Judiciary (287-1327)
1:00 PM Room 438, State House
WORK SESSION:
L.D.94 An Act To Protect Consumer Rights under the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act (Sponsor: Rep.FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.960 An Act To Base Value in Eminent Domain Takings of Businesses on Going Concern Value (Sponsor: Rep.GILES of Belfast)
L.D.49 RESOLVE, To Deny Family Status to Fetuses (Sponsor: Rep.DUPREY of Hampden)
L.D.868 An Act To Amend the Civil Foreclosure Laws (Sponsor: Rep.SIMPSON of Auburn)
L.D.1117 An Act To Amend the Charter of the Somerset Woods Trustees (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1029 An Act To Create the Maine Spyware Prevention Act (Sponsor: Sen.BOWMAN of York)
L.D.1141 An Act To Ensure Basic Rights of Judicial Employees (Sponsor: Rep.FAIRCLOTH of Bangor)
L.D.1415 An Act Regarding the Right of a Person To Appeal from the Action of a State Agency (Sponsor: Sen.DAMON of Hancock)
L.D.1138 An Act To Prohibit Maine from Participating in a National Identification Card System (Sponsor: Rep.LANSLEY of Sabattus)
Labor (287-1333)
1:00 PM Room 220, Cross Office Building
GOVERNOR NOMINATION: George A. Burgoyne of Bangor for appointment as a member of the Maine State Retirement System Board of Trustees
Taxation (287-1552)
1:00 PM Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION:
L.D.816 An Act To Improve the Historic Preservation Tax Credit (Sponsor: Sen.MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
L.D.262 An Act To Amend the Credit for Rehabilitation of Historic Properties (Sponsor: Rep.KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor)
L.D.1356 An Act To Provide a Tax Credit for Revitalization of Historic Mill Facilities (Sponsor: Sen.MITCHELL of Kennebec)
L.D.54 An Act To Conform Maine Law with Federal Law Regarding Tax Credits for Adoptions (Sponsor: Rep.DUPREY of Hampden)
L.D.358 An Act To Create the Maine Fishery Infrastructure Tax Credit Program (Sponsor: Rep.WATSON of Bath)
Transportation (287-4148)
1:00 PM Room 126, State House
WORK SESSION:
L.D.643 An Act To Clarify Certain Equipment Provisions for Motor Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep.CHASE of Wells)
L.D.644 An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws (Sponsor: Rep.CHASE of Wells)
L.D.666 An Act To Amend Maine's Abandoned Vehicle Laws (Sponsor: Rep.FISHER of Brewer)
L.D.766 An Act To Permit Operation of a Modified Show Vehicle on a Public Way (Sponsor: Sen.SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin)
L.D.524 An Act To Exempt Registered Farm Trucks from Commercial Inspection (Sponsor: Rep.PIEH of Bremen)
L.D.938 An Act To Delay Implementation of Motor Vehicle Inspection Rules until Inspectors Have Rules in Hand for 5 Days (Sponsor: Rep.MIRAMANT of Camden)
L.D.894 An Act To Establish a6-month Registration Period for Farm Truck License Plates (Sponsor: Rep.THOMAS of Ripley)
L.D.1790 An Act To Secure Maine's Transportation Future (Sponsor: Sen.DAMON of Hancock)
Utilities and Energy (287-4143)
1:00 PM Room 211, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION:
L.D.593 RESOLVE, To Establish a Second Public Safety Answering Point for Kennebec County (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen.MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
L.D.1383 An Act To Enhance Availability of Emergency Telephone Services (Sponsor: Rep.ADAMS of Portland)
L.D.1621 An Act To Ensure the Reliability of Communications Equipment in Certain Buildings (Sponsor: Sen.SAVAGE of Knox)
L.D.1303 An Act To Establish the Columbia Falls Village Water District (Sponsor: Rep.TIBBETTS of Columbia)
L.D.1382 An Act To Create a Utility District in Edgecomb (Sponsor: Rep.McKANE of Newcastle)
L.D.1656 An Act To Amend the Fryeburg Water District Charter (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep.MUSE of Fryeburg)
L.D.1573 An Act To Encourage and Facilitate Regional Utility Districts (Sponsor: Rep.TREAT of Farmingdale)
L.D.393 RESOLVE, Establishing a Commission To Develop Methods for the State To Promote the Generation of Electrical Power in an Environmentally Sound Manner and Independent of Foreign Fuel Imports (Sponsor: Rep.JACOBSEN of Waterboro)
L.D.795 An Act To Extend the Solar Energy Rebate Program (Sponsor: Sen.BENOIT of Sagadahoc)
Friday, April 13, 2007
Business, Research and Economic Development (287-1331)
10:00 AM Room 208, Cross Office Building
L.D.550 An Act To Allow the Independent Practice of Dental Hygiene (Sponsor: Rep.CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.553 An Act To Allow for Corporate Ownership of Dental Practices (Sponsor: Rep.CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1129 An Act To Increase Access to Oral Healthcare (Sponsor: Rep.PENDLETON of Scarborough)
L.D.1161 An Act To Make Certain Changes to the Board of Licensure in Medicine (Sponsor: Sen.ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
L.D.1194 An Act Concerning the Practice of a Deceased or Incapacitated Dentist (Sponsor: Sen.BROMLEY of Cumberland)
L.D.1246 RESOLVE, To Improve Oral Health for Children (Sponsor: Sen.SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1472 An Act To Provide for the Regulation of Denturists by the Board of Complementary Health Care Providers (Sponsor: Rep.CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1516 An Act To Permit Certain Health Care Practices (Sponsor: Sen.COURTNEY of York)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (287-1122)
9:30 AM Room 436, State House
WORK SESSION:
L.D.387 An Act To Improve the Driver Education and Evaluation Programs (Sponsor: Rep.WALCOTT of Lewiston) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.992 RESOLVE, To Increase Highway Safety by Establishing a Dangerous Driver Hotline (Sponsor: Sen.ROTUNDO of Androscoggin)
L.D.997 An Act Imposing Increased Responsibility for Registered Owners of Motor Vehicles (Sponsor: Sen.SHERMAN of Aroostook)
L.D.1206 An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws Concerning Work Licenses (Sponsor: Sen.MARTIN of Aroostook)
L.D.1411 An Act To Amend the Auto Impoundment and Forfeiture Laws (Sponsor: Rep.BERRY of Bowdoinham)
L.D.1674 An Act To Amend the Habitual Offender and Felony Operating Under the Influence Laws (Sponsor: Sen.DIAMOND of Cumberland)
Health and Human Services (287-1317)
9:00 AM Room 209, Cross Office Building
L.D.405 POSTPONED An Act To Establish Necessary MaineCare Pharmacy Incentives (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep.LEWIN of Eliot)
L.D.1286 POSTPONED An Act To Impose Tighter Controls over Addictive Prescription Drugs (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1437 POSTPONED An Act To Review Prescription Drug Prior Authorization under MaineCare (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.839 POSTPONED An Act To Establish a Prescription Drug Academic Detailing Program (Sponsor: Rep.TREAT of Farmingdale)
L.D.1146 An Act To Promote Healthy Practices for MaineCare Members (Sponsor: Rep.MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1187 POSTPONED An Act To Recoup Health Care Funds through the Maine False Claims Act (Sponsor: Rep.TREAT of Farmingdale)
L.D.1198 An Act To Discontinue Over-the-counter Drug Coverage for MaineCare Patients (Sponsor: Sen.MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
L.D.1250 An Act To Implement an Oral Health Capitation System for Children on MaineCare (Sponsor: Sen.MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1536 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Reform Maine's Noncategorical Medicaid Program (Sponsor: Rep.HOLMAN of Fayette)
L.D.1566 An Act To Allow the State Timely Opportunity To Participate in Settlement Negotiations for MaineCare Benefits (Sponsor: Rep.WEBSTER of Freeport) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1509 RESOLVE, To Protect Nursing Facilities (Sponsor: Sen.SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
1:00 PM Room 209, Cross Office Building
L.D.652 RESOLVE, To Ensure Appropriate Personal Needs Allowances for Persons Residing in Long-term Care Facilities (Sponsor: Rep.BEAUDOIN of Biddeford)
L.D.970 An Act To Eliminate the Estate Recovery Delayed Claims Exemption (Sponsor: Rep.WEBSTER of Freeport) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Health and Human Services)
L.D.1288 An Act To Limit Recertification of Nursing Facility Residents to One Regulatory Organization (Sponsor: Sen.MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
L.D.1308 POSTPONED An Act To Ensure Consistency in Patient Care in Nursing Homes (Sponsor: Sen.NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.1669 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Reimbursement of Nursing Facilities (Sponsor: SPEAKER CUMMINGS of Portland)
Insurance and Financial Services (287-1314)
10:00 AM Room 427, State House
WORK SESSION:
L.D.101 An Act To Enhance Screening for Breast Cancer (Sponsor: Rep.HASKELL of Portland)
L.D.578 An Act To Help Maine People Be Informed Medical Consumers (Sponsor: Rep.PRIEST of Brunswick)
L.D.658 An Act To Protect the Health of Infants (Sponsor: Rep.CURTIS of Madison)
L.D.1429 An Act To Require Insurance Coverage for Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (Sponsor: Rep.VAUGHAN of Durham)
L.D.1521 An Act To Provide Education Concerning and Insurance Coverage for Lyme Disease (Sponsor: Sen.BRYANT of Oxford)
L.D.1667 An Act To Require Health Insurers To Provide Coverage for Nutritional Wellness and Prevention (Sponsor: Rep.TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.842 An Act To Require Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatments (Sponsor: Rep.ROBINSON of Raymond)
Natural Resources (287-4149)
9:00 AM Room 214, Cross Office Building
L.D.810 An Act To Improve Solid Waste Management (Sponsor: Rep.DUCHESNE of Hudson)
L.D.935 An Act To Continue To Ensure the Long-term Capacity of Municipal Landfills (Sponsor: Rep.MAKAS of Lewiston)
L.D.1191 An Act To Authorize a Local Bond Issue for Solid Waste, Storm and Drainage Issues and Transfer Stations (Sponsor: Sen.HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1196 An Act To Protect Host Communities' Sovereign Rights (Sponsor: Sen.HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1204 RESOLVE, To Impose a Moratorium on the Acceptance or Processing of an Application To Increase or Revise Licensing of New or Existing Incineration Facilities (Sponsor: Sen.HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1313 An Act To Amend the Solid Waste Management Laws (Sponsor: Sen.MARTIN of Aroostook) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by State Planning Office)
L.D.1431 An Act To Provide for the Protection of Communities That Host a Solid Waste Disposal Facility or Incineration Facility (Sponsor: Rep.VALENTINO of Saco)
L.D.1596 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection To Study Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling (Sponsor: Rep.DUCHESNE of Hudson)
Taxation (287-1552)
10:00 AM Room 127, State House
L.D.1276 An Act To Promote Funding for Wildlife (Sponsor: Rep.DUCHESNE of Hudson)
L.D.1432 An Act To Create a Voluntary Checkoff for the Income Tax Form for Forest Disease Prevention and Control (Sponsor: Rep.CARTER of Bethel)
L.D.1003 An Act To Amend the Tax Credit for Bio fuel Production (Sponsor: Sen.BRYANT of Oxford)
L.D.1571 An Act To Clarify the Tax Credit for Pollution-reducing Boilers (Sponsor: Rep.MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1518 An Act To Establish a Renewable Energy Tax Credit (Sponsor: Sen.BARTLETT of Cumberland)
1:00 PM Room 127, State House
L.D.1093 POSTPONED An Act To Exempt Fuels Used in Farm Tractors from the Sales Tax (Sponsor: Rep.PIOTTI of Unity)
L.D.1094 POSTPONED An Act To Exempt from the Sales Tax Water Used in Agricultural Production (Sponsor: Rep.PIOTTI of Unity)
L.D.919 An Act To Clarify the Sales Tax and Service Provider Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Ambulance Services (Sponsor: Rep.MILLETT of Waterford)
L.D.1062 An Act To Provide Tax-exempt Status to Service Dog Trainers (Sponsor: Rep.BLISS of South Portland)
L.D.811 An Act To Exempt Dietary Supplements from the Sales Tax (Sponsor: Rep.BOLAND of Sanford)
L.D.1633 An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for College Textbooks (Sponsor: Rep.CANAVAN of Waterville)
L.D.829 An Act To Create a Back-to-school Sales Tax-free Weekend Each Year (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep.McLEOD of Lee)
Transportation (287-4148)
9:00 AM Room 126, State House
L.D.1277 RESOLVE, To Study the Feasibility of Off-road Bike and Walking Paths along the Busiest Commuting Corridors in the State (Sponsor: Rep.WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
L.D.1563 RESOLVE, To Name 3 Bridges in Honor of Medal of Honor Recipients (Sponsor: Rep.FISHER of Brewer)
L.D.1265 An Act To Keep Private Road Maintenance Costs Affordable (Sponsor: Rep.PERCY of Phippsburg) (BY REQUEST)
L.D.1329 An Act To Allow Municipalities To Set Speed Limits on Certain Roads (Sponsor: Rep.BROWNE of Vassalboro)
L.D.1399 RESOLVE, To Ensure the Safety of Roads with High Volumes of Traffic (Sponsor: Sen.HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1410 RESOLVE, To Name the Gray Connector (Sponsor: Rep.AUSTIN of Gray)
L.D.1202 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Access to State and State Aid Highways To Permit a Traffic Safety and Rest Area Exception (Sponsor: Sen.HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1363 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Access to State and State Aid Highways To Permit Traffic Safety and Rest Area Exceptions (Sponsor: Sen.DAMON of Hancock)
L.D.939 An Act To Permit Front-wheel Drive Vehicles To Have Front Studded Snow Tires Only (Sponsor: Rep.PINKHAM of Lexington Township)
L.D.1226 An Act To Protect Young Passengers of Transportation Providers (Sponsor: Sen.SULLIVAN of York)
L.D.1487 An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Automotive Reflective and Tinted Glass (Sponsor: Rep.BERUBE of Lisbon)
L.D.534 RESOLVE, Directing the Maine Turnpike Authority To Study the Relocation of the York Toll Booth (Sponsor: Rep.WEAVER of York)
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (287-1338)
10:00am Room 206, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.823 RESOLVE, To Create an Effective Coyote Control Program (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.824 RESOLVE, Directing the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Extend the Coyote Night Hunting Season (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1045 An Act To Establish the Coyote Award Program (Sponsor: Rep. TUTTLE of Sanford)
L.D.887 An Act To Reduce Watercraft Noise Levels on Lakes (Sponsor: Rep. BRYANT of Windham)
L.D.932 RESOLVE, To Study Incentives To Encourage All-terrain Vehicle Registrants To Join Local All-terrain Vehicle Clubs (Sponsor: Rep. HOTHAM of Dixfield)
L.D.455 An Act To Restrict Use of Trails Designed for All-terrain Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. JACKSON of Allagash)
L.D.888 An Act To Clarify the Definition of "Personal Watercraft" (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.633 An Act To Improve Funding for the State Snowmobile Trail System (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.98 An Act To Require Alien Big Game Hunters To Be Accompanied by a Guide (Sponsor: Rep. THERIAULT of Madawaska)
L.D.1496 An Act To Restrict the Time during Which an Airmobile May Be Operated (Sponsor: Sen. BENOIT of Sagadahoc)
L.D.1642 RESOLVE, To Improve Landowner Relations (Sponsor: Rep. FISCHER of Presque Isle)
L.D.728 An Act To Enhance the Wise Use and Sound Management of Maine's Wildlife Resources (Sponsor: Rep. FLOOD of Winthrop)
L.D.783 An Act To Clarify That Senior Lifetime Hunting Licenses Include the Right To Hunt Turkey (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
Natural Resources (287-4149)
8:30am Room 214, Cross Office Building
L.D.1685 RESOLVE, To Develop a Comprehensive Water Use Plan for Maine (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
L.D.1743 POSTPONED An Act To Create the Freshwater Resource Board (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland)
L.D.1508 An Act To Protect the Scenic Value of the Kennebec River (Sponsor: Sen. MITCHELL of Kennebec)
L.D.1717 An Act To Promote Recycling of Cellular Telephones (Sponsor: Rep. BABBIDGE of Kennebunk)
L.D.1500 An Act To Allow the Department of Environmental Protection To Charge Interest for Late Payment of Fees (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Environmental Protection)
L.D.1778 An Act To Amend Certain Laws Administered by the Department of Environmental Protection (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Environmental Protection)
L.D.1200 An Act To Require the Department of Environmental Protection To Exclude Repeat Violators of Environmental Laws from Receiving State Contracts (Sponsor: Sen. MITCHELL of Kennebec)
1:00pm Room 214, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.810 An Act To Improve Solid Waste Management (Sponsor: Rep. DUCHESNE of Hudson)
L.D.935 An Act To Continue To Ensure the Long-term Capacity of Municipal Landfills (Sponsor: Rep. MAKAS of Lewiston)
L.D.1191 An Act To Authorize a Local Bond Issue for Solid Waste, Storm and Drainage Issues and Transfer Stations (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1196 An Act To Protect Host Communities' Sovereign Rights (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1204 RESOLVE, To Impose a Moratorium on the Acceptance or Processing of an Application To Increase or Revise Licensing of New or Existing Incineration Facilities (Sponsor: Sen. HOBBINS of York)
L.D.1313 An Act To Amend the Solid Waste Management Laws (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by State Planning Office)
L.D.1431 An Act To Provide for the Protection of Communities That Host a Solid Waste Disposal Facility or Incineration Facility (Sponsor: Rep. VALENTINO of Saco)
L.D.1596 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection To Study Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling (Sponsor: Rep. DUCHESNE of Hudson)
Taxation (287-1552)
10:00am Room 127, State House
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.1479 POSTPONED An Act To Clarify Responsibility for the Collection of Rental Taxes (Sponsor: Rep. GILES of Belfast)
L.D.1300 An Act To Return a Portion of Sales, Lodging and Meals Taxes to Municipalities (Sponsor: Rep. CHASE of Wells)
L.D.1772 POSTPONED An Act To Require Nonresidents To Pay Sales Tax on Snowmobiles and ATVs (Sponsor: Rep. MAREAN of Hollis)
L.D.1131 An Act To Establish a Sales Tax Rebate for Certain Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. PLUMMER of Windham)
1:00pm Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1486 An Act To Clarify the Property Tax Exemption for Family Burial Grounds (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1338 An Act Concerning the Taxation of Property Owned by Certain Nonprofit Organizations (Sponsor: Rep. FLETCHER of Winslow)
L.D.1100 An Act To Support Continued Viability of Affordable Housing (Sponsor: Sen. SCHNEIDER of Penobscot)
L.D.1069 An Act To Provide a Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Technology Centers (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. FINCH of Fairfield)
L.D.1648 An Act To Exempt Housing Owned by Nonprofit Organizations for People with Disabilities from the Municipal Service Fee Laws (Sponsor: Rep. WAGNER of Lewiston)
L.D.1578 An Act To Encourage Municipal Cooperation (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1554 An Act To Assist Snowmobile Clubs with Local Property Taxes (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
Transportation (287-4148)
9:00am Room 126, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.781 An Act Making Unified Highway Fund and Other Funds Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009 (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. MARLEY of Portland) (GOVERNOR'S BILL)
L.D.1790 An Act To Secure Maine's Transportation Future (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)
L.D.972 An Act To Delay the Fiscal Sustainability of the Highway Fund (Sponsor: Rep. MARLEY of Portland) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Transportation)
L.D.266 An Act To Fully Fund the Project To Replace the Route 302 Bridge in Naples (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
L.D.210 An Act Relating to the Use of Dealer Plates (Sponsor: Rep. MARLEY of Portland)
L.D.245 An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining to the Licensing of Motor Vehicle Dealerships (Sponsor: Sen. NASS of York)
L.D.228 An Act To Establish a Special Veterans License Plate for Motorcycles (Sponsor: Rep. BURNS of Berwick)
L.D.561 RESOLVE, To Direct the Department of Transportation To Establish a Rest Area on U.S. Route 9 between Calais and Brewer (Sponsor: Sen. RAYE of Washington)
L.D.496 An Act To Exempt Emergency Vehicles from Tolls on the Maine Turnpike (Sponsor: Rep. EBERLE of South Portland)
L.D.666 An Act To Amend Maine's Abandoned Vehicle Laws (Sponsor: Rep. FISHER of Brewer)
L.D.524 An Act To Exempt Registered Farm Trucks from Commercial Inspection (Sponsor: Rep. PIEH of Bremen)
L.D.894 An Act To Establish a 6-month Registration Period for Farm Truck License Plates (Sponsor: Rep. THOMAS of Ripley)
Utilities and Energy (287-4143)
10:00am Room 211, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.268 An Act Regarding the Long-term Contracting Authority of the Public Utilities Commission (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. BLISS of South Portland) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Public Utilities Commission)
L.D.969 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 316, Long Term Contracting and Resource Adequacy, a Major Substantive Rule of the Public Utilities Commission (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. BLISS of South Portland) (Submitted by Public Utilities Commission)
L.D.393 RESOLVE, Establishing a Commission To Develop Methods for the State To Promote the Generation of Electrical Power in an Environmentally Sound Manner and Independent of Foreign Fuel Imports (Sponsor: Rep. JACOBSEN of Waterboro)
L.D.795 An Act To Extend the Solar Energy Rebate Program (Sponsor: Sen. BENOIT of Sagadahoc)
L.D.1153 An Act To Allow Affordable Housing Discretionary Water and Sewer Fee Waivers (Sponsor: Rep. CHASE of Wells)
L.D.593 RESOLVE, To Establish a Second Public Safety Answering Point for Kennebec County (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
L.D.1383 An Act To Enhance Availability of Emergency Telephone Services (Sponsor: Rep. ADAMS of Portland)
L.D.1621 An Act To Ensure the Reliability of Communications Equipment in Certain Buildings (Sponsor: Sen. SAVAGE of Knox)
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (287-1312)
10:00am Room 206, Cross Office Building
GOVERNOR NOMINATION: Leon A. Gorman of Yarmouth for appointment as a member of the Land for Maine's Future Board
GOVERNOR NOMINATION: Diane Doyle of Saco for appointment as a member of the Land for Maine's Future Board
GOVERNOR NOMINATION: Benjamin R. Emory of Salisbury Cove for appointment as a member of the Land for Maine's Future Board
1:00pm Room 206, Cross Office Building
L.D.924 An Act To Preserve Agricultural Fairs in Rural Maine (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. LUNDEEN of Mars Hill)
L.D.1073 RESOLVE, To Study the Promotion, Expansion and Regulation of the Harness Racing Industry (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. MAREAN of Hollis)
L.D.1296 An Act To Amend Certain Harness Racing Laws (Sponsor: Rep. MAREAN of Hollis) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources)
L.D.1408 An Act Concerning Harness Racing Association Funding (Sponsor: Rep. MAREAN of Hollis)
Labor (287-1333)
10:00am Room 220, Cross Office Building
L.D.1544 An Act To Enact the Home Care Consumer and Worker Protection Act (Sponsor: Rep. RICHARDSON of Warren)
L.D.1177 RESOLVE, To Establish the Commission on Retirement Policy Funding and Reform (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
L.D.1373 An Act To Authorize the Board of Trustees of the Maine State Retirement System To Provide a Cost-of-living Adjustment to Retired Employees of Participating Local Districts (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. HASKELL of Portland)
L.D.1436 RESOLVE, To Reduce the Level of Unfunded Liability for Health Benefits Owed to Retired State Employees (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1492 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Prohibit Incurring Any New Unfunded Liabilities for Retiree Health Benefits and To Require a 20-year Amortization of Public Retiree Benefits (Sponsor: Sen. MILLS of Somerset)
L.D.1511 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Dispose of Unfunded Liabilities in State Retiree Health Care Plans (Sponsor: Sen. TURNER of Cumberland)
L.D.1603 An Act To Make Actuarially Fair Adjustments in Retirement Benefits for Older Employees (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
L.D.1616 An Act To Allow Temporary State Workers To Contribute to Social Security (Sponsor: Sen. NASS of York)
L.D.1467 RESOLVE, To Create Improved Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1738 An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to the Maine State Retirement System (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Maine State Retirement System)
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
10:00am Room 437, State House
L.D.1136 An Act To Amend the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices' Appointment Process (Sponsor: Rep. CANAVAN of Waterville)
L.D.1233 An Act To Amend Requirements for Participation of Gubernatorial Candidates under the Maine Clean Election Act (Sponsor: Rep. VALENTINO of Saco)
L.D.1316 An Act To Define Campaign Communications Requiring Matching Clean Election Funding (Sponsor: Rep. MacDONALD of Boothbay)
L.D.1317 An Act To Require a Minimum Number of Votes in a Primary To Continue To Qualify as a Maine Clean Election Act Candidate (Sponsor: Rep. PENDLETON of Scarborough)
L.D.636 An Act To Create Optional Public Financing of Legislative Leadership Elections (Sponsor: Rep. VALENTINO of Saco)
1:00pm Room 437, State House
L.D.1761 An Act To Amend the Election Laws (Sponsor: Rep. PATRICK of Rumford) (AGENCY BILL) (Submitted by Secretary of State)
L.D.1522 An Act To Modify the Citizen Initiative Process (Sponsor: Sen. TURNER of Cumberland)
L.D.1549 An Act Concerning Voter Registration (Sponsor: Rep. FITTS of Pittsfield)
L.D.1150 An Act To Establish Random Audits of Voting Machines (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
L.D.1328 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Limit the Frequency with which an Issue May Appear on the Ballot as a Result of a Direct Initiative (Sponsor: Rep. BROWNE of Vassalboro)
Natural Resources (287-4149)
9:00am Room 214, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.968 RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 587: In-stream Flow and Water Level Standards, 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.774 An Act To Coordinate the Implementation of the In-stream Flow and Water Level Rules among the Department of Environmental Protection, the Drinking Water Program of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Public Utilities Commission (Sponsor: Rep. KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Environmental Protection)
L.D.1359 An Act To Ensure the Availability of Existing Drinking Water Sources of Supply (Sponsor: Sen. WESTON of Waldo)
L.D.1274 An Act To Allow the Discharge of Aquatic Pesticides Approved by the Department of Environmental Protection for the Control of Mosquito-borne Diseases in the Interest of Public Health and Safety (Sponsor: Rep. AYOTTE of Caswell) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Environmental Protection)
L.D.1219 An Act To Control Flooding (Sponsor: Sen. MITCHELL of Kennebec)
L.D.1270 RESOLVE, To Clarify the Definition of Smart Growth (Sponsor: Rep. CRESSEY of Cornish)
L.D.52 An Act To Review the Department of Environmental Protection's Procedures in Issuing Written Approval for New Building Projects (Sponsor: Rep. BERUBE of Lisbon)
L.D.895 An Act Concerning Blasting near Residential Areas (Emergency) (Sponsor: Sen. MITCHELL of Kennebec)
L.D.555 An Act To Protect Children from Lead Exposure by Requiring Sufficient Notice of Renovations (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
L.D.1108 An Act To Change the Impact of the Rate of Growth Ordinance Limit on the Town of York (Sponsor: Sen. BOWMAN of York)
L.D.1297 RESOLVE, Regarding Measures To Ensure the Continued Health and Commercial Viability of Maine's Seacoast by Establishing Nutrient Standards for Coastal Waters (Sponsor: Rep. ADAMS of Portland)
L.D.1353 RESOLVE, To Provide a Comprehensive Assessment of Progress Made To Eliminate Combined Sewer Overflow into the State's Waterways (Sponsor: Sen. BENOIT of Sagadahoc)
L.D.444 RESOLVE, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection To Review the Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System/Waste Discharge License Program Fee System (Sponsor: Sen. MARTIN of Aroostook) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Environmental Protection)
L.D.1658 An Act To Protect Pregnant Women and Children from Toxic Chemicals Released into the Home (Sponsor: Rep. PINGREE of North Haven)
Taxation (287-1552)
10:00am Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.716 CANCELLED RESOLVE, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 324: ConnectME Tax Reimbursements, a Major Substantive Rule of Maine Revenue Services (Emergency) (Introduced By: Rep. PIOTTI of Unity) (Submitted by Maine Revenue Services)
L.D.1005 An Act To Amend the Tax Laws Concerning Certain Motor Vehicle Dealership Transactions (Sponsor: Sen. PERRY of Penobscot)
L.D.337 An Act To Exempt Certain Shipping Fees from the Sales Tax (Sponsor: Sen. PLOWMAN of Penobscot)
L.D.937 An Act To Exempt Qualifying Snowmobile Trail Grooming Equipment from State Sales Tax (Sponsor: Rep. CLARK of Millinocket)
L.D.1214 An Act To Improve the Competitiveness of Maine's Boat Building Industry (Sponsor: Sen. DAMON of Hancock)
L.D.954 An Act To Reduce the Sales Tax on Business Energy (Sponsor: Sen. COURTNEY of York)
L.D.1485 An Act Relating to Automotive Core Parts (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1052 An Act To Extend Eligibility for the Trade-in Credit to All Trailers (Sponsor: Rep. BROWNE of Vassalboro)
1:00pm Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.919 An Act To Clarify the Sales Tax and Service Provider Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Ambulance Services (Sponsor: Rep. MILLETT of Waterford)
L.D.1062 An Act To Provide Tax-exempt Status to Service Dog Trainers (Sponsor: Rep. BLISS of South Portland)
L.D.811 An Act To Exempt Dietary Supplements from the Sales Tax (Sponsor: Rep. BOLAND of Sanford)
L.D.1633 An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for College Textbooks (Sponsor: Rep. CANAVAN of Waterville)
L.D.829 An Act To Create a Back-to-school Sales Tax-free Weekend Each Year (Emergency) (Sponsor: Rep. McLEOD of Lee)
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (287-1312)
10:00am Room 206, Cross Office Building
WORK SESSION
L.D.380 An Act To Protect the Public from Dangerous Dogs (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.516 An Act To Make More Affordable the Surcharge on the Sale of Dogs and Cats That Have Not Been Neutered (Sponsor: Sen. SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin)
L.D.548 An Act To Prevent Abuse of Pet Ownership Rights (Sponsor: Rep. MAKAS of Lewiston)
L.D.680 An Act To Increase Funding for the Spaying and Neutering of Companion Animals (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.758 An Act To Protect Household Pets and Other Animals from Poisoning (Sponsor: Rep. CAIN of Orono)
L.D.923 An Act To Prohibit the Surgical Removal of Vocal Cords in Dogs (Sponsor: Rep. WATSON of Bath)
L.D.1185 An Act To Protect Dogs Tied Outside (Sponsor: Rep. PENDLETON of Scarborough)
L.D.1615 An Act To Amend the Animal Welfare Laws (Sponsor: Rep. PIEH of Bremen) (DEPARTMENT BILL) (Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources)
Taxation (287-1552)
1:00pm Room 127, State House
L.D.529 An Act To Encourage Newly Retired Veterans To Reside in Maine (Sponsor: Rep. WATSON of Bath)
L.D.872 An Act To Exempt Military Pensions and Survivors' Benefit Payments from State Income Tax (Sponsor: Rep. LANSLEY of Sabattus)
L.D.1482 An Act To Assist Recipients of Tax-exempt Income (Sponsor: Rep. FARRINGTON of Gorham)
L.D.1255 RESOLVE, To Return to J & L Discatio Corporation Money Paid by It to Maine Revenue Services (Sponsor: Sen. STRIMLING of Cumberland)
L.D.1483 An Act To Exempt a Portion of Rental Income from Taxation (Sponsor: Rep. MacDONALD of Boothbay)
L.D.641 An Act To Amend the Nonresident Income Tax Filing Requirements (Sponsor: Rep. WOODBURY of Yarmouth)
Following Public Hearing - Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1461 An Act To Allow a Tax Credit for Tuition Paid to Private Schools (Sponsor: Sen. SHERMAN of Aroostook)
L.D.1529 An Act To Create a Scholarship Grant Organization Tax Credit (Sponsor: Sen. SHERMAN of Aroostook)
L.D.394 An Act To Provide a Tax Benefit to Businesses That Invest in Quality Child Care (Sponsor: Rep. CONOVER of Oakland)
L.D.1712 An Act To Amend the Amount of the Child Care Tax Credit (Sponsor: Rep. CONOVER of Oakland)
L.D.260 An Act To Provide an Income Tax Deduction for Teachers To Account for the Purchase of Supplies (Sponsor: Rep. HARLOW of Portland)
L.D.171 An Act To Establish a Voluntary Tax Account (Sponsor: Rep. LANSLEY of Sabattus)
L.D.816 An Act To Improve the Historic Preservation Tax Credit (Sponsor: Sen. MARRACHÉ of Kennebec)
L.D.262 An Act To Amend the Credit for Rehabilitation of Historic Properties (Sponsor: Rep. KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor)
L.D.1356 An Act To Provide a Tax Credit for Revitalization of Historic Mill Facilities (Sponsor: Sen. MITCHELL of Kennebec)
L.D.54 An Act To Conform Maine Law with Federal Law Regarding Tax Credits for Adoptions (Sponsor: Rep. DUPREY of Hampden)
L.D.358 An Act To Create the Maine Fishery Infrastructure Tax Credit Program (Sponsor: Rep. WATSON of Bath)
Friday, April 20, 2007
Legal and Veterans Affairs (287-1310)
10:00am Room 437, State House
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)
Taxation (287-1552)
10:00am Room 127, State House
L.D.760 An Act To Reduce the Excise Tax on Certain Commercial Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. JACKSON of Allagash)
L.D.789 An Act To Decrease the Excise Tax Imposed on Motor Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. SIROIS of Turner)
L.D.893 An Act To Exempt from Excise Tax Maine Military Personnel Who Are Serving Their Tours of Duty in Maine (Sponsor: Rep. FLOOD of Winthrop)
L.D.1155 An Act To Include Fuel Economy when Calculating the Excise Tax on Motor Vehicles (Sponsor: Rep. BABBIDGE of Kennebunk)
L.D.1342 An Act To Enhance Energy Security by Requiring Greater Fuel Efficiency (Sponsor: Rep. HINCK of Portland)
L.D.1460 An Act To Allow Maine Residents To More Fully Depreciate Their Motor Vehicles (Sponsor: Sen. NUTTING of Androscoggin)
L.D.1707 An Act To Require Municipalities To Enforce the Collection of the State Excise Tax on Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Certain Recreational Vehicles Owned by Maine Residents Registered Outside the State (Sponsor: Rep. WHEELER of Kittery)
1:00pm Room 127, State House
WORK SESSION
L.D.1276 An Act To Promote Funding for Wildlife (Sponsor: Rep. DUCHESNE of Hudson)
L.D.1432 An Act To Create a Voluntary Checkoff for the Income Tax Form for Forest Disease Prevention and Control (Sponsor: Rep. CARTER of Bethel)
L.D.1003 An Act To Amend the Tax Credit for Biofuel Production (Sponsor: Sen. BRYANT of Oxford)
L.D.1571 An Act To Clarify the Tax Credit for Pollution-reducing Boilers (Sponsor: Rep. MILLS of Farmington)
L.D.1518 An Act To Establish a Renewable Energy Tax Credit (Sponsor: Sen. BARTLETT of Cumberland)