| Committee |
LD Number |
Title |
Sponsor |
Status |
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| Judiciary |
LD 1 |
An Act To Increase Reimbursement for Jury Duty |
NUTTING |
NRO |
| Taxation |
LD 2 |
An Act To Provide a Tax Credit for the Purchase of a Hybrid or Clean Fuel Vehicle |
COURTNEY |
NRO |
| CRJ |
LD 3 |
An Act To Strengthen Permissible Inference in the Law Concerning Dissemination of Sexually Explicit Material |
SYKES |
OTP-AM |
| HHS |
LD 4 |
An Act To Amend the Prescription Privacy Law |
FAIRCLOTH |
NRO |
| Labor |
LD 5 |
An Act To Provide Equal Treatment for All Veterans in the Laws Governing the Maine State Retirement System |
CAMPBELL |
NRO |
| Transportation |
LD 6 |
Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Improve Guardrails on Portions of Interstate 295 |
MARLEY |
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| Transportation |
LD 7 |
Resolve, To Require the Department of Transportation To Accept a Traffic Light in Portland |
MARLEY |
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| Transportation |
LD 8 |
An Act To Limit the Duration of a Legal Alien's Driver's License |
CEBRA |
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| Transportation |
LD 9 |
An Act To Continue the Axle Weight Law Changes beyond September 15, 2007 |
THOMAS |
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| LVA |
LD 10 |
An Act To Reimburse Philip Wolley for Litigation Expenses Incurred in Connection with His Termination and Reinstatement as a State Employee |
WEDDELL |
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| IFW |
LD 11 |
An Act To Create a 10-chance Moose Hunting Permit Application for Residents |
HAMPER |
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| HHS |
LD 12 |
An Act To Establish a Residency Requirement for MaineCare Recipients |
BROWNE |
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| Transportation |
LD 13 |
Resolve, To Return Swanville Road in Frankfort to State Road Classification |
WEDDELL |
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| Transportation |
LD 14 |
Resolve, To Direct the Department of Transportation To Better Ensure the Safety of Students Traveling to and from School in Waterboro |
JACOBSEN |
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| IFW |
LD 15 |
An Act Imposing a Horsepower Restriction for Boat Motors on Muddy Pond |
McKANE |
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| Marine Resources |
LD 16 |
An Act To Make Lobster Trap Molesting a Civil Offense |
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| Transportation |
LD 17 |
Resolve, To Transfer the Cliff Island Wharf from the City of Portland to the Department of Transportation |
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| Transportation |
LD 18 |
An Act To Streamline Permitting for and Encourage the Business of Showing Vehicles |
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| Transportation |
LD 19 |
Resolve, To Reduce Traffic Congestion and Improve Safety on Interstate 295 |
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| Education |
LD 20 |
Resolve, Prohibiting the Use of Carpeting in Schools |
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| Agriculture |
LD 21 |
Resolve, To Provide Access for Persons with Disabilities to Great Ponds |
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| HHS |
LD 22 |
An Act To Require Health Care Practitioners to Distribute Free Samples of Medication in Certain Circumstances |
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| Transportation |
LD 23 |
An Act To Clarify the Use and Purpose of Center Turn Lanes |
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| Transportation |
LD 24 |
An Act To Make Failure To Wear a Seat Belt a Primary Offense |
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| Agriculture |
LD 25 |
An Act To Change the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission's Lot Size, Coverage and Setback Requirements for Some Affordable Housing Lots on Coastal Islands |
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| Taxation |
LD 26 |
An Act To Fund Transportation Projects |
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| LVA |
LD 27 |
An Act To Clarify Election Laws Concerning Election Clerks' Qualifications |
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| HHS |
LD 28 |
An Act To Establish a Statewide Residency Requirement for General Assistance |
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| HHS |
LD 29 |
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Welfare |
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| BRED |
LD 30 |
Resolve, To Decrease Landfill Costs and Protect the Environment through a Beverage Container Reuse Program |
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| Taxation |
LD 31 |
An Act To Fund Alcohol and Tobacco Addiction Treatment Programs BY REQUEST |
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| CRJ |
LD 32 |
An Act To Create a Regional Jail System BY REQUEST |
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| UTE |
LD 33 |
An Act To Simplify Wireless Telecommunications |
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| Education |
LD 34 |
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 28: Closing a School in the Unorganized Territory, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education |
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| LVA |
LD 35 |
An Act To Require Approval by the Gambling * Bd for the Transfer of Ownership of an Off-track Betting Facility |
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| UTE |
LD 36 |
An Act To Transfer the Administration of the Renewable Resource Fund from the State Planning Office to the Public Utilities Commission |
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| HHS |
LD 37 |
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 50, Principles of Reimbursement for Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation, a Major |
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| HHS |
LD 38 |
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 250: Rules Relating to Smoking in the Workplace, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of HHS, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, |
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| HHS |
LD 39 |
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Regulations Governing the Licensing and Functioning of Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of |
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| HHS |
LD 40 |
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 100: Enforcement Procedures, a Major Substantive Rule of the Maine Health Data Organization |
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| Labor |
LD 41 |
An Act Regarding Final Agency Action Subject to Appeal Pursuant to the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 |
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| LVA |
LD 42 |
An Act To Repeal Term Limits for Legislators |
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| HHS |
LD 43 |
Resolve, To Direct the Department of HHS To Exclude Veterans Education Assistance from Income in Determining Eligibility for the Food Stamp |
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| Education |
LD 44 |
An Act To Require Changes in the Essential Programs and Services Funding Formula Concerning Labor Market Areas |
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| CRJ |
LD 45 |
An Act To Place Lifetime Restraining Orders on Violent Sex Offenders and Predatory Sex Offenders |
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| CRJ |
LD 46 |
An Act To mandatory Minimum Sentences for Persons Convicted of Certain Sex Offenses against Victims under 12 Years of Age |
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| CRJ |
LD 47 |
An Act To Prohibit the Promotion of Travel for Sex Tourism |
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| HHS |
LD 48 |
An Act To Exempt Training and Educational Research Costs from the Voluntary Spending Cap |
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| Judiciary |
LD 49 |
Resolve, To Deny Family Status to Fetuses |
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| HHS |
LD 50 |
Resolve, Regarding Costly Computer Processes at the Department of HHS |
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| IFW |
LD 51 |
An Act To Establish a Lifetime Tribal License |
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| Natural Resources |
LD 52 |
An Act To Review the Department of Environmental Protection's Procedures in Issuing Written Approval for New Building Projects |
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| Taxation |
LD 53 |
An Act To Provide a Tax Credit for College Education Costs When the Person Creates Jobs following Graduation |
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| Taxation |
LD 54 |
An Act To Conform Maine Law with Federal Law Regarding Tax Credits for Adoptions |
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| Transportation |
LD 55 |
An Act To Amend the Law Regarding a License To Operate an Attended Sales Promotion |
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| Transportation |
LD 56 |
An Act To Allow Farm Trucks That Weigh over 9,000 Pounds To Be Eligible for Specialty License Plates |
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| Agriculture |
LD 57 |
An Act Regarding the Slaughter of Animals |
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| Appropriations |
LD 58 |
An Act To Ensure State Budget Funding for Wastewater Treatment Facilities and Water Supply Facilities |
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| Appropriations |
LD 59 |
An Act To Restore Continuing Funding for the Maine Institute for Public Safety Innovation |
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| Appropriations |
LD 60 |
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Maine's Roads and Bridges |
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| Judiciary |
LD 61 |
An Act To Add Abortion Providers to the List of Mandated Reporters to the Department of HHS |
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| LVA |
LD 62 |
An Act To Recognize Gold Star Parents and Family Members |
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| Appropriations |
LD 63 |
An Act To Increase Access to After-school Programs |
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| Appropriations |
LD 64 |
An Act To Recapitalize the Maine Downtown Center |
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| Appropriations |
LD 65 |
An Act To Provide Funding for Mentoring Programs |
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| CRJ |
LD 66 |
An Act To Ban Salvia Divinorum |
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| CRJ |
LD 67 |
An Act To Reduce the Cost of the Operation of County Jails |
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| CRJ |
LD 68 |
An Act To Provide a Reward for Information Regarding the Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer |
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| CRJ |
LD 69 |
An Act To Impose Zero Tolerance for Methamphetamine Production |
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| CRJ |
LD 70 |
An Act To Require Cigarettes Sold in Maine To Be Fire-safe |
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| CRJ |
LD 71 |
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Plea of Not Criminally Responsible by Reason of Mental Disease or Defect in Juvenile Cases |
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| HHS |
LD 72 |
An Act To Improve MaineCare Members' Access to Information |
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| Judiciary |
LD 73 |
An Act To Place Land in Centerville in Trust |
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| Judiciary |
LD 74 |
An Act To Exempt Certain Parents and Caretakers from Jury Duty |
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| Labor |
LD 75 |
An Act To Prohibit Credit Checks for Purposes of Employment |
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| LVA |
LD 76 |
An Act To Eliminate the Fee To Operate High-stakes Beano |
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| Marine Resources |
LD 77 |
An Act To Provide for the Safety of Elver Fishermen Using Dip Nets |
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| Natural Resources |
LD 78 |
An Act To Protect Neighborhoods from Scrap Metal Pollution |
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| Taxation |
LD 79 |
An Act To Repeal the Excise Tax on New Motor Vehicles BY REQUEST |
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| Taxation |
LD 80 |
An Act To Make Changes to the Maine Residents Property Tax Program |
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| Taxation |
LD 81 |
An Act To Update the Property Tax Exemption for Parsonages |
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| Taxation |
LD 82 |
Resolve, To Create a Study Commission To Evaluate the County Tax Structure |
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| Taxation |
LD 83 |
An Act To Provide Equity for the Penobscot Nation in the Return of Tax Revenue |
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| Transportation |
LD 84 |
An Act To Standardize Documentation Requirements for a Driver's License or Nondriver Identification Card |
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| Transportation |
LD 85 |
Resolve, To Designate a Portion of U.S. Route 1 in Indian Township Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation as the Captain Tomah Lewey Memorial Highway |
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| Transportation |
LD 86 |
An Act To Require the Collection of Information on Vehicle Accidents on Private Property |
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| HHS |
LD 87 |
Resolve, Directing the Department of HHS To Provide Printed Informational Handouts on Child Care Guidelines |
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| Education |
LD 88 |
Resolve, To Encourage the Use of Safe Chemicals in Public Schools |
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| CRJ |
LD 89 |
An Act To Repeal the Automatic Increase in the Gasoline Tax |
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| Education |
LD 90 |
An Act To Provide State Funding for Fingerprinting of Educational Personnel |
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| CRJ |
LD 91 |
An Act To Provide Regulation of the Department of Corrections Telephone System by the Public Utilities |
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| Marine Resources |
LD 92 |
An Act To Modify the Boundaries of Maine's Lobster Fishing Zones |
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| Appropriations |
LD 93 |
An Act To Appropriate Funds from the General Fund to the Maine Correctional Center |
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| Judiciary |
LD 94 |
An Act To Protect Consumer Rights under the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act |
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| Discussion |
summary
This bill clarifies and achieves the original intent of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act concerning regulatory boards by exempting from application of the law actions expressly permitted by law by a regulatory board or officer.
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| Transportation |
LD 95 |
An Act To Require Notification when a Vehicle Is Towed |
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| CRJ |
LD 96 |
An Act To Require a Test for Operating under the Influence for a Driver Involved in an Accident That Caused Bodily Injury |
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| HHS |
LD 97 |
An Act Regarding Prescription Drug Expiration Dates |
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| IFW |
LD 98 |
An Act To Require Alien Big Game Hunters To Be Accompanied by a Guide |
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| IFW |
LD 99 |
An Act To Allow an All-terrain Vehicle To Operate on Snow without Being Registered as a Snowmobile |
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| IFS |
LD 100 |
An Act To Prohibit Retail Store-operated Banks |
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| IFS |
LD 101 |
An Act To Enhance Screening for Breast Cancer |
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| Judiciary |
LD 102 |
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Mechanics Liens |
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| Judiciary |
LD 103 |
An Act To Give Children Equal Priority in Creditor Situations Consistent with Bankruptcy |
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LD 104 |
An Act To Protect Minors from Certain Bill Collectors |
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| Labor |
LD 105 |
An Act To Promote Hiring of Seasonal Workers |
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| LVA |
LD 106 |
An Act To Prohibit a Maine Clean Election Act Candidate from Participating in Political Action Committee Funding |
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LD 107 |
Resolve, To Address State Leadership in Climate Engineering |
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LD 108 |
An Act To Exempt Certain Vehicles from the California Low-emission Vehicle Standards |
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| Natural Resources |
LD 109 |
An Act To Require a Model Radon Standard for New Residential Construction |
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| SLG |
LD 110 |
An Act To Require an Independent Audit of State Government Every 4 Years |
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LD 111 |
An Act To Designate May 1st of Each Year as Cold War Victory Day |
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| Transportation |
LD 112 |
An Act To Create a One-time Fee for Veterans Vanity Registration Plates |
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| Transportation |
LD 113 |
An Act To Establish a Recreational Vehicle Veterans Registration Plate |
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LD 114 |
An Act To Prohibit the Use of a Handheld Cellular Telephone while Operating a Motor Vehicle |
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LD 115 |
An Act To Recognize the Metis Eastern Tribal Indian Society of Maine |
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LD 116 |
An Act To Adjust Fees for Certain Resident and Nonresident Licenses, Registrations and Permits Issued by the Department of Fisheries-Wildlife |
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LD 117 |
An Act To Prohibit Hunting at Range Ponds State Park |
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LD 118 |
An Act To Provide Funding for the Drinking Water Program |
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LD 119 |
An Act To Increase Funding for Private Nonmedical Institutions |
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LD 120 |
An Act To Provide Transitional Support for the Downeast Heritage Museum in Calais |
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| LVA |
LD 121 |
An Act To Strengthen the Home Construction Contract Laws |
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| CRJ |
LD 122 |
An Act To Amend the Authority of a Motor Vehicle Investigator |
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LD 123 |
An Act To Establish a Labor Center within the University of Maine System |
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| Labor |
LD 124 |
An Act To Allow the Recovery of Reasonable Attorney's Fees |
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| Labor |
LD 125 |
Resolve, To Expedite a Workers' Compensation Case |
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| IFW |
LD 126 |
Resolve, To Increase Public Access to Glazier Lake |
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| LVA |
LD 127 |
An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining to Beano |
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LD 128 |
Resolve, Directing * Bd of Environmental Protection To Adopt Rules To Improve the Emissions and Efficiency of Outdoor Wood Boilers |
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| SLG |
LD 129 |
An Act To Provide for the Nonpartisan Election of County Commissioners |
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| SLG |
LD 130 |
An Act To Allow County Commissioners To Appoint Registers of Deeds |
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| Taxation |
LD 131 |
An Act To Provide Tax Relief to Working Families |
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LD 132 |
An Act To Reform the Maine Tax Code |
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| Transportation |
LD 133 |
An Act To Require Seat Belts on All School Buses |
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| UTE |
LD 134 |
An Act To Encourage the Use of Solar Energy |
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| IFS |
LD 135 |
An Act To Amend the Debt Management Services Laws |
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| Labor |
LD 136 |
An Act Regarding the Enforcement of Penalties under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 |
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LD 137 |
An Act To Enact the Recommendations of the Task Force To Study Cervical Cancer Prevention, Detection and Education |
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| IFS |
LD 138 |
An Act To Require Prior Notice before Cancellation of a Life Insurance Policy for Nonpayment of Premiums |
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LD 139 |
An Act To Provide Flexibility for Sea Urchin Zones |
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| Marine Resources |
LD 140 |
An Act To List the Shortnose Sturgeon as a Marine Endangered Species |
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| SLG |
LD 141 |
An Act To Clarify the Process for Public Improvement Construction Contracts |
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| SLG |
LD 142 |
Resolve, To Improve the Professional Development of County Officials |
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LD 143 |
An Act To Allow Direct-to-consumer Wine and Malt Liquor Sales |
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| Taxation |
LD 144 |
An Act To Support Maine's Free Clinics |
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LD 145 |
An Act To Allocate a Portion of the Land for Maine's Future Fund for the Purchase of Archeological Sites |
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LD 146 |
An Act To Enhance Self-defense |
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LD 147 |
An Act To Require as a Condition of Probation for Sex Offenders the Approval of a Residence by a Probation |
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LD 148 |
An Act To Provide Fairness in Concealed Weapon Reciprocity Agreements |
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LD 149 |
An Act To Take into Account the Crime Committed That Facilitated a Sexual Assault |
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LD 150 |
An Act To Amend and Improve the Education Laws Concerning Portable Space and Rule-making Authority |
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LD 151 |
An Act To Include Student Representation on the * Bd of Education |
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LD 152 |
An Act To Restrict the Use of Personal Watercraft on Crescent Lake and Tenney River in Raymond BY REQUEST |
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LD 153 |
An Act To Improve the Control and Prevention of Invasive Plant Species |
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| SLG |
LD 154 |
An Act To Provide Reinstatement of Group Life Insurance for Public Employees Returning from Unpaid Military Leave |
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LD 155 |
An Act To Eliminate the Offset for Social Security and Certain Other Pensions for Unemployment Benefits |
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LD 156 |
An Act To Require All Holders of Mahogany Quahog Licenses To Operate Their Own Vessels When Fishing for Quahogs |
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| Taxation |
LD 157 |
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Lower the Income Tax |
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LD 158 |
An Act To Allow a Local Option Sales Tax |
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| Transportation |
LD 159 |
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Dedicate a Portion of Vehicle Registration Fees To Fund Veterans' Cemeteries |
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LD 160 |
An Act To Provide Safe All-terrain Vehicle Access on Public Ways |
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LD 161 |
An Act To Prohibit the Use of Cellular Telephones by Minors while Driving |
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LD 162 |
An Act To Require the Department of Fisheries-Wildlife To Track All Stocking and Transfers of Fish |
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LD 163 |
An Act To Prohibit the Use of Non-native Baitfish |
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LD 164 |
An Act To Require the Department of Fisheries-Wildlife To Fin-clip All Stocked Fish |
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| IFW |
LD 165 |
An Act To Designate the Arctic Charr as a State Heritage Fish |
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LD 166 |
An Act To Require the Standardization of Fishing Rules |
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LD 167 |
An Act To Allow Military Personnel Stationed in Maine To Register All-terrain Vehicles As Residents |
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LD 168 |
An Act To End Fraud in Maine's Welfare Benefit Programs |
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LD 169 |
An Act To Place Land in Township 21 in Trust |
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LD 170 |
An Act To Permit the Landing of Lobsters Harvested by Methods other than Conventional Traps |
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| Taxation |
LD 171 |
An Act To Establish a Voluntary Tax Account |
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| Taxation |
LD 172 |
An Act To Increase the Property Tax Exemption for Veterans |
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| Transportation |
LD 173 |
An Act To Allow a Newspaper Carrier To Use Flashing Amber Lights on That Carrier's Vehicle |
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LD 174 |
An Act To Increase the County Share of the Real Estate Transfer Tax |
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LD 175 |
An Act To Fund Youth Conservation Education |
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LD 176 |
An Act To Provide Notice to the General Public about Proposed Initiative Questions |
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| BRED |
LD 177 |
An Act To Clarify the Requirements for Temporary Licensure of Psychologists |
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LD 178 |
An Act Regarding the Reporting of Sexual Abuse |
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| Taxation |
LD 179 |
An Act To Make Changes to the Maine Residents Property Tax Program |
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| Transportation |
LD 180 |
An Act To Provide for a Change in Gender Designation on a Driver's License BY REQUEST |
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| Transportation |
LD 181 |
Resolve, To Reduce the Cost of Moving Modular Homes and Increase Traffic Safety |
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LD 182 |
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Cases Involving the Plea or Finding of Not Criminally Responsible by Reason of Insanity |
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| IFS |
LD 183 |
An Act To Protect Consumers in the Home Appraisal Process |
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LD 184 |
An Act To Protect Children's Health on School Grounds |
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| Agriculture |
LD 185 |
An Act To Prohibit Certain Uses of Monosodium Glutamate |
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LD 186 |
An Act To Provide Funding to the St. Francis Water District for New Wells |
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LD 187 |
An Act To Increase Access to Child Care and Early Education for Maine's Working Families |
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LD 188 |
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Public Transportation in Rural Areas |
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LD 189 |
An Act To Invest in an Allied Health Center at Northern Maine Community College |
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LD 190 |
An Act To Fund Business Attraction Efforts |
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LD 191 |
An Act To Prevent Certain Sex Offenders from Having Contact with Persons less than 14 Years of Age |
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LD 192 |
Resolve, Directing the Department of Public Safety To Make a Map Available on the Sex Offender Registry |
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| CRJ |
LD 193 |
An Act To Restrict Access to Certain Websites by Sex Offenders |
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LD 194 |
An Act To Establish More Probation Officer Positions in the Department of Corrections for Better Oversight of Sex Offenders |
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LD 195 |
An Act To Promote the Safety of Children |
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LD 196 |
An Act To Modify the Maine Learning Results System |
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| IFW |
LD 197 |
An Act To Prevent the Domestication of Wild Turkey and Deer |
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| Judiciary |
LD 198 |
An Act To Increase the Value of an Estate Collectible by Affidavit in Probate Law to $20,000 |
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| Judiciary |
LD 199 |
An Act To Improve the Lien Process |
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| Judiciary |
LD 200 |
An Act To Provide Additional Background Information to the Probate Court |
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| Labor |
LD 201 |
An Act To Increase the State's Share of Retired Teachers' Health Insurance |
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| SLG |
LD 202 |
An Act Requiring the Municipal Clerk To Inspect Municipal Election Ballots |
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| LVA |
LD 203 |
An Act Concerning Student Voter Registration |
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LD 204 |
Resolve, To Combine Payroll and Human Resources for All State Agencies into One Central Agency |
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LD 205 |
An Act To Require Regulatory Impact Estimates on Private Property |
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LD 206 |
An Act To Provide an Inflation Adjustment to the Income Tax Exemption for Private, Public and Military Pensions |
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LD 207 |
An Act To Reduce the Meals and Lodging Tax |
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| Taxation |
LD 208 |
An Act To Eliminate Tax Increment Financing for Retail Businesses |
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LD 209 |
An Act To Require That a Person Be a Maine Resident in Order To Be Issued a Maine Driver's License |
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| Transportation |
LD 210 |
An Act Relating to the Use of Dealer Plates |
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| Transportation |
LD 211 |
An Act To Allow a Truck Driver To Haul a Trailer on a Highway If That Driver Has a Point-to-point Permit |
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| Transportation |
LD 212 |
An Act Regarding Penalties for Logbook Violations |
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LD 213 |
An Act To Establish an Airport Managers Training Program |
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| SLG |
LD 214 |
An Act To Initiate the Intergovernmental Advisory Commission's Blueprint for Government |
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| Appropriations |
LD 215 |
An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending |
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LD 216 |
An Act To Establish a Financial Literacy Program |
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| SLG |
LD 217 |
An Act Regarding Penalties for Payments Made to the State That Are Rejected by a Financial Institution |
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LD 218 |
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Encourage Municipal High-speed Internet Access |
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| CRJ |
LD 219 |
An Act To Use Forfeited Bail Money for the Victims of an Offender |
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| CRJ |
LD 220 |
An Act To Clarify and Expand Maine Criminal Laws Related to Sexual Assault |
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LD 221 |
Resolve, Requiring the Maine Community College System To Return Real Property and Buildings to the City of Eastport |
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LD 222 |
An Act To Ensure the Integrity of School Crisis Response Plans |
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| Judiciary |
LD 223 |
An Act To Amend the Maine Tort Claims Act |
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| Labor |
LD 224 |
An Act To Provide for Minimum Wage and Overtime Coverage for Certain Domestic Workers |
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LD 225 |
An Act To Provide Flexibility in Health Insurance for Spouses under the State Employee Health Insurance Plan |
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LD 226 |
An Act To Enhance the Concept of Representative Democracy by Ensuring Basic Compensation for Elected Representatives |
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| Discussion |
Email ALL
Sponsored By: Representative BURNS of Berwick Email Cosponsored By: Representative CANAVAN of Waterville Email Representative CRAVEN of Lewiston Email Representative CRESSEY of Cornish Email Representative DRISCOLL of Westbrook Email Representative EMERY of Cutler Email Representative GERZOFSKY of Brunswick Email Representative HILL of York Email Senator STRIMLING of Cumberland Email Representative WHEELER of Kittery Email |
Dear Legislator, You are listed as a sponsor on the above bill. WatchDog Maine wants you to withdraw your support of this self-enrichment scheme. If you do not want to serve your State out of the goodness of your heart and your concern for the future of Maine, perhaps you should step down and let someone who has the public's interest more at heart do the job.
Being a public servant requires reasonable sacrifice. That is why your office is an elected one. If Maine taxpayers are going to pay more for your legislative services, the let's make the office a real job and require job applications, credit checks, criminal record checks and physical exams to see if you are worth the costs of your doing business on behalf of the people. Let's HIRE the best people to do the job and take politics out of the equation.
At a time when Maine's tax burden is the highest in the Nation, how can you ask for more for yourselves? Shame on you. And shame on those who elected such self-serving public officials.
WatchDog Maine |
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| Taxation |
LD 227 |
An Act To Allow the Reimbursement of Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes in Certain Cases |
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| Transportation |
LD 228 |
An Act To Establish a Special Veterans License Plate for Motorcycles |
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| UTE |
LD 229 |
An Act To Facilitate the Establishment of Tribal Electric Utility Districts |
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| UTE |
LD 230 |
An Act To Clarify the Scope of Conservation Programs with Respect to Electricity Use |
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| IFS |
LD 231 |
An Act To Modify the Laws Regarding Garnishment of Wages |
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| Transportation |
LD 232 |
Resolve, To Direct the Department of Transportation to Establish the Elton R. Brooks Memorial Rest Area and Boat Launching Facility |
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| Labor |
LD 233 |
An Act To Provide Funds for Voice-activated Telephones |
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LD 234 |
An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning the Assessment of Rates for Workers' Compensation |
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| Transportation |
LD 235 |
An Act To Allow a Person To Be Issued More than One Set of Disabled Veteran Registration Plates |
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LD 236 |
An Act To Exempt from the Income Tax Military Pay of Maine Residents Who Are Members of the Armed Services Stationed outside of the State Earned while on Active Duty |
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| Taxation |
LD 237 |
An Act To Amend the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law |
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| CRJ |
LD 238 |
An Act To Require Maine To Submit DNA Samples of Sex Offenders to the National DNA Registry |
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| CRJ |
LD 239 |
An Act To Provide a Felony Penalty for Assault on a Firefighter |
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| UTE |
LD 240 |
An Act To Establish a Discounted Cable Rate for Senior Citizens and Assisted Living Facilities |
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LD 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 |
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LD 242 |
An Act To Establish a "Do Not Fax" List |
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LD 243 |
An Act To Establish November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month |
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LD 244 |
An Act To Provide Additional Funding for the Office of Substance Abuse |
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| Transportation |
LD 245 |
An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining to the Licensing of Motor Vehicle Dealerships |
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LD 246 |
An Act To Protect the Solemnity and Dignity of a Funeral or Memorial Service in Maine |
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LD 247 |
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fight Global Warming through Energy Conservation |
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LD 248 |
Resolve, Honoring Women Veterans of Maine |
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LD 249 |
An Act To Establish May as Missing Persons Month |
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LD 250 |
An Act To Change Snowmobile Registration Requirements |
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LD 251 |
An Act To Authorize the Bureau of Warden Service To Provide Assistance to Other Entities |
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LD 252 |
An Act To Establish Emergency Response to Illegal Introductions of Invasive Fish Species |
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LD 253 |
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Joint Select Committee on Research, Economic Development and the Innovation Economy |
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LD 254 |
An Act To Restrict Takings under Eminent Domain |
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| Discussion |
summary
This bill amends the current law that provides the right of first refusal for the former owner of a property when the property is not used for the project or purpose for which it was taken by eminent domain. This bill requires that the price to be paid by the former owner must be equal to the price paid to the owner when the property was taken; no adjustments are made for improvements or inflation.
This bill also prohibits the condemnation of property occupied by a business in excess of what is absolutely necessary for the project or purpose for which the power of eminent domain is exercised.
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LD 255 |
An Act Concerning Litigation Brought by the Attorney General To Enforce Provisions of the Forest Practices Laws |
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LD 256 |
An Act To Provide Leave to a Spouse in the Case of Death of or Injury to a Member of the Armed Forces |
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LD 257 |
An Act To Allow Expense Reimbursement for the Commercial Fishing Safety Council |
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LD 258 |
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Setbacks under the Natural Resource Protection Laws |
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LD 259 |
An Act To Clarify the Composition of the Advisory Council on Tax-deferred Arrangements |
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| Taxation |
LD 260 |
An Act To Provide an Income Tax Deduction for Teachers To Account for the Purchase of Supplies |
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| Taxation |
LD 261 |
An Act To Define More Clearly Procedures by Which a Municipality Assesses Property |
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LD 262 |
An Act To Amend the Credit for Rehabilitation of Historic Properties |
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LD 263 |
An Act To Reduce the Property Tax Burden |
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LD 264 |
An Act To Amend the Temporary Registration Plate Law |
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LD 265 |
An Act To Allow a Weight Tolerance for Vehicle Auxiliary Power Units |
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LD 266 |
An Act To Fully Fund the Project To Replace the Route 302 Bridge in Naples |
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| UTE |
LD 267 |
An Act To Ensure Proper Funding of the Public Utilities Commission |
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LD 268 |
An Act Regarding the Long-term Contracting Authority of the Public Utilities Commission |
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LD 269 |
An Act To Retire the Mortgage of York County Community College |
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LD 270 |
Resolve, Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Outdated or Unnecessary Laws and Rules To Stimulate Job Creation |
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LD 271 |
An Act To Permit Andover College To Issue Degrees under New Ownership |
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LD 272 |
An Act To Create Charter Programs within Existing Schools |
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LD 273 |
An Act To Help Save the Homes of Some Persons Who Enter Nursing Facilities |
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LD 274 |
An Act To mandatory Assignments and Training for Assistant Game Wardens |
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LD 275 |
An Act To Protect Child Victims of Sexual Abuse |
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LD 276 |
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require the Legislature To Freeze the Valuation of Maine Primary Residence Land |
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LD 277 |
An Act To Require Mapping of Conservation Easements, Purchases and Gifts |
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LD 278 |
Resolve, To Assess the Feasibility and Efficiency of Combining All Health Insurance Funds Supported by the State |
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LD 279 |
An Act To Improve the Responsiveness of Guardians Ad Litem |
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LD 280 |
An Act To Make a Conviction for a 6th Operating under the Influence Charge a Class B Crime |
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LD 281 |
An Act Regarding Notification of Intent To Sell a Mobile Home Park |
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LD 282 |
An Act To Provide Dental Care for Pregnant Women and New Mothers Receiving MaineCare Benefits |
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LD 283 |
An Act To Require Direct Payment to Child Care Centers |
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LD 284 |
An Act To Permit Archery Hunters the Opportunity To Take an Additional Deer |
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LD 285 |
An Act To Designate Additional Wild Trout Waters for Recognition and Protection |
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LD 286 |
An Act To Protect Veterinarians Providing Animal Welfare Services for the State |
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| LVA |
LD 287 |
An Act To Limit Campaigning at Polling Places |
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LD 288 |
An Act To Increase the State Share of the Homestead Exemption to 70% |
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LD 289 |
An Act To Revise the Definition of Service Dog |
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LD 290 |
An Act To Encourage the Use of Solar Energy |
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LD 291 |
An Act To Expand Workforce Development Programs |
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LD 292 |
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Help Construct a Recreation Center for the City of Presque Isle |
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LD 293 |
An Act To Address the Evaluations of Certain School Employees |
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LD 294 |
An Act Concerning Posting the Registry of Convicted Sex Offenders |
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LD 295 |
An Act To Increase the Fines for Littering |
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LD 296 |
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Indemnification Agreements |
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LD 297 |
Resolve, Authorizing Elizabeth O'Connor To Rejoin the Maine State Retirement System |
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| Taxation |
LD 298 |
An Act To Assist Higher Education Debt Reduction |
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LD 299 |
An Act To Aid Municipalities Concerning Plowing Efficiency |
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| LVA |
LD 300 |
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Restrict the Voting Privileges of Certain Incarcerated Felons |
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LD 301 |
An Act Relating to Alternate Directors for Public Waste Disposal Corporations |
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| Taxation |
LD 302 |
An Act To Create an Alternative Fuel Vehicle Income Tax Credit and an Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate |
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LD 303 |
An Act To Strengthen the Whistleblowers' Protection Act BY REQUEST |
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| Discussion |
Original Proposal to Rep. Harlow
Last session, LD 1741 S.P. 658 An Act To Encourage Reporting of Potential Fraud, Waste, Inefficiency and Abuse in State Government was passed. It served to assure confidentiality to "whistleblowers" in order to encourage them to come forward without being penalized (in theory).
There is another incentive in use at the Federal level (False Claims Act) which Maine should adopt - often referred to as "Qui Tam".
Certainly there would also be benefit to be derived from replicating the Federal False Claims Act here in Maine.
Qui Tam ("who sues on behalf of the king as well as for himself") is a provision of the Federal Civil False Claims Act that allows a private citizen to file a suit in the name of the U.S. Government charging fraud by government contractors and other entities who receive or use government funds, and share in any money recovered.
Qui tam has been, and continues to be, a very effective and successful tool in combating government procurement and program fraud. Bolstered by amendments passed by Congress in 1986, this law has armed private citizens, who have independent and direct knowledge of fraud, with a weapon to prosecute government contractors, and others who are defrauding the Government, and share in the recovery.
See also Qui Tam Whistleblower
Source: http://www.quitam.com/
Something along these lines would provide a more complete shield against fraud whether it comes at the State or the Federal level of program services and operations.
The reason the State should enact it's own version of qui tam is because the courts have often held that state entities are exempt from the provisions of these Federal laws constitutionally. So if a State employee or a State contractor was ripping off the State, they couldn't be prosecuted under the Federal laws. Additionally, if a municipality or other political subdivision was defrauding the State OR the Fed on programs or fees, the Federal FCA wouldn't apply. Qui tam provides a financial incentive for insiders to come forward with suspicions of frauds.
See also Civil False Claims/Qui Tam
See also HHS_OIG Issues Guidance on Requirements for State Qui Tam Laws
LD303 An Act To Strengthen the Whistleblowers' Protection Act
see also 22 MRSA DHHS §15. Civil liability of persons making false claims
Any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or other legal entity who makes or causes to be made or presents or causes to be presented for payment or approval any claim upon or against the department or upon any funds administered by the department, knowing such claim to be false, fictitious or fraudulent or who, for the purpose of obtaining or aiding another to obtain the payment or approval of such a claim, makes any false written statement or submits any false document that the person does not believe to be true, or who enters into any agreement, combination or conspiracy to defraud the department by obtaining the payment or approval of any false, fictitious or fraudulent claim, shall, in addition to any criminal liability that may be provided by law, be subject to civil suit by this State in the Superior Court for recovery of civil penalties to include the following:
- Restitution. Restitution for all excess benefits or payments made;
- Payment of interest. Payment of interest on the amount of the excess benefits or payments as set forth in subsection 1 at the maximum legal rate in effect on the date the payment was made and computed for the date payment was made to the date on which repayment is made;
- Payment of civil penalties. Payment of civil penalties, without regard to the amount in controversy, in an amount which is threefold the amount of such excess benefits or payments as set forth in subsection 1, but in any case not less than $2,000 for each false claim for assistance, benefits or payments, or for each document submitted in support of such false claim, whichever is the greater amount;
- Cost of the suit. Cost of the suit;
- Costs of investigation. Costs of investigation; and
- Attorney's fees. Attorney's fees.
see also 5 MRSA Chapter 9 - ATTORNEY GENERAL §200-C State Fraud Division
§200-C. State Fraud Division
1. Establishment. The Attorney General is authorized to create a State Fraud Division, hereinafter referred to in this section as the "division," within the Department of the Attorney General.
2. Purpose. The purpose of the division shall be to investigate and prosecute, including actions for civil recovery, any act of fraud or attempted fraud perpetrated against the State or any department, agency or commission thereof. The division shall not have primary responsibility for the investigation of any act of fraud or attempted fraud or incident of commingling or misapplication of funds pursuant to Title 22, section 13, subsection 2.
3. Cooperation, information. All agencies of the State and municipal governments shall cooperate fully with the division, rendering any assistance requested by the division. Every head of a department, bureau, division, commission or any other unit of State Government shall report in writing to the division any suspected act of fraud or attempted fraud or violation of any law in connection with funds of the State. Any such act or violation involving funds administered by the Department of Health and Human Services shall be reported pursuant to Title 22, section 13, subsection 3.
All information in the files of any department, commission or agency of State Government, regardless of any statute relating to confidentiality, shall be available to the division for use in connection with its official purpose.
http://kaycen.org/watchdog/uploads/Qui Tam Legislation/index.htm
Documentation Presented at Public Hearing on LD303 by WatchDog
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LD 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 |
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LD 305 |
An Act To Increase the Availability of Cellular Telephone Service for Rural Residents |
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LD 306 |
An Act To Provide Medically Necessary Speech Therapy Services |
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LD 307 |
An Act To Enhance Land Use Opportunities for Landowners |
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LD 308 |
An Act To Establish the Fully Informed Jury Act BY REQUEST |
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| LVA |
LD 309 |
An Act To Change the Laws Concerning Games of Chance |
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| LVA |
LD 310 |
An Act To Ensure the Integrity of Maine's Electoral Process by Requiring Physical Ballots |
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LD 311 |
An Act To Create a Nonresident Lobster and Crab Landing Permit |
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LD 312 |
An Act To Allow Residents of a Township in the Unorganized Territory To Enact a Noise Ordinance for That Township |
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| Taxation |
LD 313 |
An Act To Extend the Property Tax Exemption for Veterans to Persons Living in Cooperative Housing |
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LD 314 |
An Act To Restore Funding for the Reading Recovery Program |
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LD 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 |
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LD 316 |
An Act To Reduce Bomb Threats at Public Institutions and Businesses |
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LD 317 |
An Act To Increase the Availability of Public Education Services from Child Development Services |
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LD 318 |
An Act To Provide Funds for the Coordination and Promotion of the 400th Anniversary of the Popham Colony |
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LD 319 |
An Act To Make Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike Authority for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2008 |
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LD 320 |
An Act To Allow the Widening of a Portion of the Maine Turnpike |
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LD 321 |
An Act To Increase the Bonding Capacity of the Maine Turnpike Authority |
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| CRJ |
LD 322 |
Resolve, To Ensure More Comprehensive Investigation and Prosecution of Computer Crimes |
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LD 323 |
An Act Permitting Substitute Teachers To Opt Out of the Maine State Retirement System |
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LD 324 |
Resolve, To Require the Department of Marine Resources To Report on Results of Anadromous Fish Restoration on the Kennebec River System |
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| Taxation |
LD 325 |
An Act To Clarify the Tax-exempt Status of Ornamental Horticulture |
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LD 326 |
An Act To Enhance Implementation of the Significant Wildlife Habitat Rules |
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