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The House CalendarThe Advance Journal and Calendar of the House of Representatives 58th Legislative Day Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Calling of the House to Order by the Speaker.
Prayer by Ellenore Tarr, Brooklin.
National Anthem by Ellenore Tarr, Brooklin.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Reading of the Journal of yesterday. _________________________________
(2-1) The Following Communication: (S.C. 617)
129TH LEGISLATURE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
June 18, 2019
Honorable Sara Gideon Speaker of the House 2 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333
Dear Speaker Gideon:
In accordance with 3 MRSA §158 and Joint Rule 506 of the 129th Maine Legislature, please be advised that the Senate today confirmed the following nominations:
Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Judiciary,
· John Cashwell of Bangor for appointment, to the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission;
· Honorable Michael Pearson of Enfield for appointment, to the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission;
· Kevin Hancock of Casco for appointment, to the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission.
Best Regards,
S/Darek M. Grant Secretary of the Senate
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(4-1) On motion of Representative TALBOT ROSS of Portland, the following Joint Resolution: (H.P. 1317) (Cosponsored by Representative: HICKMAN of Winthrop)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE OBSERVANCE OF JUNETEENTH ON JUNE 19, 2019
WHEREAS, for 154 years, Juneteenth National Freedom Day, also known as Emancipation Day, Emancipation Celebration, Freedom Day, Juneteenth Independence Day and Juneteenth, has been one of the most recognized African-American holiday observances in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Juneteenth commemorates the day freedom was proclaimed to all slaves in the South by Union General Gordon Granger, on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, more than 2 1/2 years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln; and
WHEREAS, Juneteenth commemorates the determination of the first people from Africa, approximately 11,500,000 of whom survived the awful voyages across the Atlantic and who were brought to this country and enslaved in chattel slavery and whose descendants served as slaves for 200 years before the horrific institution of chattel slavery was abolished; and
WHEREAS, Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of chattel slavery in the United States; and
WHEREAS, over 130 years after the Emancipation Proclamation and after years of informal annual celebration, Juneteenth was finally officially recognized in 1997 as Juneteenth Independence Day in America by the President of the United States and the United States Congress in the first session of the 105th Congress with bipartisan cooperation in Senate Joint Resolution 11 and House Joint Resolution 56; and
WHEREAS, "Until All are Free, None are Free" is an oft-repeated maxim that can be used to highlight the significance of the end of the era of chattel slavery in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation is working to make Juneteenth, what many people consider to be America's 2nd Independence Day Observance, a national holiday and to recognize this country's movement towards a "One America"; and
WHEREAS, it is important to recognize the historical significance of Juneteenth in order to advance racial equity, human dignity and justice; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty‑ninth Legislature now assembled in the First Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, recognize the observance of Juneteenth on June 19, 2019, support the National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign and encourage people in our State to participate in Juneteenth observances.
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(4-2) On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the following Joint Order: (H.P. 1319)
ORDERED, the Senate concurring, that Bill, "An Act Concerning Nondisclosure Agreements in Employment," H.P. 1112, L.D. 1529, and all its accompanying papers, be recalled from the Governor's desk to the House.
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(4-3) On motion of Representative FARNSWORTH of Portland, the following House Order: (H.O. 32)
ORDERED, that Representative Donna Bailey of Saco be excused June 13 and 14 for personal reasons.
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that Representative Jessica L. Fay of Raymond be excused June 17 for health reasons.
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that Representative Peter A. Lyford of Eddington be excused June 14 for personal reasons.
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that Representative Sarah Pebworth of Blue Hill be excused June 7 for personal reasons.
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that Representative Arthur C. Verow of Brewer be excused June 6, 7, 10, 11, and 12 for personal reasons.
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that Representative Charlotte Warren of Hallowell be excused April 16 for health reasons.
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SPECIAL SENTIMENT CALENDAR
In accordance with House Rule 519 and Joint Rule 213, the following items: Recognizing: (5-1) Deleyni Carr, of Fairfield, a basketball player at Temple Academy in Waterville, who scored her 1,000th career point. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(SLS 679)
(5-2) Central Maine Federal Credit Union, of Lewiston, for its financial support of Camp Connor, which is working to end child hunger in Maine. We extend our appreciation and best wishes;
(SLS 680)
(5-3) John Short, of Fort Kent, who is retiring as President of the University of Maine at Fort Kent after more than 40 years of scholarship and higher education leadership. During President Short's tenure, the university completed its ten-year master plan, focused on the establishment of a Maine health sciences campus with professional programs, upgraded classroom technology to create state-of-the-art learning spaces and distance education facilities, transformed student affairs operations and increased endowed scholarships. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(SLS 681)
(5-4) the Hall-Dale Middle School Softball Team, of Farmingdale, which won the 2019 Capital Area Softball Championship. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(SLS 682)
(5-5) the Brewer High School Girls Track Team, which won the Class B State Track and Field Championship. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 570) Presented by Representative VEROW of Brewer. Cosponsored by Senator ROSEN of Hancock, Representative LYFORD of Eddington.
(5-6) Zander Bourne, of Hallowell, a student at Hall-Dale High School, who won the 1,600 race walk at the Class C Boys State Track and Field Championship. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 573) Presented by Representative HARNETT of Gardiner. Cosponsored by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec, Representative WARREN of Hallowell.
(5-7) the Top Ten students of the 2019 graduating class of Gardiner Area High School: Sarah Foust, valedictorian; Casey Bourque, salutatorian; Mollie Berglund; Erin Frankhauser; Anna Chadwick; Renee Rossi; Sophia Staniszewski; Kiara Goggin; Anna Toman; and Kristen Ladner. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 574) Presented by Representative HARNETT of Gardiner. Cosponsored by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec.
(5-8) Susan F. Feiner, of Yarmouth, Emeritus Professor of Economics and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Southern Maine. Dr. Feiner has received from the University of Maine Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program and Rising Tide Center a 2019 Maryann Hartman Award, which recognizes Maine women whose achievements provide inspiration to women and honors the legacy of the late associate professor of speech communication who was a distinguished educator, feminist, scholar and humanitarian. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 575) Presented by Representative TALBOT ROSS of Portland. Cosponsored by Senator BREEN of Cumberland, Representative COOPER of Yarmouth.
(5-9) the Lisbon High School Baseball Team, which won the Class C State Championship. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 576) Presented by Representative MASON of Lisbon. Cosponsored by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin.
(5-10) the Cape Elizabeth High School Girls Lacrosse Team, which won the Class B State Championship. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 577) Presented by Representative CARNEY of Cape Elizabeth. Cosponsored by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland, Representative KESSLER of South Portland.
(5-11) Fran Kessler, of Kennebunk, who is retiring as the Kennebunk High School Licensed Clinical Social Worker after 26 years of service providing advice, counsel and support to all of the school's students. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 578) Presented by Representative DENK of Kennebunk. Cosponsored by Senator FOLEY of York, Representative BABBIDGE of Kennebunk.
(5-12) the Dexter Regional High School Softball Team, which won the Class C North Championship. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 579) Presented by Representative FOSTER of Dexter. Cosponsored by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis.
(5-13) Jaynie Flaherty, of Old Orchard Beach, who has received the Hall of Fame Award from the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce for her long-standing history and significant service impact within the community. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 580) Presented by Representative GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach. Cosponsored by Senator CHENETTE of York.
(5-14) the Old Orchard Beach Community Food Pantry and Resource Center, which has received the Non-profit Organization of the Year Award from the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce for its significant contributions to the overall culture, health and viability of the community. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 581) Presented by Representative GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach. Cosponsored by Senator CHENETTE of York.
(5-15) Camryn Blatchford, of Old Orchard Beach, a student at Loranger Memorial School, who is a recipient of the Secretary of State's Eighth Grade Citizenship Award, honoring students for civic awareness, scholastic achievement and community service. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 582) Presented by Representative GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach. Cosponsored by Senator CHENETTE of York.
(5-16) Catherine Morrill Day Nursery, of Portland, which is celebrating its 100th Anniversary. The nursery, Maine's oldest licensed child care facility, which received reaccreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children in 2017, continues its mission to provide quality care for Portland's children. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 585) Presented by Representative FARNSWORTH of Portland. Cosponsored by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland, Senator SANBORN, H. of Cumberland, Representative BRENNAN of Portland, Representative MOONEN of Portland, Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, Representative TALBOT ROSS of Portland, Representative JORGENSEN of Portland, Representative COLLINGS of Portland, Representative CROCKETT of Portland.
(5-17) the Brewer High School Girls Softball Team, which won the Class B State Championship. This is the team's second state title in two years. We extend to all the members of the team our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 586) Presented by Representative VEROW of Brewer. Cosponsored by Senator ROSEN of Hancock, Representative LYFORD of Eddington.
(5-18) Tristan Perreault, of Garfield Plantation, a member of Troop No. 179, who has attained the high rank and distinction of Eagle Scout. This is the highest award in Scouting and is given for excellence in skills development, leadership, personal growth and community service. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 587) Presented by Representative MARTIN of Eagle Lake. Cosponsored by President JACKSON of Aroostook.
(5-19) Samuel Brown, of Scarborough, a member of Troop No. 47, who has attained the high rank and distinction of Eagle Scout. This is the highest award in Scouting and is given for excellence in skills development, leadership, personal growth and community service. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 588) Presented by Representative BABINE of Scarborough. Cosponsored by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland, Senator SANBORN, L. of Cumberland, Representative McLEAN of Gorham, Representative CAIAZZO of Scarborough.
(5-20) Jeremy Judd, of Mechanic Falls, a warden with the Maine Warden Service, who received the K9 Search and Rescue of the Year Award for rescuing a 58-year-old Sanford woman with the help of K9 Tika. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 589) Presented by Representative DILLINGHAM of Oxford. Cosponsored by Senator CLAXTON of Androscoggin, Representative AUSTIN of Gray.
(5-21) Shane Slicer, of Waterford, a teacher at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, who is being inducted into the Unum Teachers' Hall of Fame. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 590) Presented by Representative DILLINGHAM of Oxford. Cosponsored by Senator KEIM of Oxford, Senator HAMPER of Oxford, Representative MILLETT of Waterford.
(5-22) James Harold Young, of Bethel, recipient of a Spirit of America Foundation Award. The Spirit of America Foundation was established to encourage and promote volunteerism, and the foundation presents awards to honor local individuals, organizations or projects in appreciation of community service. Mr. Young was recognized for his service to the community, including his 50 years with the Bethel Fire Department. We extend our congratulations and best wishes;
(HLS 591) Presented by Representative HEAD of Bethel. Cosponsored by Senator KEIM of Oxford.
In Memory of: (5-23) Roy W. Baker, of Old Orchard Beach. Mr. Baker served in the United States Army during World War II as a radar mechanic for the 9th Bombardment Squadron located on Tinian Island. He became a Melrose, Massachusetts firefighter and served as an emergency medical technician on the Rescue Squad at the Melrose Fire Department headquarters. He served as a firefighter for 25 years. He also was a civil engineer for Hayes Engineering for over 15 years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Melrose and coached hockey and Little League baseball. During summers in Ocean Park in Old Orchard Beach, he volunteered at Royal Family Kids Camp, a summer program for disadvantaged youths sponsored by the Saco First Baptist Church, for which he served on the Board of Directors. Mr. Baker will be long remembered and sadly missed by his wife of 78 years, Ruth, and by his family and friends;
(HLS 583) Presented by Representative GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach. Cosponsored by Senator CHENETTE of York.
(5-24) Carol Davis, of Old Orchard Beach. Mrs. Davis helped found the Old Orchard Beach Community Food Pantry and served as its director since its inception in 2012. Previously, she was a volunteer at the Old Orchard Beach Food Pantry. She was passionate about ensuring others were not going hungry, and she created a friendly environment for people in need. Mrs. Davis will be long remembered and sadly missed by her family and friends and all those whose lives she touched;
(HLS 584) Presented by Representative GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach. Cosponsored by Senator CHENETTE of York.
(5-25) Sheila Crowley, of Jonesport. Ms. Crowley worked in several area banks and retired after working for many years at Church's True Value. Ms. Crowley will be long remembered and sadly missed by her family and friends;
(HLS 592) Presented by Representative ALLEY of Beals. Cosponsored by Senator MOORE of Washington.
(5-26) Hulda "Huddy" Hinkley Peterson, of Harrington. In 1972, Mrs. Peterson and her husband, Charlie, purchased and settled into her grandparents' former home in Harrington, "The Triple H Ranch," which was home to the Christmas wreath business she operated for over thirty years. She also co-owned a marine worm business with her husband, was a driver for WHCA, was a property manager and raked blueberries. Mrs. Peterson will be long remembered and sadly missed by her family and friends;
(HLS 593) Presented by Representative ALLEY of Beals. Cosponsored by Senator MOORE of Washington.
(5-27) Alverna Leona Williams, of Jonesport. Mrs. Williams will be long remembered and sadly missed by her family and friends;
(HLS 594) Presented by Representative ALLEY of Beals. Cosponsored by Senator MOORE of Washington.
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Divided Report (6-1) Seven Members of the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS report in Report "A" Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-313) on Bill "An Act To Implement Ranked-choice Voting for Presidential Primary and General Elections in Maine" (S.P. 315) (L.D. 1083)
Signed: Senator: Representatives: Five Members of the same Committee report in Report "B" Ought Not to Pass on same Bill.
Signed: Senator: Representatives: One Member of the same Committee reports in Report "C" Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-314) on same Bill.
Signed: Senator:
Comes from the Senate with Report "A" OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED READ and ACCEPTED and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-313).
_________________________________ (6-2) Majority Report of the Committee on JUDICIARYreporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-640) on Bill "An Act To Ensure Persons with Disabilities Have Access to Public Rest Rooms" (H.P. 621) (L.D. 847) Signed: Senators: Representatives: Minority Report of the same Committee reporting Ought Not to Pass on same Bill.
Signed: Senator: Representative: _________________________________ (6-3) Majority Report of the Committee on JUDICIARYreporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-641) on Bill "An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions" (H.P. 1103) (L.D. 1511) Signed: Senators: Representatives: Minority Report of the same Committee reporting Ought Not to Pass on same Bill.
Signed: Representatives: _________________________________ (6-4) Majority Report of the Committee on TAXATIONreporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-622) on Bill "An Act To Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use with Adequate Funding and by Raising the Tax on Tobacco Products" (H.P. 758) (L.D. 1028) Signed: Senators: Representatives: Minority Report of the same Committee reporting Ought Not to Pass on same Bill.
Signed: Senator: Representatives: _________________________________ Emergency Measure
(10-1) An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, Highway Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2019, June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2021 (H.P. 744) (L.D. 1002)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Emergency Measure
(10-2) An Act To Correct Errors and Inconsistencies Related to the Maine Uniform Probate Code and To Make Other Substantive Changes (H.P. 1118) (L.D. 1535)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Emergency Measure
(10-3) An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements with Executive Branch Employees (H.P. 1316) (L.D. 1845)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Emergency Measure
(10-4) Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission To Evaluate the Ownership of Maine's Power Delivery Systems (H.P. 1315) (L.D. 1844)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Acts (10-5) An Act To Establish and Promote a System of Safe Disposal of Expired Marine Flares (H.P. 339) (L.D. 430) (10-6) An Act To Ensure Proper Oversight of Sports Betting in the State (S.P. 175) (L.D. 553) (10-7) An Act Regarding Portable Electronic Device Content, Location Information and Tracking Devices (H.P. 455) (L.D. 627) (10-8) An Act To Authorize Maine Courts To Award Attorney's Fees and Costs to Citizens Who Prevail in Civil Litigation against the Executive Branch (S.P. 211) (L.D. 698) (10-9) An Act To Establish an Independent Panel To Review the Use of Deadly Force by Law Enforcement Officers (H.P. 879) (L.D. 1219) (10-10) An Act To Fund Opioid Treatment by Establishing an Excise Tax on Manufacturers of Opioids (H.P. 984) (L.D. 1362) (10-11) An Act Regarding Representation of the Department of Marine Resources in Libel Proceedings (H.P. 1233) (L.D. 1731) (10-12) An Act To Amend the Law To Protect the Confidentiality of State and Local Government Employees' Private Information (H.P. 1272) (L.D. 1790) (10-13) An Act To Provide Funding for Two Positions in the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (H.P. 1314) (L.D. 1843)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed.
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ORDERS OF THE DAY HOUSE CALENDAR
The following matters, in the consideration of which the House was engaged at the time of adjournment, have preference in the Orders of the Day and continue with such preference until disposed of as provided by House Rule 502.
1. Bill "An Act To Respect the Will of Maine Voters by Funding Education at 55 Percent" (H.P. 1100) (L.D. 1508)
(Committee on TAXATION suggested) TABLED - April 4, 2019 (Till Later Today) by Representative TIPPING of Orono. PENDING - REFERENCE.
2. HOUSE DIVIDED REPORT - Majority (9) Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-248) - Minority (4) Ought Not to Pass - Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES on Bill "An Act To Restore Services To Help Certain Noncitizens Meet Their Basic Needs" (H.P. 952) (L.D. 1317)
TABLED - May 16, 2019 (Till Later Today) by Representative HYMANSON of York. PENDING - ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
3. SENATE DIVIDED REPORT - Majority (8) Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-130) - Minority (5) Ought Not to Pass - Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS on Bill "An Act To Require the State To Meet the Mandatory 55 Percent Contribution to Schools" (S.P. 71) (L.D. 259)
- In Senate, Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report READ and ACCEPTED and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-130). TABLED - May 28, 2019 (Till Later Today) by Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor. PENDING - Motion of same Representative to ACCEPT the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report.
4. RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Explicitly Prohibit Discrimination Based on the Sex of an Individual (H.P. 342) (L.D. 433)
TABLED - May 28, 2019 (Till Later Today) by Representative FECTEAU of Biddeford. PENDING - FINAL PASSAGE.
5. HOUSE REPORT - Ought to Pass pursuant to Joint Order 2019, H.P. 1252 - Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS on Bill "An Act Establishing a Review Process for Measures with a Potential Economic Impact and Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development To Develop a Strategic Economic Plan" (H.P. 1304) (L.D. 1833)
TABLED - June 4, 2019 (Till Later Today) by Representative DAUGHTRY of Brunswick. PENDING - ACCEPTANCE OF COMMITTEE REPORT.
6. RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish a Right to Food (H.P. 583) (L.D. 795)
TABLED - June 17, 2019 (Till Later Today) by Representative MOONEN of Portland. PENDING - FINAL PASSAGE.
7. An Act To Amend the State's Hemp Laws (S.P. 585) (L.D. 1749)
TABLED - June 18, 2019 (Till Later Today) by Representative MOONEN of Portland. PENDING - PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
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STATUTORY ADJOURNMENT DATE June 19, 2019
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Emergency Measure
(10-1) An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements with Certain Judicial Department Employees (H.P. 1318) (L.D. 1846)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Emergency Measure
(10-2) Resolve, To Reestablish the Commission To Improve the Sentencing, Supervision, Management and Incarceration of Prisoners (H.P. 603) (L.D. 829)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Emergency Measure
(10-3) Resolve, Establishing a Task Force To Study the Creation of a Comprehensive Career and Technical Education System and Increased Crosswalks for Academic Credit between Secondary Schools and Career and Technical Education Programs (H.P. 766) (L.D. 1036)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Emergency Measure
(10-4) Resolve, Establishing the Working Group on Mental Health (S.P. 508) (L.D. 1602)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Acts (10-5) An Act To Prohibit the Furnishing of Tobacco Products to Minors (S.P. 364) (L.D. 1190) (10-6) An Act To Amend the Licensing Laws of Certain Professions and Occupations (S.P. 580) (L.D. 1746)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed.
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Resolves (10-7) Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 115: The Credentialing of Education Personnel, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education (H.P. 1080) (L.D. 1478)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
First Day
In accordance with House Rule 519, the following item appeared on the Consent Calendar for the First Day: (7-1) (H.P. 1302) (L.D. 1831) Bill "An Act To Correct Inconsistencies, Conflicts and Errors in the Laws of Maine" (EMERGENCY) Committee on JUDICIARY reporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-647)
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Divided Report (6-1) Majority Report of the Committee on JUDICIARYreporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-320) on Bill "An Act To Improve Accountability of Opioid Manufacturers" (S.P. 237) (L.D. 793) Signed: Senators: Representatives: Minority Report of the same Committee reporting Ought Not to Pass on same Bill.
Signed: Senator: Representatives: Comes from the Senate with the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report READ and ACCEPTED and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-320) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-321)thereto.
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Divided Report (6-1) Majority Report of the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING reporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-308) on Bill "An Act To Improve Public Sector Labor Relations" (S.P. 363) (L.D. 1177) Signed: Senator: Representatives: Minority Report of the same Committee reporting Ought Not to Pass on same Bill.
Signed: Senator: Representatives: Comes from the Senate with the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report READ and ACCEPTED and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-308).
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 5
(1-1) Bill "An Act To Improve Consistency within the Maine Human Rights Act" (H.P. 1218) (L.D. 1703)
PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-643) in the House on June 18, 2019.
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-643) AND SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-349) in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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Divided Report (6-1) Majority Report of the Committee on JUDICIARYreporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) on Bill "An Act Regarding the Penobscot Nation's and Passamaquoddy Tribe's Authority To Exercise Jurisdiction under the Federal Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 and the Federal Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013" (H.P. 571) (L.D. 766) Signed: Senators: Representatives: Minority Report of the same Committee reporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-649) on same Bill.
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Emergency Measure
(10-1) An Act To Correct Inconsistencies, Conflicts and Errors in the Laws of Maine (H.P. 1302) (L.D. 1831)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Acts (10-2) An Act To Protect Pregnant Workers (H.P. 487) (L.D. 666) (10-3) An Act To Improve Accountability of Opioid Manufacturers (S.P. 237) (L.D. 793) (10-4) An Act To Implement Ranked-choice Voting for Presidential Primary and General Elections in Maine (S.P. 315) (L.D. 1083) (10-5) An Act To Protect Licensing Information of Medical Professionals (H.P. 1142) (L.D. 1580) (10-6) An Act To Clarify Various Provisions of the Maine Human Rights Act (H.P. 1216) (L.D. 1701) (10-7) An Act To Enhance the Administration of the Maine Human Rights Act (H.P. 1217) (L.D. 1702)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed.
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(1-1) An Act To Implement the National Popular Vote for President of the United States (S.P. 252) (L.D. 816)
FAILED of PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 17, 2019.
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENACTED in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 9
(1-1) The following Joint Order: (S.P. 628)
ORDERED, the House concurring, that Bill, "An Act To Provide Ready Access to Defibrillators in Businesses and Pharmacies," S.P. 355, L.D. 1169, and all its accompanying papers, be recalled from the Governor's desk to the Senate.
Comes from the Senate, READ and PASSED.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 10
Divided Report (6-1) Majority Report of the Committee on JUDICIARYreporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-351) on Bill "An Act To Enact the Maine Revised Unclaimed Property Act" (S.P. 481) (L.D. 1544) Signed: Senators: Representatives: Minority Report of the same Committee reporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-352) on same Bill.
Signed: Representative: Comes from the Senate with the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report READ and ACCEPTED and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-351).
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 11
ORDERS OF THE DAY HOUSE CALENDAR
BILLS RECALLED FROM GOVERNOR
(Pursuant to Joint Order - House Paper 1319)
1. An Act Concerning Nondisclosure Agreements in Employment (H.P. 1112) (L.D. 1529)
- In House, PASSED TO BE ENACTED on June 11, 2019. - In Senate, PASSED TO BE ENACTED on June 11, 2019.
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(1-1) Bill "An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions" (H.P. 1103) (L.D. 1511)
Minority (3) OUGHT NOT TO PASS Report of the Committee on JUDICIARY READ and ACCEPTED in the House on June 19, 2019.
Comes from the Senate with the Majority (10) OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report of the Committee on JUDICIARY READand ACCEPTED and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-641) in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 13
CONSENT CALENDAR
First Day
In accordance with House Rule 519, the following item appeared on the Consent Calendar for the First Day: (7-1) (H.P. 1135) (L.D. 1573) Bill "An Act To Clarify Provisions of the Maine Juvenile Code Regarding Inspection, Disclosure and Dissemination of Juvenile Case Records and To Change Gender-specific Terms" Committee on JUDICIARYreporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-651)
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 14
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Allow Spouses To Provide Home and Community-based Services to Eligible MaineCare Members (H.P. 70) (L.D. 84)
FINALLY PASSED in the House on May 2, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-135))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-135) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-322) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-2) An Act To Provide Funding for the Maine Coworking Development Fund (H.P. 120) (L.D. 138)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 2, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-146))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-146) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-323) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-3) An Act To Align State Law with Current Practice Regarding Required School Attendance (S.P. 38) (L.D. 151)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on April 16, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-30))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-30) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-324) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 15
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) An Act To Amend the Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Coordination Program (EMERGENCY) (H.P. 147) (L.D. 184)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on April 30, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-117))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-117) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-325) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-2) An Act To Continue the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program (S.P. 118) (L.D. 440)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 14, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-61))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-61) AND SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-326)in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-3) An Act To Encourage the Purchase of Local Produce for Public Schools (S.P. 132) (L.D. 454)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 28, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-108))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-108) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-327) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 16
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) Resolve, To Provide for Outreach Programs To Assist Women at Risk of Giving Birth to Substance-exposed Infants (S.P. 212) (L.D. 699)
FINALLY PASSED in the House on May 28, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-121))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-121) AND SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-328) in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-2) An Act To Modernize the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program (EMERGENCY) (S.P. 214) (L.D. 701)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 30, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-139))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-139) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-329) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-3) An Act To Promote Keeping Workers in Maine (H.P. 538) (L.D. 733)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 7, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-280) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-208) thereto)
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-280) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENTS "A" (S-208) AND "B" (S-330) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 17
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) An Act To Reduce Hunger and Promote Maine Agriculture (S.P. 230) (L.D. 786)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 14, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-81))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-81) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-331) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-2) An Act To Provide for a Professional Wage and Support for New Educators (S.P. 264) (L.D. 898)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 9, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-59))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-59) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-332) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-3) An Act To Increase Funding for the Maine Lakes Society "LakeSmart" Program and the Lake Stewards of Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (H.P. 714) (L.D. 959)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on April 25, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-102))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-102) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-333) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 18
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) An Act To Promote Social and Emotional Learning and Development for Young Children (S.P. 287) (L.D. 997)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 6, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-191))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-191) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-334) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-2) Resolve, To Require the Construction of a New District Headquarters Building for the Bureau of Forestry in Fort Kent (S.P. 295) (L.D. 1016)
FINALLY PASSED in the House on May 21, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-94))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-94) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-335) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-3) An Act To Increase Funding for Staffing and for Office Space for the Child Welfare Services Ombudsman Program (S.P. 326) (L.D. 1094)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 5, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-180))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-180) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-336) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 19
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) An Act To Strengthen the Lead Poisoning Control Act (EMERGENCY) (S.P. 336) (L.D. 1116)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 28, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-122))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-122) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-337) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-2) An Act To Enact the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program (S.P. 394) (L.D. 1274)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 28, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-110))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-110) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-338) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-3) An Act To Require the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention To Be Credentialed (S.P. 397) (L.D. 1277)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 23, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-101))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-101) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-339) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 20
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) Resolve, To Save Lives by Establishing a Homeless Opioid Users Service Engagement Pilot Project within the Department of Health and Human Services (H.P. 965) (L.D. 1337)
FINALLY PASSED in the House on June 12, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-429))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-429) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-340) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-2) An Act To Establish the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute (H.P. 970) (L.D. 1342)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 10, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-467))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-467) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-341) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-3) An Act Regarding the Determination of the Prevailing Wage Rate for Public Works Projects (S.P. 430) (L.D. 1386)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 7, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-204))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-204) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-342) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 21
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) An Act To Improve Oral Health and Access to Dental Care for Maine Children (H.P. 1014) (L.D. 1399)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 23, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-249))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-249) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-343) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-2) An Act To Improve Efficiency in Communication in the Court System (H.P. 1109) (L.D. 1516)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 28, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-270))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-270) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-344) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-3) An Act To Ensure the Quality of and Increase Access to Recovery Residences (S.P. 472) (L.D. 1523)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 11, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-240))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-240) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-345) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 22
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) Resolve, To Promote Quality and Transparency in the Provision of Services by Assisted Housing Programs That Provide Memory Care (S.P. 485) (L.D. 1548)
FINALLY PASSED in the House on May 30, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-142))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-142) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-346) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-2) An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Department of Environmental Protection Regarding the State's Container Redemption Laws (H.P. 1171) (L.D. 1628)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 6, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-461))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-461) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-347) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 23
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) Resolve, To Increase Funding for Evidence-based Therapies for Treating Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children (EMERGENCY) (H.P. 1289) (L.D. 1809)
FINALLY PASSED in the House on June 7, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-500))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 24
(2-1) The Following Communication: (H.C. 218)
and accompanying veto, item (2-2)
STATE OF MAINE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 1 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA. MAINE 04333-0001
June 19, 2019
The 129th Legislature of the State of Maine State House Augusta, Maine
Dear Honorable Members of the 129th Legislature:
Under the authority vested in me by Article IV, Part Third, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Maine, I am hereby vetoing LD 801, An Act Regarding Recording of Witness Interviews.
LD 801 assumes that law enforcement can automatically identify someone as a witness in some particular matter. This is not the case. A law enforcement officer does not know initially if the person is a "witness" in the sense that they can testify in court to first-hand knowledge of an event they perceived, or if they just heard something second or third-hand that would not be admissible in court- or, for that matter, whether what they perceived was a "serious crime" or not a crime at all.
I am also concerned that requiring witnesses to submit to recorded statements will make people reluctant to cooperate with law enforcement. When an officer is speaking with the victim in a sensitive case, such as a sexual assault or domestic violence incident, placing a video camera or audio recorder in front of that person can be very intimidating and an invasion of privacy, especially as such interviews are often conducted in a hospital or home or shelter.
For these reasons I return LD 801 unsigned and vetoed.
Sincerely,
S/Janet T. Mills Governor State of Maine
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(2-2) The accompanying item An Act Regarding Recording of Witness Interviews (H.P. 589) (L.D. 801)
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CORRECTED COPY June 19, 2019 (Please Destroy any copy of Supplement 25 that does not have the notation "Corrected Copy") State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 25
Acts (10-1) An Act To Enact the Maine Revised Unclaimed Property Act (S.P. 481) (L.D. 1544)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 26
(2-1) The Following Communication: (S.C. 621)
MAINE SENATE 129TH LEGISLATURE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
June 19, 2019
Honorable Sara Gideon Speaker of the House 2 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333
Dear Speaker Gideon:
In accordance with 3 MRSA §158 and Joint Rule 506 of the 129th Maine Legislature, please be advised that the Senate today confirmed the following nominations:
Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Judiciary,
Jefferson T. Ashby, Esq. of Presque Isle for appointment, to the Maine Human Rights Commission;
James M. Cote of Farmington for appointment, to the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission.
Best Regards,
S/Darek M. Grant Secretary of the Senate
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(2-2) The Following Communication: (S.C. 622)
MAINE SENATE 129TH LEGISLATURE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
June 19, 2019
Honorable Robert B. Hunt Clerk of the House 2 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333
Dear Clerk Hunt:
Please be advised the Senate today insisted to its previous action whereby it Finally Passed Bill "Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require That Signatures on a Direct Initiative of Legislation Come from Each Congressional District" (S.P. 67) (L.D. 255) in non-concurrence.
Best Regards,
S/Darek M. Grant Secretary of the Senate
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 27
Divided Report (6-1) Majority Report of the Committee on JUDICIARYreporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) on Bill "An Act To Enhance Personal and Public Safety by Requiring Evaluations of and Judicial Hearings for Persons in Protective Custody Regarding Risk of Harm and Restricting Access to Dangerous Weapons" (S.P. 612) (L.D. 1811) Signed: Senators: Representatives: Minority Report of the same Committee reporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-358) on same Bill.
Signed: Representatives: Comes from the Senate with the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report READ and ACCEPTED and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-357).
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 28
(1-1) An Act To Provide Ready Access to Defibrillators in Businesses and Pharmacies (S.P. 355) (L.D. 1169)
- In House, PASSED TO BE ENACTED on June 12, 2019. - In Senate, PASSED TO BE ENACTED on June 12, 2019, in concurrence. - RECALLED from the Governor's Desk pursuant to Joint Order, S.P. 355.
Comes from the Senate with the Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-2) Resolve, To Establish the Blue Ribbon Commission To Study and Recommend Funding Solutions for the State's Transportation Systems (EMERGENCY) (H.P. 700) (L.D. 945)
FINALLY PASSED in the House on June 12, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-557))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-557) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-353) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 29
(1-1) The following Joint Order: (S.P. 629)
ORDERED, the House concurring, that Bill, "An Act Regarding the Definition of "Serious Bodily Injury" in the Maine Criminal Code," S.P. 302, L.D. 1023, and all its accompanying papers, be recalled from the Governor's desk to the Senate.
Comes from the Senate, READ and PASSED.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 30
(1-1) An Act To Create a Victims' Compensation Fund for Victims of Property Crimes (S.P. 487) (L.D. 1550)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 18, 2019.
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-305) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-356) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 31
(4-1) On motion of Representative FARNSWORTH of Portland, the following House Order: (H.O. 33)
ORDERED, that Representative Matthea Elisabeth Larsen Daughtry of Brunswick be excused June 7 for personal reasons.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 32
(1-1) Resolve, To Reestablish the Commission To Improve the Sentencing, Supervision, Management and Incarceration of Prisoners (EMERGENCY) (H.P. 603) (L.D. 829)
FINALLY PASSED in the House on June 19, 2019.
Comes from the Senate FAILING of FINAL PASSAGE in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 33
(2-1) The Following Communication: (S.C. 623)
MAINE SENATE 129TH LEGISLATURE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
June 19, 2019
Honorable Robert B. Hunt Clerk of the House 2 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333
Dear Clerk Hunt:
Please be advised the Senate today insisted to its previous action whereby it Enacted Bill "An Act To Implement the National Popular Vote for President of the United States" (S.P. 252) (L.D. 816) in non-concurrence.
Best Regards,
S/Darek M. Grant Secretary of the Senate
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 34
Emergency Measure
(10-1) An Act To Amend the Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Coordination Program (H.P. 147) (L.D. 184)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Emergency Measure
(10-2) An Act To Strengthen the Lead Poisoning Control Act (S.P. 336) (L.D. 1116)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Emergency Measure
(10-3) Resolve, To Increase Funding for Evidence-based Therapies for Treating Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children (H.P. 1289) (L.D. 1809)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Acts (10-4) An Act Regarding the Maine Coworking Development Fund (H.P. 120) (L.D. 138) (10-5) An Act To Align State Law with Current Practice Regarding Required School Attendance (S.P. 38) (L.D. 151) (10-6) An Act To Continue the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program (S.P. 118) (L.D. 440) (10-7) An Act To Encourage the Purchase of Local Produce for Public Schools (S.P. 132) (L.D. 454) (10-8) An Act To Modernize the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program (S.P. 214) (L.D. 701) (10-9) An Act To Promote Keeping Workers in Maine (H.P. 538) (L.D. 733) (10-10) An Act To Reduce Hunger and Promote Maine Agriculture (S.P. 230) (L.D. 786) (10-11) An Act To Provide for Support for New Educators (S.P. 264) (L.D. 898) (10-12) An Act To Increase Funding for the Maine Lakes Society "LakeSmart" Program and the Lake Stewards of Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (H.P. 714) (L.D. 959) (10-13) An Act To Promote Social and Emotional Learning and Development for Young Children (S.P. 287) (L.D. 997) (10-14) An Act To Increase Funding for the Child Welfare Services Ombudsman Program (S.P. 326) (L.D. 1094) (10-15) An Act To Improve Public Sector Labor Relations (S.P. 363) (L.D. 1177) (10-16) An Act To Enact the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program (S.P. 394) (L.D. 1274) (10-17) An Act To Require the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention To Be Credentialed (S.P. 397) (L.D. 1277) (10-18) An Act To Establish the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute (H.P. 970) (L.D. 1342) (10-19) An Act Regarding the Determination of the Prevailing Wage Rate for Public Works Projects (S.P. 430) (L.D. 1386) (10-20) An Act To Improve Oral Health and Access to Dental Care for Maine Children (H.P. 1014) (L.D. 1399) (10-21) An Act To Improve Efficiency in Communication in the Court System (H.P. 1109) (L.D. 1516) (10-22) An Act To Ensure the Quality of and Increase Access to Recovery Residences (S.P. 472) (L.D. 1523) (10-23) An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Department of Environmental Protection Regarding the State's Container Redemption Laws (H.P. 1171) (L.D. 1628) (10-24) An Act To Enhance Personal and Public Safety by Requiring Evaluations of and Judicial Hearings for Persons in Protective Custody Regarding Risk of Harm and Restricting Access to Dangerous Weapons (S.P. 612) (L.D. 1811)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed.
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Resolves (10-25) Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Allow Spouses To Provide Home and Community-based Services to Eligible MaineCare Members (H.P. 70) (L.D. 84) (10-26) Resolve, To Provide for Outreach Programs To Assist Women at Risk of Giving Birth to Substance-exposed Infants (S.P. 212) (L.D. 699) (10-27) Resolve, To Require the Construction of a New District Headquarters Building for the Bureau of Forestry in Fort Kent (S.P. 295) (L.D. 1016) (10-28) Resolve, To Save Lives by Establishing a Homeless Opioid Users Service Engagement Pilot Project within the Department of Health and Human Services (H.P. 965) (L.D. 1337) (10-29) Resolve, To Promote Quality and Transparency in the Provision of Services by Assisted Housing Programs That Provide Memory Care (S.P. 485) (L.D. 1548)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 35
(2-1) The Following Communication: (H.C. 219)
and accompanying veto, item (2-2)
STATE OF MAINE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 1 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0001
June 19, 2019
The 129th Legislature of the State of Maine State House Augusta, Maine
Dear Honorable Members of the 129th Legislature:
By the authority conferred by Article IV, Part Third, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Maine, I am hereby vetoing L.D. 240, An Act to Allow Public Employers of Teachers to Negotiate Regarding Educational Policies.
I have been pleased to champion some important education initiatives this session that support our teachers, including significant funding for teacher salaries, GPA and educational bonds. As the daughter of a long-time public school teacher, I hold all educators in high regard. But this bill presents a different question.
L.D. 240 states that teacher “planning and preparation” are not issues of “educational policy” and therefore must be subjects of collective bargaining. But the bill does not define “planning,” “preparation” or “educational policy.” The bill was not referred to the Education Committee, but instead to the Labor Committee, though the express purpose of L.D. 240 is to declare what constitutes “educational policy” for our schools.
Although this bill declares that issues of teacher “planning and preparation” are not issues of “educational policy,” the Maine Labor Relations Board has repeatedly recognized that that the issue of teacher planning and preparation during school hours is a matter of educational policy. See Sanford Federation of Teachers v. Sanford School Committee, MLRB No. 84-13 (Mar. 20, 1984); M.S.A.D. No. 43 Board of Directors v. M.S.A.D. No. 43 Teachers Association et al., MLRB Nos. 79-36 et al. (Aug. 24, 1979); and Caribou School Dept. v. Caribou Teachers Association, MLRB No. 76-15 (Jan. 19, 1977). The Board reasoned in Sanford Federation of Teachers that:
since preparation and planning time proposals could affect the length of the teachers' working day, require the use of various types of substitutes for the presence of teachers, and infringe on the ability of the school administration to schedule classes and student activities, such proposals must be considered matters of educational policy. Although such proposals also obviously affect teacher working conditions, this fact is overridden by the ‘foundational educational value judgments’ inherent in the proposals….
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court in City of Biddeford v. Biddeford Teachers Association, 304 A.2d 387 (Me. 1973) agreed, finding that:
the length of the teacher's working day is closely and heavily interwoven with judgments bearing upon the welfare of the students, as reflected in the ultimate quality of their education and the extent to which it may be improved or weakened by use of various types of substitutes, technological or otherwise, for the living presence and active participation of teachers. Such foundational educational value judgements cannot reasonably be subordinated to the overlay of teacher ‘working conditions’ and, for this reason, the length of the teacher's working day must be held, fundamentally, …‘educational policies’....
L.D. 240 is contrary to these long-standing and well-reasoned opinions of our state’s Labor Board and Supreme Court. The bill attempts to change in text that which does not and cannot align with fact and practice.
For these reasons, I return L.D. 240 unsigned and urge the Legislature to sustain this veto.
Sincerely,
S/Janet T. Mills Governor State of Maine
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(2-2) The accompanying item An Act To Allow Public Employers of Teachers to Negotiate Regarding Planning and Preparation Periods (H.P. 203) (L.D. 240)
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 36
(1-1) Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission To Evaluate the Ownership of Maine's Power Delivery Systems (EMERGENCY) (H.P. 1315) (L.D. 1844)
FINALLY PASSED in the House on June 19, 2019.
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-362) in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 37
(1-1) The following Joint Order: (S.P. 630)
ORDERED, the House concurring, that Bill, "An Act To Establish the Wood Energy Investment Program," S.P. 266, L.D. 912, and all its accompanying papers, be recalled from the Governor's desk to the Senate.
Comes from the Senate, READ and PASSED.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 38
Acts (10-1) An Act Regarding the Penobscot Nation's and Passamaquoddy Tribe's Authority To Exercise Jurisdiction under the Federal Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 and the Federal Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.P. 571) (L.D. 766) (10-2) An Act To Ensure Persons with Disabilities Have Access to Public Rest Rooms (H.P. 621) (L.D. 847)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 39
(4-1) On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the following Joint Order: (H.P. 1320)
ORDERED, the Senate concurring, that, in accordance with emergency authority granted under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 2, the First Regular Session of the 129th Legislature is extended for one legislative day.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 40
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) An Act Authorizing the Issuance on Request of Acquired Brain Injury Identification Cards (H.P. 50) (L.D. 49)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 11, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-519))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-519) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-360) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 41
Emergency Measure
(10-1) Resolve, To Increase Funding for Evidence-based Therapies for Treating Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children (H.P. 1289) (L.D. 1809)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 42
Acts (10-1) An Act To Fund Opioid Treatment by Establishing an Excise Tax on Manufacturers of Opioids (H.P. 984) (L.D. 1362) (10-2) An Act To Clarify Provisions of the Maine Juvenile Code Regarding Inspection, Disclosure and Dissemination of Juvenile Case Records and To Change Gender-specific Terms (H.P. 1135) (L.D. 1573)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 43
(4-1) On motion of Representative MARTIN of Eagle Lake, the following Joint Resolution: (H.P. 1321) (Cosponsored by President JACKSON of Aroostook and Representatives: BLIER of Buxton, COLLINGS of Portland, MARTIN of Sinclair)
JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE TOWN OF FORT KENT ON ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY
WHEREAS, the Town of Fort Kent, situated at the confluence of the Fish and St. John Rivers, was incorporated by the Legislature on February 23, 1869;and
WHEREAS, the first settlers of Fort Kent were Acadian French refugees who came in approximately 1829; and
WHEREAS, the area quickly became known for its vast lumber resources, and individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit were quick to develop business interests in the region; and
WHEREAS, this historic town played a prominent part in the tense Aroostook War and international boundary dispute that gave rise in 1840 to a fortified outpost named in honor of Governor Edward Kent;and
WHEREAS, on February 21, 1878, Governor Selden Connor approved and signed an act that established the Madawaska Training School for teachers, which was the precursor of the University of Maine at Fort Kent; and
WHEREAS, an economic boom occurred when the railroad came to town in 1902, providing passenger services and a means of transporting goods and services to outside markets, making the area less remote and more easily accessible; and
WHEREAS, the Little Franciscan Sisters of Mary made significant contributions to the life of the community, staffing St. Louis School and establishing and operating a hospital that became the Northern Maine Medical Center; and
WHEREAS, over the years Fort Kent has developed into a thriving cosmopolitan service community for the upper St. John River Valley, with a modern medical center, the University of Maine campus and extensive outdoor recreational opportunities during all 4 seasons of the year; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Legislature now assembled in the First Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, take this opportunity to recognize the 150th anniversary of the Town of Fort Kent; and be it further
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary of State, be transmitted to the Fort Kent Town Office.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 44
Divided Report (6-1) Nine Members of the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS report in Report "A" Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-657) on Bill "An Act To Amend the Adult Use Marijuana Law" (H.P. 524) (L.D. 719)
Signed: Senators: Representatives: Three Members of the same Committee report in Report "B" Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-658) on same Bill.
Signed: Senator: Representatives: One Member of the same Committee reports in Report "C" Ought Not to Pass on same Bill.
Signed:
Representative: _________________________________
State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 45
(1-1) Bill "An Act To Amend the Advance Deposit Wagering Laws" (H.P. 1276) (L.D. 1797)
Majority (11) OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report of the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS READ and ACCEPTED and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-635) in the House on June 18, 2019.
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-635) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-361) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 46
Emergency Measure
(10-1) Resolve, To Establish the Blue Ribbon Commission To Study and Recommend Funding Solutions for the State's Transportation Systems (H.P. 700) (L.D. 945)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 47
Acts (10-1) An Act Authorizing the Issuance on Request of Acquired Brain Injury Identification Cards (H.P. 50) (L.D. 49) (10-2) An Act To Create a Victims' Compensation Fund for Victims of Property Crimes (S.P. 487) (L.D. 1550)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 48
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) An Act To Increase Funding for Civil Legal Services (H.P. 177) (L.D. 214)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 29, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-316))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-316) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-370) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-2) An Act Regarding Presumptive Eligibility and Homelessness under the General Assistance Laws (S.P. 137) (L.D. 459)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 10, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-215))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-215) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-363) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-3) An Act To Require Municipalities and School Districts To Provide Notice of Breaches in Personal Data Security (S.P. 209) (L.D. 696)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 9, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-77))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-77) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-364) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 49
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) An Act To Strengthen Resource Sharing and Access to Library Materials among Maine Libraries (H.P. 838) (L.D. 1149)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on May 7, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-173))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-173) AND SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-365) in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-2) An Act To Improve Dental Health for Maine Adults with Low Incomes (H.P. 1065) (L.D. 1453)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 5, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-409))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-409) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-371) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-3) An Act Regarding the Presumption of Abandonment of Gift Obligations (H.P. 1164) (L.D. 1612)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 18, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-613))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-613) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-366) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 50
Non-Concurrent Matter
(1-1) An Act To Provide for the Merger of Hospital Administrative District No. 4 into MRH Corp., a Maine Nonprofit, Nonstock Private Corporation (EMERGENCY) (H.P. 1220) (L.D. 1708)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 12, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-537))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-537) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-367) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-2) An Act To Clarify and Amend MaineCare Reimbursement Provisions for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (EMERGENCY) (S.P. 588) (L.D. 1758)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 12, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-265))
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-265) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "B" (S-368) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-3) Resolve, Requiring the Department of Health and Human Services To Examine Options for Upper Payment Limit Adjustments for MaineCare Services (H.P. 1309) (L.D. 1838)
FINALLY PASSED in the House on June 11, 2019. (Having previously been PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED)
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-369) in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 51
(1-1) An Act To Strengthen the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code (MANDATE) (H.P. 629) (L.D. 855)
FAILED of PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 18, 2019.
Comes from the Senate PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (H-619) AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT "A" (S-372) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 52
Emergency Measure
(10-1) An Act To Provide for the Merger of Hospital Administrative District No. 4 into MRH Corp., a Maine Nonprofit, Nonstock Private Corporation (H.P. 1220) (L.D. 1708)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Emergency Measure
(10-2) An Act To Clarify and Amend MaineCare Reimbursement Provisions for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (S.P. 588) (L.D. 1758)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House necessary.
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Acts (10-3) An Act To Increase Funding for Civil Legal Services (H.P. 177) (L.D. 214)
(10-4) An Act Regarding Presumptive Eligibility and Homelessness under the General Assistance Laws (S.P. 137) (L.D. 459) (10-5) An Act To Require Municipalities and School Districts To Provide Notice of Breaches in Personal Data Security (S.P. 209) (L.D. 696) (10-6) An Act Regarding Adult Use Marijuana (H.P. 524) (L.D. 719) (10-7) An Act Regarding the Penobscot Nation's and Passamaquoddy Tribe's Authority To Exercise Jurisdiction under the Federal Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 and the Federal Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.P. 571) (L.D. 766) (10-8) An Act To Strengthen the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code (H.P. 629) (L.D. 855) (10-9) An Act To Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use with Adequate Funding and by Equalizing the Taxes on Tobacco Products and To Improve Public Health (H.P. 758) (L.D. 1028) (10-10) An Act To Strengthen the Maine State Library (H.P. 838) (L.D. 1149) (10-11) An Act Regarding the Presumption of Abandonment of Gift Obligations (H.P. 1164) (L.D. 1612) (10-12) An Act To Clarify Various Provisions of the Maine Human Rights Act (H.P. 1216) (L.D. 1701)
(10-13) An Act To Enhance the Administration of the Maine Human Rights Act (H.P. 1217) (L.D. 1702) (10-14) An Act To Improve Consistency within the Maine Human Rights Act (H.P. 1218) (L.D. 1703) (10-15) An Act To Amend the Advance Deposit Wagering Laws (H.P. 1276) (L.D. 1797)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed.
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Resolves (10-16) Resolve, To Reestablish the Commission To Improve the Sentencing, Supervision, Management and Incarceration of Prisoners (H.P. 603) (L.D. 829) (10-17) Resolve, To Establish a Stakeholder Group To Develop an Adult Dental Benefit under MaineCare (H.P. 1065) (L.D. 1453) (10-18) Resolve, Requiring the Department of Health and Human Services To Examine Options for Upper Payment Limit Adjustments for MaineCare Services (H.P. 1309) (L.D. 1838) (10-19) Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission To Evaluate the Ownership of Maine's Power Delivery Systems (H.P. 1315) (L.D. 1844)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 53
Divided Report (6-1) Majority Report of the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS reporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-354) on Bill "An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Infrastructure, Economic Development, Workforce Development and Energy and Environment Investment" (S.P. 621) (L.D. 1836) Signed: Senators: Representatives: Minority Report of the same Committee reporting Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-355) on same Bill.
Signed: Senator: Representatives: Comes from the Senate with the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report READ and ACCEPTED and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-354).
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 54
Acts (10-1) An Act To Amend the State's Hemp Laws (S.P. 585) (L.D. 1749)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 55
(1-1) Bill "An Act To Amend the Maine Exclusion Amount in the Estate Tax" (H.P. 329) (L.D. 420)
Minority (5) OUGHT NOT TO PASS Report of the Committee on TAXATION READ and ACCEPTED in the House on June 17, 2019.
Comes from the Senate with the Reports READ and the Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on TAXATION in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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(1-2) An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements with Executive Branch Employees (EMERGENCY) (H.P. 1316) (L.D. 1845)
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in the House on June 19, 2019.
Comes from the Senate FAILING of PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 56
(2-1) The Following Communication: (S.C. 624)
MAINE SENATE 129TH LEGISLATURE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
June 20, 2019
Honorable Robert B. Hunt Clerk of the House 2 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333
Dear Clerk Hunt:
Please be advised the Senate today insisted to its previous action whereby it accepted the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report from the Committee on Judiciary on Bill "An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions and To Address Remote Participation by Members of Public Bodies" (H.P. 1103) (L.D. 1511) in non-concurrence.
Best Regards,
S/Darek M. Grant Secretary of the Senate
Comes from the Senate, READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 57
Bond Issue
(10-1) An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Infrastructure, Economic Development, Workforce Development and Energy and Environment Investment (S.P. 621) (L.D. 1836)
Reported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills as truly and strictly engrossed. In accordance with the provisions of Section 14 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of the House necessary.
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State of Maine http://legislature.maine.gov/HouseCalendar House Supplement No. 58
(4-1) On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the following Joint Order: (H.P. 1322)
ORDERED, the Senate concurring, that the following specified matters be held over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature. Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry H.P. 413, L.D. 569 - Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Submit to the United States Secretary of Agriculture a Plan for Continued Implementation of the Maine Industrial Hemp Program H.P. 850, L.D. 1167 - An Act To Increase Consumption of Maine Foods in State Institutions S.P. 390, L.D. 1270 - An Act To Create Certain Recreational Opportunities on State-owned Land H.P. 1114, L.D. 1531 - An Act To Establish the Maine Food System Investment Program To Create Quality Jobs and Support Farms, Fisheries and Food-related Businesses H.P. 1149, L.D. 1590 - An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Harness Racing S.P. 575, L.D. 1726 - An Act To Penalize Violators of Wood Shipment and Quarantine Laws H.P. 1257, L.D. 1770 - An Act To Amend the Forestry Laws Regarding Responsibility for Compliance with Those Laws S.P. 604, L.D. 1788 - An Act To Eliminate Online Burn Permit Fees for All Areas of the State H.P. 1280, L.D. 1799 - Resolve, Authorizing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Convey Certain Land in the Little Moose Unit of Moosehead Junction Township Appropriations and Financial Affairs H.P. 13, L.D. 12 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Design and Construction of a New Fish Hatchery and To Improve Hatchery Infrastructure H.P. 17, L.D. 16 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Infrastructure To Address Sea Level Rise H.P. 48, L.D. 47 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Fire Stations H.P. 49, L.D. 48 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Housing for Persons Who Are Homeless H.P. 93, L.D. 111 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Research and Development and Commercialization H.P. 108, L.D. 126 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Acquire Significant Historic Properties for Resale and Rehabilitation S.P. 35, L.D. 148 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Recapitalize the School Revolving Renovation Fund and To Give Priority Status to Certain School Facility Upgrades S.P. 36, L.D. 149 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide Student Debt Forgiveness To Support Workforce Attraction and Retention H.P. 135, L.D. 172 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Smart City Technology H.P. 219, L.D. 295 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Increase Rural Maine's Access to Broadband Internet Service H.P. 223, L.D. 299 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Assist Schools, Municipalities and Counties in Using Emerging Technologies and Energy Alternatives to Fossil Fuels in Heating, Electrical and Other Utility Systems H.P. 234, L.D. 310 - An Act Making Certain Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government H.P. 235, L.D. 311 - An Act Making Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government H.P. 267, L.D. 341 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Construction of a Convention Center in Portland S.P. 94, L.D. 354 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Encourage the Provision of Reliable High-speed Internet in Rural Underserved Areas of Maine H.P. 290, L.D. 381 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Upgrade and Replace Infrastructure of the Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation H.P. 303, L.D. 394 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide for Student Loan Debt Relief H.P. 309, L.D. 400 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Food Processing Infrastructure in Targeted Areas of the State H.P. 332, L.D. 423 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Preserve Historic Properties for Maine's Bicentennial S.P. 133, L.D. 455 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Expand Maine's Research, Development, Commercialization and Clinical Infrastructure Assets To Improve Outcomes for Maine Families with Members Suffering from Alzheimer's, Dementia and Other Diseases of Aging H.P. 353, L.D. 469 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide Funding for Upgrades of Learning Spaces and Other Projects Funded by the School Revolving Renovation Fund H.P. 392, L.D. 535 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Maine's Rail Infrastructure and Expand Passenger Rail Service H.P. 394, L.D. 537 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support the Gulf of Maine Research Institute's Establishment of a Near-shore Coastal Sensor Network S.P. 169, L.D. 547 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support Maine Aquaculture S.P. 189, L.D. 602 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support Research and Development in Maine H.P. 439, L.D. 611 - An Act To Provide Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Operations of State Government H.P. 546, L.D. 741 - An Act To Return Surplus Money to Maine Taxpayers S.P. 233, L.D. 789 - An Act To Appropriate General Fund Money for Basic Government Functions S.P. 236, L.D. 792 - An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Issuance of Bonds H.P. 633, L.D. 859 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund Equipment for Career and Technical Education Centers and Regions H.P. 635, L.D. 861 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Complete the Renovation of a Wharf and Bulkhead in Portland for Marine Research S.P. 265, L.D. 911 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Promote Land Conservation, Working Waterfronts, Water Access and Outdoor Recreation H.P. 678, L.D. 923 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Upgrade Municipal Culverts at Stream Crossings H.P. 723, L.D. 968 - An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and 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, 2020 and June 30, 2021 H.P. 724, L.D. 969 - An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and 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 Year Ending June 30, 2019 S.P. 325, L.D. 1093 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Maine's Railroad Infrastructure S.P. 339, L.D. 1119 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support Investments in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Municipalities and School Administrative Units H.P. 885, L.D. 1224 - An Act To Authorize General Fund Bond Issues To Address Changes in Sea Level, Geospatial Data Acquisition by Communities and the Increase in Ocean Acidity H.P. 961, L.D. 1333 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Establish a Maine County Correctional Facilities Revolving Construction and Improvement Fund H.P. 1095, L.D. 1496 - An Act To Protect the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund S.P. 510, L.D. 1604 - An Act To Authorize General Fund Bond Issues To Improve Highways, Bridges and Multimodal Facilities S.P. 557, L.D. 1692 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund Training for Mill Workers and Loggers S.P. 561, L.D. 1705 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Strengthen the Marine Economy Criminal Justice and Public Safety H.P. 123, L.D. 141 - An Act To Promote Highway Safety by Restricting the Use of Marijuana and Possession of an Open Marijuana Container in a Vehicle H.P. 145, L.D. 182 - An Act To Amend the Maine Bail Code Regarding the Financial Capacity of a Defendant To Post Bond S.P. 195, L.D. 608 - An Act To Provide Funding for a Correctional Facility in Downeast Maine S.P. 213, L.D. 700 - An Act To Prevent Internet Theft H.P. 590, L.D. 802 - An Act To Recruit and Retain Corrections Support Staff H.P. 728, L.D. 973 - An Act To Stabilize County Corrections S.P. 328, L.D. 1096 - An Act To Require That Comprehensive Substance Use Disorder Treatment Be Made Available to Maine's Incarcerated Population H.P. 812, L.D. 1108 - Resolve, Establishing the Task Force on Alternatives to Incarceration for Maine Youth S.P. 355, L.D. 1169 - An Act To Provide Ready Access to Defibrillators in Businesses and Pharmacies H.P. 874, L.D. 1210 - Resolve, To Direct the Commissioner of Corrections To Study Changes in Corrections Practices and Reinvestment in Corrections Resources To Reduce Recidivism and Control Correctional Facility Costs S.P. 377, L.D. 1215 - An Act Relating to Defenses and Self-defense in the Maine Criminal Code H.P. 881, L.D. 1221 - An Act To Allow Deductions from Prison Sentences for Rehabilitative Activities H.P. 936, L.D. 1293 - An Act To Improve Investigative Efficiencies at the State Fire Marshal's Office H.P. 938, L.D. 1295 - An Act To Determine the Need To Increase the Number of Forensic Emergency and Crisis Beds H.P. 1034, L.D. 1421 - An Act To Amend the Maine Bail Code H.P. 1035, L.D. 1422 - An Act Regarding Conditions in Correctional Facilities for Female Prisoners H.P. 1073, L.D. 1466 - An Act To Allow Community-based Organizations To Participate in Diversion Projects for Persons with Substance Use Disorder H.P. 1094, L.D. 1492 - An Act To Reform Drug Sentencing Laws S.P. 572, L.D. 1723 - An Act To Allow the Confinement of Female Prisoners at the Long Creek Youth Development Center H.P. 1229, L.D. 1727 - An Act To Correct Various Statutes Related to the Department of Corrections Education and Cultural Affairs H.P. 118, L.D. 136 - An Act To Establish a Special Education Circuit Breaker Reimbursement Program H.P. 141, L.D. 178 - An Act To Increase the State Share of the Cost of Health Insurance for Retired Teachers S.P. 216, L.D. 703 - An Act To Help Maine Students Succeed S.P. 235, L.D. 791 - An Act To Provide School Districts with Full State Funding for Students with High-cost Special Education Needs H.P. 634, L.D. 860 - An Act To Establish the Maine Community College System No-cost Tuition Program H.P. 656, L.D. 882 - Resolve, To Require the Examination of the System of Learning Results S.P. 470, L.D. 1521 - An Act To Expand Skill Development Opportunities for Maine Youth S.P. 512, L.D. 1606 - An Act To Increase Funding for Career and Technical Education Programs S.P. 513, L.D. 1607 - An Act To Create the Department of Early Care and Learning H.P. 1226, L.D. 1715 - An Act To Reorganize the Provision of Services for Children with Disabilities from Birth to 5 Years of Age H.P. 1291, L.D. 1813 - Resolve, To Ensure Safe and Inclusive Learning Environments Energy, Utilities and Technology H.P. 14, L.D. 13 - An Act To Allow Microgrids That Are in the Public Interest H.P. 136, L.D. 173 - An Act To Promote Economic Development and Critical Communications for Family Farms, Businesses and Residences by Strategic Public Investment in High-speed Internet H.P. 341, L.D. 432 - An Act To Amend the Greater Augusta Utility District Charter S.P. 234, L.D. 790 - An Act To Eliminate the Cap on the Number of Accounts or Meters Designated for Net Energy Billing S.P. 347, L.D. 1127 - An Act To Expand Community-based Solar Energy in Maine S.P. 498, L.D. 1563 - An Act To Encourage the Development of Broadband Coverage in Rural Maine H.P. 1177, L.D. 1634 - An Act To Create the Maine Clean Energy Fund and To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Capitalize the Fund H.P. 1181, L.D. 1646 - An Act To Restore Local Ownership and Control of Maine's Power Delivery Systems H.P. 1240, L.D. 1741 - Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission To Examine Performance-based Rates for Electric Utilities S.P. 582, L.D. 1748 - An Act To Allow for the Establishment of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Programs Environment and Natural Resources H.P. 88, L.D. 102 - An Act To Improve the Manufacturing of Plastic Bottles and Bottle Caps H.P. 252, L.D. 327 - An Act To Revise Maine's Environmental Laws H.P. 310, L.D. 401 - An Act To Preserve State Landfill Capacity and Promote Recycling H.P. 401, L.D. 544 - An Act To Create Extended Producer Responsibility for Post-consumer Waste Generated from the Use of Tobacco Products H.P. 579, L.D. 774 - An Act To Protect Maine's Beaches and Shoreline H.P. 706, L.D. 951 - An Act To Improve the Research Capabilities of State Agencies H.P. 707, L.D. 952 - An Act To Coordinate and Standardize Data Collection Protocols S.P. 278, L.D. 988 - An Act To Reduce the Landfilling of Municipal Solid Waste S.P. 445, L.D. 1460 - An Act To Support Collection and Proper Disposal of Unwanted Drugs H.P. 1153, L.D. 1594 - An Act To Establish a Stewardship Program for Consumer Batteries S.P. 552, L.D. 1687 - An Act Regarding the Water Quality Certification of Graham Lake on the Union River H.P. 1245, L.D. 1750 - An Act To Establish Appliance Energy and Water Standards S.P. 601, L.D. 1777 - An Act To Add Rivers, Streams and Brooks to the Department of Environmental Protection's Compensation Fee Program H.P. 1263, L.D. 1779 - An Act To Establish Standards for Operation and Maintenance and Asset Management for Publicly Owned Treatment Works and Municipal Satellite Collection Systems H.P. 1264, L.D. 1780 - An Act To Support Replacement of At-risk Home Heating Oil Tanks H.P. 1265, L.D. 1781 - An Act To Allow the Board of Environmental Protection To Make Changes through Routine Technical Rulemaking to Federally Based Screening Levels for the Beneficial Use of Solid Waste H.P. 1271, L.D. 1786 - An Act To Update Maine's Sales Prohibition on Upholstered Furniture Treated with Flame-retardant Chemicals H.P. 1300, L.D. 1823 - An Act To Allow a Float Haul-out or Marine Way within Shoreland Zone Setbacks H.P. 1303, L.D. 1832 - An Act To Ensure Adequate Funding for the Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and Waste Discharge Licensing Program Health and Human Services H.P. 190, L.D. 227 - An Act To Strengthen Maine's Public Health Infrastructure H.P. 194, L.D. 231 - An Act To Improve Public Health by Maximizing Federal Funding Opportunities H.P. 195, L.D. 232 - An Act To Change the Process by Which Designated Nonstate Mental Health Institutions Petition the District Court To Admit Certain Patients to a Progressive Treatment Program H.P. 208, L.D. 284 - An Act To Improve Care Provided to Forensic Patients S.P. 102, L.D. 362 - Resolve, To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Submit a State Plan Amendment To Exempt Retirement and Educational Assets from Calculations for Medicaid Eligibility H.P. 365, L.D. 508 - Resolve, To Study the Protection of Youth and Young Adults from Addiction and Premature Death by Restricting Marketing of Tobacco Products H.P. 474, L.D. 653 - Resolve, To Establish the Task Force To Study Opportunities for Improving Home and Community-based Services S.P. 210, L.D. 697 - Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Conduct a Review of Rules Governing In-home Personal Care Assistance Services H.P. 591, L.D. 803 - An Act To Create 4 Regional Mental Health Receiving Centers S.P. 312, L.D. 1052 - An Act To Require Regular and Transparent Review of MaineCare Reimbursement Rates H.P. 823, L.D. 1134 - An Act To Set Aside Funds from Federal Block Grants for Certain Communities H.P. 831, L.D. 1142 - Resolve, To Expand Transportation Services for Seniors Who Are MaineCare Members H.P. 835, L.D. 1146 - An Act To Ensure the Provision of Housing Navigation Services to Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities H.P. 854, L.D. 1180 - Resolve, To Establish the Task Force To Better Coordinate the Protection of Vulnerable Populations H.P. 994, L.D. 1373 - Resolve, To Reduce MaineCare Spending through Targeted Nutrition Interventions H.P. 1031, L.D. 1418 - An Act To Address Maine's Shortage of Behavioral Health Services for Minors S.P. 441, L.D. 1429 - An Act To Fund Opioid Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment H.P. 1173, L.D. 1630 - Resolve, To Ensure Access to Opiate Addiction Treatment S.P. 539, L.D. 1662 - An Act To Save Lives by Establishing the Low Barrier Opioid Treatment Response Program S.P. 579, L.D. 1737 - An Act Relating to the Retention and Hiring of Mental Health Staff at the Department of Health and Human Services S.P. 592, L.D. 1760 - An Act To Support Children's Healthy Development and School Readiness H.P. 1299, L.D. 1822 - An Act To Protect Access to Services for Adults with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services H.P. 31, L.D. 30 - An Act To Improve Health Care Data Analysis S.P. 14, L.D. 51 - An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force on Health Care Coverage for All of Maine S.P. 107, L.D. 366 - An Act To Protect Elderly Persons from Financial Abuse H.P. 376, L.D. 519 - An Act To Expand Adult Dental Health Insurance Coverage S.P. 181, L.D. 594 - An Act To Promote Individual Savings Accounts through a Public-Private Partnership S.P. 185, L.D. 598 - An Act Regulating Employee Benefit Excess Insurance S.P. 317, L.D. 1085 - An Act To Ensure That Maine Residents Have Adequate and Affordable Access to Health Care H.P. 827, L.D. 1138 - An Act To Ensure Health Insurance Coverage for Treatment for Childhood Postinfectious Neuroimmune Disorders Including Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome S.P. 431, L.D. 1387 - An Act To Increase Access to Safe and Affordable Prescription Drugs H.P. 1044, L.D. 1434 - An Act To Allow Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists To Bill for Their Services H.P. 1150, L.D. 1591 - An Act To Provide Access to Health Care for Maine Citizens H.P. 1163, L.D. 1611 - An Act To Support Universal Health Care H.P. 1165, L.D. 1613 - An Act Regarding Women's Health and Economic Security H.P. 1169, L.D. 1617 - An Act To Create a Single-payer Health Care Program in Maine H.P. 1186, L.D. 1650 - An Act To Strengthen Consumer Protections in Health Care S.P. 537, L.D. 1660 - An Act To Improve Access to Physician Assistant Care S.P. 544, L.D. 1673 - An Act To Prohibit Prescription Drug Advertising S.P. 586, L.D. 1755 - An Act To Move Maine Toward Affordable Health Care for Everyone S.P. 596, L.D. 1764 - An Act To Update the Maine Insurance Code S.P. 599, L.D. 1767 - An Act To Increase the Efficiency of Certain Consumer Credit Protection Laws Inland Fisheries and Wildlife S.P. 200, L.D. 638 - An Act To Legalize the Use of Supplemental Minerals To Assist with Wildlife Nutrition H.P. 471, L.D. 650 - An Act To Strengthen Maine's Landowner Relations Program S.P. 208, L.D. 695 - An Act To Require Biodegradable Hooks and Lures for Freshwater Fishing S.P. 337, L.D. 1117 - An Act To Encourage Turkey Hunting S.P. 338, L.D. 1118 - An Act To Give the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Rule-making Authority To Establish a Bear Season Framework and Bag Limits S.P. 474, L.D. 1525 - An Act To Require Insurance on Motorized Watercraft S.P. 610, L.D. 1804 - An Act Regarding the Baiting of Deer Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business H.P. 577, L.D. 772 - An Act To Encourage Continued Learning S.P. 250, L.D. 814 - An Act To Strengthen Maine's Economy through Research and Innovation led by the University of Maine System S.P. 311, L.D. 1051 - An Act To Create the Maine Family First Employer Program S.P. 367, L.D. 1193 - Resolve, Directing the Maine Community College System To Evaluate the Need To Expand Workforce Training Options in Waldo County H.P. 1083, L.D. 1481 - An Act To Establish the Big Moose Mountain Regional Development Authority S.P. 555, L.D. 1690 - An Act To Certify and Promote Products That Are Made in Maine H.P. 1298, L.D. 1821 - Resolve, To Address the Population Shortage in Rural Maine Judiciary H.P. 68, L.D. 82 - An Act To Determine the Necessity for a Public Guardian or Conservator Bond H.P. 75, L.D. 89 - An Act To Impose Requirements on the Rental of Residential Property That Has Been Used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine H.P. 157, L.D. 194 - An Act To Allow the Reduction of a MaineCare Lien H.P. 226, L.D. 302 - An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Post-conviction Review in Order To Facilitate the Fair Hearing of All Evidence in Each Case Involving a Claim of Innocence H.P. 388, L.D. 531 - An Act To Provide Counsel for a Person Who Is the Subject of an Adult Guardianship, Conservatorship or Other Protective Arrangement Proceeding H.P. 417, L.D. 573 - An Act To Extend Time Limits for Placing Land in Trust Status under the Maine Indian Claims Settlement S.P. 201, L.D. 639 - An Act To Protect Student Privacy H.P. 478, L.D. 657 - An Act To Reorganize the Probate Courts H.P. 501, L.D. 680 - An Act To Clarify the Intent of the Federal Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 To Ensure the Federal Principle of Inherent Tribal Sovereignty H.P. 581, L.D. 776 - An Act Regarding Post-judgment Motion by a Person Seeking To Satisfy the Prerequisites for Obtaining Special Restrictions on the Dissemination and Use of Criminal History Record Information for Certain Criminal Convictions H.P. 709, L.D. 954 - An Act To Rescind An Act To Implement the Maine Indian Claims Settlement S.P. 300, L.D. 1021 - An Act To Require the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services To Pay Court-appointed Attorneys for Certain Probate Court Cases H.P. 776, L.D. 1053 - An Act To Reduce the Period of Enforcement for Judgments Based upon Consumer Obligations H.P. 784, L.D. 1061 - An Act To Establish a Fund To Compensate Unjustly Incarcerated Persons H.P. 790, L.D. 1067 - An Act To Promote Fairness and Efficiency in the Delivery of Indigent Legal Services H.P. 934, L.D. 1291 - An Act To Update the Maine Parentage Act H.P. 1001, L.D. 1380 - An Act To Transfer the Violations Bureau from the Courts to the Office of the Secretary of State H.P. 1006, L.D. 1392 - An Act To Establish a Formal Tribal Consultation Process with the State H.P. 1092, L.D. 1490 - An Act To Enhance Tribal-State Collaboration in the Enforcement of Child Support S.P. 489, L.D. 1554 - Resolve, Establishing a Commission To Reform Child Protective Services H.P. 1137, L.D. 1575 - An Act To Improve the Freedom of Access Laws of Maine H.P. 1157, L.D. 1598 - An Act To Define the Responsibilities of Property Owners for the Maintenance and Repair of Private Roads H.P. 1189, L.D. 1653 - Resolve, Establishing the Conference To Address and Improve Relations between Maine Indian Tribes and the Legislature H.P. 1208, L.D. 1684 - An Act To Clarify the Right to Counsel for Juveniles and Improve Due Process for Juveniles H.P. 1221, L.D. 1709 - An Act To Amend the Act To Implement the Maine Indian Claims Settlement S.P. 589, L.D. 1759 - An Act Regarding the Electronic Data and Court Records Filed in the Electronic Case Management System of the Supreme Judicial Court H.P. 1258, L.D. 1771 - An Act To Amend the Law Governing Name Changes Labor and Housing H.P. 311, L.D. 402 - An Act To Restore Overtime Protections for Maine Workers H.P. 364, L.D. 507 - An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Employer Recovery of Overcompensation Paid to an Employee H.P. 664, L.D. 900 - An Act To Expand the Rights of Public Employees under the Maine Labor Laws H.P. 911, L.D. 1250 - An Act To Prohibit Sexual Harassment as a Subject Matter of Mandatory Arbitration in Employment Contracts H.P. 1023, L.D. 1410 - An Act To Create Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits H.P. 1112, L.D. 1529 - An Act Concerning Nondisclosure Agreements in Employment H.P. 1134, L.D. 1572 - An Act To Enact the Maine Fair Chance Housing Act S.P. 529, L.D. 1639 - An Act To Require Comprehensive Responsible Contracting Practices for Public Construction Projects S.P. 536, L.D. 1659 - An Act To Include Additional Corrections Officers and Mental Health Workers under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement and To Amend the Laws Governing Retirement Benefits for Capitol Police Officers S.P. 558, L.D. 1693 - An Act To Enhance Enforcement of Employment Laws Marine Resources H.P. 29, L.D. 28 - An Act Regarding Access to Lobster Licenses H.P. 691, L.D. 936 - Resolve, Establishing a Commission To Study the Existing and Potential Effects of Freshwater and Marine Debris on Maine's Freshwater and Coastal Habitats and Species State and Local Government H.P. 299, L.D. 390 - An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Dangerous Buildings H.P. 777, L.D. 1054 - An Act To Clarify the Use of Burying Grounds and Family Burying Grounds S.P. 400, L.D. 1280 - An Act To Establish the Maine Buy American and Build Maine Act H.P. 1028, L.D. 1415 - An Act To Improve the Laws Regarding Discontinued and Abandoned Roads S.P. 443, L.D. 1458 - An Act To Protect Taxpayers in the Privatization of State Services H.P. 1235, L.D. 1733 - An Act To Ensure Comprehensive Interdepartmental Planning, Coordination and Collaboration on Aging Policy H.P. 1290, L.D. 1812 - An Act To Make Necessary Changes to State Law H.P. 1292, L.D. 1814 - An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding the Legislature Taxation H.P. 115, L.D. 133 - An Act To Fully Restore State-Municipal Revenue Sharing for Fiscal Year 2018-19 S.P. 49, L.D. 162 - An Act To Eliminate the State Income Tax on Maine Public Employees Retirement System Pensions S.P. 50, L.D. 163 - An Act Regarding Property Tax Relief for Veterans H.P. 312, L.D. 403 - An Act To Prevent Tax Haven Abuse H.P. 329, L.D. 420 - An Act To Amend the Maine Exclusion Amount in the Estate Tax S.P. 129, L.D. 451 - An Act To Repeal the Recently Enacted Changes to the Law Governing Tax Lien Foreclosure H.P. 408, L.D. 564 - An Act To Encourage the Installation of Solar Panels on Residential Property H.P. 437, L.D. 609 - An Act To Provide Municipalities Additional Sales Tax Revenue from Lodging Sales H.P. 536, L.D. 731 - An Act To Amend the Maine Tax Laws H.P. 667, L.D. 903 - An Act To Improve Corporate Tax Fairness by Amending the Rates Imposed on Corporate Income S.P. 279, L.D. 989 - An Act To Improve Maine's Tax Laws H.P. 772, L.D. 1042 - An Act To Exempt Disabled Veterans from Property Taxes in Accordance with Their Disability Ratings H.P. 799, L.D. 1076 - An Act To Account for Market Change in the Adult Use Marijuana Excise Tax H.P. 839, L.D. 1150 - An Act To Amend the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law To Encourage Public Access H.P. 845, L.D. 1156 - An Act To Create the Savings Account Program for Small Businesses S.P. 351, L.D. 1163 - An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities and Technology H.P. 915, L.D. 1254 - An Act To Authorize a Local Option Sales Tax on Meals and Lodging and Provide Funding To Treat Opioid Use Disorder H.P. 1182, L.D. 1647 - An Act To Provide Tax Fairness to Maine's Middle Class and Working Families Transportation H.P. 69, L.D. 83 - An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Resale by a Motor Vehicle Dealer To Permit the Dealer To Use a Copy of a Certificate of Title H.P. 289, L.D. 380 - An Act To Revise the Calculation of Tolls Established for the Maine State Ferry Service H.P. 415, L.D. 571 - Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Initiate a Service Development Plan for Commuter and Passenger Train Service between Portland and the Lewiston and Auburn Area S.P. 186, L.D. 599 - An Act To Ensure Fair Access and Pricing for Residents Who Use the Maine State Ferry Service S.P. 205, L.D. 689 - An Act Regarding Temporary Signs Related to an Event That Are Placed in the Public Right-of-way S.P. 222, L.D. 778 - An Act To Create the Fund for Municipalities To Improve Pedestrian Safety S.P. 282, L.D. 992 - Resolve, To Extend the Down East Sunrise Trail from Ayers Junction to Calais H.P. 764, L.D. 1034 - An Act To Provide Revenue To Fix and Rebuild Maine's Transportation Infrastructure S.P. 316, L.D. 1084 - An Act Regarding the Operation of Pedal-powered Tour Vehicles H.P. 830, L.D. 1141 - Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Construct the Merrymeeting Trail from Topsham to Gardiner S.P. 406, L.D. 1310 - An Act To Address the Shortage of Department of Transportation Snowplow Drivers and Other Transportation Workers S.P. 434, L.D. 1390 - An Act To Fund Saco Area Traffic Improvements S.P. 460, L.D. 1498 - An Act To Provide Equity for Commercial Vehicles on Roads and Bridges in Maine H.P. 1116, L.D. 1533 - An Act To Eliminate Registration Plate Decals H.P. 1225, L.D. 1714 - Resolve, Directing the Secretary of State To Enter into a Reciprocal Agreement between the State and Taiwan Regarding Driver's Licenses Veterans and Legal Affairs H.P. 482, L.D. 661 - An Act To Increase Gaming Opportunities for Charitable Veterans' Organizations H.P. 525, L.D. 720 - An Act Regarding Maine's Adult Use Marijuana Law H.P. 609, L.D. 835 - An Act To Increase Funding for Case Managers for Veterans S.P. 289, L.D. 999 - An Act To Allow Medical and Adult Use Marijuana Stores To Share a Common Space S.P. 313, L.D. 1081 - An Act To Impose Further Restrictions on where Marijuana May Be Smoked H.P. 833, L.D. 1144 - An Act To Authorize Tribal Gaming H.P. 905, L.D. 1244 - An Act To Authorize the Gambling Control Board To Accept an Application from the Passamaquoddy Tribe To Operate 50 Slot Machines in the Tribe's High-stakes Beano Facility H.P. 1042, L.D. 1432 - An Act To Improve the Adult Use Marijuana Laws H.P. 1056, L.D. 1444 - An Act To Make the Distance to Schools for Marijuana Establishments Consistent with the Liquor Laws S.P. 482, L.D. 1545 - An Act Regarding the Testing of Adult Use Marijuana and Marijuana Products S.P. 518, L.D. 1621 - An Act To Allow Delivery of Adult Use Marijuana and Adult Use Marijuana Products by an Approved Marijuana Store H.P. 1308, L.D. 1837 - Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 1: Adult Use Marijuana, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Marijuana Policy ORDERED, that the following specified matters be held over on the Special Study Table to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature: H.P. 436, L.D. 592 - Resolve, To Establish a Background Check Consolidation Commission S.P. 198, L.D. 636 - An Act To Require Law Enforcement Officers To Wear Body Cameras H.P. 890, L.D. 1229 - Resolve, To Establish the Committee To Study and Develop Recommendations To Address Guardianship Challenges That Delay Patient Discharges from Hospitals ORDERED, that all matters not finally disposed of that are on the Special Appropriations Table be held over on the Special Appropriations Table to any special or regular sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature except for the following: H.P. 106, L.D. 124 - An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax Certain Watercraft Purchased by an Incorporated Nonprofit Transportation Company That Provides Transportation of Emergency Medical Services Patients from an Island to the Mainland S.P. 98, L.D. 358 - An Act To Fully Fund Career and Technical Education for Fiscal Year 2018-19 H.P. 313, L.D. 404 - An Act To Fund the School Revolving Renovation Fund H.P. 357, L.D. 472 - An Act To Provide Meals to Homebound Individuals S.P. 171, L.D. 549 - An Act To Promote Academic Achievement through Hunger Relief for Maine Children S.P. 193, L.D. 606 - Resolve, To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Provide Cost-based Reimbursement to Maine Veterans' Homes ORDERED, that the following specified matters, which are tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives, be held over to any special or regular sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature: H.P. 342, L.D. 433 - RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Explicitly Prohibit Discrimination Based on the Sex of an Individual H.P. 583, L.D. 795 - RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish a Right to Food H.P. 629, L.D. 855 - An Act To Strengthen the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code S.P. 266, L.D. 912 - An Act To Establish the Wood Energy Investment Program S.P. 302, L.D. 1023 - An Act Regarding the Definition of "Serious Bodily Injury" in the Maine Criminal Code S.P. 315, L.D. 1083 - An Act To Implement Ranked-choice Voting for Presidential Primary and General Elections in Maine H.P. 952, L.D. 1317 - An Act To Restore Services To Help Certain Noncitizens Meet Their Basic Needs S.P. 620, L.D. 1836 - An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Infrastructure, Economic Development, Workforce Development and Energy and Environment Investment
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