123rd Legislature
First Regular Session
List of Agency Bills
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123rd LegislatureFirst Regular Session
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Department of the Attorney General
| 998 | An Act To Improve the Protection from Abuse Law |
| 999 | An Act To Harmonize the State and Federal Laws on Do Not Call Lists |
| 1000 | Resolve, Ratifying the Attorney General's Decision To Seek Bids for Outside Counsel in Proceedings To Protect Maine Children from Exposure to Lead Paint |
| 1001 | An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Anti-stalking Task Force |
| 1002 | An Act To Facilitate Reporting of Elder Financial Exploitation by Maine Financial Institutions |
| 1003 | An Act To Facilitate Collection of Money Owed to the State |
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources
| 991 | An Act To Amend the Animal Welfare Laws |
| 660 | An Act To Amend Certain Animal Health Laws |
| 661 | An Act To Amend Maine's Commercial Fertilizer Laws |
| 728 | An Act To Require a Commercial Applicator's License in Food Handling Establishments |
| 694 | An Act To Amend Certain Harness Racing Laws |
Department of Conservation
| 512 | An Act Concerning Litigation Brought by the Attorney General To Enforce Provisions of the Forest Practices Act |
| 513 | An Act Concerning Certain Applications for Approval by the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission |
Department of Corrections
| 639 | An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to the Department of Corrections' Facilities |
| 640 | An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Juveniles |
| 641 | An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Probation and Supervised Release for Sex Offenders |
| 1045 | An Act To Establish a Forensic Board To Manage the Release of Certain Sex Offenders |
Department of Administrative and Financial Services
| 695 | An Act To Clarify the Process for Public Improvement Construction Contracts |
| 696 | An Act To Conform the Maine Tax Laws for 2006 to the United States Internal Revenue Code |
| 697 | An Act To Make Minor Substantive Changes to the Tax Laws |
| 698 | An Act Concerning Technical Changes to the Tax Laws |
| 699 | Resolve, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor To Convey the Interest of the State in Certain Real Estate in the Unorganized Territory |
| 700 | An Act To Clarify Portions of the InforME Statute |
| 701 | An Act To Provide Reinstatement of Group Life Insurance for Public Employees Returning from Unpaid Military Leave |
| 702 | An Act Requiring the Development of a Code of Ethics by Component Units and Other Related Organizations of State Government |
| 703 | An Act To Clarify the Composition of the Advisory Council on Tax-deferred Arrangements Department of Environmental Protection |
| 961 | An Act To Require the Department of Environmental Protection To Meet the Federal Requirements on Regional Haze Visibility Impairment |
| 962 | An Act To Reduce Maine's Contribution to Global Climate Change through Implementation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative |
| 642 | Resolve, Directing the Board of Environmental Protection To Adopt Rules To Improve the Emissions and Efficiency of Outdoor Wood Boilers |
| 778 | An Act To Improve the Control and Prevention of Invasive Plant Species |
| 643 | An Act Concerning the Natural Resources Protection Laws and Related Provisions |
| 644 | An Act To Allow the Discharge of Aquatic Pesticides Approved by the Department of Environmental Protection for the Control of Mosquito-borne Diseases in the Interest of Public Health and Safety |
| 963 | An Act To Update the Dioxin Monitoring Program |
| 693 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection To Review the Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System/Waste Discharge License Program Fee System |
| 646 | An Act To Amend Certain Laws Administered by the Department of Environmental Protection |
| 777 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Transportation and the State Planning Office To Provide Recommendations for Better Coordination of Maine's Land Use, Transportation and Planning Laws |
| 649 | An Act To Encourage Greater Public Input into the State Licensing Process |
| 650 | An Act To Allow the Department of Environmental Protection To Charge Interest for Late Payment of Fees |
| 651 | An Act To Coordinate the Implementation of the In-stream Flow and Water Level Rules among the Department of Environmental Protection, the Drinking Water Program and the Public Utilities Commission |
Department of Health and Human Services
| 1046 | An Act To Enhance Protection against Rabies in Wolf Hybrids |
| 1047 | An Act To Require the Licensing of Public Swimming Pools and Spas |
| 1048 | An Act Pertaining to Body Art Regulatory Enhancement |
| 1049 | An Act To Enhance Enforcement of Public Health Measures |
| 1050 | An Act To Expand the Newborn Hearing Program Tracking System |
| 1051 | An Act To Provide for Enforcement of Land Use Limitations Relating to Cemeteries |
| 1052 | An Act Regarding Local Plumbing Inspectors |
| 1053 | An Act To Increase Cigarette Fire Safety by Requiring That Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarettes Be Sold in Maine |
| 1054 | An Act Regarding Licensed Site Evaluators |
| 1055 | An Act To Improve Continuity of Care within Maine's Community-based Mental Health Services |
| 1056 | An Act To Set Standards for Interviewing Children Who Are Subjects of a Child Protective Intervention |
| 815 | An Act To Repeal the Language of Long-term Foster Care |
| 816 | An Act To Ratify the Revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children To Promote Compliance with the "Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006" |
| 817 | An Act To Allow the District Court To Enter Parental Rights and Responsibilities Orders in Child Protection Proceedings |
| 818 | An Act To Allow the District Court To Adjudicate Paternity in Child Protective Custody Cases |
| 819 | An Act To Clarify Permanency Guardianship Subsidy Payments |
| 820 | An Act To Allow Permanency Guardians or Other Appointed Guardians Priority for Appointment as Adult Guardians |
| 821 | An Act To Amend the Permanency Guardianship Statute To Clarify Parties' Responsibility after a Permanency Guardianship Order |
| 822 | An Act To Provide Gambling Addiction Counseling Services through the Office of Substance Abuse |
| 1057 | An Act Regarding Health Insurance Coverage For Persons Under the Influence of Alcohol or Narcotics |
| 823 | An Act To Allow Birth Parents Rights To Give Permission for Their Children in the Custody of the State To Participate in Recreational Activities |
| 824 | An Act To Authorize the Use of the Department of Health and Human Services Hearing Officers |
| 825 | An Act To Improve the Driver Education and Evaluation Programs |
| 1058 | An Act To Clarify Involuntary Admissions for Psychiatric Hospitalizations |
| 1059 | An Act To Amend Licensing and Certification Requirements |
| 1060 | An Act To Amend the Certificate of Need Act |
| 1061 | An Act To Eliminate the Estate Recovery Delayed Claims Exemption |
| 826 | An Act To Allow the State Timely Opportunity To Participate in Settlement Negotiations for MaineCare Benefits |
| 1062 | An Act To Provide Medically Necessary Speech Therapy Services |
| 827 | An Act To Promote Data Exchange To Aid in Recovery of MaineCare Expenditures |
| 1063 | An Act To Clarify the Definition of Autism and Eligibility for Services from the Department of Health and Human Services |
| 828 | An Act To Improve Child Support Services |
Department of Marine Resources
| 653 | An Act To Amend Laws Pertaining to Entry into the Lobster Fishery |
| 654 | An Act To Create a Nonresident Lobster and Crab Landing Permit |
| 655 | An Act To Provide Flexibility for Sea Urchin Zones |
| 656 | An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Aquaculture Statutes |
| 657 | An Act To Create the Endangered or Threatened Marine Species Fund |
| 658 | An Act To Amend the Shellfish Laws |
| 659 | An Act To List the Shortnose Sturgeon as a Marine Endangered Species |
| 757 | An Act To Allow Expense Reimbursement for the Commercial Fishing Safety Council |
Department of Labor
| 964 | An Act To Provide Damages and Increase Penalties under the Leave for Victims of Violence Law |
| 965 | An Act To Establish Penalties for Violation of the Severance Pay Law |
| 966 | An Act To Clarify the Use of Tips in Payment of Service Employees |
| 967 | An Act To Provide for Minimum Wage and Overtime Coverage for Certain Domestic Workers |
| 968 | An Act To Modify the Laws Regarding Garnishment of Wages |
| 969 | An Act To Facilitate Debarment of State Contractors with Serious or Repeated Labor Violations |
| 970 | An Act To Clarify the Payment of Commissions and Incentive Earnings upon Termination |
| 971 | An Act To Change the Forestry Safety Reporting Requirements |
| 972 | An Act To Clarify Worker Payment for Clothing and Equipment |
| 973 | An Act To Clarify the Overtime Provisions for Automobile Mechanics and Parts Clerks |
| 974 | An Act To Correct an Inconsistency in Unemployment Insurance Tax Law |
| 975 | An Act To Allocate a Portion of the Reed Act Distribution of 2002 |
| 976 | An Act To Change the Name of the Division of Labor Market Information Services to the Center for Workforce Information and Research |
Department of Transportation
| 611 | An Act To Allow a Weight Tolerance for Vehicle Auxiliary Power Units |
| 899 | An Act To Simplify and Clarify Vehicle Weight Laws |
| 612 | An Act To Amend the Charter of the Maine Port Authority |
| 613 | An Act To Provide Safe All-terrain Vehicles Access on Public Ways |
| 614 | An Act To Delay the Fiscal Sustainability of the Highway Fund |
| 615 | An Act To Clarify the Use and Purpose of Center Turn Lanes |
| 616 | An Act To Provide Immunity from Tort Claims against the State of New Hampshire Department of Transportation when Performing Maintenance Operations within the State of Maine |
| 617 | An Act To Amend Certain Laws Affecting Transportation |
| 1042 | An Act To Enhance Public Safety, Facilitate the Coordination of Traffic Control Signal Systems and Promote More Equitable Use of Public Highway Rights-of-way Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management |
| 814 | An Act To Assist Maine Military Families |
| 990 | An Act To Amend Various Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management Laws |
Department of Education
| 957 | An Act To Further the Implementation of the Essential Programs and Services Funding Model |
| 958 | An Act To Prepare All Maine Students for College Work and Citizenship |
| 618 | An Act To Enhance Special Education |
| 619 | An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Adult Education |
| 620 | An Act To Amend and Improve the Education Laws Concerning Portable Space and Motor Vehicles |
| 729 | An Act To Integrate the Approval of Early Childhood Education Plans for Children Age 4 into Basic School Approval for Elementary Schools |
Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
| 508 | An Act To Regulate the Stocking of Snowshoe Hares |
| 509 | An Act To Authorize the Use of Timber Harvesting Revenues for Land Management |
| 510 | An Act To Promote Mandatory Assignments and Training for Assistant Game Wardens |
Maine Health Data Organization
| 1043 | An Act To Amend the Maine Health Data Organization Statutes |
| 1044 | An Act To Improve the Quality and Transparency of Health Care in Maine |
Maine Human Rights Commission
| 662 | An Act To Amend the Maine Human Rights Act |
Maine State Retirement System
| 1039 | An Act To Change the Name of the Maine State Retirement System |
| 1040 | An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to the Treatment of Maine State Retirement System Contributions for Terminated Members |
| 1041 | An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to the Maine State Retirement System Office of the Public Advocate |
| 692 | An Act To Ensure Consumer Benefits from Large Utility Mergers |
| 511 | An Act To Clarify the Scope of Efficiency Maine Activity Department of Professional and Financial Regulation |
| 515 | An Act To Enhance Consumer Awareness of Insurance Sales Activity |
| 516 | An Act To Clarify the Use of Insurance Scores |
| 959 | An Act To Adopt the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Authorization for Criminal History Record Check Model Act |
| 517 | An Act To Clarify and Update the Laws Related to Health Insurance |
| 518 | An Act To Amend Certain Requirements Applicable to Insurance Producers |
| 519 | An Act To Require Prior Notice before Cancellation of a Life Insurance Policy or Certificate for Nonpayment of Premiums |
| 520 | An Act Regarding Property and Casualty Insurance Companies' Actuarial Opinions of Reserves |
| 521 | An Act To Clarify the Security Requirements for Self-insurers |
| 522 | An Act To Protect Seniors and the Public from Unfair Health Insurance Sales Practices |
| 594 | An Act Relating to Bad Check Enforcement Programs Operated by Private Entities |
| 591 | An Act To Incorporate the Federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act into the Maine Consumer Credit Code |
| 592 | An Act To Update References to Federal Laws in the Maine Uniform Securities Act and To Make Other Technical Corrections to the Act |
| 595 | An Act To Expand Exemptions from Licensing Laws for Professional Engineers |
| 596 | An Act To Clarify the Laws Regarding Physicians |
| 960 | An Act To Strengthen Regulatory Oversight of Applicants for Professional and Occupational Licensure |
| 597 | An Act To Repeal Title 32, Chapters 23-A and 77, and To Create a Board of Speech-language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dealing and Fitting |
| 598 | An Act To Update Maine Professional and Occupational Licensing Laws |
| 758 | An Act To Make Technical and Supervisory Amendments to Maine Banking Laws |
| 599 | An Act To Amend the Debt Management Services Laws |
| 610 | An Act To Prevent Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices |
| 523 | An Act To Clarify and Update the Laws Related to Property and Casualty Insurance |
Department of Public Safety
| 493 | An Act To Ensure Uniform Emergency Medical Dispatch in Maine |
| 494 | An Act To Improve the Efficiency of the Maine Emergency Management System |
| 900 | An Act Concerning Maine's Highway Safety Laws |
| 901 | An Act To Strengthen the Authority of Concealed Weapons Permits and Define the Word "Crossbow" in Maine Law |
| 495 | An Act To Clarify and Expand Maine Criminal Laws Related to Sexual Assault |
| 496 | An Act To Clarify Public Safety Laws |
| 497 | An Act To Improve the Laws Concerning the Management by Law Enforcement Agencies of Unclaimed, Lost or Stolen Personal Property |
| 498 | An Act To Ensure Efficient Sharing of Information among Criminal Justice Agencies |
| 499 | An Act To Strengthen and Clarify Maine Motor Vehicle Laws |
| 903 | An Act Regarding the Bureau of State Police, Licensing Division |
| 904 | An Act To Effect the Seizure and Disposal of Contraband Fireworks |
| 905 | An Act To Ensure the Safety of Facilities Dispensing Flammable Liquids |
| 906 | An Act To Clarify Provisions of the Maine Fire Code |
| 907 | An Act To Revise Licensing and Inspection Fees Associated with Amusement Shows and Events |
| 908 | An Act To Ensure the Safety of Motor Vehicle Events |
| 909 | An Act To Increase Civil Penalties for Persons Who Violate Fire Code Laws Applicable to Fire Escape Installment and Maintenance |
| 500 | An Act To Further Facilitate the Regionalization of Emergency Communications Dispatching Services |
| 910 | An Act To Require a Criminal Background Check for the Licensure and Relicensure of Emergency Medical Services Personnel |
Public Utilities Commission
| 433 | An Act To Ensure Proper Funding of the Public Utilities Commission |
| 760 | An Act To Transfer the Administration of the Renewable Resource Fund from the State Planning Office to the Public Utilities Commission |
| 761 | An Act Regarding Long-term Contracting Authority |
| 762 | An Act To Limit the Eminent Domain Authority of a Transmission and Distribution Utility |
| 763 | An Act To Encourage the Use of Solar Energy |
Secretary of State
| 1029 | An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Joint Task Force on Fraudulent Uniform Commercial Code Filings as Adopted by the National Association of Secretaries of State and the International Association of Commercial Administrators |
| 1030 | An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Corporations, Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships |
| 1031 | An Act To Enact the Model Registered Agents Act |
| 1032 | An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws |
| 1033 | An Act To Amend the Authority of a Motor Vehicle Investigator |
| 1034 | An Act To Establish a Maine Agriculture Registration Plate |
| 1035 | An Act To Amend the Municipal Excise Tax Reimbursement Fund Law |
| 1036 | An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Notaries Public |
| 1037 | An Act To Require That Notaries Public Keep Records of Notarial Acts |
| 1004 | An Act To Amend the Election Laws |
| 1463 | An Act To Amend the Driver's License Laws |
State Planning Office
| 992 | An Act To Amend the Solid Waste Management Laws |
| 993 | An Act To Clarify Training Requirements for Humane Agents and State Veterinarians |
| 994 | An Act To Clarify Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Ordinances |
Office of the Treasurer of State
| 726 | An Act To Establish a Financial Literacy Program |
| 796 | An Act Regarding Penalties for Payments Made to the State That Are Rejected by a Financial Institution |