STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- LD 12 -- SP0020
- An Act to Change the Selection Process of the Oxford County Budget Committee.
- LD 13 -- SP0021
- An Act to Designate the First Saturday of Each October as Firefighter's Recognition Day.
- LD 17 -- HP0007
- An Act to Require a Mortgagee to Notify Annually the Municipality in Which Mortgaged Property Is Located (BY REQUEST).
- LD 22 -- HP0012
- An Act to Designate Wintergreen as the State Herb.
- LD 25 -- HP0015
- An Act to Repeal Observation of Daylight Savings Time (BY REQUEST).
- LD 54 -- HP0040
- Original Title: Resolve, to Authorize the Knox County Commissioners to Borrow Not More Than $600,000 to Build the Knox County Communications Center.
New Title Resolve, to Authorize the Knox County Commissioners to Hold a Referendum Election in November 1999 to Borrow Not More than $500,000 to Construct the Knox County Communications Center.
- LD 67 -- HP0053
- An Act to Require That Municipal Map and Lot Numbers Be on Deeds prior to Recording.
- LD 68 -- HP0054
- An Act to Require That a Certified Copy of Municipal Ordinances Be Recorded in the County Registry of Deeds.
- LD 86 -- HP0073
- An Act to Establish a Children's Bureau within the Executive Department to Serve the Department of Human Services, the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, the Department of Education and the Department of Corrections.
- LD 93 -- HP0080
- An Act Requiring Interim Annual Budgets for Municipalities.
- LD 98 -- HP0085
- An Act to Observe Daylight Savings Time Year-round.
- LD 127 -- SP0057
- An Act to Terminate the Authority of the Governmental Facilities Authority.
- LD 139 -- HP0108
- Original Title: An Act Authorizing County Commissioners to Enact Noise and Animal Control Ordinances in Unorganized Territories.
New Title An Act Authorizing County Commissioners to Enact Animal Control Ordinances in Unorganized Territories.
- LD 157 -- HP0126
- An Act to Allow Review of Examination-related Issues in Executive Session.
- LD 164 -- HP0133
- An Act to Require Notice Prior to the Posting of Roads by Municipalities.
- LD 180 -- SP0077
- An Act to Improve Access to Electronic Filing for Businesses.
- LD 198 -- HP0136
- RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Fund Mandates Enacted Solely for an Individual's Safety.
- LD 228 -- HP0166
- RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require a Referendum for a People's Veto to Be Held at a Primary or General Election.
- LD 245 -- SP0106
- An Act to Abolish Kennebec County as a Legal Entity.
- LD 250 -- HP0172
- Resolve, to Name the State Office Building the Burton M. Cross Building.
- LD 253 -- HP0175
- Resolve, to Cable Televise the Proceedings of the Legislature.
- LD 264 -- HP0186
- An Act to Establish English as the Official State Language.
- LD 299 -- HP0221
- An Act to Create a Governance System for Unorganized Towns.
- LD 304 -- HP0226
- Original Title: Resolve, to Establish the State Office Building Location Task Force.
New Title Resolve, to Establish the Task Force on State Office Building Location, Other State Growth-related Capital Investments and Patterns of Development.
- LD 348 -- HP0244
- An Act Requiring Audits on State Agencies.
- LD 352 -- HP0248
- An Act to Encourage Qualified Persons to Enter and Remain in Law Enforcement Administration.
- LD 359 -- HP0255
- RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require a Vote of 2/3 of Each House of the Legislature to Enact or Include a Tax or License Fee.
- LD 365 -- HP0261
- An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Reporting Requirements for the Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority.
- LD 366 -- HP0262
- An Act to Extend the Time Limits for Private Road Associations to Organize.
- LD 368 -- HP0264
- Resolve, Naming the Beach Next to the Lincolnville Ferry Terminal French Beach.
- LD 383 -- HP0275
- An Act to Require Legislative Approval to Lease Land to the Federal Government.
- LD 391 -- HP0283
- An Act to Develop a Department of Children.
- LD 411 -- HP0303
- An Act to Amend the Amount of Retainage on Public Building Contracts.
- LD 429 -- HP0313
- An Act to Require Voter Approval for Bonded Indebtedness of $2,000,000 or More for Municipalities in Local and Regional Cooperation.
- LD 439 -- HP0323
- An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Hancock County Budget Process.
- LD 448 -- HP0332
- An Act Regarding the Maintenance of Private Roads.
- LD 469 -- HP0353
- An Act Concerning the Requirement for Surety Bonds for County Treasurers, Sheriffs and Chief Deputies.
- LD 482 -- SP0162
- An Act Concerning County Treasurers.
- LD 494 -- HP0369
- An Act to Facilitate Implementation of Municipal Growth Management Programs.
- LD 497 -- HP0372
- An Act to Promote the Use of the Secret Ballot at Town Meetings.
- LD 507 -- SP0170
- An Act to Allow Municipalities to Advertise Legal Notices in Weekly Newspapers.
- LD 510 -- HP0379
- An Act to Favor Maine Companies in Awarding Bids.
- LD 511 -- HP0380
- An Act to Increase the Amount Below Which Counties Do Not Need to Solicit Bids for Purchases.
- LD 525 -- HP0394
- An Act to Establish Recall Provisions for Elected County and Municipal Officials.
- LD 529 -- SP0173
- An Act Regarding Retainage on Major State and School Construction Projects.
- LD 533 -- SP0179
- An Act to Prohibit the State from Competing with Private Industry.
- LD 558 -- HP0416
- An Act to Clarify the Membership of the Somerset County Budget Committee.
- LD 592 -- SP0203
- Original Title: An Act to Establish the Chesuncook Soil Series as the Official State Soil.
New Title An Act to Establish the Chesuncook Soil Series as the Official State Soil and to Remove Enhanced Protection Status from State Symbols.
- LD 602 -- HP0439
- An Act to Require Mandatory Training for Harbor Masters.
- LD 615 -- HP0452
- RESOLUTION, to Amend the Constitution of Maine to Elect 2 Senators from Each County.
- LD 621 -- HP0458
- An Act to Allow Towns to Sand and Plow Private Ways.
- LD 627 -- HP0464
- An Act to Require the Legislature to Examine Executive Orders for Violations of Separation of Powers.
- LD 648 -- SP0226
- An Act Related to Legislator Intervention in Actions Before a State Agency or Authority.
- LD 660 -- SP0238
- An Act to Include Counties in the Definition of Local Government in the Archives and Records Management Law.
- LD 669 -- SP0247
- An Act to Change Certified Public Accountant Experience Requirements for Employees of the Department of Audit.
- LD 683 -- HP0476
- An Act to Allow the Revocation of Certain Licenses and Automobile Registrations for Payment by an Insufficient Funds Check.
- LD 689 -- SP0255
- An Act Concerning Municipal Public Library Trust Funds.
- LD 709 -- HP0502
- An Act to Create a Uniform Standard Governing Legislative Leave of Absence.
- LD 711 -- HP0504
- An Act to Require an Audit and Program Review of the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority.
- LD 715 -- HP0508
- RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide 4-year Terms for Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- LD 752 -- SP0257
- An Act to Require the Secretary of State to Supply Municipalities with Preprinted, Postage-prepaid Post Cards to be Used when a Voter Moves.
- LD 754 -- SP0259
- An Act to Amend the Laws Establishing a State Poet Laureate.
- LD 815 -- HP0575
- An Act to Require Counties to be Reimbursed for Medical Expenses Incurred by Prisoners from Other Jurisdictions.
- LD 818 -- HP0578
- An Act to Require Municipal Police Departments to Assist When Called Upon by the State Police on the Interstate Highways under Certain Circumstances.
- LD 823 -- HP0583
- An Act Concerning Sheriffs' Annual Meetings with Municipal Officers.
- LD 852 -- HP0612
- Resolve, to Study Outdated, Contradictory and Unenforced Laws.
- LD 859 -- HP0619
- Original Title: An Act to Require that the State Planning Office Report to the Committee on State and Local Government.
New Title An Act to Require the State Planning Office to Report to the Committee on State and Local Government and the Committee on Natural Resources.
- LD 891 -- HP0641
- An Act to Establish Thresholds for Delegated Purchasing Authorities and Requirements for Competitive Bidding.
- LD 893 -- HP0643
- An Act to Amend the Laws Relating to Notaries Public.
- LD 900 -- HP0650
- An Act to Reestablish the Municipal Boundary between Pownal and Durham.
- LD 922 -- HP0666
- An Act to Provide Computers for Use in the Legislature.
- LD 923 -- HP0667
- An Act to Extend the Penobscot County Budget Committee.
- LD 924 -- HP0668
- An Act to Require That a Harbor Master be Appointed by the Municipal Officers.
- LD 946 -- SP0312
- An act to Change the Composition of the Somerset County Budget Committee.
- LD 970 -- HP0703
- Original Title: Resolve, Authorizing the Knox County Commissioners to Borrow Not More than $2,500,000 for Construction or Renovation of a District Court and Office Areas in Knox County.
New Title Resolve, Authorizing the Knox County Commissioners to Borrow Not More than $1,000,000 for Construction or Renovation of a District Court and Office Areas in Knox County.
- LD 984 -- SP0330
- An Act to Allow the Town of Madrid to Deorganize.
- LD 994 -- SP0340
- An Act Regarding State Construction Projects.
- LD 1001 -- HP0711
- An Act to Repeal Term Limits.
- LD 1006 -- HP0716
- An Act to Provide for Citizen Participation in the Hancock County Budget.
- LD 1014 -- HP0724
- An Act to Allow Private Maintenance of Public Easements.
- LD 1038 -- HP0748
- An Act to Prohibit Conflicts of Interest for Persons Serving on State Agencies, Boards or Commissions.
- LD 1048 -- HP0758
- An Act to Amend the Androscoggin County Budget Process.
- LD 1107 -- HP0784
- An Act to Prohibit Municipalities from Imposing Licensing Standards for Businesses and Occupations.
- LD 1131 -- HP0808
- An Act Regarding Municipal Notification and Approval in the Siting of Community Living Arrangements Within a Municipality.
- LD 1178 -- HP0844
- An Act Concerning Public Postings by Political Parties (BY REQUEST).
- LD 1190 -- SP0399
- An Act to Allow Greenings Island to Secede from the Town of Southwest Harbor (BY REQUEST).
- LD 1200 -- SP0411
- An Act to Amend the Laws Pertaining to Excise Tax Collection.
- LD 1222 -- HP0865
- An Act to Change the Budget Approval Procedures for Somerset County.
- LD 1227 -- HP0870
- Resolve, Regarding State Mandates Imposed Before Approval of the Constitutional Amendment Governing State Mandates.
- LD 1231 -- HP0874
- An Act to Allow Special-use Access over Discontinued Municipal and County Roads.
- LD 1242 -- HP0885
- An Act to Establish Procedures for the Awarding of Loans and Grants to Municipalities and Other Entities.
- LD 1289 -- HP0911
- An Act to Establish Municipal Zoning Regulations for Community Living Arrangements.
- LD 1319 -- SP0444
- Resolve, to Direct the Governor to Establish a Commission to Recommend to the Governor Candidate Designs for the Maine State Quarter to be Submitted to the United States Mint.
- LD 1351 -- HP0953
- An Act to Require that Members of the Workers' Compensation Board be Subject to Review by the Joint Standing Committee on Labor.
- LD 1366 -- HP0968
- An Act to Require Pollution Prevention as a Criterion for Awarding State Contracts.
- LD 1367 -- HP0969
- An Act Regarding Notification to Parties Affected by Marine Construction.
- LD 1379 -- HP0981
- An Act Regarding Municipal Firearm Discharge Ordinances.
- LD 1440 -- SP0480
- An Act to Designate Civil Rights Day.
- LD 1694 -- HP1184
- Original Title: Resolve, to Grant Salvage Rights for Revolutionary War Vessels Submerged in the Penobscot River to the Brewer Historical Society and the Bangor Historical Society.
New Title Resolve, to Direct the Maine State Museum and the Maine Historic Preservation Commission to Include, Consult and Involve Local Historical Societies and Affected Municipalities in the Recovery and Local Display of Certain Revolutionary War Artifacts.
- LD 1700 -- HP1190
- An Act to Amend the Municipal Board of Appeals Process.
- LD 1705 -- HP1195
- An Act to Amend the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.
- LD 1710 -- HP1200
- An Act to Amend the Membership of the Information Services Policy Board.
- LD 1713 -- HP1203
- Original Title: Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services to Sell or Lease the Interests of the State in the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Waterville; Part of the Kennebec Arsenal in Augusta; Part of the Maine Youth Center in South Portland; and 2 Parcels in Gray Near the Pineland Center.
New Title Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services to Sell or Lease the Interests of the State in the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Waterville; Part of the Kennebec Arsenal in Augusta; Part of the Maine Youth Center in South Portland; and 2 parcels in Gray near the Pineland Center and to Purchase Land for Wetland Mitigation Purposes in Connection with the Construction of the Maine State Prison at Warren.
- LD 1741 -- HP1212
- An Act to Increase Fees for Civil Process of Filing State Papers.
- LD 1769 -- HP1240
- An Act to Require State Departments and Agencies to Comply with Certain Laws Applied to the Public.
- LD 1785 -- SP0620
- Resolve, Regarding the Conveyance of a Right-of-way Across the Elizabeth Levinson Center in Bangor.
- LD 1800 -- SP0633
- An Act Concerning Standards for Operation and Maintenance of Radio Antenna Towers.
- LD 1843 -- HP1282
- An Act to Require That Local Officials Take On-the-record Stands When They Are Responsible for Laws That Decrease Property Taxes.
- LD 1849 -- HP1288
- An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Public Easements and the Discontinuance of Town Ways.
- LD 1867 -- HP1308
- An Act to Amend the InforME Laws.
- LD 1870 -- HP1306
- An Act to Change the Charter of the Eastport Port Authority.
- LD 1876 -- SP0654
- An Act to Reform County Governance.
- LD 1887 -- SP0665
- An Act to Provide Access to Information Services in All Communities of the State.
- LD 1898 -- HP1315
- Resolve, That the Director of the Maine State Museum Shall Include the Portraits of Outstanding Indians in the State House.
- LD 1906 -- HP1323
- An Act to Amend the Maine Administrative Procedure Act Pertaining to Major Substantive Rules Review.
- LD 1920 -- HP1337
- An Act to Prevent Conflicts of Interest.
- LD 1986 -- HP1379
- An Act to Authorize Sly Brook to Secede from Eagle Lake and to Deorganize.
- LD 2004 -- HP1399
- An Act to Clarify the Duties of the State Auditor.
- LD 2013 -- HP1408
- An Act to Allow the East Side of Machiasport to Annex with East Machias (BY REQUEST).
- LD 2034 -- SP0712
- RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Set a Date for Submission of Legislation by the Governor.
- LD 2056 -- HP1433
- An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Secession.
- LD 2068 -- HP1447
- An Act to Create a State House Citizen Participation and Lobby Center.
- LD 2087 -- SP0737
- An Act to Establish the Public Resources and Information for Maine Foundation.
- LD 2092 -- HP1460
- An Act to Require Legislative Approval to Lease Certain Land to the Federal Government.
- LD 2106 -- SP0747
- An Act to Allow Nonprofit Corporations to Retain Small Levels of Profits Realized on State Contracts.
- LD 2127 -- HP1489
- An Act to Allow the Direct Submission to Voters of Municipal Charter Revisions.
- LD 2131 -- SP0755
- An Act to Ensure that Agency Use of Collaborative Decision-making and Stakeholder Processes is Fair and Consistent with the Goals of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.
- LD 2136 -- SP0760
- An Act to Create the Capital Riverfront Improvement District.
- LD 2168 -- SP0770
- An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the State Compensation Commission.
- LD 2176 -- SP0777
- An Act to Prohibit State Government from Using Automated Telephone Answering Equipment During Business Hours.
- LD 2186 -- HP1533
- An Act to Authorize York County to Hold Bond Referenda for New County Facilities.
- LD 2192 -- HP1537
- An Act to Prohibit Law Suits by Municipalities Against Firearm or Ammunition Manufacturers.
- LD 2234 -- SP0834
- Original Title: An Act to Designate December 3rd as Kate James Day.
New Title An Act to Designate December 3rd as Organ Donor Awareness Day.