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2023 Statutory Changes

2023 Statutory Changes Summary

The laws affecting areas of the Commission's jurisdiction that went into effect on June 1, 2023:

• Commission Rulemaking Bill (P.L. 2023 Ch. 21)

The laws affecting areas of the Commission's jurisdiction that went into effect on June 22, 2023:

• An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Political Action Committees Relating to Union, Business and Nonprofit Organizations (P.L. 2023 Ch. 244)

The laws affecting areas of the Commission's jurisdiction that went into effect on October 25, 2023:

• An Act Regarding Replacement Candidates Under the Maine Clean Election Act (P.L. 2023 Ch. 211)
• An Act Regarding Campaign Finance Reports (P.L. 2023 Ch. 273)
• State Budget (P.L. 2023 Ch. 412)
• An Act to Update the Gambling Laws to Allow Once-annual Game Nights for Eligible Organizations and Registered Political Committees (P.L. 2023 Ch. 391)
• An Act to Increase Transparency in Municipal Ballot Referenda Expenditures (P.L. 2023 Ch. 314)
• An Act to Impose an Expanded Prohibition on Lobbying for Former Executive Branch Employees (P.L. 2023 Ch. 337)
• An Act to Improve Disclosure of Lobbyist Activities (P.L. 2023 Ch. 279)
• An Act Regarding Campaign Finance and Lobbying Disclosure and Enforcement of Income Source Reporting Requirements (P.L. 2023 Ch. 324)