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Smoking and Cigarette Legislation in Maine
Updated through the 130th Legislature

Introduction

This legislative history includes proposed and enacted legislation related to the regulation of smoking and the retail sale of cigarettes from 1820 to present. It does not include legislation related to the cigarette tax, public health initiatives, advertising, retail licensing, insurance rating, or management of Maine's tobacco settlement funds. Please contact a Law Librarian if you need help researching other topics.

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Year	LD	Amendments	Final Disposition	Sections Affected	Legislative Record Debate & Remarks	Other Documents & News Clips	Full LD History
1848	N/A An act to protect certain buildings against fire	N/A	PL 1848, c. 39	Enacted: RS 1857, c. 26, §13	N/A	N/A	N/A
1887	House bill An Act prohibiting the sale or gift of tobacco, snuff and cigarettes to minors under the age of 18 years OTP-ND: HD 152	N/A	Died in nonconcurrence	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1887	Senate bill An Act to prohibit the sale or gift of tobacco to persons under sixteen years of age OTP-ND: An Act to prohibit the sale or gift of cigarettes or cigars to minors under fifteen years of age	N/A	Died in nonconcurrence	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1889	SD 50 / HD 199 An Act restraining the sale of tobacco and use of same by minors under sixteen years of age	Enacted with amendments: Senate "A" to SD 50 Senate "A" to HD 199	PL 1889, c. 235	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1897	HD 171 AN ACT to Prohibit the Manufacture and Sale of Cigarettes OTP-ND: An act to prohibit the manufacture of cigarettes and the sale thereof to minors	N/A	PL 1897, c. 333	Enacted: RS 1903, c. 129, §25	House, March 4, 1897 p. 240-243 Senate, March 26, 1897 p. 432	N/A	N/A
1909	SD 306 AN ACT authorizing towns to prohibit the sale of cigarettes	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1909	SD 307 AN ACT to amend Section 25 of Chapter 129 of the Revised Statutes relating to the sale of cigarettes	N/A	PL 1909, c. 123	Amended: RS 1903, c. 129, §25	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1909	HD 119 AN ACT concerning the Protection of Children, and Defining Certain Acts Which shall be Considered as Causing, Encouraging or contributing to the Delinquency of Children OTP-ND: HD 734	N/A	PL 1909, c. 166	Enacted: RS 1916, c. 120, §§33-37	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1915	SD 116 AN ACT to amend Section 25 of Chapter 129 of the Revised Statutes relating to the sale of Cigarettes	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1917	No bill number An Act to amend Section 23 of Chapter 103 of the Revised Statutes of Maine, relating to cigarettes and tobacco	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1919	HD 78 AN ACT to Prohibit Manufacture, Sale or Smoking of Cigarettes Within the State of Maine	N/A	ONTP	N/A	House, January 31, 1919 p. 134-135 Senate, February 4, 1919 p. 140	N/A	N/A
1919	HD 439 AN ACT Amendatory and Additional to Section Twenty-three of Chapter One Hundred Thirty of the Revised Statutes, Relating to Offences Against the Public Health, Safety and Policy and Requiring Dealers in Cigarettes to Post in Their Stores, Shops or Places of Business a Placard upon Which Shall Be Printed a Copy of Section Twenty-three of Chapter One Hundred Thirty of the Revised Statutes Prohibiting the Sale of Cigarettes to Minors	Proposed amendment: House Amendment "A"	Indefinitely postponed	N/A	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1919	SD 46 AN ACT to Prohibit the Manufacture and Sale of Cigarettes	N/A	ONTP	N/A	Senate, February 4, 1919 p. 140	N/A	N/A
1923	SD 197 AN ACT to Prevent Smoking in Street Railroad Cars	N/A	Indefinitely postponed	N/A	Senate, March 7, 1923 p. 346-347	N/A	N/A
1939	LD 613 AN ACT Amending the Acts Relating to the Prevention of Fires OTP-ND: LD 1052	N/A	PL 1939, c. 192	Amended: RS 1930, c. 35, §14	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1939	LD 870 AN ACT Relating to the Sale of Cigarettes	N/A	PL 1939, c. 208	Amended: RS 1930, c. 129, §38	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1947	LD 955 AN ACT to Enforce Unfair Sales Practices in Cigarettes	Enacted with amendment: House Amendment "A"	PL 1947, c. 134	Enacted: RS 1944, c. 170, §5-A	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1951	LD 1114 AN ACT Relating to Smoking in Buses	Enacted with amendment: House Amendment "A" (#260)	PL 1951, c. 276	Amended: RS 1944, c. 85, §34	House, April 24, 1951 p. 1489	N/A	N/A
1953	LD 1146 AN ACT Relating to Sale of Cigarettes and Tobacco Products in Taverns	N/A	PL 1953, c. 194	Amended: RS 1944, c. 57, §1	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1963	LD 731 AN ACT Prohibiting Cigarette Vending Machines	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1973	LD 306 AN ACT Prohibiting Smoking on Public Conveyances	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1973	LD 989 AN ACT to Provide a Portion of all Public Places and Transportation Vehicles to be Set Aside for Nonsmokers	Proposed amendments: S-108 S-162	Indefinitely postponed	N/A	House, May 18, 1973 p. 2997-3003 Senate, May 21, 1973 p. 3080-3083 Senate, May 22, 1973 p. 3161-3162 Senate, May 23, 1973 p. 3238 Senate, May 24, 1973 p. 3319-3320	News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1973	LD 1424 AN ACT to Prohibit Smoking in Public Places	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1973	LD 1549 AN ACT Providing for Nonsmoking Areas in State Buildings	N/A	ONTP	N/A	House, March 27, 1973 p. 1139	News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1974	LD 2301 AN ACT to Exempt Cigarettes under the Unfair Sales Act	N/A	Leave to withdraw	N/A	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1975	LD 19 AN ACT to Prohibit Smoking in Certain Areas of Public Buildings	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1975	LD 112 AN ACT Prohibiting Smoking in Reference Rooms of Registries of Deeds	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1975	LD 314 AN ACT Creating the Maine Criminal Code	Enacted with amendments: H-688 S-264 S-265 Proposed amendments: H-669 H-696 H-689 H-697 H-692 H-693 H-695	PL 1975, c. 499	Enacted: 17-A MRS §554 Repealed: 17 MRS §855	Senate, April 25, 1975 p. B705-B706 Senate, June 5, 1975 p. B1656 House, June 9, 1975 p. B1722-B1727 House, June 10, 1975 p. B1786-B1791 House, June 16, 1975 p. B1983-B1987	Preamble: Maine Criminal Law Revision Commission: Introduction, Participants, Authorization, Table of Contents to Accompany Proposed Maine Criminal Code (Jan. 1975) News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1975	LD 682 AN ACT to Prohibit Smoking in All State Offices	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1975	LD 1540 AN ACT to Allow and Encourage all Maine Citizens to Attend Public Meetings	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1977	LD 453 AN ACT to Prohibit Smoking at Public Meetings	Proposed amendment: H-417	Died in conference committee	N/A	House, May 27, 1977 p. 1305-1307 Senate, June 1, 1977 p. 1365-1368 House, June 2, 1977 p. 1379-1380 Senate, June 3, 1977 p. 1443	News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1977	LD 991 AN ACT to Provide for no Smoking Areas in All State Offices	Proposed amendments: H-757 H-811	Died between houses	N/A	House, June 22, 1977 p. 1886 Senate, June 23, 1977 p. 1973 Senate, June 30, 1977 p. 2226-2227 Senate, June 30, 1977 p. 2237	Court Opinion: Shimp v NJ Bell Telephone Company, 145 NJ Super. 516, 368 A.2d 408 (1976) News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1977	LD 1339 AN ACT to Repeal Certain Laws Relating to Public Safety	Enacted with amendment: H-218	PL 1977, c. 177	Repealed: 25 MRS §2431	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1979	LD 11 AN ACT to Prohibit Smoking at Public Meetings	Enacted with amendments: H-26 S-12 Proposed amendments: H-29 S-16 S-17	Veto sustained	N/A	House, February 14, 1979 p. 176 House, February 15, 1979 p. 184 Senate, February 20, 1979 p. 201-204 Senate, February 22, 1979 p. 215 House, February 28, 1979 p. 249-250 Senate, March 1, 1979 p. 269-271 House, March 14, 1979 p. 403-404	News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1979	LD 125 AN ACT to Establish the Maine State Indoor Air Act	N/A	Leave to withdraw	N/A	No debate.	News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1979	LD 550 AN ACT to Provide for Nonsmoking Areas in Restaurants with a Seating Capacity of 50 or More Persons	N/A	ONTP	N/A	House, April 11, 1979 p. 701-702 Senate, April 12, 1979 p. 739	News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1981	LD 246 AN ACT Concerning Smoking in Public Places and at Public Meetings	N/A	Leave to withdraw	N/A	Senate, January 20, 1981 p. 81-82	News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1981	LD 395 AN ACT Creating the Maine Clean Indoor Air Act	Enacted with amendment: H-297 Proposed amendment: S-189	PL 1981, c. 333	Enacted: 22 MRS §1578	House, May 6, 1981 p. 931-932 Senate, May 11, 1981 p. 1044-1046 Senate, May 15, 1981 p. 1159-1161	News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1981	LD 509 AN ACT to Prohibit Smoking in Food Stores and Portions of Restaurants	N/A	Leave to withdraw	N/A	No debate.	News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1981	LD 1257 AN ACT Concerning Clean Indoor Air	N/A	Leave to withdraw	N/A	No debate.	N/A	Yes
1983	LD 174 AN ACT to Prohibit Smoking in Food Stores and Portions of Restaurants OTP-ND: LD 1591 LD 1592	N/A	Indefinitely proposed	N/A	House, May 16, 1983 p. 870-872 Senate, May 16, 1983 p. 877-878	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1983	LD 291 AN ACT to Amend the Law Prohibiting Smoking at Public Meetings OTP-ND: LD 1455	N/A	PL 1983, c. 226	Enacted: 22 MRS §1579	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1983	LD 478 AN ACT to Protect the Health of Children by Prohibiting the Free Distribution of Cigarettes	Enacted with amendment: S-67	PL 1983, c. 239	Enacted: 22 MRS §1579	House, April 15, 1983 p. 592 Senate, April 22, 1983 p. 632 Senate, April 26, 1983 p. 663-664	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1983	LD 741 An Act to Prohibit Smoking in Indoor Public Waiting Areas OTP-ND: LD 1597	N/A	Died between houses	N/A	House, May 12, 1983 p. 847 Senate, May 16, 1983 p. 887-888	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1983	LD 1067 An Act to Regulate Smoking on Public Conveyances in the State of Maine OTP-ND: LD 1604	Proposed amendment: H-240	Committee of Conference unable to agree	N/A	House, May 16, 1983 p. 869 Senate, May 17, 1983 p. 905-906 Senate, May 18, 1983 p. 917	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1983	LD 1254 An Act Concerning Smoking in Nursing Homes OTP-ND: LD 1538	N/A	PL 1983, c. 293	Enacted: 22 MRS §1825	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1984	LD 2249 An Act to Amend the Statute Relating to the Sale and Free Distribution of Cigarettes to Children	Proposed amendments: H-650 H-657	Died between houses	N/A	House, April 6, 1984 p. 495-497 House, April 9, 1984 p. 527-528 Senate, April 9, 1984 p. 545-546 Senate, April 9, 1984 p. 559	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1984	LD 2382 An Act to Make Corrections of Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine OTP-ND: LD 2462	Enacted with amendments: H-711 H-721	PL 1983, c. 816, §15	Reallocated: 22 MRS §1579 to 22 MRS §1580	House, April 12, 1984 p. 667 Senate, April 12, 1984 p. 672 Senate, April 12, 1984 p. 687-688 Senate, April 12, 1984 p. 688	N/A	Yes
1985	LD 133 An Act to Prohibit Smoking in Certain Retail Stores	Enacted with amendment: H-58	PL 1985, c. 115	Enacted: 22 MRS §§1681-1684	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1985	LD 276 An Act to Establish Policies Governing Smoking in Places of Work	Enacted with amendment: H-53 Proposed amendments: H-54 H-64 S-43 S-44	PL 1985, c. 126	Enacted: 22 MRS §1580-A	House, April 3, 1985 p. 399-400 Senate, April 9, 1985 p. 430 Senate, April 11, 1985 p. 452-453	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1985	LD 339 An Act to Regulate Smoking in Retail Food Stores and Restaurants OTP-ND: LD 1379	N/A	Veto sustained	N/A	House, April 25, 1985 p. 529 Senate, April 30, 1985 p. 560 House, May 17, 1985 p. 672 House, May 24, 1985 p. 752	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1985	LD 851 An Act to Ban Smoking in Certain Public Access Structures	N/A	Leave to withdraw	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1986	LD 1690 An Act to Require Notice of the Smoking Policy in Restaurants	Proposed amendment: H-504	Died between houses	N/A	Senate, February 18, 1986 p. 328 Senate, February 26, 1986 p. 406-407	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1986	LD 2272 An Act to Make Corrections of Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine OTP-ND: LD 2405	Enacted with amendments: S-546 S-548 S-549	PL 1985, c. 737, §§50, 52	Enacted: 22 MRS §1621-1624 Repealed: Title 22, Ch. 269-A	Senate, April 16, 1986 p. 1677-1678	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1987	LD 81 An Act Relating to Selling Cigarettes to Persons under a Certain Age	N/A	Leave to withdraw	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1987	LD 204 An Act to Prohibit Vending Machine Sales of Cigarettes OTP-ND: LD 1391	N/A	PL 1987, c. 127	Enacted: 22 MRS §1628	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1987	LD 296 An Act Concerning Smoking in Public OTP-ND: LD 1600	N/A	PL 1987, c. 191	Enacted: 22 MRS §1579-A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1987	LD 353 An Act to Prohibit Smoking in Public Areas of Publicly Owned Buildings	Enacted with amendments: H-151 H-197 S-88 Proposed amendment: S-81	PL 1987, c. 332	Enacted: 22 MRS §1578-A	House, May 20, 1987 p. 925-931 Senate, May 26, 1987 p. 1031-1038 House, May 28, 1987 p. 1094-1095 House, June 2, 1987 p. 1198-1199	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1987	LD 789 An Act Concerning Smoking in Restaurants with at Least 50 Seats in the Dining Area	N/A	Leave to withdraw	N/A	House, May 20, 1987 p. 926	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1987	LD 897 An Act to Require Notice of the Smoking Policy in Restaurants	N/A	Leave to withdraw	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1988	LD 2311 An Act to Restrict Smoking in Elementary and Secondary Schools OTP-ND: LD 2597	N/A	PL 1987, c. 687	Enacted: 22 MRS §1578-B	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 241 An Act to Prohibit Smoking in Enclosed Areas on Ferries	Enacted with amendment: H-200	PL 1989, c. 210	Enacted: 22 MRS §1580-B	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 604 An Act to Amend the Laws Concerning Smoking in Public Buildings	Proposed amendment: H-202	ONTP	N/A	House, May 18, 1989 p. 842-845 Senate, May 19, 1989 p. 892-894	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 1001 An Act to Amend the Smoking in Restaurants Law	N/A	Leave to withdraw	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 1005 An Act to Prohibit Smoking in Hospitals	Enacted with amendments: H-232 S-157	PL 1989, c. 241	Enacted: 22 MRS §1580-B	House, May 22, 1989 p. 906-908 House, May 23, 1989 p. 930 Senate, May 24, 1989 p. 961-963 Senate, May 25, 1989 p. 992 House, May 31, 1989 p. 1041-1042	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 1055 An Act to Restrict Smoking in Enclosed Shopping Malls	Enacted with amendments: H-190 S-177 Proposed amendments: S-165 S-167	PL 1989, c. 314	Enacted: 22 MRS §1672-A	Senate, June 1, 1989 p. 1069-1070	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 1180 An Act to Promote Clean Air in Beano Halls	N/A	Leave to withdraw	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 1286 An Act to Prohibit Boarding Care Facility and Nursing Home Facility Personnel from Smoking	Proposed amendments: H-288 H-433	Indefinitely postponed	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 1344 An Act to Strengthen Maine's Restaurant Smoking Law	Enacted with amendment: H-409 Proposed amendment: S-273	PL 1989, c. 451	Enacted: 22 MRS §1579-A(4) Amended: 22 MRS §1579-A(2), (3)	House, June 14, 1989 p. 1370 Senate, June 15, 1989 p. 1417-1419	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 1348 An Act to Protect Children from Illegal Tobacco Sales	Enacted with amendments: H-518 S-304 S-305	PL 1989, c. 445	Enacted: 22 MRS §1629 Amended: 17-A MRS §554(2)(A) 22 MRS §1628(2) Repealed and replaced: 22 MRS §1579	Senate, June 15, 1989 p. 1414	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 1808 An Act Concerning Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine	Enacted with amendments: S-460 S-461 S-462 S-463 Proposed amendment: S-456	PL 1989, c. 600	N/A	Senate, August 22, 1989 p. 76	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1990	LD 1898 An Act Related to Smoking in Facilities for the Mentally Ill	Enacted with amendment: S-532	PL 1989, c. 715	Enacted: 22 MRS §1580-B(4)	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1990	LD 2039 An Act to Protect Public Health by Prohibiting Smoking on Public Transportation Buses	Enacted with amendments: H-817 S-566 Proposed amendments: H-802 H-836 S-555 S-567	PL 1989, c. 743	Enacted: 22 MRS §1580-C	House, February 27, 1990 p. 300 House, March 1, 1990 p. 333-334 House, March 2, 1990 p. 345-347 Senate, March 6, 1990 p. 393 Senate, March 6, 1990 p. 399-401 Senate, March 8, 1990 p. 428-429	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1990	LD 2345 An Act to Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine	Enacted with amendments: H-1104 H-1106 H-1108 S-682	PL 1989, c. 878	Enacted: 22 MRS §1580·D Repealed and replaced: 22 MRS §1580-B	Senate, April 9, 1991 p. 949-950 House, April 10, 1991 p. 956-957	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1991	LD 16 An Act to Ensure Smoke-free Areas in the Workplace	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1991	LD 463 An Act to Exempt Substance Abuse and Psychiatric Patients from the Prohibition against Smoking in Hospitals	Enacted with amendment: H-483	PL 1991, c. 501	Amended: 22 MRS §1580-B(3)	House, June 5, 1991 p. H-955-H-960 House, June 10, 1991 p. H-1039-H-1040 Senate, June 11, 1991 p. S-1164-S-1168	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1991	LD 542 An Act to Ban Smoking in Laundromats	Proposed amendment: S-251	ONTP	N/A	House, June 5, 1991 p. H-943-H-944	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1991	LD 603 An Act to Amend the Laws Concerning Smoking in Restaurants	Proposed amendment: H-486	ONTP	N/A	House, June 5, 1991 p. H-960-H-964	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1991	LD 1134 An Act to Protect Citizens from the Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke	Proposed amendment: S-252	ONTP	N/A	Senate, June 4, 1991 p. S-970-S-973 House, June 5, 1991 p. H-944-H-947	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1991	LD 1907 An Act Concerning Smoking in the Workplace	N/A	ONTP	N/A	House, May 30, 1991 p. H-877 House, May 30, 1991 p. H-896-H-897	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1992	LD 1344 An Act to Protect Children from Illegal Tobacco Sales	Proposed amendment: S-554	ONTP	N/A	House, April 17, 1991 p. H-525-H-527 House, February 25, 1992 p. H-190-H-195	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1992	LD 1498 An Act to Promote Gun Safety	Enacted with amendment: H-925	PL 1991, c. 672	Amended: 17-A MRS §554(2) Repealed and replaced: 17-A MRS §554(1)	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1992	N/A	N/A	RR 1991, c. 1, §28	Amended: 22 MRS §1672-A(3)	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1993	LD 412 An Act Regarding Smoking in Restaurants	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1993	LD 561 An Act to Clarify the Laws Concerning Beano and Bingo	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1993	LD 580 An Act to Further Discourage the Smoking of Cigarettes by Minors	Enacted amendment: H-396	PL 1993, c. 301	Enacted: 22 MRS §1579(4) Amended: 22 MRS §1579(1)-(3)	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1993	LD 654 An Act to Prohibit Smoking in Restaurants	Proposed amendment: H-357	Died between houses	N/A	House, May 21, 1993 p. H-853 House, May 24, 1993 p. H-886-H-891 Senate, May 25, 1993 p. S-803-S-805	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1993	LD 750 An Act to Protect Children from Illegal Tobacco Sales	Proposed amendment: H-375	Died between houses	N/A	House, May 24, 1993 p. H-878-H-883 Senate, May 25, 1993 p. S-770	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1993	LD 904 An Act to Protect Maine Citizens From the Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke	Enacted with amendments: H-358 S-232 Proposed amendments: H-453 S-219 S-220	PL 1993, c. 342	Enacted: 22 MRS §§1541-1545 Amended: 22 MRS §1578-B(4), (5) Repealed: 22 MRS §1578 22 MRS §1578-A 22 MRS §1580-C 22 MRS §1580-D 22 MRS §§1621-1624 22 MRS §1672	House, May 21, 1993 p. H-849-H-856 Senate, May 25, 1993 p. S-799-S-803 Senate, May 27, 1993 p. S-859 House, June 1, 1993 p. H-1034-H-1036 House, June 4, 1993 p. H-1145-H-1150	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1993	LD 1428 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Vending Machine Sales of Cigarettes	Enacted with amendment: H-661 Proposed amendments: H-427 H-430 H-649	PL 1993, c. 406	Repealed and replaced: 22 MRS §1628(2)	House, May 26, 1993 p. H-975-H-979 House, June 9, 1993 p. H-1243-H-1245 Senate, June 9, 1993 p. S-1100-S-1101 House, June 14, 1993 p. H-1266	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1994	LD 1945 An Act to Amend the Public Smoking Laws	Enacted with amendments: S-488 S-560 Proposed amendments: H-967 S-521 S-541 S-548	Veto sustained	N/A	House, March 28, 1994 p. H-1841-H-1844 Senate, April 14, 1994 p. S-2087	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1994	N/A	N/A	RR 1993, c. 1, §52	Amended: 22 MRS §1579(1)	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1995	LD 250 An Act to Authorize Municipalities to Prohibit Smoking in Buildings Used by Minors under 18 Years of Age	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1995	LD 845 An Act to Promote the Health of Maine's Children by Preventing Illegal Tobacco Sales	Enacted with amendments: S-339 S-361 Proposed amendments: H-644 S-352	PL 1995, c. 470	Enacted: 5 MRS §20002(3) 22 MRS §§1551-1559-A Amended: 15 MRS §3103(1)(D) 15 MRS §3103(2) 15 MRS §3105-A(2)(C) 15 MRS §3201(3) 15 MRS §3307(2)(B) 15 MRS §3314(1)(G) Repealed: 15 MRS §3103(1)(C-1)	Senate, June 27, 1995 p. S-1414 Senate, June 28, 1995 p. S-1475 House, June 29, 1995 p. H-1433-H-1436	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1995	LD 1392 An Act to Allow Smoking in One-room Establishments with Lunch Counters That Post Smoking Signs	Proposed amendment: H-324	Died between houses	N/A	House, June 7, 1995 p. H-890-H-895 Senate, June 12, 1995 p. S-1077-S-1081	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1995	LD 1399 An Act to Control the Sale and Display of Tobacco Products	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1995	LD 1494 An Act to Strengthen Prohibitions against Youth Access to Tobacco Products	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1996	LD 1635 An Act to Amend the Law Concerning Tobacco Use by Juveniles	Enacted with amendment: S-471	PL 1995, c. 593	Amended: 22 MRS §1555(1)(B)	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1997	LD 10 An Act to Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine	Enacted with amendment: S-411 Proposed amendment: S-418	PL 1997, c. 393, § D-1	Amended: 22 MRS § 1555-B(8)(B)	Senate, May 30, 1997 p. S-1334-S-1335 Senate, May 31, 1997 p. S-1378	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1997	LD 211 An Act to Permit Municipalities to Restrict the Sale of Tobacco Products	Enacted with amendment: S-18 Proposed amendments: H-3 H-4 S-11	PL 1997, c. 63	Amended: 22 MRS §1556	Senate, February 25, 1997 p. S-179-S-183 Senate, March 4, 1997 p. S-204-S-205 House, March 12, 1997 p. H-197-H-201 Senate, March 19, 1997 p. S-266	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1997	LD 412 An Act to Require the Purchaser of Tobacco Products to Produce Suitable Identification	Enacted with amendments: S-132 S-157 Proposed amendments: S-133 H-538	PL 1997, c. 305	Enacted: 22 MRS §1555-B Amended: 22 MRS §1553-A(1) 22 MRS §1554-A(1) Repealed: 22 MRS §1555	Senate, April 30, 1997 p. S-641-S-642 Senate, May 8, 1997 p. S-766-S-769 House, May 13, 1997 p. H-814-H-816	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1997	LD 413 An Act to Ban All Smoking within Workplaces, Restaurants and Public Accommodations	Proposed amendments: S-198 S-199 S-225	Died between houses	N/A	Senate, May 13, 1997 p. S-838-S-844 Senate, May 14, 1997 p. S-884-S-886 House, May 15, 1997 p. H-858-H-864 Senate, May 15, 1997 p. S-899-S-900	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1997	LD 1153 An Act to Require that Day Care Facilities for Children and Infants Be Smoke Free	N/A	PL 1997, c. 150	Amended: 22 MRS §1542(2)(J)	House, April 9, 1997 p. H-426-H-427	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1997	LD 1275 An Act to Allow a Separate, Nonsmoking Area for a Beano or Bingo Game	Enacted with amendment: H-285	PL 1997, c. 232	Enacted: 17 MRS §327	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1997	LD 1475 An Act to Amend Certain Motor Vehicle Laws	Enacted with amendment: S-319	PL 1997, c. 437, §2	Amended: 22 MRS §1555-A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1997	LD 1703 An Act to Prohibit Smoking in Restaurants	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1997	LD 1902 An Act to Amend the Filing Date Provision in the Maine Residents Property Tax Program, to Provide an Application Clause for Certain Provisions of Law Relating to Computer Software, to Clarify Provisions of Law Regarding Transfers of Money from the Tax Relief Fund for Maine Residents to the General Fund and to Correct Certain Provisions in Recently Enacted Legislation	Enacted with amendment: H-774 Proposed amendments: H-771 H-775 H-776	PL 1997, c. 562, §D3-D4	Amended: 22 MRS §1555-B(5)	House, June 20, 1997 p. H-1377 House, June 20, 1997 p. H-1381-H-1382 House, June 20, 1997 p. H-1383-H-1384 House, June 20, 1997 p. H-1384-H-1390	N/A	Yes
1998	LD 1914 An Act Regarding the Possession of Tobacco Products by a Juvenile	Enacted with amendment: H-781	PL 1997, c. 578	Amended: 22 MRS §1555-B(5)	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1999	LD 10 An Act to Prohibit Sale of Tobacco from Vending Machines	N/A	ONTP	N/A	Senate, March 24, 1999 p. S-418-S-419	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1999	LD 111 An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Penalties for the Purchase of Cigarettes by a Minor	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1999	LD 1349 An Act to Protect Citizens from the Detrimental Effects of Tobacco	Proposed amendments: H-72 H-78 H-73 S-35 H-74 S-36 H-76 S-37 H-77	PL 1999, c. 54	Amended: 22 MRS §1541(4) Repealed and replaced: 22 MRS §1541(5) Repealed: 22 MRS §1542(2)(D) 22 MRS §1579-A	House, March 23, 1999 p. H-385-H-395 House, March 23, 1999 p. H-397-H-399 Senate, March 24, 1999 p. S-416-S-418 Senate, March 25, 1999 p. S-432-S-434	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1999	LD 1582 An Act to Control the Sale and Display of Tobacco Products	Enacted with amendment: H-370	PL 1999, c. 314	Enacted: 22 MRS §1555-B(11)	House, May 10, 1999 p. H-898-H-902	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1999	LD 1613 An Act to Provide a Definition of Cigarette for Retail Purposes	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1999	LD 1704 An Act to Protect Children from Secondhand Smoke in Motor Vehicles	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2000	LD 2119 An Act to Enhance Competition and Public Health	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2000	LD 2358 An Act to Ban Smoking in Enclosed Areas of Places Licensed for the Sale of Food or Alcohol	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2000	LD 2479 An Act to Enhance Public Safety By Updating the Laws Pertaining to Explosives and Flammable Liquids.	Enacted with amendment: H-986	PL 1999, c. 652	Repealed: 25 MRS §2433	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2000	LD 2533 An Act to Create a New Category of Liquor License and to Exempt Pool Halls, Bowling Alleys and Off-track Betting Facilities from the Prohibition Against Smoking	Enacted with amendments: H-1004 H-1168 Proposed amendments: H-1096 S-672 H-1100 S-669 S-670 S-671	PL 1999, c. 760, §4	Enacted: 28-A MRS §1063-B	House, April 7, 2000 p. H-2362-H-2370 Senate, April 10, 2000 p. S-2247-S-2253 House, April 26, 2000 p. H-2657-H-2658	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2001	LD 23 An Act to Raise the Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21 Years of Age	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2001	LD 191 An Act to Prohibit Smoking in Certain Bingo and Beano Halls	Proposed amendments: H-82 H-92 H-135	Died between houses	N/A	House, April 4, 2001 p. H-417-H-421 House, April 24, 2001 p. H-468-H-473 House, April 25, 2001 p. H-483	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2001	LD 371 An Act to Encourage Smoke-free Hospitals in Maine	N/A	PL 2001, c. 59	Amended: 22 MRS §1580-B(2) Repealed: 22 MRS §1580-B(3), (4)	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2001	LD 383 An Act to Limit Smoking by Foster Parents	Proposed amendments: H-47 H-444	ONTP	N/A	House, May 15, 2001 p. H-780 House, May 15, 2001 p. H-826	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2001	LD 622 An Act to Eliminate Smoking in Maine Schools and on School Grounds	Proposed amendment: H-123	Died between houses	N/A	House, May 2, 2001 p. H-583 House, May 14, 2001 p. H-754-H-757	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2001	LD 692 An Act Regarding Minimum Prices for Cigarettes	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2001	LD 1172 An Act to Exempt from the Smoking Ban Tobacconists Who Sell or Serve Food or Alcohol	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2001	LD 1267 An Act to Discourage Sales of Tobacco to Minors	Proposed amendment: H-597	ONTP	N/A	House, May 24, 2001 p. H-1046-H-1048	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2001	LD 1638 An Act to Reform Health Care in the State	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2003	LD 55 An Act to Keep Foster Children Safe and Healthy	Enacted with amendments: H-170 H-240 Proposed amendment: H-238	P&SL 2003, c. 24	"By January 1, 2004, the Department of Human Services shall adopt rules on smoking by foster parents in family foster homes and in foster parents' private vehicles. The rules must include ways to protect foster children from secondhand smoke. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.	House, May 1, 2003 p. H-454-H-458 House, May 1, 2003 p. H-470-H-471 House, May 6, 2003 p. H-496	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2003	LD 227 An Act to Ban Smoking in Beano and Bingo Halls	Enacted with amendment: H-309 Proposed amendments: H-241 H-348 H-483 S-112	PL 2003, c. 379	Amended: 22 MRS §1542(2)(K)	House, May 1, 2003 p. H-458-H-462 Senate, May 7, 2003 p. S-558-S-560 House, May 12, 2003 p. H-573-H-575 Senate, May 14, 2003 p. S-644 House, May 20, 2003 p. H-704-H-705	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2003	LD 982 An Act To Increase the Legal Age for the Purchase of Tobacco Products	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2003	LD 1236 An Act To Regulate the Delivery Sales of Cigarettes and To Prevent the Sale of Cigarettes to Minors	Enacted with amendment: H-538	PL 2003, c. 444	Enacted: 22 MRS §§1551(1-A)-(1-C) 22 MRS §1551(2-A) 22 MRS §1551(2-B) 22 MRS §1551(3-A) 22 MRS §1555-C 22 MRS §1555-D	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2003	LD 1319 An Act Making Unified Appropriations...for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005	Enacted with amendments: H-27 H-46 Proposed amendments: See Full LD History	PL 2003, c. 20, §R-7	Amended: 22 MRS §1555-B(9)	House, March 26, 2003 p. H-283-H-292 House, March 27, 2003 p. H-301-H-304 Senate, March 27, 2003 p. S-311-S-318	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. Report: Final Report on Building Codes Presented by the Maine Public Utilities Commission to the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy (Jan. 26, 2004) Report: Final Report of the Committee to Study the Implementation of the Privatization of the State's Wholesale Liquor Business (Apr. 2004) Report: 2003 Maine Tax Amnesty Program & Tax Enforcement Programs: A Report Prepared for the Taxation Committee and the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee (Sep. 2004) News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2003	LD 1346 An Act To Protect Workers from Secondhand Smoke and To Promote Worker Safety	Enacted with amendment: S-249	PL 2003, c. 493	Enacted: 22 MRS §1542(2)(N) Amended: 8 MRS §275-D(1) 22 MRS §1541(4) 28-A MRS §1011-A(3) 28-A MRS §1051(2) 28-A MRS §1065(4) Repealed: 22 MRS §1541(5) 22 MRS §1542(2)(G) 22 MRS §1542(3) 28-A MRS §2(15)(R-2), (R-3) 28-A MRS §1063-A 28-A MRS §1063-B(2), (3)	House, June 3, 2003 p. H-898-H-903	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2003	LD 1567 An Act To Implement Recommendations of the MCJUSTIS Policy Board Concerning the Drafting of Crimes and Civil Violations Pursuant to Resolve 1997, Chapter 105, as Amended	Enacted with amendment: H-557	PL 2003, c. 452	Enacted: 22 MRS §1554-B 22 MRS §1555-B(5-A)-(5-C) Amended: 22 MRS §1555-B(8) Repealed and Replaced: 22 MRS §1554-A Repealed: 22 MRS §1554 22 MRS §1555-B(5)	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2004	LD 1127 An Act To Require Fire-safe Cigarettes in the State	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2004	LD 1830 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 16: Foster Home Licensing Rule Regarding Smoking by Foster Parents, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Human Services	Enacted with amendments: H-798 S-493	Res. 2003, c. 134	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2005	LD 104 An Act To Require Cigarettes Sold in Maine To Be Fire-safe	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2005	LD 160 An Act To Ban Smoking in Bingo Halls, Off-track Betting Facilities and Enclosed Areas of Clubs Licensed for the Sale of Food or Alcohol	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2005	LD 885 An Act To Discourage Further the Sale of Tobacco to Minors	Enacted with amendment: S-172	PL 2005, c. 223	Enacted: 22 MRS §1541(7) 22 MRS §1547 Amended: 22 MRS §1542(2)(L) 22 MRS §1555-B(1) 22 MRS §1558(8)(A)	House, May 17, 2005 p. H-596-H-898	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2005	LD 886 An Act To Promote Parity in the Laws Governing Smoking in the Workplace	Enacted with amendment: S-261	PL 2005, c. 338	Enacted: 22 MRS §1580-A(2)(A-1), (C-1) 22 MRS §1580-A(4-A) Amended: 22 MRS §1580-A(3), (4), (7) Repealed: 22 MRS §1541(3) 22 MRS §1542(2)(I)	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2005	LD 954 An Act To Make Fairs and Festivals Safer for Children	N/A	ONTP	N/A	House, May 11, 2005 p. H-541-H-542	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2005	LD 1156 An Act To Protect Public Health by Clarifying the Laws Regarding Smoking in Public Places	Enacted with amendment: H-421	PL 2005, c. 257	Enacted: 22 MRS §1547 Amended: 22 MRS §1541(1), (2) 22 MRS §1542(1) 22 MRS §1542(2)(A) 22 MRS §1542(2)(J) 22 MRS §1544 22 MRS §1545 Repealed: 22 MRS §1542(2)(M)	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2005	LD 1186 An Act To Clarify the Smoking Ban for Off-track Betting Facilities	Enacted with amendment: H-528 Proposed amendment: S-312 S-313	PL 2005, c. 362	Amended: 22 MRS §1542(2)(N)	House, May 31, 2005 p. H-752-H-756 Senate, June 1, 2005 p. S-1061 Senate, June 6, 2005 p. S-1148-S-1149	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2005	LD 1417 An Act To Amend the Law Banning Smoking in Buildings Where Bingo or Beano Is Played	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2005	LD 1468 An Act To Protect the Public from Secondhand Smoke	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2006	LD 1901 An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Smoking in Private Clubs	Enacted with amendments: H-830 S-537	PL 2005, c. 581	Enacted: 22 MRS §1580-A(2)(C-2) 22 MRS §1580-A(9) Amended: 22 MRS §1580-A(7)	House, March 16, 2006 p. H-1291-H-1294 Senate, March 22, 2006 p. S-1627-S-1629 Senate, March 22, 2006 p. S-1640-S-1641 Senate, March 27, 2006 p. S-1677 Senate, March 29, 2006 p. S-1703-S-1705 Senate, March 30, 2006 p. S-1730-S-1731	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2006	LD 1926 An Act To Clarify the Workplace Smoking Laws	N/A	Died between houses	N/A	Senate, March 22, 2006 p. S-1640-S-1642 Senate, March 27, 2006 p. S-1676-S-1678 Senate, March 29, 2006 p. S-1704	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2006	LD 2055 An Act To Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine	Enacted with amendments: H-1085 H-1111 H-1101 H-1112 H-1102 H-1118 H-1103 H-1119 H-1110 Proposed amendments: H-1089 H-1115	PL 2005, c. 683, Part G	Amended: 22 MRS §1580-A(7) 22 MRS §1580-A(9) PL 2005, c. 581, §4	House, May 24, 2006 p. H-1813 House, May 24, 2006 p. H-1814-H-1815	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2006	N/A	N/A	RR 2005, c. 1, §5	Reallocated: 22 MRS §1547 to §1548	No debate.	N/A	N/A
2007	LD 70 An Act To Require Cigarettes Sold in Maine To Be Fire-safe	Enacted with amendment: H-338	PL 2007, c. 253	Enacted: 22 MRS §1555-E	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2007	LD 184 An Act To Protect Children's Health on School Grounds	Enacted with amendment: S-73 Proposed amendment: S-74	PL 2007, c. 156	Amended: 22 MRS §1578-B(2) Repealed: 22 MRS §1578-B(4), (5)	House, May 15, 2007 p. H-506-H-507	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2007	LD 859 An Act To Restrict the Smoking Exemption for Tobacco Specialty Stores	N/A	PL 2007, c. 180	Enacted: 22 MRS §1541(8) Amended: 22 MRS §1542(2)(L)	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2007	LD 1181 An Act To Reclassify Certain Tobacco Products	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2007	LD 1361 An Act Concerning Certain Flavored Cigarettes and Cigars	Enacted with amendments: H-544 S-180 S-230 S-354	PL 2007, c. 467	Enacted: 22 MRS §1560-D	Senate, June 6, 2007 p. S-908-S-909 House, June 12, 2007 p. H-752 Senate, June 12, 2007 p. S-1007 Senate, June 20, 2007 p. S-1184-S-1185	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2007	LD 1751 An Act To Address Smoking in Senior Housing	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2008	LD 2012 An Act To Protect Children in Vehicles from Secondhand Smoke	Enacted with amendment: H-785	PL 2007, c. 591	Enacted: 22 MRS §1549	House, March 25, 2008 p. H-1263-H-1267	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2008	LD 2085 An Act To Protect Children from Secondhand Smoke	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2008	LD 2316 An Act Regarding Flavored Cigarettes and Cigars	N/A	PL 2007, c. 612	Amended: 22 MRS §1560-D(5)	House, April 2, 2008 p. H-1395	N/A	Yes
2009	LD 67 An Act To Protect Beaches in Maine's State Parks	Enacted with amendment: S-38	PL 2009, c. 65	Enacted: 22 MRS §1580-E	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2009	LD 155 An Act To Ban Smoking on Public Beaches and in Public Parks	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2009	LD 514 An Act To Clarify Criminal Responsibility in the Sale of Alcohol and Tobacco to Minors	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2009	LD 820 An Act To Limit Smoking in Outdoor Dining Areas	Enacted with amendment: H-132	PL 2009, c. 140	Enacted: 22 MRS §1550 Amended: 22 MRS §1542(1)	Senate, May 12, 2009 p. S-629	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2009	LD 1230 An Act To Prohibit the Delivery of Tobacco Products to Consumers To Prevent the Sale of Tobacco Products to Minors	Enacted with amendments: H-438 S-308 Proposed amendments: H-464 H-552 S-302	PL 2009, c. 398	Amended: 22 MRS §1555-B(1) 22 MRS §1555-C Enacted: 22 MRS §1555-F	House, May 29, 2009 p. H-657-H-659 Senate, June 4, 2009 p. S-984-S-985 Senate, June 8, 2009 p. S-1039-S-1040	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2009	LD 1429 An Act To Strengthen the Workplace Smoking Laws and Other Laws Governing Smoking	Enacted with amendment: S-177	PL 2009, c. 300	Enacted: 22 MRS §1580-A(2)(A-2) 22 MRS §1580-A(2)(C-3) Amended: 22 MRS §1542(2)(J) 22 MRS §1580-A(2)(A) Repealed and Replaced: 22 MRS §1580-A(3) 22 MRS §1825 Repealed: 22 MRS §§1542(2)(F) 22 MRS §1580 22 MRS §1580-B	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2010	LD 1542 An Act To Make Maine's Laws Consistent with the Federal Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act	Enacted with amendment: H-776	PL 2009, c. 606	Amended: 22 MRS §1560-D	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2011	LD 481 An Act To Make the Cashier or Clerk Who Sells Alcoholic Beverages or Tobacco to an Underage Person Responsible for Paying the Fine	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2011	LD 589 An Act To Increase the Legal Age To Purchase, Use or Sell Tobacco Products	Proposed amendment: H-614	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2011	LD 1067 An Act To Improve Awareness of Smoking Policies in Maine Rental Housing and Condominiums	Enacted with amendment: H-276	PL 2011, c. 199	Enacted: 14 MRS §6030-E	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2011	LD 1230 An Act To Prohibit Smoking in Private Clubs Except in Separate Enclosed Areas	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2012	LD 1804 An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions	N/A	PL 2011, c. 524, §1	Repealed: 22 MRS §1555-D(1)	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2013	LD 468 An Act To Protect Public Health at Public Institutions of Higher Education	Enacted with amendment: H-77	Veto sustained	N/A	House, April 24, 2013 p. H-361 House, May 28, 2013 p. H-626-H-627	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2013	LD 607 An Act To Make an Employee Who Sells Alcoholic Beverages or Tobacco to a Minor Responsible for Paying the Fine	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2013	LD 1294 An Act To Increase the Penalty for Smoking in a Motor Vehicle When a Child Is Present	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2015	LD 151 An Act To Protect Public Health in the Maine Community College System	N/A	Leave to withdraw	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2015	LD 821 An Act To Promote Equity in Business Opportunity for Tobacco Specialty Stores	Proposed amendment: S-262	Died between houses	N/A	Senate, June 16, 2015 p. S-1061-S-1063 House, June 22, 2015 p. H-996-H-998	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2015	LD 1108 An Act To Protect Children and the Public from Electronic Cigarette Vapor	Enacted with amendment: H-428 Proposed amendment: H-429	PL 2015, c. 318	Enacted: 22 MRS §1541(1-A) Amended: 22 MRS §1541(6)	House, June 15, 2015 p. H-847-H-849 Senate, June 17, 2015 p. S-1113-S-1115	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2017	LD 34 An Act To Promote Equity in Business Opportunity for Tobacco Specialty Stores	Proposed amendment: S-63	ONTP	N/A	Senate, May 11, 2017 p. S-604-S-606	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2017	LD 390 An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government...for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2019	Enacted with amendments: H-475 H-558 Proposed amendments: H-473 S-253 H-474 S-255 H-480 S-256 H-555 S-259 H-557 S-261	PL 2017, c. 284, §JJJJJ-28	Repealed: 17 MRS §327	House, June 6, 2017 p. H-758 House, June 12, 2017 p. H-854-H-855 Senate, June 13, 2017 p. S-1029-S-1036 House, June 27, 2017 p. H-1078 House, June 28, 2017 p. H-1091 House, June 28, 2017 p. H-1093 House, June 30, 2017 p. H-1101 House, June 30, 2017 p. H-1102-H-1106 House, June 30, 2017 p. H-1106-H-1112 Senate, June 30, 2017 p. S-1292-S-1297 House, July 3, 2017 p. H-1115-H-1118 House, July 3, 2017 p. H-1121-H-1122 Senate, July 3, 2017 p. S-1307	Report: Burns & Associates. Rate Review for Personal Care and Related Services : Proposed Rate Models (Sept. 30, 2015) Report: Burns & Associates. Rate Review for Personal Care and Related Services : Final Rate Models (Feb. 1, 2016) Report: Working Group to Improve the Provision of Indigent Legal Services. Report (Dec. 2017) Report: Proposal for the Restructuring of Maine's County Jails (Jan. 2018) Report: Study of Conserved Lands Owned by Nonprofit Organizations (Feb. 2018) Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2017	LD 1170 An Act To Reduce Youth Access to Tobacco Products	Enacted with amendments: S-146 S-306 S-325 Proposed amendments: S-147 S-197	PL 2017, c. 308	Amended: 22 MRS §1552-A(2) 22 MRS §1553-A(1) 22 MRS §1555-B Repealed and Replaced: 22 MRS §1551(3) Repealed: 22 MRS §1551(2)	Senate, June 22, 2017 p. S-1227-S-1231 House, June 23, 2017 p. H-1051-H-1053 House, August 2, 2017 p. H-1168-H-1171 Senate, August 2, 2017 p. S-1360-S-1361	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2017	LD 1524 An Act To Amend Maine Motor Vehicle Laws	Enacted with amendment: H-316	PL 2017, c. 165	Enacted: 29-A MRS §2120 Repealed: 22 MRS §1549	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2018	LD 1329 An Act To Allow Tobacco Retail Establishments To Serve Alcohol	Proposed amendment: H-603	ONTP	N/A	Senate, March 1, 2018 p. S-1625-S-1626	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2018	LD 1906 An Act To Allow Adults To Purchase Tobacco Products	N/A	Indefinitely postponed	N/A	No debate.	N/A	Yes
2019	LD 152 An Act To Prohibit the Possession and Use of Electronic Smoking Devices on School Grounds	Enacted with amendment: S-32	PL 2019, c. 61, §§1-4	Repealed and Replaced: 22 MRS §1578-B(1)(D) 22 MRS §1578-B(2) Repealed: 22 MRS §1578-B(1)(C) 22 MRS §1578-B(3)	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2019	LD 343 An Act To Promote Equity in Business Opportunity for Tobacco Specialty Stores	Proposed amendment: H-23	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2019	LD 416 An Act To Allow Eating Establishments To Permit Smoking Tobacco in Designated Outdoor Eating Areas	Proposed amendment: H-62	ONTP	N/A	House, April 11, 2019 p. H-346	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2019	LD 552 An Act Relating to Penalties for an Employer for the Retail Sale of Tobacco Products to a Minor when the Employer Possesses a Driver's License Reader	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2019	LD 1081 An Act To Impose Further Restrictions on where Marijuana May Be Smoked	Enacted with amendment: S-425	PL 2019, c. 623	Amended: 29-A MRS §2120	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2019	LD 1190 An Act To Prohibit the Sale and Distribution of Flavored Tobacco Products	Enacted with amendment: S-238 Proposed amendments: S-239 S-269 S-306	PL 2019, c. 495	Enacted: 22 MRS §1580-F Amended: 17-A MRS §554(1)(B) 17-A MRS §554(2)(A)	House, June 18, 2019 p. H-1050-H-1051	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2020	LD 2052 An Act To Enact Restrictions on Electronic Smoking Devices and New Tobacco Products	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2020	LD 2135 An Act To Amend the Definition of "Tobacco Product" To Exclude Matches and Lighters	N/A	Died upon conclusion of the 129th Legislature	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2021	LD 269 An Act To Prohibit Smoking in Bus Shelters	N/A	PL 2021, c. 57	Amended: 22 MRS §1542(1)	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2021	LD 624 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Tobacco Specialty Stores	Proposed amendment: H-108	ONTP	N/A	Senate, June 2, 2021 p. S-591	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2021	LD 1282 An Act To Prevent Underage Tobacco and Nicotine Access and Use	N/A	ONTP	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2022	LD 1550 An Act To End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products	Proposed amendments: H-579 H-580 H-1037 H-1046	Died on adjournment	N/A	No debate.	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2022	LD 1693 An Act To Advance Health Equity, Improve the Well-being of All Maine People and Create a Health Trust	Proposed amendments: H-993 H-998 S-573	Died on adjournment	N/A	House, April 13, 2022 p. H-1407 Senate, April 13, 2022 p. S-1904-S-1905 Senate, April 19, 2022 p. S-1986-S-1987	Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes