| Public hearings and work sessions for the 132nd Legislature for the next 5 days. |
| Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry |
| Public Hearings |
| LD 473 | An Act to Support Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry in Maine | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| Work Sessions |
| LD 1450 | An Act Regarding the Voluntary Municipal Farm Support Program | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| LD 1762 | An Act to Protect Recreational Trails by Establishing the Trails for the Future Program | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| LD 1771 | An Act to Strengthen Oversight of Kennels by Changing the Licensing Authority from Municipalities to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| Appropriations and Financial Affairs |
| LD 210 | An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisi... | May 9, 2025, 2:00p | State House, Room 228 |
| Education and Cultural Affairs |
| Public Hearings |
| LD 1881 | An Act to Ensure the Rights of Parents of Minor Children in Education | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| LD 1887 | Resolve, To Improve Air Quality and Ventilation in Newly Constructed Schools | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| LD 1892 | An Act to Establish Procedures for School Construction Projects | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| Work Sessions |
| LD 21 | An Act to Update the Provision of Law Concerning Student Codes of Conduct in Order to Reflect Best Practices Regarding Behavioral Threat Assessment and Response | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| LD 165 | An Act to Allow School Boards to Expel or Suspend Students Regardless of Grade Level | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| LD 168 | An Act to Improve Safety in Public Schools by Requiring Silent Electronic Notification Systems in Classrooms | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| LD 808 | An Act to Require School Boards and Governing Bodies of Approved Private Schools to Implement Wearable Panic Alert Systems | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| LD 858 | An Act to Ensure Behavioral and Mental Health Services Are Available to Students by Providing Grants to Schools That Contract for Those Services | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| LD 1071 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Conduct a Review of the Implementation of Public Law 2021, Chapter 295 and Directing the Department of Health ... | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| LD 1097 | An Act to Provide De-escalation and Behavior Intervention Training for School Personnel | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| LD 1203 | An Act to Provide Grants to Schools That Contract for Behavioral and Mental Health Services | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| LD 1248 | An Act Regarding Physical Escort and Restraint and Seclusion of Students in Schools | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| LD 1461 | An Act to Prohibit School Boards from Implementing or Enforcing Mask Mandates | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| LD 1579 | An Act to Abolish School Budget Referenda | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| LD 1586 | An Act to Amend the Regional School Unit Budget Validation Referendum Law | May 9, 2025, 10:30a | Cross Building, Room 208 |
| Environment and Natural Resources |
| Public Hearings |
| LD 754 | An Act to Ban the Sale, Use and Possession of Single-use Electronic Cigarettes and to Review Extended Producer Responsibility Options for All Batteries | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 216 |
| LD 846 | An Act to Protect Natural Resources by Clarifying Hydropower Dam Removal Requirements | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 216 |
| LD 1903 | An Act to Conform the State's Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Laws to Federal Standards | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 216 |
| LD 1904 | An Act to Establish the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 216 |
| LD 1928 | An Act to Prohibit Lodging Establishments from Providing Single-use Plastic Containers | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 216 |
| Work Sessions |
| LD 1507 | An Act to Require General Public Notification of Oil Terminal Facility Transfer Activities | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 216 |
| LD 1698 | An Act Regarding Changes of Ownership of Dams | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 216 |
| LD 1786 | An Act to Require the Department of Environmental Protection to Provide Certain Information Regarding Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to the Publi... | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 216 |
| LD 1808 | An Act to Enact the Maine Climate Superfund Act | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 216 |
| LD 1870 | An Act to Establish a Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program to Impose Penalties on Climate Polluters | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 216 |
| LD 1882 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection to Conduct Rulemaking Regarding Significant Vernal Pools | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 216 |
| Health and Human Services |
| Public Hearings |
| LD 770 | An Act to Establish the Office of the Inspector General of Child Protection | May 9, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 209 |
| LD 1893 | An Act to Establish an Independent Office of the Child Advocate | May 9, 2025, 10:01a | Cross Building, Room 209 |
| LD 1799 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Review the Progressive Treatment Program and Processes by Which a Person May Be Involuntarily ... | May 9, 2025, 11:00a | Cross Building, Room 209 |
| LD 1835 | An Act to Improve Nonemergency MaineCare Transportation | May 9, 2025, 11:00a | Cross Building, Room 209 |
| LD 1843 | An Act to Provide Peer Respite for Individuals with Mental Health Care Needs | May 9, 2025, 11:00a | Cross Building, Room 209 |
| LD 1866 | An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding the State-designated Agency Advocating for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness
| May 12, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 209 |
| LD 1878 | An Act to Establish a Managed Care Program for MaineCare Services | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 209 |
| LD 1937 | An Act to Require Hospitals and Hospital-affiliated Providers to Provide Financial Assistance Programs for Medical Care | May 12, 2025, 10:01a | Cross Building, Room 209 |
| LD 1945 | An Act to Clarify Data Collection Processes in Health Care Facilities | May 12, 2025, 10:01a | Cross Building, Room 209 |
| LD 1946 | An Act to Clarify the Eligibility of Certified Recovery Residences for Bridging Rental Assistance Program Housing Vouchers | May 12, 2025, 10:01a | Cross Building, Room 209 |
| LD 166 | An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies and Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 209 |
| LD 1938 | An Act Regarding the Regulation of Tobacco | May 13, 2025, 1:01p | Cross Building, Room 209 |
| Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services |
| LD 1905 | An Act Regarding the Authority of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation and the Licensing Boards and Commissions Within That Office to Pursue C... | May 13, 2025, 12:59a | Cross Building, Room 220 |
| LD 1906 | An Act to Improve Accountability and Understanding of Data in Insurance Transactions | May 13, 2025, 12:59a | Cross Building, Room 220 |
| LD 1785 | An Act to Encourage Competition by Requiring Independent Health Care Provider Cost-of-living Adjustments in Health Insurance Contracts | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 220 |
| LD 1803 | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Optometric Practice | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 220 |
| Housing and Economic Development |
| LD 1585 | Resolve, to Direct the Maine State Housing Authority to Amend Its Rules Governing the Fuel Assistance Program Regarding Benefit Payments for Wood Fuel | May 9, 2025, 9:00a | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| LD 1812 | An Act to Provide Low-interest Loans for Accredited College Graduates Entering Trade Professions and an Employer Tax Credit for Trade Tool Reimbursements | May 9, 2025, 9:00a | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| LD 1819 | An Act Regarding the Brunswick Naval Air Station Job Increment Financing Fund | May 9, 2025, 9:00a | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| LD 1926 | An Act to Require Increased Housing Density or Lower Minimum Lot Sizes for Workforce Housing | May 9, 2025, 9:00a | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| Work Sessions |
| LD 997 | An Act to Allow Residential Use Development in Commercial Districts | May 9, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| LD 1041 | An Act to Preserve Affordability in Publicly Assisted Housing Developments | May 9, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| LD 1143 | An Act to Update Language on Setback Variances for Single-family Dwellings and Variances from Dimensional Standards | May 9, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| LD 1145 | An Act to Protect Residents Living in Mobile Home Parks | May 9, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| LD 1181 | An Act Regarding the Designation of Short-term Rental Units as Commercial or Residential in Use | May 9, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| LD 1232 | An Act to Require Radon Testing for Certain Commercial and Residential Construction | May 9, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| LD 1247 | An Act to Restrict Municipal Ordinance Requirements Regarding Housing Developments | May 9, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| LD 1272 | An Act to Address the Housing Crisis by Reducing Barriers to Building More Accessory Dwelling Units | May 9, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| LD 1681 | An Act to Consider Municipal Shelter Facilities and Housing Projects Essential for Public Health, Welfare and Safety by Updating the Definition of "Public Servi... | May 9, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| Public Hearings |
| LD 1829 | An Act to Build Housing for Maine Families and Attract Workers to Maine Businesses by Amending the Laws Governing Municipal Land Use Decisions | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 206 |
| Judiciary |
| Work Sessions |
| LD 184 | Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process | May 9, 2025, 9:30a | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 403 | An Act to Protect Holders of Distressed Mortgages from Fraud | May 9, 2025, 9:30a | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1410 | An Act to Provide Due Process in Confiscation and Destruction of Personal Items of Unhoused Persons | May 9, 2025, 9:30a | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1444 | An Act to Prevent Foreclosures Without Strict Compliance with Notice Requirements | May 9, 2025, 9:30a | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1660 | An Act Creating a Private Right of Action Against a Government Employer | May 9, 2025, 9:30a | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1667 | Resolve, to Allow Hemphill Farms, Inc. to Sue the State | May 9, 2025, 9:30a | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1572 | An Act Regarding Prosecution Standards for Nonfatal Strangulation or Suffocation in Domestic Violence Cases | May 9, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1650 | An Act to Allow Paralegals to Be Paid by the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services | May 9, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1706 | An Act Regarding Notification of Appointment of Legal Representation for Indigent Clients in Custody | May 9, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1796 | An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to Clarify the Types of Cases for Which the Commission Is Responsible... | May 9, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1801 | An Act to Make Technical Changes to the Laws Governing the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services | May 9, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1802 | An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to Clarify When an Indigent Criminal Defendant Is Entitled to Counsel... | May 9, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1825 | An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services Regarding the Confidentiality of Attorney-Client Communications in Ja... | May 9, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 438 |
| Public Hearings |
| LD 1816 | An Act to Establish a Statewide Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kit Tracking System and Conduct an Inventory of Existing Forensic Examination Kits in the Po... | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1873 | An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1877 | An Act to Increase Penalties for Human Trafficking Offenses | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1944 | An Act to Protect Children and Adults from Technology-facilitated Sexual Abuse | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1805 | An Act to Establish a Post-conviction Review Process for Crimes Committed by Victims of Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation | May 12, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1824 | An Act to Prohibit the Public Release of Information Regarding a Railroad Fatality | May 12, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1856 | An Act Directing the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to Assist Persons Filing Post-judgment Motions to Seal Criminal History Record Information | May 12, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1871 | An Act to Permit Sealing Criminal History Record Information of Victims of Sex Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation | May 12, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1898 | An Act to Correct Outdated References Regarding the Maine Human Rights Act | May 12, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 438 |
| LD 1927 | An Act to Protect Housing Quality by Enacting Mold Inspection, Notification and Remediation Requirements | May 12, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 438 |
| Labor |
| LD 1872 | An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 202 |
| LD 1935 | An Act to Increase Penalties for Violations Related to Water Well Drilling | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 202 |
| LD 1947 | An Act to Amend the Laws Pertaining to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 202 |
| LD 1956 | An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Competitive Skills Scholarship Program and Establish the Community Workforce Connections Program | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | Cross Building, Room 202 |
| Work Sessions |
| LD 1638 | An Act Regarding Disability Retirement Benefits Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System | May 13, 2025, 1:30p | Cross Building, Room 202 |
| LD 1839 | An Act to Strengthen the So-called Maine Hire-a-Vet Program | May 13, 2025, 1:30p | Cross Building, Room 202 |
| LD 1861 | An Act to Require Training on Textured Hair for Aestheticians, Barber Hair Stylists, Cosmetologists and Hair Designers | May 13, 2025, 1:30p | Cross Building, Room 202 |
| State and Local Government |
| Public Hearings |
| LD 1556 | Resolve, Regarding Increasing the Number of Kennebec County Commissioners | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| LD 1767 | An Act to Amend the Waldo County Budget Adoption Process and Allow Residents Who Are Not Municipal Officers to Serve on the Waldo County Budget Committee | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| LD 1776 | An Act to Establish the Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for the State House Complex | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| LD 1884 | Resolve, to Increase the Number of Kennebec County Commissioners | May 12, 2025, 10:00a | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| LD 1934 | An Act to Promote Responsible Outdoor Lighting | May 12, 2025, 10:01a | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| Work Sessions |
| LD 316 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Create Equity in State Senate Representation | May 12, 2025, 11:00a | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| LD 774 | An Act to Require Bleeding Control Kits in State-owned Buildings | May 12, 2025, 11:00a | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| LD 944 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Improve Representation and Simplify Legislative Redistricting | May 12, 2025, 11:00a | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| LD 984 | An Act to Require Every State and Municipal Building to Have at Least One Automated External Defibrillator | May 12, 2025, 11:00a | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| LD 1388 | An Act to Replace the Participation Threshold in Votes to Adopt or Alter a Municipal Charter with a Lower Approval Threshold | May 12, 2025, 11:00a | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| LD 1517 | An Act to Replace Participation Thresholds with Approval Thresholds in Certain School, Municipal and County Measures | May 12, 2025, 11:00a | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| LD 1575 | An Act to Allow a Legislator to Choose to Be Paid on an Annual Basis | May 12, 2025, 11:00a | Cross Building, Room 214 |
| Transportation |
| LD 446 | An Act Regarding Driver Education | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 126 |
| LD 1377 | Resolve, to Convene a Working Group to Evaluate Potential Regulation of the Vehicle Towing Industry and the Impact on State Agencies and Industries | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 126 |
| LD 1846 | An Act to Amend the Law Governing Notification to Vehicle Owners and Lienholders When a Vehicle Is Towed or Left Without Permission on Residential or Business P... | May 13, 2025, 1:00p | State House, Room 126 |
