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131st Maine Legislature

Schedule of Public Hearings and Work Sessions by Committee

Public hearings and work sessions for the 126th Legislature for the 14 days begining 2/26/2013.
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Public Hearings
LD 271An Act To Facilitate the Processing of Livestock That Is Not for ResaleFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 282An Act To Eliminate the Commercial Standard for Maine White-cedar ShinglesFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 283An Act To Eliminate the Elm Tree Restoration FundFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 284An Act To Amend the Duties of the Division of ForestryFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 285An Act To Electronically Issue Permits for BurningFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 290An Act To Eliminate the Forest Certification Incentive Cost-share FundFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 269An Act To Provide Increased Opportunities on the Allagash Wilderness WaterwayFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 286An Act To Reduce Reporting Responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and ForestryFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 287An Act To Improve Funding of Agricultural Development ProjectsFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 289An Act To Eliminate the Requirement That the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Provide Technical Services for Direct-marketing Agricultural P...Feb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
Work Sessions
LD 284An Act To Amend the Duties of the Division of ForestryFeb 28, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 285An Act To Electronically Issue Permits for BurningFeb 28, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 214
Public Hearings
LD 291An Act To Transfer Responsibility for the Returnable Beverage Container Laws from the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to the Department of ...Mar 5, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 312An Act To Release a Restriction on Former State Land in Passadumkeag Currently Owned by Dale RossMar 5, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
Work Sessions
LD 218An Act To Promote Small-scale Poultry FarmingMar 5, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 214
LD 259An Act To Allow a Person To Rent a Slaughterhouse for the Slaughtering and Processing of PoultryMar 5, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 214
LD 271An Act To Facilitate the Processing of Livestock That Is Not for ResaleMar 5, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 214
Public Hearings
LD 288An Act Concerning Brucellosis Vaccines for CattleMar 7, 2013, 1:45pCross Building, Room 214
LD 292Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Develop a Plan for the Protection of the Public Health from Mosquito-borne Diseas...Mar 7, 2013, 1:45pCross Building, Room 214
Work Sessions
LD 269An Act To Provide Increased Opportunities on the Allagash Wilderness WaterwayMar 7, 2013, 2:15pCross Building, Room 214
LD 287An Act To Improve Funding of Agricultural Development ProjectsMar 7, 2013, 2:15pCross Building, Room 214
LD 59An Act Relating to the Unlawful Cutting of TreesMar 11, 2013, 2:00pState House, Room 436
Appropriations and Financial Affairs
LD 180An Act Concerning the Use of Tobacco Settlement Funds for Children's Health CareFeb 26, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 209
Public Hearings
LD 276Resolve, To Improve Access to Oral Health Care for MaineCare RecipientsFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 209
LD 390An Act To Restore MaineCare Coverage for Ambulatory Surgical Center ServicesFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 209
Work Sessions
LD 230An Act To Establish the Commission on Health Care Cost and QualityFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 234An Act To Provide Tax Treatment Consistency for Limited Liability Companies and S CorporationsMar 1, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 126An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption to Incorporated Nonprofit Performing Arts OrganizationsMar 1, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
LD 156RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Concerning Early Voting and Voting by Absentee BallotMar 1, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 437
Public Hearings
LD 436An Act To Raise the Maximum 529 Plan Contribution Tax DeductionMar 4, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 440An Act To Create a Tax Credit for Primary Care Professionals Practicing in Underserved AreasMar 4, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 455An Act To Increase the State Earned Income CreditMar 4, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
LD 464An Act To Change Compensation for Career and Technical Education Region Cooperative Board Meeting AttendanceMar 4, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 202
LD 182An Act To Support the Maine Lobster IndustryMar 6, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 206
Work Sessions
LD 276Resolve, To Improve Access to Oral Health Care for MaineCare RecipientsMar 6, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 209
LD 390An Act To Restore MaineCare Coverage for Ambulatory Surgical Center ServicesMar 6, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 209
Public Hearings
LD 488An Act To Improve Access to Home-based and Community-based Care in the MaineCare ProgramMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 631An Act To Change the Taxes on Fuel Purchased for Use Other Than on the HighwaysMar 11, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
Work Sessions
LD 436An Act To Raise the Maximum 529 Plan Contribution Tax DeductionMar 11, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
LD 440An Act To Create a Tax Credit for Primary Care Professionals Practicing in Underserved AreasMar 11, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
LD 455An Act To Increase the State Earned Income CreditMar 11, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
Public Hearings
LD 672An Act Relating to Exemption from Immunization for SchoolchildrenMar 11, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 202
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
LD 251An Act Criminalizing Trafficking in Contraband in State Hospitals Serving AdultsFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 353An Act To Allow Young Adult Offenders To Be Confined in Juvenile Correctional Facilities and To Comply with Federal Law RequirementsFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 366An Act To Adjust the Values of Property That Define the Class of Crime for Theft OffensesFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 122An Act To Provide Assistance to Municipalities Recovering from a Municipally Significant DisasterMar 4, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 296An Act To Equalize the Fire Investigation and Prevention Tax Paid by InsurersMar 4, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 326An Act To Update the Maine Emergency Management LawsMar 4, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 502An Act To Allow County Jails To Apply Savings to Debt Service without a Reduction in State PaymentsMar 4, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
Work Sessions
LD 140An Act To Create a Permanent Wabanaki Law Enforcement Seat on the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice AcademyMar 4, 2013, 2:00pState House, Room 436
LD 238An Act To Designate the Jail in Franklin County as a Jail Rather than a Holding FacilityMar 4, 2013, 2:00pState House, Room 436
LD 298An Act Regarding the Membership of the Emergency Medical Services' BoardMar 4, 2013, 2:00pState House, Room 436
LD 354An Act To Amend the County Jail Inspection Requirement for Nationally Accredited FacilitiesMar 4, 2013, 2:00pState House, Room 436
Public Hearings
LD 190An Act To Provide a Ten Percent Discount to Persons Charged with a Traffic Infraction Who Pay Fines by WaiverMar 6, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 192An Act To Allow Consideration of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder at Sentencing in a Criminal CaseMar 6, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 355An Act To Amend Provisions Relating to the Department of Corrections To Clarify Certain Enforcement PowersMar 6, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
Work Sessions
LD 251An Act Criminalizing Trafficking in Contraband in State Hospitals Serving AdultsMar 6, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 436
LD 353An Act To Allow Young Adult Offenders To Be Confined in Juvenile Correctional Facilities and To Comply with Federal Law RequirementsMar 6, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 436
LD 366An Act To Adjust the Values of Property That Define the Class of Crime for Theft OffensesMar 6, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 436
Public Hearings
LD 277An Act To Clarify the Laws Regarding the Calculation of the Period of ImprisonmentMar 8, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 381An Act To Allow a Court To Order a Person Who Violates a Municipal Ordinance To Perform Community Service WorkMar 8, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 498An Act To Allow a Municipality To Prohibit a Sex Offender from Residing within 750 Feet of a Recreational FacilityMar 8, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 526An Act To Allow for the Disposition of Certain Items Confiscated from Criminals Convicted of Sexual Exploitation of MinorsMar 8, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 111An Act To Restrict the Sale, Purchase and Use of Fireworks in the StateMar 11, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 168An Act To Establish Reasonable Restrictions on the Use of FireworksMar 11, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 456An Act To Protect Farm Animals from Noise from the Discharge of Fireworks or ExplosivesMar 11, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 478An Act To Require a Local Permit for the Use of FireworksMar 11, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
LD 663An Act To Change the Time Restriction on the Use of FireworksMar 11, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 436
Work Sessions
LD 122An Act To Provide Assistance to Municipalities Recovering from a Municipally Significant DisasterMar 11, 2013, 2:00pState House, Room 436
LD 238An Act To Designate the Jail in Franklin County as a Jail Rather than a Holding FacilityMar 11, 2013, 2:00pState House, Room 436
LD 296An Act To Equalize the Fire Investigation and Prevention Tax Paid by InsurersMar 11, 2013, 2:00pState House, Room 436
LD 326An Act To Update the Maine Emergency Management LawsMar 11, 2013, 2:00pState House, Room 436
LD 502An Act To Allow County Jails To Apply Savings to Debt Service without a Reduction in State PaymentsMar 11, 2013, 2:00pState House, Room 436
Education and Cultural Affairs
Public Hearings
LD 351An Act To Authorize the Provision of Insurance on Student LoansFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 202
LD 384An Act To Allow Spouses and Children of Veterans Killed in the Line of Duty To Receive the State Tuition WaiverFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 202
Work Sessions
LD 160An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining to Archaeological SitesFeb 28, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 202
LD 34An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Government Oversight Committee and the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability Regarding Child...Mar 4, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 202
LD 323Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 101: Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty, a Major Substantive Rule of th...Mar 4, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 202
Public Hearings
LD 178Resolve, To Provide Consistency in Rules of the Department of Education Regarding Visual and Performing Arts Requirements for High School GraduationMar 4, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 202
LD 322Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 61: State Board of Education Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects, a Major Substant...Mar 4, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 202
LD 370Resolve, To Create a Working Group To Identify Elementary School and Middle School Applied Learning OpportunitiesMar 4, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 202
LD 462An Act To Dedicate Funds for Emergency Back-up Power for SchoolsMar 4, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 202
Work Sessions
LD 243Resolve, To Direct the Department of Education To Amend Its Rules Regarding Restraint of StudentsMar 6, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 202
LD 351An Act To Authorize the Provision of Insurance on Student LoansMar 6, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 202
Public Hearings
LD 301An Act To Remove Unnecessary Agenda from the School DayMar 6, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 202
LD 442Resolve, To Ensure the Continued Accessibility and Affordability of a High School Equivalency Exam for Maine ResidentsMar 6, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 202
LD 466An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Awarding a High School Diploma to VeteransMar 6, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 202
LD 485An Act To Amend and Clarify Certain Education LawsMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 202
LD 528An Act To Require Parental Consent for a School To Conduct Mental Health or Behavioral Screening on a StudentMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 202
LD 531An Act To Allow Students To Audit Classes at University of Maine System CampusesMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 202
LD 532An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Maine State LibraryMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 202
LD 609An Act To Increase Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Maine Public SchoolsMar 11, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 202
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Work Sessions
LD 114An Act To Amend the Charter of the Portland Water DistrictFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 211
LD 179An Act To Amend the Anson and Madison Water District CharterFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 211
Public Hearings
LD 196An Act Regarding the Implementation of the Quality Assurance Program for Public Safety Answering PointsFeb 26, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 211
LD 275Resolve, To Require the Emergency Services Communication Bureau To Expand the Existing Quality Assurance SystemFeb 26, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 211
LD 372An Act To Transfer the Responsibilities of the Department of Public Safety, Maine Communications System Policy Board to the Bureau of Consolidated Emergency Com...Feb 26, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 211
LD 302Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission To Review Certain Electricity Distribution Charges Assessed on BusinessesFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 211
LD 303An Act To Authorize the Public Advocate To Publish and Distribute Consumer InformationFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 211
Work Sessions
LD 131Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission To Examine Measures To Mitigate the Effects of Geomagnetic Disturbances and Electromagnetic Pulse on the Stat...Feb 28, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 211
Public Hearings
LD 175An Act To Update the Laws Governing Energy Efficiency Building Performance StandardsMar 5, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 211
Work Sessions
LD 302Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission To Review Certain Electricity Distribution Charges Assessed on BusinessesMar 5, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 211
LD 303An Act To Authorize the Public Advocate To Publish and Distribute Consumer InformationMar 5, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 211
Environment and Natural Resources
Public Hearings
LD 331Resolve, To Expand Economic Development in the Town of Orrington by Releasing Certain Riverfront Land from State-imposed Environmental RestrictionsFeb 27, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 216
LD 336An Act Relating to Clean Water Certification by the Department of Environmental ProtectionFeb 27, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 216
LD 432An Act To Amend the Gifting of Land Exemption under the Subdivision LawsMar 6, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 216
LD 437An Act To Amend the State General Permit Process for Tidal Power To Remove a Conflict with a Federal Permit RequirementMar 6, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 216
Work Sessions
LD 336An Act Relating to Clean Water Certification by the Department of Environmental ProtectionMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 216
Health and Human Services
LD 123Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Clarify the Processes Regarding Registration of Recovery Agencies for Tissue and Organ Donatio...Feb 26, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 209
LD 181Resolve, To Require Hospitals To Provide Information Regarding Testing for Krabbe Disease for Parents of InfantsFeb 26, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 209
LD 252An Act Regarding Registration and Correction of Death Information on Death CertificatesFeb 26, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 209
LD 253An Act Regarding Registration of Fetal DeathsFeb 26, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 209
Public Hearings
LD 197An Act To Improve Health Services to SchoolsFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 209
LD 257An Act To Protect Newborns Exposed to Drugs or AlcoholFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 209
LD 305An Act To Eliminate Institute Councils for Mental Health InstitutionsFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 209
LD 386An Act To Reduce Tobacco-related Illness and Lower Health Care Costs in MaineCareFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 209
LD 272An Act To Reduce Youth Cancer RiskFeb 27, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 209
LD 330An Act To Require All Lodging Places To Be Licensed by the StateFeb 27, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 209
LD 337An Act To Require That Burn Injuries and Wounds Be Reported to the Office of the State Fire MarshalFeb 27, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 209
LD 387Resolve, To Direct the Department of Health and Human Services To Study the Ongoing Need for Rental Subsidies to Provider AgenciesFeb 27, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 209
LD 388Resolve, To Improve the Participation Rate of Prescribers in the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring ProgramFeb 27, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 209
Work Sessions
LD 145Resolve, Regarding the Presence of the Department of Health and Human Services in Urban and Rural AreasFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 162An Act To Repeal the Maine Certificate of Need Act of 2002Feb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 164An Act To Provide MaineCare Reimbursement for Pastoral CounselorsFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 198An Act To Clarify Physicians' Delegation of Medical CareFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
Public Hearings
LD 374An Act To Eliminate the Child Support Collecting Fee Charged to a Person Who Has Never Received Assistance under a State ProgramMar 5, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 434Resolve, Regarding Safer Workplaces for Home Care and Home Health WorkersMar 5, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 447An Act To Increase Patient Choice in Health Care Facilities and Health Care SettingsMar 5, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 460An Act To Protect Newborn Infants from Critical Congenital Heart DiseaseMar 5, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 468An Act To Protect Public Health at Public Institutions of Higher EducationMar 5, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 487Resolve, To Establish MaineCare Eligibility for Young Adults Who Were Formerly in Foster CareMar 5, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
Work Sessions
LD 197An Act To Improve Health Services to SchoolsMar 6, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 209
LD 257An Act To Protect Newborns Exposed to Drugs or AlcoholMar 6, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 209
LD 305An Act To Eliminate Institute Councils for Mental Health InstitutionsMar 6, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 209
LD 386An Act To Reduce Tobacco-related Illness and Lower Health Care Costs in MaineCareMar 6, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 209
LD 272An Act To Reduce Youth Cancer RiskMar 6, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 337An Act To Require That Burn Injuries and Wounds Be Reported to the Office of the State Fire MarshalMar 6, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 387Resolve, To Direct the Department of Health and Human Services To Study the Ongoing Need for Rental Subsidies to Provider AgenciesMar 6, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 388Resolve, To Improve the Participation Rate of Prescribers in the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring ProgramMar 6, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 209
Public Hearings
LD 256An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 325An Act To Repeal Provisions of the Law That Apply or Refer to State Facilities for Persons with Intellectual DisabilitiesMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 338Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Adopt Rules Governing the Use of Certain Antipsychotic Drugs by Children Enrolled in MaineCareMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
LD 496Resolve, To Ensure That Standards for Performance-based Contracts for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Include All Employment OptionsMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 209
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Work Sessions
LD 63Resolve, To Direct the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Allow Veterans with Lower Limb Loss To Obtain "Any-deer" Hunting PermitsFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 79An Act To Allow a Junior Hunter To Shoot Any Deer on Opening Day of Hunting SeasonFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 98Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Study Issues Related to Bear Hunting and ManagementFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 99An Act To Allow Hunting for Deer with a Crossbow during the Expanded Archery SeasonFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 101 An Act To Allow a Junior Hunter To Take One Antlerless Deer without an Antlerless Deer PermitFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
Public Hearings
LD 86Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Amend Its Process of Gathering Public Opinion on Rulemaking and Other ProjectsFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 128An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory CouncilFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 142An Act To Add Using an All-terrain Vehicle to the List of Activities Included in the Definition of "Guide" in the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife LawsFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 153An Act To Establish a Comprehensive Hunting and Fishing LicenseFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 229An Act To Simplify and Encourage the Sale of Hunting and Fishing Licenses and PermitsFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 100An Act To Allow Municipalities To Stock PondsMar 5, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 173An Act To Remove the Rangeley Plantation Sanctuary from the List of Wildlife SanctuariesMar 5, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 542An Act To Remove the Limit on the Retention of Live SmeltsMar 5, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 89An Act To Establish a Deadline for Snowmobile RegistrationMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 97An Act To Improve the Integrity of the State's Snowmobile Trail SystemMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 172An Act To Make Permanent the Reciprocal Agreement between Maine and Other States Regarding a Snowmobile WeekendMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
LD 268An Act To Improve Snowmobiling in the StateMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
Insurance and Financial Services
LD 176An Act To Amend and Clarify the Maine Uniform Securities ActFeb 26, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 220
LD 204An Act To Amend the Laws That Govern the Activities of Insurance AdjustersFeb 26, 2013, 1:30pCross Building, Room 220
LD 158An Act To Amend the Notice of Risk to Personal Data Act To Further Protect ConsumersFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 220
LD 205An Act To Exempt Free Clinics from Licensing under the Charitable Solicitations ActFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 220
Work Sessions
LD 44An Act Regarding Pharmacy Provider AuditsMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 220
LD 204An Act To Amend the Laws That Govern the Activities of Insurance AdjustersMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 220
Public Hearings
LD 129An Act To Give Retroactive Effect to the State Employee Health Commission's Reconsideration of Hospital RatingsMar 7, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 220
LD 448An Act To Authorize the State Employee Health Commission's Preferred Provider ProgramMar 7, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 220
LD 452An Act Concerning Hurricane DeductiblesMar 7, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 220
LD 454An Act Relating to Health Care Provider Liability Claims ReportsMar 7, 2013, 2:00pCross Building, Room 220
Judiciary
LD 208An Act To Amend the Charter of St. Mark's Home for Women in AugustaFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pRoom 438 State House
LD 224An Act To Streamline the Change of Name Process for Persons Getting MarriedFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pRoom 438 State House
LD 236An Act To Protect the Privacy of Citizens from Domestic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UseFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pRoom 438 State House
LD 310An Act To Exempt Persons 80 Years of Age and Older from Jury Duty at Their DiscretionFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pRoom 438 State House
LD 321Resolve, Directing the Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission To Review Maine's Probate Code and the Uniform Probate CodeFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pRoom 438 State House
LD 375Resolve, To Establish the Study Committee on Alternative Methods of Enforcement of Spousal SupportFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pRoom 438 State House
LD 64An Act To Place Land in Centerville in Trust for the Passamaquoddy TribeMar 5, 2013, 1:00pRoom 438 State House
LD 165An Act To Prohibit the Use of Eminent Domain in Certain Public-Private PartnershipsMar 5, 2013, 1:00pRoom 438 State House
LD 220An Act To Ban the United Nations Agenda 21 in MaineMar 5, 2013, 1:00pRoom 438 State House
LD 311An Act To Protect Landowners from the Exercise of Eminent Domain in Energy Infrastructure CorridorsMar 5, 2013, 1:00pRoom 438 State House
LD 394An Act To Add Members of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs to the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission and Add Corresponding Members for the StateMar 5, 2013, 1:00pRoom 438 State House
Work Sessions
LD 147An Act Regarding AdoptionMar 7, 2013, 2:30pRoom 438 State House
LD 154Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Convene a Task Force To Study Issues Concerning Private Railroad CrossingsMar 7, 2013, 2:30pRoom 438 State House
LD 208An Act To Amend the Charter of St. Mark's Home for Women in AugustaMar 7, 2013, 2:30pRoom 438 State House
LD 224An Act To Streamline the Change of Name Process for Persons Getting MarriedMar 7, 2013, 2:30pRoom 438 State House
LD 236An Act To Protect the Privacy of Citizens from Domestic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UseMar 7, 2013, 2:30pRoom 438 State House
LD 310An Act To Exempt Persons 80 Years of Age and Older from Jury Duty at Their DiscretionMar 7, 2013, 2:30pRoom 438 State House
LD 321Resolve, Directing the Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission To Review Maine's Probate Code and the Uniform Probate CodeMar 7, 2013, 2:30pRoom 438 State House
LD 375Resolve, To Establish the Study Committee on Alternative Methods of Enforcement of Spousal SupportMar 7, 2013, 2:30pRoom 438 State House
Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
LD 148An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Pharmacy InternsFeb 26, 2013, 2:30pCross Building, Room 208
LD 260An Act To Extend Funding for the Loring Job Increment Financing FundFeb 26, 2013, 2:30pCross Building, Room 208
LD 1An Act To Amend the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992Feb 27, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 208
LD 159An Act Regarding the Laws Governing Unemployment Compensation Benefits for Employees of Temporary Staffing AgenciesFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 208
LD 235An Act To Improve Insurance Coverage for First RespondersFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 208
Public Hearings
LD 246An Act To Provide for the 2013 and 2014 Allocations of the State Ceiling on Private Activity BondsFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 208
LD 364An Act To Amend the Laws Regulating Suppliers of Agricultural, Construction, Industrial and Forestry EquipmentFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 208
LD 411An Act To Amend the Health Care Practitioner Licensing, Disciplinary and Reporting Laws Regarding Alcohol and Drug AbuseFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 208
LD 414An Act To Restructure the Licensing and Regulation of Boilers and Pressure Vessels and Elevators and TramwaysFeb 28, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 208
Work Sessions
LD 411An Act To Amend the Health Care Practitioner Licensing, Disciplinary and Reporting Laws Regarding Alcohol and Drug AbuseMar 5, 2013, 2:30pCross Building, Room 208
LD 414An Act To Restructure the Licensing and Regulation of Boilers and Pressure Vessels and Elevators and TramwaysMar 5, 2013, 2:30pCross Building, Room 208
Public Hearings
LD 293An Act To Ensure Parity in the Collective Bargaining Process among State Institutions of Higher EducationMar 6, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 208
LD 418An Act To Enforce Wage Laws by Preventing Misclassification of EmployeesMar 6, 2013, 10:00aCross Building, Room 208
LD 314An Act To Create the Office of MarketingMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 208
LD 416An Act To Allow Complainants in Disciplinary Actions To Attend Informal Conferences Held by the State Board of Nursing in Executive SessionMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 208
LD 461An Act To Allow Businesses with More than 5,000 Square Feet of Interior Customer Selling Space To Open on Easter Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas DayMar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 208
LD 555Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation To Convene a Working Group To Consider Reforms of the Practices of the Nursing Home...Mar 7, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 208
Marine Resources
LD 469An Act To Allow the Commissioner of Marine Resources To Investigate Price Fixing of LobsterMar 6, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 206
LD 486An Act To Provide for the Effective Marketing and Promotion of Maine LobsterMar 6, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 206
LD 451An Act Relating to Certain Marine Resources LicensesMar 6, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 206
State and Local Government
Work Sessions
LD 183An Act To Exempt Municipalities That Do Not Hold Annual Meetings from Required Publication of an Annual ReportFeb 27, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
LD 210An Act To Require That Forms, Pamphlets and Other Documents Be Designed To Permit the Continued Use of the MaterialsFeb 27, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
LD 231An Act To Support the Permanent Commission on the Status of WomenFeb 27, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
Public Hearings
LD 255An Act To Establish July 27th as Maine Korean War Veteran Recognition DayFeb 27, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 274An Act To Preserve and Protect Ancient Burial Grounds and Burial Grounds in Which Veterans Are BuriedFeb 27, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 399An Act To Change the Name of the Department of AuditFeb 27, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 339An Act To Require Public Hearings by the Legislature To Be Recorded and Posted on the InternetMar 4, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
LD 474An Act To Provide for Edible Landscaping in a Portion of Capitol ParkMar 4, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
LD 558Resolve, To Erect a State Monument to Franco-AmericansMar 4, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
LD 560An Act To Establish Maine Seniors DayMar 4, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
LD 465An Act To Improve Access to Public Land RecordsMar 4, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 559An Act To Change Document Filing and Copying Fees for County Registries of DeedsMar 4, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
Work Sessions
LD 155An Act To Streamline the Approval of Accessibility StructuresMar 6, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
LD 340Resolve, Authorizing the Sale of Certain Property in Augusta to Motivational Services, Inc.Mar 6, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
LD 357An Act To Amend the Charter of the Augusta Parking DistrictMar 6, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
LD 211An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Limitation on County AssessmentsMar 6, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 315An Act To Ban the Purchase of Bottled Water by State AgenciesMar 6, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 397An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Development and Administration of Municipal Budgets in Unorganized TerritoriesMar 6, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 255An Act To Establish July 27th as Maine Korean War Veteran Recognition DayMar 11, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
LD 274An Act To Preserve and Protect Ancient Burial Grounds and Burial Grounds in Which Veterans Are BuriedMar 11, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
LD 339An Act To Require Public Hearings by the Legislature To Be Recorded and Posted on the InternetMar 11, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
LD 474An Act To Provide for Edible Landscaping in a Portion of Capitol ParkMar 11, 2013, 9:00aCross Building, Room 214
Public Hearings
LD 413An Act To Expand Eligible Project Costs in Development DistrictsMar 11, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 586An Act To Enable Municipalities To Establish Business Development Loan Programs Using Municipally Raised or Appropriated MoneyMar 11, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
LD 613Resolve, Directing the Bureau of General Services To Erect a Memorial in Memory of Those Who Died at the Former Augusta Mental Health InstituteMar 11, 2013, 1:00pCross Building, Room 214
Taxation
Work Sessions
LD 150An Act To Modernize State Income Tax RefundsMar 1, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 167An Act To Base the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax on the Purchase Price of the Motor VehicleMar 1, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 212An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Refund for Tobacco Sold to a Member of a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe for Cultural, Spiritual or Ceremonial PurposesMar 1, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 240An Act To Allow Motor Fuel Taxable Sales DisclosureMar 1, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 107RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Permit the Legislature To Provide a One-year Period of Penalty Relief for Withdrawal of Fores...Mar 1, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
LD 136An Act To Connect Benefits Provided under the Circuitbreaker Program with the Payment of Property TaxesMar 1, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
LD 400An Act To Amend the Maine Tree Growth Tax LawMar 1, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
LD 402An Act To Exempt Members of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians from Property TaxMar 1, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
LD 492An Act To Increase Reimbursement to Municipalities under the Maine Tree Growth Tax LawMar 1, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
Public Hearings
LD 341An Act To Provide a Tax Credit to Employers That Hire Certain VeteransMar 4, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 430An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Who May Appeal a Reconsideration Decision to the Maine Board of Tax AppealsMar 4, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 561An Act To Support Maine Farms and Alleviate HungerMar 4, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
Work Sessions
LD 278An Act To Provide Greater Access to Capital for Certain Businesses through Assignment of Benefits under the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program and the...Mar 8, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 318An Act To Establish a Sales Tax Holiday for Purchases Made during the Month of JanuaryMar 8, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 358An Act To Protect Family Farms and Working Waterfront Subject to Estate Tax and Reduce the Maine Estate Tax ExclusionMar 8, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 361An Act To Promote Plug-in Electric Vehicle SalesMar 8, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 412An Act To Expand Employment Tax Increment Financing To Support Job CreationMar 8, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
Public Hearings
LD 698An Act To Provide an Exemption from Fuel and Sales Taxes to Persons Engaged in Snowmobile Trail GroomingMar 11, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
LD 720An Act To Eliminate Sales Tax Exemptions for Snowmobiles and All-terrain Vehicles Purchased by Nonresidents for Use in the StateMar 11, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 127
Work Sessions
LD 341An Act To Provide a Tax Credit to Employers That Hire Certain VeteransMar 11, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
LD 430An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Who May Appeal a Reconsideration Decision to the Maine Board of Tax AppealsMar 11, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
LD 561An Act To Support Maine Farms and Alleviate HungerMar 11, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 127
Transportation
LD 57An Act To Exempt Occupants of Antique Autos from Seat Belt RequirementsFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 109An Act Relating to Vehicles Delivering Home Heating FuelFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 127An Act Relating to Ways under the Jurisdiction of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority and the Loring Development AuthorityFeb 26, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
Public Hearings
LD 324An Act To Make Supplemental Allocations from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government Necessary to the Proper Operations of Sta...Feb 27, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 126
LD 332Resolve, To Direct the Department of Transportation To Provide Signs on Interstate 95, on Interstate 395 and in the City of Brewer for the Underground Railroad ...Feb 27, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 126
LD 404An Act To Exempt Snowmobile Clubs from Certain Department of Transportation Sign RequirementsFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 126
LD 407Resolve, Relating to Guide Signs on HighwaysFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 126
LD 51An Act To Allow Lifetime Disability Plates or Placards for Eligible Applicants with Lower Limb LossFeb 27, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 226An Act To Establish a Renewable Energy License PlateFeb 27, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 371Resolve, Regarding Revenue from the World Acadian Congress Commemorative Registration PlateFeb 27, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 405An Act To Increase Municipal Agent Fees for Licensing and Registration of Motor VehiclesFeb 27, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 270An Act To Improve the Motor Vehicle Inspection SystemMar 5, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 327An Act To Allow Media Motor Vehicles To Be Equipped with Amber Auxiliary LightsMar 5, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 472An Act To Allow Properly Lifted Vehicles To OperateMar 5, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 494An Act Regarding Maine Commercial Motor Carrier Safety RegulationsMar 5, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 501An Act Regarding Enforcement of Commercial Vehicle LawsMar 5, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
Work Sessions
LD 51An Act To Allow Lifetime Disability Plates or Placards for Eligible Applicants with Lower Limb LossMar 6, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 126
LD 226An Act To Establish a Renewable Energy License PlateMar 6, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 126
LD 324An Act To Make Supplemental Allocations from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government Necessary to the Proper Operations of Sta...Mar 6, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 126
LD 405An Act To Increase Municipal Agent Fees for Licensing and Registration of Motor VehiclesMar 6, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 126
Public Hearings
LD 187An Act To Permit Temporary Operation of a Motor Vehicle with an Expired Operator's License Solely for the Purpose of Traveling Home or Renewing the LicenseMar 6, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 342An Act To Waive Driver's License and Nondriver Identification Card Fees for Current and Recently Discharged Members of the Armed ForcesMar 6, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 406An Act To Require Antique Automobiles That Are Operated on the Highways To Be InspectedMar 6, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 564Resolve, To Establish a Working Group To Study Vision Requirements for Obtaining a Driver's License and To Review the Current Prohibition on the Use of Telescop...Mar 6, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 570An Act To Create a Vintage Car Category in the Motor Vehicle LawsMar 6, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 126
LD 446Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Develop a Less Corrosive Road Deicing StrategyMar 8, 2013, 9:00aState House, Room 126
LD 479An Act To Require Center Line Markings on All State and State Aid HighwaysMar 8, 2013, 9:00aState House, Room 126
LD 483An Act To Promote Small Businesses by Enhancing the Use of On-premises SignsMar 8, 2013, 9:00aState House, Room 126
LD 568Resolve, To Name Bridge Number 2975 in Kenduskeag the Kenduskeag Veterans BridgeMar 8, 2013, 9:00aState House, Room 126
LD 571Resolve, To Require Signs Recognizing the 45th Parallel North in MaineMar 8, 2013, 9:00aState House, Room 126
Veterans and Legal Affairs
LD 174An Act To Prohibit the Placement of Political Signs within 25 Feet of a Cemetery or Burial SiteFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 214An Act To Require Registered Voter Lists To Be Provided to Candidates for Legislative OfficeFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 320An Act To Ensure the Integrity of the Election ProcessFeb 27, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
Work Sessions
LD 69An Act To Strengthen Financial Disclosure Laws for the Legislative and Executive Branches of State GovernmentMar 1, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 169An Act To Provide Revenue to Veterans' Organizations and the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery System Care Fund from Table Game RevenueMar 1, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 184An Act To Enhance Transparency in Government by Implementing a Waiting Period for Legislators before They May Register as LobbyistsMar 1, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 185An Act To Increase the Discount Rate on Alcoholic Beverages Sold by Agency Liquor StoresMar 1, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 213An Act To Provide Funding for Transportation of Veterans to Medical FacilitiesMar 1, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 53An Act To Increase Voting AccessMar 1, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 437
LD 54An Act To Expand Access to Absentee BallotsMar 1, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 437
Public Hearings
LD 333An Act To Amend the Provision of Law That Requires the Trade Name or Brand of Malt Liquor To Be Displayed in Full Sight of a Customer on a Faucet, Spigot or Dis...Mar 4, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 343Resolve, Regarding the Transfer of Responsibility for Veterans' Cemetery MaintenanceMar 4, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 508An Act To Remove the Disqualification from Obtaining a Liquor License for a Law Enforcement Officer Who Does Not Directly Benefit FinanciallyMar 4, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 408An Act To Require a Copy of Communications To Be Filed with Independent Expenditure ReportsMar 4, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 437
LD 410An Act To Revise the Maine Clean Election Act Regarding Participation in Political Action CommitteesMar 4, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 437
LD 511An Act To Implement the National Popular Vote for PresidentMar 4, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 437
LD 573RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Restrict the Voting Privileges of Persons Incarcerated for Murder or Class A CrimesMar 4, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 437
LD 428An Act To License Betting on Football Score PoolsMar 6, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 433An Act To Provide Parity in Funding to the Maine Maritime Academy from GamingMar 6, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 510An Act To Ensure Equity in Funding to State Postsecondary Institutions of Higher LearningMar 6, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 572An Act Regarding Poker Runs Operated by Organizations Licensed To Conduct Games of ChanceMar 6, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
Work Sessions
LD 151An Act To Allow 2 Eligible Organizations To Jointly Hold a Game of Beano or BingoMar 6, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 437
LD 241An Act To Amend Certain Laws Governing the Bureau of Maine Veterans' ServicesMar 6, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 437
LD 242An Act To Improve the Military Bureau LawsMar 6, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 437
LD 329An Act To Reduce the Licensing Fee for Certain Tournament GamesMar 6, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 437
LD 344An Act To Amend the Licensing Requirements for Beano Halls Leased by Veterans' OrganizationsMar 6, 2013, 1:00pState House, Room 437
LD 15An Act To Amend the Authorized Hours during Which Liquor May Be Sold and PurchasedMar 8, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 174An Act To Prohibit the Placement of Political Signs within 25 Feet of a Cemetery or Burial SiteMar 8, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 214An Act To Require Registered Voter Lists To Be Provided to Candidates for Legislative OfficeMar 8, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 320An Act To Ensure the Integrity of the Election ProcessMar 8, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
Public Hearings
LD 239An Act To Improve the Return to the State on the Sale of Spirits and To Provide a Source of Payment for Maine's HospitalsMar 11, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437
LD 644An Act To Strengthen the State's Wholesale Liquor BusinessMar 11, 2013, 10:00aState House, Room 437