Public Hearing and Work Session Schedules by Committee

Public hearings and work sessions for the 126th Legislature for the 5 days begining 4/29/2013.
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Public Hearings
LD 836	An Act Regarding the Use of Mobile Poultry Processing Units	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1286	An Act To Protect Maine Communities by Prohibiting Horse Slaughter for Human Consumption and the Transport of Horses for Slaughter	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 214
Work Sessions
LD 505	Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Conduct an Internal Review of the Snowmobile Trail Fund	Apr 30, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 838	Resolve, To Establish a Working Group To Study Issues Relating to Liability of Apiary Owners and Operators	Apr 30, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 837	An Act To Clarify the Laws Establishing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
Public Hearings
LD 1391	Resolve, To Provide a Pesticide Spraying Notification Process	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 214
Work Sessions
LD 59	An Act Relating to the Unlawful Cutting of Trees	May 2, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 421	An Act To Prohibit the Unauthorized Harvesting of Wild Mushrooms and Fiddleheads	May 2, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 718	An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers' Right To Know about Genetically Engineered Food	May 2, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 749	An Act To Prohibit the Taking or Possession of a Natural Resource That Is on the Land of Another	May 2, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 903	An Act To Enhance the Development and Implementation of Integrated Pest Management Programs	May 2, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 214
Appropriations and Financial Affairs
LD 804	An Act To Improve Preventive Dental Health Care and Reduce Costs in the MaineCare Program	Apr 30, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1188	Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Amend Its Rules of Reimbursement under the MaineCare Program for Audiology and Speech-language...	Apr 30, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1185	An Act To Enhance Efforts To Use Locally Produced Food in Schools	Apr 30, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1157	An Act To Establish the Fair Chance for Employment Act	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 906	An Act To Permit a School Administrative Unit Discretion Concerning Participation of Students from Charter Schools in School Extracurricular and Interscholastic...	May 3, 2013, 9:01a	Cross Building, Room 202
Public Hearings
LD 538	An Act To Align Costs Recognized for Transfer of Nursing Facilities and Residential Care Facilities with Ordinary Commercial and Government Contracting Standard...	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 928	An Act To Improve MaineCare Nursing Home Reimbursement To Preserve Access and Promote Quality	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
LD 139	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Sale of Firearms Carried by Maine State Police	Apr 29, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 436
LD 1305	An Act To Discourage Tenants from Damaging Rental Property	Apr 29, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 437
LD 1320	An Act To Fairly Distribute the Debt Burden between the State and County Correctional Functions	Apr 29, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 436
LD 1432	An Act To Revise the Laws of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy	Apr 29, 2013, 11:00a	State House, Room 436
Work Sessions
LD 188	An Act To Criminalize Possession of a Suspended or Revoked Concealed Handgun Permit	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 191	An Act To Authorize the Suspension of a Concealed Handgun Permit	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 222	An Act Regarding the Issuance of a Permit To Carry a Concealed Handgun	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 223	An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding a Concealed Handgun Permit	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 771	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Reciprocity for Concealed Handguns Permits	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 1022	An Act To Improve Training Requirements for Obtaining a Concealed Handgun Permit	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 1053	An Act Regarding a Retired Law Enforcement Officer Carrying a Concealed Handgun without a Permit	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 265	An Act To Repeal the Restriction on Employers Regarding Firearms Kept in an Employee's Vehicle	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 335	An Act To Review Firearm Laws in the State	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 724	An Act To Require Firearms Used in the Commission of Certain Acts To Be Civilly Forfeited to the State and Destroyed	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 997	An Act To Establish Restrictions on Ammunition Feeding Devices	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 1173	An Act To Repeal the Law Allowing Concealed Weapons in State Parks with Certain Exceptions	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 1182	An Act Regarding the Disposition of Firearms in State Custody	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
Public Hearings
LD 1079	An Act To Provide for Alternatives for the Courts To Address Settlement of Fines in Certain Cases	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 1419	An Act To Allow a Setoff of a Third-party Bailor's Property under Certain Conditions	May 1, 2013, 1:30p	State House, Room 436
LD 1433	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Mental Responsibility for Criminal Conduct	May 1, 2013, 1:30p	State House, Room 436
Work Sessions
LD 297	An Act To Require Forest Rangers To Be Trained in Order To Allow Them To Carry Firearms	May 1, 2013, 2:30p	State House, Room 436
LD 594	An Act To Prohibit Possession of a Firearm by a Person Who Has Created a Police Standoff	May 1, 2013, 2:30p	State House, Room 436
LD 685	An Act To Require Investigation and Prosecution of Assaults by Law Enforcement Officers against Unarmed Individuals	May 1, 2013, 2:30p	State House, Room 436
LD 1112	An Act To Amend the Maine Juvenile Code and Related Statutes	May 1, 2013, 2:30p	State House, Room 436
LD 189	An Act To Establish a Central Concealed Handgun Permit Database	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 267	An Act Regarding the Sale of Firearms at Gun Shows	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 380	An Act To Clarify the Law Concerning the Threatening Display of Dangerous Weapons	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 660	An Act To Enhance Self-defense by Removing Restrictions on the Carrying and Use of Weapons	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 958	An Act To Establish a Database To Prevent Individuals Involuntarily Admitted or Committed to a Mental Health Institution from Being Issued Concealed Handgun Per...	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 1054	An Act To Prohibit Enforcement by a Federal or State Official or Others of the National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2012	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 1183	An Act To Prohibit the Enforcement of Federal Law Placing Restrictions on Firearms or Ammunition	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
LD 1240	An Act To Promote the Safe Use and Sale of Firearms	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 436
Public Hearings
LD 1229	An Act To Regulate and Tax Marijuana	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 436
Education and Cultural Affairs
Work Sessions
LD 530	An Act To Ensure That the Standard of a Student's Best Interest Is Applied to Superintendent Agreements for Transfer Students	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 742	An Act To Amend the Regional School Unit Budget Validation Process	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 783	An Act To Change the Voting Requirements for the Withdrawal of a Municipality from a Regional School Unit	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 791	An Act To Increase Transparency and Improve Equity in Appeals to Superintendents' Agreements	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1322	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Withdrawal of a Municipality from a Regional School Unit	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 959	An Act To Require That Seed Money Generated at an Individual College of the Maine Community College System Be Returned to That College for the Purpose of Enhanc...	Apr 29, 2013, 11:00a	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1160	An Act To Reduce Obesity among Schoolchildren	Apr 29, 2013, 11:00a	Cross Building, Room 202
Public Hearings
LD 868	An Act To Expand Funding for Early Childhood Education	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1093	An Act To Clarify the Criteria of the Health Professions Loan Program as It Affects Physicians Practicing Neurology-psychiatry	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1261	An Act To Improve Access for Maine Students to Postsecondary Education	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1300	An Act To Promote and Expand Awareness of the Educational Opportunity Tax Credit	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1332	An Act To Increase the College Graduation Rate in Maine	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
Work Sessions
LD 193	An Act To Authorize InterCoast Career Institute To Grant the Degree of Associate Degree in Applied Science	Apr 30, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 673	Resolve, To Increase Awareness of Food Allergies in Public Schools	Apr 30, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1353	An Act To Further Reduce Student Hunger	Apr 30, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1394	An Act To Make Parents More Aware of Eating Disorders	Apr 30, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 723	An Act To Ensure the Proper Treatment of Bullying Situations in Schools	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 843	An Act To Promote the Financial Literacy of High School Students	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1055	An Act To Create a Maine Financial Education Portal	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1083	Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Develop a Process To Provide Alternative Pathways To Learning for Certain High School Students	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1132	An Act To Achieve Economic Growth by Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education and To Meet Workforce Needs	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1143	An Act To Provide Full-day Kindergarten Programs	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1019	An Act To Protect the State's Property Rights in Maine State Museum Research	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1100	An Act To Update and Revise the Laws Governing the Maine Arts Commission	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1241	An Act To Protect School Athletes from Head Injuries	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1290	An Act To Encourage High School Students To Complete Community Service	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1321	An Act To Promote Healthy School Lighting	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1366	An Act To Require Public Schools To Offer Instruction Related to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the Use of an Automated External Defibrillator	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 194	An Act To Ensure That a Curtailment in School Funding Is Shared by All Institutions	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 439	An Act To Improve Maine's Charter School Laws	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 615	An Act To Protect School Administrative Units from a Sudden Decrease in Funding due to Reduced Enrollments	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1057	An Act Related to Public Funding of Charter Schools	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1346	An Act To Ensure That Charter Schools Are Funded by the State	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1350	An Act Regarding School Administrator Effectiveness	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 202
LD 729	An Act To Allow Charter Schools To Request Waivers from Certain Requirements	May 3, 2013, 9:01a	Cross Building, Room 202
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Public Hearings
LD 215	An Act To Protect Landlords When Tenants Fail To Pay Utility Bills	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1060	An Act To Lower Electrical Costs through Transmission Alternatives and Renewable Sources	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1115	Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission To Convene a Stakeholder Group To Study Reimbursement for Installation of Utility Poles	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1403	Resolve, To Require the Public Utilities Commission To Amend Its Rules Regarding Net Energy Billing	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1348	An Act To Encourage School Administrative Units To Increase Their Energy Savings	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1396	An Act To Create the Lisbon Water District	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1425	An Act To Create Affordable Heating Options for Maine Residents and Reduce Business Energy Costs	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1426	An Act To Improve Maine's Economy and Lower Energy Costs through Energy Efficiency	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
Work Sessions
LD 1293	An Act To Create the Presque Isle Utilities District	May 1, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1342	An Act To Authorize the Public Advocate To Mediate Disputes Related to Rates for Sewer Service	May 1, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
Public Hearings
LD 827	An Act To Increase Access to Natural Gas	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1013	An Act To Create the Wireless Information Act	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1251	An Act To Lower Costs to Municipalities and Reduce Energy Consumption through Increased Competition in the Municipal Street Light Market	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1442	An Act To Establish a Pilot Natural Gas District in Maine	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 211
Work Sessions
LD 1323	An Act Regarding Wind Power Siting in the Unorganized Territory	May 2, 2013, 2:30p	Cross Building, Room 216
Environment and Natural Resources
Public Hearings
LD 1059	An Act To Protect Maine's Environment and Natural Resources Jeopardized by Mining	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1302	An Act To Amend the Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act To Protect Water Quality	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1324	An Act To Protect Local Communities When a Mining Project Is Terminated	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 216
Work Sessions
LD 124	An Act To Amend the Bottle Redemption Laws	Apr 29, 2013, 3:00p	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1080	An Act To Improve Efficiency in the Collection of Beverage Containers	Apr 29, 2013, 3:00p	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1121	An Act To Promote the Production of Maine Beverages	Apr 29, 2013, 3:00p	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1058	Resolve, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection To Set the Motor Vehicle Fuel Volatility Level for the State	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1359	An Act To Update and Simplify Maine Gasoline Requirements	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 365	An Act To Define "Contaminant" in the Laws Governing Toxic Chemicals in Children's Products	May 1, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 735	Resolve, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection To Add a Flame Retardant to the Lists of Chemicals of Concern and of High Concern	May 1, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 844	Resolve, To Require a Study of the Availability of Food Packaging without Bisphenol A	May 1, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1050	An Act Requiring the Labeling of Food Packaging That Contains Bisphenol A	May 1, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1181	An Act To Further Strengthen the Protection of Pregnant Women and Children from Toxic Chemicals	May 1, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 216
Public Hearings
LD 1308	An Act To Establish a Stewardship Program for Architectural Paint	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1335	An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Department of Environmental Protection Concerning Product Stewardship in Maine	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 216
Work Sessions
LD 907	An Act To Encourage Recycling	May 2, 2013, 2:30p	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1135	An Act To Provide Consistency in the Regulation of Motorized Recreational Gold Prospecting	May 2, 2013, 2:30p	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1292	An Act To Minimize the Use of Plastic Bags	May 2, 2013, 2:30p	Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1363	Resolve, To Ensure Landfill Capacity and Promote Recycling	May 2, 2013, 2:30p	Cross Building, Room 216
Health and Human Services
Public Hearings
LD 711	An Act To Facilitate Patient Education	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 753	An Act To Prohibit the Sale of High-caffeine Energy Drinks to Persons under 18 Years of Age	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 754	An Act To Encourage Transparency in the Disclosing of the Ingredients in Vaccinations for Children	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 881	An Act To Improve the Unused Pharmaceutical Disposal Program	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 882	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Confidentiality of Health Care Information To Enhance Public Safety	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 886	Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 270: Uniform Reporting System for Quality Data Sets, a Major Substantive Rule of the Maine Health D...	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 755	An Act To Require Estimates of Patient Costs Prior to Treatment	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 846	An Act To Improve and Modernize the Authority of Local Health Officers	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 990	An Act To Require Public Disclosure of Health Care Prices	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1032	Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Study the Incidence of and Mortality Related to Cancer	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1065	An Act Regarding Patient-directed Care at the End of Life	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1155	An Act To Ensure the Integrity of Neuropsychological and Psychological Testing Materials and Data	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1214	An Act To Require a Mandatory Assessment by a Physician prior to Psychotropic or Electroconvulsive Therapy	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
Work Sessions
LD 536	An Act To Improve the Efficiency of Use of MaineCare Funds	Apr 30, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 537	An Act To Help Maine Residents Receive Private Health Care Insurance	Apr 30, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 716	Resolve, To Review and Make Recommendations on Appropriate Prescribing of Certain Medications for Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder That Ar...	Apr 30, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1089	Resolve, To Allow York County To Renegotiate with the Department of Health and Human Services a Decision Regarding Transportation Services	Apr 30, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1247	An Act To Expand Coverage of Family Planning Services	Apr 30, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1274	An Act To Sustain Emergency Medical Services throughout the State	Apr 30, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1333	Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Amend the MaineCare Benefits Manual	Apr 30, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1364	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Hospital and Therapeutic Leave Days for MaineCare Recipients	Apr 30, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 752	Resolve, To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Study the Effectiveness of Professional Development Services Provided to Child Care Providers...	May 1, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 803	Resolve, Requiring the Department of Health and Human Services To Amend the Rules Regarding Child Care Facilities and Family Child Care Providers	May 1, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 828	An Act To Improve the Administration of the Child Care Subsidy Program and To Prevent Erroneous Termination of Child Care Services	May 1, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 909	Resolve, To Establish MaineCare Eligibility for Parents Participating in Reunification Activities	May 1, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1031	Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Review the Use of Restraint and Seclusion at Mental Health Institutes	May 1, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1047	Resolve, To Provide a Better Transition for Foster Children to Independent Adulthood	May 2, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1244	An Act To Require Child Protective Services To Screen Parents of Newborn Infants	May 2, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1294	An Act To Increase the Penalty for Smoking in a Motor Vehicle When a Child Is Present	May 2, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1334	An Act To Create Child Advocacy Centers in Maine	May 2, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
Public Hearings
LD 389	An Act To Bring Fairness to General Assistance Programs by Changing the Method of Municipal Reimbursement	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 598	Resolve, Directing All Relevant Agencies of State Government To Work in Concert with a Plan To End and Prevent Homelessness To Ensure That Resources Are Availab...	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 678	An Act To Allow Random Drug Testing for Recipients of Certain Public Benefits	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 892	An Act Regarding Municipal General Assistance	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 967	An Act Regarding Residency Requirements for General Assistance	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1030	An Act To Require That Electronic Benefits Transfer System Cash Benefits Are Used for the Purpose for Which the Benefits Are Provided	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1064	Resolve, To Establish the Task Force on Independence from Public Assistance	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1343	An Act To Improve Work Readiness for Families Facing Significant Barriers to Employment	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1411	Resolve, To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Request a Waiver To Prohibit the Use of Food Supplement Benefits for the Purchase of Taxable ...	May 3, 2013, 11:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1416	An Act Regarding Responsibility of General Assistance for a Person Who Is Released from Prison	May 3, 2013, 11:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1443	An Act To Make Convicted Drug Felons Ineligible for TANF Assistance	May 3, 2013, 11:00a	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 535	An Act To Promote Greater Flexibility in the Provision of Long-term Care Services	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 847	Resolve, To Address Changes Needed for Providers of Private Nonmedical Institution Services	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 986	Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study Long-term Care Facilities	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1189	Resolve, Regarding Implementation of Cost-of-living Increases for Nursing Facilities	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1245	Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Create a More Equitable, Transparent Resource Allocation System for Nursing Facilities Based o...	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1246	An Act To Promote Greater Staffing Flexibility without Compromising Safety or Quality in Nursing Facilities	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 209
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
LD 201	An Act To Permit Tribal Members To Hunt Any Animal or Bird at Any Time for Sustenance	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 202	An Act To Permit Tribal Members To Fish at Any Time for Sustenance	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 306	An Act To Exempt Members of the Penobscot Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Aroostook Band of Micmacs from Special T...	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 600	An Act To Include Archery Hunting Licenses among the Complimentary Licenses Issued to a Member of a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, Nation or Band	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 1303	RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Preserve Hunting and Fishing	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 931	An Act To Prevent Fish Kills and To Allow for Recreational Use of Sebago Lake	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
Work Sessions
LD 89	An Act To Establish a Deadline for Snowmobile Registration	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 163	An Act To Increase the Number of Rafting Passengers Allowed for Licensed Outfitters on Unallocated Rivers	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 173	An Act To Remove the Rangeley Plantation Sanctuary from the List of Wildlife Sanctuaries	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 203	An Act To Require Kayakers on Open Salt Water To Use a Personal Flotation Device	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 268	An Act To Improve Snowmobiling in the State	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 281	An Act To Reform Maine's Whitewater Rafting Laws	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 467	An Act To Increase Agent Fees for Registration of Certain Recreational Vehicles	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 618	An Act To Eliminate Restrictions on Affiliated Outfitters in Laws Governing Whitewater Rafting	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 911	An Act To Increase Revenue for the ATV Recreational Management Fund	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 930	An Act To Subject a Motorboat with a Certificate of Number from Another Jurisdiction to the Annual Registration Fee	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 1190	An Act To Require the Secretary of State To Issue Certificates of Title for All-terrain Vehicles, Snowmobiles and Watercraft	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 1263	An Act To Increase Funding for the Snowmobile Trail Fund and Adjust the Sales Tax Relating to Snowmobiles and Trail-grooming Equipment	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
Public Hearings
LD 738	An Act To Promote the Maine Economy and Support Maine's Sporting Camp Tradition	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 857	An Act To Examine Fees Charged by Municipalities Concerning Outdoor-related Activities	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 879	An Act To Increase State Wildlife Revenues and Grow the Hunting and Fishing Industries	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 1248	An Act To Establish Trail Standards in Deer Wintering Areas	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 1264	An Act Allowing the Harvesting of Yellow Perch with Seines	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 1265	An Act To Strengthen Maine's Assent Language for Participation in the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 1398	An Act To Facilitate a Pilot Program for Sunday Hunting for Residents Only	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	Cross Building, Room 206
Insurance and Financial Services
Work Sessions
LD 161	An Act To Restrict a Health Insurance Carrier to Rating on the Basis of One Geographic Area	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 225	An Act To Restore Consumer Rate Review for Health Insurance Plans in the Individual Market	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 546	An Act To Improve Transparency and Oversight of the Maine Guaranteed Access Reinsurance Association and To Make Changes Necessary To Comply with Federal Law	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 681	An Act To Improve Oversight of Insurance Rates and Ensure Consistency with Federal Law	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 971	An Act Regarding Exemptions under the Maine Insurance Code	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 984	An Act To Amend the Health Plan Improvement Law Regarding Prescription Drug Step Therapy and Prior Authorization	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 991	An Act To Promote Wellness and Prevention through Health Plans	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 1092	An Act To Increase the Use of Long-term Care Insurance	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 1167	An Act Regarding the Maine Guaranteed Access Reinsurance Association	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 1192	An Act Prohibiting Property Insurance Discrimination Based on Breed of Dog	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 1277	An Act To Streamline the Charitable Solicitations Act	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 1345	Resolve, To Study the Design and Implementation of Options for a Universal Health Care Plan in the State That Is in Compliance with the Federal Patient Protecti...	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
Public Hearings
LD 727	An Act Establishing Health Care Practitioner Transparency Requirements	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 1236	An Act To Amend the Maine Insurance Code To Ensure Fair and Reasonable Coverage and Reimbursement of Chiropractic Services	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 1367	Resolve, To Improve Early Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcomes for Youth and Young Adults with, or at Risk for, Serious Mental Health Conditions	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
Work Sessions
LD 161	An Act To Restrict a Health Insurance Carrier to Rating on the Basis of One Geographic Area	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 225	An Act To Restore Consumer Rate Review for Health Insurance Plans in the Individual Market	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 547	An Act To Ensure the Accountability of Taxpayer Funds and State Collaboration, Planning and Oversight in the Implementation and Operation of a Health Exchange i...	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 681	An Act To Improve Oversight of Insurance Rates and Ensure Consistency with Federal Law	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
LD 1094	An Act To Clarify Certification of Navigators and the Availability of Regional Health Plans	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 220
Judiciary
LD 725	An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Judicial Compensation Commission	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 744	An Act To Extend the Statute of Limitations on Certain Civil Professional Negligence Suits	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 854	An Act To Clarify When a Manufactured Home Becomes Residential Real Property	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1046	An Act Providing for the Prescribing and Administering of Naloxone	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1081	An Act To Establish Legislative Standing in Judicial Proceedings	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1119	An Act To Establish Superior Court as the Forum in Which Appeals of Agency Decisions Must Be Taken	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1200	An Act To Impose a Duty To Warn and Protect on Mental Health Professionals	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1204	An Act To Clarify the Appeal Process of Code Enforcement Officers and Boards of Appeal	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1331	An Act To Amend the Law Pertaining to Defective or Unreasonably Dangerous Implantable Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 777	An Act To Protect Working Mothers Who Breast-feed	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 830	An Act To Further Protect Pregnant Women under the Maine Human Rights Act	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 982	An Act To Create a Gambling Offset To Enhance the Collection of Child Support	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1034	An Act To Increase Child Support Collections by Requiring the Interception of Certain Gambling Winnings	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1068	An Act To Prevent the Reduction in Adoption Subsidy after an Agreement Has Been Signed by the Prospective Adoptive Parents and the Department of Health and Huma...	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1107	An Act To Provide a Uniform Process for the Use of Orders Awarding Parental Rights and Responsibilities To Dispose of a Child Protective Case	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1114	An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning Parental Rights in Child Abandonment Cases	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1136	An Act To Provide State Recognition for the Kineo Band of Maliseet Indians	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1249	An Act To Make Statutory Changes To Address Certain Conflicting Requirements of the Maine Rules of Professional Conduct and the Federal Developmental Disabiliti...	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 236	An Act To Protect the Privacy of Citizens from Domestic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Use	May 1, 2013, 1:04p	Room 438 State House
LD 1024	An Act To Enhance Enforcement of the Mandatory Reporting of Abuse and Neglect	May 1, 2013, 1:30p	Cross Building, Room 209
Public Hearings
LD 309	Resolve, Directing the Attorney General To Implement a Child Identity Protection Program To Safeguard the Personal Information of Minors and Prevent Identity Th...	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 313	An Act To Create the Maine Online Privacy Protection Act	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 913	An Act To Promote Excursion Passes by Amending the Law Governing Expiration Dates on Gift Obligations and Stored-value Cards Redeemable with Multiple Sellers	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1038	An Act To Make the State's Uniform Commercial Code Compatible with the Federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1194	Resolve, Directing a Study of Social Media Privacy in School and in the Workplace	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1377	An Act To Protect Cellular Telephone Privacy	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
LD 1384	An Act To Amend Article 9-A of the Uniform Commercial Code	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Room 438 State House
Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Work Sessions
LD 314	An Act To Create the Office of Marketing	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 788	An Act To Provide Vehicle Owners and Repair Facilities Access to Vehicle Diagnostic and Repair Information and Equipment	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1134	An Act To Allow Collaborative Practice Agreements between Authorized Practitioners and Pharmacists	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1196	An Act To Amend the Postgraduate Education Requirements for Physicians Who Have Completed an Accredited Residency Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1199	An Act Regarding Mobile Home Ownership	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1230	An Act To Improve Access to Oral Health Care	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1276	An Act Regarding Research and Development in Maine	Apr 30, 2013, 1:01p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1315	Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation To Convene a Stakeholder Group To Review Changes in Federal and State Regulations a...	Apr 30, 2013, 1:01p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1341	An Act Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development To Establish a Program To Promote Economic Growth and Development	Apr 30, 2013, 1:01p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1351	An Act To Attract Military Families to Maine	Apr 30, 2013, 1:01p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1373	An Act To Update the Polygraph Examiner Licensing Laws	Apr 30, 2013, 1:01p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 690	An Act To Ensure Efficiency in the Unemployment Insurance System	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1250	An Act To Revise Maine's Unemployment Compensation Laws	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1259	Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 17: Rules Regarding Proof of Ownership and Recruitment by Employers Employing Foreign Laborers To O...	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1311	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Unemployment Compensation To Ensure Conformity with the Federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1376	An Act To Ensure the Choice of a Pharmacy for Injured Employees under the Workers' Compensation Act of 1992	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1380	Resolve, To Establish a Consistent Workers' Compensation Classification for Pharmacies	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1381	An Act To Promote Rural Job Creation and Workforce Development	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1310	An Act To Improve Access to Dental Care through Empowering the Denturist Subcommittee of the Board of Dental Examiners	May 1, 2013, 1:01p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1360	An Act To Amend the Motor Fuel Distribution and Sales Act	May 1, 2013, 1:01p	Cross Building, Room 208
Public Hearings
LD 1295	An Act To Require the Use of Preapproved Subcontractors for Publicly Funded Construction Projects	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1352	An Act To Provide Integrated Community-based Employment and Customized Employment for Persons with Disabilities	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1390	An Act Regarding the Cancellation of Subscription Services	May 2, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1198	An Act To Protect Earned Pay	May 2, 2013, 1:01p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1420	An Act To Return to Building Code Requirements in Effect Prior to the Adoption of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code	May 2, 2013, 1:01p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1436	An Act To Avoid Conflicts of Interest in State Government Labor Relations	May 2, 2013, 1:01p	Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1437	An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Licensure of Physicians and Physician Assistants	May 2, 2013, 1:01p	Cross Building, Room 208
Maine's Workforce and Economic Future
LD 1393	An Act To Encourage Entrepreneurial Investment in Maine	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	State House, Room 126
Work Sessions
LD 90	An Act To Strengthen Maine's Workforce and Economic Future	Apr 29, 2013, 9:30a	State House, Room 126
LD 1172	An Act To Support the Maine Downtown Center	Apr 29, 2013, 9:30a	State House, Room 126
LD 1393	An Act To Encourage Entrepreneurial Investment in Maine	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 211
Marine Resources
Public Hearings
LD 583	An Act To Allow the Exchange of Scallop Licenses	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 935	An Act To Permit the Harvest of Sea Cucumbers as Bycatch of Sea Urchin Dragging and To Allow Areas To Be Closed to Sea Cucumber Dragging	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 946	An Act To Allow Municipalities To Petition the Department of Marine Resources To Establish Dive-only Areas for Scallops in Mooring Fields	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
Work Sessions
LD 898	An Act To Require Labeling of Genetically Engineered Marine Organisms	May 1, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 953	An Act To Provide for and Recognize the Right of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians To Fish for Marine Organisms	May 1, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
LD 1020	An Act Regarding the Swans Island Lobster Fishing Zone	May 1, 2013, 2:00p	Cross Building, Room 206
State and Local Government
LD 1074	An Act To Deny Employment-related Benefits to State Employees Convicted of a Felony Involving the Misuse or Theft of Government Funds	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1133	An Act Concerning the Removal of Municipal Employees	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1139	An Act To Allow County Law Enforcement To Participate in Mutual Aid Agreements	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1140	An Act To Amend the State Government Evaluation Act	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1153	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Public Notices Provided by Governmental Entities	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1344	An Act To Modernize the State's Legal Notice Requirements	Apr 29, 2013, 9:00a	Cross Building, Room 214
Public Hearings
LD 1158	RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Increase the Length of Terms of Senators to 4 Years	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1273	An Act Pertaining to the Closing of Municipal Roads for Community Use	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1279	RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Provide for the Popular Election of the Secretary of State, Attorney General and Treasurer of...	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1280	An Act Authorizing the Deorganization of the Town of Bancroft	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 214
Work Sessions
LD 955	Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Sell or Lease the Interests of the State in Certain Real Property Located in B...	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1073	An Act To Establish Minimum Fuel Economy Standards for State Vehicles	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1152	Resolve, To Continue Consultation and Conditions Prerequisite to the Sale or Lease of Certain Real Property in Hallowell	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1254	An Act To Increase Consumption of Maine Foods in All State Institutions	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1338	An Act To Prohibit State and Local Governments from Contracting with Corporations That Engage in Business in Known Terrorist States	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1378	Resolve, Authorizing the Sale of the Guy P. Gannett House in Augusta for Use as a Museum	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	Cross Building, Room 214
Taxation
Public Hearings
LD 624	An Act To Encourage Local Business Involvement in Local Schools	Apr 29, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 743	An Act To Extend and Improve the Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program	Apr 29, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 980	An Act To Provide an Income Tax Credit for a Qualified Conservation Contribution	Apr 29, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 1099	An Act To Provide an Internship Employment Tax Credit	Apr 29, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 1409	An Act To Promote Tourism and Foster Economic Development	Apr 29, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 1421	An Act To Permit a Student Holding a Degree from a Non-Maine Institution To Participate in the Job Creation Through Educational Opportunity Program	Apr 29, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 317	An Act Regarding the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program and the Business Equipment Tax Exemption Program	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1120	An Act To Improve Maine's Tax Laws	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1126	An Act Regarding Corporate Income Tax Disclosure	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1255	Resolve, To Provide Greater Depth and Transparency to the Review of Foregone Revenue Identified in the Biennial Tax Expenditure Report	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1463	Resolve, To Develop a Process for Tax Expenditure Review	Apr 29, 2013, 1:15p	State House, Room 127
LD 988	An Act To Amend the Tax Laws	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 989	An Act To Conform the Maine Tax Laws for 2012 to the United States Internal Revenue Code	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1228	An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2013-14	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1414	Resolve, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor To Convey the Interest of the State in Certain Real Estate in the Unorganized Territory	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
Work Sessions
LD 358	An Act To Protect Family Farms and Working Waterfront Subject to Estate Tax and Reduce the Maine Estate Tax Exclusion	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 692	An Act To Provide Funding for Education by Restoring the 8.5 Percent Income Tax Rate for High-income Taxpayers	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 815	An Act To Tax Political Action Committees	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 834	An Act To Make the Income Tax More Equitable for Citizens of the State	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 1110	An Act To Simplify the Tax Code	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 1113	An Act To Provide Tax Fairness to Maine's Middle Class and Working Families	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 1124	An Act To Provide Income Tax Relief	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 1256	An Act To Establish Tax Fairness	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 127
LD 427	An Act To Authorize Options for Local Revenue Enhancement	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 901	An Act To Modify the Mining Excise Tax	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 916	An Act To Promote Investment in Maine's Communications Network and Natural Gas Network	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 936	An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Impose Service Charges on Tax-exempt Property Owned by Certain Nonprofit Organizations	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1141	An Act To Increase the Sales Tax To Support Revenue Sharing	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1205	An Act To Lower the Rate of Excise Tax on Older Vehicles To Acknowledge the Longer Life Span of Motor Vehicles	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1206	An Act To Ensure Equity in the Taxation of Food Items	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1227	An Act To Promote Tourism and Economic Development	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1297	An Act To Provide Funding for Public Education by Increasing the Sales Tax	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1314	An Act To Allow a Local Option Tax on Meals and Lodging	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1370	An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax the Sales of Adaptive Equipment To Make a Vehicle Handicapped Accessible	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1379	An Act Regarding the Valuation of Certain Vehicles	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
LD 1402	An Act To Amend the Taxes Imposed on Alcohol and Lodging	May 3, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 127
Transportation
Public Hearings
LD 362	An Act To Prohibit Use of Public Funds for a Private Transportation Study	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 126
LD 870	Resolve, Regarding a Study by the Department of Transportation of the Most Efficient Options for Improving East-west Transit and Transportation	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 126
LD 985	Resolve, To Repeal the Requirement That the Department of Transportation Facilitate a Feasibility Study of an East-west Highway and Provide for Public Access to...	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 126
LD 1209	An Act To Prohibit the Use of Public Resources for a Privately Owned East-west Highway	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 126
LD 1269	An Act To Require an Independent Analysis of the Impact of and a Review Process for an East-west Highway prior to Development	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 126
LD 1304	Resolve, Establishing the East-west Highway Study Commission To Oversee Further Study or Planning for an East-west Highway	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 126
Work Sessions
LD 919	An Act To Require an Operator To Provide Evidence of Liability Insurance or Financial Responsibility at the Scene of an Accident	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 126
LD 1296	An Act To Require the Secretary of State To Suspend a Person's License in Certain Instances Regardless of whether an Accident Report Has Been Filed	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 126
LD 1327	An Act To Provide Greater Options for Transportation of Public School Students for Cocurricular Activities	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 126
LD 1371	An Act To Exempt New Cars from Motor Vehicle Inspection for 2 Years Following the Initial Purchase	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 126
LD 1372	An Act Relating to Proof of Citizenship for Renewal of a Driver's License or Nondriver Identification Card	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 126
LD 1382	An Act To Provide Toll Discounts to Maine Commuters on the Maine Turnpike	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 126
Public Hearings
LD 429	An Act To Authorize a GARVEE Bond for the Repair of Deficient Arterial State Highways and Bridges	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	State House, Room 126
LD 1208	Resolve, To Establish the Commuter and Passenger Rail Advisory Task Force	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	State House, Room 126
LD 1257	An Act To Create Corridor Transit Districts	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	State House, Room 126
LD 1365	An Act To Promote New Models of Mobility and Access to Transportation	May 3, 2013, 9:00a	State House, Room 126
LD 1168	Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study How To Improve Maine's Transportation Infrastructure	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 126
Veterans and Legal Affairs
LD 1270	An Act To Provide That Innkeepers and Certain Campground Operators Are Not Considered Landlords	Apr 29, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 437
LD 1272	An Act To Amend the Process of Tenant Eviction	Apr 29, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 437
Work Sessions
LD 328	An Act Relating to Radon Testing and Disclosure to Tenants	Apr 29, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 437
LD 606	An Act To Amend the Law Concerning Landlord and Tenant Relationships	Apr 29, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 437
Public Hearings
LD 677	An Act Concerning Postsecondary Tuition Waivers for Children of Veterans	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 437
LD 1088	An Act To Provide Another Funding Source To Better Maintain Veterans' Cemeteries	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 437
LD 1104	An Act Relating to Sales of Lottery Tickets by Convenience Stores	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 437
LD 1355	An Act To Increase the Monetary Limit for Card Games	Apr 29, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 437
Work Sessions
LD 239	An Act To Improve the Return to the State on the Sale of Spirits and To Provide a Source of Payment for Maine's Hospitals	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 437
LD 644	An Act To Strengthen the State's Wholesale Liquor Business	Apr 30, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 437
LD 504	An Act To Amend the Election Laws and Other Related Laws	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 437
LD 518	An Act To Establish Ranked-choice Voting in the State	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 437
LD 860	An Act To Require That the Governor, Senators and Members of the House of Representatives Be Elected by the Ranked-choice Voting Method	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 437
LD 1210	An Act To Ensure Compliance with the Laws Governing Elections	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 437
LD 1306	An Act To Enhance Voter Registration for Persons with Disabilities	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 437
LD 1358	An Act To Amend the Election Laws To Require a Run-off Election for Governor	May 1, 2013, 1:00p	State House, Room 437
LD 1219	An Act To Establish a Run-off Process for the Election of the Governor, United States Senator or United States Representative	May 1, 2013, 1:30p	State House, Room 437
LD 227	An Act Concerning High-stakes Beano	May 1, 2013, 1:45p	State House, Room 437
LD 350	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Gambling	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 437
LD 649	An Act To Facilitate Consumer Taste Testings	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 437
LD 704	An Act To Improve the Availability of Mail-in Rebates in the State	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 437
LD 766	Resolve, Directing the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations To Adopt Rules To Define the Term "Brand" as It Applies to the Distribution of Malt ...	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 437
LD 941	An Act To Facilitate the Expansion of the State's Liquor Distribution System	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 437
LD 1042	An Act To Increase the Opportunities for Taste-testing Events for On-premises Liquor Licensees	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 437
LD 1082	An Act Concerning the Ability of Off-premises Liquor Licensees To Dispense Liquor in Sealed Refillable Containers	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 437
LD 1318	An Act To Clarify the Law Regarding Advertising Signs outside Premises Licensed To Sell Alcohol	May 3, 2013, 10:00a	State House, Room 437

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131st Maine Legislature

Schedule of Public Hearings and Work Sessions by Committee