Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0001
House Amendment HA_C_H3 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "G" to S . P . 1, 
Joint Rules" 
"Joint Order to Adopt the 
Amend the Joint Order by striking out all of the first 
paragraph and inserting in its place the following: 
'ORDERED, the House concurring, that the Joint Rules of the 
120th Maine Legislature shall be the Joint Rules of the 121st 
Joint Rule 301 is amended by striking out all of Joint Rule 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'Rule 
301. 
Joint 
Standing 
Coomittee 
Responsibilities 
and 
Jurisdiction. 
Joint 
standing 
committees 
are 
formed 
to 
assist 
the 
Legislature in the performance of its constitutional duties and 
are vested with the general authority granted in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 165 and certain other specific 
authority granted from time to time by the Legislature. 
The 
responsibilities of joint standing committees include, but are 
not limited to: 
1. 
Pending Legislation. 
Considering and reporting to both 
chambers on legislation pending before the Legislature; 
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2. 
Budget and Fiscal Policy Issues. 
Reviewing and making 
recommendations on budgeting and fiscal policy issues concerning 
State Government; 
3. 
Actions 
of 
Departments 
and 
Agencies. 
Conducting 
oversight and review of the actions of departments and agencies 
of State Government, including, but not limited to, review of 
agency rules under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapters 2 and 2-A 
and agency evaluations under the State Government Evaluation Act; 
4. 
Gubernatorial 
Appointments. 
Reviewing 
and 
making 
recommendations 
on 
gubernatorial 
appointments 
that 
require 
legislative confirmation under Title 3, chapter 6; and 
5. 
Other Tasks. 
Performing other tasks assigned to them, 
including, but not limited to, reviewing specific provisions of 
law, conducting studies on assigned topics, issuing reports on 
policy and legal issues of interest to the Legislature, reporting 
out specific legislation pursuant to joint order and authorizing 
the annual budgets of certain counties. 
There 
are 
joint standing committees, 
which 
must 
be 
appointed at the commencement of the first regular session and 
which exercise jurisdiction in the following areas: 
Agriculture, conservation and forestry 
Appropriations and financial affairs 
Criminal justice and public safety 
Education and cultural affairs 
Health and human services 
Inland fisheries and wildlife 
Insurance and financial services 
Judiciary 
Labor 
Legal and veterans affairs 
Marine resources 
Natural resources 
Research, development and business affairs 
State and local government 
Taxation 
Transportation 
Utilities and energy' , 
SUMMARY 
This amendment establishes the jurisdiction and names of the 
Joint 
Standing 
Committees 
formerly 
known 
as 
"Banking 
and 
Insurance," 
"Business 
and Economic Development" 
and 
"Criminal 
Justice" 
as 
"Insurance 
and 
Financial 
Services," 
"Research, 
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Development 
and 
Business 
Affairs" 
and 
"Criminal Justice 
and 
Public Safety," respectively. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representative O'NEIL) 
TOWN: 
Saco 
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