An Act To Permit Recording Proceedings of the Legislature Amend the amendment by striking out all of the first paragraph after the title (page 1, lines 22 to 30 in amendment) and inserting in its place the following: Amend the bill in section by subsection 20 (page 1, lines 28 to 33 in its place the following: striking out all of L.D.) and inserting in I 20. Recording of legislative proceedings. To equip the chambers with cameras and recording equipment to make a visual and audio record of legislative sessions of the Senate and House of Representatives. Use of the Cameras and recording equipment in each chamber is subject to the rules of that chamber. The records. stored electronically. must be maintained by the Law and Legislatiye Reference Library and made available to the public. The Legislative Council also may use the cameras and recording equipment to provide Internet broadcasts of legislative sessions. subject to the rules of each chamber being broadcast. The Legislative Council shall determine copyright and procedures for the recording. broadcast. rebroadcast and redistribution of legislative sessions. including prohibitions against use for political statements as prescribed in Title 21-A. section 1004. subsection 5. I I Page l-LROOI3(6) SENATE
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1315
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_B_S355 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT ,'B to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P . 
913, L.D. 1315, Bill, "An Act To Permit Recording Proceedings of 
the Legislature" 
Amend 
the 
amendment 
by 
striking out all of 
the first 
paragraph after the title (page 1, lines 22 to 30 in amendment) 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'Amend 
the bill 
in section 
by 
subsection 20 (page 1, lines 28 to 33 in 
its place the following: 
striking out all of 
L.D.) and inserting in 
I 20. 
Recording of legislative proceedings. 
To equip the 
chambers with cameras and recording equipment to make a visual 
and audio record of legislative sessions of the Senate and House 
of Representatives. 
Use of the Cameras 
and recording equipment 
in each chamber is subject to the rules of that chamber. 
The 
records. stored electronically. must be maintained by the Law and 
Legislatiye Reference Library and made available to the public. 
The Legislative Council also may use the cameras and recording 
equipment to provide Internet broadcasts of legislative sessions. 
subject to 
the 
rules of each chamber 
being broadcast. 
The 
Legislative Council shall determine copyright and procedures for 
the 
recording. 
broadcast. 
rebroadcast 
and 
redistribution 
of 
legislative 
sessions. 
including prohibitions 
against 
use 
for 
political statements as prescribed in Title 21-A. section 1004. 
subsection 5. I 
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SENATE AMENDMENT ,::IS to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
L.D. 1315 
913, 
Further amend the amendment by striking out all of the 4th 
indented paragraph after the title (page 1, lines 42 to 44 in 
amendment) and inserting in its place the following: 
'The Legislative Council may eQuip the legislative chambers 
with Cameras and recording eQuipment and, subject to the rules of 
the 
Senate 
and 
the 
rules 
of 
the 
House 
of 
Representatives, 
commence recording or bro9dcasting legis19tive proceedings of the 
Sen9te 9nd the House 9S sufficient funds become available in the 
1Y.ruL. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment allows the Legislative Council to equip the 
chambers of the Senate and House of Representatives with cameras 
and 
recording 
equipment 
but 
authorizes 
the 
use within 
each 
chamber only when in confo.rmity with the rules of that chamber. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator GAGNON) 
COUNTY: 
Kennebec 
SENATE AMENDMENT