An Act To Protect Families and Enhance Public Safety by Making Domestic Violence a Crime
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1627
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S388 (Senate)
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs, the Join

SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 571, 
L.D. 1627, Bill, "An Act To Protect Families and Enhance Public Safety by Making 
Domestic Violence a Crime" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following: 
'Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this legislation needs to take effect before the expiration of the 90-day 
period in order to allow sufficient time for review of the process and availability of data 
to determine the cost of new criminal penalties; and 
Whereas, this legislation needs to take effect before the expiration of the 90-day 
period in order to allow sufficient time to report the findings of the review to determine 
the cost of new criminal penalties; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore,' , 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 5 the following: 
'Sec. 6. Review process and availability of data to determine the cost of 
new criminal penalties. The Office of Fiscal and Program Review, the Department of 
Corrections and the Judicial Department shall jointly review bills carried over from the 
inmate populations of correctional facilities. The Director of the Office of Fiscal and 
Program Review or the director's designee shall chair the review and shall convene the 
first meeting no later than August 15,2007. The objective of the review is to identify and 
implement within existing resources where possible the factors, processes and data that 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 571, L.D. 1627 
would assist in more accurately forecasting the cost of changes in law of criminal 
penalties. The Office of Fiscal and Program Review shall staff the review and report the 
findings on or about November 15, 2007 to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Appropriations and Financial Affairs, the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice 
and Public Safety and the Joint Standing Committee on JUdiciary. 
Sec. 7. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that enact the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title I7-A, sections 207-A, 209-A, 2IO-B, 210-C and 21 I-A take effect 
February 1, 2008. 
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved, except as otherwise indicated.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds an emergency preamble and clause, directs certain offices and 
agencies to review certain bills carried over from the First Regular Session of the 123rd 
Legislature to identiry the processes and)l 
that/WOtil,d assist in more accurately 
forecasting the cost of chan s in la 
of timinalties }md sets an effective date for 
certain parts of the legisl 
SPONSOREDBY:~ __ -+~~ 
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COUNTY: Androscoggin 
F1SCAL :";on: REQLlRED 
(See attachedt 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/21/07 
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LD 1627 
LR 487(05) 
An Act To Protect Families and Enhance Public Safety by Making Domestic Violence a Crime 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "A " to Committee Amendment itA" 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The additional costs associated with this legislation can be absorbed by the Office of Fiscal and Program Review, the 
Department of Corrections and the Judicial Department utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
LR0487(05) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I