An Act To Increase Public Confidence in Government by Expanding Public Disclosure II
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2178
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_E_H959 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "t::" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 838, 
L.D. 2178, BiIl, "An Act To Increase Public Confidence in Government by Expanding 
Public Disclosure" 
II 
Amend the amendment in section I in subsection 4 in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page I, 
lines 16 and 17 in amendment) by striking out the foIlowing: ", the range of income 
derived from each source" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 2 (page I, lines 22 to 34 and 
'Sec.2. 1 MRS A §1016-E is enacted to read: 
§1016-E. Disclosure of interests 
Beginning in 2010, each Legislator shall file with the commission by 5 :00 p.m. on 
February 15th of each year on the form provided by the commission a statement of those 
positions set forth in this section that were held in the preceding calendar year. Prior to 
the end of the first week in January of each year, the commission shall deliver a form to 
each Senator and member of the House of Representatives. The statement of positions is 
a public record. 
1. Disclosure of officer or director position. A Legislator filing a statement under 
this section shall report: 
A. 
Any offices, trusteeships, directorships or positions of any nature, whether 
compensated or uncompensated, held by the Legislator in the preceding calendar year 
with any for-profit or nonprofit firm, corporation, association, partnership or 
business; and 
B. 
Any offices, trusteeships, directorships or positions of any nature, whether 
compensated or uncompensated, held by a member of the immediate family of the 
Legislator with any for-profit or nonprofit firm, corporation, association, partnership 
or business and the name of that member of the Legislator'S immediate family.' 
Amend the amendment in section 5 in subsection 2 in paragraph D in the 2nd line 
(page 3, line 30 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
", a range of income 
derived from each source" 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT" 
"to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 838, L.D. 2178 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 6 and 7 (page 4, lines 6 to 41 
and page 5, lines 1 to 3 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 6. 5 MRS A §19, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
2-A. Statement of interests. Beginning in 2010, each executive employee shall 
annually file with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices a 
sworn and notarized statement of those positions set forth in this subsection for the 
preceding calendar year. The statement must include: 
A. 
Any offices, trusteeships, directorships or positions of any nature, whether 
compensated or uncompensated, held by the executive employee with any for-profit 
or nonprofit firm, corporation, association, partnership or business; and 
B. 
Any offices, trusteeships, directorships or positions of any nature, whether 
compensated or uncompensated, held by a member of the immediate family of the 
executive employee with any for-profit or nonprofit firm, corporation, association, 
partnership or business and the name of that member of the executive employee's 
immediate family.' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section II (page 5, lines 20 to 25 in 
amendment) 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the requirement that Legislators and certain executive 
branch employees disclose the range of income derived from each source with respect to 
income earned by immediate family members of Legislators and certain executive branch 
employees. It also removes the requirement that Legislators and certain executive branch 
employees disclose certain real property and investment interests. 
It provides that 
statements filed by executive branch employees regarding positions held by those 
employees and their immediate family members must be filed with the Commission on 
Governmental Ethics an 
ection Practices rather than with the Secretary of State. 
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(Representative F 
TOWN: Pittsfield 
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