An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning a Public Records Exception for Proposed Legislation, Reports and Working Papers of the Governor
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1805
Committee Amendment CA_B_H883 (House)
Committee: Judiciary
Amends: 1 MRSA §402

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "5,, to H.P. 1331, L.D. 1805, Bill, "An Act To 
Implement Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning a 
Public Records Exception for Proposed Legislation, Reports and Working Papers of the 
Governor" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act Concerning the Public Records Exception for Legislative Working Papers' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
MRSA §402, sub-§3, ,C, as amended by PL 1991, c. 773, §2, is 
repealed. 
Sec.2. 4 MRS A §1701, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 451, § 1, is amended to 
read: 
7. 
Meeting; quorum; concurrence. The Executive Director of the Legislative 
Council shall call the first meeting of the commission no later than 5 days after the 
appointments are made. For all subsequent meetings, the commission shall meet, either 
in person or by teleconference, on the call of the chair or on the request of at least 2 
members. The presence of at least 2 members is required to conduct a meeting. The 
concurrence of at least 2 members is required for any formal action taken by the 
commission. The working papers, dTaft reports and other papers of the eommission in the 
possession of a legislative employee are exeepted from the definition of pub lie records in 
aceordanee with Title 1, seetion 402, subsection 3, paragraph C. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LEGISLATURE 
Legislature 0081 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,~" to H.P. 1331, L.D. 1805 
Initiative: Provides funds for one additional clerical position to handle the projected 
increase in the number of requests for information resulting from the repeal of 
confidentiality for certain legislative records. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2011-12 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
1.000 
$44,239 
$1,500 
$45,739 
This amendment is a minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary. 
This amendment replaces the bill. It repeals the public records exception that applies 
to working papers and other records of Legislators. Its also adds an appropriations and 
allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 03/22/12 .Mac;. 
LD 1805 
LR2687(03) 
An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning a 
Public Records Exception for Proposed Legislation, Reports and Working Papers of the Governor 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" C H 
... ~~ 3) 
Committee: Judiciary 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
$0 
$45,739 
$0 
$45,739 
Projections 
FY2013-14 
$63,434 
$63,434 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$66,531 
$66,531 
The Legislature will incur additional costs and require additional clerical staff to respond to requests for certain 
legislative documents. The bill includes an appropriation of $45,739 in fiscal year 2012-13 for one additional clerical 
position and related All Other expenses to handle the increased workload. 
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