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An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax the Sales of Adaptive Equipment To Make a Vehicle Handicapped Accessible
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1370
Committee Amendment CA_A_H192 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 978, L.D. 1370, Bill, "An Act To 
Exempt from Sales Tax the Sales of Adaptive Equipment To Make a Vehicle 
Handicapped Accessible" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§95 is enacted to read: 
95. Sales of certain adaptive equipment. Sales to a person with a disability or a 
person at the request of a person with a disability of adaptive equipment for installation in 
or on a motor vehicle to make that vehicle operable or accessible by a person with a 
disability who is issued a disability plate or placard by the Secretary of State pursuant to 
Title 29-A, section 521. 
Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect October 1,2013.' 
SUMMARY 
The bill exempts from sales tax sales of adaptive equipment to a person with a 
disability or a family member of a person with a disability for installation in or on a 
motor vehicle to make the vehicle operable or accessible by a person with a disability. 
This amendment instead provides that the exemption applies to sales of such equipment 
to a person with a disability or a person at the request of a person with a disability for 
installation in or on a motor vehicle to make the vehicle operable or accessible by a 
person with a disability who is issued a disability plate or placard by the Secretary of 
State. The amendment also provides an effective date of October 1,2013. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/14/13 
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LD 1370 
LR 2003(02) 
An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax the Sales of Adaptive Equipment To Make a Vehicle Handicapped 
Accessible 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment J1." { ~ -JCJ;) '\ 
Committee: Taxation 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
$42,750 
($42,750) 
($2,250) 
$59,337 
($59,337) 
($3,123) 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$61,889 
($61,889) 
($3,257) 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$64,550 
($64,550) 
($3,397) 
Exempting from the sales tax the purchase of adaptive equipment by a person with a disability or by a person that 
receives a purchase request from a disabled person for installation in or on a motor vehicle will reduce General Fund 
revenue by $42,750 in FY 2013-14 and by $59,337 in FY 2014-15 and Muncipal Revenue Sharing by $2,250 in FY 
2013-14 and by $3,123 in FY 2014-15. 
LR2003(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Exempt New Cars from Motor Vehicle Inspection for 2 Years Following the Initial Purchase
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1371
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: SAUCIER, JACKSON, DILL, GATTINE, HICKMAN, LONGSTAFF, MASON, SCHNECK, BOYLE
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1751

Legislative Document 
No. 1371 
H.P. 979 
House of Representatives, April 9, 2013 
An Act To Exempt New Cars from Motor Vehicle Inspection for 2 
Years Following the Initial Purchase 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative SAUCIER of Presque Isle. 
Cosponsored by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook and 
Representatives: DILL of Old Town, GATTINE of Westbrook, HICKMAN of Winthrop, 
LONGSTAFF of Waterville, MASON of Topsham, SCHNECK of Bangor, Senator: BOYLE 
of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §1751, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: 
1-A.  Exception; new motor vehicles.  Notwithstanding subsection 1 and except for 
a commercial motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, a new motor vehicle that has had an 
inspection under this section is not required to have another inspection until 2 years from 
the last day of the month in which it was initially registered.  For purposes of this 
subsection, "new motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that has not been previously titled 
and registered. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that a new motor vehicle, except a commercial motor vehicle, 
trailer or semitrailer, that has had an inspection is not required to have another inspection 
until 2 years from the last day of the month in which it was initially registered.
An Act To Prohibit the Requirement That Proof of Citizenship Be Submitted for Renewal of a Driver's License
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1372
Committee Amendment CA_A_H179 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1301, 29-A MRSA §1410

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" it" to H.P. 980, L.D. 1372, Bill, "An Act To 
Prohibit the Requirement That Proof of Citizenship Be Submitted for Renewal of a 
Driver's License" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act Relating to Proof of Citizenship for Renewal of a Driver's License or 
Nondriver Identification Card' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1301, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 648, §1, is 
amended to read: 
2-A. Legal presence requirement. The Secretary of State may not issue a license to 
an applicant unless the applicant presents to the Secretary of State valid documentary 
evidence of legal presence in the United States, except that the Secretary of State may 
exempt a person from the requirements of this subsection if that person is renewing a 
noncommercial driver's license and that person has continuously held a valid driver's 
license under this chapter since December 31, 1989 or was born before December 1, 
1964. 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1410, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 648, §3, is 
amended to read: 
8. Legal presence requirement. The Secretary of State may not issue a nondriver 
identification card to an applicant unless the applicant presents to the Secretary of State 
valid documentary evidence of legal presence in the United States, except that the 
Secretary of State may exempt a person from the requirements of this subsection if that 
person has continuously held a nondriver identification card or valid driver's license 
under this chapter since December 31, 1989 or was born before December 1, 1964.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "11" to H.P. 980, L.D. 1372 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which strikes and replaces the bill, provides that the Secretary of 
State may exempt a person who was born before December 1, 1964 or who has 
continuously held a Maine nondriver identification card or Maine driver's license since 
December 31, 1989 from the requirement of providing documentation to establish 
citizenship when that person is renewing a driver's license or that person is renewing or 
being issued a nondriver identification card. 
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LD 1372 
LR 2009(02) 
An Act To -Prohibit the Requirement That Proof of Citizenship Be Submitted for Renewal of a 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Driver's License 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,~, (H ... /7Clj 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Secretary of State as~ociated with making updates to the computer system to 
accommodate the provisions of the legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2009(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Prohibit the Requirement That Proof of Citizenship Be Submitted for Renewal of a Driver's License
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1372
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: SAUCIER, JACKSON, DILL, GATTINE, GRAHAM, HICKMAN, LONGSTAFF, MASON, SCHNECK, BOYLE
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1406

Legislative Document 
No. 1372 
H.P. 980 
House of Representatives, April 9, 2013 
An Act To Prohibit the Requirement That Proof of Citizenship Be 
Submitted for Renewal of a Driver's License 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative SAUCIER of Presque Isle. 
Cosponsored by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook and 
Representatives: DILL of Old Town, GATTINE of Westbrook, GRAHAM of North Yarmouth, 
HICKMAN of Winthrop, LONGSTAFF of Waterville, MASON of Topsham, SCHNECK of 
Bangor, Senator: BOYLE of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §1406, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2011, c. 356, §19, is 
further amended to read: 
4.  Renewals.  Prior to the expiration of a license to operate a motor vehicle, the 
Secretary of State shall send the license holder a renewal notice.  The Secretary of State 
may not require a birth certificate or other documentation to prove the citizenship of a 
person renewing a license under this chapter. 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits the Secretary of State from requiring a birth certificate or other 
documentation to prove the citizenship of a person renewing a driver's license issued by 
the State.
An Act To Ensure the Choice of a Pharmacy for Injured Employees under the Workers Compensation Act of 1992
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1376
Committee Amendment CA_A_S93 (Senate)
Amends: 39-A MRSA §206

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 483, L.D. 1376, Bill, "An Act To 
Ensure the Choice of a Pharmacy for Injured Employees under the Workers' 
Compensation Act of 1992" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 11 in the 9th line (page 1, line 12 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "-,-pursuant to subsection II-A, paragraph B" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 39-A MRSA §206, sub-§l1-A is enacted to read: 
ll-A. Pharmacy choice. An employee who has been prescribed drugs for the 
treatment of an injury or disease: for which compensation is claimed has the right to select 
the provider, pharmacy or pharmacist for dispensing and filling the prescription for the 
drugs. 
For purposes of this subsection, "drug" has the same meaning as in Title 32, section 
13702-A, subsection 11.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the portion of the bill providing for a formula for 
reimbursement of a provider, pharmacy or pharmacist for drugs or medications prescribed 
to treat an injury or disease for which compensation is claimed under the Maine Workers' 
Compensation Act of 1992. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Protect Cellular Telephone Privacy
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1377
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S322 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 484, 
L.D. 1377, Bill, "An Act To Protect Cellular Telephone Privacy" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §642 in the first line (page 2, line 17 in 
amendment) by inserting after the following: "information" the following: 'held by a 
provider of electronic communication service' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §642 in subsection 1 in the 2nd line (page 2, 
line 19 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "information" the following: 
'directly from a provider of electronic communication service' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §644 by inserting after subsection 1 the 
following: 
'2. 
Consent of owner or user not required if content information public. 
Notwithstanding subsection 1, a government entity may obtain content information 
without a warrant if the content information is otherwise disclosed by anyone in a 
publicly accessible domain, including, but not limited to, on the Internet.' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §644 to renumber the subsections to read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies the language concerning access to portable electronic 
communication device content. The amendment provides that a warrant is required when 
a government entity seeks portable electronic device content information directly from 
the provider of the portable electronic communication service. 
This amendment also provides that the consent of the owner or user is not required if 
the content information is disclosed in a publicly accessible domain. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator KATZ) 
COUNTY: Kennebec 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act Regarding the Valuation of Certain Vehicles
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1379
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: JACKSON, HASKELL, PATRICK, THOMAS, GOODE, SAUCIER
Amends: 36 MRSA §1482

Legislative Document 
No. 1379 
S.P. 486 
In Senate, April 9, 2013 
An Act Regarding the Valuation of Certain Vehicles 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook. 
Cosponsored by Senators: HASKELL of Cumberland, PATRICK of Oxford, THOMAS of 
Somerset, Representatives: GOODE of Bangor, SAUCIER of Presque Isle. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1482, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 200, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
4.  Maker's list price.  The maker's list price of a vehicle to be used shall must be 
obtained from sources approved by the State Tax Assessor, except for a vehicle under 
subsection 4-A.  Where When the maker's list price of a vehicle is not readily obtainable, 
the State Tax Assessor shall prescribe the maker's list price to be used or the manner in 
which the maker's list price shall be is determined. 
A.  At the time of payment of the excise tax prior to a new registration for a new 
passenger vehicle purchased from a motor vehicle dealer licensed in any state for the 
sale of new passenger vehicles, the owner shall submit the manufacturer's suggested 
retail price sticker, or a copy of the sticker, to the excise tax collector.  In the case of 
rental and fleet vehicles, other documentation may be provided at the discretion of 
the municipal excise tax collector. 
This paragraph applies only to those vehicles for which a manufacturer's suggested 
retail price sticker is required by the Federal Government. 
Sec. 2.  36 MRSA §1482, sub-§4-A is enacted to read: 
4-A.  Restored or reconstructed using prepackaged kit.  If a vehicle is restored or 
reconstructed using a prepackaged kit that may include a frame, front axle or body but 
does not include a power train or engine, the State Tax Assessor shall use as the maker's 
list price the price of the prepackaged kit. 
SUMMARY 
This bill directs the State Tax Assessor to value a vehicle that is restored or 
reconstructed using a prepackaged kit that may include a frame, front axle or body but 
does not include a power train or engine at the price of the prepackaged kit.
Resolve, To Establish a Consistent Workers' Compensation Classification for Pharmacies
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1380
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: JACKSON, ALFOND, PATRICK, HERBIG

Legislative Document 
No. 1380 
S.P. 487 
In Senate, April 9, 2013 
Resolve, To Establish a Consistent Workers' Compensation 
Classification for Pharmacies 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook. 
Cosponsored by Senators: President ALFOND of Cumberland, PATRICK of Oxford, 
Representative: HERBIG of Belfast. 
Sec. 1.  Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of 
Insurance to establish a consistent workers' compensation classification for 
pharmacies.  Resolved:  That, notwithstanding the provisions of the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 24-A, chapter 25, subchapter 2-B, the Department of Professional and 
Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance shall establish a workers' compensation 
insurance business classification for pharmacies so that the workers' compensation 
insurance rate for an employee of a pharmacy located within a larger retail store is 
identical to the workers' compensation insurance rate for an employee of a stand-alone 
pharmacy. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, 
Bureau of Insurance to establish a workers' compensation business classification for 
pharmacies so that the workers' compensation insurance rate for employees of a 
pharmacy located within a larger retail store is identical to the workers' compensation 
insurance rate for employees of a stand-alone pharmacy.
An Act To Improve the Delivery of Early Child Care and Education Services
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1383
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S362 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 982, 
L.D. 1383, Bill, "An Act To Improve the Delivery of Early Child Care and Education 
Services" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 3 in the last line (page 1, line 24 in 
amendment) by inserting after the following: "subchapter 2-A." the following: 'Nothing in 
this subsection requires the department to pay a quality differential rate for child care 
services provided through the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant.' 
Amend the amendment in the 5th indented paragraph after the title in the first line 
(page 1, line 32 in amendment) by striking out the following: "6" and inserting the 
following: '7' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that the Department of Health and Human Services is not 
required to pay a quality differential rate for child care services provided through the 
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant. 
It also removes the appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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COUNTY: York 
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LD 1383 
LR 636(06) 
An Act To Improve the Delivery of Early Child Care and Education Services 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ~' to Senate Amendment" " 
Sponsor: Sen. Hill of York 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Block Grant Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
($6,600,000) 
($6,600,000) 
($3,000,000) 
FY 2014-15 
($8,900,000) 
($8,900,000) 
($3,000,000) 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
($8,900,000) 
($8,900,000) 
($3,000,000) 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
($8,900,000) 
($8,900,000) 
($3,000,000) 
The amendment eliminates the bill's appropriations of $6,600,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $8,900,000 in fiscal year 
2014-15 for the Child Care Services and Head Start programs and for home visiting services in the Department of 
Health and Human Services. The remaining costs for the Department of Health and Human Services are assumed to 
be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR0636(06) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Provide Toll Discounts to Maine Commuters on the Maine Turnpike
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1382
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: HILL, WOODBURY, VALENTINO, CHASE, WEAVER
Amends: 23 MRSA §1973

Legislative Document 
No. 1382 
S.P. 489 
In Senate, April 9, 2013 
An Act To Provide Toll Discounts to Maine Commuters on the 
Maine Turnpike 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator HILL of York. 
Cosponsored by Senator WOODBURY of Cumberland and 
Senator: VALENTINO of York, Representatives: CHASE of Wells, WEAVER of York. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  23 MRSA §1973, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2011, c. 476, §4, is further 
amended to read: 
4.  Rates.  The rate of toll at each toll facility may be revised from time to time in 
accordance with this subsection. 
A-1.  The authority is prohibited from imposing variable surcharges based on the 
time of day. 
A-2.  The authority shall establish a system of commuter discounts to provide 
passenger vehicles with reduced rates that may not exceed 50% of the normal 
passenger vehicle toll. 
B.  A reduction in the rates of fees, fares and tolls may be given to any class of 
vehicle based upon volume of use. 
C.  The rate of toll must be based on the number of miles traveled. 
Prior to the implementation of any revision to the rates of fees, fares or tolls, the authority 
shall submit its proposed revisions to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over transportation matters.  After receipt and review of the proposed 
revisions, the joint standing committee may submit legislation to the Legislature 
authorizing, rejecting or modifying the authority's proposed revisions to the rates of fees, 
fares or tolls. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the laws governing the establishment of the rates of tolls on the 
Maine Turnpike as follows. 
1.  It restores language that was repealed in Public Law 2011, chapter 476 requiring 
that the system of commuter discounts established by the Maine Turnpike Authority 
provide passenger vehicles with reduced rates that do not exceed 50% of the normal 
passenger vehicle toll. 
2.  It requires that the rate of toll be based on the number of miles traveled. 
3.  It requires that, prior to implementing toll revisions, the authority must submit its 
proposed revisions to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over transportation matters and authorizes the committee to submit legislation to the 
Legislature authorizing, rejecting or modifying the authority's proposed revisions.
An Act To Clarify Civil Liability of Persons Making False Claims to the Department of Health and Human Services
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1388
Committee Amendment CA_A_H250 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 991, L.D. 1388, Bill, "An Act To 
Clarify Civil Liability of Persons Making False Claims to the Department of Health and 
Human Services" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA § 15, first ~, as amended by PL 1995, c. 191, § 1, is further 
amended to read: 
Any person, finn, association, partnership, corporation or other legal entity who 
makes or causes to be made or presents or causes to be presented for payment or approval 
any claim upon or against the department or upon any funds administered by the 
department, knowing such claim to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent. or who, 
for the pHFflese ef ehtaiaiftg er aiGiag aBetfter te ehtaia the paymeat er appreval ef SQ6h a 
elaim; knowingly makes any false written statement or knowingly submits any false 
document that the persea Gees aet helie'fe te he true, material to a false, fictitious or 
fraudulent claim or who knowingly enters into any agreement, combination or conspiracy 
to defraud the department by obtaining the payment or approval of any materially false, 
fictitious or fraudulent claim,-shall or who knowingly makes or causes to be made a false 
written statement or record material to an obligation to payor transmit money or property 
to the department or knowingly conceals or knowingly and improperly materially avoids 
or materially decreases an obligation to payor transmit money or property to the 
department is, in addition to any criminal liability that may be provided by law, ae 
subject to civil suit by this State in the Superior Court for recovery of civil penalties to 
include the following:' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds clarifications that a person must knowingly make false 
statements or submit false documents that are material to a fraudulent claim to the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT A 
"to H.P. 991, L.D. 1388 
Department of Health and Human Services to be liable for conduct associated with false 
claims. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05123113 
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LD 1388 
LR530(02) 
An Act To Clarify Civil Liability of Persons Making False Claims to the Department of Health and 
Human Services 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment /!t' ( N -~ SO) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium savings - General Fund 
The bill could enhance the Department of Health and Human Service's ability to recover inappropriate payments and 
the collections of damages for false claims. 
LR0530(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Clarify Civil Liability of Persons Making False Claims to the Department of Health and Human Services
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1388
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: SANDERSON, HAMPER
Amends: 22 MRSA §15

Legislative Document 
No. 1388 
H.P. 991 
House of Representatives, April 10, 2013 
An Act To Clarify Civil Liability of Persons Making False Claims to 
the Department of Health and Human Services 
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative SANDERSON of Chelsea. 
Cosponsored by Senator HAMPER of Oxford. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §15, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 191, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
Any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or other legal entity who 
makes or causes to be made or presents or causes to be presented for payment or approval 
any claim upon or against the department or upon any funds administered by the 
department, knowing such claim to be false, fictitious or fraudulent, or who, for the 
purpose of obtaining or aiding another to obtain the payment or approval of such a claim, 
makes any false written statement or submits any false document that the person does not 
believe to be true, material to a false, fictitious or fraudulent claim or who enters into any 
agreement, combination or conspiracy to defraud the department by obtaining the 
payment or approval of any false, fictitious or fraudulent claim, shall or who makes or 
causes to be made a false written statement or record material to an obligation to pay or 
transmit money or property to the department or knowingly conceals or knowingly and 
improperly avoids or decreases an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the 
department is, in addition to any criminal liability that may be provided by law, be 
subject to civil suit by this State in the Superior Court for recovery of civil penalties to 
include the following: 
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §15, as amended by PL 1995, c. 191, §§1 to 4, is further 
amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read: 
For purposes of this section, "knowing" or "knowingly" means that, with respect to 
information, a person has actual knowledge of the information, acts in deliberate 
ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information or acts in reckless disregard of the truth 
or falsity of the information.  A person may act knowingly without specific intent to 
defraud. 
SUMMARY 
This bill clarifies liability for conduct associated with false claims made to the 
Department of Health and Human Services. It changes the description of the statements, 
documents and records the making or submission of which incurs liability and adds 
provisions governing so-called reverse false claims, submission of false information to 
the department in order to avoid or decrease an obligation to pay or transmit money or 
property to the department. It adds a definition of "knowing" or "knowingly."
Resolve, To Provide a Pesticide Spraying Notification Process
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1391
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: BOYLE, JOHNSON, HARLOW, NOON

Legislative Document 
No. 1391 
S.P. 493 
In Senate, April 10, 2013 
Resolve, To Provide a Pesticide Spraying Notification Process 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator BOYLE of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Senator: JOHNSON of Lincoln, Representatives: HARLOW of Portland, 
NOON of Sanford. 
Sec. 1.  Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to 
establish publicly accessible website.  Resolved:  That the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall establish a publicly accessible website that 
allows a person to place that person's name on a registry of those who wish to be notified 
of outdoor pesticides application by aircraft or air-carrier equipment in a given county.  A 
person may register for notifications of pesticides application in more than one county.  
The publicly accessible website must allow a person who is going to apply pesticides by 
aircraft or air-carrier equipment to enter information about the application date, time and 
location and the types of pesticides to be applied and other information as determined by 
the department into the publicly accessible website at least one week before the 
application.  The publicly accessible website must then generate e-mail messages to those 
listed on the appropriate county registry notifying them of the application of pesticides.  
The department shall adopt routine technical rules as described in the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to implement this resolve.  For purposes of 
this resolve, "air-carrier equipment" means any application equipment that uses a 
mechanically generated airstream to propel spray droplets.  "Air-carrier equipment" does 
not include air-assisted application equipment in which the airstream is directed 
downward into the target canopy. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to 
establish a publicly accessible website that allows a person to place that person's name on 
a registry of those who wish to be notified of pesticides application by aircraft or air-
carrier equipment in a given county.  A person may register for notifications of pesticides 
application in more than one county.  The publicly accessible website must allow a 
person who is going to apply pesticides by aircraft or air-carrier equipment to enter 
information about the application date, time and location and the types of pesticides to be 
applied and other information as determined by the department into the publicly 
accessible website at least one week before the application.  The publicly accessible 
website must then generate e-mail messages to those listed on the appropriate county 
registry notifying them of the application of pesticides.
An Act To Am~n~ the Motor Vehicle Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1392
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S323 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 494, 
L.D. 1392, Bill, "An Act To Am~n~ the Motor Vehicle Laws" 
Amend the amendment on page 2 by inserting after the last paragraph the following: 
'Amend the bill in Part B in section 28 in § l406-A by striking out all of subsection 5 
(page 14, lines 1 to 9 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 28 in § 1406-A by renumbering the subsections to 
read consecutively.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the provision that provides for the proration of the fee for a 
driver's license issued to a lawfully present noncitizen. 
SPONSORED BY: k./ig,y[ ~J 
(Senator MAZUREK) 
a 
COUNTY: Knox 
F1SCAL NOTE REQUlRED 
(See Attached) 
Page I - 126LR0484(04)-1 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/26/13 frac. 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Yighway Fund 
Revenue 
Highway Fund 
LD 1392 
LR 484(04) 
An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment-¢t' to Committee Amendment "A" 
, Sponsor: Sen. Mazurek of Knox 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
($73,125) 
($73,125) 
$73,125 
$73,125 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
($73,125) 
$73,125 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
($73,125) 
$73,125 
This amendment eliminates the provision that prorated lawfully present noncitizens' driver's license fees based upon 
the authorized duration of stay and removes the Highway Fund revenue reduction in the committee amendment. 
LR0484(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, To Provide a Pesticide Spraying Notification Process
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1391
Committee Amendment CA_A_S101 (Senate)

LD 1391 
LR 1661(02) 
Resolve, To Provide a Pesticide Spraying Notification Process 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ~'(S-'Ol ) 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$26,142 
$0 
$0 
$0 
The bill includes a one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation 
and Forestry of $26, 142 in fiscal year 2013-14 to create a publicly accessible, interactive web page for pesticide 
notification. Resources currently exist within the account to fund this allocation. 
LR1661(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Encourage Entrepreneurial Investment in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1393
Sponsors: WOODBURY, BERRY, GOODALL

Legislative Document 
No. 1393 
S.P. 497 
In Senate, April 10, 2013 
An Act To Encourage Entrepreneurial Investment in Maine 
Reference to the Joint Select Committee on Maine's Workforce and Economic Future 
suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator WOODBURY of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham and 
Senator: GOODALL of Sagadahoc. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes to encourage entrepreneurial investment in Maine in a manner that 
emphasizes Maine's strengths, focuses on the dynamics of the future economy, envisions 
Maine's role in a global economy, expands access in Maine to cutting-edge technology, 
recognizes the importance of small businesses and research organizations as 
entrepreneurial incubators and emphasizes the advantages of Maine as a healthy and 
clean environment for families as well as for businesses. 
The bill proposes to bring together groups of individuals on the cutting edge of 
entrepreneurship, innovation and economic philanthropy for the following purposes: 
1.  To identify innovative business models and financing options; 
2.  To bring together leaders in all aspects of business, social and cultural sectors in 
the State to serve as a guiding force for the State's economic future.  The groups will 
marshal stakeholders in the State's future and draw on expertise and vision in the fields of 
business, education, science, technology, culture and the environment; 
3.  To identify Maine's strengths as the location of education and research institutions 
with worldwide reputations and significant natural resources and as the home of a 
working population with significant potential and a reputation for problem solving and 
hard work; 
4.  To identify areas where education and government resources can be reallocated to 
support the development of an entrepreneurial environment that will attract investment 
from outside as well as from inside the State by focusing on business sectors that have the 
best opportunity to grow by taking advantage of the State's strengths; and 
5.  To develop both a short-term and a long-term strategy for enhancing and 
increasing awareness of the State's advantages and opportunities for the creation of new 
businesses and the expansion of existing businesses.  A short-term strategy will identify 
the areas of greatest need for infrastructure and services to support the development of the 
immediate resources needed for entrepreneurial development and the social and cultural 
resources that enhance the attractiveness of the State and develop a plan for meeting those 
needs.  A long-term strategy will develop long-term goals and develop a plan and action 
steps for continuing growth and implementation of a methodology for maintaining the 
State's activities on the forefront of global opportunities.
An Act To Make Parents More Aware of Eating Disorder;
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1394
Committee Amendment CA_A_S66 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 498, L.D. 1394, Bill, "An Act To Make 
Parents More Aware of Eating Disorder;" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Increase Awareness of Eating Disorders' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Eating disorder awareness. 
Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Education shall, through training programs it provides to school nurses and other school 
personnel, disseminate information about the seriousness of student eating disorders and 
the resources that are available to help schools identify, address and respond to eating 
disorders.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report, replaces the bill with a resolve that 
directs the Department of Education, through training programs it provides to school 
nurses and other school personnel, to disseminate information about the seriousness of 
student eating disorders and the resources that are available to help schools identify, 
addre~s and respond to eating disorders. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/08113 
::W-aC':.-
LD 1394 
LR 2059(02) 
An Act To Make Parents More Aware of Eating Disorders 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment~' (S-fJ;Ce) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Education to disseminate the required information can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. 
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An Act To Make Parents More Aware of Eating Disorders
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1394
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: TUTTLE, MacDONALD, ALFOND, CAIN, CRAVEN, JOHNSON, LANGLEY, MAZUREK, MILLETT
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6305

Legislative Document 
No. 1394 
S.P. 498 
In Senate, April 10, 2013 
An Act To Make Parents More Aware of Eating Disorders 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator TUTTLE of York. 
Cosponsored by Representative MacDONALD of Boothbay and 
Senators: President ALFOND of Cumberland, CAIN of Penobscot, CRAVEN of 
Androscoggin, JOHNSON of Lincoln, LANGLEY of Hancock, MAZUREK of Knox, 
MILLETT of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §6305 is enacted to read: 
§6305.  Information regarding eating disorders 
A school board shall annually provide parents of kindergarten to grade 12 students 
with educational information regarding eating disorders.  The information must be 
consistent with guidelines set forth by department rule. 
Sec. 2.  Policies for educational information regarding eating disorders.  
The Department of Education, referred to in this section as "the department," seeking the 
assistance of the Department of Health and Human Services, school boards, school 
superintendents, the National Eating Disorders Association, the National Association of 
School Nurses and the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, shall 
develop and implement policies for providing parents with educational information 
regarding eating disorders.   The department shall develop by rule guidelines for school 
boards regarding parental notification procedures for positive indications of an eating 
disorder.  The department shall provide the guidelines to school boards in the State for 
dissemination pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6305 by 
August 1, 2014.  Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules 
pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This bill directs the Department of Education, seeking the assistance of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, school boards, school superintendents, the 
National Eating Disorders Association, the National Association of School Nurses and 
the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, to develop and implement 
policies for providing parents educational information regarding eating disorders.  A 
school board must annually provide parents of kindergarten to grade 12 students with 
educational information regarding eating disorders.
An Act To Create Equity and Fairness in the Elver Industry
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1397
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: GERZOFSKY

Legislative Document 
No. 1397 
S.P. 501 
In Senate, April 10, 2013 
An Act To Create Equity and Fairness in the Elver Industry 
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator GERZOFSKY of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes to improve the fairness of the elver licensing process by making 
the process more comparable to the licensing processes for other similar industries within 
the Department of Marine Resources.
An Act To Facilitate a Pilot Program for Sunday Hunting for Residents Only
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1398
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: FREDETTE
Amends: 12 MRSA §11205

Legislative Document 
No. 1398 
H.P. 994 
House of Representatives, April 10, 2013 
An Act To Facilitate a Pilot Program for Sunday Hunting for 
Residents Only 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FREDETTE of Newport. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §11205, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
A.  Hunt wild animals or wild birds on Sunday, except as provided in subsection 1-A; 
or 
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §11205, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: 
1-A.  Resident-only Sunday hunting.  A person with a resident junior hunting 
license or a resident hunting license under this chapter may hunt on the last Sunday 
during the open hunting season. 
This subsection is repealed January 1, 2015. 
Sec. 3.  Statutory referendum procedure; submission at election; form of 
question; effective date. This Act must be submitted to the legal voters of the State at 
a statewide election held in the month of November following passage of this Act. The 
municipal officers of this State shall notify the inhabitants of their respective cities, towns 
and plantations to meet, in the manner prescribed by law for holding a statewide election, 
to vote on the acceptance or rejection of this Act by voting on the following question: 
"Do you favor allowing, until January 1, 2015, resident hunters to hunt 
on the last Sunday during the open hunting season?" 
The legal voters of each city, town and plantation shall vote by ballot on this question 
and designate their choice by a cross or check mark placed within a corresponding square 
below the word "Yes" or "No."  The ballots must be received, sorted, counted and 
declared in open ward, town and plantation meetings and returns made to the Secretary of 
State in the same manner as votes for members of the Legislature.  The Governor shall 
review the returns. If a majority of the legal votes are cast in favor of this Act, the 
Governor shall proclaim the result without delay and this Act becomes effective 30 days 
after the date of the proclamation.  
The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each city, town and plantation all 
ballots, returns and copies of this Act necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
referendum. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a person with a resident junior hunting license or a resident hunting 
license to hunt wild animals or wild birds on the last Sunday during the open hunting 
season.  This provision is repealed in 2 years.  The bill is contingent on approval by the 
voters in a referendum at the general election in November.
An Act To Provide for the Aroostook Band of Micmacs Certain Rights Regarding Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife Management
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1399
Committee Amendment CA_A_H289 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §11154

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 995, L.D. 1399, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide for the Aroostook Band of Micmacs Certain Rights Regarding Hunting, Fishing 
and Wildlife Management" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act Regarding Moose Hunting by the Aroostook Band of Micmacs and the 
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§14 is enacted to read: 
14. 
Aroostook Band of Micmacs and Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians. 
Notwithstanding subsections 4 and 6 and section 11102, the commissioner shall issue 12 
moose permits to the Aroostook Band of Micmacs and 12 moose permits to the Houlton 
Band of Maliseet Indians for use by members of each tribe. A permit issued under this 
subsection is not subject to the fee for a moose permit. Hunting with a permit issued 
under this subsection must be done in conformity with all wildlife conservation laws and 
rules, must occur in Aroostook County and must be for sustenance or ceremonial tribal 
use.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, strikes the bill and replaces it with a provision that requires 
the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to issue 12 moose hunting permits to 
the Aroostook Band of Micmacs and 12 moose hunting permits to the Houlton Band of 
Maliseet Indians for sustenance or ceremonial tribal use by members of those tribes. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT