An Act To Provide Funding to the Judicial Branch to Facilitate Reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0888
Committee Amendment CA_A_H159 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "it" to H.P. 615, L.D. 888, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Funding to the Judicial Branch to Facilitate Reporting to the National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063 
Initiative: Provides funding for the Judicial Department to enable it to transmit to the 
Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification information concerning court 
orders for involuntary commitment in order for that information to be transmitted to the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Instant Criminal Background Check System 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, section 1541, subsection 3, paragraph C 
and Title 34-B, section 3864, subsection 12. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
2013-14 
$200,000 
$200,000 
2013-14 
$200,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2014-15 
$10,000 
$10,000 
2014-15 
$10,000 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 615, L.D. 888 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$200,000 
$10,000 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
State Police 0291 
Initiative: Provides funding for the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of 
Identification to enable it to transmit to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National 
Instant Criminal Background Check System information concerning court orders for 
involuntary commitment. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2013-14 
$25,000 
$25,000 
2013-14 
$25,000 
$25,000 
2013-14 
$225,000 
$225,000 
2014-15 
$7,000 
$7,000 
2014-15 
$7,000 
$7,000 
2014-15 
$17,000 
$17,000 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, makes a technical 
correction to the appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/08/13 ;tyac:. 
LD888 
LR 747(02) 
An Act To Provide Funding to the Judicial Branch to Facilitate Reporting to the National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
(H -IScf) 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
$225,000 
$17,000 
$225,000 
$17,000 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$17,000 
$17,000 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$17,000 
$17,000 
The bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $200,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $10,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 
for the Judicial Department and $25,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $7,000 beginning in fiscal year 2014-15 to the 
Department of Public Safety to enable it to transmit to the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation, National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System information concerning court orders for involuntary commitment. 
LR0747(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1