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An Act Regarding the Required Local Contribution in the School Funding Formula
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1002
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: CAREY
Amends: 20-A MRSA §15690

Legislative Document 
No. 1002 
H.P. 700 
House of Representatives, March 12, 2013 
An Act Regarding the Required Local Contribution in the School 
Funding Formula 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CAREY of Lewiston. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §15690, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. C, 
§15, is further amended to read: 
C.  The Except as provided in subparagraph (1), the state share of the total cost of 
funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 as described in section 
15688, excluding state-funded debt service for each school administrative unit, is 
limited to the same proportion as the local school administrative unit raises of its 
required contribution to the total cost of education as described in section 15688, 
excluding state-funded debt service costs.  For school administrative units that 
annually demonstrate savings by purchasing supplies using an electronic bidding 
forum, the commissioner may suspend all or a portion of any adjustment to the unit's 
state contribution pursuant to this paragraph. 
(1)  The limitation imposed by this paragraph on the state share of the total cost 
of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 does not apply to a 
school administrative unit if a majority of the residents within that school 
administrative unit reside in municipalities eligible to receive funds from the 
Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund established under Title 30-A, section 5681, 
subsection 3. 
SUMMARY 
This bill modifies the provision of the essential programs and services school funding 
formula that provides that the state share of the total cost of funding public education 
from kindergarten to grade 12 is limited to the same proportion as the local school 
administrative unit raises of its required contribution to the total cost of education.  The 
bill specifies that this limitation does not apply if a majority of the residents within that 
school administrative unit reside in municipalities eligible to receive funds from the 
Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund established under the State's municipal revenue 
sharing program.
An Act To Assist Hunters Transporting Animals for Registration
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1005
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: BLACK, HASKELL, CRAFTS, CRAY, DAVIS, GIFFORD, LONG, NOON, SHAW, TIMBERLAKE

Legislative Document 
No. 1005 
H.P. 703 
House of Representatives, March 12, 2013 
An Act To Assist Hunters Transporting Animals for Registration 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BLACK of Wilton. 
Cosponsored by Senator HASKELL of Cumberland and 
Representatives: CRAFTS of Lisbon, CRAY of Palmyra, DAVIS of Sangerville, GIFFORD of 
Lincoln, LONG of Sherman, NOON of Sanford, SHAW of Standish, TIMBERLAKE of 
Turner. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA§12304-A, sub-§§2 and 3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. 
B, §232 and affected by §422, are amended to read: 
2.  Exceptions.  A person may present a bear, deer, moose or wild turkey for 
registration as follows: 
A.  The viscera and rib cage of the animal may be removed in a manner that permits 
determination of the sex of the animal; and 
A-1.  If the head of the animal or an animal's antlers are removed or if the animal is 
cut and wrapped for ease of transportation, evidence for determination of the sex of 
the animal must remain naturally attached to the hide of the animal or to the carcass 
of the animal and must remain attached until the carcass is: 
(1)  At the final place of storage; 
(2)  At a commercial meat processing facility; or 
(3)  At a licensed taxidermist. 
B.  A moose may be dismembered for ease of transportation, and the lower legs, head 
and hide of a moose may be removed. If the head of a moose is not brought to the 
registration station, a canine tooth or the lower jaw also must be presented at the time 
of registration. 
3.  Disposal of animal parts not presented for registration.  A person may not 
place the parts of a moose an animal not presented for registration where they are visible 
to a person traveling on a public or private way. 
SUMMARY 
This bill changes the requirements for the condition of a big game animal before 
being presented for registration.  It allows for transporting dismembered carcasses if 
certain criteria are met.
An Act To Protect Maine Consumers
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1000
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: VALENTINO
Amends: 5 MRSA §207

Legislative Document 
No. 1000 
S.P. 345 
In Senate, March 12, 2013 
An Act To Protect Maine Consumers 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator VALENTINO of York. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §207, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
3.  Governing law of contract.  A contract that provides for goods or services to be 
provided primarily in the State and to which a resident individual or business is a party 
may not require the resident individual or business to: 
A.  Submit to the jurisdiction of another state or to any foreign jurisdiction; 
B.  Litigate in a foreign jurisdiction any dispute arising from the contract or from the 
services or goods that are subject to the contract; 
C.  Agree that a law other than the law of this State applies to any dispute under the 
contract; or 
D.  Waive the right to a jury trial. 
Any provision in a contract in violation of this subsection is void. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that it is an unfair trade practice for a contract for goods or services 
provided primarily to a resident individual or business to require disputes regarding the 
contract to be governed by the law of a jurisdiction other than this State or to require a 
resident individual or business to submit to the jurisdiction of another location for the 
resolution of disputes regarding the contract.
An Act Relating to Precious Metal Coins
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1007
Committee Amendment CA_A_H114 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 705, L.D. 1007, Bill, "An Act Relating 
to Precious Metal Coins" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Approved: 04118/13 
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LD 1007 
LR 1968(02) 
An Act Relating to Precious Metal Coins 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment;4' 0-\-114-) 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
$356,250 
$496,375 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$518,712 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$542,054 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
($356,250) 
($18,750) 
($496,375) 
($26,125) 
($518,712) 
($27,301) 
($542,054) 
($28,529) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Exempting gold and silver coins minted by the United States Department of Treasury reduces General Fund revenue 
by $356,250 in FY 2013-14 and by $496,375 in FY 2014-15 and reduces Municipal Revenue Sharing by $18,750 in 
FY 2013-14 and by $26,125 in FY 2014-15. 
LR1968(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Relating to Precious Metal Coins
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1007
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: LIBBY, TUTTLE, BENNETT, DUNPHY, KINNEY, KNIGHT, LONGSTAFF, MAREAN, SIROCKI
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

Legislative Document 
No. 1007 
H.P. 705 
House of Representatives, March 12, 2013 
An Act Relating to Precious Metal Coins 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative LIBBY of Waterboro. 
Cosponsored by Senator TUTTLE of York and 
Representatives: BENNETT of Kennebunk, DUNPHY of Embden, KINNEY of Limington, 
KNIGHT of Livermore Falls, LONGSTAFF of Waterville, MAREAN of Hollis, 
McCLELLAN of Raymond, SIROCKI of Scarborough. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§95 is enacted to read: 
95.  Gold and silver coins minted by the United States Mint.  Sales of gold or 
silver coins minted by the United States Department of the Treasury, United States Mint. 
SUMMARY 
This bill exempts from the sales tax gold and silver coins minted by the United States 
Department of the Treasury, United States Mint.
An Act To Assess a Fine on a Person Who Provides Misinformation on a Primary Candidate's Consent Form
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1008
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: SCHNECK, CASSIDY, DICKERSON, NADEAU, RYKERSON, SAUCIER, STANLEY
Amends: 21-A MRSA §336

Legislative Document 
No. 1008 
H.P. 706 
House of Representatives, March 12, 2013 
An Act To Assess a Fine on a Person Who Provides Misinformation 
on a Primary Candidate's Consent Form 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative SCHNECK of Bangor. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: CASSIDY of Lubec, DICKERSON of Rockland, NADEAU 
of Winslow, RYKERSON of Kittery, SAUCIER of Presque Isle, STANLEY of Medway. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  21-A MRSA §336, sub-§4 is enacted to read: 
4.  False statement; fine.  A person who intentionally or knowingly makes a false 
statement on a consent form commits a civil violation for which a fine of $2,000 may be 
adjudged. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that a person who intentionally or knowingly makes a false 
statement on a consent form filed by a candidate with a primary petition commits a civil 
violation for which a fine of $2,000 may be adjudged.
An Act Concerning Fertilizer and Lime Products
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1009
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H218 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "If" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 707, 
L.D. 1009, Bill, "An Act Concerning Fertilizer and Lime Products" 
Amend the amendment in the 2nd indented paragraph in the next to the last line (page 
1, line 20 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "documentation," the 
following: 'except for those products for which delivery documentation is required by 
Department of Environmental Protection rule,' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that a product with a fertilizer percentage statement that 
appears on a label or accompanying delivery documentation must be registered as a 
fertilizer with the exception of those products for which delivery documentation is 
required by Department of Environmental Protection rule. 
SPONSOREDBY: ____ ~,_4.,~v~,--~--~~~-----
(Representative DILL) 
TOWN: Old Tow 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act Concerning Fertilizer and Lime Products
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1009
Committee Amendment CA_A_H170 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" {J,,, to H.P. 707, L.D. 1009, Bill, "An Act 
Concerning Fertilizer and Lime Products" 
Amend the bill in section 5 in §743-B by striking out all of the indented paragraph 
(page 1, lines 30 to 35 and page 2, lines 1 to 3 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'Sections 743 and 743-A do not apply to packaged biosolids or unpackaged biosolids 
that are derived primarily from residuals regulated by Title 38, chapter 13 and by rules 
adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection governing solid waste 
management matters concerning composting facilities and the agronomic utilization of 
residuals when those biosolids include a legible and conspicuous disclaimer on their 
marketing materials and labeling specifically stating: "This product is not a commercial 
fertilizer, and any nutrient claims are not a guaranteed analysis." If a fertilizer material 
percentage statement appears on a label or accompanying delivery documentation, that 
product must be registered as a fertilizer.' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in §764-A in the first indented paragraph in the last line 
(page 2, line 12 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "are estimates or averages and" 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the bill to remove references to estimates and averages 
from the labeling requirements for packaged and unpackaged biosolids and unpackaged 
industrial by-products derived primarily from residuals regulated by the Department of 
Environmental Protection and exempted from being registered as commercial fertilizers 
before being offered for sale and from the tonnage report. The amendment also requires 
that, if a fertilizer material percentage statement appears on a label or accompanying 
delivery documentation, that product must be registered as a fertilizer. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act Regarding Automated Calls
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1012
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: BEAULIEU, DUNPHY, HARVELL, HOBBINS, LAJOIE, WEAVER, WERTS, YOUNGBLOOD

Legislative Document 
No. 1012 
H.P. 710 
House of Representatives, March 14, 2013 
An Act Regarding Automated Calls 
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BEAULIEU of Auburn.  (BY REQUEST) 
Cosponsored by Representatives: DUNPHY of Embden, HARVELL of Farmington, 
HOBBINS of Saco, LAJOIE of Lewiston, WEAVER of York, WERTS of Auburn, Senator: 
YOUNGBLOOD of Penobscot. 
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 strengthen the complaint process, enforcement and penalties 
regarding the laws involving telephone solicitations, particularly automated telephone 
solicitations for political candidates or issues or by nonprofit organizations.
An Act To Create the Children's Wireless Protection Act
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1013
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H674 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "If" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 711, 
L. D. 1013, Bill, "An Act To Create the Children's Wireless Protection Act" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1538 by inserting after subsection 2 the 
following: 
'3. Application. This section applies only to cellular telephones sold at retail in this 
State.' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1538 by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively. 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Contingent effective date; repeal. 
1. 
Effective date. 
The chair of the Public Utilities Commission shall monitor 
legislative activities in other states and certify to the Secretary of State and the Revisor of 
Statutes when 4 states, in addition to Maine, have adopted legislation requiring labeling 
of cellular telephones or cellular telephone packaging relating to radio-frequency 
exposure. The chair shall notify the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over utilities matters when certification is made. That section of this Act that 
enacts the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, chapter 261-B takes effect 30 days after the 
date of the chair's certification. 
2. Repeal. If no certification has been made by the chair of the Public Utilities 
Commission under subsection 1 before January 1,2024, the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
22, chapter 261-B is repealed on that date.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that the requirements governing the labeling of cellular 
telephones or cellular telephone packaging relating to radio-frequency exposure applies 
only to cellular telephones sold at retail in Maine. This amendment also requires that 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT ",ff, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 711, L.D. 1Ol3 
before this legislation takes effect, 4 other states must adopt legislation requiring labeling 
of cellular telephones or cellular telephone packaging relating to radio-frequency 
exposure. 
SPONSORED BY: a~ 
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(Representative BOLAND) 
TOWN: Sanford 
FISCAL :\OT~ REQLlRED 
(See attached) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03110/14 
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LD 1013 
LR 12(04) 
An Act To Create the Children's Wireless Protection Act 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ,ff, to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Boland of Sanford 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Contingent savings - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The Public Utilities Commission must monitor legislative activities and certify to the Secretary of State and the 
Revisor of Statutes when 4 other states adopt legislation requiring labeling of cellular telephones or cellular telephone 
packaging relating to radio-frequency exposure. This Act becomes effective only if 4 other states adopt this legislation 
before January 1,2024. Providing a contingent effective date may delay the fiscal impact of the bill or possibly 
prevent implementation completely. 
LR0012(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Create the Children's Wireless Protection Act
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1013
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_B_H675 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "/3,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 711, 
L.D. 1013, Bill, "An Act To Create the Children's Wireless Protection Act" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §1538 by inserting after subsection 2 the 
following: 
'3. Application. This section applies only to cellular telephones sold at retail in this 
State.' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §1538 by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that the requirements governing the labeling of cellular 
telephones or cellular telephone packaging relating to radio-frequency exposure apply 
only to cellular telephones sold at retail in Maine. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Representative BOLAND) 
TOWN: Sanford 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Improve Law Enforcement Access to Prescription Monitoring Program Data
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1014
Committee Amendment CA_A_H343 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 712, L.D. 1014, Bill, "An Act To 
Improve Law Enforcement Access to Prescription Monitoring Program Data" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 22 MRS A §7250, sub-§4, ~ is enacted to read: 
1. A law enforcement agency with the written approval of the Attorney General or of 
the District Attorney for the jurisdiction in which the investigation is pending, insofar 
as the information relates to an active criminal investigation involving a prescription 
drug offense. Prescription monitoring information in the possession or under the 
control of a law enforcement agency is confidential and may be disseminated only in 
accordance with Title 16, section 614. The department shall accommodate reguests 
for prescription monitoring information properly executed by law enforcement 
agencies pursuant to this paragraph. 
The department, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, shall adopt rules regarding reguests by law enforcement agencies 
for prescription monitoring information, which must be made to the director of the 
program. Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine technical rules as 
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. This amendment retains the 
intent and effect of the bill but limits the context of a request for information from the 
Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program by law enforcement to an active 
investigation involving a prescription drug offense. 
This amendment requires the 
Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney General, to 
adopt routine technical rules regarding the manner of communicating requests for 
information from the program. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: OS/24/13 
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LD 1014 
LR 507(02) 
An Act To Improve Law Enforcement Access to Prescription Monitoring Program Data 
Fiscal Note for Bill .s Amended by Committee Amendment,tln ( /{ .3'13) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of the Attorney General for 
routine rulemaking related to requests by law enforcement agencies for prescription monitoring information can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR0507(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Improve Law Enforcement Access to Prescription Monitoring Program Data
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1014
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: MARKS, LACHOWICZ, CASSIDY, GATTINE, BURNS
Amends: 22 MRSA §7250

Legislative Document 
No. 1014 
H.P. 712 
House of Representatives, March 14, 2013 
An Act To Improve Law Enforcement Access to Prescription 
Monitoring Program Data 
Submitted by the Department of the Attorney General 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 MARKS of Pittston. 
Cosponsored by Senator LACHOWICZ of Kennebec and 
Representatives: CASSIDY of Lubec, GATTINE of Westbrook, Senator: BURNS of 
Washington. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §7250, sub-§4, ¶G, as amended by PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. O, §3, 
is further amended to read: 
G.  The office that administers the MaineCare program pursuant to chapter 855 for 
the purposes of managing the care of its members, monitoring the purchase of 
controlled substances by its members, avoiding duplicate dispensing of controlled 
substances and providing treatment pattern data under subsection 6; and 
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §7250, sub-§4, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 218, §3, is 
amended to read: 
H.  Another state pursuant to subsection 4-A.; and 
Sec. 3.  22 MRSA §7250, sub-§4, ¶I is enacted to read: 
I.  A law enforcement agency with the written approval of the Attorney General or of 
the District Attorney for the jurisdiction in which the investigation is pending, insofar 
as the information relates to an active investigation.  Prescription monitoring 
information in the possession or under the control of a law enforcement agency is 
confidential and may be disseminated only in accordance with Title 16, section 614.  
The department shall accommodate requests for prescription monitoring information 
properly executed by law enforcement agencies pursuant to this paragraph.  The 
department, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall determine the manner by 
which law enforcement agencies may request prescription monitoring information. 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a product of the Maine Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force established 
by the Governor and the Attorney General through Executive Order 2012-002.  This bill 
allows a law enforcement agency access to prescription monitoring program information 
only for an active law enforcement investigation.  Information provided to a law 
enforcement agency remains confidential and must be safeguarded in the same manner as 
other investigative information.
An Act To Expand Crossbow Hunting
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1015
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: WOOD, SHORT
Amends: 12 MRSA §10952, 12 MRSA §11209, 12 MRSA §11603

Legislative Document 
No. 1015 
H.P. 713 
House of Representatives, March 14, 2013 
An Act To Expand Crossbow Hunting 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative WOOD of Sabattus. 
Cosponsored by Representative: SHORT of Pittsfield. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §10952, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 61, §1, is amended 
to read: 
1.  Hunting with a bow and arrow or a crossbow.  A person may, except as 
otherwise provided in this Part, hunt any wild bird or wild animal with a hand-held bow 
and arrow or a crossbow during any open season on that bird or animal.  
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §10952, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 61, §1, is repealed. 
Sec. 3.  12 MRSA §11209, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 340, §14, is 
further amended to read: 
A.  Unless a relevant municipal ordinance provides otherwise and except as provided 
in sections 12401 and 12402, discharge a firearm, including muzzle-loading firearms, 
or crossbow within 100 yards of a building or residential dwelling without the 
permission of the owner or, in the owner's absence, of an adult occupant of that 
building or dwelling authorized to act on behalf of the owner; or 
Sec. 4.  12 MRSA §11603, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 477, §13, is 
further amended to read: 
1.  Prohibition.  A person may not use a .17 or .22 caliber rimfire firearm, or a 
shotgun using shot loads or a crossbow to hunt moose. 
Sec. 5.  12 MRSA §11603, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 61, §5, is 
repealed. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a person to hunt any wild bird or animal with a crossbow during any 
open season on that bird or animal and removes the restriction against using a crossbow 
within 100 feet of a dwelling.
An Act Relating to Employee Leasing Company Registration
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1017
Committee Amendment CA_A_H382 (House)
Amends: 32 MRSA §14059

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 715, L.D. 1017, Bill, "An Act Relating 
to Employee Leasing Company Registration" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following: 
'Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §14059 is enacted to read: 
§14059. Rules 
The superintendent may adopt rules to administer the provisions of this chapter for 
the protection of client companies. including rules regarding the ability of the Bureau of 
Consumer Credit Protection to receive and respond to complaints. 
Rules adopted 
pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides rule-making authority to the Superintendent of Consumer 
Credit Protection for the purpose of administration of the provisions of law regarding 
employee leasing companies and specifies that rules regarding the ability of the Bureau of 
Consumer Credit Protection to receive and respond to complaints may be adopted; these 
rules are designated as routine technical rules. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQUIRED 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05114/13 ;tvae 
LD 1017 
LR 531(02) 
An Act Relating to Employee Leasing Company Registration 
Fiscal Note for BiU as Amended by Committee Amendment~' / ft-3f J) 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Developme~~ 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost impact - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Minor revenue impact - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Additional costs to the Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection and additional savings to the Bureau of Insurance in th
r 
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation are expected to be minor and absorbed within existing budgete" 
resources. Any change in fees collected is also assumed to be minor. 
LR0531 (02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Regarding Preneed Funeral Insurance
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1018
Committee Amendment CA_A_H163 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to RP. 716, L.D. 1018, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding Preneed Funeral Insurance" 
Amend the bill in section 3 in §2176-A in subsection 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 33 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "insurer, agent or broker" and inserting the 
following: 'insurance producer' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in §2176-A in subsection 1 in paragraph B in the first line 
(page 1, line 37 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "agent or agents" and inserting the 
following: 'insurance producer' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. The bill refers to insurance 
agents and brokers. The amendment changes these references to the term "insurance 
producer." 
FISCAL NOTE REQL'IRED 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05106113 ,;tvac 
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LD 1018 
LR 1070(02) 
An Act Regarding Preneed Funeral Insurance 
Fiscal Note for BID a. Amended by Committee Amendment "A: (H -1(03) 
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Additional costs to the State Board of Funeral Service within the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, 
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, associated with the rulemaking process can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. 
LRI070(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Protect the State's Property Rights in Maine State Museum Research
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1019
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: KESCHL, KATZ, COTTA, HICKMAN, LONGSTAFF, MAKER, NADEAU, NUTTING, RUSSELL, TURNER

Legislative Document 
No. 1019 
H.P. 717 
House of Representatives, March 14, 2013 
An Act To Protect the State's Property Rights in Maine State 
Museum Research 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative KESCHL of Belgrade. 
Cosponsored by Senator KATZ of Kennebec and 
Representatives: COTTA of China, HICKMAN of Winthrop, LONGSTAFF of Waterville, 
MAKER of Calais, NADEAU of Winslow, NUTTING of Oakland, RUSSELL of Portland, 
TURNER of Burlington. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, research projects are ongoing at the Maine State Museum; and 
Whereas, in order to protect individuals' personally identifiable information, it is 
imperative that this Act take effect immediately; 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, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  27 MRSA §§86-B and 86-C are enacted to read: 
§86-B.  Personal history research 
A historical research project conducted by the Maine State Museum that includes an 
individual's personally identifiable information such as medical, psychiatric, employment, 
counseling or law enforcement records or information directly related to that individual's 
parent or child is not a public record for the purposes of Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1. 
§86-C.  Draft research 
Unless authorized by the Museum Director, museum draft research, publications and 
exhibit materials not yet completed and publicly presented, including scientific, 
archaeological and historical findings, are not public records for the purposes of Title 1, 
chapter 13, subchapter 1. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill exempts from the Freedom of Access Act historical research that includes an 
individual's personally identifiable information such as medical, psychiatric, employment, 
counseling or law enforcement records or information directly related to that individual's 
parent or child.  The bill also exempts from the Freedom of Access Act, unless authorized 
by the Maine State Museum's director, museum draft research, publications and exhibit 
materials that are not yet completed and publicly presented.
An Act Regarding the Swans Island Lobster Fishing Zone
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1020
Committee Amendment CA_A_H408 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 718, L.D. 1020, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding the Swans Island Lobster Fishing Zone" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6482 in subsection 2 by striking out all of paragraph 
B (page 2, lines 28 to 41 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'B. Except as provided under paragraph C, the commissioner may not issue Swans 
Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags to a person unless: 
(1) That person's Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license 
issued in the prior calendar year identified the lobster management zone that 
includes the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area as the declared lobster 
zone, as defined in section 6448, subsection 1, paragraph A, and that person 
applies to the commissioner during the period between January 1st and May 31st 
for Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags; or 
(2) That person registered with the commissioner to purchase Swans Island 
Lobster Conservation Area trap tags for the prior season and applies to the 
commissioner during the period between January 1 st and May 31 st for Swans 
Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section I the following: 
'Sec. 2. Trap tag eligibility in 2013. A person eligible to take lobsters in the 
limited-entry zone in which Swans Island is located pursuant to the Department of 
Marine Resources Rule Chapter 25.90: Swans Island Area Lobster Trap Regulation is 
deemed to satisfy the requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 6482, 
paragraph B.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies the eligibility requirements for Swans Island Conservation 
Area lobster trap tags. 
It ensures that a person eligible to take lobsters in the 
limited-entry zone in which Swans Island is located pursuant to the Department of 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "An to H.P. 718, L.D. 1020 
Marine Resources Rule Chapter 25.90: Swans Island Area Lobster Trap Regulation is 
eligible to obtain the tags. 
It also provides that a person who declared the lobster 
management zone that includes the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area in the prior 
calendar year is eligible to obtain Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags. 
,FISCAL NOTE REQUIREl), 
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(See attache~)~ 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Revised: 06/05/13 :b/ac::.. 
LD 1020 
LR 1621(02) 
An Act Regarding the Swans Island Lobster Fishing Zone 
fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A: (~ -y-oi) 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Additional costs to the Department of Marine Resources associated with implementing the provisions ofthis bill can 
be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. Any increase in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue associated 
with issuing trap tags is expected to be minor not requiring any change to the budget. 
LR162l(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Establish as a Public Record the Perfonnance Evaluation of a Municipal Employee
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1021
Committee Amendment CA_A_H322 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 719, L.D. 1021, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish as a Public Record the Perfonnance Evaluation of a Municipal Employee" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Establish as a Public Record the Performance Evaluation of a Municipal 
Employee upon Request for an External Independent Review' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph B in subparagraph (4) in the 2nd line (page 
1, line 12 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "and" and inserting the following: 'aHti' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph B by inserting after subparagraph (5) the 
following: 
'( 6) 
Perfonnance evaluations except when requested for the purpose of an 
external independent review requested by the municipality; and' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that a perfonnance evaluation is confidential unless it is 
requested for an external independent review requested by the municipality. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Establish as a Public Record the Performance Evaluation of a Municipal Employee
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1021
Committee Amendment CA_B_H323 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,B, to H.P. 719, L.D. 1021, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish as a Public Record the Performance Evaluation of a Municipal Employee" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Establish as a Public Record the Performance Evaluations of a Town 
Manager or Municipal Department Head' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph B in subparagraph (4) in the last line (page 
1, line 12 in L.D.) by striking out the following; "and" and inserting the following: 'aHd' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph B by inserting after subparagraph (5) the 
following: 
'(6) Performance evaluations except written performance evaluations for a town 
manager or a municipal department head; and' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that a written performance evaluation for a town manager 
or municipal department head is not confidential. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Provide Transparency in Fund-raising by and Lobbying of a Governor-elect
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1023
Committee Amendment CA_A_S179 (Senate)

LD 1023 
LR 1988(02) 
An Act To Provide Transparency in Fund-raising by and Lobbying of a Governor-elect 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment,/(; '$ _ 
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Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
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Fiscnl Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices associated with the provisions of 
this legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LRI988(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Enhance Enforcement of the Mandatory Reporting of Abuse and Neglect
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1024
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: CRAVEN, FREDETTE
Amends: 22 MRSA §4008

Legislative Document 
No. 1024 
S.P. 349 
In Senate, March 14, 2013 
An Act To Enhance Enforcement of the Mandatory Reporting of 
Abuse and Neglect 
Submitted by the Department of the Attorney General pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator CRAVEN of Androscoggin. 
Cosponsored by Representative FREDETTE of Newport. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ¶J, as amended by PL 2007, c. 371, §5, is 
further amended to read: 
J.  To a juvenile court when the child who is the subject of the records has been 
brought before the court pursuant to Title 15, Part 6; and 
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ¶K, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 371, §6, is 
amended to read: 
K.  A relative or other person whom the department is investigating for possible 
custody or placement of the child.; and 
Sec. 3.  22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ¶L is enacted to read: 
L.  To a licensing board of a mandated reporter, in the case of a mandated reporter 
under section 4011-A, subsection 1 who appears to have failed to make a required 
report.  Any information disclosed by the department personally identifying a 
licensee's client or patient remains confidential and may be used only in a proceeding 
as provided by Title 5, section 9057, subsection 6. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to make a report, 
which may include confidential child protection information, to the licensing board of a 
professional who appears to have violated the mandatory reporting law.  The licensing 
board and licensee are required to keep the information confidential, and its use in a 
disciplinary proceeding would be governed by the existing procedures in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 9057, subsection 6.
An Act To Enhance Enforcement of the Mandatory Il.eporting of Abuse and Neglect
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1024
Committee Amendment CA_A_S177 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 349, L.D. 1024, Bill, "An Act To 
Enhance Enforcement of the Mandatory Il.eporting of Abuse and Neglect" 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph L in the 2nd line (page 1, line 12 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "appears" the following: 'from the record or relevant 
circumstances' 
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This amendment clarifies that the Department of Health and Human Services is 
required to share confidential fr;lcords about a child protection case with the appropriate 
licensing board when it appears from the record or relevant circumstances that a 
. 
mandated reporter failed to make a required report concerning child abuse or neglect. 
FISCAL .\UTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: OS/29/13 
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LD 1024 
LR 1993(02) 
An Act To Enhance Enforcement of the Mandatory Reporting of Abuse and Neglect 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Ame~ded by C.o~mittee Amendment;tt' ~-/1-f) 
CommIttee: JudiCIary 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services are expected to be minor and can be absorbed 
within existing budgeted resources. Additional costs to any licensing boards within, or affiliated with, the Department 
of Professional and Financial Regulation that are impacted by this legislation can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. 
LRl993(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Amend the Law Pertaining to Staff in the Office of the Attorney General
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1025
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: VALENTINO, PRIEST
Amends: 5 MRSA §196

Legislative Document 
No. 1025 
S.P. 350 
In Senate, March 14, 2013 
An Act To Amend the Law Pertaining to Staff in the Office of the 
Attorney General 
Submitted by the Department of the Attorney General pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator VALENTINO of York. 
Cosponsored by Representative PRIEST of Brunswick. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §196, first ¶, as amended by PL 2005, c. 154, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
The Attorney General may appoint one or more deputy attorneys general, assistant 
attorneys general and staff attorneys who serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General or 
until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.  They may perform all the duties 
required of the Attorney General and other duties the Attorney General delegates to them. 
The Attorney General may appoint research assistants with any powers and duties the 
Attorney General delegates. Research assistants may perform duties delegated to them by 
the Attorney General, including activities authorized by Title 4, section 807.  
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the compensations of assistant attorneys 
general, staff attorneys, research assistants, law office manager, secretary to the Attorney 
General and deputy attorneys general are fixed by the Attorney General. The 
compensations of the staff attorneys, assistant attorneys general and secretary to the 
Attorney General are fixed by the Attorney General with the approval of the Governor, 
but such compensations may not in the aggregate exceed the amount appropriated for 
those positions and may not result in an increased request to future Legislatures. 
SUMMARY 
This bill eliminates the requirement that salaries set by the Attorney General for the 
assistant attorneys general, staff attorneys and secretary to the Attorney General be 
approved by the Governor and that the aggregate amount of such compensation not 
exceed the amount appropriated or result in an increased request to future Legislatures.
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1025
Committee Amendment CA_A_S90 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §1915

F](RST REGULAR SESSION 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT '~ " to S.P. 350, L.D. 1025, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Law Pertaining to Staff in the Office of the Attorney General" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1915, first ~, as amended by PL 2005, c. 154, § 1, is further 
amended to read: 
The Attorney General may appoint one or more deputy attorneys general, assistant 
attorneys general and staff attorneys who serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General or 
until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. They may perfonn all the duties 
required of the Attorney General and other duties the Attorney General delegates to them. 
The Attorney General may appoint research assistants with any powers and duties the 
Attorney General delegates. Research assistants may perfonn duties delegated to them by 
the Attorney General, including activities authorized by Title 4, section 807. 
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the compensations of assistant attorneys 
general, staff attorneys, research assistants, the law office manager, the secretary to the 
Attorney General and deputy attorneys general are fixed by the Attorney General~ 
compeH:satioH:s of the staff attorneys, assistaH:t attomeys geH:eral aH:d secretary to the 
:Attorney GeH:eral are fixed by the Attorney GeH:eral with the approval of the Governor, 
but such compensations may not in the aggregate exceed the amount appropriated for 
those positions and may not result in an increased request to future Legislatures.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, retains the provision 
in current law that the aggregate amount of compensation of certain staff in the Office of 
the Attorney General may not exceed the amount appropriated or result in an increased 
request to future Legislatures. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT