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An Act To Expand Opportunities for Moose Permit Winners To Swap Their Permits
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0630
Committee Amendment CA_B_H313 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §11110

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,3,, to H.P. 446, L.D. 630, Bill, "An Act To 
Expand Opportunities for Moose Permit Winners To Swap Their Permits" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Allow the Transfer of Moose Permits for Consideration' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
MRSA §11110, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 301, §14, is 
amended to read: 
1. Transfer permitted. A person who has been assigned a designated hunting area, 
zone or season by the department for purposes of hunting a game animal may exchange 
that designated zone, area or season with another person assigned a different hunting 
zone, area or season for the same game animal for purposes of hunting that same game 
animal. The department may assist in the transfer to ensure that the permit holders meet 
the requirements of section 107 5 6, but the State bears no responsibility for enforcing the 
terms of the exchange between the permit holders. The commissioner may adopt rules to 
implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules 
as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 2. 
MRSA §11110, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 301, §14, is 
repealed.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. Like the bill, the amendment repeals the 
prohibition on transferring a moose permit for consideration, but, unlike the bill, the 
amendment does not direct the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to establish 
an online transfer system for permits. This amendment clarifies that the Department of 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife may assist in the transfer of a permit to hunt in any assigned 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROfiS 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT J3,, to H.P, 446, L.D. 630 
hunting area, zone or season between persons holding permits but that the State bears no 
responsibility for enforcing the terms of the exchange between the permit holders. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/15/17 ha~ 
LD 630 
LR 1282(03) 
An Act To Expand Opportunities for Moose Permit Winners To Swap Their Permits 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '}3 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
( H-31 i) 
Any additional costs to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as a result of assisting hunters in the transfer 
of moose hunting permits between different hunting areas> zones or seasons are anticipated to be minor and can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR1282(03) - Fiscal Note - Pal!e 1 of 1
An Act To Amend the Municipal Subdivision Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0628
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: FREDETTE
Amends: 30-A MRSA §4401

Legislative Document
No. 628
H.P. 444
House of Representatives, February 16, 2017
An Act To Amend the Municipal Subdivision Laws
Reference to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FREDETTE of Newport.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §4401, sub-§4, ¶D-6, as amended by PL 2013, c. 126, §1, 
is further amended to read: 
D-6.    A division accomplished by the transfer of any interest in land to the owners 
of land abutting that land does not create a lot or lots for the purposes of this 
definition, unless the intent of the transferor is to avoid the objectives of this 
subchapter.  If the real estate exempt under this paragraph is transferred within 5 
years to another person without all of the merged land, then the previously exempt 
division creates a lot or lots for the purposes of this subsection. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the law that defines a "subdivision."  Current law provides that a 
subdivision is not created by the transfer of any interest in land to the owners of land 
abutting that land, unless the intent of the transferor is to avoid the objectives of the law 
governing subdivisions.  The provision, however, qualifies this exclusion and provides 
that a subdivision is created if the land that was transferred is again transferred within 5 
years to another person without all of the merged land; this bill removes this additional 
qualification.
An Act To Require an Operator of an All-terrain Vehicle Driven on Certain Roads To Have a Driver's License and Liability Insurance
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0631
Committee Amendment CA_A_H120 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §13152, 29-A MRSA §2080

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 4q.,, to H.P. 447, L.D. 631, Bill, HAn Act To 
Require an Operator of an All-terrain Vehicle Driven on Certain Roads To Have a 
Driver's License and Liability Insurance" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §13152, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
1. License. An operator's license is not required for the operation of an ATV, except 
as required by section 13157-A, subsection 6, paragraph Hand Title 29-A. 1 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2080, as amended by PL 2005, c. 577, §32, is repealed and 
the following enacted in its place: 
§2080. Operation of all-terrain and off-road vehicles 
1. 
All-terrain vehicles and off-road vehicles subiect to motor vehicle 
requirements. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in 
subsection 2, whenever an all-terrain vehicle or off-road vehicle is operated on a way, the 
vehicle and operator are subject to the provisions of this Title. 
2. Exceptions. Notwithstanding subsection 1, whenever an all-terrain vehicle or off-
road vehicle is operated on a way, the vehicle and operator are not subject to: 
A. Chapters 5, 7, 13 and 15; and 
B. 
Chapter 11, except as provided in Title· 12, section 13157-A, subsection 6, 
paragraph H.
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
R. of S. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"~" to H.P. 447, L.D. 631 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. The amendment clarifies 
provisions of law to reflect that a driver's license is required to operate an all-tenain 
vehicle or off-road vehicle on a way designated as an A TV-access route as provided in 
the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached} 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 04/17 /17 feac. 
LD 631 
LR 892(02) 
An Act To Require an Operator of an All-terrain Vehicle Driven on Certain Roads To Have a Driver's 
License and Liability Insurance 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment •fr [ti--} Ji!) 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new Class E crimes and civil violations. 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
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An Act To Require an Operator of an All-terrain Vehicle Driven on Certain Roads To Have a Driver's License and Liability Insurance
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0631
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: STEARNS, LYFORD
Amends: 12 MRSA §13157-A

Legislative Document
No. 631
H.P. 447
House of Representatives, February 16, 2017
An Act To Require an Operator of an All-terrain Vehicle Driven on 
Certain Roads To Have a Driver's License and Liability Insurance
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative STEARNS of Guilford.
Cosponsored by Representative: LYFORD of Eddington.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §13157-A, sub-§6, ¶H, as amended by PL 2007, c. 33, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
H.  Notwithstanding paragraphs A to G, an ATV may be operated on the extreme 
right of a public way or as directed by the appropriate governmental unit within the 
public way of a municipality or an unorganized or unincorporated township if the 
appropriate governmental unit has designated the public way as an ATV-access route.  
An ATV must travel in the same direction as motor vehicle traffic on a public way 
designated as an ATV-access route.  A public way designated by an appropriate 
governmental unit as an ATV-access route must be posted conspicuously at regular 
intervals by that governmental unit with highly visible signs designating the ATV-
access route.  Before designating a public way as an ATV-access route, the 
appropriate governmental unit shall make appropriate determinations that ATV travel 
on the extreme right of the public way or as directed by the appropriate governmental 
unit within the public way may be conducted safely and will not interfere with 
vehicular traffic on the public way.  For purposes of this paragraph, "appropriate 
governmental unit" means the Department of Transportation, county commissioners 
or municipal officers within their respective jurisdictions.  The jurisdiction of each 
appropriate governmental unit over public ways pursuant to this paragraph is the 
same as its jurisdiction over the passage of vehicles on public ways pursuant to Title 
29-A, section 2395.  Municipal or county law enforcement officials having 
jurisdiction have primary enforcement authority over any route established under this 
paragraph.  A person may not operate an ATV for more than 500 yards on a public 
way designated as an ATV-access route unless the person possesses a valid driver's 
license under Title 29-A, chapter 11 and the person maintains liability insurance for 
the ATV comparable to the required liability insurance under Title 29-A, chapter 13, 
subchapter 2 for a motor vehicle. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires an operator of an all-terrain vehicle who travels more than 500 
yards on a public way designated as an ATV-access route to possess a valid driver's 
license and motor vehicle liability insurance for the ATV.
Resolve, To Recognize and Provide for the Right of Members of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians To Hunt Moose throughout Aroostook County
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0632
Committee Amendment CA_A_H310 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT «A" to H.P. 448, L.D. 632, "Resolve, To 
Recognize and Provide for the Right of Members of the Houlton Band of Maliseet 
Indians To Hunt Moose throughout Aroostook County" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Allocate 
Moose Permits to the Houlton Band ofMaliseet Indians' 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of the preamble (page 1, lines 1 to 14 in L.D.) 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 16 in L.D.) by inserting 
after the following: ''That, 
the following: 'in areas of Aroostook County open to moose 
hunting under rules adopted by the commissioner' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 5th and 6th lines (page 1, lines 19 and 20 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: 
11throughout Aroostook County" 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in the last line (page 1, line 31 in L.D.) by inserting 
after the following: "permit
the following: 'issued' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, removes the 
preamble in the resolve, changes the title and provides that the 25 moose permits 
allocated to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians may be used only in areas of 
Aroostook County open to moose hunting under rules adopted by the Commissioner of 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. 
FJSCAL NOTE REQ!]ll{6D 
(See Attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/05/17 feac. 
LD 632 
LR 235(02) 
Resolve, To Recognize and Provide for the Right of Members of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
To Hunt Moose throughout Aroostook County 
f'i\ 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' [H '3 J 0 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
This bill would designate 25 moose pennits to the Houlton Band ofMaliseet Indians for use in areas of Aroostook 
County open to moose hunting under rules adopted by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIFW). The 
number of pennits reserved for the Houlton Band ofMaliseet Indians would result in fewer public pennits issued and 
will reduce General Fund revenue by a minor amount. 
LR0235(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Expand Opportunities for Moose Permit Winners To Swap Their Permits
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0630
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: MARTIN, CYRWAY, ALLEY, DUCHESNE, POULIOT, STANLEY, THERIAULT, JACKSON
Amends: 12 MRSA §11110

Legislative Document
No. 630
H.P. 446
House of Representatives, February 16, 2017
An Act To Expand Opportunities for Moose Permit Winners To 
Swap Their Permits
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MARTIN of Sinclair.
Cosponsored by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec and
Representatives: ALLEY of Beals, DUCHESNE of Hudson, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, 
POULIOT of Augusta, STANLEY of Medway, THERIAULT of China, Senator: JACKSON 
of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §11110, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 301, §14, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §11110, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
3.  Online transfer.  The department shall establish an online transfer system through 
which parties who wish to complete a transfer under subsection 1 of a moose permit may 
accomplish the transfer and obtain a receipt showing the validity of the transfer. 
SUMMARY 
This bill repeals the prohibition on the exchange for consideration of a moose permit 
in a designated hunting area, zone or season for another moose permit in a different 
designated hunting area, zone or season.  The bill requires the Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife to establish an online transfer system for moose permits through 
which transfers of designated hunting areas, zones or seasons may be accomplished.
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0633
Committee Amendment CA_A_H197 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §13704

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,it" to H.P. 449, L.D. 633, Bill, 
Amend Teacher Evaluation Requirements" 
"An Act To 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §13704, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 635, Pt. A, §3, is 
amended to read: 
2. 
Multiple measures of effectiveness. 
Multiple measures of educator 
effectiveness, other than standards of professional practice, including but not limited to 
the use of student learning and growth data to infotm instruction;' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 6 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 6. Rulemaking. In accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, 
sections 13704 and 13706, the Department of Education shall amend the department's 
rule Chapter 180: Petformance Evaluation and Professional Growth Systems to 
implement the provisions of this Act and shall submit the provisionally adopted rule to 
the Legislature by January 12, 2018.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Education 
and Cultural Affairs. The amendment strikes a provision in the bill that removes the 
requirement in cmTent law requiring that student learning and growth be included as part 
of the multiple measures of educator effectiveness. 
The amendment replaces that 
provision to clarify that the use of student learning and growth data to inform instruction 
is included as part of the multiple measures of educator effectiveness. The amendment 
also requires the Depaitment of Education to submit a provisionally adopted rule to the 
Legislature by January 12, 2018. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page I - 128LR0943(02)-1 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/14/17 .wac 
f 
LD 633 
LR943(02) 
An Act To Amend Teacher Evaluation Requirements 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ·fl( c H 
·· I cr0 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Education associated with the rnlemaking process can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. 
LR0943(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Incentivize Legislative Carpooling ·
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0635
Committee Amendment CA_A_H32 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,(1,, to H.P. 451, L.D. 635, Bill, "An Act To 
Incentivize Legislative Carpooling" 
· 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 03/26/17 ;t,/ac:.. 
LD635 
LR 1443(02) 
An Act To Incentivize Legislative Carpooling 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'P', L H-3;).) 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium savings - General Fund 
This bill could result in savings to the Legislature's budget. The exact timing and amount of such savings cannot be 
determined because the number of Legislators who will choose to carpool and the specifics of their travel cannot be 
determined. For example, based on the current $0.44 per mile reimbursement rate, if all of the Legislators in a given 
vehicle are traveling from the same location, the savings would be an estimated $0.33 per mile per passenger. Factors 
affecting actual savings include: variations in the origination and destination points of passengers in a vehicle, the 
timing of the travel (session or non-session) and the impact of the cap on daily mileage reimbursement. 
LR1443(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Regarding the Drug Epidemic in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0634
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: ESPLING, JACKSON, FREDETTE, GIDEON, GOLDEN, HERBIG, CUSHING, LIBBY, MASON, THIBODEAU

Legislative Document
No. 634
H.P. 450
House of Representatives, February 16, 2017
An Act Regarding the Drug Epidemic in Maine
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ESPLING of New Gloucester.
Cosponsored by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook and
Representatives: FREDETTE of Newport, Speaker GIDEON of Freeport, GOLDEN of 
Lewiston, HERBIG of Belfast, Senators: CUSHING of Penobscot, LIBBY of Androscoggin, 
MASON of Androscoggin, President THIBODEAU of Waldo.
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 provide solutions to combat addiction to heroin, opioids and 
other illegal drugs through enforcement, prevention and treatment.
An Act To Incentivize Legislative Carpooling
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0635
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: FULLER, FAY, GOLDEN, HANDY, SHEATS, TEPLER
Amends: 3 MRSA §5

Legislative Document
No. 635
H.P. 451
House of Representatives, February 16, 2017
An Act To Incentivize Legislative Carpooling
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FULLER of Lewiston.
Cosponsored by Representatives: FAY of Raymond, GOLDEN of Lewiston, HANDY of 
Lewiston, SHEATS of Auburn, TEPLER of Topsham.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  3 MRSA §5 is enacted to read: 
§5.  Travel allowance for carpooling 
Notwithstanding the mileage allowance rate imposed under section 2, the daily 
mileage allowance rate per mile paid to a Legislator who transports one or more other 
Legislators as passengers must be increased by 25% per Legislator traveling as a 
passenger. The increased reimbursement rate applies only to the portion of the trip during 
which a Legislator traveling as a passenger is present in the vehicle. Notwithstanding 
section 2, a Legislator who is a passenger of another Legislator receiving a daily mileage 
allowance increased pursuant to this section is not entitled to any actual daily mileage 
allowance relating to travel as a passenger.  
SUMMARY 
This bill provides for an increased mileage reimbursement rate for Legislators who 
transport other Legislators in a car pool to or from legislative meetings and sessions. The 
bill provides for a 25% increase in the rate paid per mile for each additional passenger 
and specifies that the passenger is not eligible for mileage reimbursement.
An Act To Require the Department of Transportation To Use 3rd-party Certified Examiners for Lead Inspections
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0636
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: JACKSON, BELLOWS, CHIPMAN, GRATWICK, MIRAMANT, McLEAN
Amends: 23 MRSA §4245

Legislative Document
No. 636
S.P. 211
In Senate, February 16, 2017
An Act To Require the Department of Transportation To Use 3rd-
party Certified Examiners for Lead Inspections
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook.
Cosponsored by Senators: BELLOWS of Kennebec, CHIPMAN of Cumberland, GRATWICK 
of Penobscot, MIRAMANT of Knox, Representative: McLEAN of Gorham.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  23 MRSA §4245 is enacted to read: 
§4245.  Third-party lead inspection 
1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A.  "Lead inspection" means a surface-by-surface assessment to determine the 
presence of lead-based paint. 
B.  "Lead inspector" means a person licensed or certified by the Department of 
Environmental Protection pursuant to Title 38, chapter 12-B to conduct lead 
inspections. 
C.  "State lead inspector" means a lead inspector employed by the department to 
conduct lead investigations. 
D.  "Third-party lead inspector" means a lead inspector who is not a state lead 
inspector. 
2.  Contract with 3rd-party lead inspector.  The department shall enter into a 
contract with a 3rd-party lead inspector to conduct a lead inspection for each project to 
construct, demolish or maintain transportation infrastructure.  
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to enter into a contract with a 3rd-
party lead inspector to conduct a lead inspection for each project to construct, demolish or 
maintain transportation infrastructure.
An Act To Protect Maine's Lands
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0637
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: DUNPHY, JACKSON, ACKLEY, CHAPMAN, DUCHESNE, HICKMAN, HIGGINS, MAREAN, O'NEIL, CARSON

Legislative Document
No. 637
H.P. 465
House of Representatives, February 28, 2017
An Act To Protect Maine's Lands
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative DUNPHY of Old Town.
Cosponsored by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook and
Representatives: ACKLEY of Monmouth, CHAPMAN of Brooksville, DUCHESNE of 
Hudson, HICKMAN of Winthrop, HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft, MAREAN of Hollis, O'NEIL 
of Saco, Senator: CARSON 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 enact measures to protect Maine's lands.
An Act To Require an Interstate Identification Index System Background Check for Certain Crimes
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0639
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: RECKITT, KEIM, BROOKS, FAY, JOHANSEN
Amends: 15 MRSA §458

Legislative Document
No. 639
H.P. 453
House of Representatives, February 28, 2017
An Act To Require an Interstate Identification Index System 
Background Check for Certain Crimes
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative RECKITT of South Portland.
Cosponsored by Senator KEIM of Oxford and
Representatives: BROOKS of Lewiston, FAY of Raymond, JOHANSEN of Monticello.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  15 MRSA §458 is enacted to read: 
§458.  Interstate identification index system background check required for certain 
crimes 
1.  Background check required.  Prior to filing a charging instrument with a court, 
an attorney for the State charging a person with any of the following crimes shall conduct 
an interstate identification index system background check on that person: 
A.  Murder or felony murder under Title 17-A, sections 201 or 202; 
B.  Any Class A, Class B, Class C or Class D crime under Title 17-A, chapter 9 or 11 
when the person's alleged conduct involves: 
(1)  Use of a dangerous weapon as defined in Title 17-A, section 2, subsection 9; 
(2)  A victim who suffers serious bodily injury as defined in Title 17-A, section 
2, subsection 23; or 
(3)  A victim who is a family or household member as defined in Title 19-A, 
section 4002, subsection 4. 
2.  Certification.  If an attorney for the State is required under subsection 1 to 
conduct an interstate identification index system background check prior to filing a 
charging instrument with a court, the attorney shall certify in the charging instrument or 
an amendment to the charging instrument that an interstate identification index system 
background check has been conducted on the person charged in the instrument and shall 
include with the charging instrument or with an amendment to the charging instrument a 
description of all information obtained from the background check that is relevant to the 
charges brought. 
For the purposes of this section, "interstate identification index system" has the same 
meaning as in Title 25, section 1703, subsection 12. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the criminal procedure laws to require an attorney for the State 
charging a person with certain crimes, prior to filing the charging instrument with a court, 
to conduct an interstate identification index system background check on that person.  
The attorney must certify in the charging instrument or an amendment to the charging 
instrument that the background check was conducted and must include with the charging 
instrument or with an amendment to the charging instrument a description of all 
information obtained from the background check that is relevant to the charges brought.
An Act To Improve Citizen Access to Legal Representation
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0644
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: SEAVEY
Amends: 4 MRSA §802, 4 MRSA §807

Legislative Document
No. 644
H.P. 458
House of Representatives, February 28, 2017
An Act To Improve Citizen Access to Legal Representation
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SEAVEY of Kennebunkport.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  4 MRSA §802, as amended by PL 1985, c. 124, §2, is further amended to 
read: 
§802.  Attorneys from other states 
Attorneys who are practicing law in other states, territories or foreign countries may 
be admitted on motion to try cases in any of the courts of this State by those courts, but 
shall not and may be admitted on motion to the general practice of law in this State 
without complying with section 805-A.  An attorney admitted to the general practice of 
law in this State pursuant to this section shall disclose in writing to a client in this State 
represented by that attorney that the attorney has not met the qualifications for admission 
to practice specified in section 805-A and shall obtain from that client written consent to 
the representation. 
Sec. 2.  4 MRSA §807, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 755, is 
amended to read: 
1.  Prohibition.  No person may practice law or profess to practice law within the 
State or before its courts, or demand or receive any remuneration for those services 
rendered in this State, unless that person has been admitted to the bar of this State and has 
complied with section 806-A, or unless that person has been admitted to try cases in the 
courts of this State or to the general practice of law in this State under section 802. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows an attorney who practices law in a jurisdiction other than this State to 
be admitted to the general practice of law in this State without complying with the 
qualifications for admission to practice law specified in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
4, section 805-A.  This bill provides that an attorney from another jurisdiction admitted to 
the general practice of law in this State who has not met the qualifications for admission 
to practice law specified in Title 4, section 805-A must disclose in writing to a client in 
this State represented by that attorney that the attorney has not met these qualifications 
for admission and must obtain from that client written consent to the representation.
An Act To Amend the Penalties for Failure To Pay Child Support
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0645
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: HICKMAN, KINNEY
Amends: 19-A MRSA §2202, 19-A MRSA §2361, 19-A MRSA §2603-A, 29-A MRSA §2459

Legislative Document
No. 645
H.P. 459
House of Representatives, February 28, 2017
An Act To Amend the Penalties for Failure To Pay Child Support
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HICKMAN of Winthrop.  (BY REQUEST)
Cosponsored by Representative: KINNEY of Knox.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  19-A MRSA §2202, sub-§2, ¶¶C to E, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, 
Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, are repealed. 
Sec. 2.  19-A MRSA §2202, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and 
affected by Pt. E, §2, is repealed. 
Sec. 3.  19-A MRSA §2202, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1997, c. 466, §§13 and 14 
and affected by §28, is repealed. 
Sec. 4.  19-A MRSA §2202, sub-§12, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, 
§2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: 
C.  The number of hearings held under this section, the results of the hearings and the 
number of cases settled without a hearing; and 
Sec. 5.  19-A MRSA §2202, sub-§12, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, 
§2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is repealed. 
Sec. 6.  19-A MRSA §2361, sub-§14, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 537, §48 and 
affected by §62, is amended to read: 
14.  License revocation.  If an obligor who is served with a support order under 
subsection 1 fails to appear without good cause or fails to provide documents, papers and 
other evidence as required by the order without good cause, the department may certify 
the obligor's noncompliance to the Secretary of State for suspension of the obligor's 
driver's license and right to operate a motor vehicle and to any board or other entity in the 
State that issues a license as defined in section 2101, subsection 7 except for a driver's 
license under Title 29-A, chapter 11.  Upon receipt of a certification of noncompliance 
from the department, the Secretary of State, board or other entity shall cause any licenses 
held by the obligor to be suspended or revoked and may not issue or renew a license to 
the obligor until the department issues a written statement that the obligor has complied 
with the order.  A suspension, revocation or refusal by a board or other licensing entity to 
reissue, renew or otherwise extend a license or permit of an obligor certified by the 
department is a final determination within the meaning of Title 5, section 10002. 
Sec. 7.  19-A MRSA §2603-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 466, §26 and 
affected by §28, is repealed. 
Sec. 8.  19-A MRSA §2603-A, last ¶, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 466, §26 and 
affected by §28, is repealed. 
Sec. 9.  29-A MRSA §2459, as amended by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. D, §54 and 
affected by Pt. E, §2 and amended by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §§6 and 7, is repealed. 
SUMMARY 
This bill removes the suspension of a driver's license as a penalty for failure to pay 
child support.
An Act To Clarify and Protect Certain Public Service Retirement Benefits
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0650
Committee Amendment CA_A_S370 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 212, L.D. 650, Bill, "An Act To Clarify 
and Protect Certain Public Service Retirement Benefits" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/22/18 feac 
LD650 
LR 215(02) 
An Act To Clarify and Protect Certain Public Service Retirement Benefits 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' 
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Expansion of solemn contractual commitments of the State - retirement pension COLA 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Adding cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to retirement benefits to the provisions that constitute solemn contractual 
commitments of the State may limit the State's future ability to decrease or eliminate the COLA provisions. 
LR0215(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I 
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An Act Regarding Certain Shellfish Certificates and Permits Issued by the Department of Marine Resources
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0647
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: SIMMONS, PIERCE, SUTTON
Amends: 12 MRSA §6856

Legislative Document
No. 647
H.P. 461
House of Representatives, February 28, 2017
An Act Regarding Certain Shellfish Certificates and Permits Issued 
by the Department of Marine Resources
Submitted by the Department of Marine Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SIMMONS of Waldoboro.
Cosponsored by Representatives: PIERCE of Dresden, SUTTON of Warren.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §6856, sub-§§1-A and 2-A are enacted to read: 
1-A.  Certificate fee.  The fee for a shellfish sanitation certificate is $100. 
2-A.  Express authorization fees.  The commissioner shall charge a fee for each 
additional authorized activity that is provided to the holder of a shellfish sanitation 
certificate through the issuance of a permit.  The fee for each additional authorized 
activity is $50. 
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §6856, sub-§9 is enacted to read: 
9.  Disposition of fees.  The commissioner shall deposit fees collected pursuant to 
this section into the Shellfish Fund under section 6651. 
SUMMARY 
This bill establishes a fee of $100 for a shellfish sanitation certificate and a fee of $50 
for each additional authorized activity provided to the holder of a shellfish sanitation 
certificate.  The fees collected are deposited into the Shellfish Fund.
An Act Regarding Municipal and Regional Shellfish Management Programs
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0646
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: SIMMONS, PIERCE, SUTTON
Amends: 12 MRSA §6671

Legislative Document
No. 646
H.P. 460
House of Representatives, February 28, 2017
An Act Regarding Municipal and Regional Shellfish Management 
Programs
Submitted by the Department of Marine Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SIMMONS of Waldoboro.
Cosponsored by Representatives: PIERCE of Dresden, SUTTON of Warren.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §6671, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 494, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
A.  Within any area of in the intertidal zone within the municipality, a shellfish 
conservation ordinance may: 
(1)  Regulate or prohibit the possession of shellfish; 
(2)  Fix the amount of shellfish that may be taken; 
(3)  Provide for protection from shellfish predators;  
(4)  Authorize the municipal officials to open and close flats under specified 
conditions; and 
(5)  Specify areas of the intertidal zone in which the dragging of mussels may be 
limited to the degree necessary to support a municipal shellfish conservation 
program.; and 
(6)  Authorize regional shellfish management programs to undertake any 
additional powers granted by the commissioner pursuant to subsection 7. 
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §6671, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2001, c. 188, §7, is further 
amended to read: 
7.  Joint programs; reciprocal privileges.  Municipalities may enter into regional 
shellfish management agreements with other municipalities and adopt regional shellfish 
management programs. The agreements, and the programs and ordinances adopted under 
them, are subject to the same requirements as municipal programs and ordinances.  In 
addition to the powers granted to municipal shellfish management programs, the 
commissioner may grant regional shellfish management programs other powers.  
Resident privileges of one municipality in a regional shellfish management agreement 
may be extended to the residents of other municipalities in the agreement.  A regional 
shellfish management committee comprised of at least one resident from each 
municipality named in the regional agreement may be established to administer a regional 
program. 
SUMMARY 
This bill limits the authority of a shellfish conservation ordinance to the intertidal 
zone within a municipality.  It also allows the Commissioner of Marine Resources to 
grant regional shellfish management programs additional powers beyond those powers 
granted to municipal shellfish management programs.
An Act To Allow for Charitable Donation Stops on Local Roads Only
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0649
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: DILLINGHAM, MASON, HANINGTON
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2109

Legislative Document
No. 649
H.P. 463
House of Representatives, February 28, 2017
An Act To Allow for Charitable Donation Stops on Local Roads 
Only
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative DILLINGHAM of Oxford.  (BY REQUEST)
Cosponsored by Senator MASON of Androscoggin and
Representative: HANINGTON of Lincoln.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §2109, as amended by PL 2005, c. 106, §1, is repealed and 
the following enacted in its place: 
§2109.  Stopping of traffic by hawkers and vendors 
1.  Prohibition.  A person commits a traffic infraction if that person signals a moving 
vehicle, stops a vehicle or accosts an occupant of a vehicle stopped on a public way to 
solicit a contribution or subscription or sell merchandise or a ticket of admission to an 
entertainment or public gathering. 
2.  Exceptions.  This section does not apply to an event or project conducted by a 
charitable nonprofit organization incorporated in or recognized by the State that has 
received municipal and local law enforcement authorization, including approval for the 
organization's traffic routing, schedule and procedures for the event or project, to: 
A.  Solicit a subscription or sell merchandise or a ticket of admission to an 
entertainment or public gathering; or 
B.  Solicit a contribution on a public way in the State defined as a town way pursuant 
to Title 23, section 53, subsection 1. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a charitable nonprofit organization that has received municipal and 
local law enforcement authorization to stop traffic to solicit a contribution on a town way.
An Act To Clarify and Protect Certain Public Service Retirement Benefits
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0650
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: WOODSOME, MARTIN, BELLOWS, COLLINS, DAVIS, GRATWICK, JACKSON, LIBBY, FOLEY, GERRISH, GRANT, GROHMAN, HARRINGTON, MASTRACCIO, PICCHIOTTI, SAMPSON
Amends: 5 MRSA §17801

Legislative Document
No. 650
S.P. 212
In Senate, February 28, 2017
An Act To Clarify and Protect Certain Public Service Retirement 
Benefits
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed.
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator WOODSOME of York.
Cosponsored by Representative MARTIN of Sinclair and
Senators: BELLOWS of Kennebec, COLLINS of York, DAVIS of Piscataquis, GRATWICK 
of Penobscot, JACKSON of Aroostook, LIBBY of Androscoggin, Representatives: FOLEY of 
Wells, GERRISH of Lebanon, GRANT of Gardiner, GROHMAN of Biddeford, 
HARRINGTON of Sanford, MASTRACCIO of Sanford, McELWEE of Caribou, 
PICCHIOTTI of Fairfield, SAMPSON of Alfred.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §17801, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 489, §3, is 
amended to read: 
B.  The protections established under the provisions listed in subparagraph (1) 
constitute solemn contractual commitments of the State protected under the contract 
clauses of the Constitution of Maine, Article I, Section 11 and the United States 
Constitution, Article I, Section 10, under the terms and conditions set out in 
subparagraph (2). 
(1)  The commitment provided by this section applies to the protections 
established under the specific following provisions: 
(a)  Section 17001, subsection 4; and subsection 13, paragraph B, 
subparagraph (1) and paragraph C, subparagraph (2); 
(b)  Section 17806, subsection subsections 1 to 4; 
(c)  The subsection of section 17851, that is applicable to each member; 
(d)  The paragraph of subsection 2 of section 17851-A, that is applicable to 
each member; 
(e)  The paragraph of subsection 4 of section 17851-A, that is applicable to 
each member; and 
(f)  The subsection of section 17852, that is applicable to each member. 
(2)  The commitment established in this paragraph attaches to a given provision 
of those specified in subparagraph (1) when the member in question has met the 
creditable service requirement set out in the given provision, on the basis of 
which the protection established by the provision becomes effective. 
SUMMARY 
This bill changes the contractual commitment to maintain state-protected benefits 
regarding cost-of-living adjustments for retired state employees and teachers by 
specifying that it constitutes a solemn contractual commitment of the State that is 
protected under the Constitution of Maine and the United States Constitution.
An Act To Expand Substance Abuse Prevention Projects
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0651
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: DION, HAMANN, CHIPMAN, CUSHING, JACKSON

Legislative Document
No. 651
S.P. 213
In Senate, February 28, 2017
An Act To Expand Substance Abuse Prevention Projects
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator DION of Cumberland.
Cosponsored by Representative HAMANN of South Portland and
Senators: CHIPMAN of Cumberland, CUSHING of Penobscot, JACKSON of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF  
Administration - Public Safety 0088 
Initiative: Provides funds for the Substance Abuse Assistance Program.   
SUMMARY 
This bill provides an ongoing General Fund appropriation of $1,200,000 beginning in 
fiscal year 2017-18 to the Department of Public Safety for the Substance Abuse 
Assistance Program. 
GENERAL FUND 
2017-18
2018-19
All Other 
$1,200,000
$1,200,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$1,200,000
$1,200,000
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Certain Sexual Offenses
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0654
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S320 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 216, 
L.D. 654, Bill, "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Certain Sexual Offenses" 
Amend the amendment in the 2nd paragraph after the title in the first line (page 1, 
line 14 in amendment) by striking out the following: "and inserting the following:" and 
inserting the following: '.' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 4. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the appropriations and allocations section added by 
Committee Amendment "A." 
SPONSORED BY: [;:,.,__ ~ )  
(Senator HAMP R 
COUNTY: 0 
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FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See Attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 07/12/17 feac 
LD654 
LR 843(04) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Certain Sexual Offenses 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'A" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
($15,000) 
($20,000) 
($15,000) 
($20,000) 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
($20,000) 
($20,000) 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
($20,000) 
($20,000) 
This amendment eliminates the General Fund appropriation of $15, 000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $20, 000 in fiscal 
year 2018-19 for the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services. The commission will monitor the additional 
costs of assigned counsel related to the changes in the bill in order to self-fund any additional costs. 
LR0843(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0654
Committee Amendment CA_A_S113 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "4" to S.P. 216, L.D. 654, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Governing Certain Sexual Offenses" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph Min the first line (page 1, line 18 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "consented" and inserting the following: 'expressly or 
impliedly acquiesced' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 4 and 5 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES, MAINE COMMISSION ON 
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services Z112 
Initiative: Provides funds to support an anticipated increase in the use of assigned 
counsel. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
$15,000 
$15,000 
2018-19 
$20,000 
$20,000 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. This amendment specifies 
that the Class C crime of gross sexual assault created in the bill applies when the other 
person has not expressly or impliedly acquiesced to the sexual act. The amendment 
0 
strikes from the bill amendments to the laws on unlawful sexual contact and unlawful 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITIEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 216, L.D. 654 
sexual touching and provides funding to the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal 
Services for an anticipated increase in the use of assigned counsel. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/05/17 feac.. 
LD 654 
LR 843(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Certain Sexual Offenses 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A" ( S - \ I ~ 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
$15,000 
$20,000 
$15,000 
$20,000 
Establishes new Class C crimes, increases correctional and judicial costs. 
Projedions 
FY 2019-20 
$20,,000 
$20,000 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General ·Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$20,000 
$20,000 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $15,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $20,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 
for the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services to supp01i an anticipated increase in the use of assigned 
cOlmsel. Additional judicial and corrections costs are not included in the appropriated amounts above and cam10t be 
estimated at this time. 
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