An Act To Protect Maine's Forest Rangers H.P. 21, L.D. 20 - An Act To Reimburse Nursing Homes for the Loss of Coinsurance and Deductibles for Skilled Nursing Beds under Rules Adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services H.P. 28, L.D. 27 - An Act To Exempt Sales to Parent-Teacher Organizations from the Sales Tax H.P. 35, L.D. 49 - An Act To Improve Science and Engineering Education for Maine's Students H.P. 46, L.D. 59 - An Act To Provide Funding for a Therapeutic Adult Day Service Center S.P. 28, L.D. 79 - An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Career and Technical Student Organizations S.P. 34, L.D. 85 - An Act To Establish a Public Service Berthing Vessel License for the Sale of Liquor H.P. 74, L.D. 106 - An Act To Provide MaineCare Coverage for Dental Services to Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0601

One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Legislature 
Advance Journal and Calendar 
70th Legislative Day 
In Senate Chamber, Wednesday, August 2, 2017. 
Senate called to Order by President Michael D. Thibodeau of Waldo County. 
Prayer by Senator Paul T. Davis of Piscataquis County. 
Pledge of Allegiance led by Senator Kimberley C. Rosen of Hancock County. 
Reading of the Journal of Thursday, July 20, 2017. 
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Michael D. Thibodeau 
Senate President 
http://legislature.maine.gov/senate
Heather J.R. Priest 
Secretary of the Senate 
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 
PAPERS FROM THE HOUSE 
Non-Concurrent Matter 
(1-1)  RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require That 
Signatures on a Direct Initiative of Legislation Come from Each Congressional District 
H.P. 32  L.D. 31 
In Senate, July 20, 2017, FAILED FINAL PASSAGE in NON-CONCURRENCE. 
Comes from the House, that Body having INSISTED on its former action whereby FINALLY 
PASSED. 
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ORDERS 
Joint Orders 
(4-1)  On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford, under unanimous consent, on behalf of 
Senator MASON of Androscoggin, , the following Joint Order: 
S.P. 601 
ORDERED, the House concurring, that the following specified matters be held over on the 
Special Appropriations Table to the next special or regular session of the 128th Legislature: 
H.P. 9, L.D. 8 - An Act To Protect Maine's Forest Rangers 
H.P. 21, L.D. 20 - An Act To Reimburse Nursing Homes for the Loss of Coinsurance and 
Deductibles for Skilled Nursing Beds under Rules Adopted by the Department of Health and 
Human Services 
H.P. 28, L.D. 27 - An Act To Exempt Sales to Parent-Teacher Organizations from the Sales 
Tax 
H.P. 35, L.D. 49 - An Act To Improve Science and Engineering Education for Maine's 
Students 
H.P. 46, L.D. 59 - An Act To Provide Funding for a Therapeutic Adult Day Service Center 
S.P. 28, L.D. 79 - An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Career and Technical 
Student Organizations 
S.P. 34, L.D. 85 - An Act To Establish a Public Service Berthing Vessel License for the Sale 
of Liquor 
H.P. 74, L.D. 106 - An Act To Provide MaineCare Coverage for Dental Services to Adults 
with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder 
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 
H.P. 79, L.D. 111 - An Act To Establish a Veterans Treatment Court in Androscoggin 
County 
H.P. 126, L.D. 170 - An Act To Allow and Recognize a Legal Name Change upon Marriage 
H.P. 129, L.D. 173 - An Act To Reduce Food Insecurity 
H.P. 130, L.D. 174 - An Act To Limit the Use of Pesticides on School Grounds 
H.P. 148, L.D. 192 - An Act To Require Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids 
H.P. 153, L.D. 197 - RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine 
To Explicitly Protect against Sex Discrimination 
S.P. 76, L.D. 230 - An Act To Increase Access to Head Start 
H.P. 200, L.D. 267 - Resolve, To Increase Certain Chiropractic Reimbursement Rates under 
the MaineCare Program 
H.P. 218, L.D. 285 - An Act To Provide Funding for the Maine Coworking Development 
Fund 
H.P. 221, L.D. 288 - An Act To Prohibit Any Questions Regarding Criminal History on State 
Employment Applications 
H.P. 222, L.D. 289 - An Act To Extend the Veteran Property Tax Exemption to Veterans 
Who Have Served on Active Duty 
S.P. 94, L.D. 320 - An Act To Provide MaineCare Coverage for Chiropractic Treatment 
H.P. 237, L.D. 323 - An Act To Fully Fund the Waiting List for the Home and Community 
Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder Waiver 
H.P. 242, L.D. 328 - An Act To Provide Funds To Encourage Regional Planning and 
Reorganization 
H.P. 273, L.D. 367 - An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Government 
Oversight Committee To Develop a Long-range Strategic Plan for Economic Improvement in 
the State 
S.P. 118, L.D. 377 - An Act To Create a County Jail Drug Rehabilitation and Treatment 
Grant Program 
H.P. 292, L.D. 401 - An Act To Require Reimbursement to Hospitals for Patients Awaiting 
Placement in Nursing Facilities 
H.P. 303, L.D. 423 - An Act To Extend Internet Availability in Rural Maine 
S.P. 151, L.D. 449 - An Act Regarding Imposition of an Automatic Life Sentence in the Case 
of Domestic Abuse Resulting in Murder 
S.P. 164, L.D. 503 - An Act To Continue the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship 
Program 
S.P. 174, L.D. 513 - An Act To Eliminate the State Income Tax for Maine Public Employees 
Retirement System Pensions 
H.P. 368, L.D. 524 - An Act To Amend the Laws on Domestic Violence 
H.P. 369, L.D. 525 - An Act To Enhance Maine's Response to Domestic Violence 
H.P. 370, L.D. 526 - An Act To Increase the State Share of the Cost of Health Insurance for 
Retired Teachers 
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 
H.P. 457, L.D. 643 - Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To 
Increase Reimbursement Rates for Home-based and Community-based Services 
S.P. 218, L.D. 656 - An Act To Improve the Ability of Maine Companies To Manufacture 
and Market Bioplastics 
H.P. 472, L.D. 681 - An Act Regarding Sexual Activity and Sexual Assault at Secondary and 
Postsecondary Educational Institutions 
H.P. 478, L.D. 687 - An Act Regarding Reimbursement for Speech and Language Pathology 
Services 
S.P. 237, L.D. 720 - An Act To Provide Lung Cancer Screening for MaineCare Recipients 
H.P. 561, L.D. 781 - An Act To Support the Trades through a Tax Credit for Apprenticeship 
Programs 
H.P. 572, L.D. 792 - An Act To Authorize Funding for Transitional Housing for Women 
Veterans and Their Families 
S.P. 261, L.D. 816 - An Act To Promote Academic Achievement through Hunger Relief for 
Maine Children 
H.P. 592, L.D. 843 - An Act To Adjust the Formula for Calculating the Allocation of Moose 
Permits for Hunting Lodges 
H.P. 680, L.D. 967 - An Act To Ensure Access to Community Services for Persons with 
Intellectual Disabilities or Autism 
S.P. 329, L.D. 990 - An Act To Protect Law Enforcement Officers by Creating the Crime of 
Aggravated Assault on an Officer 
H.P. 699, L.D. 998 - An Act To Adequately Pay for Emergency Medical Services 
H.P. 701, L.D. 1000 - Resolve, To Increase Access to Brain Injury Waiver Services 
H.P. 707, L.D. 1006 - An Act Regarding Housing Insecurity of Older Citizens 
H.P. 765, L.D. 1091 - An Act To Implement Certain Recommendations of the Criminal Law 
Advisory Commission Relative to the Maine Criminal Code and Related Statutes 
H.P. 790, L.D. 1127 - An Act To Provide Occupants of Motor Vehicles with Gold Star 
Family Registration Plates Free Entry to State Parks 
H.P. 793, L.D. 1130 - An Act To Provide Traffic Safety Education in Schools 
H.P. 825, L.D. 1188 - An Act To Facilitate MaineCare-Funded Assisted Living by Providing 
a Cost-of-living Adjustment to Private Nonmedical Institutions and Adult Family Care 
Homes 
H.P. 827, L.D. 1190 - An Act Regarding Driver's License Suspensions for Nondriving-
related Violations 
H.P. 833, L.D. 1196 - An Act To Assist Seniors and Certain Persons with Disabilities in 
Paying Property Taxes 
H.P. 840, L.D. 1204 - An Act Regarding Absentee Voting by Residents of Nursing Homes 
and Other Residential Care Facilities 
S.P. 406, L.D. 1212 - An Act To Amend the Definition of "Eligible Business Equipment" for 
the Purposes of the Business Equipment Tax Exemption Program 
H.P. 871, L.D. 1248 - An Act To Improve Public Transportation in Maine 
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 
S.P. 432, L.D. 1280 - An Act Regarding Generic Drug Pricing 
S.P. 438, L.D. 1286 - An Act To Require Background Checks for All School Employees 
S.P. 439, L.D. 1287 - An Act To Strengthen Efforts To Recruit and Retain Primary Care 
Professionals and Dentists in Rural and Underserved Areas of the State 
H.P. 898, L.D. 1301 - An Act To Improve Access to Preventive, Cost-saving Dental Services 
H.P. 905, L.D. 1308 - An Act To Create a Bridge to Self-sufficiency for Vulnerable 
Segments of the Population by Providing Incentives to Employers 
H.P. 911, L.D. 1314 - Resolve, To Improve Access to Neurobehavioral Services 
H.P. 914, L.D. 1317 - An Act To Encourage Family-friendly Businesses through a Tax 
Credit for Child Care 
S.P. 450, L.D. 1321 - An Act To Promote Social and Emotional Learning and Development 
in Early Childhood 
H.P. 916, L.D. 1322 - An Act Regarding Mental Health First Aid Training for Corrections 
Personnel 
S.P. 457, L.D. 1343 - An Act To Promote Downtown Revitalization by Creating the Locating 
Businesses Downtown Loan Program 
S.P. 475, L.D. 1388 - An Act To Prohibit the Falsification of Medical Records 
H.P. 965, L.D. 1391 - An Act To Ensure the Continuation of the Landowner Relations 
Program 
S.P. 477, L.D. 1399 - An Act To Encourage Broadband Coverage in Rural Maine 
S.P. 485, L.D. 1407 - An Act Regarding Prescription Drug Step Therapy 
H.P. 983, L.D. 1429 - An Act Regarding the Epidemic of Opiate Abuse 
H.P. 988, L.D. 1433 - An Act To Protect Maine Children from Lung Cancer by Requiring 
Radon Testing in Schools 
S.P. 512, L.D. 1466 - An Act To Address Severe and Ongoing Shortfalls in the Funding of 
Direct Care Workers in Long-term Care Settings and To Establish the Commission To Study 
Long-term Care Workforce Issues 
S.P. 519, L.D. 1490 - An Act Regarding Community Corrections Funds 
H.P. 1041, L.D. 1517 - An Act To Ensure Access to Behavioral Health Services 
H.P. 1070, L.D. 1554 - Resolve, Authorizing Claire Dean Perry and the Estate of William 
Dean To Bring Suit against the Surety Obtained by the Department of Health and Human 
Services in Its Capacity as Public Conservator 
S.P. 561, L.D. 1597 - An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax the Fee Associated with the Paint 
Stewardship Program 
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