An Act To Protect the Privacy of Online Customer Information
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0946
Committee Amendment CA_B_S134 (Senate)
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "j3 "to S.P. 275, L.D. 946, Bill, "An Act To Protect 
the Privacy of Online Customer Information" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Attorney General To Study the Privacy of Online Customer 
Information' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Study of online customer privacy issues. Resolved: 
That the 
Attorney General shall, in consultation with industry and customer stakeholders, study 
and make recommendations regarding the State's role in the regulation of the privacy of 
online customer information. The study shall include consideration of: 
1. Regulations to protect the privacy of customers of broadband Internet access 
service providers; 
2. Designation of a chief privacy officer for the State and what the responsibilities of 
that officer would be; 
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3. Whether to regulate businesses that handle the data of customers with whom they 
have a direct relationship; and 
4. Other relevant customer data privacy issues identified by the Attorney General. 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, no later than January 31, 2020, the Attorney 
General shall submit a report, including findings and recommendations from the study in 
section 1, to the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology. The 
committee may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature 
related to the report. 
Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" '(1 " to S.P. 275, L.D. 946 , 
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Administration - Attorney General 0310 
Initiative: Provides funds in each year of the biennium only to retain a contracted cyber 
investigator who will assist in compiling the study. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$200,000 
$200,000 
2020-21 
$200,000 
$200,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
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section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. The resolve directs the Attorney 
General, in consultation with industry and customer stakeholders, to study and make 
recommendations regarding the State's role in the regulation of the privacy of online 
customer information. It requires the Attorney General to submit a report to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology by January 31, 2020 and 
authorizes the committee to report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 129th 
Legislature related to the report. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and 
allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/20/19 feac. 
LD946 
LR 1031(03) 
An Act To Protect the Privacy of Online Customer Information 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment lf ( 5. r?i c.) 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
FY 2020-21 
$200,000 
$200,000 
$200,000 
$200,000 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
$0 
$0 
This bill requires the Office of the Attorney General to study and make recommendations regarding the State's role in 
the regulation of online customer information, including consulting industry and consumer stakeholders. The bill 
includes General Fund appropriations of $200,000 in each year of the biennium only to retain one contracted cyber 
investigator with the specialized expertise necessary for the study. 
LR1031(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1