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An Act To Establish First Responders Day as a State Holiday on September 11th
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1908
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: TUELL, MOORE, DILLINGHAM
Amends: 4 MRSA §1051, 5 MRSA §59, 9-B MRSA §145, 20-A MRSA §4802

Legislative Document
No. 1908
H.P. 1362
House of Representatives, December 24, 2019
An Act To Establish First Responders Day as a State Holiday on 
September 11th
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 20, 2019.  Referred to the Committee on 
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative TUELL of East Machias.
Cosponsored by Senator MOORE of Washington and
Representative: DILLINGHAM of Oxford.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  4 MRSA §1051, as amended by PL 2019, c. 59, §1 and c. 475, §49, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§1051.  Legal holidays
Court may not be held on Sunday or any day designated for the annual Thanksgiving; 
New Year's Day, January 1st; Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, the 3rd Monday in January; 
Washington's Birthday, the 3rd Monday in February; Patriot's Day, the 3rd Monday in 
April; Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, but if the Federal Government designates 
May 30th as the date for observance of Memorial Day, the 30th of May; the 4th of July; 
Labor Day, the first Monday of September; First Responders Day, September 11th; 
Indigenous Peoples Day, the 2nd Monday in October; Veterans Day, November 11th; or 
on Christmas Day.  The Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court may order that court 
be held on a legal holiday when the interests of justice and judicial economy in any 
particular case will be served.  The public offices in county buildings may be closed to 
business on the holidays named in this section.  When any one of the holidays named in 
this section falls on Sunday, the Monday following must be observed as a holiday, with 
all the privileges applying to any of the days named in this section.
Sec. 2.  5 MRSA §59 is enacted to read:
§59.  First Responders Day established as state holiday
In recognition of the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers, firefighters 
and emergency medical technicians; active members of the United States Armed Forces; 
and those veterans of the United States Armed Forces who served during the military 
campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq and in recognition of those who were victims of the 
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the State designates September 11th of each year as 
First Responders Day and as a state holiday.  All nonessential state offices must be closed 
on First Responders Day.
Sec. 3.  9-B MRSA §145, sub-§1, ¶H-1 is enacted to read:
H-1.  September 11th, First Responders Day;
Sec. 4.  20-A MRSA §4802, sub-§1, ¶D-1 is enacted to read:
D-1.  First Responders Day, September 11th;
SUMMARY
This bill establishes September 11th of each year as First Responders Day and as a 
state holiday.
An Act To Support Emergency Shelter Access for Persons Experiencing Homelessness in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1909
Committee Amendment CA_A_H680 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "~ " to H.P. 1363, L.D. 1909, Bill, "An Act To 
Support Emergency Shelter Access for Persons Experiencing Homelessness in Maine" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE 
Shelter Operating Subsidy 0661 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to support shelter operations at emergency homeless 
shelters across the State. This funding may be allocated to shelters using the funding 
formula methodology for the Shelter Operations component set forth in the Maine State 
Housing Authority's rule under 99-346 C.M.R. Chapter 19, Homeless Solutions Rule. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$3,000,000 
$3,000,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment expands the use of funds to support shelter operations at all 
emergency homeless shelters, not just low-barrier emergency shelters as proposed in the 
bill. It also allows the Maine State Housing Authority to allocate funds to shelters using 
the funding formula methodology for shelter operations from its Homeless Solutions 
Rule, 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 02/ l 0/20 :Wac 
LD 1909 
LR 2900(02) 
An Act To Support Emergency Shelter Access for Persons Experiencing Homelessness in Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment i/1{ //-tff~ 
Committee: Labor and Housing 
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 
$0 
$3,000,000 
$0 
$3,000,000 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$3,000,000 
$3,000,000 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
$3,000,000 
$3,000,000 
This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $3,000,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2020-21 to 
the Shelter Operating Subsidy program within the Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA) to support operations at 
emergency homeless shelters across the State. 
LR2900(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1911
Committee Amendment CA_A_S388 (Senate)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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An Act To Support Emergency Shelter Access for Persons Experiencing Homelessness in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1909
Committee: Labor and Housing
Sponsors: GATTINE, HUBBELL, SYLVESTER, SANBORN

Legislative Document
No. 1909
H.P. 1363
House of Representatives, December 24, 2019
An Act To Support Emergency Shelter Access for Persons 
Experiencing Homelessness in Maine
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 20, 2019.  Referred to the Committee on 
Labor and Housing pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 
401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GATTINE of Westbrook.
Cosponsored by Representatives: HUBBELL of Bar Harbor, SYLVESTER of Portland, 
Senator: SANBORN, L. of Cumberland.
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.
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE
Shelter Operating Subsidy 0661
Initiative:  Provides ongoing funds to support operations and capacity at low-barrier 
emergency homeless shelters across the State.  This funding is supplemental to the Maine 
State Housing Authority's emergency shelter and housing assistance program and is to be 
delivered outside of the funding formula set forth in the Maine State Housing Authority's 
rule under 99-346 C.M.R. Chapter 19, Homeless Solutions Rule.
SUMMARY
This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $3,000,000 per year to the 
Shelter Operating Subsidy program within the Maine State Housing Authority to support 
operations and capacity at low-barrier emergency homeless shelters across the State.  
This bill specifies that the funding is supplemental to the Maine State Housing 
Authority's emergency shelter and housing assistance program and is to be delivered 
outside of the funding formula set forth in the Maine State Housing Authority's rule under 
99-346 C.M.R. Chapter 19, Homeless Solutions Rule.
GENERAL FUND
2019-20
2020-21
All Other
$0
$3,000,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$0
$3,000,000
An Act Establishing That the Commissioner of Public Safety Is a Law Enforcement Officer If the Commissioner Is Certified as a Law Enforcement Officer
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1910
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: DESCHAMBAULT
Amends: 25 MRSA §2801-A, 25 MRSA §2801-B

Legislative Document
No. 1910
S.P. 657
In Senate, December 24, 2019
An Act Establishing That the Commissioner of Public Safety Is a 
Law Enforcement Officer If the Commissioner Is Certified as a Law 
Enforcement Officer
Submitted by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 24, 2019.  Referred to the Committee 
on Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA §2801-A, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2013, c. 147, §5, is 
further amended to read:
5.  Law enforcement officer.  "Law enforcement officer" means a person who by 
virtue of public employment is vested by law with the power to make arrests for crimes or 
serve criminal process, whether that power extends to all crimes or is limited to specific 
crimes, and who possesses a current and valid certificate issued by the board pursuant to 
section 2803-A.  As used in this chapter, "law enforcement officer" does not include 
federal law enforcement officers or attorneys prosecuting for the State.  The 
Commissioner of Public Safety is a law enforcement officer if the commissioner is 
certified as a law enforcement officer under sections 2804-B and 2804-C and remains in 
compliance with section 2804-E, subsection 1.
Sec. 2.  25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶K, as corrected by RR 2005, c. 1, §9, is 
amended to read:
K.  A contract officer appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety pursuant to 
Title 28-A, section 82-A; or
Sec. 3.  25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶L, as reallocated by RR 2005, c. 1, §10, is 
amended to read:
L.  A transport officer.; or
Sec. 4.  25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶M is enacted to read:
M.  The Commissioner of Public Safety.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the definition of "law enforcement officer" in the laws governing the 
Maine Criminal Justice Academy to establish that the Commissioner of Public Safety is a 
law enforcement officer in the employ of the Department of Public Safety if the 
commissioner is certified as a law enforcement officer and completes in-service training 
in order to maintain that certification.  The bill also exempts the commissioner from 
certain training standards and policy development requirements.
An Act To Conform the Maine Apprenticeship Program to the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1912
Committee: Labor and Housing
Sponsors: BELLOWS
Amends: 26 MRSA §3205

Legislative Document
No. 1912
S.P. 659
In Senate, December 24, 2019
An Act To Conform the Maine Apprenticeship Program to the 
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
Submitted by the Department of Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 20, 2019.  Referred to the Committee 
on Labor and Housing pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  26 MRSA §3205, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 491, §13, is amended 
to read:
2.  Apprentice.  The gender, race and ethnicity of the apprentice in such detail as 
required to To conform to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act, 42 United 
States Code, Chapter 21, subchapter VI and for affirmative action compliance in 
apprenticeship programs, including records of the following races and ethnic groups: 
African-American or black; Native American, including Alaskan Native; Asian, 
including Pacific Islander; Hispanic, including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, 
Central or South American or other Spanish origin or culture regardless of race; and 
white other than Hispanic, as well as the date of birth, contact information and, on a 
voluntary basis, the social security number of the apprentice, and a request for 
demographic data, including the apprentice's race, sex, ethnicity and disability status;
Sec. 2.  26 MRSA §3205, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 491, §13, is 
amended to read:
10.  Equal opportunity.  A statement that the apprentice will be accorded equal 
opportunity in all phases of apprenticeship employment and training, without 
discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin or gender, sex, sexual 
orientation, genetic information or disability or because the person is 40 years of age or 
older; and
SUMMARY
This bill amends the information relating to a request for demographic data that an 
apprenticeship agreement under the Maine Apprenticeship Program must contain.  The 
bill brings the program into compliance with federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act 
standards.
An Act To Prohibit Certain Wheeling Charges for the Transmission of Electricity
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1913
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: JACKSON, MARTIN, CARPENTER, MIRAMANT, BERRY
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3183

Legislative Document
No. 1913
S.P. 660
In Senate, December 24, 2019
An Act To Prohibit Certain Wheeling Charges for the Transmission 
of Electricity
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 20, 2019.  Referred to the Committee 
on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President JACKSON of Aroostook.
Cosponsored by Representative MARTIN of Eagle Lake and
Senators: CARPENTER of Aroostook, MIRAMANT of Knox, Representatives: BERRY of 
Bowdoinham, McCREA of Fort Fairfield.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  35-A MRSA §3183 is enacted to read:
§3183.  Wheeling charges; prohibition
An investor-owned transmission and distribution utility located in an area 
administered by the independent system administrator for northern Maine or any 
successor of the independent system administrator for northern Maine may not charge a 
person generating or selling electricity for the transmission, or wheeling, of that 
electricity to or from Canada over the utility's transmission system.  The commission 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.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility located in 
an area administered by the Northern Maine Independent System Administrator from 
charging a person generating or selling electricity for the transmission, or wheeling, of 
that electricity to or from Canada over the utility's transmission system.
An Act To Conform the Maine Apprenticeship Program to the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972”
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1912
Committee Amendment CA_A_S465 (Senate)
Amends: 26 MRSA §3205

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to S.P. 659, L.D. 1912, Bill, “An Act To 
Conform the Maine Apprenticeship Program to the Federal Equal Employment 
Opportunity Act of 1972”
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
'Sec. 2.  26 MRSA §3205, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 491, §13, is 
amended to read:
10.  Equal opportunity.  A statement that the apprentice will be accorded equal 
opportunity in all phases of apprenticeship employment and training, without 
discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin or gender, sex, sexual 
orientation, gender identity, genetic information or disability or age; and' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment requires that the statement regarding equal opportunity required in 
an apprenticeship agreement specify that an apprentice cannot be discriminated against 
because of gender identity. It also specifies an apprentice cannot be discriminated against 
because of age but does not specify, like the bill, that age discrimination is only 
applicable if the apprentice is 40 years of age or older.
Date: 
(Filing No. S-          )
Approved: 03/14/20
LD 1912
LR 3029(03)
No fiscal impact
An Act To Conform the Maine Apprenticeship Program to the Federal Equal Employment 
Opportunity Act of 1972
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Labor and Housing
Fiscal Note Required: No
Fiscal Note
LR3029(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection To Evaluate Emissions from Heated Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1915
Committee Amendment CA_A_S415 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "1\ " to S.P. 662, L.D. 1915, "Resolve, Directing 
the Department of Environmental Protection To Evaluate Emissions from Heated 
Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection To Evaluate 
Emissions from Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 2nd line (page 1, lines 2 and 3 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "fixed-roof, heated" 
Amend the resolve in section 1 by inserting at the end the following: 'As part of the 
study, the department shall identify methods or programs for assisting municipalities in 
the use and application of mobile air quality monitoring devices to identify the release of 
hazardous air pollutants from aboveground petroleum storage tanks.' 
Amend the resolve in section 3 in the 5th line (page 1, line 19 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "estimates," and inserting the following: 'estimates and methods or 
programs for assisting municipalities in the use and application of mobile air quality 
monitoring devices,' 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, changes the title of 
the resolve and language in the resolve to broaden the scope of the study to all 
aboveground petroleum storage tanks instead of just fixed-roof, heated tanks. 
The 
amendment also requires the Department of Environmental Protection, as part of the 
study required in the resolve, to identify methods or programs for assisting municipalities 
in the use and application of mobile air quality monitoring devices to identify the release 
of hazardous air pollutants from aboveground petroleum storage tanks. It also requires 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" ~ "to S.P. 662, L.D. 1915 (~) ;Lfj-5) 
the department to include recommendations for these identified methods or programs in 
its required report. 
FISCAL i'\OT-E REQL, lt<ED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/25/20 frac. 
LD 1915 
LR 2700(02) 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection To Evaluate Emissions from Heated 
Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "ft l S · 41 s-) 
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Any additional costs to the Department of Enviromnental Protection as a result of a requirement to report on methods 
to measure and estimate air emissions from aboveground petroleum storage tanks and to identify programs to assist 
municipalities in using mobile air quality monitoring devices are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. 
LR2700(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Textbooks”
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1914
Committee Amendment CA_A_S491 (Senate)
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to S.P. 661, L.D. 1914, Bill, “An Act To 
Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Textbooks”
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Textbooks at Postsecondary 
Education Institutions' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following:
'Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§104 is enacted to read:
104.  Certain textbooks.  Sales of textbooks required or recommended for courses at 
a postsecondary education institution located in the State and recognized by the 
Department of Education if the sale is to a student enrolled at the institution who displays 
a valid student identification at the time of purchase and the sale is through a marketplace 
that is:
A.  Located on the campus of the institution;
B.  Operated by the institution at a location that is not on the campus of the 
institution; or
C.  Operated pursuant to a contractual agreement with the institution.
Sec. 2.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2021.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment restricts the sales tax exemption in the bill to textbooks required or 
recommended for courses at a postsecondary education institution located in this State 
sold through a marketplace that is located on the campus of the institution, that is 
Date: 
(Filing No. S-          )
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to S.P. 661, L.D. 1914
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
operated by the institution at a location not on the campus or that is under contract to the 
institution.  The amendment also requires that the purchaser display a valid student 
identification at the time of purchase.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
Revised: 07/21/20
LD 1914
LR 3054(02)
FY 2019-20
FY 2020-21
Projections 
FY 2021-22
Projections 
FY 2022-23
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund
$0
$360,937
$731,500
$750,500
Revenue
General Fund
$0
($360,937)
($731,500)
($750,500)
Other Special Revenue Funds
$0
($14,063)
($38,500)
($39,500)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill creates a sales tax exemption for certain textbooks effective January 1, 2021. It would reduce General Fund 
revenue by $360,937 in fiscal year 2020-21 and reduce Local Government Fund revenue by $14,063 in fiscal year 
2020-21.
Fiscal Note
An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Textbooks
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Taxation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
LR3054(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Textbooks
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1914
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: MILLETT, FECTEAU, CLAXTON, LIBBY, VITELLI, BERRY, PEBWORTH, STOVER
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

Legislative Document
No. 1914
S.P. 661
In Senate, December 24, 2019
An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Textbooks
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 20, 2019.  Referred to the Committee 
on Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland.
Cosponsored by Representative FECTEAU of Biddeford and
Senators: CLAXTON of Androscoggin, LIBBY of Androscoggin, VITELLI of Sagadahoc, 
Representatives: BERRY of Bowdoinham, PEBWORTH of Blue Hill, STOVER of Boothbay.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§104 is enacted to read:
104.  Textbooks.  Textbooks purchased for use by a student.  As used in this 
subsection, "textbook" means any book or book substitute that a student uses as a text or 
text substitute in a class or program in the school the student regularly attends.  As used 
in this subsection, "student" means a person regularly pursuing a course of study or 
training at an institution that is:
A.  A school, college or university operated or directly supported by the United States 
or by any state or local government or political subdivision thereof;
B.  A school, college or university that has been accredited by a state or by a state-
recognized or nationally recognized accrediting agency or body; or
C.  A school, college or university not accredited pursuant to paragraph B but whose 
credits are accepted, on transfer, for credit on the same basis as if transferred from an 
accredited institution by not fewer than 3 institutions accredited pursuant to 
paragraph B.
Sec. 2.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect August 1, 2020.
SUMMARY
This bill exempts from the state sales and use tax textbooks purchased for use by a 
student.
An Act To Eliminate Direct Retail Competition for the Supply of Electricity to Residential Consumers
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1917
Committee Amendment CA_A_S406 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "11 " to S.P. 664, L.D. 1917, Bill, "An Act To 
Eliminate Direct Retail Competition for the Supply of Electricity to Residential 
Consumers" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission To Examine Direct Retail 
Competition for the Supply of Electricity to Residential Customers' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Report; retail market for residential electricity supply. Resolved: 
That, no later than January 31, 2021, the Public Utilities Commission shall submit to the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy, utilities and 
technology matters a report regarding the competition in the retail market for the supply 
of electricity to residential customers. The report must be based on an analysis of the 
market, including, but not limited to, the level of competition, the costs and benefits to 
residential customers of the current market structure and opportunities to enhance 
competition. The report may include findings and recommendations, including suggested 
legislation. The committee may report out a bill to the First Regular Session of the 130th 
Legislature related to the report.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. The amendment directs the Public 
Utilities Commission to submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over energy, utilities and technology matters regarding the 
competition in the retail market for the supply of electricity to residential customers. The 
amendment authorizes the committee to report out a bill to the First Regular Session of 
the 130th Legislature related to the report. 
FISCAL .\OTE RE(.)L lh[D 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/18/20 ..:wac 
LD 1917 
LR 2826(02) 
An Act To Eliminate Direct Retail Competition for the Supply of Electricity to Residential Consumers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "~" ( S -4~ 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Public Utilities Commission as a result of a requirement to provide a report regarding the 
competition in the retail market for electricity supply for residential electricity customers are anticipated to be minor 
and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2826(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1922
Committee Amendment CA_A_H723 (House)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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An Act To Define as a Hazardous Substance under Maine Law Any Substance Defined under Federal Law as a Hazardous Substance, Pollutant or Contaminant
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1923
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: FAY
Amends: 38 MRSA §1362

Legislative Document
No. 1923
H.P. 1371
House of Representatives, January 6, 2020
An Act To Define as a Hazardous Substance under Maine Law Any 
Substance Defined under Federal Law as a Hazardous Substance, 
Pollutant or Contaminant
Submitted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Joint Rule 203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 2, 2020.  Referred to the Committee on 
Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant 
to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FAY of Raymond.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §1362, sub-§1, ¶C-1 is enacted to read:
C-1.  Any substance defined as a hazardous substance or a pollutant or contaminant 
under the United States Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980, 42 United States Code, Section 9601;
SUMMARY
This bill amends the definition of "hazardous substance" in the laws governing 
uncontrolled hazardous substance sites by including substances defined as hazardous 
substances or pollutants or contaminants under the federal Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1923
Committee Amendment CA_A_H753 (House)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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An Act To Amend the Real Estate Appraisal Management Company Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1924
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Sponsors: HERBIG
Amends: 32 MRSA §14049-G, 32 MRSA §14049-I

Legislative Document
No. 1924
S.P. 666
In Senate, January 2, 2020
An Act To Amend the Real Estate Appraisal Management Company 
Laws
Submitted by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation pursuant to Joint 
Rule 203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 2, 2020.  Referred to the Committee on 
Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 
and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator HERBIG of Waldo.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §14049-G, sub-§1, ¶M, as reenacted by PL 2017, c. 475, Pt. 
D, §1, is amended to read:
M.  Allow the removal of an appraiser from an appraiser panel without prior written 
notice in accordance with section 14049-I to the appraiser;
Sec. 2.  32 MRSA §14049-I, as reenacted by PL 2017, c. 475, Pt. D, §1, is 
amended to read:
§14049-I.  Appraiser panel management
Except within the first 30 days after an appraiser is added to an appraiser panel, an 
An appraisal management company may not remove an appraiser from its appraiser panel 
or otherwise refuse to assign requests for real estate appraisal services to an appraiser 
without notifying the appraiser in writing and identifying the reasons why the appraiser is 
being removed from the appraiser panel and providing an opportunity for the appraiser to 
respond to the notification.
SUMMARY
Current law prohibits a real estate appraisal management company from removing, 
without written notice to the affected appraiser, an appraiser from its appraiser panel 
except within the first 30 days after the appraiser has been added to the panel.  This bill 
removes the exception that authorizes removal without notice within the first 30 days 
after being added to the panel.
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1923
Committee Amendment CA_B_H754 (House)

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An Act To Prohibit Health Insurance Carriers from Retroactively Reducing Payment on Clean Claims Submitted by Pharmacies
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1928
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: LIBBY, TEPLER, CLAXTON, CYRWAY, GRATWICK, JACKSON, EVANGELOS, FECTEAU
Amends: 24-A MRSA §4317

Legislative Document
No. 1928
S.P. 670
In Senate, January 2, 2020
An Act To Prohibit Health Insurance Carriers from Retroactively 
Reducing Payment on Clean Claims Submitted by Pharmacies
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 2, 2020.  Referred to the Committee on 
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin.
Cosponsored by Representative TEPLER of Topsham and
Senators: CLAXTON of Androscoggin, CYRWAY of Kennebec, GRATWICK of Penobscot, 
President JACKSON of Aroostook, SANBORN, H. of Cumberland, Representatives: 
EVANGELOS of Friendship, FECTEAU of Biddeford.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  24-A MRSA §4317, sub-§2, ¶J is enacted to read:
J.  A contract entered into by a carrier with a pharmacy provider with respect to a 
prescription drug plan offered by the carrier must provide that the carrier may not 
retroactively reduce payment directly, or indirectly reduce payment through an 
aggregated effective rate or otherwise, on a claim submitted by the pharmacy 
provider except for a claim determined by the carrier not to be a clean claim during 
the course of a routine audit conducted pursuant to the contract between the carrier 
and the pharmacy provider.  This paragraph does not prohibit any retroactive increase 
in payment to the pharmacy provider pursuant to a contract between a carrier and the 
pharmacy provider.
Sec. 2.  24-A MRSA §4317, sub-§2, ¶K is enacted to read:
K.  A contract entered into by a carrier with a pharmacy provider with respect to a 
prescription drug plan offered by the carrier must provide that the carrier may not 
directly or indirectly charge the pharmacy provider or hold the pharmacy provider 
responsible for any fee related to a claim:
(1)  That is not apparent at the time the carrier processes the claim;
(2)  That is not reported on the remittance advice of a claim adjudicated by the 
carrier; or
(3)  After the initial claim is adjudicated by the carrier.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a health insurance carrier from retroactively reducing payment on a 
properly submitted claim by a pharmacy provider. The bill also prohibits a carrier from 
charging a pharmacy provider or holding a pharmacy provider responsible for any fee 
related to a claim that is not apparent at the time the carrier processes the claim, that is 
not reported on the remittance advice or after the initial claim is adjudicated by the 
carrier.
Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Erect and Maintain Markers To Commemorate and Recognize the Lafayette Trail
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1927
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: DESCHAMBAULT, CHENETTE, LIBBY, BABBIDGE, O'NEIL

Legislative Document
No. 1927
S.P. 669
In Senate, January 2, 2020
Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Erect and 
Maintain Markers To Commemorate and Recognize the Lafayette 
Trail
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York.
Cosponsored by Senators: CHENETTE of York, LIBBY of Androscoggin, Representatives: 
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk, O'NEIL of Saco.
Sec. 1.  Lafayette Trail designated.  Resolved:  That the Department of 
Transportation shall erect and maintain suitable signs and other markers at or near each 
portion of the route followed by Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette, while he 
was in Maine in 1824 and 1825, including locations in Kittery, South Berwick, Berwick, 
Wells, Kennebunk, Biddeford, Saco, Scarborough and Portland, and designate the route 
as the Lafayette Trail.  The signs and markers must bear the Lafayette Trail logo used by 
The Lafayette Trail, Inc.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain suitable 
signs and other markers at or near each portion of the route followed by the Marquis de 
Lafayette while he was in Maine, to be designated the Lafayette Trail.
An Act To O Prohibit Health Insurance Carriers from Retroactively Reducing Payment on Clean Claims Submitted by Pharmacies
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1928
Committee Amendment CA_B_S435 (Senate)
Amends: 24-A MRSA §4317

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " 
" to S.P. 670, L.D. 1928, Bill, "An Act To 
O 
Prohibit Health Insurance Carriers from Retroactively Reducing Payment on Clean 
Claims Submitted by Pharmacies" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inse1iing the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §4317, sub-§2, 1J is enacted to read: 
J. A carrier, a carrier's pharmacy benefits manager or any other entity contracting 
with a pharmacy provider, either directly or through an intermediary, may not 
directly or indirectly charge the pharmacy provider or hold the pharmacy provider 
responsible for any charge or fee related to a clean claim: 
(1) That is not apparent at the time the carrier processes the claim; 
(2) That is not reported on the remittance advice of a claim adjudicated by the 
carrier; or 
(3) After the initial claim is adjudicated by the carrier. 
This paragraph does not prohibit a carrier, a carrier's pharmacy benefits manager or 
any other entity contracting with a pharmacy provider from charging a fee or holding 
a pharmacy provider responsible for any charge or fee related to a claim if the 
pharmacy provider is provided supp01iing documentation explaining the contractual 
basis for the charge or fee.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and is the minority report of the committee. The 
amendment prohibits a carrier, a carrier's pharmacy benefits manager or any other entity 
contracting with a pharmacy provider, either directly or through an intermediary, from 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 
"to S.P. 670, L.D. 1928 
charging a pharmacy provider or holding a pharmacy provider responsible for any charge 
or fee related to a claim that is not apparent at the time the carrier processes the claim, 
that is not reported on the remittance advice or after the initial claim is adjudicated, unless 
the carrier provides supporting documentation to the pharmacy provider explaining the 
contractual basis for the charge or fee. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Promote Bulk Retail Purchasing
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1933
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Sponsors: MORALES, GROHOSKI, RECKITT

Legislative Document
No. 1933
H.P. 1377
House of Representatives, January 8, 2020
An Act To Promote Bulk Retail Purchasing
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Reference to the Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and 
Business suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MORALES of South Portland.
Cosponsored by Representatives: GROHOSKI of Ellsworth, RECKITT of South Portland.
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 allow retail establishments to permit customers to supply their 
own containers for the purchase of certain food items.
An Act To Promote Bulk Retail Purchasing”
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1933
Committee Amendment CA_A_H823 (House)
Amends: 7 MRSA §219-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to H.P. 1377, L.D. 1933, Bill, “An Act To 
Promote Bulk Retail Purchasing”
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following:
'Sec. 1.  7 MRSA §219-A is enacted to read:
§219-A.  Reusable containers
The department shall ensure that its rules, established in accordance with the 
commissioner's rule-making authority in section 12, and guidelines neither preclude 
business owners from allowing nor require business owners to allow consumers to supply 
their own containers for the bulk purchase of certain food and nonfood items.  The 
department shall provide technical assistance and education to business owners and 
consumers regarding best practices for the use of reusable containers.
Sec. 2.  Review and report.  The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and 
Forestry shall review its rules and guidelines to ensure they are in compliance with the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 219-A.  By February 1, 2021, the department 
shall provide a report on its progress towards implementation of the requirements of Title 
7, section 219-A to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over innovation, development, economic advancement and business matters.' 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft.  The amendment requires 
the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to ensure that its rules and 
guidelines neither preclude business owners from allowing nor require business owners to 
allow consumers to supply their own containers for the bulk purchase of certain food and 
nonfood items and to provide technical assistance and education regarding best practices.  
The amendment requires the department to report on its progress by February 1, 2021 to 
Date: 
(Filing No. H-          )
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to H.P. 1377, L.D. 1933
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over innovation, 
development, economic advancement and business matters.
Approved: 03/14/20
LD 1933
LR 2942(02)
Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact
An Act To Promote Bulk Retail Purchasing
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Fiscal Note Required: No
LR2942(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1934
Committee Amendment CA_A_H751 (House)

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An Act Regarding Prior Authorization for Medication-assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder under the MaineCare Program
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1934
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: STOVER, GRATWICK, CRAVEN, DOUDERA, FARNSWORTH, FAY, FECTEAU, GRAMLICH, MEYER
Amends: 22 MRSA §3174-E

Legislative Document
No. 1934
H.P. 1378
House of Representatives, January 8, 2020
An Act Regarding Prior Authorization for Medication-assisted 
Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder under the MaineCare Program
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative STOVER of Boothbay.
Cosponsored by Senator GRATWICK of Penobscot and
Representatives: CRAVEN of Lewiston, DOUDERA of Camden, FARNSWORTH of 
Portland, FAY of Raymond, FECTEAU of Biddeford, GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach, 
McCREIGHT of Harpswell, MEYER of Eliot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3174-EEE is enacted to read:
§3174-EEE.  Prior authorization of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use 
disorder
The department may not require under the MaineCare program prior authorization for 
medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder for the prescription of at least one 
drug for each therapeutic class of medication used in medication-assisted treatment, 
except that the department may not impose any prior authorization requirements on a 
pregnant woman for medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.  For the 
purposes of this section, "medication-assisted treatment" means an evidence-based 
practice that combines pharmacological interventions with substance use disorder 
counseling.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from requiring 
under the MaineCare program prior authorization for medication-assisted treatment for 
opioid use disorder for the prescription of at least one drug for each type of medication 
used in medication-assisted treatment, except that the department may not require prior 
authorization for medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder for a pregnant 
woman.
An Act To Address the Needs of Pregnant Women Affected by Opioid Use Disorder
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1935
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: ROBERTS, CHENETTE, FECTEAU, MEYER, PEBWORTH, PLUECKER, SYLVESTER, TALBOT ROSS, TERRY
Amends: 22 MRSA §1728

Legislative Document
No. 1935
H.P. 1379
House of Representatives, January 8, 2020
An Act To Address the Needs of Pregnant Women Affected by 
Opioid Use Disorder
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick.
Cosponsored by Senator CHENETTE of York and
Representatives: FECTEAU of Biddeford, McDONALD of Stonington, MEYER of Eliot, 
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill, PLUECKER of Warren, SYLVESTER of Portland, TALBOT 
ROSS of Portland, TERRY of Gorham.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §1728 is enacted to read:
§1728.  Grant program for treatment of pregnant women with opioid use disorder
1.  Program.  The department shall administer a program to provide grants to entities 
that provide treatment for pregnant women with opioid use disorder.
2.  Department duties.  In administering the program under subsection 1, the 
department shall develop:
A.  Eligibility criteria for grant recipients;
B.  A process for reviewing applications and selecting grant recipients;
C.  Criteria for prioritizing grant applications;
D.  Standards for treatment conducted under a grant; and
E.  A program evaluation process and measures for assessing the impact and 
effectiveness of the grant program.
3.  Fund established.  The Fund for the Treatment of Pregnant Women with Opioid 
Use Disorder is established as a dedicated, nonlapsing fund within the department.  The 
department may accept funds from any public or private source for the purposes of 
awarding grants and administering the grant program under this section.
4.  Rulemaking.  The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.  Rules 
adopted in accordance with this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 
5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 2.  Transfer from General Fund unappropriated surplus to the Fund 
for the Treatment of Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder.  
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State Controller shall transfer 
$1,000,000 from the General Fund unappropriated surplus to the Fund for the Treatment 
of Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder established within the Department of 
Health and Human Services pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 
1728, subsection 3 to be used for the purposes of that fund.
SUMMARY
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to administer a 
program to provide grants for the treatment of pregnant women with opioid use disorder.  
It establishes the Fund for the Treatment of Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder 
and directs the State Controller to transfer $1,000,000 from the General Fund 
unappropriated surplus to that fund.