Resolve, Authorizing the Establishment of Prosecutorial Districts in Downeast Maine”
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1967
Committee Amendment CA_A_H847 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to H.P. 1411, L.D. 1967, “Resolve, 
Authorizing the Establishment of Prosecutorial Districts in Downeast Maine”
Amend the resolve by inserting before section 1 the following:
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, this resolve requires the commissioners of Hancock and Washington 
counties to submit a referendum question to the voters at the statewide election in 
November 2020; and
Whereas, this resolve needs to take effect as soon as possible to provide time for the 
referendum question to be placed on the ballot; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, be it' 
Amend the resolve in section 3 in the 4th line (page 1, line 24 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "state and local government" and inserting the following:  'judiciary'
Amend the resolve in section 4 in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 1, lines 31 and 32 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "state and local government" and inserting the 
following:  'judiciary'
Amend the resolve by adding after section 5 the following:
'Sec. 6.  Submission permitted.  Resolved:  That this resolve is approved only 
for the purpose of permitting its submission by the county commissioners of Hancock and 
Washington counties to the legal voters of Hancock and Washington counties at the 
general election held in November 2020.
Amend the resolve by adding before the summary the following:
Date: 
(Filing No. H-          )
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to H.P. 1411, L.D. 1967
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
'Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' ' 
SUMMARY
The resolve requires the commissioners of Hancock and Washington counties to 
submit the plans based on the result of the referendum question concerning the 
dissolution of Prosecutorial District Number 7 to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters.  This amendment 
instead requires the commissioners to report to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters because of that committee's 
traditional jurisdiction overseeing district attorneys.  The amendment directs the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters to 
introduce legislation in the 130th Legislature implementing the plans for the prosecutorial 
districts.
This amendment clarifies that the purpose of the resolve is to permit the submission 
of the question to the voters of Hancock and Washington counties.
This amendment adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause to provide 
sufficient time to place the referendum question on the ballot.
Revised: 07/17/20
LD 1967
LR 2835(02)
No state fiscal impact
Resolve, Authorizing the Establishment of Prosecutorial Districts in Downeast Maine
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Judiciary
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Fiscal Note
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