Resolve, To Create a Criminal Records Review Committee”
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 2086
Committee Amendment CA_A_H799 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to H.P. 1487, L.D. 2086, “Resolve, To Create 
a Criminal Records Review Committee”
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
'Sec. 2.  Review committee membership.  Resolved:  That, notwithstanding 
Joint Rule 353, the review committee consists of 20 members appointed as follows:
1.  Two members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, including 
one member from each of the 2 parties holding the largest number of seats in the 
Legislature;
2.  Two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, including one member from each of the 2 parties holding the 
largest number of seats in the Legislature;
3.  The Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee;
4.  The Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's designee;
5.  The Commissioner of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee;
6.  The President of the Maine Prosecutors Association or the president's designee;
7.  The President of the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers or the 
president's designee;
8.  The President of the Maine Chiefs of Police Association or the president's 
designee;
9.  A representative of a civil rights organization whose primary mission includes the 
advancement of racial justice, appointed by the President of the Senate;
10.  A representative of an organization whose primary mission is to address issues 
related to poverty, appointed by the President of the Senate;
Date: 
(Filing No. H-          )
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to H.P. 1487, L.D. 2086
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
11.  A representative of a statewide nonprofit organization whose mission includes 
advocating for victims and survivors of domestic violence, appointed by the President of 
the Senate;
12.  A representative of a substance use disorder treatment or recovery community, 
appointed by the President of the Senate;
13.  A member of the press, appointed by the President of the Senate;
14.  A representative of an organization that provides free civil legal assistance to 
citizens of the State with low incomes, appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives;
15.  A representative of a mental health advocacy organization, appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives;
16.  A representative of a civil liberties organization whose primary mission is the 
protection of civil liberties, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 
and
17.  A representative of a nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to 
advocate for victims and survivors of sexual exploitation and sex trafficking, appointed 
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The review committee shall invite the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to 
designate a member of the judicial branch to serve as a member of the committee.' 
Amend the resolve in section 5 by striking out all of subsection 4 (page 2, lines 36 
and 37 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
'4.  Invite comments and suggestions from interested parties, including but not limited 
to:
A.  Victim advocates;
B.  Prison and correctional reform organizations;
C.  Juvenile justice reform advocates;
D.  Restorative justice advocates;
E.  Individuals or organizations that provide legal assistance in immigration matters;
F.  The Secretary of State; and
G.  The Department of Professional and Financial Regulation;' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 9 and inserting the following:
'Sec. 9.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made.
LEGISLATURE
Study Commissions - Funding 0444
Initiative: Allocates funds for the one-time costs to the Legislature of the Criminal 
Records Review Committee.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to H.P. 1487, L.D. 2086
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
' 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the membership of the Criminal Records Review 
Committee. It removes the Commissioner of Corrections, the President of the Maine 
Sheriffs' Association, a representative of an organization that provides legal assistance on 
immigration, a representative of an adult and juvenile prisoners' rights organization and a 
representative of a nonprofit organization whose mission includes advocating for victims 
and survivors of sexual assault from the committee. It adds the President of the Maine 
Chiefs of Police Association or the president's designee and a member of the press to the 
committee. It adds the following to the list of individuals and organizations from whom 
the committee must invite comments and suggestions: juvenile justice reform advocates, 
restorative justice advocates, individuals or organizations that provide legal assistance in 
immigration matters, the Secretary of State and the Department of Professional and 
Financial Regulation.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
2019-20
2020-21
Personal Services
$0
$880
All Other
$0
$1,370
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL
$0
$2,250
Approved: 03/10/20
LD 2086
LR 3119(02)
FY 2019-20
FY 2020-21
Projections 
FY 2021-22
Projections 
FY 2022-23
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds
$0
$2,250
$0
$0
Legislative Cost/Study
Allocates $2,250 in fiscal year 2020-21 for the one-time costs to the Legislature of the Criminal Records Review 
Committee.  The review committee is required to seek outside funding to fully fund the costs of the study.  The 
additional costs incurred by other departments and agencies to participate in the work of the Criminal Records 
Review Committee are expected to be minor.
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
Resolve, To Create a Criminal Records Review Committee
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
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