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An Act To Strengthen the School Transportation Workforce
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1641
Committee Amendment CA_A_S172 (Senate)
Committee: Labor and Housing

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " f1" to S.P. 531, L.D. 1641, Bill, "An Act To 
Strengthen the School Transportation Workforce" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Examine Issues Relating to the School Transportation Workforce' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Stakeholder group. Resolved: That the Department of Education, in 
collaboration with the Department of Labor, shall comprehensively examine issues 
associated with the school transportation workforce, including, but not limited to, 
determining the best strategies for hiring, training and retaining school transportation 
personnel. The Department of Education shall consider ways to conduct training at no 
cost to the school transportation personnel. By January 1, 2020, the department shall 
submit a report with findings and recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs and the Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing. 
Each committee may report out a bill on the subject of the report to the Second Regular 
Session of the I 29th Legislature.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve that directs the Department of 
Education, in collaboration with the Department of Labor, to comprehensively examine 
issues associated with the school transportation workforce, including, but not limited to, 
determining the best strategies for hiring, training and retaining school transportation 
personnel. 
The department is required to submit a report with findings and 
recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs and 
the Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing. Each committee is authorized to 
report out a bill on the subject matter of the report to the Second Regular Session of the 
129th Legislature. 
FlSCAL NOTE REQL"IRED 
(See attached)· 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/24/19 feac 
LD 1641 
LR 2423(02) 
An Act To Strengthen the School Transportation Workforce 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'F' / ':o 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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Additional costs to the Department of Education and the Department of Labor to conduct the examination of issues 
associated with the school transpo1iation workforce and to submit the required repo1i can be absorbed within existinv 
budgeted resources. 
LR2423(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Exempt Auctioneers from Certain Record-keeping Requirements (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1640
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Sponsors: HERBIG, CUDDY, GUERIN, DAUGHTRY, PERRY
Amends: 30-A MRSA §3971, 32 MRSA §291-A

Legislative Document
No. 1640
S.P. 530
In Senate, April 25, 2019
An Act To Exempt Auctioneers from Certain Record-keeping 
Requirements
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Reference to the Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and 
Business suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator HERBIG of Waldo.
Cosponsored by Representative CUDDY of Winterport and
Senator: GUERIN of Penobscot, Representatives: DAUGHTRY of Brunswick, PERRY of 
Bangor.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §3971, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5.  Exemption.  An auctioneer licensed under Title 32, chapter 5-B is exempt from 
the requirements of this section.
Sec. 2.  32 MRSA §291-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. C, §2, is 
repealed.
SUMMARY
This bill exempts auctioneers from the requirement to record the date of purchase, the 
seller's name and address and a brief description of the property, including any 
identification numbers, before completing the purchase of any used personal property.
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Tenitory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2019-20
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1643
Committee Amendment CA_A_H326 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. !),, to H.P. 1178, L.D. 1643, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Tenitory Services To Be 
Rendered in Fiscal Year 2019-20" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/16/19 feae 
LD 1643 
LR2430(02) 
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered 
in Fiscal Year 2019-20 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,f}. { fJ--JJ. 0 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Municipal Cost Components Established 
The amounts in the bill for the state costs included in the municipal cost components are based on budgeted 
expenditures for fiscal year 2019-20. These costs are incorporated into the tax assessment for the unorganized 
ten-itory, which is collected as dedicated revenue to the Unorganized Tenit01y Education and Services Fund. 
Transfers are then made to the other dedicated accounts for cetiain expenditures related to the Unorganized Territory 
and to the General Fund to reimburse for actual General Fund expenditures included in the municipal cost 
components. This bill will not affect budgeted General Fund revenue or appropriations. 
LR2430(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Improve Access to Experienced Primary Care Providers in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1648
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: STEWART, PERRY, PRESCOTT, SWALLOW, GRATWICK

Legislative Document
No. 1648
H.P. 1183
House of Representatives, April 25, 2019
An Act To Improve Access to Experienced Primary Care Providers 
in Maine
Reference to the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services 
suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative STEWART of Presque Isle.
Cosponsored by Representatives: PERRY of Calais, PRESCOTT of Waterboro, SWALLOW 
of Houlton, Senator: GRATWICK of Penobscot.
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 amend the laws regarding the supervision and duties of licensed 
physician assistants.
An Act To Create Veteran-friendly Workplaces
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1654
Committee Amendment CA_A_H445 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f}" to H.P. 1190, L.D. 1654, Bill, "An Act To 
Create Veteran-friendly Workplaces" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §637 by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 1, lines 
to 33 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'2. Leave. Pursuant to this subsection, an employer shall allow a veteran to take time 
away from work to attend a scheduled appointment at a medical facility operated by the 
United States Department of Veterans Affairs, as long as the veteran gives the employer 
notice of the appointment as soon as reasonably possible. 
A. If an employer provides paid leave, the employer shall allow a veteran to use 
available paid leave to attend a scheduled appointment at a medical facility operated 
by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. If a veteran has used all 
available paid leave, the employer shall grant unpaid leave to the veteran to attend the 
appointment. 
B. If an employer does not provide paid leave, the employer shall grant unpaid leave 
to a veteran to attend a scheduled appointment at a medical facility operated by the 
United States Department of Veterans Affairs.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires an employer to allow a veteran to take paid leave or unpaid 
leave, depending on whether or not the employer offers paid leave, to attend a scheduled 
appointment at a medical facility operated by the United States Department of Veterans 
Affairs, as long as the veteran gives the employer notice of the appointment as soon as 
reasonably possible. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Resolve, Establishing the Conference To Address and Improve Relations between Maine Indian Tribes and the Legislature (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1653
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: DILLINGHAM, JACKSON, COLLINGS, MARTIN, MOONEN, O'CONNOR, STEWART, DOW

Legislative Document
No. 1653
H.P. 1189
House of Representatives, April 30, 2019
Resolve, Establishing the Conference To Address and Improve 
Relations between Maine Indian Tribes and the Legislature
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative DILLINGHAM of Oxford.
Cosponsored by President JACKSON of Aroostook and
Representatives: COLLINGS of Portland, MARTIN of Greene, MOONEN of Portland, 
O'CONNOR of Berwick, STEWART of Presque Isle, Senator: DOW of Lincoln.
Sec. 1.  Conference established.  Resolved:  That, notwithstanding Joint Rule 
353, the Conference To Address and Improve Relations between Maine Indian Tribes and 
the Legislature, referred to in this resolve as "the conference," is established.  The 
conference consists of the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the Senate 
Minority Leader and the House Minority Leader, who shall invite the participation of, as 
members of the conference, the Chief of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, the Chief of 
the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Chief of the Penobscot Indian Nation, the 
Chief of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township and the Chief of the 
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point.  The President of the Senate is the Senate chair 
and the Speaker of the House is the House chair of the conference.  The conference is 
established to develop meaningful conversations among the ex officio and invited 
members of the conference on communication and policy differences that led to the 
breakdown between the Legislature and the tribal representatives to the Legislature and 
how better to communicate and improve the relationship between the Legislature and 
Maine Indian tribes.
SUMMARY
This resolve establishes the Conference To Address and Improve Relations between 
Maine Indian Tribes and the Legislature to develop meaningful conversations among the 
members of the conference on communication and policy differences that led to the 
breakdown between the Legislature and the tribal representatives to the Legislature and 
how better to communicate and improve the relationship between the Legislature and 
Maine Indian tribes.  Ex officio members of the conference are the President of the 
Senate, the Speaker of the House, the Senate Minority Leader and the House Minority 
Leader, who are directed to invite as members of the conference the Chief of the 
Aroostook Band of Micmacs, the Chief of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the 
Chief of the Penobscot Indian Nation, the Chief of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian 
Township and the Chief of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point.
An Act To Clarify Prevailing Wage Rates on State Projects Using Federal Funds
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1658
Committee Amendment CA_A_S200 (Senate)
Amends: 26 MRSA §1304

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A,--,, to S.P. 535, L.D. 1658, Bill, "An Act To 
Clarify Prevailing Wage Rates on State Projects Using Federal Funds" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Clarify the Definition of "Public Works"' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1304, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2009, c. 453, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
8. Public works. "Public works" includes public schools and all buildings, roads, 
highways, bridges, streets, alleys, sewers, ditches, sewage disposal plants, demolition, 
waterworks, airports and all other structures upon which construction may be let to 
contract by the State and v!hioh is funded in whole or in part by state funds and for which 
the contract amounts to $50,000 or more.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
The amendment clarifies that "public works" includes any construction projects 
funded in whole or in part by state funds. 
FISCAL NOTE REQtm:, ,;·' 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/02/19 feac 
LD 1658 
LR 1166(02) 
An Act To Clarify Prevailing Wage Rates on State Projects Using Federal Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment"{)' ( 
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Committee: Labor and Housing 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Highway Fund 
This bill may increase the number of projects that are considered public works and thus subject to prevailing wage 
requirements. Any new projects now considered public works undertaken by the State could face increased costs as a 
result of needing to meet prevailing wage requirements. No estimate of the number of projects that may be affected is 
made at this time, but the number is not expected to be significant. 
LRl 166(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Improve Access to Physician Assistant Care
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1660
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S444 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT " 
"to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 537, 
L.D. 1660, Bill, "An Act To Improve Access to Physician Assistant Care" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following: 
'Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
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become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, it is critically important that this legislation take effect before the 
expiration of the 90-day period; 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,' ' 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part C the following: 
'Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds an emergency preamble 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/15/20 ;W"ac 
LD 1660 
LR 1174(03) 
An Act To Improve Access to Physician Assistant Care 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 11,::,, to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Sanborn of Cumberland 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Emergency preamble and clause added 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Making this bill an emergency will allow it to be effective in fiscal year 2019-20, which will keep the fiscal impact as 
intended. 
LRl 174(03) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1
An Act To Clarify Prevailing Wage Rates on State Projects Using Federal Funds
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1658
Committee: Labor and Housing
Sponsors: JACKSON
Amends: 26 MRSA §1314

Legislative Document
No. 1658
S.P. 535
In Senate, April 30, 2019
An Act To Clarify Prevailing Wage Rates on State Projects Using 
Federal Funds
Reference to the Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President JACKSON of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  26 MRSA §1314, as amended by PL 1997, c. 757, §11, is further amended 
to read:
§1314.  Exceptions
Whenever a public works construction is built in whole or in part by federal funds 
and is under the jurisdiction of the Davis-Bacon or other Federal Act that requires the 
Secretary of Labor to establish the minimum wage and benefits and those minimum 
wages and benefits are established by the Secretary of Labor, sections 1304 to 1313 do 
not apply, unless application of those sections would result in higher total wages under 
the contract.
This section does not apply to public works construction funded with funds for low-
income public housing under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 42 
United States Code, Section 1437, et seq., if the application of the wage and benefits rate 
required by this section is expressly preempted under 24 Code of Federal Regulations, 
Section 965.101.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that for public works construction contracts that involve funding 
from the Federal Government the prevailing wage requirements in state law apply unless 
the prevailing wage requirements that would otherwise apply under the federal Davis-
Bacon Act would result in higher total wages under the contract.  An exception is 
provided for funds received under the United States Housing Act of 1937 if the 
application of a state prevailing wage is expressly preempted by federal law.
An Act To O Create the Drug Donation and Redispensing Program
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1661
Committee Amendment CA_A_S227 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " (T " to S.P. 538, L.D. 1661, Bill, "An Act To 
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Create the Drug Donation and Redispensing Program" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §2700-B by inserting after subsection 5 the following: 
'6. Immunity from liability. A person may not be subject to any civil or criminal 
liability, or to any discipline by a professional licensing board, for any action taken in 
good faith in accordance with this section.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds a provision to protect a person from civil or criminal liability 
and from professional discipline of a licensing board for actions taken by a person in 
good faith in accordance with the requirements of the drug donation and redispensing 
program established in the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/29/19 feac:.. 
LD 1661 
LR 2470(02) 
An Act To Create the Drug Donation and Redispensing Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'i\" I. (~, ,-.i,c1 \ 
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Cun-ent biennium cost increase - General Fund 
This bill establishes the drug donation and redispensing program under the Department of Health and Human Services 
(DHHS). The program collects donations of unused prescription and legend drugs from health care providers, health 
care facilities and other sources, including at drop-off locations throughout the State, and redispenses the drugs 
through participating phmmacies to qualified low-income persons. The DHHS would need to create a number of new 
positions to run the program, identify spaces for designated donation sites, obtain a warehouse to store drugs or 
contract with a third-party wholesaler, create a system to transpoti the drugs from donation sites to a central 
warehouse and to pharmacies or secure disposal sites, create an outreach program to acquire participating pharmacies 
and to acquire or increase liability insurance to mitigate the risks associated with the potential adverse affects of a 
recipient acquiring and ingesting drugs not intended for his/her treatment. Additionally, the DHHS is concerned that 
pharmacies will be unable to determine if a person's family income is equal to or less than 350% of the federal poverty 
level for most residents. As there are no programs currently handled by the DHHS similar to this program, many of 
these costs are unknown. No estimate of the costs of the program can be determined at this time. 
LR2470(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I
An Act To Place Funds for the Retired County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance Program into a Trust
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1664
Committee: Labor and Housing
Sponsors: LIBBY, BRYANT, BELLOWS, DIAMOND, DOW, COSTAIN, DUNPHY, MARTIN, PICKETT
Amends: 5 MRSA §286-M

Legislative Document
No. 1664
S.P. 541
In Senate, April 30, 2019
An Act To Place Funds for the Retired County and Municipal Law 
Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance 
Program into a Trust
Reference to the Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin.
Cosponsored by Representative BRYANT of Windham and
Senators: BELLOWS of Kennebec, DIAMOND of Cumberland, DOW of Lincoln, 
Representatives: COSTAIN of Plymouth, DUNPHY of Old Town, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, 
PICKETT of Dixfield.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §286-M, sub-§2, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 636, Pt. A, §3, 
is amended to read:
E.   "Fund" means the Firefighters and Law Enforcement Officers Health Insurance 
Program Trust Fund established in subsection 7.
Sec. 2.  5 MRSA §286-M, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 636, Pt. A, §3, is 
amended to read:
7.  Trust fund established.  The Firefighters and Law Enforcement Officers Health 
Insurance Program Trust Fund is established as a separate trust fund.  The Treasurer of 
State shall invest the funds in the fund in accordance with the state-held trust investment 
policy of the Office of the Treasurer of State.  The fund is a nonlapsing, dedicated 
account administered by the division.  Money appropriated by law for the purpose of 
paying premium subsidies must be deposited in the fund.  Premium dividends accruing to 
the State, return of premiums resulting from risk reduction programs, active employee 
contributions pursuant to subsection 8 and any other receipts must be deposited into the 
fund to be used for the purposes of the program. The fund is a pooled account.  Individual 
law enforcement officers and firefighters do not have a right to money deposited in the 
fund except to the extent premium subsidies are available to program enrollees.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that funds held in connection with the Retired County and 
Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance 
Program are held in a trust fund.  It renames the Firefighters and Law Enforcement 
Officers Health Insurance Program Fund the Firefighters and Law Enforcement Officers 
Health Insurance Program Trust Fund.  It directs the Treasurer of State to invest the funds 
in the Firefighters and Law Enforcement Officers Health Insurance Program Trust Fund 
in accordance with the state-held trust investment policy of the Treasurer of State.
An Act To Automatically Change a Voter Registration Address upon Change of Address for a Driver's License
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1665
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: CHIPMAN, LUCHINI, ACKLEY
Amends: 21-A MRSA §197

Legislative Document
No. 1665
S.P. 542
In Senate, April 30, 2019
An Act To Automatically Change a Voter Registration Address 
upon Change of Address for a Driver's License
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland.
Cosponsored by Senator: LUCHINI of Hancock, Representative: ACKLEY of Monmouth.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  21-A MRSA §197 is enacted to read:
§197.  Periodic update based upon change of address
The Secretary of State shall review on a weekly basis changes of addresses under 
Title 29-A, section 1407 and, if a person who has changed an address under that section is 
registered to vote in the State, the Secretary of State shall update the central voter 
registration system accordingly.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Secretary of State to review on a weekly basis changes of 
addresses of driver's licenses and, if a person who has changed an address is registered to 
vote in the State, to update the central voter registration system accordingly.
An Act To Enable Legal Review To Determine the Constitutionality of Direct Initiatives of Legislation
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1669
Committee Amendment CA_B_H601 (House)
Amends: 21-A MRSA §901

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"&" to H.P. 1196, L.D. 1669, "RESOLUTION, 
Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Help Ensure That Direct 
Initiatives of Legislation Are Compatible with the Constitution of Maine and Statutory 
Law" 
Amend the resolution by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Enable Legal Review To Determine the Constitutionality of Direct 
Initiatives of Legislation' 
Amend the resolution by striking out everything after the title and inserting the 
following: 
'Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §901, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: 
1-A. Request for constitutional review. At the time of submitting a direct initiative 
application. the applicant may request that the Attorney General review the proposed law 
for the direct initiative of legislation to determine whether the proposed law conflicts with 
the Constitution of Maine or the United States Constitution. If the Attorney General 
determines that a conflict exists. the Attorney General shall provide a written opinion 
describing the conflict to the applicant within 15 business days after the direct initiative 
application was received by the Secretazy of State. The applicant may submit a new draft 
of the proposed law to the Secretary of State in response to the written opinion.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is one of 2 minority reports of the committee, strikes the 
resolution and replaces it with a bill enabling a voter who submits an application to 
initiate proceedings for the direct initiative of legislation to request in the application that 
the Attorney General review the proposed law submitted with the application to 
determine whether it conflicts with the Constitution of Maine or the United States 
Constitution. If the Attorney General determines that a conflict exists, the Attorney 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEEAMENDMENT'g "toH.P.1196,L.D.1669 
General must provide a written opinion describing the conflict to the applicant within 15 
business days after the direct initiative application was received by the Secretary of State. 
The applicant may submit a new draft of the proposed law to the Secretary of State in 
response to the written opinion. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 06/13/19 feac.. 
LD 1669 
LR300(03) 
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Help Ensure That Direct 
Initiatives of Legislation Are Compatible with the Constitution of Maine and Statutory Law 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment~,( H-,o f) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Office of the Attorney General associated with reviewing the direct initiative can be absorbed 
within existing budgeted resources. 
LR0300(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Require Legal Review To Determine the Constitutionality of Direct Initiatives of Legislation
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1669
Committee Amendment CA_A_H600 (House)
Amends: 21-A MRSA §901

FffiST REGULAR SESSION 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1196, L.D. 1669, "RESOLUTION, 
Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Help Ensure That Direct 
Initiatives of Legislation Are Compatible with the Constitution of Maine and Statutory 
Law" 
Amend the resolution by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Require Legal Review To Determine the Constitutionality of Direct 
Initiatives of Legislation' 
Amend the resolution by striking out everything after the title and inserting the 
following: 
'Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §901, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: 
1-A. Review for constitutionality. The Secretary of State and the Attorney General 
shall review the proposed law for a direct initiative of legislation within 15 business days 
after the direct initiative application was received by the Secretary of State and determine 
whether the progosed law conflicts with the Constitution of Maine or the United States 
Constitution. If the Secretary of State or the Attorney General determines that a conflict 
exists, the official shall provide a written opinion describing the conflict to the agplicant 
before the end of the 15 business days. The applicant may submit a new draft of the 
proposed law to the Secretary of State in response to the written opinion.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is one of 2 minority reports of the committee, strikes the 
resolution and replaces it with a bill requiring the Secretary of State and the Attorney 
General to review the proposed law submitted with an application for a direct initiative of 
legislation to determine whether it conflicts with the Constitution of Maine or the United 
States Constitution. If the Secretary of State or the Attorney General determines that a 
conflict exists, that official must provide a written opinion describing the conflict to the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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applicant within 15 business days after the direct initiative application was received by 
the Secretary of State. The applicant may submit a new draft of the proposed law to the 
Secretary of State in response to the written opinion. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/30/19 feae. 
LD 1669 
LR300(02) 
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RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Help Ensure That Direct 
Initiatives of Legislation Are Compatible with the Constitution of Maine and Statutory Law 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment fJ-1 ( »- b DD) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Secretary of State and to the Office of the Attorney General associated with 
reviewing the direct initiative can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR0300(02) - Fiscal Note - Pacre 1 of 1
An Act To Limit the Dissemination of Juvenile Records
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1670
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: TALBOT ROSS
Amends: 15 MRSA §3308

Legislative Document
No. 1670
H.P. 1197
House of Representatives, May 2, 2019
An Act To Limit the Dissemination of Juvenile Records
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative TALBOT ROSS of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  15 MRSA §3308, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 744, §5, is amended 
to read:
8.  Juvenile records sealed.  This subsection governs the sealing of records of a 
person adjudicated to have committed a juvenile crime.
A.  A person adjudicated to have committed a juvenile crime may petition the court 
to seal from public inspection all records pertaining to the juvenile crime and its 
disposition, and to any prior juvenile records and their dispositions if:
(1)  At least 3 years have passed since the person's discharge from the disposition 
ordered for that juvenile crime;
(2)  Since the date of disposition, the person has not been adjudicated to have 
committed a juvenile crime and has not been convicted of committing a crime; 
and
(3)  There are no current adjudicatory proceedings pending for a juvenile or other 
crime.
A-1.  At the time that a person adjudicated to have committed a juvenile crime is 
discharged from the disposition ordered for that juvenile crime, the court shall 
automatically and immediately enter an order sealing from public inspection all 
records pertaining to the juvenile crime and its disposition.
B.  The court may grant the petition if it finds that the requirements of paragraph A 
are satisfied, unless it finds that the general public's right to information substantially 
outweighs the juvenile's interest in privacy.
C.  Notwithstanding subsections 3, 3-A, 4 and 5, the court order sealing the records 
permits only the following persons to have access to the sealed records:
(1)  The courts and criminal justice agencies as provided by this section; and
(2)  The person whose juvenile records are sealed or that person's designee.
D.  If the petition is granted, the A person whose juvenile records have been sealed 
under this subsection may respond to inquiries from other than the courts and 
criminal justice agencies about that person's juvenile crimes, the records of which 
have been sealed, as if the juvenile crimes had never occurred, without being subject 
to any sanctions.
SUMMARY
This bill provides for the sealing of juvenile records.
The bill changes the sealing process for juvenile records to provide that at the time a 
person who is adjudicated to have committed a juvenile crime is discharged from the 
disposition ordered for that juvenile crime, the court is required to automatically and 
immediately enter an order sealing from public inspection all records pertaining to the 
juvenile crime and its disposition.
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Maine Capital Investment Credit To Ensure Fairness for Maine Businesses
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1671
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: TIPPING

Legislative Document
No. 1671
H.P. 1198
House of Representatives, May 2, 2019
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Maine Capital 
Investment Credit To Ensure Fairness for Maine Businesses
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative TIPPING of Orono.
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 amend the Maine capital investment credit to ensure that Maine 
businesses benefit to the same extent as out-of-state businesses.
An Act To Prohibit Prescription Drug Advertising (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1673
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: CHIPMAN, TEPLER, CLAXTON, GRATWICK, JACKSON, LIBBY, BRENNAN, FOLEY, MASTRACCIO, MELARAGNO
Amends: 22 MRSA §2700-A

Legislative Document
No. 1673
S.P. 544
In Senate, May 2, 2019
An Act To Prohibit Prescription Drug Advertising
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Reference to the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services 
suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland.
Cosponsored by Representative TEPLER of Topsham and
Senators: CLAXTON of Androscoggin, GRATWICK of Penobscot, President JACKSON of 
Aroostook, LIBBY of Androscoggin, Representatives: BRENNAN of Portland, FOLEY of 
Biddeford, MASTRACCIO of Sanford, MELARAGNO of Auburn.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §2700-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 392, §1, is 
amended to read:
2.  Regulated advertisement prohibition.  Beginning October 15, 2005 January 1, 
2020, a manufacturer may not present or cause to be presented in the State a regulated 
advertisement, unless that advertisement meets the requirements concerning misbranded 
drugs and devices and prescription drug advertising of federal law and regulations under 
United States Code, Sections 331 and 352(n) and 21 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 
and state rules.  A violation of this subsection is a violation of the Maine Unfair 
Trade Practices Act.  Each day a manufacturer is in violation of this subsection is 
considered a separate violation.
Sec. 2.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect on January 1, 2020.
SUMMARY
This bill amends current law, which allows the advertising of prescription drugs only 
if the advertisement is not misleading, to ban completely, beginning January 1, 2020, the 
advertising of prescription drugs, either by broadcast by a television or radio station in 
this State, over the Internet from a location in this State or in a magazine or newspaper 
printed, distributed or sold in this State.  A violation is a violation of the Maine Unfair 
Trade Practices Act.
An Act To Enhance the Ability of the State To Prosecute the Crime of Operating Under the Influence
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1676
Committee Amendment CA_A_H512 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2528

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 1200, L.D. 1676, Bill, "An Act To 
Enhance the Ability of the State To Prosecute the Crime of Operating Under the 
Influence" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 8 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 8. 29-A MRSA §2528, as amended by PL 2013, c. 459, §12, is further 
amended to read: 
§2528. Liability 
A physician, physician's assistant,; physician assistant: registered nurse;: other health 
care provider; other person whose occupational license or training allows that person to 
draw blood, including but not limited to an emergency medical services person or law 
enforcement officer; hospital or other health eare proYidBr: emergency medical service: or 
law enforcement agency in the exercise of due care is not liable for an act done or omitted 
in collecting or withdrawing specimens of blood at the request of a law enforcement 
officer pursuant to this chapter.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the language on liability of persons who draw blood at the 
request of a law enforcement officer consistent with the language in the committee 
amendment to S.P. 76, L.D. 264, "An Act Regarding the Taking of a Blood Sample from 
an Operator of a Motor Vehicle Involved in a Fatal Accident." 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/30/19 ;:b/ac:.. 
LD 1676 
LR2343(02) 
An Act To Enhance the Ability of the State To Prosecute the Crime of Operating Under the Influence 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ./).( ff-~ r:i) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any loss ofrevenue from the Department of Health and Human Services due to certain tests being performed in non-
DHHS certified laboratories are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2343(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Allow Reentry Houses as Part of Supervised Community Confinement
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1677
Committee Amendment CA_A_H562 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. /-1" to H.P. 1201, L.D. 1677, Bill, "An Act To 
Allow Reentry Houses as Part of Supervised Community Confinement" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3036-B in subsection 1 in the first line (page 1, line 4 
in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "defined" the following:'; requirement' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3036-B in subsection 1 in the last line (page 1, line 9 
in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "facility." the following: 'A reentry house must 
meet all state and local building and life safety codes for the type of building in which the 
reentry house is located.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires a reentry house to meet all state and local building and life 
safety codes for the type of building in which the reentry house is located. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/06/19 ;:t.,,'ac. 
LD 1677 
LR2353(03) 
An Act To Allow Reentry Houses as Part of Supervised Community Confinement 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~ ( //-';;; b ~) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill authorizes the Department of Corrections (DOC) to contract with private employers for reentry houses. The 
DOC has not requested additional funding at this time and has indicated it could request funding as it pursues 
contracts with private employers. 
LR2353(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Authorize the Commissioner of Corrections To Designate Additional Employees of the Department of Corrections To Collect Biological Samples
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1678
Committee Amendment CA_A_H547 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1202, L.D. 1678, Bill, "An Act To 
Authorize the Commissioner of Corrections To Designate Additional Employees of the 
Department of Corrections To Collect Biological Samples" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/18/19 ;tl#ae.. 
LD 1678 
LR2327(02) 
An Act To Authorize the Commissioner of Corrections To Designate Additional Employees of the 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Department of Corrections To Collect Biological Samples 
. 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '/4,( /I"" S'/ V 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety . 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services from the provisions of this bill are expected to 
be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2327(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Allow Reentry Houses as Part of Supervised Community Confinement
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1677
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: FAY, COREY, GATTINE, MARTIN
Amends: 34-A MRSA §3036-B

Legislative Document
No. 1677
H.P. 1201
House of Representatives, May 2, 2019
An Act To Allow Reentry Houses as Part of Supervised Community 
Confinement
Submitted by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FAY of Raymond.
Cosponsored by Representatives: COREY of Windham, GATTINE of Westbrook, MARTIN 
of Greene.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  34-A MRSA §3036-B is enacted to read:
§3036-B.  Reentry houses
1.  Reentry house defined.  For purposes of this section, "reentry house" means a 
correctional program provided by the department through a written contract with one or 
more private employers under which the employers provide and maintain housing for 
specified prisoners, employ those prisoners and provide to those prisoners all meals, 
laundry facilities and transportation to and from job sites.  A reentry house is not a 
correctional facility.
2.  Contract.  The commissioner may enter into contracts for the establishment of 
reentry houses for the purpose of providing housing and other assistance to prisoners 
transferred to supervised community confinement under section 3036-A.
3.  Other assistance.  The department shall employ, or contract for, program staff to 
provide other assistance to prisoners housed at a reentry house, including, but not limited 
to, assistance with reentry planning.
4.  Transfer.  A prisoner may be transferred to supervised community confinement to 
be housed in a reentry house only if the prisoner meets all of the eligibility requirements 
of section 3036-A and the rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 3036-A, 
has successfully participated in a work release program at a department facility and has 
the skills necessary to perform a job available from a private employer with which the 
department has contracted.
5.  Supervision.  All of the provisions of section 3036-A and the rules adopted by the 
commissioner pursuant to section 3036-A apply to a prisoner housed at a reentry house, 
and supervision of the prisoner must be conducted by a probation officer in the same 
manner as for any other prisoner transferred to supervised community confinement.
6.  Escape.  A prisoner who is transferred to supervised community confinement who 
intentionally violates a requirement to reside at a reentry house or otherwise escapes is 
guilty of escape under Title 17-A, section 755.
SUMMARY
This bill allows the Department of Corrections to contract with private employers for 
reentry houses for the purpose of providing housing and other assistance to prisoners 
transferred to supervised community confinement.
An Act To Authorize the Commissioner of Corrections To Designate Additional Employees of the Department of Corrections To Collect Biological Samples
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1678
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: MARTIN, COREY, GATTINE
Amends: 25 MRSA §1575

Legislative Document
No. 1678
H.P. 1202
House of Representatives, May 2, 2019
An Act To Authorize the Commissioner of Corrections To Designate 
Additional Employees of the Department of Corrections To Collect 
Biological Samples
Submitted by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MARTIN of Greene.
Cosponsored by Representatives: COREY of Windham, GATTINE of Westbrook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA §1575, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 2005, c. 329, §5, is 
further amended to read:
2-A.  Person to collect biological sample.  A person described in subsection 2, a 
corrections officer or other staff member of a county jail or Department of Corrections 
facility who is designated by the sheriff or jail administrator of that county jail or a 
corrections officer, probation officer, juvenile community corrections officer or other 
staff member of the Department of Corrections who is designated by the Commissioner 
of Corrections and is trained to collect biological samples, a probation officer or a 
juvenile community corrections officer may collect a biological sample that is not a blood 
sample.
SUMMARY
Current law allows for the collection of biological samples that are not blood 
samples, such as saliva samples, from convicted adults and adjudicated juveniles by 
various staff of the Department of Corrections, including corrections officers and 
probation officers and also including other staff if they work at a department facility and 
are designated by the Commissioner of Corrections and are trained to collect the samples.  
This bill allows for collection by any staff member of the Department of Corrections who 
is designated by the commissioner and is trained to collect biological samples, not just a 
staff member of a facility.