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An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Marine Resources
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0391
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: McCREIGHT

Legislative Document
No. 391
H.P. 275
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Marine Resources
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Marine Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative McCREIGHT of Harpswell.
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 governing marine resources.
An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Health and Human Services
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0393
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: MEYER

Legislative Document
No. 393
H.P. 277
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Health and Human Services
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MEYER of Eliot.
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 governing health and human services.
An Act To Remove the Authorization for Temporary Signs To Be Placed in the Public Right-of-way
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0395
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: ORDWAY
Amends: 23 MRSA §1913-A, 23 MRSA §1913-B, 23 MRSA §1917-B

Legislative Document
No. 395
H.P. 279
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Remove the Authorization for Temporary Signs To Be 
Placed in the Public Right-of-way
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ORDWAY of Standish.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  23 MRSA §1913-A, sub-§1, ¶G, as amended by PL 2015, c. 403, §4, is 
further amended to read:
G.  Hand-held signs not affixed to the ground or buildings; and
Sec. 2.  23 MRSA §1913-A, sub-§1, ¶I, as amended by PL 2015, c. 403, §4, is 
further amended to read:
I.  Adopt-A-Highway Program signs allowed under section 1117; and.
Sec. 3.  23 MRSA §1913-A, sub-§1, ¶L, as amended by PL 2019, c. 594, §1, is 
repealed.
Sec. 4.  23 MRSA §1913-B is enacted to read:
§1913-B.  Temporary signs
A person may not place, and the Department of Transportation may not issue a license 
or permit for, a temporary sign within the public right-of-way.
Sec. 5.  23 MRSA §1917-B, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 403, §6, is repealed.
SUMMARY
This bill removes the authorization for a person to place a temporary sign in the public 
right-of-way.  It also removes the civil violation that currently applies to persons who take, 
deface or disturb such signs.
An Act To Protect Maine's Loons and Other Wildlife in the Issuance of a Permit To Hold a Regatta, Race or Boat or Water-ski Exhibition
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0394
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: ORDWAY
Amends: 12 MRSA §13061

Legislative Document
No. 394
H.P. 278
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Protect Maine's Loons and Other Wildlife in the Issuance 
of a Permit To Hold a Regatta, Race or Boat or Water-ski 
Exhibition
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ORDWAY of Standish.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §13061, sub-§4, ¶A-1 is enacted to read:
A-1.  The person obtaining the permit under subsection 2 shall provide reasonable 
protection, as prescribed by the commissioner, for wildlife, wildlife habitat and water 
quality and shall take reasonable precautions to safeguard wildlife, wildlife habitat and 
water quality.
SUMMARY
This bill requires a person obtaining a permit to hold a regatta, race, boat exhibition or 
water ski exhibition to provide protection, as prescribed by the Commissioner of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife, for wildlife, wildlife habitat and water quality.
An Act To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Provide Assistance with Applications for Basic Necessities To Prevent Children Being Removed from Parental Custody
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0396
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: BRENNAN
Amends: 22 MRSA §4003, 22 MRSA §4004

Legislative Document
No. 396
H.P. 280
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Require the Department of Health and Human Services 
To Provide Assistance with Applications for Basic Necessities To 
Prevent Children Being Removed from Parental Custody
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BRENNAN of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §4003, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:
2-A.  No removal for economic deprivation.  Ensure that children will not be 
removed from the custody of their parents by the department if the jeopardy to health or 
welfare is evidenced only by deprivation of adequate food, clothing, shelter or necessary 
health care when that deprivation is the result of parents having insufficient income and 
resources to provide those necessities;
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §4004, sub-§2, ¶E, as amended by PL 2007, c. 586, §7, is further 
amended by amending subparagraph (1) to read:
(1)  Provide information about rehabilitation and other services that may be 
available to assist the family, including but not limited to assistance with 
applications for any state and federal aid or medical programs intended to provide 
basic necessities for individuals and families; and
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide assistance 
with applying for basic necessities if a child is at risk of being removed from the home 
solely due to the parents having insufficient income and resources to provide those 
necessities and stipulates in law that the Legislature intends that children may not be 
removed from the custody of the parents solely due to economic deprivation.
An Act To Recalculate Retirement Benefits for Certain State Employees Adversely Affected by Merit Pay Freezes
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0397
Committee: Labor and Housing
Sponsors: PICKETT, MIRAMANT, COSTAIN, NEWMAN, DESCHAMBAULT

Legislative Document
No. 397
H.P. 281
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Recalculate Retirement Benefits for Certain State 
Employees Adversely Affected by Merit Pay Freezes
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  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 PICKETT of Dixfield.
Cosponsored by Senator MIRAMANT of Knox and
Representatives: COSTAIN of Plymouth, NEWMAN of Belgrade, Senator: 
DESCHAMBAULT of York.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  Recalculation of benefits for certain Maine Public Employees 
Retirement System retirees subject to merit pay freezes; retroactivity.  The 
changes to the law governing the calculation of retirement benefits for members of the 
Maine Public Employees Retirement System under Public Law 2015, chapter 267, Part 
CCCC, section 1 and Public Law 2015, chapter 385, which allowed members who retired 
on or after June 30, 2015 to pay the necessary member contributions to include in their 
retirement benefit calculations wages lost due to merit pay freezes and longevity pay 
freezes, apply retroactively to the date of retirement for a member who retired on or after 
May 1, 2014 and prior to June 30, 2014, except that such lost wages may include only 
frozen merit pay and not frozen longevity pay.
SUMMARY
The law governing the calculation of retirement benefits for members of the Maine 
Public Employees Retirement System was amended by Public Law 2015, chapter 267, Part 
CCCC, section 1 and Public Law 2015, chapter 385 to allow members who retired on or 
after June 30, 2015 to pay the necessary member contributions to include in their retirement 
benefit calculations wages lost due to merit pay freezes and longevity pay freezes.
 This bill authorizes a member of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System who 
retired on or after May 1, 2014 and prior to June 30, 2014 to include in the member's 
retirement benefit calculations wages lost due to merit pay freezes, retroactive to the date 
of the member's retirement. This provision does not include lost wages due to longevity 
pay freezes.
An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Sixth Amendment Center Concerning Indigent Legal Services
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0398
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: CARDONE

Legislative Document
No. 398
H.P. 282
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Sixth Amendment 
Center Concerning Indigent Legal Services
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CARDONE of Bangor.
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 implement the recommendations of the Sixth Amendment Center, 
a national center dedicated to protecting rights secured by the Sixth Amendment to the 
United States Constitution, regarding the delivery of indigent legal services in Maine.
An Act To Clarify Retirement Benefits under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0399
Committee: Labor and Housing
Sponsors: GROHOSKI

Legislative Document
No. 399
H.P. 283
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Clarify Retirement Benefits under the Maine Public 
Employees Retirement System
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  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 GROHOSKI of Ellsworth.
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 clarify access to retirement benefits for employees who have paid 
into the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, including teachers who have retired 
and wish to return to work, and health care benefits available to retired state employees.
An Act To Modify the Composition of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0400
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: BELL
Amends: 25 MRSA §2802

Legislative Document
No. 400
H.P. 284
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Modify the Composition of the Board of Trustees of the 
Maine Criminal Justice Academy
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BELL of Yarmouth.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA §2802, first ¶, as amended by PL 2019, c. 103, §1, is further 
amended to read:
There is created a board of trustees for the academy consisting of 18 19 members as 
follows: the Commissioner of Public Safety, ex officio, the Attorney General, ex officio, 
the Game Warden Colonel in the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, ex officio, 
the Commissioner of Corrections, ex officio, the Chief of the State Police, ex officio, and 
the following to be appointed by the Governor: a county sheriff, a chief of a municipal 
police department, 2 officers of municipal police departments who are not police chiefs, an 
educator who is not and has never been a sworn member of a law enforcement agency, a 
criminal prosecutor from one of the offices of the District Attorney, a representative of a 
federal law enforcement agency, 3 citizens each of whom is not and has never been a sworn 
member of a law enforcement agency, a municipal official who is not and has never been 
a sworn member of a law enforcement agency, a county commissioner who is not and has 
never been a sworn member of a law enforcement agency, one nonsupervisory corrections 
officer representing a state or county correctional facility and one person knowledgeable 
about public safety who has been recommended to the Governor by the Wabanaki tribal 
governments of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, 
the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Motahkmikuk, the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik and the 
Penobscot Nation.  The member appointed by the Governor based on the recommendation 
of the Wabanaki tribal governments must be recommended by the tribal governments by a 
process determined by those governments that provides for the board membership to rotate 
among the tribal governments.
SUMMARY
This bill expands the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy from 
to 19 members by adding as a member a county commissioner who is not and has never 
been a sworn member of a law enforcement agency.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0401
Committee Amendment CA_A_H94 (House)

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An Act To Provide a Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Certain Nonprofit Cemeteries
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0401
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: UNDERWOOD, STEWART
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

Legislative Document
No. 401
H.P. 285
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Provide a Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Certain 
Nonprofit Cemeteries
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative UNDERWOOD of Presque Isle.
Cosponsored by Senator: STEWART of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§107 is enacted to read:
107.  Nonprofit cemeteries.  Sales to an incorporated nonprofit cemetery that is 
exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(13) of the Code.
Sec. 2.  Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022.
SUMMARY
This bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for an incorporated nonprofit cemetery 
that is exempt from federal income tax under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0402
Committee Amendment CA_A_H300 (House)

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An Act To Protect an Individual's Personal Data
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0402
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: WHITE, STEWART, BLIER, BROOKS, COREY, EVANS, FECTEAU, O'NEIL, PLUECKER, POULIOT
Amends: 22 MRSA §1067

Legislative Document
No. 402
H.P. 286
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Protect an Individual's Personal Data
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WHITE of Waterville.
Cosponsored by Senator STEWART of Aroostook and
Representatives: BLIER of Buxton, BROOKS of Lewiston, COREY of Windham, EVANS of 
Dover-Foxcroft, FECTEAU of Augusta, O'NEIL of Saco, PLUECKER of Warren, Senator: 
POULIOT of Kennebec.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §1067 is enacted to read:
§1067.  Opt-out of personally identifying information
A person who is immunized or receives a vaccine under this chapter may forbid, 
through a process established by the department, the dissemination of the person's 
personally identifying information that is collected by the department or by any other state 
agency or government unit as part of that immunization or vaccination to a 3rd party, 
including the Federal Government.  The department shall adopt rules to carry out the 
purposes of this section. Rules adopted under this section are routine technical rules as 
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill allows a person immunized or vaccinated in the State to forbid the State to 
disseminate any personally identifying information collected by the State as part of that 
immunization or vaccination to any 3rd party, including the Federal Government.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0404
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S253 (Senate)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0404
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_B_S354 (Senate)

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An Act To Study the Costs and Feasibility of Requiring Industrial Arts To Be Offered in All Maine Public High Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0406
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: ORDWAY

Legislative Document
No. 406
H.P. 290
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Study the Costs and Feasibility of Requiring Industrial 
Arts To Be Offered in All Maine Public High Schools
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ORDWAY of Standish.
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 would study the costs and feasibility of requiring industrial arts to be offered 
in all public high schools in the State.
An Act To Preserve Deer Habitat
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0404
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: JOHANSEN

Legislative Document
No. 404
H.P. 288
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Preserve Deer Habitat
(EMERGENCY)
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative JOHANSEN of Monticello.
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 emergency bill proposes to direct the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
to submit a deer management plan and a map of deer wintering areas to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and to work with the committee to develop a 
plan to protect deer wintering areas.
An Act To Prevent Fraudulent Endorsements in Political Materials
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0405
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: MADIGAN
Amends: 21-A MRSA §1014-C

Legislative Document
No. 405
H.P. 289
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Prevent Fraudulent Endorsements in Political Materials
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MADIGAN of Waterville.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  21-A MRSA §1014-C is enacted to read:
§1014-C.  Unauthorized endorsements prohibited
A person may not, in order to promote that person's success or the success of another 
person as a candidate for nomination or election to any public office or in connection with 
any question submitted to the voters, include or cause to be included in any political 
advertisement, circular, poster or publication the name of any person as an endorser or 
supporter or any statement that gives the appearance of that endorsement or support except 
with the express written consent of that person.  A person who violates this section may be 
assessed a fine as determined by the commission by rule.  Rules adopted pursuant to this 
section are routine technical rules as described in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that a person may not, in order to promote that person's success or 
the success of another person as a candidate for nomination or election to any public office 
or in connection with any question submitted to the voters, include or cause to be included 
in any political advertisement, circular, poster or publication the name of any person as an 
endorser or supporter or any statement that gives the appearance of that endorsement or 
support except with the express written consent of that person.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0404
Committee Amendment CA_A_H254 (House)

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An Act To Improve Education Funding through Lottery Proceeds
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0407
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: ALLEY

Legislative Document
No. 407
H.P. 291
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Improve Education Funding through Lottery Proceeds
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ALLEY of Beals.
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 create a new lottery game with the proceeds dedicated to support 
education funding.
An Act To Amend the Laws Regulating the Operation of the Legislature
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0408
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: DUNPHY

Legislative Document
No. 408
H.P. 292
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Amend the Laws Regulating the Operation of the 
Legislature
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  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 DUNPHY of Old Town.
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 would establish a commission to examine the laws and rules regulating the 
operation of the Legislature and propose methods to improve the operations and functions 
of the Legislature.
An Act To Ensure Fair Judicial Outcomes
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0411
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: O'NEIL

Legislative Document
No. 411
H.P. 295
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Ensure Fair Judicial Outcomes
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative O'NEIL of Saco.
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 ensure fair judicial outcomes.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0412
Committee Amendment CA_A_H79 (House)

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An Act To Provide Funding for the Reconstruction of Route 161 from Fort Kent to Caribou
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0410
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: MARTIN, JACKSON

Legislative Document
No. 410
H.P. 294
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Provide Funding for the Reconstruction of Route 161 
from Fort Kent to Caribou
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MARTIN of Eagle Lake.
Cosponsored by President JACKSON of Aroostook.
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.
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Highway and Bridge Capital 0406
Initiative: Provides funding to reconstruct Route 161 from Fort Kent to Caribou.
GENERAL FUND
2021-22
2022-23
Capital Expenditures
$40,000,000
$0
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$40,000,000
$0
SUMMARY
This bill provides a one-time General Fund appropriation of $40,000,000 in fiscal year 
2021-22 to the Department of Transportation to reconstruct Route 161 from Fort Kent to 
Caribou.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0414
Committee Amendment CA_A_H507 (House)

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An Act To Create Parity between Private Schools and Public Schools Regarding Career and Technical Education Tuition Rates
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0414
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: O'NEIL, MAXMIN
Amends: 20-A MRSA §3253-A, 20-A MRSA §5809

Legislative Document
No. 414
H.P. 298
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Create Parity between Private Schools and Public 
Schools Regarding Career and Technical Education Tuition Rates
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative O'NEIL of Saco.
Cosponsored by Senator: MAXMIN of Lincoln.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §3253-A, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 
424, §2, is amended to read:
3.  Tuition.  Notwithstanding section 5805, subsection 2 and section 5809, the 
commissioner shall pay tuition for each tuition student in an amount equal to the official 
tuition rate approved pursuant to section 5805, subsection 1 for the receiving school for 
nonresident students enrolled in secondary schools or special education or career and 
technical education programs as long as the student maintains a satisfactory standard of 
deportment and scholarship.  The commissioner shall pay tuition for each tuition student 
in an amount equal to the official tuition rate approved pursuant to section 7302 for the 
receiving school for nonresident students enrolled in special education programs, as long 
as the student maintains a satisfactory standard of deportment and scholarship.
Sec. 2.  20-A MRSA §5809, as amended by PL 2017, c. 420, §1, is repealed.
SUMMARY
Under current law, a school that receives tuition students who are enrolled in regular 
school day career and technical educational programs at career and technical education 
centers, satellites or career and technical education regions may only charge a tuition rate 
of up to 2/3 of the maximum tuition rate.  Public schools do not have this limitation and 
are not limited to 2/3 of the funding for a student who enrolls in such a program.  This bill 
repeals this limitation on schools that receive tuition students to create parity with public 
schools.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0417
Committee Amendment CA_A_H623 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0415
Committee Amendment CA_A_H251 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0418
Committee Amendment CA_A_H373 (House)

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An Act To Protect Maine's Drivers from Pretextual Traffic Stops
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0417
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: MORALES, HARNETT, TALBOT ROSS, WARREN
Amends: 15 MRSA §458

Legislative Document
No. 417
H.P. 301
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Protect Maine's Drivers from Pretextual Traffic Stops
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MORALES of South Portland.
Cosponsored by Representatives: HARNETT of Gardiner, TALBOT ROSS of Portland, 
WARREN of Hallowell.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  15 MRSA §458 is enacted to read:
§458.  Pretextual traffic stops
A law enforcement officer as defined in Title 17-A, section 2, subsection 17 may not 
stop a motor vehicle an occupant of which the law enforcement officer suspects is engaging 
in criminal activity for a violation under Title 29-A, chapter 5, 15, 17 or 19 not related to 
the suspected criminal activity.  Evidence of criminal activity obtained pursuant to a motor 
vehicle stop in violation of this section may not be used in any criminal proceeding.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a law enforcement officer from stopping a motor vehicle an occupant 
of which the law enforcement officer suspects is engaging in criminal activity for a motor 
vehicle violation not related to that criminal activity.  The bill also provides that evidence 
obtained in a traffic stop in violation of this provision may not be used in any criminal 
proceeding.
An Act To Create a Graduated Real Estate Transfer Tax
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0418
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: WILLIAMS, CHIPMAN, KESSLER, LOOKNER, MORALES, PEBWORTH, ROEDER
Amends: 36 MRSA §4641, 36 MRSA §4641-A

Legislative Document
No. 418
H.P. 302
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Create a Graduated Real Estate Transfer Tax
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor.
Cosponsored by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland and
Representatives: KESSLER of South Portland, LOOKNER of Portland, MORALES of South 
Portland, PEBWORTH of Blue Hill, ROEDER of Bangor.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §4641, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4.  Primary residence.  "Primary residence" has the same meaning as the term 
"homestead" as defined in section 681, subsection 2.
Sec. 2.  36 MRSA §4641-A, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 559, Pt. I, §3 
and affected by §15, is amended to read:
A.  The rate of the tax is $2.20 for each $500 or fractional part of $500 of the value of 
the property transferred, except that for transfers occurring on or after January 1, 2022, 
the rate of tax is $1.50 for each $500 or fractional part of $500 of the first $150,000 of 
value for a primary residence and $2.50 for each $500 or fractional part of $500 of the 
value of a primary residence that exceeds $150,000 of the value of a primary residence 
and for all other property.
Sec. 3.  36 MRSA §4641-A, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 559, Pt. I, §3 
and affected by §15, is amended to read:
A.  The rate of the tax is $2.20 for each $500 or fractional part of $500 of the value of 
the real property owned by the entity and located in this State, except that for transfers 
occurring on or after January 1, 2022, the rate of tax is $1.50 for each $500 or fractional 
part of $500 of the first $150,000 of value for property owned by the entity that is a 
primary residence and $2.50 for each $500 or fractional part of $500 of the value of 
property owned by the entity that is a primary residence that exceeds $150,000 of the 
value for a primary residence and for all other property owned by the entity.
SUMMARY
This bill decreases the rate of the real estate transfer tax on the first $150,000 of value 
of a primary residence to $1.50 for each $500 or fractional part of $500 of the value and 
increases the tax rate on the value of a primary residence exceeding $150,000 and on all 
other property to $2.50 for each $500 or fractional part of $500 of the value.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0419
Committee Amendment CA_A_H230 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0419
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An Act Regarding Participation in Public Works Projects by Pretrial Inmates
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0419
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: COSTAIN, PICKETT, RUDNICKI, WARREN
Amends: 30-A MRSA §1606

Legislative Document
No. 419
H.P. 303
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act Regarding Participation in Public Works Projects by 
Pretrial Inmates
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative COSTAIN of Plymouth.
Cosponsored by Representatives: PICKETT of Dixfield, RUDNICKI of Fairfield, WARREN 
of Hallowell.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §1606, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 506, §1, is further 
amended to read:
1.  Participation in public works projects authorized.  The sheriff in charge of a 
county jail, or the sheriff of a county that shares a regional jail with other counties, may 
permit certain inmates of that jail, including inmates charged with a crime or awaiting 
sentence, to participate in public works-related projects or in the improvement of property 
owned by charitable organizations in that county or another county.  A project or 
improvement must be supervised by the sheriff of the county in which the project or 
improvement is being conducted.  The sheriff may request payment from charitable 
organizations for the transportation of the prisoners and for the transportation and per diem 
compensation for any guards who accompany the prisoners.  For the purposes of this 
section, "charitable organization" means any nonprofit organization organized or 
incorporated in this State or having a principal place of business in this State that is exempt 
from federal income taxation under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
Section 501(a), because the nonprofit organization is described in the United States Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(c)(3).
SUMMARY
This bill allows inmates in a jail who are charged with a crime or awaiting sentence to 
participate in public works projects.
An Act To Increase the Number of Plants a Medical Marijuana Caregiver May Cultivate
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0421
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: COLLINGS, JACKSON, COLLAMORE, MADIGAN, NADEAU, O'CONNOR, PERRY, TALBOT ROSS, WHITE, BALDACCI
Amends: 22 MRSA §2423-A

Legislative Document
No. 421
H.P. 305
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Increase the Number of Plants a Medical Marijuana 
Caregiver May Cultivate
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative COLLINGS of Portland.
Cosponsored by President JACKSON of Aroostook and
Representatives: COLLAMORE of Pittsfield, MADIGAN of Waterville, NADEAU of 
Winslow, O'CONNOR of Berwick, PERRY of Calais, TALBOT ROSS of Portland, WHITE of 
Waterville, Senator: BALDACCI of Penobscot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §2423-A, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 2019, c. 256, §2, is 
further amended to read:
B.  Cultivate up to 30 60 mature marijuana plants or 500 square feet of plant canopy, 
120 immature marijuana plants and unlimited seedlings;
SUMMARY
This bill increases the number of mature plants from 30 to 60 and the number of 
immature plants from 60 to 120 that a medical marijuana caregiver may cultivate.
An Act To Enact the Maine Uniform Trust Decanting Act
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0422
Committee: Judiciary

Legislative Document
No. 422
H.P. 306
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Enact the Maine Uniform Trust Decanting Act
Reported by Representative HARNETT of Gardiner for the Probate and Trust Law 
Advisory Commission pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 18-C, section 1-803, 
subsection 2.
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
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 adopt a law that is based on the Uniform Trust Decanting Act, the 
text of which may be found here: https://legislature.maine.gov/doc/5382.
An Act To Amend the Maine Revised Unclaimed Property Act
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0420
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: RIELLY, SANBORN, HARNETT
Amends: 33 MRSA §2066, 33 MRSA §2070

Legislative Document
No. 420
H.P. 304
House of Representatives, February 10, 2021
An Act To Amend the Maine Revised Unclaimed Property Act
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative RIELLY of Westbrook.
Cosponsored by Senator SANBORN of Cumberland and
Representative: HARNETT of Gardiner.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  33 MRSA §2066, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 498, §22, is amended 
to read:
3.  No period of limitation, limited charges or fees; exceptions, disclosure.  
Notwithstanding section 2112, fees, charges or a period of limitation may not be imposed 
on stored-value obligations, except that the issuer may charge a transaction fee for the 
initial issuance and for each occurrence of adding value to an existing stored-value 
obligation.  These fees must be disclosed in a separate writing prior to the initial issuance 
or referenced on the stored-value obligation.  Fee restrictions do not apply to any stored-
value obligation that enables the holder to transfer the underlying funds to multiple 
unaffiliated merchants at the merchants' point-of-sale terminals or online or at an automated 
teller machine.
Sec. 2.  33 MRSA §2070, sub-§2, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 498, §22, is 
amended to read:
E.  A deposit into or withdrawal from an account at a financial organization by the 
apparent owner, including an automatic withdrawal previously authorized or but not 
including an automatic reinvestment of dividends or interest or an automatic 
withdrawal of disclosed fees;
SUMMARY
This bill amends the Maine Revised Unclaimed Property Act in the following ways.
1.  It provides that fee restrictions do not apply to any stored-value obligation that 
enables the holder to transfer the underlying funds to multiple unaffiliated merchants at the 
merchants' point-of-sale terminals or online or at an automated teller machine.
2.  It provides that an automatic reinvestment of dividends or interest or an automatic 
withdrawal of disclosed fees is not an indication of an apparent owner's interest in property 
for purposes of determining when property is presumed abandoned.
An Act To Improve Access to Bariatric Care in Nursing Homes
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0423
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: BALDACCI

Legislative Document
No. 423
S.P. 171
In Senate, February 11, 2021
An Act To Improve Access to Bariatric Care in Nursing Homes
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 9, 2021.  Referred to the Committee 
on Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA c. 412-A is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 412-A
BARIATRIC CARE CENTERS
§2045.  Bariatric care centers in nursing facilities
The department shall provide specialty bariatric care centers embedded in nursing 
facilities to provide requisite care within the nursing facility setting.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide bariatric 
care centers embedded in nursing facilities to provide requisite care within the nursing 
facility setting.
An Act Relating to Solar Energy Installation
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0426
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: LAWRENCE

Legislative Document
No. 426
S.P. 174
In Senate, February 11, 2021
An Act Relating to Solar Energy Installation
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 9, 2021.  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 Senator LAWRENCE of York.
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 governing solar energy installation.
Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor To Establish a State Unemployment Program for Self-employed Workers and Independent Contractors
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0425
Committee: Labor and Housing
Sponsors: CURRY, BALDACCI, VITELLI, CUDDY

Legislative Document
No. 425
S.P. 173
In Senate, February 11, 2021
Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor To Establish a State 
Unemployment Program for Self-employed Workers and 
Independent Contractors
(EMERGENCY)
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 9, 2021.  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 CURRY of Waldo.
Cosponsored by Senators: BALDACCI of Penobscot, VITELLI of Sagadahoc, Representative: 
CUDDY of Winterport.
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 legislation must take effect before the end of the 90-day period so that 
the Department of Labor may adopt rules to implement this resolve; 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
Sec. 1.  Unemployment program for self-employed workers and 
independent contractors.  Resolved:  That the Department of Labor shall establish a 
state unemployment program for workers not covered by unemployment compensation in 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, chapter 13.  The program must cover self-employed 
workers and independent contractors as defined in Title 26, section 1043, subsection 11, 
paragraph E.  The program must include benefits for self-employed workers and 
independent contractors that are equal to those benefits received by employees eligible for 
unemployment compensation under Title 26, chapter 13.
Sec. 2.  Funding.  Resolved:  That the Department of Labor shall use any funds 
received from the Federal Government, if available, for start-up costs for the program 
established under section 1.  Ongoing funding for the program must be provided through 
charges or assessments to an employer's account as described in the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 26, section 1221.
Sec. 3.  Report; authority to submit bill.  Resolved:  That, by November 3, 
2021, the Department of Labor shall submit an implementation plan for the program 
established under section 1, including any necessary legislation and suggested rules, to the 
Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing.  The committee may submit a bill related 
to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 130th Legislature.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Labor to create an unemployment compensation 
system for self-employed workers and independent contractors.