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An Act To Clarify Surprise Billing Restrictions
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1481
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: MORRIS
Amends: 24-A MRSA §4303-C, 24-A MRSA §4303-E

Legislative Document
No. 1481
H.P. 1096
House of Representatives, April 14, 2021
An Act To Clarify Surprise Billing Restrictions
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 12, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered 
printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MORRIS of Turner.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  24-A MRSA §4303-C, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 2019, c. 668, §2, is 
further amended by amending subparagraph (2) to read:
(2)  The median network rate paid by all carriers for that health care service by a 
similar provider in the enrollee's geographic area as determined by the all-payer 
claims database maintained by the Maine Health Data Organization or, if.  If Maine 
Health Data Organization claims data is insufficient or otherwise inapplicable, 
another independent medical claims database a carrier shall reimburse the out-of-
network provider or enrollee, as applicable, at the carrier's median network rate as 
provided in subparagraph (1);
Sec. 2.  24-A MRSA §4303-C, sub-§2, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 668, §2, is 
amended to read:
E.  If an out-of-network provider disagrees with a carrier's payment amount for a 
surprise bill for emergency services or for covered emergency services as determined 
in accordance with paragraph B, the carrier and the out-of-network provider have 30 
calendar days to negotiate an agreement on the payment amount in good faith.  If the 
carrier and the out-of-network provider do not reach agreement on the payment amount 
within 30 calendar days, the out-of-network provider may submit a dispute regarding 
the payment and receive another payment from the carrier determined in accordance 
with the dispute resolution process in section 4303‑E, including any payment made 
pursuant to section 4303‑E, subsection 1, paragraph G; and
Sec. 3.  24-A MRSA §4303-E, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 668, §3, is 
amended by amending subparagraph (3) to read:
(3)  The median network rate for the particular health care service performed by a 
provider in the same or similar specialty, as determined by the all-payer claims 
database maintained by the Maine Health Data Organization or, if Maine Health 
Data Organization claims data is insufficient or otherwise inapplicable, another 
independent medical claims database. If authorized by rule, the superintendent may 
enter into an agreement to obtain data from an independent medical claims 
database to carry out the functions of this subparagraph.
Sec. 4.  24-A MRSA §4303-E, sub-§1, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 668, §3, is 
repealed.
SUMMARY
This bill eliminates the use of independent medical claims databases in the laws 
governing surprise medical bills and bills for out-of-network emergency services.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1484
Committee Amendment CA_B_S249 (Senate)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1486
Committee Amendment CA_A_H611 (House)

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Committee Amendment CA_A_S248 (Senate)

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An Act To Improve Investigations of Child Sexual Abuse
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1486
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: McDONALD
Amends: 17-A MRSA §18, 17-A MRSA §855, 17-A MRSA §1802, 34-A MRSA §11273

Legislative Document
No. 1486
H.P. 1100
House of Representatives, April 14, 2021
An Act To Improve Investigations of Child Sexual Abuse
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 12, 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 McDONALD of Stonington.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §18 is enacted to read:
§18.  Crimes involving minors
A person who poses as a minor is deemed a minor for the purposes of a crime under 
chapter 11, 12 or 35 that has as an element or aggravating factor that the victim or person 
other than the actor is a minor.
Sec. 2.  17-A MRSA §855, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 444, §1, is 
amended to read:
A.  The person, in return for another's prostitution, gives or agrees to give a pecuniary 
benefit either to the person whose prostitution is sought or to a 3rd person and the 
person whose prostitution is sought has not in fact attained 18 years of age or the person 
knows or believes that the person whose prostitution is sought is under 18 years of age.  
Violation of this paragraph is a Class D C crime; or
Sec. 3.  17-A MRSA §855, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 444, §1, is 
repealed.
Sec. 4.  17-A MRSA §1802, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2, 
is amended by amending subparagraph (7) to read:
(7)  A Class D or Class E crime under section 556, section 853, or section 854, 
excluding subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (1), or section 855;
Sec. 5.  34-A MRSA §11273, sub-§15, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 663, §3, is 
amended to read:
C.  Title 17‑A, section 855, subsection 1, paragraph B A; and
SUMMARY
This bill amends the Maine Criminal Code by providing that a person who poses as a 
minor is deemed a minor for the purposes of a sex crime that has as an element or 
aggravating factor of the crime that the victim or person other than the actor is a minor. 
This bill also adds as conduct punishable under the crime of patronizing prostitution of a 
minor that the person committing the crime believes that the person whose prostitution is 
sought is a minor, and the bill makes the new crime a Class C crime and changes the 
existing crime of patronizing prostitution of a person who has not in fact attained 18 years 
of age from a Class D crime to a Class C crime.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1485
Committee Amendment CA_A_H306 (House)

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Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Seek a Waiver for Additional Medication-assisted Treatment for Certain Persons with Substance Use Disorder up to 30 Days Prior to Their Release from Incarceration
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1487
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: STOVER

Legislative Document
No. 1487
H.P. 1101
House of Representatives, April 14, 2021
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services 
To Seek a Waiver  for Additional Medication-assisted Treatment for 
Certain Persons with Substance Use Disorder up to 30 Days Prior to 
Their Release from Incarceration
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 12, 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 STOVER of Boothbay.
Sec. 1.  Department of Health and Human Services to seek waiver. 
Resolved:  That, by December 1, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services 
shall apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver pursuant to 42 United States Code, Section 
1315. The waiver must request the authorization of federal Medicaid matching funds for 
the provision of additional medication-assisted treatment for persons with substance use 
disorder to eligible persons up to 30 days prior to the person's release from incarceration 
so that a qualified health care professional and the person with substance use disorder 
receiving care from the professional have access to all forms and formulations of 
medications for substance use disorder approved by the United States Food and Drug 
Administration as recommended by a national society of addiction medicine and a national 
commission on correctional health care.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services, by December 1, 
2021, to seek a waiver from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services authorizing federal Medicaid matching funds 
for additional medication-assisted treatment for persons with substance use disorder who 
are incarcerated up to 30 days prior to the release of the persons from incarceration.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1488
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H470 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1488
Committee Amendment CA_A_H436 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1489
Committee Amendment CA_A_H194 (House)

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An Act To Update the Classification of Service Employees
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1489
Committee: Labor and Housing
Sponsors: CUDDY, MIRAMANT, COLLINGS, GERE, OSHER
Amends: 26 MRSA §663

Legislative Document
No. 1489
H.P. 1103
House of Representatives, April 14, 2021
An Act To Update the Classification of Service Employees
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 12, 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 CUDDY of Winterport.
Cosponsored by Senator MIRAMANT of Knox and
Representatives: COLLINGS of Portland, GERE of Kennebunkport, OSHER of Orono.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  26 MRSA §663, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2011, c. 118, §1, is further 
amended to read:
8.  Service employee.  "Service employee" means any employee engaged in an 
occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more than $30 $175 
a month in tips.  On January 1, 2022, and every January 1st thereafter, the monetary amount 
over which an employee is considered a service employee under this subsection must be 
increased by the same percentage of the increase, if any, in the cost of living.  The increase 
in the cost of living is measured by the percentage increase, if any, as of August of the 
previous year over the level as of August of the year preceding that year in the Consumer 
Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, CPI-W, for the Northeast 
Region, or its successor index, as published by the United States Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics or its successor agency, with the amount of increase rounded to 
the nearest multiple of $1.
SUMMARY
This bill increases the amount of tips an employee must receive to be considered a 
service employee from $30 per month to $175 per month and provides that this amount, 
beginning on January 1, 2022, be increased by the same percentage of the increase, if any, 
in the cost of living.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1490
Committee Amendment CA_A_H335 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1491
Committee Amendment CA_A_S318 (Senate)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1493
Committee Amendment CA_A_S144 (Senate)

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An Act To Ensure Access to and Availability of Violence Intervention Services To Reduce Domestic Violence in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1491
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: DESCHAMBAULT, WARREN, COREY, FAY, MORALES, RECKITT

Legislative Document
No. 1491
S.P. 478
In Senate, April 14, 2021
An Act To Ensure Access to and Availability of Violence 
Intervention Services To Reduce Domestic Violence in Maine
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 12, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York.
Cosponsored by Representative WARREN of Hallowell and
Representatives: COREY of Windham, FAY of Raymond, MORALES of South Portland, 
RECKITT of South Portland.
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.
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
Office of Victim Services 0046
Initiative: Provides funding for partial reimbursement of certified batterers' intervention 
programs for indigent participant fees.
GENERAL FUND
2021-22
2022-23
All Other
$200,000
$200,000
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$200,000
$200,000
Office of Victim Services 0046
Initiative: Provides funding for increased administrative expenses associated with 
additional funding for certified batterers' intervention program expenses.
GENERAL FUND
2021-22
2022-23
All Other
$62,500
$62,500
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$62,500
$62,500
Office of Victim Services 0046
Initiative: Provides funding for training programs to sustain and expand the accessibility of 
certified batterers' intervention programs.
GENERAL FUND
2021-22
2022-23
All Other
$25,000
$25,000
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$25,000
$25,000
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
2021-22
2022-23
GENERAL FUND
$287,500
$287,500
__________
__________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS
$287,500
$287,500
SUMMARY
This bill provides funding to ensure access to and availability of violence intervention 
services in this State.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1494
Committee Amendment CA_A_S160 (Senate)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1496
Committee Amendment CA_A_H515 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1498
Committee Amendment CA_A_H435 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1497
Committee Amendment CA_A_H712 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1499
Committee Amendment CA_A_H710 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1501
Committee Amendment CA_A_H618 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1502
Committee Amendment CA_A_H404 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1503
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S393 (Senate)

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Committee Amendment CA_A_H432 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1505
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S394 (Senate)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1506
Committee Amendment CA_A_H96 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1505
Committee Amendment CA_A_H418 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1507
Committee Amendment CA_A_S60 (Senate)

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Resolve, To Continue until July 1, 2021 Limited-period Positions Expiring in June 2021
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1506
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: PIERCE

Legislative Document
No. 1506
H.P. 1116
House of Representatives, April 15, 2021
Resolve, To Continue until July 1, 2021 Limited-period Positions 
Expiring in June 2021
(EMERGENCY)
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 13, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations and Financial Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant 
to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative PIERCE of Falmouth.  (GOVERNOR'S BILL)
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, certain positions in State Government are scheduled to expire prior to July 
1, 2021, which is prior to the end 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, be it
Sec. 1.  Continuation of limited-period positions.  Resolved:  That, 
notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all limited-period positions 
throughout State Government that are scheduled to expire during June 2021 are continued 
until July 1, 2021.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This resolve continues all limited-period positions that are scheduled to expire during 
June 2021 until July 1, 2021.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1508
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S265 (Senate)

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Committee Amendment CA_A_S257 (Senate)

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An Act To Establish a Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program and Allocation
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1507
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: BREEN

Legislative Document
No. 1507
S.P. 484
In Senate, April 15, 2021
An Act To Establish a Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program and 
Allocation
(EMERGENCY)
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 13, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations and Financial Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BREEN of Cumberland.  (GOVERNOR'S BILL)
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, provides, 
through the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, funding for 3 categories: 
metropolitan cities, counties and nonentitlement units of local government; and
Whereas, amounts identified for nonentitlement units of local government will be 
provided to the State for distribution; and
Whereas, while it is expected that metropolitan and county funds will be provided 
directly to those entities by the Federal Government, it may be possible these funds will 
also be provided to the State for distribution; and
Whereas, according to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the funds must be 
distributed to the local governments after receipt by the State within 30 days; 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 enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - Local Fiscal Recovery Funds N359
Initiative: Provides one-time allocations necessary to distribute the local fiscal recovery 
funds authorized in the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
All Other
$500
$500
$500
__________
__________
__________
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
TOTAL
$500
$500
$500
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill establishes the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - Local Fiscal Recovery 
Funds program within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to receive 
and distribute to units of local government funds received pursuant to the federal American 
Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
An Act Concerning Informed Consent of Minors' Authority to Release Health Care Information
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1510
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: KEIM
Amends: 22 MRSA §1711-C

Legislative Document
No. 1510
S.P. 487
In Senate, April 15, 2021
An Act Concerning Informed Consent of Minors' Authority to 
Release Health Care Information
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 13, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator KEIM of Oxford.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§12, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 793, Pt. A, §8 and 
affected by §10, is amended to read:
12.  Minors.  If a minor has consented to health care in accordance with the laws of 
this State, authorization to disclose health care information pursuant to this section must be 
given by the minor unless otherwise provided by law.  Notwithstanding subsection 2, if a 
health care facility or health care practitioner maintains the records of the minor's health 
care information electronically, any authorization to disclose health care information by a 
minor authorized pursuant to this section must include electronic access to the minor's 
health care records.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the laws governing the confidentiality of health care information to 
provide that if a health care facility or health care practitioner maintains a minor's records 
electronically, then the records must be provided electronically to any person who is 
authorized to access the minor's health care records.
An Act To Provide That Maine's School Bus Drivers Are Eligible for Unemployment Insurance in Certain Circumstances
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1509
Committee: Labor and Housing
Sponsors: DAVIS
Amends: 26 MRSA §1192

Legislative Document
No. 1509
S.P. 486
In Senate, April 15, 2021
An Act To Provide That Maine's School Bus Drivers Are Eligible 
for Unemployment Insurance in Certain Circumstances
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 13, 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 DAVIS of Piscataquis.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  26 MRSA §1192, as amended by PL 2017, c. 453, §§1 to 5 and c. 475, Pt. 
A, §44, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, benefits may not be 
denied to a school bus driver for any week for which an educational institution does not 
require the services of that school bus driver due to extraordinary circumstances beyond 
the control of that school bus driver.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that a school bus driver is eligible to receive unemployment benefits 
for any week for which the school does not require the services of that school bus driver 
due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of that school bus driver.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1509
Committee Amendment CA_A_S292 (Senate)

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An Act To Finance Distribution Investments at the Lowest Cost to Customers and To Encourage Utility Performance
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1511
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: BERRY

Legislative Document
No. 1511
H.P. 1119
House of Representatives, April 15, 2021
An Act To Finance Distribution Investments at the Lowest Cost to 
Customers and To Encourage Utility Performance
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 13, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham.
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 finance distribution investments at the lowest cost to customers and to 
encourage utility performance.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1512
Committee Amendment CA_A_H355 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1514
Committee Amendment CA_A_H643 (House)

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An Act To Create a People's Revisor
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1515
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: SYLVESTER, BROOKS, WARREN, BAILEY
Amends: 3 MRSA §163-A

Legislative Document
No. 1515
H.P. 1123
House of Representatives, April 15, 2021
An Act To Create a People's Revisor
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 13, 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 SYLVESTER of Portland.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BROOKS of Lewiston, WARREN of Hallowell, Senator: 
BAILEY of York.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  3 MRSA §163-A, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A.  People's Revisor.  Upon request, to provide assistance to the public as follows:
A.  Through the Office of the Revisor of Statutes, after consultation with initiators of 
the instruments specified in subparagraphs (1) and (2), expert drafting assistance and 
drafts of:
(1)  A people's veto initiated pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, Article IV, Part 
Third, Section 17; and
(2)  The direct initiative of a bill, resolve or resolution pursuant to the Constitution 
of Maine, Article IV, Part Third, Section 18;
B.  Through the Office of the Revisor of Statutes, expert drafting assistance to citizens 
involved in drafting local referenda; and
C.  In consultation with the Revisor of Statutes, classes to provide instruction on the 
drafting of people's vetoes and direct initiatives of legislation pursuant to the 
Constitution of Maine, Article IV, Part Third, Sections 17 and 18, respectively, and 
local referenda;
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Office of the Revisor of Statutes, on request, to consult with, and 
provide drafting assistance and full drafts to, persons involved in initiating a people's veto 
or direct initiative of a bill, resolve or resolution pursuant to the Constitution of Maine and 
to provide drafting assistance to persons involved in drafting local referenda.
This bill also requires that the office, in consultation with the Revisor of Statutes, 
provide classes on the drafting of people's vetoes, direct initiatives of legislation and local 
referenda.
An Act To Amend the Property Tax Exemption for Persons Who Are Legally Blind (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1516
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: POULIOT
Amends: 36 MRSA §654-A

Legislative Document
No. 1516
S.P. 489
In Senate, April 20, 2021
An Act To Amend the Property Tax Exemption for Persons Who 
Are Legally Blind
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 15, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §654-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2019, c. 401, Pt. A, §8, is 
further amended to read:
1.  Exemption.  The For property tax years beginning on or after April 1, 2021, 10% 
of the just value of residential real estate up to the just value of $4,000, having a taxable 
situs in the place of residence, of inhabitants of the State who are legally blind as 
determined by a properly licensed Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathy or Doctor of 
Optometry is exempt from taxation.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the property tax exemption available to a resident of the State who is 
legally blind to exempt 10% of the just value of residential real estate owned by the resident 
from the property tax.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1517
Committee Amendment CA_A_S329 (Senate)

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An Act To Terminate the Augusta Downtown Parking District (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1520
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: POULIOT, FECTEAU

Legislative Document
No. 1520
S.P. 494
In Senate, April 20, 2021
An Act To Terminate the Augusta Downtown Parking District
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 15, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec.
Cosponsored by Representative FECTEAU of Augusta.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  P&SL 1947, c. 124, as amended by P&SL 2013, c. 4, §1, is repealed.
SUMMARY
This bill repeals the Augusta Parking District charter.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1521
Committee Amendment CA_A_H711 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1524
Committee Amendment CA_A_H645 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1522
Committee Amendment CA_A_H512 (House)

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An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax Plastic Bags Required by a Municipal Solid Waste Management Program (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1525
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: TUTTLE
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

Legislative Document
No. 1525
H.P. 1129
House of Representatives, April 19, 2021
An Act To Exempt  from Sales Tax Plastic Bags Required by a 
Municipal Solid Waste Management Program
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 15, 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 TUTTLE of Sanford.
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.  Plastic bags required by a solid waste management program.  Beginning 
January 1, 2022, sales of plastic bags that a municipality or other political subdivision of 
the State requires for the storage or disposal of solid waste in accordance with a solid waste 
management program adopted by the municipality or other political subdivision of the 
State.
SUMMARY
This bill exempts from sales tax certain plastic bags that a municipality or other 
political subdivision of the State requires for the storage or disposal of solid waste in 
accordance with a solid waste management program adopted by the municipality or other 
political subdivision of the State.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1529
Committee Amendment CA_A_H1011 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A-" to H.P. 1133, L.D. 1529, "RESOLUTION, 
Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Create a Right to Privacy" 
Amend the resolution by striking out all of the 4th to 8th paragraphs after the title (page 
1, lines 9 to 22 in L.D.). 
Amend the resolution by striking out the question (page 1, lines 29 to 36 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
"Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to create a natural and 
inherent right to privacy?" 
Amend the resolution by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
The resolution proposes 3 amendments to the Constitution of Maine. This amendment 
retains only the amendment to Article I, Section 1, which cre&tes a right to privacy to add 
to the enumerated list of natural rights. It revises tlie referendum quest10n accordingly. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/18/22 .::k:'ae 
LD 1529 
LR 1601(02) 
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Create a Right to Privacy 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "Jr Cf-I - /{J / {) 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Referendum Costs 
Month/Year 
Election Type 
Nov-22 
General 
Question 
Referendum 
Length 
Standard 
The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to accommodate one ballot of average length for the gene: 
election in November. If the number or size of the referendum questions requires production and delivery of a second 
ballot, an additional appropriation of $266,000 may be required. 
LR1601(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1528
Committee Amendment CA_A_H285 (House)

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Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Adjust Reimbursement Rates for Certain Home-based Services
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1528
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: STOVER

Legislative Document
No. 1528
H.P. 1132
House of Representatives, April 19, 2021
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services 
To Adjust Reimbursement Rates for Certain Home-based Services
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 15, 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 STOVER of Boothbay.
Sec. 1.  Department of Health and Human Services to increase 
reimbursement rates for home-based services.  Resolved: That, by January 15, 
2022, the Department of Health and Human Services shall increase the hourly 
reimbursement rates for home-based services:
A.  By 39% for registered nurse and licensed practical nurse services provided under 
the waiver services provisions of rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, 
Chapters II and III, Section 19;
B.  By 39% for registered nurse, licensed practical nurse and independent registered 
nurse services provided under the provisions of rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits 
Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 96; and
C.  By 39% for registered nurse, licensed practical nurse and independent registered 
nurse services provided under the provisions of rule Chapter 5: Office of Aging and 
Disability Services Policy Manual, Section 63.
Sec. 2.  Department of Health and Human Services to index reimbursement 
rates for certain home-based services.  Resolved: That, by January 15, 2022, the 
Department of Health and Human Services shall index the reimbursement rates for home-
based services provided under rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II 
and III, Section 40 to the low-utilization payment adjustment rate in accordance with 42 
Code of Federal Regulations, Section 484.230.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to increase 
reimbursement rates for nursing services for certain home-based services by January 15, 
2022 and to index the reimbursement rates for certain home-based services provided under 
rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 40 to the low-
utilization payment adjustment rate by January 15, 2022.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1530
Committee Amendment CA_A_H317 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1536
Committee Amendment CA_A_H272 (House)

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An Act To Preserve and Protect the State's Rail Corridors (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1534
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: COLLINGS
Amends: 23 MRSA §7109

Legislative Document
No. 1534
H.P. 1138
House of Representatives, April 19, 2021
An Act To Preserve and Protect the State's Rail Corridors
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 15, 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 COLLINGS of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  23 MRSA §7109 is enacted to read:
§7109.  Preservation and protection of rail corridors
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department of 
Transportation shall preserve and protect the State's rail corridors for future railroad use 
and shall maintain all rail corridors in a condition that allows for their resuming railroad 
service.
A rail corridor may not be converted into or operated as a trail, used as a pathway or 
space for walking or biking, used for any other form of nonmotorized travel or recreation 
or used as a bus line without first being evaluated for passenger railroad service.
SUMMARY
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to preserve and protect the rail 
corridors of the State for future railroad use and maintain all rail corridors in a condition 
that allows for their resuming railroad service.
The bill prohibits a rail corridor from being converted into or operated as a trail, used 
as a pathway or space for walking or biking, used for any other form of nonmotorized travel 
or recreation or used as a bus line without first being evaluated for passenger railroad 
service.
An Act Regarding Municipal Public Hearings on Citizen-initiated Municipal Referenda
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1536
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: BRADSTREET

Legislative Document
No. 1536
H.P. 1141
House of Representatives, April 22, 2021
An Act Regarding Municipal Public Hearings on Citizen-initiated 
Municipal Referenda
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 20, 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 BRADSTREET of Vassalboro.
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 municipal public hearings on citizen-
initiated municipal referenda concerning municipal ordinances.