An Act To Amend the Laws Regulating the Operation of the Legislature
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0408
Committee Amendment CA_A_H835 (House)
Amends: 3 MRSA §959, 3 MRSA §963

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" fr,, to H.P. 292, L.D. 408, "An Act To Amend the 
Laws Regulating the Operation of the Legislature" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Update Dates and Committees of Jurisdiction for the State Government 
Evaluation Act Review of Agencies' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §959, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2019, c. 378, §§1 and 2, is further 
amended to read: 
1. Scheduling guidelines. Except as provided in subsection 2, reviews of agencies or 
independent agencies .must be scheduled in accordance with the following. Subsequent 
reviews must be scheduled on an ongoing basis every 8 years after the dates specified in 
this subsection. 
A. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, 
conservation and forestry matters shall use the following list as a guideline for 
scheduling reviews: 
(1) Baxter State Park Authority in~ 2025; 
(2) Board of Pesticides Control in~ 2027; 
(3) Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine in~ 2027; 
( 4) Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council in~ 2023; 
(5) Maine Dairy Promotion Board in~ 2023; 
( 6) Maine Milk Commission in~ 2023; 
(7) State Harness Racing Commission in ~ 
2023; 
(8) Maine Agricultural Bargaining Board in~ 2025; 
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(9) Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry in~ 2025; and 
(10) Land for Maine's Future Board in~ 2023. 
B. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health 
coverage, insurance and financial services matters shall use the following list as a 
guideline for scheduling reviews: 
(1) State Employee Health Commission in ~ 
2025; and 
(2) Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, in conjunction with the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over innovation, 
development, economic advancement and business and economic development 
matters, in~ 2023. 
C. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over innovation, 
development. economic advancement and business, research and· economic 
development matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling reviews: 
(1) Maine Development Foundation in~ 2029; 
(5) Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, in conjunction with the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health 
coverage, insurance and fmancial services matters, in~ 2023; 
(19) Department of Economic and Community Development in~ 2029; 
(23) Maine State Housing Authority in 2015; 
(32) Finance Authority of Maine in~ 2025; and 
(45) State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers in 2Q.l9 2027. 
D. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal 
justice and public safety matters shall use the following list as a guideline for 
scheduling reviews: 
(1) 
Department of Public Safety, except for the Emergency Services 
Communication Bureau, in~ 2023; 
(2) Department of Corrections in 2Q.l9 2027; and 
(3) 
The Maine Emergency Management Agency within the Department of 
Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management in~ 2023. 
E. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education 
and cultural affairs shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling reviews: 
(2) Department of Education in~ 2029; 
(2-A) State Board of Education in~ 2029; 
(3) Maine Arts Commission in~ 2023; 
(5) Maine Historic Preservation Commission in~ 2023; 
(5-A) Notwithstanding section 952, Maine Historical Society in~ 2023; 
( 6) Maine Library Commission in~ 2023; 
(6-A) Maine State Cultural Affairs Council in~ 2023; 
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(6-B) Maine State Library in~ 2023; 
( 6-C) Maine State Museum in~ 2023; 
(7) Maine State Museum Commission in~ 2023; 
(8) Office of State Historian in~ 2023; 
(9) Board of Trustees of the Maine Maritime Academy in~ 2025; 
(10) Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System in~ 2025; 
(12) Maine Community College System in~ 2025; and 
(13) Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority in~ 2027. 
F. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and 
human services matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling 
reviews: 
( 6) Department of Health and Human Services in ~ 
2025; 
(7) Board of the Maine Children's Trust Incorporated in~ 2027; and 
(9) Maine Developmental Disabilities Council in 2019; and 2027. 
(10) The bureau or division v,ithin the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services that administers and enforces the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana A.ct in 
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G. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland 
fisheries and wildlife matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling 
reviews: 
(1) Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in~ 2023; and 
(2) Advisory Board for the Licensing of Taxidermists in 20¼ 2023. 
H. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary 
matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling reviews: 
(2) Maine Human Rights Commission in~ 2029; 
(3) Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission in~ 2027; and 
(4) Department of the Attorney General in~ 2027. 
I. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor 
matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling reviews: 
(2) Department of Labor in~ 2023; 
(3) Maine Labor Relations Board in~ 2025; and 
(4) Workers' Compensation Board in~ 2025. 
J. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over legal and 
veterans veterans and legal affairs shall use the following schedule list as a guideline 
for scheduling reviews: 
(2) State Liquor and Lottery Commission in 20¼ 2023; 
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(3) The Department of Administrative and Financial Services with regard to the 
enforcement of the law relating to the manufacture, importation, storage, 
transportation and sale of all liquor and the laws relating to licensing and the 
collection of taxes on malt liquor and wine in~ 2023; and 
(4) Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management in~ 2027, 
except for the Maine Emergency Management Agency within the department. 
K. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine 
resource resources matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling 
reviews: 
(1) Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in~ 2029; 
(2) Department of Marine Resources in~ 2029; and 
(4) Lobster Adviso1y Council in~ 2023. 
L. 
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
environmental and natural resource resources matters shall use the following list as a 
guideline for scheduling reviews: 
(1) Department of Environmental Protection in~ 2025; 
(2) Board of Environmental Protection in~ 2025; 
(4) Saco River Corridor Commission in~ 2029; and 
(5) Board of Underground Oil Tank Installers in~ 2027. 
M. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and 
local government matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling 
reviews: 
(1) Capitol Planning Commission in~ 2027; 
(1-A) Maine Governmental Facilities Authority in~ 2029; 
(2) State Civil Service Appeals Board in~ 2029; 
(3) State Claims Commission in~ 2029; 
( 4) Maine Municipal Bond Bank in~ 2023; 
( 5) Office of the Treasurer of State in ~ 
2023; 
( 6) Department of Administrative and Financial Services, except for the Bureau 
of Revenue Services and the bureau or division within the department that 
administers and enforces the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act, in ~ 
7; 
and 
(7) Department of the Secretary of State, except for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, 
in20+92027. 
N. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation 
matters shall use the following schedule list as a guideline for scheduling reviews: 
(1) State Board of Property Tax Review in~ 2027; and 
(2) Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue 
Services in~2027. 
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The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
transportation matters shall use the following schedule list as a guideline for scheduling 
reviews: 
(1) Maine Turnpike Authority in~ 2029; 
(2) The Bureau of Motor Vehicles within the Department of the Secretary of State 
in~2023; 
(3) The Department of Transportation in ~ 
2025; and 
(4) Maine State Pilotage Commission in~ 2025. 
P. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities 
and energy matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling reviews: 
(1) Public Advocate in ;w..l-9 2027; 
(2) Board of Directors, Maine Municipal and Rural Electrification Cooperative 
Agency in 20# 2023; 
(3) 
Public Utilities Commission, 
including the Emergency Services 
Communication Bureau, in~ 2029; and 
(5) Telecommunications Relay Services Council in~ 2025. 
Q. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over retirement 
matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling reviews: 
(1) Maine Public Employees Retirement System in~ 2029. 
R. 
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
professional licensing of health care professions matters shall use the following list as 
a guideline for scheduling reviews: 
(1) Board of Dental Practice in ;w..l-9 2027; 
(2) Board of Osteopathic Licensure in W±9- 2027; 
(3) Board ofLicensure in Medicine in W±9- 2027; 
(4) State Board of Nursing in ;w..!-9 2027; and 
(5) State Board of Optometry in ;w..l-9 2027. 
S. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over medical 
use of marijuana matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling 
reviews: 
(1) The bureau or division within the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services that administers and enforces the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act in 
2025. 
T. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over housing 
matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling reviews: 
( 1) Maine State Housing Authority hi 2023. 
Sec. 2. 3 MRSA §963, as amended by PL 2013, c. 505, §2, is further amended to 
read: 
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§963. Review 
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local 
government matters shall review the provisions and effects of this chapter no later than 
June 30, 2022 March 30, 2032 and at least once every 10 years after June 30, 2022 
thereafter. The committee may report out legislation during the session of the Legislature 
in which a review under this section is completed.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft, and changes the title. It 
updates the scheduling guideline dates in the State Government Evaluation Act. It updates 
the description of 4 joint standing committees. It moves review of the bureau or division 
within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services that administers and 
enforces the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act from the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over medical use of marijuana matters. It 
moves review of the Maine State Housing Authority from the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over business matters to the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over housing matters. It requires the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters 
to review the provisions and effects of the State Government Evaluation Act by March 3 0, 
2032 and every 10 years thereafter and authorizes the committee to report out legislation 
based on its review. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 03/11/22 feae. 
LD408 
LR 1515(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Regulating the Operation of the Legislature 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '#(//- (3!J) 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Legislature are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within exiting budgeted 
resources. 
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