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An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Allow Harbor Masters and Deputy Harbor Masters To Use Red and White Auxiliary Lights and Sirens When Responding to Emergencies
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0073
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: McCREIGHT, ROSEN, MATLACK, TUELL, ZEIGLER, VITELLI
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2054

Legislative Document
No. 73
H.P. 39
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Allow Harbor Masters and 
Deputy Harbor Masters To Use Red and White Auxiliary Lights 
and Sirens When Responding to Emergencies
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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 McCREIGHT of Harpswell.
Cosponsored by Senator ROSEN of Hancock and
Representatives: MATLACK of St. George, TUELL of East Machias, ZEIGLER of Montville, 
Senator: VITELLI of Sagadahoc.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§2, ¶F, as amended by PL 2017, c. 21, §2, is 
further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (5) to read:
(5)  Notwithstanding subsection 3, a municipality may authorize a harbor master 
or deputy harbor master appointed under Title 38, section 1 or 2, respectively, to 
use a siren and a combination of red and white auxiliary lights when responding to 
a watercraft emergency. 
SUMMARY
This bill allows a municipality to authorize a harbor master or deputy harbor master to 
use a siren and a combination of red and white auxiliary lights on a vehicle when 
responding to a watercraft emergency.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0076
Committee Amendment CA_A_H484 (House)

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Resolve, To Ensure Appropriate Personal Needs Allowances for Persons Residing in Long-term Care Facilities
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0074
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: McCREA, MAXMIN, DOORE, GRAMLICH, MEYER, O'NEIL, ROBERTS

Legislative Document
No. 74
H.P. 40
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
Resolve, To Ensure Appropriate Personal Needs Allowances for 
Persons Residing in Long-term Care Facilities
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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 McCREA of Fort Fairfield.
Cosponsored by Senator MAXMIN of Lincoln and
Representatives: DOORE of Augusta, GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach, McCREIGHT of 
Harpswell, MEYER of Eliot, O'NEIL of Saco, ROBERTS of South Berwick.
Sec. 1.  Personal needs allowance for residents of nursing facilities.  
Resolved:  That, by January 1, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services shall 
amend the rules for the MaineCare program to increase the personal needs allowance for 
persons residing in nursing facilities.  The rules must provide for an increase in the personal 
needs allowance from $40 per month to $70 per month.  Rules adopted pursuant to this 
section are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 
375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 2.  Personal needs allowance for residents of residential care facilities.  
Resolved:  That, by January 1, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services shall 
amend the rules for the MaineCare program to increase the personal needs allowance for 
persons residing in residential care facilities.  The rules must provide for an increase in the 
personal needs allowance from $70 per month to $100 per month.  Rules adopted pursuant 
to this section are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its 
MaineCare rules to provide for increases in the personal needs allowances of residents in 
nursing facilities and residential care facilities.  The rules are designated as routine 
technical rules.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0077
Committee Amendment CA_A_H7 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0078
Committee Amendment CA_A_H166 (House)

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An Act To Authorize the Department of Marine Resources To Charge an Application Fee for Entering a Lottery for a Scallop License
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0077
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: McDONALD
Amends: 12 MRSA §6706

Legislative Document
No. 77
H.P. 43
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Authorize the Department of Marine Resources To 
Charge an Application Fee for Entering a Lottery for a Scallop 
License
Submitted by the Department of Marine Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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 McDONALD of Stonington.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §6706, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5.  Fee.  If the scallop license limited entry system established under subsection 3 is 
conducted through a lottery, the commissioner may charge a nonrefundable lottery 
application fee not to exceed $50.  An application fee collected under this subsection must 
be deposited in the Scallop Research Fund established in section 6729-A.
SUMMARY
This bill authorizes the Commissioner of Marine Resources to charge an application 
fee of up to $50 to enter a lottery for a scallop license.  All application fees collected must 
be deposited in the Scallop Research Fund established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
12, section 6729-A.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0081
Committee Amendment CA_A_H162 (House)

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An Act To Establish a Honeybee Special Registration Plate
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0079
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: LYFORD

Legislative Document
No. 79
H.P. 45
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Establish a Honeybee Special Registration Plate
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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 LYFORD of Eddington.
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 the honeybee special registration plate.  The proceeds from 
the special registration plate are administered by the State Apiarist to support research and 
beekeeping assistance efforts.
An Act To Ensure the Safety of Children Experiencing Homelessness by Extending Shelter Placement Periods
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0081
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: MEYER
Amends: 22 MRSA §8101

Legislative Document
No. 81
H.P. 47
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Ensure the Safety of Children Experiencing 
Homelessness by Extending Shelter Placement Periods
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §8101, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2013, c. 179, §7, is further 
amended to read:
2.  Emergency children's shelter.  "Emergency children's shelter" means a facility 
that operates to receive children 24 hours a day and that limits placement to 30 60 
consecutive days or less.  For purposes of this section, the definition of "children" includes 
a person under 21 years of age. "Emergency children's shelter" does not mean a family 
foster home or specialized children's home.  If emergency shelter is a service provided by 
a children's residential care facility, the service is restricted to a designated physical area 
of the facility.
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §8101, sub-§4-A, as amended by PL 2013, c. 179, §7, is further 
amended to read:
4-A.  Shelter for homeless children.  "Shelter for homeless children" means a facility 
designed to provide for the overnight lodging and supervision of children 10 years of age 
or older for no more than 30 60 consecutive overnights.  For purposes of this section, the 
definition of "children" includes a person under 21 years of age.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the laws governing facilities for children.  It amends the definition of 
"emergency children's shelter" to extend placement from 30 consecutive days or less to 60 
consecutive days or less, and it amends the definition of "shelter for homeless children" to 
extend the limit on overnight lodging and supervision from 30 consecutive overnights to 
consecutive overnights.
An Act To Clarify the Meaning of "Unserved Area" within the State's Broadband Service Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0083
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: RISEMAN
Amends: 35-A MRSA §9204-A

Legislative Document
No. 83
H.P. 49
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Clarify the Meaning of "Unserved Area" within the 
State's Broadband Service Laws
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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 RISEMAN of Harrison.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  35-A MRSA §9204-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 284, §7, is 
amended to read:
1.  Establish criteria defining unserved and underserved areas.  The authority, by 
rule adopted pursuant to section 9205, subsection 3, shall establish criteria to define 
unserved and underserved areas with respect to broadband service.  Criteria established by 
the authority to define unserved areas must include any geographic area where broadband 
service is not available or where the speeds available are less than 100 megabits per second 
for downloads and less than 100 megabits per second for uploads.  Criteria established by 
the authority to define unserved and underserved areas must include the percentage of 
households with access to broadband service within a municipality or other appropriate 
geographic area.  The authority shall use these criteria to determine those areas of the State 
that are unserved or underserved.
SUMMARY
This bill clarifies the meaning of "unserved area" within the State's broadband service 
laws by providing that the criteria established by the ConnectMaine Authority by rule to 
define that term must include any geographic area where broadband service is not available 
or where the speeds available are less than 100 megabits per second for downloads and less 
than 100 megabits per second for uploads.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0086
Committee Amendment CA_A_H28 (House)

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An Act Concerning MaineCare Coverage for Donor Breast Milk
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0085
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: CRAVEN, BROOKS, CLOUTIER, MEYER, SACHS, CLAXTON, LIBBY, MOORE
Amends: 22 MRSA §3174-F

Legislative Document
No. 85
H.P. 51
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act Concerning MaineCare Coverage for Donor Breast Milk
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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 CRAVEN of Lewiston.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BROOKS of Lewiston, CLOUTIER of Lewiston, 
McCREIGHT of Harpswell, MEYER of Eliot, SACHS of Freeport, Senators: CLAXTON of 
Androscoggin, LIBBY of Androscoggin, MOORE of Washington.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3174-FFF is enacted to read:
§3174-FFF.  Reimbursement for donor breast milk
1.  Reimbursement.  The department shall provide reimbursement under the 
MaineCare program for pasteurized donor breast milk provided to an infant receiving 
benefits under this chapter if a physician or physician assistant licensed under Title 32, 
chapter 36 or 48 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under Title 32, chapter 
signs an order stating that such milk is medically necessary and:
A.  The infant is medically or physically unable to receive maternal breast milk or 
participate in breastfeeding; or
B.  The infant's mother is medically or physically unable to produce maternal breast 
milk in quantities sufficient for the infant.
2.  Rulemaking.  The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.  Rules 
adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 
375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 2.  Medicaid state plan amendment or waiver.  The Department of Health 
and Human Services shall prepare and submit a Medicaid state plan amendment or waiver 
as necessary to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services no later than January 1, 2022 that provides or requests, as 
appropriate, Medicaid coverage for medically necessary donor breast milk for infants.
SUMMARY
This bill requires that the Department of Health and Human Services provide 
reimbursement under the MaineCare program for pasteurized donor breast milk provided 
to an infant if a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse signs 
an order stating that such milk is medically necessary and the infant is medically or 
physically unable to receive maternal breast milk or participate in breastfeeding or the 
infant's mother is medically or physically unable to produce maternal breast milk in 
quantities sufficient for the infant.
An Act To Make Sales to Area Agencies on Aging Tax-exempt
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0086
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: McCREA, JACKSON, DODGE, DUNPHY, GROHOSKI, HEPLER, MARTIN, WARREN, WHITE
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

Legislative Document
No. 86
H.P. 52
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Make Sales to Area Agencies on Aging Tax-exempt
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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 McCREA of Fort Fairfield.
Cosponsored by President JACKSON of Aroostook and
Representatives: DODGE of Belfast, DUNPHY of Old Town, GROHOSKI of Ellsworth, 
HEPLER of Woolwich, MARTIN of Sinclair, WARREN of Hallowell, WHITE of Waterville.
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.  Area agency on aging.  Beginning January 1, 2022, sales to an area agency on 
aging designated under Title 22, section 5116, subsection 1, paragraph B, or sales to a 
public or nonprofit private agency that is operating under grants authorized by Title 22, 
chapter 1457, that is providing social services in order to secure and maintain maximum 
independence and dignity in a home environment for older people capable of self-care with 
appropriate supportive services.
SUMMARY
This bill provides an exemption from the sales and use tax to area agencies on aging, 
as designated by the Department of Health and Human Services, and public and private 
nonprofit agencies that are operating under grants provided by the department, that provide 
social services in order to secure and maintain maximum independence and dignity in a 
home environment for older people capable of self-care with appropriate supportive 
services.
An Act To Implement the State Climate Action Plan, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Enhance Maine's Economy
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0087
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: TUCKER

Legislative Document
No. 87
H.P. 53
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Implement the State Climate Action Plan, Reduce 
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Enhance Maine's Economy
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant 
to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative TUCKER of Brunswick.
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 strategies in the state climate action plan aimed at 
reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a variety of high-priority, cost-effective 
measures that will help strengthen the State's economy.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0090
Committee Amendment CA_A_H33 (House)

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An Act To Regulate Airboats
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0089
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: SACHS

Legislative Document
No. 89
H.P. 55
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Regulate Airboats
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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 SACHS of Freeport.
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 regulate airboats.
An Act To Improve Maine's Quality Rating System for Child Care Services
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0093
Committee Amendment CA_A_H51 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §3737

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 59, L.D. 93, "An Act To Improve 
Maine's Quality Rating System for Child Care Services" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and insetting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3737, sub-§3, as corrected by RR 2015, c. 1, §21, is amended 
to read: 
3. Quality differential. To the extent permitted by federal law, the department shall 
pay a differential rate for child care services that meet or that make substantial progress 
toward meeting nationally recognized quality standards, such as those standards required 
by the Head Sta1t program or required for accreditation by the National Association for the 
Education of Young Children, and shall do so from the Child Care Development Fund 25% 
Quality Set-aside funds or by other acceptable federal practices. Rules adopted pursuant 
to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 3 7 5, subchapter 
2-A. The rules must establish a 4 step child care quality rating system and must provide 
for graduated quality differential rates for step 2, step 3 and step 4 child care services. 
Nothing in this subsection requires the depaitment to pay a quality differential rate for child 
care services provided through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. The bill changes the number of steps for the quality 
rating system for child care providers to allow for discretion for the Depaitment of Health 
and Human Services. The amendment removes the reference to the 4-step quality rating 
system from the law to allow the department discretion to determine the methodology for 
quality standards in rule. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Amend the Removal Process Applicable to the Position of State Supervisor of the Forest Protection Unit of the Bureau of Forestry
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0090
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: SKOLFIELD
Amends: 12 MRSA §8901

Legislative Document
No. 90
H.P. 56
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Amend the Removal Process Applicable to the Position of 
State Supervisor of the Forest Protection Unit of the Bureau of 
Forestry
Submitted by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204.
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed 
pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SKOLFIELD of Weld.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §8901, sub-§1, ¶B is enacted to read:
B.  The state supervisor of the forest protection unit of the Bureau of Forestry, as Chief 
Forest Ranger, must be qualified by training and experience in wildfire protection and 
law enforcement.  In the event that the Chief Forest Ranger is not reappointed, the 
Chief Forest Ranger has the right to be restored to the position from which the Chief 
Forest Ranger was promoted or to a position equivalent in salary grade, without 
impairment of personnel status or the loss of seniority, retirement or other rights to 
which uninterrupted service in the previous position would have entitled the former 
Chief Forest Ranger.  If service as Chief Forest Ranger is terminated for cause, the 
right to be restored to that previous or an equivalent position must be determined by 
the State Civil Service Appeals Board.
SUMMARY
This bill clarifies that in the event that the Chief Forest Ranger is not reappointed, the 
Chief Forest Ranger has the right to be restored to the position from which the Chief Forest 
Ranger was promoted or to a position equivalent in salary grade, without impairment of 
personnel status or the loss of seniority, retirement or other rights to which uninterrupted 
service in the previous position would have entitled the former Chief Forest Ranger.
An Act To Update the Maine Uniform Accounting and Auditing Practices Act for Community Agencies
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0091
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: MATLACK
Amends: 5 MRSA §1660-D, 5 MRSA §1660-E, 5 MRSA §1660-F, 5 MRSA §1660-L, 5 MRSA §1660-M

Legislative Document
No. 91
H.P. 57
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Update the Maine Uniform Accounting and Auditing 
Practices Act for Community Agencies
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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 MATLACK of St. George.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §1660-D, sub-§11, as amended by PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. SS, §1, is 
further amended to read:
11.  Federal audit.  "Federal audit" means an audit made pursuant to the federal Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A-133 uniform guidance under 2 Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 200 or any subsequent revisions.
Sec. 2.  5 MRSA §1660-E, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 402, Pt. C, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 3.  5 MRSA §1660-F, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. SS, §2, 
is further amended to read:
A.  If the community agency expends less than $500,000 $100,000, the agency shall 
comply with the terms of financial reporting contained in the individual social service 
agreements with the department.
Sec. 4.  5 MRSA §1660-F, sub-§1, ¶A-1 is enacted to read:
A-1.  If the community agency expends between $100,000 and $500,000, the agency 
shall have an entitywide review of its financial statements and agreement supplemental 
schedules conducted by a qualified independent public accountant.
Sec. 5.  5 MRSA §1660-L, as corrected by RR 2003, c. 2, §5, is repealed.
Sec. 6.  5 MRSA §1660-M, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 402, Pt. C, §2, is amended to 
read:
§1660-M.  Appeals
Any person aggrieved under this chapter is entitled to judicial review, as provided in 
the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.  The commissioner shall consult with the 
Advisory Committee to the Commissioner about additional appeal procedures and may 
adopt rules providing for such procedures.
SUMMARY
 This bill amends the Maine Uniform Accounting and Auditing Practices Act for 
Community Agencies.  It replaces an outdated reference to federal Office of Management 
and Budget Circular A-133 by referring to uniform guidance under 2 Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 200.  It updates the dollar thresholds for reporting to conform with that 
guidance.  It also repeals provisions establishing the Advisory Committee to the 
Commissioner and requiring reporting to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over state and local government matters on the implementation of the 
law.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0095
Committee Amendment CA_A_H124 (House)

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An Act To Improve Maine's Quality Rating System for Child Care Services
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0093
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: MEYER
Amends: 22 MRSA §3737

Legislative Document
No. 93
H.P. 59
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Improve Maine's Quality Rating System for Child Care 
Services
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3737, sub-§3, as corrected by RR 2015, c. 1, §21, is amended 
to read:
3.  Quality differential.  To the extent permitted by federal law, the department shall 
pay a differential rate for child care services that meet or that make substantial progress 
toward meeting nationally recognized quality standards, such as those standards required 
by the Head Start program or required for accreditation by the National Association for the 
Education of Young Children, and shall do so from the Child Care Development Fund 25% 
Quality Set-aside funds or by other acceptable federal practices.  Rules adopted pursuant 
to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 
2-A.  The rules must establish a 4-step child care quality rating system with a minimum of 
steps and must provide for graduated quality differential rates for step 2, step 3 and step 
child care services steps that demonstrate that a child care provider meets or makes 
substantial progress toward meeting nationally recognized quality standards.
Nothing in this subsection requires the department to pay a quality differential rate for child 
care services provided through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant.
SUMMARY
This bill removes language that requires a 4-step quality rating system for child care 
providers and instead allows the Department of Health and Human Services discretion in 
setting the appropriate number of steps, with a minimum of 3 steps required.
An Act To Allow Municipalities To Exempt Volunteer Firefighters from Paying Excise Tax on Their Vehicles Used To Respond to Fire Calls
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0094
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: DOUDERA, CURRY, DODGE
Amends: 36 MRSA §1483-B

Legislative Document
No. 94
H.P. 60
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Allow Municipalities To Exempt Volunteer Firefighters 
from Paying Excise Tax on Their Vehicles Used To Respond to Fire 
Calls
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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 DOUDERA of Camden.
Cosponsored by Senator CURRY of Waldo and
Representative: DODGE of Belfast.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1483-B is enacted to read:
§1483-B.  Local option exemption for volunteer firefighters
A municipality may by ordinance exempt from the annual excise tax imposed pursuant 
to section 1482 one vehicle owned or jointly owned by a resident volunteer firefighter.  To 
be entitled to an exemption, a resident volunteer firefighter must annually present 
documentation to a designated municipal official demonstrating that during the previous 
months the resident actively served as a volunteer firefighter and used the vehicle on 
which the exemption is being requested to respond to fire calls.  A municipal ordinance 
may enumerate additional eligibility criteria, including, but not limited to, duration of 
service, minimum call response and training requirements.  For the purpose of this section, 
"volunteer firefighter" means a member of a separately incorporated volunteer fire 
department or member of a municipal fire department who receives only nominal 
compensation or reimbursement for actual costs incurred for responding to fire calls or 
participating in required training and meetings.
SUMMARY
This bill authorizes municipalities to adopt an ordinance extending a vehicle excise tax 
exemption to volunteer firefighters.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0097
Committee Amendment CA_A_H81 (House)

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An Act To Create Fairness in the Treatment of Students by Retaining Students with Certain Vaccine Exemptions
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0096
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: FAULKINGHAM, GUERIN, GREENWOOD, GRIGNON, POIRIER, RUDNICKI, SAMPSON
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6355

Legislative Document
No. 96
H.P. 62
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Create Fairness in the Treatment of Students by 
Retaining Students with Certain Vaccine Exemptions
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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 FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor.
Cosponsored by Senator GUERIN of Penobscot and
Representatives: GREENWOOD of Wales, GRIGNON of Athens, POIRIER of Skowhegan, 
RUDNICKI of Fairfield, SAMPSON of Alfred.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §6355, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 154, §3, is amended 
to read:
4.  Student covered by individualized education plan who elected exemption on or 
before September 1, 2021.   A student covered by an individualized education plan on 
September 1, 2021 who elected a philosophical or religious exemption from immunization 
requirements on or before September 1, 2021 pursuant to the law in effect prior to that date 
may continue to attend school under that student's existing exemption as long as:
A.  The parent or guardian of the student provides a statement from a licensed 
physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant that the physician, nurse practitioner 
or physician assistant has consulted with that parent or guardian and has made that 
parent or guardian aware of the risks and benefits associated with the choice to 
immunize; or
B.  If the student is 18 years of age or older, the student provides a statement from a 
licensed physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant that the physician, nurse 
practitioner or physician assistant has consulted with that student and has made that 
student aware of the risks and benefits associated with the choice to immunize.
SUMMARY
Current law allows a student covered by an individualized education plan who elected 
a philosophical or religious exemption from immunization on or before September 1, 2021 
to continue to attend school after September 1, 2021 without being immunized as long as 
certain statements regarding acknowledgement of the risks and benefits associated with the 
choice to immunize are provided.
This bill extends that exemption to any student who elected a philosophical or religious 
exemption from immunization on or before September 1, 2021.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0099
Committee Amendment CA_B_H338 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0100
Committee Amendment CA_A_H29 (House)

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Committee Amendment CA_A_H337 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0102
Committee Amendment CA_A_H3 (House)

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An Act To Extend the Time Frame for Processing Absentee Ballots
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0102
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: MORIARTY
Amends: 21-A MRSA §760-B

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No. 102
H.P. 68
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Extend the Time Frame for Processing Absentee Ballots
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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 MORIARTY of Cumberland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  21-A MRSA §760-B, first ¶, as amended by PL 2019, c. 371, §37, is further 
amended to read:
Any municipality or jurisdiction that conducts its own elections may opt to process 
absentee ballots beginning on the 4th 7th day immediately prior to election day.  The clerk 
shall use the following procedure when processing the absentee ballots during this time.
SUMMARY
Current law allows a municipality or jurisdiction that conducts its own elections to 
process absentee ballots beginning on the 4th day immediately prior to election day.  This 
bill allows a municipality or jurisdiction to process absentee ballots beginning on the 7th 
day immediately prior to election day.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0104
Committee Amendment CA_A_H32 (House)

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An Act To Protect the Health of Student Athletes by Requiring the Establishment of Procedures To Report Concussions
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0104
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: BRENNAN
Amends: 20-A MRSA §254

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No. 104
H.P. 70
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Protect the Health of Student Athletes by Requiring the 
Establishment of Procedures To Report Concussions
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 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 BRENNAN of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §254, sub-§17, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 688, §1, is amended 
by enacting a new blocked paragraph to read:
The commissioner shall create a procedure by which school administrative units and 
private schools report to the department on an annual basis the number of student athletes 
who experience concussive and other head injuries while participating in school activities 
and athletics.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Commissioner of Education to create a procedure by which school 
administrative units and private schools report annually the number of student athletes who 
experience concussive and other head injuries while participating in school activities and 
athletics.
An Act To Adopt the Department of Economic and Community Development's 10-year Economic Development Strategy for Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0105
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Sponsors: BAILEY

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No. 105
H.P. 71
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Adopt the Department of Economic and Community 
Development's 10-year Economic Development Strategy for Maine
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 
and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BAILEY of Gorham.
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 codify the 10-year economic development strategy for Maine that 
was developed by the Department of Economic and Community Development in 2019. The 
bill would provide additional clarity and include requirements for the Maine Economic 
Growth Council to fulfill its statutory mandate to develop, maintain and evaluate Maine’s 
long-range strategic economic and community development plan and build out the adopted 
10-year strategy. It would also include provisions to support the State’s achievement of the 
adopted goals and objectives by establishing requirements for the Governor, the Legislature 
and state agencies to engage in the ongoing evaluation, reporting and review of the strategy.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0107
Committee Amendment CA_A_H37 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0109
Committee Amendment CA_A_H38 (House)

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An Act To Facilitate Fair Ballot Representation for All Candidates By Allowing a Candidate's Nickname To Appear on the Ballot
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0109
House Amendment HA_A_H54 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ·A "to H.P. 75, L.D. 109, "An Act To Facilitate Fair Ballot 
Representation for All Candidates By Allowing a Candidate's Nickname To Appear on the 
Ballot" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Facilitate Fair Ballot Representation for All Candidates By Amending tile 
Laws Governing the LisHng of Names on the Ballot' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections I, 2, 3 and 4. 
l S 
Amend the bill in section 5 in paragraph B-L in the 3rd line (page 2, line 35 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "during the past 2 years" and inserting the following: 'El-twtttg 
the pant 2 years' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 6, 7 and 8. 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pllti letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMIVIARY 
Current law provides that a candidate's name listed on the ballot must be the one 
approved by the Probate Cou1t or, in the absence of an applicable court order~ the name 
consistently used by the candidate during the past 2 years in filings with governmental 
agencies and in the transaction of public business. This amendment eliminates the language 
that provides a 2-year look-back period. It also eliminates the provisions pertaining to 
nicknames. 
SPONSORED BY, l ~  ~ 
(Representath1e KINNEY, M.) 
TOWN: Knox 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See Attached) 
Page I • l30LR0214(04) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/29/21 ~.ae 
LD 109 
LR214(04) 
An Act To Facilitate Fair Ballot Representation for All Candidates By Allowing a Candidate's 
Nickname To Appear on the Ballot 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment .!lf' to Original Bill 
Sponsor: Rep. Kinney of Knox 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Removal of Potential Ballot Costs 
This amendment removes the provision providing for a candidate to use nicknames on ballots. The incremental 
impact is to remove the potential ballot costs for additional ballots. 
LR0214(04) • Fiscal Note. Page I of I
An Act To Improve Public Safety by Repealing the Single-use Plastic Carry-out Bag Ban
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0108
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: FAULKINGHAM, GUERIN, CARMICHAEL, DUCHARME, GIFFORD, GRIGNON, HALL, KINNEY, PARRY, THORNE
Amends: 38 MRSA §1605, 38 MRSA §1611

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No. 108
H.P. 74
House of Representatives, January 13, 2021
An Act To Improve Public Safety by Repealing the Single-use 
Plastic Carry-out Bag Ban
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant 
to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor.
Cosponsored by Senator GUERIN of Penobscot and
Representatives: CARMICHAEL of Greenbush, DUCHARME  of Madison, GIFFORD of 
Lincoln, GRIGNON of Athens, HALL of Wilton, KINNEY of Knox, PARRY of Arundel, 
THORNE of Carmel.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §1605, as repealed by PL 2019, c. 346, §1, is reenacted to read:
§1605.  Plastic bags; recycling
A retailer may use plastic bags to bag products at the point of retail sale only if the 
retailer:
1.  Location.  Locates inside the store or within 20 feet of the main entrance to the 
store a receptacle for collecting any used plastic bags; and
2.  Recycles.  Ensures that the plastic bags collected are recycled or delivered to a 
person engaged in recycling plastics.
Sec. 2.  38 MRSA §1611, as amended by PL 2019, c. 617, Pt. J, §§1 and 2 and c. 
674, §1, is repealed.
SUMMARY
This bill repeals the law restricting the use of single-use carry-out plastic bags by retail 
stores and instead allows a retailer to use plastic bags to bag products at the point of retail 
sale if the retailer locates inside the store or within 20 feet of the main entrance to the store 
a receptacle for collecting any used plastic bags and ensures that the plastic bags collected 
are recycled or delivered to a person engaged in recycling plastics.
The purpose of this repeal is to allow the use of single-use bags instead of reusable 
bags and prevent the spread of disease that may exist on reusable bags.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0110
Committee Amendment CA_A_H301 (House)

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Committee Amendment CA_B_H302 (House)

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