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An Act To Require a Majority Vote of the Legislature for Maine To Join Any Multistate Compact
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1366
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: LIBBY, PLUECKER

Legislative Document
No. 1366
H.P. 1000
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Require a Majority Vote of the Legislature for Maine To 
Join Any Multistate Compact
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 LIBBY of Auburn.
Cosponsored by Representative: PLUECKER of Warren.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  3 MRSA c. 39 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 39
MULTISTATE COMPACTS
§1101.  Multistate compacts; approval required
The State or a state agency may not join, adopt or implement a multistate compact 
unless that multistate compact is approved by a majority vote of the Legislature.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that the State or a state agency may not join, adopt or implement a 
multistate compact unless that multistate compact is approved by a majority vote of the 
Legislature.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1369
Committee Amendment CA_A_H500 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1368
Committee Amendment CA_A_H685 (House)

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An Act To Create a Grant Program To Promote Innovation in Municipal Carbon Reduction Initiatives
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1367
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: BAILEY, BLUME, BRENNAN, HARNETT
Amends: 5 MRSA §13056-I

Legislative Document
No. 1367
H.P. 1001
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Create a Grant Program To Promote Innovation in 
Municipal Carbon Reduction Initiatives
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 BAILEY of Gorham.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BLUME of York, BRENNAN of Portland, HARNETT of 
Gardiner.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §13056-I is enacted to read:
§13056-I.  Maine Municipal Carbon Reduction Initiatives Program
1.  Program established.  The Maine Municipal Carbon Reduction Initiatives 
Program, referred to in this section as "the program," is established within the department 
to provide grants to municipalities for technology and innovation projects that further the 
goals of the climate action plan adopted under Title 38, section 577.  Grants to any 
municipality under the program are limited to $50,000 each during any state budget 
biennium.
2.  Fund established.  The Maine Municipal Carbon Reduction Initiatives Fund, 
referred to in this section as "the fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund within the 
department.
3.  Criteria; applications.  The department shall solicit applications from 
municipalities for grants from the fund through a competitive application process 
established by the department by rule.  The process must require that an application include, 
at a minimum:
A.  A description of a proposed technology and innovation project that will further the 
goals of the climate action plan adopted under Title 38, section 577;
B.  Data that demonstrates that the proposed project will reduce carbon emissions; and
C.  A statement of project readiness.
4. Rulemaking. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as 
defined in chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill establishes the Maine Municipal Carbon Reduction Initiatives Program for 
the purpose of providing competitive grants for towns and cities to help fund technology 
and innovation projects that will reduce carbon emissions and that are in line with Maine's 
climate action plan.
An Act To Require Due Process in Asset Seizure
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1368
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: ANDREWS
Amends: 15 MRSA §5821, 15 MRSA §5821-C

Legislative Document
No. 1368
H.P. 1002
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Require Due Process in Asset Seizure
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ANDREWS of Paris.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  15 MRSA §5821, first ¶, as amended by PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. B, §1, is 
further amended to read:
Except as provided in section 5821‑A or, 5821-B or 5821-C, the following are subject 
to forfeiture to the State and no property right may exist in them:
Sec. 2.  15 MRSA §5821-C is enacted to read:
§5821-C.  Property not subject to forfeiture
1.  Exempt property.  The following property is not subject to forfeiture under this 
chapter:
A.  United States currency with a total value of less than $100; and
B.  A motor vehicle with a fair market value of $1,000 or less.
2.  Determining fair market value.  The district attorney having jurisdiction over the 
prosecutorial district in which the property in question is located or the Attorney General 
shall identify one or more resources or publications that will serve as the basis for a 
determination of the fair market value of a motor vehicle under subsection 1, paragraph B.
3.  District attorney powers.  The district attorney having jurisdiction over the 
prosecutorial district in which the property in question is located or the Attorney General 
may increase the value provided in subsection 1, paragraph A or B of property not subject 
to forfeiture if doing so would serve the interest of justice and the efficient use of 
governmental resources.  Any increase to the value provided in subsection 1, paragraph A 
or B under this subsection must be based on a determination from the district attorney or 
the Attorney General of:
A.  The frequency, including the type and number, of offenses within the respective 
jurisdiction that subject property to forfeiture; and
B.  The average value of forfeited property within the respective jurisdiction, less the 
costs to forfeit and seize it.
SUMMARY
This bill exempts United States currency with a total value of less than $100 and motor 
vehicles with fair market values of $1,000 or less from asset forfeiture under the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 15, section 5821.  The bill requires district attorneys or the Attorney 
General to identify the resources or publications to be used to determine the fair market 
value of a motor vehicle.  The bill also permits the district attorney or Attorney General to 
raise the total value of United States currency or the fair market value of motor vehicles 
exempt from forfeiture under this section based on a determination of the frequency of 
offenses that subject property to forfeiture and the average value of forfeited property less 
the cost of forfeiting and seizing it.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1370
Committee Amendment CA_A_H367 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1371
Committee Amendment CA_A_H331 (House)

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An Act To Provide Stimulus for Economic Recovery by Enacting a 5 Percent Flat Income Tax
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1369
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: ANDREWS
Amends: 36 MRSA §5111

Legislative Document
No. 1369
H.P. 1003
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Provide Stimulus for Economic Recovery by Enacting a 5 
Percent Flat Income Tax
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 ANDREWS of Paris.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §5111, sub-§1-F, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. DD, §3, is 
amended to read:
1-F.  Single individuals and married persons filing separate returns; tax years 
beginning from 2017 to 2020.  For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017 but not 
later than December 31, 2020, for single individuals and married persons filing separate 
returns:
If Maine taxable income is:
The tax is:
Less than $21,050
5.8% of the Maine taxable income
At least $21,050 but less than $50,000
$1,221 plus 6.75% of the excess over 
$21,050
$50,000 or more
$3,175 plus 7.15% of the excess over 
$50,000
Sec. 2.  36 MRSA §5111, sub-§2-F, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. DD, §5, is 
amended to read:
2-F.  Heads of households; tax years beginning from 2017 to 2020.  For tax years 
beginning on or after January 1, 2017 but not later than December 31, 2020, for unmarried 
individuals or legally separated individuals who qualify as heads of households:
If Maine taxable income is:
The tax is:
Less than $31,550
5.8% of the Maine taxable income
At least $31,550 but less than $75,000
$1,830 plus 6.75% of the excess over 
$31,550
$75,000 or more
$4,763 plus 7.15% of the excess over 
$75,000
Sec. 3.  36 MRSA §5111, sub-§3-F, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. DD, §7, is 
amended to read:
3-F.  Individuals filing married joint returns or surviving spouses; tax years 
beginning from 2017 to 2020.  For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017 but not 
later than December 31, 2020, for individuals filing married joint returns or surviving 
spouses permitted to file a joint return:
If Maine taxable income is:
The tax is:
Less than $42,100
5.8% of the Maine taxable income
At least $42,100 but less than $100,000
$2,442 plus 6.75% of the excess over 
$42,100
$100,000 or more
$6,350 plus 7.15% of the excess over 
$100,000
Sec. 4.  36 MRSA §5111, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
7.  Flat rate of 5%.  For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, a tax is 
imposed on the Maine taxable income of every resident individual of this State.  The rate 
of the tax is 5%.
SUMMARY
This bill, for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, replaces the current 
income tax structure for individual income taxes with a flat 5% tax imposed on all 
individual Maine residents.
An Act To Exempt Gold and Silver Transactions from State Sales and Use Tax
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1371
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: CEBRA
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

Legislative Document
No. 1371
H.P. 1005
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Exempt Gold and Silver Transactions from State Sales 
and Use Tax
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 CEBRA of Naples.
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.  Monetary metals.  Beginning January 1, 2022, sales of gold and silver, including:
A.  Coins with gold or silver content; and
B.  Refined gold or silver bullion that is coined, stamped or imprinted with its weight 
and purity and the value of which is based primarily on its metal content and not its 
form.
SUMMARY
This bill exempts from state sales and use taxes the sale of gold and silver, including 
coins with gold or silver content and refined gold or silver bullion coined, stamped or 
imprinted with its weight and purity and the value of which is based primarily on its metal 
content and not its form.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1373
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_B_H729 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1373
Committee Amendment CA_A_H545 (House)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1373
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H558 (House)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1373
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S332 (Senate)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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An Act To Extend the Time Period for Filing a Complaint under the Maine Human Rights Act for Discrimination Based on an Alleged Sexual Act, Sexual Contact or Sexual Touching
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1374
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: TERRY
Amends: 5 MRSA §4611, 5 MRSA §4612

Legislative Document
No. 1374
H.P. 1008
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Extend the Time Period for Filing a Complaint under the 
Maine Human Rights Act for Discrimination Based on an Alleged 
Sexual Act, Sexual Contact or Sexual Touching
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative TERRY of Gorham.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §4611, as amended by PL 2011, c. 613, §18 and affected by §29, 
is further amended to read:
§4611.  Complaint
Any aggrieved person, or any employee of the commission, may file a complaint under 
oath with the commission stating the facts concerning the alleged discrimination, except 
that a complaint must be filed with the commission not more than 300 days after the alleged 
act of unlawful discrimination, unless the complaint is based on an alleged sexual act, 
sexual contact or sexual touching as defined in Title 17-A, section 251, in which case a 
complaint must be filed with the commission not more than 2 years after the alleged sexual 
act, sexual contact or sexual touching. In addition, any person may file a complaint pursuant 
to section 4632.
Sec. 2.  5 MRSA §4612, sub-§2-A, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 465, §6, is 
amended to read:
C.  Failure to file a complaint of discrimination within 300 days of the date of alleged 
discrimination the time period specified in section 4611;
SUMMARY
This bill extends the time period for filing a discrimination complaint with the Maine 
Human Rights Commission from 300 days to 2 years after the alleged act of unlawful 
discrimination if the complaint is based on a sexual act, sexual contact or sexual touching 
as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, section 251.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1376
Committee Amendment CA_A_H225 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1377
Committee Amendment CA_A_H157 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1381
Committee Amendment CA_A_H614 (House)

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An Act To Establish a Lifetime Substitute Teacher Certification for Established and Successful Educators
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1379
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: FECTEAU
Amends: 20-A MRSA §13027

Legislative Document
No. 1379
H.P. 1013
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Establish a Lifetime Substitute Teacher Certification for 
Established and Successful Educators
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 FECTEAU of Augusta.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §13027 is enacted to read:
§13027.  Lifetime substitute teaching certificate
1.  Application, review and certificate issuance.  A person who meets the eligibility 
requirements of subsection 2 may apply for a lifetime substitute teaching certificate by 
filing an application with the department.  The commissioner shall review the application, 
and if the commissioner approves the application, the commissioner shall issue the 
applicant a lifetime substitute teaching certificate.
2.  Eligibility.  To be eligible for a lifetime substitute teaching certificate, a person 
must have held for at least 10 years a professional teacher certificate issued pursuant to this 
Title that has never been revoked or suspended.
3.  State and federal laws, rules and regulations.  A lifetime substitute teaching 
certificate holder is subject to all state and federal laws, rules and regulations related to 
criminal history record checks and special education training.
4.  Proof of qualifications.  The department may not require a holder of a lifetime 
substitute teaching certificate to provide proof of professional development, continuing 
education credits, education or other similar qualifications to maintain the certificate.
5.  Revocation.  A lifetime substitute teaching certificate is subject to the same laws 
for revocation as any teaching certificate.
6.  Renewal not required.  A person who holds a lifetime substitute teaching 
certificate is not required to renew the certificate.
7.  No annual fee.  The department may assess a one-time fee for a lifetime substitute 
teaching certificate but may not require a holder of a lifetime substitute teaching certificate 
to pay an annual fee to maintain the certificate.
Sec. 2.  Rules.  The Department of Education shall adopt rules setting a reasonable 
one-time fee for a lifetime substitute teaching certificate under the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 20-A, section 13027, subsection 7.  Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine 
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill authorizes the Commissioner of Education to issue lifetime substitute teaching 
certificates to teachers in the State who have held for at least 10 years a professional teacher 
certificate that has never been revoked or suspended.
An Act To Establish a Sales Tax Holiday To Help Maine Businesses Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1381
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: MORRIS, AUSTIN, BRADSTREET, LIBBY, MILLETT
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

Legislative Document
No. 1381
H.P. 1015
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Establish a Sales Tax Holiday To Help Maine Businesses 
Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 MORRIS of Turner.
Cosponsored by Representatives: AUSTIN of Gray, BRADSTREET of Vassalboro, LIBBY of 
Auburn, MILLETT of Waterford.
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.  Sales tax holiday weekend.  Beginning in 2021 and annually thereafter, sales of 
tangible personal property and prepared food and the rental of living quarters from 12:01 
a.m. of the Saturday immediately preceding Indigenous Peoples Day to 11:59 p.m. of 
Monday, Indigenous Peoples Day, except sales of tobacco products, as defined in section 
4401, subsection 9, motor vehicles, motorboats or any single item the price of which is in 
excess of $2,500.  Transfer of possession of or payment in full for the property must occur 
on one of those days and prior sales or layaway sales are ineligible.
SUMMARY
This bill establishes the weekend of Indigenous Peoples Day as an annual sales-tax-
free weekend for sales of tangible personal property and prepared food and the rental of 
living quarters.  The exemption does not apply to tobacco products, boats, vehicles or any 
single item with a cost of more than $2,500.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1382
Committee Amendment CA_A_H641 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1383
Committee Amendment CA_A_H456 (House)

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An Act To Limit Homework in Public Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1383
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: COLLINGS, MIRAMANT
Amends: 20-A MRSA §4711

Legislative Document
No. 1383
H.P. 1017
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Limit Homework in Public Schools
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 COLLINGS of Portland.
Cosponsored by Senator MIRAMANT of Knox.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §4711, as amended by PL 2019, c. 106, §1, is further amended 
to read:
§4711.  Elementary course of study
The basic course of study for the elementary schools must provide for the instruction 
of all students in career and education development, English language arts, world 
languages, health education and physical education, mathematics, science and technology, 
social studies and visual and performing arts, as described in the parameters for essential 
instruction and graduation requirements subject to the schedule specified in section 6209.  
Health education must include instruction that addresses the relationship between physical 
and mental health in order to enhance student understanding of attitudes toward and 
behavior relating to mental illness and to eliminate the stigma associated with mental 
illness.  Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year elementary students in kindergarten to 
grade 5 may not be assigned homework unless the school board of the school administrative 
unit has adopted a policy to permit the assignment of homework to elementary students.
Sec. 2.  Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs to 
study homework limits for middle school and high school students.  The Joint 
Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs shall conduct a study on the use of 
homework in middle school and high school and determine recommendations regarding 
limiting homework for middle school and high school students beginning in the 2023-2024 
school year.  The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs may submit 
legislation on the subject of the study to the Second Regular Session of the 130th 
Legislature no later than January 15, 2022.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that, beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, elementary students in 
kindergarten to grade 5 may not be assigned homework unless the school board adopts a 
policy to permit the assignment of homework. This bill also directs the Joint Standing 
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs to conduct a study on the use of homework 
in middle school and high school and determine recommendations regarding limiting 
homework.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1386
Committee Amendment CA_A_H276 (House)

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An Act To Provide for Timely Placement with Respect to Violent Patients in Hospital Emergency Rooms
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1385
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: DODGE
Amends: 22 MRSA §1728

Legislative Document
No. 1385
H.P. 1019
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Provide for Timely Placement with Respect to Violent 
Patients in Hospital Emergency Rooms
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 DODGE of Belfast.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §1728 is enacted to read:
§1728.  Violent patients in emergency departments
1.  Discharge after treatment.  A person exhibiting violent behavior admitted to an 
emergency department of a health care facility licensed under sections 1811 and 1817 must 
be discharged once medically stabilized.
2.  Duties of department.  The department shall establish measures to ensure the safety 
of emergency department staff and provide appropriate treatment to a person admitted to 
an emergency department of a health care facility who exhibits violent behavior, including:
A.  Developing and communicating to health care facilities with emergency 
departments protocols for securing placement and timely discharge of the person;
B.  Requiring the unit within the department responsible for the person to accept the 
person once the person is cleared for discharge from the emergency department;
C.  Identifying and securing an alternate care site within 24 hours of a health care 
facility's request for placement and prior to the person's being cleared for discharge;
D.  Requiring a residential care facility to take the person back once the person is 
cleared for discharge and no longer needs medical care;
E.  Creating an enhanced rate paid to institutions for persons with mental illness or 
residential care facilities that are required to close a bed due to a staffing or safety 
concern when accepting the person;
F.  Covering the costs of security in an emergency department when the person 
becomes violent;
G.  Working to increase the number of secure residential treatment options in the State; 
and
H.  Adopting rules to carry out the purposes of this section.  Rules adopted pursuant to 
this paragraph are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 
2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill requires emergency departments of health care facilities to discharge a person 
exhibiting violent behavior once the person has been medically stabilized and directs the 
Department of Health and Human Services to establish measures to ensure the safety of 
emergency department staff and provide appropriate treatment to persons admitted to 
emergency departments who exhibit violent behavior.
Resolve, To Improve Access to Bariatric Care
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1386
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S615 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "~ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1020, 
L.D. 1386, "Resolve, To Improve Access to Bariatric Care" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 1, line 23 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "2021" and inserting the following: '2022' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 1, line 28 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "2021" and inserting the following: '2022' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 3 in the first line (page 2, line 4 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "2022" and inserting the following: '2023' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 4 in the first line (page 2, line 6 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "2022" and inserting the following: '2023' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 4 in the 4th line (page 2, line 9 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "2022" and inserting the following: '2023' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in the last paragraph in the last line (page 2, line 
in amendment) by striking out the following: "2021" and inserting the following: '2022' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment delays by one year the requirements that the Department of Health 
and Human Services convene an informal working group, amend the department's rules, 
issue a request for proposals, award contracts and report on the progress made to establish 
bariatric care beds. 
SPONSORED BY: i..-"--=--=--=---/.-/--,{L,...w::..=-----
(Senator BREEN, C.) 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/20/22 ;rb,:,ae 
LD 1386 
LR 923(04) 
Resolve, To Improve Access to Bariatric Care 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment '1t" to Committee Amendment "A" {s-te10 
Sponsor: Sen. Breen of Cumberland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Implementation delayed 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment delays the dates for the required elements that must be completed by making them all one year later. 
As amended, the bill will still have a significant fiscal impact. The amount of that impact cannot be determined at 
this time. 
LR0923(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Remove the Provision of Law Allowing a Legislator Who Resigns from Service as a Town Assessor To Continue To Serve Concurrently as a Selectman and as a Legislator
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1387
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: CARLOW
Amends: 30-A MRSA §2526

Legislative Document
No. 1387
H.P. 1021
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Remove the Provision of Law Allowing a Legislator Who 
Resigns from Service as a Town Assessor To Continue To Serve 
Concurrently as a Selectman and as a Legislator
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 CARLOW of Buxton.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §2526, sub-§5, ¶C, as amended by PL 2003, c. 234, §1, is 
further amended to read:
C.  When a town has not elected a full board of assessors, the selectmen shall serve as 
assessors as provided in Title 36, section 703.  A selectman who is an assessor pursuant 
to this paragraph and Title 36, section 703 or any person who serves as both a selectman 
and a tax assessor may resign the position of assessor without resigning the office of 
selectman.  The position of assessor must then be filled by appointment pursuant to 
section 2602, subsection 2.  A person elected to the State Legislature who resigns the 
position of assessor pursuant to this paragraph may continue to serve concurrently as 
selectman and member of the State Legislature.  If a person who is serving in the State 
Legislature or in another office incompatible with the position of assessor resigns the 
position of assessor pursuant to this paragraph before that person has performed any 
duties as tax assessor, that person may not be deemed to have vacated the previously 
held position of State Legislator or other office that is incompatible with the office of 
assessor.
SUMMARY
This bill removes the provision that a state Legislator who also serves as a selectman 
and as a tax assessor may continue to serve as a Legislator upon resigning the position of 
assessor.
An Act To Improve Maritime Education in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1389
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: CUDDY
Amends: 20-A MRSA §8238, 20-A MRSA §15683-B

Legislative Document
No. 1389
H.P. 1023
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Improve Maritime Education in Maine
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 CUDDY of Winterport.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §8238, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 2019, c. 655, §4, is repealed.
Sec. 2.  20-A MRSA §15683-B, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 54, §6, is 
amended to read:
9.  Phase-in procedures for new or newly expanded public charter schools or other 
schools.  For new or newly expanded public charter schools, or any schools funded under 
the charter school model, the commissioner shall make a preliminary calculation of total 
allocation based on the following:
A.  Estimated student counts not to exceed the enrollment limit established by the 
Maine Charter School Commission;
B.  Estimated rates and weights based on statewide averages; and
C.  The preliminary calculation of total allocation, which must be replaced with actual 
student data once students have been enrolled for the new school year.  The new or 
newly expanded public charter school or other school funded under the charter school 
model shall enroll new students no later than August 1st in a student information 
system maintained by the department.
SUMMARY
This bill repeals the provision of law that terminates the powers, duties and authority 
of the Maine School for Marine Science, Technology, Transportation and Engineering 90 
days after the adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 130th Legislature.  The 
bill also provides that the phase-in procedures for schools that are funded in the same way 
as charter schools are the same as those for charter schools.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1390
Committee Amendment CA_A_H684 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1391
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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1392
Committee Amendment CA_A_H477 (House)

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An Act Directing the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention To Release Annually Public Health Data Regarding Certain Fatalities and Hospitalizations
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1392
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: GRAMLICH, BAILEY, DOUDERA, MATHIESON, MILLETT, OSHER, SACHS, ZAGER, SANBORN
Amends: 22 MRSA §20

Legislative Document
No. 1392
H.P. 1026
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act Directing the Maine Center for Disease Control and 
Prevention To Release Annually Public Health Data Regarding 
Certain Fatalities and Hospitalizations
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BAILEY of Gorham, DOUDERA of Camden, 
MATHIESON of Kittery, MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth, OSHER of Orono, SACHS of 
Freeport, ZAGER of Portland, Senator: SANBORN of Cumberland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §20, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 523, §1, is amended to 
read:
2.  Annual report.  The director shall report annually to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters on:
A.  Challenges and threats to the health of the residents of the State; and
B.  The ways in which the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has 
responded to those challenges and threats and has aided in keeping the residents of the 
State healthy and safe.;
C.  Public health data concerning firearm fatalities in the State, separated by:
(1)  The number of homicides, including the number of homicides that were the 
result of domestic violence, further separated by the ages of the victims for each;
(2)  Suicides, further separated by the ages of the victims;
(3)  Accidents, further separated by the ages of the victims; and
(4)  The type, make and model of firearm used in incidents described in 
subparagraphs (1) to (3); and
D.  Hospitalizations that occurred as a result of a firearm but did not result in death, 
including the type, make and model of firearm used.
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall assist the director with the collection of the data 
required in paragraphs C and D.  The director shall make the report under paragraphs C 
and D publicly available.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 
within the Department of Health and Human Services to include in the director's annual 
report to the Legislature, with the assistance of the Commissioner of Public Safety, public 
health data concerning firearm fatalities separated by homicides, including the number of 
domestic violence homicides, suicides and accidents, further separated by the ages of the 
victims of each category, and the type, make and model of the firearm used, and 
hospitalizations that occurred as a result of a firearm that did not result in death and the 
type, make and model of firearm used, and to make the report publicly available.
An Act To Protect a Parent's and Guardian's Right to Educational Information Regarding a Juvenile Student
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1393
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: SKOLFIELD
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6001

Legislative Document
No. 1393
H.P. 1027
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Protect a Parent's and Guardian's Right to Educational 
Information Regarding a Juvenile Student
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 SKOLFIELD of Weld.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §6001, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4.  Parent or guardian access to education records.  Upon request of a parent or 
guardian of a juvenile who is a student, a public school or private school shall provide an 
education record or other record concerning that juvenile to the parent or guardian unless 
the juvenile is emancipated under Title 15, section 3506-A.
SUMMARY
This bill requires public and private schools, upon request, to provide education records 
and other records of a juvenile who is a student to the parent or guardian of that juvenile 
unless the juvenile is emancipated.
An Act To Prohibit Legislators from Legislating While Intoxicated
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1394
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: FECTEAU
Amends: 3 MRSA §5

Legislative Document
No. 1394
H.P. 1028
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Prohibit Legislators from Legislating While Intoxicated
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 FECTEAU of Augusta.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  3 MRSA §5 is enacted to read:
§5.  Participation while intoxicated
A member of the Senate or a member of the House of Representatives may not enter 
the chamber of the Senate or chamber of the House of Representatives or vote on any 
legislative matter while under the influence of intoxicants or while having an alcohol level 
of 0.08 grams or more of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or 210 liters of breath. For 
purposes of this section, "under the influence of intoxicants" means under the influence of 
alcohol, a drug other than alcohol, a combination of drugs or a combination of alcohol and 
drugs to an extent to which criminal operating under the influence of intoxicants or with an 
excessive alcohol level under Title 29-A, section 2411 would apply.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a Legislator from entering the chamber of the Senate or chamber of 
the House of Representatives or voting on any legislative matter if the Legislator is 
intoxicated by drugs or alcohol at a level that would constitute criminal operating under the 
influence.
An Act To Suspend Meals and Lodging Taxes until 12 Months after the COVID-19 Civil Emergency
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1395
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: CONNOR

Legislative Document
No. 1395
H.P. 1029
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
An Act To Suspend Meals and Lodging Taxes until 12 Months after 
the COVID-19 Civil Emergency
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 CONNOR of Lewiston.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  Exemption from tax for meals and lodging during COVID-19 pandemic.  
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 1811, subsection 1, 
paragraph D, subparagraphs (1) and (3), during the state of emergency declared by the 
Governor pursuant to Title 37-B, section 742, subsection 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 
and for one year following the termination of that state of emergency, a tax may not be 
imposed on the sale of prepared food or on the rental of living quarters in any hotel, 
rooming house or tourist or trailer camp.  As used in this section, the terms "hotel," "living 
quarters," "prepared food," "rooming house," "tourist camp" and "trailer camp" have the 
same meaning as in Title 36, section 1752, subsections 4, 6, 8-A, 12, 19 and 20, 
respectively.
SUMMARY
This bill provides an exemption from the tax imposed on the sale of prepared food and 
the rental of living quarters during the state of emergency declared by the Governor due to 
the COVID-19 pandemic and for one year after that state of emergency is terminated.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1397
Committee Amendment CA_A_H291 (House)

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Resolve, To Ensure Proper Funding for Recreational Trails and Transportation Alternatives
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1396
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: GROHOSKI, CHIPMAN, COREY, LANDRY, O'CONNELL, O'NEIL, PERRY, BLACK, MOORE

Legislative Document
No. 1396
H.P. 1030
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
Resolve, To Ensure Proper Funding for Recreational Trails and 
Transportation Alternatives
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 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 GROHOSKI of Ellsworth.
Cosponsored by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland and
Representatives: COREY of Windham, LANDRY of Farmington, O'CONNELL of Brewer, 
O'NEIL of Saco, PERRY of Calais, Senators: BLACK of Franklin, MOORE of Washington.
Sec. 1.  Recreational Trails Program and transportation alternatives set-
aside as part of the surface transportation block grant program obligation.  
Resolved:  That the Department of Transportation may not obligate less than 95% of the 
annual federal apportionment for the Recreational Trails Program, established under 23 
United States Code, Section 133 and Section 206, and the transportation alternatives set-
aside portion of the surface transportation block grant program within Section 1109 of the 
federal Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, 23 United States Code, Section 
133(h), to those programs.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Transportation to obligate not less than 95% of 
the annual federal apportionment for the Recreational Trails Program and the transportation 
alternatives set-aside from the surface transportation block grant program to those 
programs.