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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1438
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: FECTEAU

Legislative Document
No. 1438
H.P. 1054
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of 
Maine To Declare the Natural, Inherent and Unalienable Right of 
Enjoying Personal Privacy
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FECTEAU of Augusta.
Constitutional amendment.  Resolved: Two thirds of each branch of the 
Legislature concurring, that the following amendment to the Constitution of Maine be 
proposed:
Constitution, Art. I, §1 is amended to read:
Section 1.  Natural rights.  All people are born equally free and independent, and 
have certain natural, inherent and unalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying 
and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of 
pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness, and of enjoying personal privacy.
Constitutional referendum procedure; form of question; effective date.  
Resolved: That the municipal officers of this State shall notify the inhabitants of their 
respective cities, towns and plantations to meet, in the manner prescribed by law for holding 
a statewide election, at a statewide election held in the month of November following the 
passage of this resolution, to vote upon the ratification of the amendment proposed in this 
resolution by voting upon the following question:
"Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to declare that all 
people have the natural, inherent and unalienable right of enjoying 
personal privacy?"
The legal voters of each city, town and plantation shall vote by ballot on this question 
and designate their choice by a cross or check mark placed within the corresponding square 
below the word "Yes" or "No."  The ballots must be received, sorted, counted and declared 
in open ward, town and plantation meetings and returns made to the Secretary of State in 
the same manner as votes for members of the Legislature.  The Governor shall review the 
returns.  If it appears that a majority of the legal votes are cast in favor of the amendment, 
the Governor shall proclaim that fact without delay and the amendment becomes part of 
the Constitution of Maine on the date of the proclamation.
Secretary of State shall prepare ballots.  Resolved:  That the Secretary of State 
shall prepare and furnish to each city, town and plantation all ballots, returns and copies of 
this resolution necessary to carry out the purposes of this referendum.
SUMMARY
This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine by declaring that all 
people have the natural, inherent and unalienable right of enjoying personal privacy.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1439
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S188 (Senate)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1439
Committee Amendment CA_A_H326 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1441
Committee Amendment CA_A_H199 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1440
Committee Amendment CA_A_H293 (House)

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An Act To Provide Safe Gear for Female Firefighters
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1440
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: ROEDER, BALDACCI, CARDONE, CUDDY, OSHER, SUPICA
Amends: 25 MRSA §2404

Legislative Document
No. 1440
H.P. 1056
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
An Act To Provide Safe Gear for Female Firefighters
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ROEDER of Bangor.
Cosponsored by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot and
Representatives: CARDONE of Bangor, CUDDY of Winterport, OSHER of Orono, SUPICA 
of Bangor.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA §2404 is enacted to read:
§2404.  Fund for properly fitting gear for female firefighters
The State Fire Marshal shall administer a fund to provide grants to municipal fire 
departments as defined in Title 30-A, section 3151, subsection 1, volunteer fire associations 
as defined in Title 30-A, section 3151, subsection 3 and fire districts under Title 30-A, 
chapter 164 to provide safe and properly fitting personal protective equipment and 
firefighter turnout gear, including boots, for female firefighters.  The fund is funded by an 
appropriation, allocation or grant or donation by public or private sources.  The State Fire 
Marshal may engage in the solicitation of a grant or donation to be deposited into the fund.  
The State Fire Marshal shall deposit with the Treasurer of State money in the fund not 
currently needed by the State Fire Marshal to carry out the purposes of the fund to the credit 
of the fund, which may be invested as provided by law.  Interest received on investment of 
funds under this section must be credited to the fund.  Balances in the fund do not lapse but 
must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.  The State Fire Marshal may use funds in 
the fund to pay for the reasonable expenses in administering the fund.
Sec. 2.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Female Firefighters Gear Fund
Initiative: Appropriates funds to be used by the State Fire Marshal to provide grants to 
municipal fire departments, volunteer fire associations and fire districts to purchase safe 
and properly fitting gear for female firefighters.
GENERAL FUND
2021-22
2022-23
All Other
$500,000
$0
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$500,000
$0
SUMMARY
This bill appropriates $500,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 for the State Fire Marshal to 
provide grants to municipal fire departments, volunteer fire associations and fire districts 
to purchase safe and properly fitting personal protective equipment and firefighter turnout 
gear for female firefighters.
An Act To Aid Municipalities in the Issuance of Concealed Handgun Permits
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1446
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: PLUECKER, MIRAMANT, DOUDERA, MATLACK, WARREN, CARNEY, MOORE
Amends: 25 MRSA §2002-A

Legislative Document
No. 1446
H.P. 1062
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
An Act To Aid Municipalities in the Issuance of Concealed Handgun 
Permits
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative PLUECKER of Warren.
Cosponsored by Senator MIRAMANT of Knox and
Representatives: DOUDERA of Camden, MATLACK of St. George, WARREN of Hallowell, 
Senators: CARNEY of Cumberland, MOORE of Washington.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA §2002-A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 524, §4, is further amended 
to read:
§2002-A.  Assignment of authority
The municipal officers of a municipality without a full-time chief of police may 
designate, if the Chief of the State Police agrees, the State Police as the issuing authority 
for that municipality.  The designation must be made by written agreement with the Chief 
of the State Police.  The agreement must include provisions for termination of the 
agreement.  During the term of an agreement, the State Police shall perform all the 
functions of the issuing authority, including suspension and revocation of permits.  The 
State Police are entitled to receive any fees authorized for performing the functions of an 
issuing authority.  The Chief of the State Police continues to serve as the issuing authority 
until the chief receives from the municipal officers written notice of cancellation or 
revocation of the designation.  The Chief of the State Police upon request shall provide 
assistance in conducting a background check under this chapter to a municipal issuing 
authority that has not designated the Chief of the State Police as the issuing authority under 
this section.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Public Safety, Chief of the State Police upon 
request to provide assistance in conducting a background check for a concealed handgun 
permit for a municipality that has not designated the Chief of the State Police as the issuing 
authority for concealed handgun permits.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1448
Committee Amendment CA_A_H320 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1450
Committee Amendment CA_A_H493 (House)

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An Act To Provide for Education Funding Reform for More Equitable State Support to Communities
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1449
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: GEIGER

Legislative Document
No. 1449
H.P. 1065
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
An Act To Provide for Education Funding Reform for More 
Equitable State Support to Communities
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GEIGER of Rockland.
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 make changes to the school funding formula to create a more fair 
and equitable system of state funding for education by:
1.  Adding a per capita income adjustment to the school funding formula;
2.  Establishing a state per-pupil contribution rate equal to 46% of the cost of educating 
each student in each school administrative unit with additional funding provided to school 
administrative units with low property valuations and low per capita income;
3.  Providing additional funding outside of the school funding formula for service 
center communities to adjust for disparities created among communities by the school 
funding formula; or
4.  Adopting a version of one of the following models:
A.  The foundation grant model, in which the State determines a minimum amount that 
should be spent for each student, calculates the ability of a school administrative unit 
to pay for each student and provides funding for the difference to each school 
administrative unit;
B.  The guaranteed tax base model, in which the State guarantees that each municipality 
will raise a guaranteed amount of funding per student at a given rate of property 
taxation.  The State provides funding to a municipality for the difference between the 
guaranteed amount of funding and the amount actually raised;
C.  The centralized model, in which a standard property tax rate to fund the cost of 
education is set by the State and the State provides a standard per-pupil amount of 
funding to each school administrative unit; or
D.  The Vermont model, in which the State sets property tax rates and bills property 
owners to fund the cost of education with a lower rate for homesteads.  The State 
provides funding for education on a per-pupil basis with certain adjustments, including 
a poverty adjustment.  Local school districts may raise additional funds through 
property taxation to supplement funding provided by the State, subject to certain 
requirements and limits.
The bill also proposes, until such time as a more equitable change in the school funding 
formula takes place, that any money to fund education provided in addition to the money 
annually directed by the school funding formula, including COVID-19 relief funds, must 
be apportioned to each school administrative unit on a per-pupil basis.
An Act To Provide Fairness in Communications from Pharmacy Benefits Managers
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1450
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: TEPLER
Amends: 24-A MRSA §4347, 24-A MRSA §4348-A

Legislative Document
No. 1450
H.P. 1066
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
An Act To Provide Fairness in Communications from Pharmacy 
Benefits Managers
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on Health 
Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed 
pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative TEPLER of Topsham.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  24-A MRSA §4347, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A.  Affiliate pharmacy.  "Affiliate pharmacy" means a pharmacy that either directly 
or indirectly through one or more intermediaries:
A.  Has an investment or ownership interest in a pharmacy benefits manager licensed 
in the State;
B.  Shares common ownership with a pharmacy benefits manager licensed in the State; 
or
C.  Has as an investor or ownership interest holder a pharmacy benefits manager 
licensed in the State.
Sec. 2.  24-A MRSA §4348-A is enacted to read:
§4348-A.  Communications regarding pharmacies and prices
A pharmacy benefits manager may include an affiliate pharmacy in communications 
to customers, including communications specific to a customer or prospective customer, 
regarding network pharmacies and prices, only if the pharmacy benefits manager includes 
information regarding eligible pharmacies that are not affiliate pharmacies in such 
communications and the information provided is accurate.
SUMMARY
This bill permits a pharmacy benefits manager to include an affiliate pharmacy in 
communications to customers, including communications specific to a customer or 
prospective customer, regarding network pharmacies and prices, only if the pharmacy 
benefits manager includes information regarding eligible pharmacies that are not affiliate 
pharmacies in those communications.  The bill defines "affiliate pharmacy."
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1451
Committee Amendment CA_A_H282 (House)

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An Act To Align the Expulsion Process with School Disciplinary Policies
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1451
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: CUDDY
Amends: 20-A MRSA §1001

Legislative Document
No. 1451
H.P. 1067
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
An Act To Align the Expulsion Process with School Disciplinary 
Policies
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CUDDY of Winterport.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§8-A, ¶D is enacted to read:
D.  The school board shall incorporate into the due process standards under this 
subsection policies adopted under subsection 15-A or, if no policies have been adopted, 
standards consistent with the criteria listed under subsection 15-A, and these policies 
or standards must be complied with before the school board may issue a written 
decision to expel a student, including an expulsion under subsection 9 or subsection 
9-A.
SUMMARY
This bill requires that a school board incorporate disciplinary policies into its due 
process standards for determining whether to expel a student.  A school board is required 
to consider the following:
1.  Focusing on positive interventions and expectations and avoiding focusing 
exclusively on unacceptable student behavior;
2.  Focusing on positive and restorative interventions that are consistent with evidence-
based practices rather than set punishments for specific behavior and avoiding so-called 
zero-tolerance practices unless specifically required by federal or state laws, rules or 
regulations;
3.  Allowing administrators to use their discretion to fashion appropriate discipline that 
examines the circumstances pertinent to the case at hand; and
4.  Providing written notice to the parents of a student when the student is suspended 
from school, regardless of whether the suspension is an in-school or out-of-school 
suspension.
An Act To Protect Small Employers by Prohibiting Municipalities from Adopting Ordinances Regarding Employee Work Benefits Other Than Ordinances Regarding Minimum Wage Rates
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1453
Committee: Labor and Housing
Sponsors: BRADSTREET
Amends: 30-A MRSA §3015

Legislative Document
No. 1453
H.P. 1069
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
An Act To Protect Small Employers by Prohibiting Municipalities 
from Adopting Ordinances Regarding Employee Work Benefits 
Other Than Ordinances Regarding Minimum Wage Rates
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on Labor 
and Housing pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BRADSTREET of Vassalboro.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §3015 is enacted to read:
§3015.  Regulation of employee wages and benefits
A municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance, regulation or order regulating a 
wage or benefit of an employee provided by an employer except for an ordinance 
concerning a life safety matter or establishing a minimum wage rate for a particular class 
of workers during a particular period of time.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits municipalities from enacting or enforcing an ordinance, regulation 
or order regulating wages or benefits of an employee provided by an employer except for 
an ordinance concerning a life safety matter or establishing a minimum wage rate for a 
particular class of workers during a particular period of time.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1454
Committee Amendment CA_A_H577 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1455
Committee Amendment CA_A_H587 (House)

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An Act To Support Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Exploitation
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1455
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: TALBOT ROSS
Amends: 17-A MRSA §853-A

Legislative Document
No. 1455
H.P. 1071
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
An Act To Support Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Exploitation
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative TALBOT ROSS of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §853-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 537, §5, is 
amended to read:
4.   It is an affirmative a defense to prosecution under this section that the person 
engaged in prostitution because the person was compelled to do so as described in section 
852, subsection 2.
Sec. 2.  17-A MRSA §853-A, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5.   It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person engaged 
in prostitution to prevent bodily harm, serious economic hardship, serious injury or another 
threat to the person or another person.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the law on the crime of prostitution by changing from an affirmative 
defense to a defense that a person engaged in prostitution because the person was compelled 
to do so and adding the affirmative defense that a person engaged in prostitution to prevent 
bodily harm, serious economic hardship, serious injury or another threat to the person or 
another person.
An Act To Invest in Passenger Rail Expansion
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1456
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: COLLINGS, BENNETT, DUNPHY, WHITE, BALDACCI, CHIPMAN

Legislative Document
No. 1456
H.P. 1072
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
An Act To Invest in Passenger Rail Expansion
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative COLLINGS of Portland.
Cosponsored by Senator BENNETT of Oxford and
Representatives: DUNPHY of Old Town, WHITE of Waterville, Senators: BALDACCI of 
Penobscot, CHIPMAN of Cumberland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
CONCEPT DRAFT
SUMMARY
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
This bill proposes to create a long-term plan for the development and expansion of 
passenger rail service in the State, including within Androscoggin, Kennebec and 
Penobscot counties, and to identify potential sources of state and federal funding for the 
development and expansion of passenger rail service in the State.
An Act To Revise the Department of Health and Human Services Rehabilitation and Reunification Process
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1460
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: McCREA, MILLETT, MAXMIN
Amends: 22 MRSA §4041

Legislative Document
No. 1460
H.P. 1076
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
An Act To Revise the Department of Health and Human Services 
Rehabilitation and Reunification Process
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on Health 
and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 
401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative McCREA of Fort Fairfield.
Cosponsored by Representative: MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth, Senator: MAXMIN of Lincoln.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §4041, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4.  Evaluation and progress meeting.  Within 6 months of an order finding jeopardy 
under section 4035, subsection 4-A, the department shall convene a meeting with all 
parents and the guardian ad litem of the child and all other interested parties to evaluate 
efforts and progress made on performing or achievement of elements of a rehabilitation 
and reunification plan under subsection 1-A, paragraph A, subparagraph (1), division (c). 
A statement made or information given during the meeting is confidential and may not be 
admitted or used against a party in any judicial or administrative proceeding.  The 
department shall provide notice of the meeting to all interested parties, and a party's failure 
to appear at the meeting after receiving notice and without good cause is admissible against 
the party in an administrative or judicial proceeding under this chapter.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a meeting 
with all parents and the guardian ad litem of a child and other interested parties in a matter 
involving a child placed in foster care to evaluate efforts and progress made on performing 
or achievement of elements under a rehabilitation and reunification plan for the child within 
months of an order of jeopardy issued by the court.  Any statement or information given 
during the meeting is confidential and inadmissible in any administrative or judicial 
proceeding. The department is required to give notice of the meeting to all interested 
parties, and a party's failure to appear at the meeting after receiving notice and without 
good cause may be used against the party in an administrative or judicial proceeding.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1462
Committee Amendment CA_A_H499 (House)

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An Act To Serve the Public Interest, Promote Journalism and Save Jobs by Restoring the Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Newspapers
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1462
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: BABBIDGE, BERRY, BRYANT, OSHER, STEARNS, WHITE, DAUGHTRY
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

Legislative Document
No. 1462
H.P. 1078
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
An Act To Serve the Public Interest, Promote Journalism and Save 
Jobs by Restoring the Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Newspapers
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BABBIDGE of Kennebunk.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BERRY of Bowdoinham, BRYANT of Windham, OSHER 
of Orono, STEARNS of Guilford, WHITE of Waterville, Senator: DAUGHTRY of 
Cumberland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§14-B is enacted to read:
14-B.  Newspapers serving the public interest.  Beginning January 1, 2021, sales of 
newspapers serving the public interest.
As used in this subsection, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have 
the following meanings.
A.  "Newspaper" means a publication on newsprint sold for a monetary fee that is 
published not less than every 2 weeks; and  
B.  "Serving the public interest" means:
(1)  Providing information on the activities of state or local government, including, 
but not limited to, state agencies, town councils, municipal officers and school 
boards, and the elected or appointed officials of state or local government;
(2)  Providing information on community affairs, including business, nonprofit and 
school activities; and
(3)  Providing editorial commentary that invites divergent opinions to be published 
in a newspaper.
SUMMARY
This bill provides an exemption from the sales and use tax for newspapers serving the 
public interest, which are publications on newsprint, sold for money and published not less 
than once every 2 weeks, that provide news coverage on the activities of state and local 
governments and community affairs and that provide a format for editorial commentary.
An Act To Improve Accessibility of Affordable Housing Data
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1464
Committee: Labor and Housing
Sponsors: FECTEAU
Amends: 30-A MRSA §4748

Legislative Document
No. 1464
H.P. 1080
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
An Act To Improve Accessibility of Affordable Housing Data
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on Labor 
and Housing pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §4748 is enacted to read:
§4748.  Rental assistance reports
1.  Federal rental assistance report.  The Maine State Housing Authority annually 
shall report the percentage of tenant-based housing choice vouchers under section 4702, 
subsection 1, paragraph C-1 issued by the Maine State Housing Authority and all other 
authorities for the previous year that were used to obtain rental housing and, for a tenant-
based housing choice voucher issued for the previous year that was not used to obtain rental 
housing, the reason, if available, why the voucher was not used, to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor and housing matters. An 
authority annually shall provide the Maine State Housing Authority with information from 
the authority to carry out the purposes of this section upon a schedule determined by the 
Maine State Housing Authority.
2.  Emergency federal rental assistance.  If the Maine State Housing Authority 
receives emergency federal rental assistance, for the period of time the Maine State 
Housing Authority possesses and administers the assistance, the Maine State Housing 
Authority shall submit a monthly report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over labor and housing matters including:
A.  The number of applicants for assistance;
B.  The average amount of assistance awarded per application;
C.  The average amount of time between when assistance was applied for and when the 
assistance was delivered to the recipient; and
D.  If there is an excessive delay in application processing time under paragraph C, the 
reason, if available, for the delay.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Maine State Housing Authority to report annually to the 
Legislature information issued by the Maine State Housing Authority and local public 
housing authorities detailing the disbursement of United States Department of Housing and 
Urban Development tenant-based housing choice vouchers.  This bill also requires that, if 
the Maine State Housing Authority receives federal emergency housing rental assistance, 
the Maine State Housing Authority submit for the period of time the authority possesses 
and administers the assistance a report to the Legislature detailing information concerning 
the disbursement of the assistance and if there is an excessive delay in application 
processing time, the reason, if available, for the delay.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1466
Committee Amendment CA_A_H483 (House)

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An Act To Support All-terrain Vehicle Trail Improvement
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1468
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: STEARNS, DAVIS, MASON, CYRWAY
Amends: 36 MRSA §1866

Legislative Document
No. 1468
H.P. 1084
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
An Act To Support All-terrain Vehicle Trail Improvement
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative STEARNS of Guilford.
Cosponsored by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis and
Representative: MASON of Lisbon, Senator: CYRWAY of Kennebec.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1866 is enacted to read:
§1866.  Deposit of taxes paid on rental of all-terrain vehicles
The Treasurer of State shall deposit all use taxes received for the rental of all-terrain 
vehicles, as defined in Title 12, section 13001, subsection 3, into the ATV Recreational 
Management Fund established pursuant to Title 12, section 1893, subsection 2.
SUMMARY
This bill requires all use taxes collected on the rental of all-terrain vehicles to be 
deposited in the ATV Recreational Management Fund.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1468
Committee Amendment CA_A_H559 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1469
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S392 (Senate)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1469
Committee Amendment CA_A_H662 (House)

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Resolve, To Give Direct Service Providers Hazard Pay and To Pay Additional COVID-19 Pandemic Costs
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1469
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: CRAVEN, BROOKS, STOVER

Legislative Document
No. 1469
H.P. 1085
House of Representatives, April 12, 2021
Resolve, To Give Direct Service Providers Hazard Pay and To Pay 
Additional COVID-19 Pandemic Costs
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on Health 
and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 
401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CRAVEN of Lewiston.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BROOKS of Lewiston, McCREIGHT of Harpswell, 
STOVER of Boothbay.
Sec. 1.  Department of Health and Human Services to request amendment 
to waiver to increase rates.  Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human 
Services shall request an amendment to the 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services 
waiver using an Emergency Preparedness and Response, Appendix K from the United 
States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services to increase MaineCare rates under rule Chapter 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, 
Chapter II, Section 18, Home and Community Based Services for Adults with Brain Injury; 
Section 20, Home and Community Based Services for Adults with Other Related 
Conditions; Section 21, Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual 
Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder; and Section 29, Support Services for Adults 
with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder and corresponding sections in 
Chapter III by 25% from January 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021. All rates under these sections 
of MaineCare that were increased by 10% and in effect from March 1, 2020 to May 31, 
2020 and approved using an Appendix K must be increased by 25% pursuant to this section 
except that rates for work support, employment specialist services and career planning 
under rule Chapter 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 21 and Section 
that were increased under Public Law 2019, chapter 616 and corresponding sections of 
Chapter II are excluded and home support services provided under these sections are 
increased to the level of a 25% increase over the rates paid in December 2020.  Rates 
increased under this section are for the period from January 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to request a waiver 
from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services to increase the rates for direct service providers for adults with brain 
injuries, adults and others with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorder and 
adults with other related conditions by 25% from January 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1471
Committee Amendment CA_A_S277 (Senate)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1470
Committee Amendment CA_A_H447 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1467
Committee Amendment CA_A_H622 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1472
Committee Amendment CA_A_S119 (Senate)

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An Act To Require Legislative Approval for the State's Participation in Compacts, Programs and Agreements Regarding Transportation and Climate Change
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1472
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: GUERIN
Amends: 23 MRSA §1504

Legislative Document
No. 1472
S.P. 475
In Senate, April 14, 2021
An Act To Require Legislative Approval for the State's 
Participation in Compacts, Programs and Agreements Regarding 
Transportation and Climate Change
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 12, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator GUERIN of Penobscot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  23 MRSA §1504 is enacted to read:
§1504.  Transportation and climate change compacts, programs and agreements; 
approval required
The State or any state agency may not participate in an interjurisdictional compact, 
program or agreement regarding transportation and climate change unless that participation 
is approved by the Legislature.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that the State or any state agency may not participate in an 
interjurisdictional compact, program or agreement regarding transportation and climate 
change unless that participation is approved by the Legislature.
An Act To Exempt Land-based Aquaculture Facilities from the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Requirements
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1473
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: ROSEN
Amends: 10 MRSA §9722

Legislative Document
No. 1473
S.P. 476
In Senate, April 14, 2021
An Act To Exempt Land-based Aquaculture Facilities from the 
Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Requirements
(EMERGENCY)
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 12, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator ROSEN of Hancock.  (GOVERNOR'S BILL)
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Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, this legislation adds land-based aquaculture facilities to the buildings that 
are not subject to the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code; and
Whereas, this legislation needs to take effect before the expiration of the 90-day 
period in order to prevent a delay in a project that is already in progress; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶B-1, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 391, §4, is 
amended by amending subparagraph (4) to read:
(4)  That buildings used to house livestock or harvested crops or land-based 
aquaculture facilities are not subject to the Maine Uniform Building and Energy 
Code.  For purposes of this subparagraph, "land-based aquaculture facilities" 
means facilities that are not located in the coastal waters of the State but are located 
in the State and are used for aquaculture of marine or freshwater organisms;
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill adds land-based aquaculture facilities to the buildings that are not subject to 
the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1476
Committee Amendment CA_A_H400 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1474
Committee Amendment CA_A_H222 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1478
Committee Amendment CA_A_H663 (House)

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An Act To Make Certain Traffic Infractions Secondary Offenses
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1479
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: MORALES, RECKITT, WARREN

Legislative Document
No. 1479
H.P. 1094
House of Representatives, April 14, 2021
An Act To Make Certain Traffic Infractions Secondary Offenses
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 12, 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 MORALES of South Portland.
Cosponsored by Representatives: RECKITT of South Portland, WARREN of Hallowell, 
WARREN of Scarborough.
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 make certain traffic infractions secondary offenses, including 
littering from a vehicle, failing to register a vehicle or properly display a vehicle 
registration, failing to display a valid and current vehicle inspection sticker, failing to wear 
a seat belt, making unnecessary noise, operating of a defective vehicle, operating a 
motorcycle without a headlight, operating a vehicle with an obstructed view, operating a 
vehicle in a 2-way or left lane, or operating a vehicle with a suspended license as a result 
of failure to pay a fine, license reinstatement fee or a dishonored check, and certain 
equipment violations under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, chapter 17, subchapter 
1.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1480
Committee Amendment CA_A_H601 (House)

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Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H634 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1482
Committee Amendment CA_A_H249 (House)

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