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An Act to Amend Certain State Tax Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2028
Committee Amendment CA_A_S595 (Senate)

LD 2028 
LR 2807(02) 
An Act to Amend Certain State Tax Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ',4tS·SCJ5j 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
This bill requires that transfers from the General Fund to several Other Special Revenue Fund accounts be calculated 
after the reduction of General Fund revenue for transfers of revenue attributable to tax collected on sales occurring on 
tribal lands. This will ensure that not more than 100% of revenue attributable to tax collected on sales occuring on 
tribal lands is transfeJTed out of the General Fund and will result in minor decreases in revenue in the affected Other 
Special Revenue Funds accounts. 
LR2807(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Make Technical Changes to the State's Marine Resources Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2031
Committee Amendment CA_A_S558 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6749-Q, 12 MRSA §6808

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ^ " to S.P. 859, L.D, 2031, "An Act to Make
Technical Changes to the State's Marine Resources Laws"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to IVIake Changes to the State's IMarine Resources Laws'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following:
'See. 5. 12 MRSA §6749-Q, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1993,c. 740,§3, is amended
to read:
4. Wholesale seafood license with a sea urchin buyer's permit. Five One hundred
and sbcty dollars on a wholesale seafood license with a sea urchin buyer's permit; and'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following:
'See. 6. 12 MRSA §6808, sub-§4-B is enacted to read:
4-B. IMunicipal exemption. Notwithstandmfisubsection La license is not required
to fish for, take, possess or transport green crabs if the green crabs are taken by a person
actins at the direction of a municipal shellfish management committee, established
pursuant to section 6671. subsection 2, for the purpose of municipal shellfish management.
Green crabs taken under this exemption may not be sold.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the surcharge for a wholesale seafood license with a sea
urchin buyer's permit from $500 to $160. It also adds an exemption for the harvesting of
green crabs that provides that a person may fish for, take, possess or transport green crabs
without a license if the person is acting at the direction of a municipal shellfish management
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A " to S.P. 859, L.D. 2031 | S>' -
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " j^." to S.P. 859, L.D.2031
committee for the purpose of municipal shellfish management and if the green crabs are
not sold.
FISCAL NOTE REQIHRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/16/24 ^"!K?c--
LD 2031 LR 2682(02)
An Act to Make Technical Changes to the State's Marine Resources Laws
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment
Committee: Marine Resources
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
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Fiscal Note
Minor revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds.
Eliminates Aquaculture Monitoring, Research and Development Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill reduces the surcharge on a Wholesale seafood license with a sea urchin buyer's pennit from $500 to $160.
The bill also allows the harvesting of green crabs without a license under certain conditions. Any Other Special
Revenue Funds revenue decreases as a result of these changes is not anticipated to be significant.
Because the Aquaculture Monitoring, Research, and Development Fund is not capitalized, no accompanying
deallocations or transfers are required as a result of its elimination.
LR2682(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Authorizmg the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey a Parcel of Land in the Town of Woodstock
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2033
Committee Amendment CA_A_S512 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^ " to S.P. 861, L.D. 2033, "Resolve, Authorizmg
the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey a Parcel of Land in the Town of
Woodstock"
Amend the resolve by incorporating the attached fiscal note.
SUMMARY
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 01/09/24 ^2»<=-
LD 2033 LR 2658(02)
Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey a Parcel of Land in the
Town of Woodstock
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 7t" (<{.
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) within the Department of Agriculture,
Conservation and Forestry to convey a small 0.34-acre parcel of Public Reserved Land to the Town ofWoodstock'"'
quitclaim deed, The land, part of 175 acres acquired in 2022, will be sold at fair market value and the revenue
received will be deposited to BPL's Oxford County Acquisitions Account to purchase conservation lands elsewhere in
the county.
LR2658(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey a Parcel of Land in the Town of Woodstock
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2033
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: KEIM

Legislative Document
No. 2033
S.P. 861
In Senate, December 13, 2023
Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands 
to Convey a Parcel of Land in the Town of Woodstock
Submitted by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint 
Rule 203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 11, 2023.  Referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator KEIM of Oxford.
Preamble.  The Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 23 requires that real estate 
held by the State for conservation or recreation purposes may not be reduced or its uses 
substantially altered except on the vote of 2/3 of all members elected to each House.
Whereas, certain real estate authorized for conveyance by this resolve is under the 
designations described in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 598-A; and
Whereas, the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may sell or exchange lands with the approval of 
the Legislature in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 1851; now, 
therefore, be it
Sec. 1. Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized to convey certain 
land in Woodstock.  Resolved:  That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands 
within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may by quitclaim deed 
convey without covenant, on other terms and conditions as the director may direct, the 
State's interest in a 0.34-acre parcel on the Dolloff Road in Woodstock near Concord Pond 
identified as Parcel 2 of Parcel A on Sheet #5 of a survey recorded as Plan #1401 in the 
Oxford County Registry of Deeds.  The cost of a survey of the property boundaries and 
recording costs may not be paid by the bureau.
SUMMARY
This resolve authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the 
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to convey the State's interest in a 
0.34-acre parcel of land in Woodstock.
An Act to Remove the Exemption for Certain Roadside Springs from Regulation as Public Water Systems in the Laws Regarding Water for Human Consumption
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2036
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: INGWERSEN
Amends: 22 MRSA §2601, 22 MRSA §2604-A

Legislative Document
No. 2036
S.P. 864
In Senate, December 13, 2023
An Act to Remove the Exemption for Certain Roadside Springs 
from Regulation as Public Water Systems in the Laws Regarding 
Water for Human Consumption
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 11, 2023.  Referred to the Committee 
on Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator INGWERSEN of York.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §2601, sub-§8-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 45, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §2604-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 45, §2, is repealed.
SUMMARY
This bill repeals the definition of "roadside spring" in the law governing water for 
human consumption and the provision exempting certain roadside springs from regulation 
as public water systems.
An Act to Remove the Exemption for Certain Roadside Springs from Regulation as Public Water Systems in the Laws Regarding Water for Human Consumption
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2036
Committee Amendment CA_A_S524 (Senate)
Amends: 22 MRSA §2604-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A " to S.P. 864, L.D. 2036, "An Act to Remove the
Exemption for Certain Roadside Springs from Regulation as Public Water Systems in the
Laws Regarding Water for Human Consumption"
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 22 MRSA §2604-A, as enacted by PL 1997,c.45, §2, is amended to read:
§2604-A. Roadside springs
A roadside spring is not a public water system iftfee-ewner of the roadside spring does
not collect, charge or accept donations, fees or money for the water or for testing or
mamtenanoe of the water and does not post signs or construct other structures that mvite
persons to use the spring it does not serve an average of at least 25 mdividuals daily at least
60 days out of the year.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill. It retains the definition of "roadside spring" and
amends the section of law describing the treatment of roadside springs so as to conform to
the definition of "public water system."
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Board of the Finance Authority of Maine to Allow for the Addition of a Proxy Designee
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2039
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Sponsors: INGWERSEN
Amends: 10 MRSA §965

Legislative Document
No. 2039
S.P. 867
In Senate, December 13, 2023
An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Board of the Finance 
Authority of Maine to Allow for the Addition of a Proxy Designee
Submitted by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint 
Rule 203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 11, 2023.  Referred to the Committee 
on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business pursuant to Joint Rule 
308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator INGWERSEN of York.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  10 MRSA §965, sub-§4, ¶B, as amended by PL 1985, c. 344, §12 and PL 
2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5, is further amended to read:
B.  One natural resources commissioner designated by the Governor from either the 
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the Department of Marine 
Resources, or that commissioner's designee; and
SUMMARY
This bill allows the natural resources commissioner designated by the Governor for 
membership on the board of the Finance Authority of Maine to designate a proxy at board 
meetings, similar to the authority currently held by the Commissioner of Economic and 
Community Development.
An Actto Restore the Board of Dental Practice's Authority to Issue Letters of Guidance
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2040
Committee Amendment CA_A_H741 (House)
Amends: 24 MRSA §2510

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A " to H,P, 1302, L.D, 2040, "An Actto Restore the
Board of Dental Practice's Authority to Issue Letters of Guidance"
Amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following:
'See. 1. 24 MRSA §2510, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 680, Pt. D, §4,is
amended to read;
2-A. Confidentiality of letters of guidance or concern. Letters of guidance or
concern issued by the board pursuant to Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5, paragraph By
oi'_Iitle 32. section 18325. subsection 3 are not confidential.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
The Maine Revised Statutes, Title 24, section 2510, subsection 2-A includes a cross-
reference to Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5, paragraph E, which previously governed
the authority for the Board of Dental Practice to issue letters of guidance. This amendment
adds a cross-reference to the provision of the bill that grants statutory authority of the Board
of Dental Practice to issue letters of guidance,
FISCAL NOTE REQTHRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 01/29/24 ^K?<^
LD 2040 LR 2700(02)
An Act to Restore the Board of Dental Practice's Authority to Issue Letters of Guidance
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "^" [ H-
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Additional costs to the Board of Dental Practice, affiliated with the Department of Professional and Financial
Regulation, associated with issuing letters of guidance can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
LR2700(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Land for Maine's Future Board to Allow for Proxy Designees
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2038
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: INGWERSEN
Amends: 5 MRSA §6204

Legislative Document
No. 2038
S.P. 866
In Senate, December 13, 2023
An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Land for Maine's Future 
Board to Allow for Proxy Designees
Submitted by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint 
Rule 203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 11, 2023.  Referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator INGWERSEN of York.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §6204, sub-§1, as affected by PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. II, §11 and 
amended by c. 657, Pt. X, §3, is further amended to read:
1.  Composition.  The board consists of 9 members, 6 who are private citizens and 3 
who are permanent members.  The permanent members are the Commissioner of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife; the Commissioner of Marine Resources; and the Commissioner of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. A permanent member may appoint a designee to 
represent that member at board meetings.
SUMMARY
This bill allows each permanent member of the Land for Maine's Future Board to 
designate a proxy for board meetings.  The permanent members of the board are the 
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Commissioner of Marine Resources 
and the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
An Act to Align the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program with Federal Regulations
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2037
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: BALDACCI
Amends: 22 MRSA §3104

Legislative Document
No. 2037
S.P. 865
In Senate, December 13, 2023
An Act to Align the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
with Federal Regulations
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 11, 2023.  Referred to the Committee 
on Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3104, sub-§16, as amended by PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. OO, §12, 
is further amended to read:
16.  Certain lottery and gambling winners ineligible.  A recipient of household 
receiving food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may be 
denied food assistance as described in this subsection.
A.  Lottery Gross lottery and gambling winnings of $5,000 or more, actually received 
after any offsets to the winnings required by law by an individual in the recipient's 
household within one calendar month equal to or greater than the maximum allowable 
financial resource limit for elderly or disabled households, as provided in federal 
regulations governing SNAP, won in a single game disqualifies the household from 
receiving food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program until 
financial eligibility guidelines set forth in department rule are met.
B.  The department shall enter into an agreement with the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery 
Operations, pursuant to which the bureau shall provide the department with reports no 
less than monthly to assist the department in determining whether an individual in the 
recipient's household a recipient of SNAP benefits has received lottery and gambling 
winnings of $5,000 or more within one calendar month equal to or greater than the 
maximum allowable financial resource limit for elderly or disabled households, as 
provided in federal regulations governing SNAP.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the law governing the denial of food assistance under the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, as a result of lottery and gambling 
winnings. The bill provides that gross lottery and gambling winnings equal to or greater 
than the maximum allowable financial resource limit for elderly or disabled households, as 
provided in federal SNAP regulations, disqualifies a household from receiving food 
assistance through SNAP.
An Act to Update the Laws Governing Education in the Unorganized Territory
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2042
Committee Amendment CA_A_H861 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "H » to H.P. 1304, L.D. 2042, "An Act to Update the
Laws Governing Education in the Unorganized Territory"
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3251 in the first indented paragraph in the first line
(page 1, line 5 in L.D.) by inserting before the following; "The following provisions" the
following: 'Education in elementary schools and secondary schools in the unorganized
territory must be provided in alignment with the system of learnine results as established
in section 6209 under the direction of the commissioner and must meet the general
standards for elementary and secondary education and special education established
pursuant to this Title.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment specifies that, for the enrollment eligibility provisions in the bill,
education in elementary and secondary schools in the unorganized territory must be
provided in alignment with the system of learning results as established in the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6209 and must meet the general standards for
elementary and secondary education and special education established pursuant to Title
20-A.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 02/27/24 ^^C.
LD 2042 LR 2758(02)
An Act to Update the Laws Governing Education in the Unorganized Territory
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^' ( \/\'~'(
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Reimbursing parents for the transportation of elementary school children residing in the unorganized territory will
increase the cost to the Education in the Unorganized Territory (BUT) program within the Department of Education
beginning in fiscal year 2024-25, According to the department, sufficient funds exist within the program's current
appropriation for the 2024-25 fiscal year to support the cost of this provision, estimated to be $64,400, and additional
General Fund appropriations will not be required at this time, Whether or not additional General Fund appropriations
will be needed in future biennia will depend on the number of students residing in the unorganized territory that need
to have their parents provide transportation, the number of miles traveled each day and the mileage reimbursement
rate,
General Fund expenditures from the BUT program are fully reimbursed by the Unorganized Territory Education and
Services Fund, The expenditures incurred from this bill are not expected to impact the amount of taxes collected
th-ough the Unorgauized Ten-itory Education and Services Tax, which is levied on all nonexempt real and personal
property located in the Unorganized Territory Tax District, in fiscal year 2024-25. The impact of this provision on
taxpayers in the unorganized territory in future biennia cannot be determined at this time,
LR2758(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, to Review Traffic Fatalities Occurring While an Operator Was Under the Influence and Subsequent Prosecution with Respect to Those Occurrences
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2041
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: O'CONNELL

Legislative Document
No. 2041
H.P. 1303
House of Representatives, December 13, 2023
Resolve, to Review Traffic Fatalities Occurring While an Operator 
Was Under the Influence and Subsequent Prosecution with Respect 
to Those Occurrences
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023.  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 O'CONNELL of Brewer.
Sec. 1.  Commission convened; review of traffic fatalities involving OUI.  
Resolved:  That the Attorney General shall convene a commission with membership made 
up of law enforcement officers and district attorneys to review traffic fatalities in the State 
in which an operator was charged with OUI, as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
29-A, section 2401, subsection 8. The commission shall consider the enforcement of and 
prosecution involving the laws governing OUI offenses in the State, focusing primarily on 
OUI offenses that result in death.
Sec. 2.  Best practices guide; OUI enforcement and prosecution.  Resolved:  
That the commission under section 1 shall create a set of best practices to be used as a guide 
in the enforcement of and prosecution involving the laws governing OUI offenses in the 
State and shall make this guide available to law enforcement agencies and district attorneys 
in the State.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Attorney General to convene a commission with membership 
made up of law enforcement officers and district attorneys to review traffic fatalities in the 
State in which an operator was charged with operating under the influence, or OUI, and the 
subsequent prosecution of those occurrences.  The commission is directed to create a set of 
best practices to be used as a guide in the enforcement of and prosecution involving the 
laws governing OUI offenses in the State.
An Act to Establish Training and Certification Standards for Probation and Parole Officers
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2045
Committee Amendment CA_A_H754 (House)

' "/T " •
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/T " to H.P. 1307, L.D, 2045, "An Act to Establish
Training and Certification Standards for Probation and Parole Officers"
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 7-A in the last line (page 1, line 17 in L.D,)
by striking out the following: "January" and inserting the following: 'July'
Amend the bill m section 5 in §2804-M in subsection 1 m the first line (page 1, line 33
in L.D,) by striking out the following; "January" and inserting the following; 'July'
Amend the bill in section 6 in §2804-N in subsection 1 in the first line (page 2, Ime 3
in L,D.) by striking out the following; "January" and inserting the following; 'July'
Amend the bill in section 7 in subsection 1 in the last line (page 2, line 27 in L.D.) by
striking out the following; "Januaiy" and inserting the following: 'July'
Amend the bill in section 7 in subsection 1 in the last line (page 2, line 27 in L,D.) by
striking out the following; "April" and inserting the following; 'October'
Amend the bill in section 7 in subsection 2 in the first Ime (page 2, line 28 in L.D,) by
striking out the following: "April" and inserting the following; 'October'
Amend the bill in section 8 in the last line (page 2, line 37 in L.D.) by striking out the
following; "January" and inserting the followhg: 'July'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment moves the date by which the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal
Justice Academy must establish training and certification standards for probation and
0 parole officers, and the date by which new probation and parole officers must comply with
those standards, from January 1,2025 to July 1,2025. It also moves the date the provisional
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /,|" to H.P. 1307, L.D, 2045
certification for current probation and parole officers lapses from April 1, 2025 to October
1,2025.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/02/24 ^K?c*.
LD 2045 LR 2701(02)
An Act to Establish Training and Certification Standards for Probation and Parole Officers
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment l)tft ( \~] "
Committee; Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Minor savings - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety associated with establishing training and certification standards
for probation and parole officers are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources,
Any savings achieved by the Department of Corrections from no longer having to perform the training on these
officers are also expected to be minor. No change to the budget is required,
LR2701(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Update Air Quality Health Warnings
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2044
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: DOUDERA
Amends: 38 MRSA §584-F

Legislative Document
No. 2044
H.P. 1306
House of Representatives, December 13, 2023
An Act to Update Air Quality Health Warnings
Submitted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Joint Rule 203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023.  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 DOUDERA of Camden.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §584-F, as amended by PL 1999, c. 79, §2, is further amended to 
read:
§584-F.  Ozone Air quality health warnings
1.  Dissemination of warnings to media and public.  Whenever monitored data 
demonstrates or the department predicts that ground-level ozone ambient air concentrations 
have exceeded or of a pollutant will exceed .08 parts per million averaged over an 8-hour 
period reach the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Air Quality Index 
category of Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or a higher category, the department shall 
disseminate a health warning to the mass media, including but not limited to television, 
radio and print media, and shall urge the media to issue the warning to the general public.  
The department shall use best efforts to educate the media as to the need to broadly 
disseminate health warnings to the public.  In disseminating a warning under this 
subsection, the department shall also use the most appropriate technology available to 
disseminate health warnings directly to the public.
2.  Telephone hot line Daily ground-level ozone concentration information.  The 
department shall provide information to the public on daily ground-level ozone 
concentrations by a toll-free ozone information telephone hot line hotline or through other 
appropriate technology.
SUMMARY
Current law requires the Department of Environmental Protection to disseminate a 
health warning to the mass media when ground-level ozone concentrations have exceeded 
or will exceed .08 parts per million averaged over an 8-hour period.  This bill instead 
requires the department to disseminate a health warning to the mass media when ambient 
air concentrations of a pollutant reach the United States Environmental Protection Agency's 
Air Quality Index category of Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or a higher category.  The 
bill also requires the department to disseminate health warnings directly to the public using 
appropriate technology and authorizes the use of other appropriate technology besides a 
telephone hotline when providing information to the public on daily ground-level ozone 
concentrations.
An Act to Continue Allowing the Department of Corrections to Accept Placement of Certain Defendants Found Incompetent to Stand Trial
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2046
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: SALISBURY
Amends: 34-A MRSA §3069-C

Legislative Document
No. 2046
H.P. 1308
House of Representatives, December 13, 2023
An Act to Continue Allowing the Department of Corrections to 
Accept Placement of Certain Defendants Found Incompetent to 
Stand Trial
(EMERGENCY)
Submitted by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Joint Rule 203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023.  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 SALISBURY of Westbrook.
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the Second Regular Session of the 131st Legislature is scheduled to adjourn 
on the 3rd Wednesday of April 2024; and
Whereas, the provision of law authorizing the Commissioner of Corrections to accept 
the placement of an adult defendant in a mental health unit of a correctional facility when 
the adult defendant has been found incompetent to stand trial is going to be repealed July 
1, 2024, which is less than 90 days after statutory adjournment; 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.  34-A MRSA §3069-C, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 259, §1, is 
repealed.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill repeals the provision of law that repeals, on July 1, 2024, the authorization for 
the Commissioner of Corrections to accept the placement of an adult defendant in a mental 
health unit of a correctional facility when the adult defendant has been found incompetent 
to stand trial and has been committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Health and 
Human Services.
An Act to Increase Safety for Child Welfare Services Workers
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2049
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: STOVER
Amends: 29-A MRSA §517

Legislative Document
No. 2049
H.P. 1311
House of Representatives, December 13, 2023
An Act to Increase Safety for Child Welfare Services Workers
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023.  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 STOVER of Boothbay.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §517, sub-§8 is enacted to read:
8.  Unmarked vehicles for child welfare purposes.  Notwithstanding Title 5, section 
7, an unmarked motor vehicle used regularly for work protecting the welfare of children 
under Title 22, chapter 1071, when authorized by the Secretary of State and upon approval 
from the appropriate requesting authority, is exempt from displaying a special registration 
plate.
SUMMARY
This bill exempts certain motor vehicles used regularly for work protecting the welfare 
of children from the requirement that state-owned vehicles display special registration 
plates.
An Act Regarding the Duties of Bail Commissioners
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2051
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: LEE, HENDERSON
Amends: 15 MRSA §1025-A

Legislative Document
No. 2051
H.P. 1313
House of Representatives, December 13, 2023
An Act Regarding the Duties of Bail Commissioners
Submitted by the Judicial Department pursuant to Joint Rule 203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023.  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 LEE of Auburn.
Cosponsored by Representative: HENDERSON of Rumford.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  15 MRSA §1025-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 541, §1, is amended to read:
§1025-A.  County jail employees
If a court or bail commissioner issues an order that a defendant in custody be released, 
pending trial, on personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured appearance 
bond, whether or not accompanied by one or more conditions under section 1026, 
subsection 3, an employee of the county jail having custody of the defendant, if authorized 
to do so by the sheriff, may, without fee, prepare the personal recognizance or bond and 
take the acknowledgement acknowledgment of the defendant.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the Maine Bail Code to allow county jail employees to prepare and 
execute bail paperwork for defendants having bail set at personal recognizance or 
unsecured appearance bond by a bail commissioner.
An Act to Expand Accreditation Options for Laboratories That Conduct Blood-alcohol or Drug Testing
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2050
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: MEYER
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2524

Legislative Document
No. 2050
H.P. 1312
House of Representatives, December 13, 2023
An Act to Expand Accreditation Options for Laboratories That 
Conduct Blood-alcohol or Drug Testing
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023.  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.  29-A MRSA §2524, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2019, c. 368, §3, is further 
amended to read:
2.  Laboratories qualified to analyze blood for blood tests.  A laboratory conducting 
an analysis of blood-alcohol level or the presence of a drug or drug metabolite must either 
be certified by the Department of Health and Human Services or be licensed to do so under 
the laws of this State or any other state and also certified by the United States Department 
of Health and Human Services under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement 
Amendments of 1988, 42 United States Code, Section 263a (2018). or be accredited 
pursuant to standard ISO/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization 
by a 3rd-party accrediting body.
SUMMARY
Under current law, a laboratory certified under the federal Clinical Laboratory 
Improvement Amendments of 1988 may test blood samples to determine blood-alcohol 
level or the presence of a drug or drug metabolite.  This bill adds an additional accreditation 
option for laboratories.
An Act to Provide Additional Moose Hunting Opportunities for Maine Youth Experiencing Critical Illnesses
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2052
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: LANDRY
Amends: 12 MRSA §11154

Legislative Document
No. 2052
H.P. 1314
House of Representatives, December 13, 2023
An Act to Provide Additional Moose Hunting Opportunities for 
Maine Youth Experiencing Critical Illnesses
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023.  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 LANDRY of Farmington.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §11154, sub-§13, as amended by PL 2015, c. 136, §11 and 
affected by §12, is further amended to read:
13.  Hunting adventure permits for children.  Notwithstanding subsection 6, the 
commissioner may issue 2 5 moose permits to a nonprofit organization or organizations 
dedicated to providing hunting and fishing adventures to children under 21 years of age 
with life-threatening, critical or terminal illnesses.  At least 3 of the permits issued under 
this subsection must be issued to an eligible nonprofit organization based in the State, and 
a child who receives a permit from that organization must be a resident.  The commissioner 
may issue these permits upon written request by an eligible nonprofit organization or 
organizations but may not issue more than 2 5 permits in total for a calendar year.  These 
permits are in addition to the moose hunting permits issued under subsection 2 for each 
wildlife management district and are at no cost to the organization.
SUMMARY
This bill increases from 2 to 5 the number of moose hunting permits that may be issued 
to nonprofit organizations that provide hunting and fishing adventures to children with life-
threatening, critical or terminal illnesses and specifies that at least 3 of the permits must be 
issued to an organization based in the State and given to children who are residents of the 
State.
An Act to Exempt Buildings Used to Cultivate Crops from the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2053
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: SHAW
Amends: 10 MRSA §9722

Legislative Document
No. 2053
H.P. 1315
House of Representatives, December 13, 2023
An Act to Exempt Buildings Used to Cultivate Crops from the 
Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023.  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 SHAW of Auburn.
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, store harvested crops or cultivate 
crops are not subject to the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code. The 
exemption in this subparagraph does not include the cultivation of cannabis 
regulated under Title 22 or 28-B;
SUMMARY
This bill exempts buildings used to cultivate crops from the Maine Uniform Building 
and Energy Code, except that it does not exempt buildings used to cultivate cannabis.
An Act to Exclude Certain Operating Under the Influence Crimes from the Immunity Provisions That Are Triggered When Law Enforcement Is Called for a Suspected Overdose
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2054
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: HASENFUS, CRAFTS
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1111-B

Legislative Document
No. 2054
H.P. 1316
House of Representatives, December 13, 2023
An Act to Exclude Certain Operating Under the Influence Crimes 
from the Immunity Provisions That Are Triggered When Law 
Enforcement Is Called for a Suspected Overdose
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023.  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 HASENFUS of Readfield.
Cosponsored by Representative: CRAFTS of Newcastle.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §1111-B, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2023, c. 178, §1; c. 
316, §11; and c. 405, Pt. A, §34, is further amended by amending subparagraph (20) to 
read:
(20)  Criminal attempt as described in section 152 to commit a crime listed in 
subparagraphs (1) to (18); and
Sec. 2.  17-A MRSA §1111-B, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2023, c. 178, §1; c. 
316, §11; and c. 405, Pt. A, §34, is further amended by amending subparagraph (21) to 
read:
(21)  Criminal solicitation as described in section 153 to commit a crime listed in 
subparagraphs (1) to (18).;
Sec. 3.  17-A MRSA §1111-B, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2023, c. 178, §1; c. 
316, §11; and c. 405, Pt. A, §34, is further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (22) 
to read:
(22)  OUI as described in Title 29-A, section 2411; and
Sec. 4.  17-A MRSA §1111-B, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2023, c. 178, §1; c. 
316, §11; and c. 405, Pt. A, §34, is further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (23) 
to read:
(23)  Operating or attempting to operate a watercraft under the influence as 
described in Title 12, section 10701, subsection 1-A, paragraph B, a snowmobile 
under the influence as described in Title 12, section 10701, subsection 1-A, 
paragraph C or an ATV under the influence as described in Title 12, section 10701, 
subsection 1-A, paragraph D.
SUMMARY
This bill adds operating under the influence, or OUI, and operating or attempting to 
operate a watercraft, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, or ATV, under the influence to the 
list of crimes that do not qualify for immunity from arrest, prosecution and certain 
revocation and termination proceedings when assistance has been requested for a suspected 
drug-related overdose.
Resolve, Designating Route 127 in Arrowsic the Private Merwin A. Delano, Jr. Memorial Highway
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2056
Committee Amendment CA_A_H742 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ^ " to HLP, 1318 L D, 2056,"Resolve, Designating
Route 127 in Arrowsic the Private Merwin A. Delano, Jr. Memorial Highway"
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 2 in L.D.) by inserting after
the following: "designate" the following: 'the portion of
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by inserting after
the following: "127" the following; 'that is located'
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment clarifies that only the portion of Route 127 located in the Town of
Arrowsic is required to be designated the Private Merwin A. Delano, Jr, Memorial
Highway,
FISCAL NOTE REQUHUED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/01/24 ^^<^
LD 2056 LR 2639(02)
Resolve, Designating Route 127 in Arrowsic the Private Merwin A. Delano, Jr. Memorial Highway
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "^' ^ |^ -
Committee: Transportation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Additional costs to the Department of Transportation associated with signage can be absorbed within existing
budgeted resources.
LR2639(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Require the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists and the Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy to Obtain Fingerpnat-based Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Background Checks for Applicants for Licensure
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2057
Committee Amendment CA_A_H747 (House)
Amends: 32 MRSA §3121

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /\ " to H.P. 1319, L.D. 2057, "An Act to Require
the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists and the Board of Examiners in Physical
Therapy to Obtain Fingerpnat-based Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Background
Checks for Applicants for Licensure"
Amend the bill in section 2 m paragraph BB in the fast line (page 1, line 6 in L.D.) by
striking out fhe following; "therapy" and inserting the following; 'therapist'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following;
'See. 6. 32 MRSA §3121, as enacted by PL 2023,c.317, §10, is repealed.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment makes a technical correction by changing "physical therapy assistant"
to "physical therapist assistant" and removes a provision in current law made redundant by
the enactment of the provision in the bill requiring the Board of Examiners ia Physical
Therapy to obtain national and state fingerprmt-based criminal history record information
for applicants for initial licensure and licensure by endorsement.
FISCAL NOTE REQmRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/07/24 ^•^ci-
LD 2057 LR 2760(02)
An Act to Require the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists and the Board of Examiners in
Physical Therapy to Obtain Fingerprint-based Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Background
Checks for Applicants for Licensure
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "/!<" ( \\ ~~\^~\-
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue F-unds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Additional costs to the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists and the Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy
within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Office of Professional and Occupational Regulatio.-
associated with the rulemaking process can be absorbed -within existing budgeted resources. Additional costs to the
Department of Public Safety associated with performing background checks are also considered to be minor and can
be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
LR2760(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Designating Route 127 in Arrowsic the Private Merwin A. Delano, Jr. Memorial Highway
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2056
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: HEPLER, VITELLI

Legislative Document
No. 2056
H.P. 1318
House of Representatives, December 13, 2023
Resolve, Designating Route 127 in Arrowsic the Private Merwin A. 
Delano, Jr. Memorial Highway
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023.  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 HEPLER of Woolwich.
Cosponsored by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc.
Sec. 1. Designate Route 127 in Arrowsic the Private Merwin A. Delano, Jr. 
Memorial Highway.  Resolved:  That the Department of Transportation shall designate 
Route 127 in the Town of Arrowsic the Private Merwin A. Delano, Jr. Memorial Highway.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Transportation to designate Route 127 in the 
Town of Arrowsic the Private Merwin A. Delano, Jr. Memorial Highway.