Resolve, to Increase Transparency and Evaluate Emergency Response Through a COVID-19 Review Comm1ss1on
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1801
Committee Amendment CA_A_S230 (Senate)

COMlVIITTEE AMENDMENT " f\- " to S P 726, L D 1801, "Resolve, to Increase 
Transparency and Evaluate Emergency Response Through a COVID-19 Review 
Comm1ss1on" 
Amend the resolve m the emergency preamble by strikmg out all of the 2nd paragraph 
(page 1, Imes 3 to 11 m L D) and msertmg the followmg 
'Whereas, this resolve estabhshes the COVID-19 Review Comm1ss10n to study the 
State's response to the <;OVID-19 emergency, and' 
Amend the resolve by strikmg out all of section 5 and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That the c01mmss1on shall 
Study the State's response to coronavrrus disease 2019, referred tom this resolve as 
COVID-19, and state laws, rules and policies govemmg that response m the State, 
Review overall primary and secondary health, education and economic effects on 
commumt1es, mcludmg racial and ethmc mmority populat10ns, of COVID-19 mfect1ons 
and deaths and the response of the State to n11t1gate those effects, 
Review state, county and mumcipal government preparedness and response to the 
declared COVID-19 emergency, 
Review state and local disease surveillance and detect10n capabihtles, and 
Study any other matters related to the COVID-19 response as reqmred by the 
commission' 
Amend the 1esolve m section 6 m the 2nd lme (page 2, lme 32 m L D) by msertmg 
after the followmg "commission" the followmg ', except that Leg1slat1ve Councll staff 
support 1s not authorized when the Legislature 1s m regular or special session' 
Amend the resolve by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROS 
COMMITTEEAMENDMENT"/1 "to SP 726,LD 1801 (s 2.36) 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies the duties ofthe COVID-19 Review Commission It clarifies 
that Legislative Council staff support 1s not authorized when the Legislature 1s m regular 
or special sess10n 
FISCAL NOTE REQUm.ED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/04/23 feae 
LD 1801 
LR 944(02) 
Resolve, to Increase Transparency and Evaluate Emergency Response Through a COVID-19 Review 
Commission 
Fiscal Note for BIii as Amended by Committee Amendment "If Cs-·~ 
Committee: Health and Human SerVIces 
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Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Legislative Cost/Study 
Leg1slatJ.ve Cost/Study 
The general operatmg expenses of this study are projected to be $9,350 m fiscal year 2023-24 The Legislature's 
proposed budget for the 2024-2025 bienmum mcludes $14,500 m each of fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25 for the 
costs oflegislative studies, as well as $2,234 m projected balances from fiscal year 2022-23 and $36,777 of balances 
earned over from pnor years for this purpose Whether these amounts are sufficient to fund all studies will depend on 
the number of studies authonzed by the Legislative Council and the Legislature The additional costs of p10vidmg 
staffing assistance to the study dunng the mtenm can be absorbed utihzmg existmg budgeted staff resources 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services from the provisions of this bill are expected to 
be mmor and can be absorbed withm existmg budgeted resources 
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