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An Act to Ensure Equity in Career and Technical Education Staffing Support Ratios Across Varied Regions of the State
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1942
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: JACKSON
Amends: 20-A MRSA §8309

Legislative Document
No. 1942
S.P. 791
In Senate, May 16, 2023
An Act to Ensure Equity in Career and Technical Education 
Staffing Support Ratios Across Varied Regions of the State
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President JACKSON of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §8309 is enacted to read:
§8309.  Career and technical education full-time employee ratios
The department shall adopt rules to allow a school with fewer than 1,000 students to 
have one full-time employee for career and technical education for every 8 students and a 
school with 1,000 or more students to have one full-time employee for career and technical 
education for every 13 students or a ratio appropriate to the industry standard for the 
vocational field that is the subject of the career and technical education.  Rules adopted 
pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill allows schools with fewer than 1,000 students to have one full-time employee 
for career and technical education for every 8 students and schools with 1,000 or more 
students to have one full-time employee for career and technical education for every 13 
students or a ratio appropriate to the industry standard for the vocational field that is the 
subject of the career and technical education.
An Act Regarding Future Energy Procurements for Renewable Energy Development m Northern Mame
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1943
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S390 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "//-" to COlv1MITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to SP 792, 
L D 1943, "An Act Regarding Future Energy Procurements for Renewable Energy 
Development m Northern Mame" 
Amend the amendment m section 1 m subsection 3-A by stnkmg out all of paragraph 
A (page 1, Imes 19 and 20 m amendment) and msertmg the following 
'A Approve a contract as long as the commission evaluates the contract m accordance 
with subsection 3, paragraph C and determines that the contract ism the pubhc mterest, 
and' 
Amend the amendment by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
sect10n number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes a cross-reference to clarify the responsibility of the Pubhc 
Utilities Commiss10n m reviewing requests for proposals for the development and 
construction of renewable energy generation projects 
Page I -131LR0483(04) 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act Regarding Tribal Gaming
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1944
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: COLLINGS

Legislative Document
No. 1944
H.P. 1248
House of Representatives, May 16, 2023
An Act Regarding Tribal Gaming
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative COLLINGS of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  State to negotiate with federally recognized Indian tribes for casino 
license.  Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, chapter 31, the State shall 
negotiate with any federally recognized Indian tribe in this State or any combination of 
federally recognized Indian tribes in this State that wishes to own and operate a casino on 
tribal land for a license to operate a casino.  The State also may negotiate with all of the 
federally recognized Indian tribes in this State for a license to operate a casino on land that 
is not owned by the tribes in a county other than Penobscot County or Oxford County.  The 
license to operate a casino on land that is not owned by the tribes would be in addition to 
licenses negotiated to operate casinos on tribal land.  The negotiations between the State 
and a federally recognized Indian tribe, combination of tribes or all of the tribes must 
include but are not limited to taxes and regulations governing the casino.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the State to negotiate with any federally recognized Indian tribe in 
this State or any combination of federally recognized Indian tribes in this State that wishes 
to own and operate a casino on tribal land for a license to operate a casino.  The State also 
may negotiate with all of the federally recognized Indian tribes in this State for a license to 
operate a casino on land that is not owned by the tribes in a county other than Penobscot 
County or Oxford County.  The license to operate a casino on land that is not owned by the 
tribes would be in addition to licenses negotiated to operate casinos on tribal land.  The 
negotiations between the State and a federally recognized tribe, combination of tribes or all 
of the tribes must include but are not limited to taxes and regulations governing the casino.
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1947
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H702 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1947
House Amendment HA_A_H482 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1947
Committee Amendment CA_A_H441 (House)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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An Act to Amend the State's Data Governance Program Regarding Proprietary Data
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1948
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: TALBOT ROSS
Amends: 1 MRSA §547

Legislative Document
No. 1948
H.P. 1252
House of Representatives, May 16, 2023
An Act to Amend the State's Data Governance Program Regarding 
Proprietary Data
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Speaker TALBOT ROSS of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  1 MRSA §547, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:
2-A.  Data not proprietary.  Data, information and records obtained under or 
possessed by the data governance program are not proprietary to a single agency of State 
Government.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that data, information and records obtained under or possessed by 
the data governance program are not proprietary to a single agency of State Government.
An Act to Establish an Affirmative Defense to the Crime of Criminal Trespass and Aggravated Criminal Trespass That the Person Was Unhoused and Seeking Shelter
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1949
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: TALBOT ROSS
Amends: 17-A MRSA §402, 17-A MRSA §402-A

Legislative Document
No. 1949
H.P. 1253
House of Representatives, May 16, 2023
An Act to Establish an Affirmative Defense to the Crime of 
Criminal Trespass and Aggravated Criminal Trespass That the 
Person Was Unhoused and Seeking Shelter
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Speaker TALBOT ROSS of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §402, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5.   It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person was at 
the time the person committed the act an unhoused person attempting to seek shelter in the 
dwelling place, structure, place, cemetery or burial ground the person entered or remained 
in. For the purposes of this subsection, "unhoused person" means a person who is without 
shelter or who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence.
Sec. 2.  17-A MRSA §402-A, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
3.   It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection 1, paragraph B that the 
person was at the time the person committed the act an unhoused person attempting to seek 
shelter in the dwelling place the person entered. For the purposes of this subsection, 
"unhoused person" means a person who is without shelter or who lacks a fixed, regular and 
adequate nighttime residence.
SUMMARY
This bill establishes an affirmative defense to prosecution for the crimes of criminal 
trespass and certain instances of aggravated criminal trespass when the person was at the 
time the person committed the act an unhoused person attempting to seek shelter in the 
dwelling place, structure, place, cemetery or burial ground the person entered or remained 
in. The bill defines "unhoused person" as a person who is without shelter or who lacks a 
fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence.
An Act Regaidmg Manne Fmfish Aquaculture
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1951
Committee Amendment CA_A_S219 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6072

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" (f' to SP 794, L D 1951, "An Act Regaidmg 
Manne Fmfish Aquaculture" 
Amend the bill m sect10n 2 m paragraph F m the first lme (page I, lme 8 m L D ) by 
msertmg after the followmg "size-./ the followmg 'and' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of section 3 and msertmg the followmg 
'Seco 3. 12 MRSA §6072, sub-§2, ,rG ts enacted to read 
G 
A lease may not be issued for aquaculture of salmomd species if the proposed 
stockmg density of pens m the lease area exceeds 30 kilograms per cubic metei ' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of section 4 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 01 sect1011 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that a lease may not be issued for aquaculture of salmomd 
species 1f the proposed stockmg density of pens m the lease area exceeds 3 0 kilograms per 
cubic meter The amendment also removes from the bill resti ictions on biomass tonnage 
for a manne finfish aquaculture lease 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/04/23 ~ae 
LD 1951 
LR2370(02) 
An Act Regardmg Marine Fmfish Aquaculture 
Fiscal Note for BIil as Amended by Committee Amendment "IJ {Y 2Jq) 
Committee: Manne Resources 
'/ 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost mcrease - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any addit10nal costs to the Department of Manne Resources or the Department of Enviromnental Protect10n to adopt 
the changes m this bill are expected to be mmor and can be absorbed withm existmg budgeted resources 
LR2370(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of I
An Act Regarding Marine Finfish Aquaculture
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1951
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: GROHOSKI, FAULKINGHAM, JACKSON
Amends: 12 MRSA §6072

Legislative Document
No. 1951
S.P. 794
In Senate, May 16, 2023
An Act Regarding Marine Finfish Aquaculture
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock.
Cosponsored by Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor and
Senator: President JACKSON of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §6072, sub-§2, ¶E, as amended by PL 2005, c. 535, §1, is further 
amended to read:
E.  Except as provided in subsection 13‑A, the lease does not result in a person being 
a tenant of any kind in leases covering an aggregate of more than 500 acres; and
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §6072, sub-§2, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 453, §1, is 
amended to read:
F.  No single lease may exceed 100 acres in size.;
Sec. 3.  12 MRSA §6072, sub-§2, ¶G is enacted to read:
G.  A lease may not be issued for marine finfish aquaculture if the stocking density 
exceeds 22 kilograms per cubic meter, except that the department and the Department 
of Environmental Protection may establish lower limits via permit conditions or adopt 
routine technical rules, as described in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, that set a 
lower limit.  A lease that is in effect on the effective date of this paragraph must abide 
by these limits upon renewal of the lease; and
Sec. 4.  12 MRSA §6072, sub-§2, ¶H is enacted to read:
H.  A lease may not be issued for marine finfish aquaculture if the biomass exceeds 
metric tons, except that the department and the Department of Environmental 
Protection may adopt routine technical rules, as described in Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A, that set a lower limit.  A lease that is in effect on the effective date of 
this paragraph must abide by these limits upon renewal of the lease.  The department 
and the Department of Environmental Protection may adopt routine technical rules to 
set lower biomass limits on a regional basis or via permit conditions.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that the Commissioner of Marine Resources may not issue a lease 
for marine finfish aquaculture if the stocking density exceeds 22 kilograms per cubic meter 
or if the biomass exceeds 780 metric tons and that existing leases must abide by these limits 
upon renewal.
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1954
Committee Amendment CA_A_H625 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1953
Committee Amendment CA_A_H660 (House)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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An Act to Address the Recent Mill Closure in the Town of Jay by Providing Funds to Offset Property Tax Loss (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1954
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: LYMAN, KEIM, BRIDGEO, CROCKETT, FAULKINGHAM, FOSTER, HALL, MORRIS, POLEWARCZYK, SAMPSON

Legislative Document
No. 1954
H.P. 1256
House of Representatives, May 18, 2023
An Act to Address the Recent Mill Closure in the Town of Jay by 
Providing Funds to Offset Property Tax Loss
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls.
Cosponsored by Senator KEIM of Oxford and
Representatives: BRIDGEO of Augusta, CROCKETT of Portland, FAULKINGHAM of 
Winter Harbor, FOSTER of Dexter, HALL of Wilton, MORRIS of Turner, POLEWARCZYK 
of Wiscasset, SAMPSON of Alfred.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
State Controller - Office of the 0056
Initiative: Provides a one-time appropriation to the Town of Jay to help offset a property 
tax revenue loss from a recent mill closure.
GENERAL FUND
2023-24
2024-25
All Other
$600,000
$0
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$600,000
$0
SUMMARY
This bill provides a one-time appropriation of $600,000 to the Town of Jay to help 
offset a property tax revenue loss from a recent mill closure.
An Act to Require Hospitals and Hospital-affiliated Providers to Provide Financial Assistance for Medical Care
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1955
Committee Amendment CA_A_H946 (House)

LD 1955 
LR2099(02) 
An Act to Require Hospitals and Hospital-affiliated Providers to Provide Financial Assistance for 
Medical Care 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''/Jr{H-C{'-t,;; 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
~ 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$49,910 
$49,910 
$79,978 
$79,977 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
$24,320 
$24,320 
$38,971 
$38,971 
Projections 
FY2026-27 
$25,092 
$25,092 
$40,179 
$40,208 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $49,910 in fiscal 
year 2024-25 for 0.5 Social Services Program Specialist II to oversee the development of the application and 
associated translated versions as well as on-going work ensuring adherence to regulat01y requirements and one-time 
funding for the cost of translation services for financial eligibility applications. Other Special Revenue Funds 
allocations are also included for the FMAP match. 
LR2099(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Optometrists
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1956
House Amendment HA_A_H836 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT " A " to H.P, 1258, L.D. 1956, "An Act to Amend the Laws
Governing Optometrists"
Amend the bill in section 7 in c. 149 ui sub-c, 4 in §19401 in subsection 2 by striking
out all of paragraph A (page 12, line 33 in L.D,).
Amend the bill in section 7 in c. 149 in sub-c, 4 in §19401 in subsection 2 by striking
out all of paragraph C (page 12, lines 35 and 36 in L.D,),
Amend the bill in section 7 in c, 149 in sub-c. 4 in §19401 in subsection 2 in paragraph
D in the last line (page 12, line 3 8 in L.D.) by inserting after the following; "agencies;" the
following; 'and'
Amend the bill in section 7 in c. 149 in sub-c. 4 in §19401 in subsection 2 by striking
out all of paragraph E (page 13, lines 1 to 3 in L.D.).
Amend the bill in section 7 in c. 149 in sub-c. 4 in §19401 in subsection 2 in paragraph
F in the last line (page 13, line 7 in L,D.) by striking out the following; "land" and mserting
the following;','
Amend the bill in section 7 in c, 149 in sub-c, 4 in §19401 in subsection 2 by striking
out all of paragraph G (page 13, lines 8 to 12 in L,D.),
Amend the bill in section 7 in c. 149 in sub-c. 4 in §19401 in subsection 2 by relettering
the paragraphs to read alphabeticalty.
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment removes language in tlie bill related to tlie authority of the
Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation with respect to investigation of
HOUSE AMENDMENT
HOUSE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1258, L.D. 1956
.d& , ._......_,... ^_^1
complaints. The State Board ofOptometry is an affiliated board and not a licensing board
within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation.
SPONSORED BY: ^/^^Q CT^M^
(RepresentativeTERRY, A.)
TOWN: Calais
Page2-131LR0146(04)
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1958
Committee Amendment CA_A_H610 (House)

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An Act to Support Farming in Maine by Extending the Deadline for Manufacturers of Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to Report on Those Products
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1960
Committee Amendment CA_A_S629 (Senate)
Amends: 38 MRSA §1614

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " fir " to S.P. 796, L.D. 1960, "An Act to Support
Farming in Maine by Extending the Deadline for Manufacturers of Products Containing
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to Report on Those Products"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Support Farming in MEaine by Excluding Certain Agricultural Products
from the Law Governing the Presence of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances in Products'
Amend the bill by striking out everything aflter the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 38 MRSA §1614, sub-§l, HF-1 is enacted to read:
F-l. 'Testicide" has the same meaame as in Title 7. section 604. subsection 25.
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §1614, sub-§l, ^3 is enacted to read:
L^SRray adjuvan^^^^ meanme as in Title 7. section 604. subsection 31 -A.
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §1614, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2023, c. 138, §3, is further
amended to read:
4. Exemptions. The followmg are exempt from this section:
A. A product for which federal law governs the presence ofPFAS in the product in a
manner that preempts state authority;
B. A package, as defined in Title 32, section 1732, subsection 4, for a product, except
when the package is the product of the manufacturer; aad
C. A used product or used product component-; and
D,jLDesticideor' spraY adiuvant the application of which is regulated bv or under the
jurisdiction of:
d) The United States Food and Drug Administration:
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
^ COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^ " to S.P. 796, L.D. 1960
<^
(2} The United States Department of Agriculture; or
f3) The United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Federal
Insecticide. Funeicide. and Rodenticide Act,'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, replaces the bill, which
is a concept draft, and changes the title. It amends the law governing the presence of
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in products to exempt from the requirements
of that law a pesticide or spray adjuvant the application of which is regulated by or under
the jurisdiction of the United States Food and Dmg Admmistration, the United States
Department of Agriculture or the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant
to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Support Potato Processing in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1961
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: JACKSON

Legislative Document
No. 1961
S.P. 797
In Senate, May 18, 2023
An Act to Support Potato Processing in Maine
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President JACKSON of Aroostook.
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 enact measures to support Maine's potato processing industry.
An Act to Support Farming in Maine by Extending the Deadline for Manufacturers of Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to Report on Those Products
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1960
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: JACKSON

Legislative Document
No. 1960
S.P. 796
In Senate, May 18, 2023
An Act to Support Farming in Maine by Extending the Deadline for 
Manufacturers of Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and 
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to Report on Those Products
Reference to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President JACKSON of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
CONCEPT DRAFT
SUMMARY
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
This bill would extend the deadline by which manufacturers of products containing 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances are required to submit to the Department of 
Environmental Protection certain information about those products.
An Act to Limit Utility Shut-offs
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1962
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: JACKSON

Legislative Document
No. 1962
S.P. 798
In Senate, May 18, 2023
An Act to Limit Utility Shut-offs
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President JACKSON of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
CONCEPT DRAFT
SUMMARY
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
This bill would limit the ability of utilities to terminate utility services.
An Act Regarding the Future of Renewable Energy Transmission in Northern Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1963
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: JACKSON

Legislative Document
No. 1963
S.P. 799
In Senate, May 18, 2023
An Act Regarding the Future of Renewable Energy Transmission in 
Northern Maine
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President JACKSON of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
CONCEPT DRAFT
SUMMARY
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
This bill would enact provisions of law regarding renewable energy transmission in the 
northern part of the State.
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1964
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H703 (House)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1965
Committee Amendment CA_A_H499 (House)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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An Act to Authonz: tte Secretary of State to Provide a New General Issue of License Plates
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1965
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S433 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT " /Jr,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H P 1262, 
L D 1965, "An Act to Authonz: tte Secretary of State to Provide a New General Issue of 
License Plates" 
Amend the amendment by strikmg out all of sect10n 7 and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 7. Funding. The Secretary of State shall implement the new general issue of 
registrat10n plates under the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, sect10n 451, subsection 
1-A, mcludmg project contractor costs, technology and programmmg costs, plate material, 
production and manufacturmg costs, and mailmg costs, with up to $7,000,000 m available 
pnor year balances m the Personal Services and All Other lme categories m the Department 
of the Secretary of State, Admmistration - Motor Vehicles pro gram, Highway Fund account 
as authorized for this purpose m Pubhc Law 2023, chapter 50, Part B The funds may be 
allotted by financial order upon recommendat10n of the State Budget Officer and approval 
of the Governor ' 
Amend the amendment by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the appropriations and allocat10ns section from Committee 
Amendment "A" and mstead provides that the Secretary of State must implement the new 
license plate general issue project, mcludmg project contractor costs, technology and 
programmmg costs, plate matenal, production and manufacturmg costs, and ma1lmg costs, 
with up to $7,000,000 m available prior year balances m the Personal Services and All 
Other lme categories m the Department of the Secretary of State, Adm1mstratlon - Motor 
Vehicles program, Highway Fund account as authonzed for this purpose m Public Law 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/25/23 ,::k;rae 
LD 1965 
LR 2537(04) 
An Act to Authorize the Secretary of State to Provide a New General Issue of License Plates 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment •W to Committee Amendment "A" (s,.~~ 
Sponsor: Sen. Chipman of Cumberland 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocat10ns 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current b1enmum cost mcrease - carry fmward funds 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
($1,754,411) 
($4,616,731) 
($1,754,411) 
($4,616,731) 
Pro1ect10ns 
FY 2025-26 
($645,418) 
($645,418) 
Pro1ect10ns 
FY 2026-27 
$0 
The floor amendment 1 emoves the Highway Fund allocations The cost of the bill will be covered by funds camed 
forward as enacted m PL 2023, c 50, Part B 
LR2537(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
ROS 
I 
SENATE AMENDMENT ''A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to HP 1262, L D 1965 {5..'f!:!J) 
2023, chapter 5 0, Part B 
The funds may be allotted by financial order upon 
recommendat10n of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: 
/ 3::J 
(Senator CHIPMAN--,-B""""~--/----------
l 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act to Allow Candidates for County Office to Participate in the IVIaine Clean Election Act
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1966
Committee Amendment CA_A_H753 (House)

LD 1966 LR 1847(03)
An Act to Allow Candidates for County Office to Participate in the IVIaine Clean Election Act
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
?^3)
Fiscal Note
Future biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Potential future biennium cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill allows candidates for the office of district attorney to participate in the Maine Clean Elections program
beginning in the 2026 election cycle. The Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices has indicated
that funding to these additional candidates will require additional expenditures from the Maine Clean Election Fund of
$25,500 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $479,600 in fiscal year 2026-27. The Commission has also indicated an estimated
one-time cost of $5,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 to upgrade the electronic qualifying contributions system to incorporate
the new candidates,
Increasing the number of potential candidates who use the Maine Clean Elections program may mean expenditures
from the program will exceed what is available in the fund and additional legislation will be required to increase the
annual transfer from the General Fund.
LR1847(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Amend the Membership of the Somerset Woods Trustees (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1968
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: DUCHARME, FARRIN, DUNPHY, POIRIER

Legislative Document
No. 1968
H.P. 1265
House of Representatives, May 18, 2023
An Act to Amend the Membership of the Somerset Woods Trustees
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative DUCHARME of Madison.
Cosponsored by Senator FARRIN of Somerset and
Representatives: DUNPHY of Embden, POIRIER of Skowhegan.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. P&SL 1927, c. 109, §1, as amended by P&SL 2007, c. 14, §1, is further 
amended to read:
Sec. 1. Corporators; corporate name; powers; purposes. Louise H. Coburn, 
George Otis Smith, William Philbrick, Francis H. Friend, Gertrude S. Weston and Ernest 
C. Butler all of Skowhegan in the county County of Somerset and State of Maine and 
Joseph C. Smith of Waterville in the county County of Kennebec and State of Maine, their 
associates, successors and assigns, be and they hereby are constituted a body, politic and 
corporate, by the name of Somerset Woods Trustees, with power to fill vacancies in their 
numbers and to increase their number by election of a majority thereof by ballot of other 
members not to exceed 12 15 in all for the purpose of acquiring, holding, managing, 
arranging, maintaining and where when practicable opening to the public under suitable 
regulations to be established by the corporation such tract or tracts of land, easements, 
licenses or other rights in land, as the corporation may be able to acquire, whether alone or 
in common or jointly with others, or to join by corporate action or donations or both with 
other organizations with purposes consistent with the purposes of this corporation in 
cooperative ventures for the acquisition of land, easements, licenses or other rights in land, 
within the county County of Somerset, with the right and power to hold such personal 
property as may be necessary or convenient in the managing of the tract or tracts of land 
acquired and held, with the powers and privileges and subject to the duties set forth in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, chapter 37, and in such other general laws as now are 
or hereafter may be in force relating to such corporations, except that the corporation may 
not have capital stock nor may the corporation pay any compensation to any of its members 
in lieu of salary or wages.
SUMMARY
This bill adds 3 members to the Somerset Woods Trustees.
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1971
Committee Amendment CA_A_S196 (Senate)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY 
at the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library 
http://legislature.maine.gov/lawlib 
Reproduced from scanned originals with text recognition applied 
(searchable text may contain some errors and/or omissions)
An Act to Create the Data Privacy and Protection Acf
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1977
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H984 (House)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY 
at the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library 
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Reproduced from scanned originals with text recognition applied 
(searchable text may contain some errors and/or omissions) 
Date: 4 \ 11& \ 24-
L.D, 1977 
(Filing No. H-q81) 
Reproduced and distributed unde1· the direction of the Clerk of the House. 
·6 
131STLEGISLATURE 
• HOUSE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "AH to H.P. 1270, 
L.D. 1977, "An Act to Create the Data Privacy and Protection Acf' 
Amend the amendment in section I in c. I 057 in §9602 by striking out all of subsection 
(page 6, lines 14 to 17 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'31. Transfer. "Transfer" means to disclose, release. disseminate, make available, 
sell, license, rent or share personal data orally, in writing, electrnnically or by any other 
means.
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part lette1· or 
section numbet· to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the definition of "transfer" to include in the definition the 
sale of personal data. 
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SPONSORED BY:~::'.%::~ ?::.~~--
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(Representative MOONEN, M.) 
TOWN: Portland 
Page I • 131LR2156(04) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1979
Committee Amendment CA_A_H689 (House)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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Reproduced from scanned originals with text recognition applied 
(searchable text may contain some errors and/or omissions)
An Act to Enact the Reentry Success and Earned Time Act
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1978
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: TALBOT ROSS, MONTELL, PLUECKER, SALISBURY, SAYRE, BEEBE-CENTER, DAUGHTRY, POULIOT, VITELLI

Legislative Document
No. 1978
H.P. 1271
House of Representatives, May 22, 2023
An Act to Enact the Reentry Success and Earned Time Act
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Speaker TALBOT ROSS of Portland.
Cosponsored by Representatives: MONTELL of Gardiner, PLUECKER of Warren, 
SALISBURY of Westbrook, SAYRE of Kennebunk, Senators: BEEBE-CENTER of Knox, 
DAUGHTRY of Cumberland, POULIOT of Kennebec, VITELLI of Sagadahoc.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
CONCEPT DRAFT
SUMMARY
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
This bill would enact the Reentry Success and Earned Time Act to establish in statute 
the reentry programs currently offered by the Department of Corrections, including but not 
limited to vocational and educational programs.  The bill would establish certificate 
programs for those reentry programs for any resident of the Maine State Prison.  The bill 
would specify that a resident of the Maine State Prison may not be denied access to a reentry 
program based on the resident's actual or perceived race, color, sex, sexual orientation, 
gender identity, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, age or 
familial status.  Successful completion of a reentry program would count toward a resident's 
time served.  The Department of Corrections would be required to establish standards for 
successful completion of a reentry program.
An Act to Update the Growth Management Program Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1976
Committee Amendment CA_A_H960 (House)

LD 1976 
LR 1377(02) 
An Act to Update the Growth Management Program Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''A' ( H - CJ (o0) 
Committee: Housing 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2024-25 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
\ppropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$165,170 
$165,170 
$647 
$140,014 
$140,014 
$647 
$0 
$0 
$0 
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) has indicated that the changes to the rules 
regarding growth management programs, comprehensive plan requirements and the department's review criteria of 
those plans will require additional limited-period staff to assist with the policy analysis needed for rulemaking to 
incorporate the new statutory requirements. This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $133,670 starting in 
fiscal year 2024-25 to DACF for one limited-period Policy Development Specialist position and associated position 
costs and allocations of $647 for the technology management costs related to the position. The bill also includes a one-
time General Fund appropriation of $31,500 in fiscal year 2024-25 for contracted facilitation services related to the 
public inpi.lt portions of the required stakeholder group in developing new agency rules associated with implementing 
this bill. . 
LR1377(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Regarding Surplus Lines Insurance Tax (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1979
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: PERRY
Amends: 36 MRSA §2531

Legislative Document
No. 1979
H.P. 1272
House of Representatives, May 22, 2023
An Act Regarding Surplus Lines Insurance Tax
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative PERRY of Bangor.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §2531, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2021, c. 630, Pt. A, §2, is 
further amended to read:
2.  Rate and incidence of tax.  Except as otherwise provided in section 2532, the rate 
of taxation on is 3% of the premiums subject to tax under this section is the greater of 3% 
and the highest rate of taxation that applies to nonadmitted insurance premiums in the state, 
district or possession of the United States or province of Canada in which the insurer is 
incorporated.  For purposes of this section, an insurance company incorporated in another 
country is deemed to be incorporated in the state, district or possession of the United States 
where it has elected to make its deposit and establish its principal agency in the United 
States.  For all coverage placed in accordance with Title 24‑A, chapter 19, the tax must be 
paid by the surplus lines producer.  For all other nonadmitted insurance, the tax must be 
paid by the insured.
SUMMARY
Under current law, premiums for direct insurance and annuity considerations are 
subject to tax at the rate of 3% or whatever rate is imposed in the jurisdiction in which the 
insurance company is incorporated, whichever is greater, except for certain nonadmitted 
insurance premiums.
This bill removes the imposition of a higher rate of tax on premiums for direct 
insurance and annuity considerations for insurers incorporated outside of the State. Under 
the bill, all premiums are subject to a 3% tax rate.
An Act to Extend and Expand the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1981
Committee Amendment CA_A_S544 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " f\ " to S.P. 810, L.D. 1981, "An Act to Extend and
Expand the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act Regarding the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund'
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph D in the last line (page 1, line 24 in L.D.) by
striking out the following: "2046" and inserting the following: '2028'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following:
'See. 4. Report. The Loring Development Authority of Maine, established by the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 13080, shall provide a report by February 1, 2025
that includes but is not limited to an accounting of the authority's receipts and expenditures,
assets and liabilities to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction
over economic and community development matters. The joint standing committee may
report out legislation to the 132nd Legislature in 2025 based on the findings in the report.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the extension of the authority for payments to the Loring Job
Increment Financing Fund from 2046, as in the bill, to 2028; removes the provision in the
bill that increases the employment tax increment; and requires the Loring Development
Authority of Maine to provide a report by Februaiy 1,2025 regarding an accounting of its
receipts and expenditures, assets and liabilities to the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over economic and community development matters. The
committee is authorized to report out related legislation.
3 FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/09/24 ^^cl
LD 1981 LR 2545(02)
An Act to Extend and Expand the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "jS,'/S\
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business'
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Future biennium revenue decrease - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Extending the statutory sunset of transfers to the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund from tax year beginning on o
after July 1, 2026 to tax year beginning on or after July 1, 2028 will require Maine Revenue Services to continue to
transfer approximately $600,000 to $700,000 annually during that time period. This will result in a reduction in
General Fund revenue of that amount annually with the last transfer occurring in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030.
Additional costs to the Loring Development Authority to submit a required report can be absorbed within existing
budgeted resources.
LR2545(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Extend and Expand the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1981
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S557 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT " /} " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 810,
L.D. 1981, "An Act to Extend and Expand the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund"
Amend the amendment on page 1 by striking out all of the 3rd indented paragraph
(page I, line 16 in amendment) and inserting the following:
'Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following:'
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" to retain the increase from 50%
to 100% of the amount of the employment tax increment the State Tax Assessor is required
to deposit into the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund, as proposed in the bill.
SPONSORED BY: ^^^'^'^^
(President JACKSO^T^
COUNTY: Aroostobk
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
SENATE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/29/24 ^K?^
LD 1981 LR 2545(04)
An Act to Extend and Expand the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment f'^' to Committee Amendment "A"i
Sponsor: Pres. Jackson ofAroostook
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Future biennium revenue decrease - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Increasing the amount of the payment to the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund from 50% to 100% of the amor"'-
of the unemployment tax increment for the preceding year will require Maine Revenue Services to transfer an
additional $600,000 to $700,000 to the fund annually from fiscal year 2025-26 through fiscal year 2029-30. This will
reduce General Fund revenue by that amount annually during that period. This is in addition to the $600,000 to
$700,000 transfer added in the committee amendment for extending the sunset by two years. This fiscal note assumes
this bill takes effect after July 15,2024.
LR2545(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Regarding Appropriations and Allocations to Support the State of Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1982
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: JACKSON

Legislative Document
No. 1982
S.P. 811
In Senate, May 22, 2023
An Act Regarding Appropriations and Allocations to Support the 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President JACKSON of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
CONCEPT DRAFT
SUMMARY
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
This bill would appropriate and allocate money to support programs and needs of this 
State.
An Act to Establish the Maine Buy American and Build Maine Act
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1983
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S697 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT " (\ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 812,
L.D. 1983, "An Act to Establish the Maine Buy American and Build Maine Act"
Amend the amendment in section 7 in c. 160 in §1912 in subsection 6 in the 3rd line
(pag® 3» line 18 in amendment) by striking out the following: ".75" and inserting the
following: '100'
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment expands the definition of "local labor market" in Committee
Amendment "A" to include a labor market that is within 100 miles of the border of Maine,
instead of 75 miles as in Committee Amendment "A".
SPONSORED BY:
(President JACKSON, T.)
COUNTY: Aroostook
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
—^^ (See attached) .,.,,.^
SENATE AMENDMENT
.&
^
,.q,. , . _^ Approved: 04/12/24 ^s^S-
cT
LD 1983 LR 80(04)
An Act to Establish the Maine Buy American and Build Maine Act
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "^" to Committee Amendment "A"
Sponsor: Pres. Jackson ofAroostook
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Expands definition of local labor market
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Changing the definition of local labor market to include any market outside of this State if any portion of that market
is within 100 miles of the border instead of within 75 miles of the border will mean more businesses will be subjer*" to
certain provisions of this bill. That incremental change is not expected to impact the fiscal note associated with th
bill.
LR0080(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1