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An Act to Repeal the Law Restricting the Use of Certain Plastic,
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0069
Sponsors: BAGSHAW, LIBBY
Amends: 38 MRSA §1611

Legislative Document
No. 69
H.P. 33
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Repeal the Law Restricting the Use of Certain Plastic, 
Paper and Single-use Bags
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  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 BAGSHAW of Windham.
Cosponsored by Senator LIBBY of Cumberland and
Representatives: COLLINS of Sidney, COOPER of Windham, JAVNER of Chester.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §1611, as amended by PL 2021, c. 186, §18, is repealed.
SUMMARY
This bill repeals the law restricting the use of recycled paper bags, reusable bags made 
of plastic and single-use carry-out bags.
An Act to Establish Minimum Standards for Certain Urgent Care
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0067
Sponsors: MEYER
Amends: 22 MRSA §1812-M

Legislative Document
No. 67
H.P. 31
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Establish Minimum Standards for Certain Urgent Care 
Facilities
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 204
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  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.  22 MRSA §1812-M is enacted to read:
§1812-M.  Urgent care facility
1.  Definition. "Urgent care facility" means a health care facility that is not otherwise 
licensed with a primary purpose of providing medical evaluation and care on a walk-in 
basis for non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses.  As used in this chapter, "urgent care 
facility" does not include:
A.  A facility that is licensed as part of a hospital;
B.  A facility that provides services or accommodations for patients who stay overnight; 
or
C.  The private office of a physician or dentist in individual or group practice.
2.  Standards.  The department shall establish standards for the licensure of urgent 
care facilities effective July 1, 2026. The standards must include a licensure fee of not less 
than $50 and not more than $500 and address staffing, quality of care, advertising and 
promotion, inspections and complaint investigations and accreditation.
SUMMARY
This bill provides a definition for "urgent care facility," which excludes a facility that 
is licensed as part of a hospital, provides services or accommodations for patients who stay 
overnight or is the location of the private office of a physician or dentist. The bill also 
requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish licensing standards for 
urgent care facilities.
An Act to Fund Free Health Clinics
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0070
Sponsors: BRENNAN

Legislative Document
No. 70
H.P. 34
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Fund Free Health Clinics
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  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 BRENNAN of Portland.
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.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Purchased Social Services 0228
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the State's free health clinics. The funding is to be 
distributed based on a formula adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services 
using the number of clients served and a base amount of funding for each clinic.
GENERAL FUND
2025-26
2026-27
All Other
$250,000
$250,000
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$250,000
$250,000
SUMMARY
This bill provides one-time funding for the State's free health clinics.
An Act to Designate the Spring Peeper as the Official State
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0072
Sponsors: OSHER, BRENNER, DAUGHTRY
Amends: 1 MRSA §232

Legislative Document
No. 72
H.P. 36
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Designate the Spring Peeper as the Official State 
Amphibian
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative OSHER of Orono.
Cosponsored by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland and
Representative: ANKELES of Brunswick, Senator: President DAUGHTRY of Cumberland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  1 MRSA §232 is enacted to read:
§232.  State amphibian
The spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) is the official state amphibian. 
SUMMARY
This bill designates the spring peeper as the official state amphibian.
An Act to Update the System of Learning Results Review Timeline
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0074
Sponsors: BRENNAN
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6209

Legislative Document
No. 74
H.P. 38
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Update the System of Learning Results Review Timeline
Submitted by the Department of Education pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BRENNAN of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §6209, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2019, c. 196, §2, is further 
amended to read:
4.  Review cycle.  The commissioner shall conduct a review of the content standards 
and performance indicators by content area on a 5-year cycle beginning in the 2015-2016 
7-year cycle beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.  The review of the content standards 
and performance indicators for the content area of social studies, including student 
achievement of proficiency in personal finance, must be included in the commissioner's 
review during the 2015-2016 school year.  Any changes that are recommended must be 
approved through the same process used for establishment of the system of learning results.  
Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, the The commissioner shall review and make 
recommendations for objective measures that may be used to substantiate school 
certifications of postsecondary readiness.  The review of the content standards and 
performance indicators for the content area of health, physical education and wellness, 
including instruction on affirmative consent, communication and decision making 
regarding sexual activity and the effects of alcoholic drinks, stimulants and narcotics on 
the ability to give affirmative consent, communicate and make appropriate decisions, must 
be included in the commissioner's review beginning in the 2019‑2020 school year.
SUMMARY
This bill extends the Department of Education's system of learning results review cycle 
length from 5 years to 7 years.
An Act to Update Funding for the Board of Environmental
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0075
Sponsors: ANKELES
Amends: 38 MRSA §341-G

Legislative Document
No. 75
H.P. 39
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Update Funding for the Board of Environmental 
Protection
Submitted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  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 ANKELES of Brunswick.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §341-G, first ¶, as amended by PL 2003, c. 245, §2, is further 
amended to read:
There is established the The Board of Environmental Protection Fund is established to 
be used by the board as a nonlapsing fund to carry out its duties under this Title.  
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the funds identified in 
subsection 1 transfer annually to the Board of Environmental Protection Fund in an amount 
not to exceed $325,000 $450,000.  Money in the Board of Environmental Protection Fund 
may only be expended in accordance with allocations approved by the Legislature.
SUMMARY
This bill increases from $325,000 annually to $450,000 annually the cap on the amount 
that may be transferred to the Board of Environmental Protection Fund from the Maine 
Environmental Protection Fund, the Maine Ground and Surface Waters Clean-up and 
Response Fund, the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund and the Uncontrolled Sites Fund.
An Act Regarding Special Education Funding
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0071
Sponsors: MATHIESON, LAWRENCE
Amends: 20-A MRSA §15689

Legislative Document
No. 71
H.P. 35
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act Regarding Special Education Funding
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MATHIESON of Kittery.
Cosponsored by Senator LAWRENCE of York and
Representative: SARGENT of York.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, 
§50, is further amended by amending subparagraph (15) to read:
(15)  In fiscal year 2019-20, 45%; and
Sec. 2.  20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, 
§50, is further amended by amending subparagraph (16) to read:
(16)  In fiscal year 2020-21 and succeeding years in each succeeding fiscal year 
prior to fiscal year 2025-26, 50%.; and
Sec. 3.  20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, 
§50, is further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (17) to read:
(17)  In fiscal year 2025-26 and succeeding fiscal years, 55%.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that, beginning in fiscal year 2025-26, the minimum state share of a 
school administrative unit's special education costs under the essential programs and 
services school funding formula must be 55%.
An Act to Designate the Wood Turtle as the Official State Reptile
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0073
Sponsors: OSHER, BRENNER
Amends: 1 MRSA §232

Legislative Document
No. 73
H.P. 37
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Designate the Wood Turtle as the Official State Reptile
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative OSHER of Orono.
Cosponsored by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland and
Representative: ANKELES of Brunswick.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  1 MRSA §232 is enacted to read:
§232.  State reptile
The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is the official state reptile. 
SUMMARY
This bill designates the wood turtle as the official state reptile.
An Act to Allow Use of the Fish Hatchery Maintenance Fund to
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0076
Sponsors: THORNE
Amends: 12 MRSA §10252

Legislative Document
No. 76
H.P. 40
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Allow Use of the Fish Hatchery Maintenance Fund to 
Compensate Hatchery Staff When Certain Operational Needs 
Require Overtime
Submitted by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  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 THORNE of Carmel.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §10252, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and amended by c. 
655, Pt. B, §51 and affected by §422, is further amended to read:
§10252.  Fish hatchery maintenance fund
The fish hatchery maintenance fund, referred to in this section as "the "fund," is 
established in the department as a nonlapsing fund to be used by the commissioner to fund 
or assist in funding engineering designs for the Embden Hatchery,; a statewide assessment 
of all other hatchery facilities and; maintenance, repair and capital improvements at fish 
hatcheries and feeding stations owned by the State; and overtime personnel services costs 
when overtime for fish stocking and other hatchery-related work is operationally required.  
The fund may not be used to fund personnel services costs or the general operating costs 
of a fish hatchery or to fund personnel services costs other than those allowed pursuant to 
this section.  The commissioner may accept and deposit into the fund any monetary gifts, 
donations or other contributions from public or private sources and must use that money 
for the purposes specified in this section.
SUMMARY
This bill expands the use of the fish hatchery maintenance fund to allow the funding of 
overtime personnel services costs when overtime for fish stocking and other hatchery-
related work is operationally required.
An Act to Require Elementary School Students to Learn Cursive
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0078
Sponsors: UNDERWOOD
Amends: 20-A MRSA §4711

Legislative Document
No. 78
H.P. 42
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Require Elementary School Students to Learn Cursive 
Writing
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative UNDERWOOD of Presque Isle.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §4711, as amended by PL 2021, c. 190, §1, is further amended 
by enacting at the end a new paragraph to read:
Beginning July 1, 2026, the parameters for essential instruction and graduation 
requirements adopted by the department pursuant to section 6209 for English language arts 
must provide for regular instruction in and opportunities to use cursive handwriting 
beginning no later than grade 3 and continuing to the end of grade 5.  The instruction must 
be designed to enable students to demonstrate competency in cursive handwriting by the 
end of grade 5.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Education to provide for regular instruction in and 
opportunities to use cursive handwriting beginning no later than grade 3.  The instruction 
must be designed to enable students to demonstrate competency in cursive handwriting by 
the end of grade 5.
An Act to Designate the Seppala Siberian Sleddog as the Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0080
Sponsors: BOYER, BICKFORD
Amends: 1 MRSA §232

Legislative Document
No. 80
H.P. 44
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Designate the Seppala Siberian Sleddog as the Maine 
State Dog
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BOYER of Poland.
Cosponsored by Senator BICKFORD of Androscoggin and
Representatives: BABIN of Fort Fairfield, BLIER of Buxton, DAIGLE of Fort Kent, 
MILLIKEN of Blue Hill, SUPICA of Bangor, WOODSOME of Waterboro, Senators: 
BENNETT of Oxford, BERNARD of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  1 MRSA §232 is enacted to read:
§232.  State dog
The Seppala Siberian Sleddog is the official state dog.
SUMMARY
This bill establishes the Seppala Siberian Sleddog as the official state dog.
Resolve, to Rename the Bridge on Main Street Between Biddeford
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0079
Sponsors: MALON, BAILEY, FECTEAU

Legislative Document
No. 79
H.P. 43
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
Resolve, to Rename the Bridge on Main Street Between Biddeford 
and Saco the General Wallace H. Nutting Memorial Bridge
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  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 MALON of Biddeford.
Cosponsored by Senator BAILEY of York and
Representatives: ARCHER of Saco, COPELAND of Saco, Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, 
GATTINE of Westbrook, GERE of Kennebunkport, Senator: INGWERSEN of York.
Sec. 1.  Main Street Bridge between Biddeford and Saco renamed.  
Resolved:  That the Department of Transportation shall designate Bridge 3423, which 
crosses the Saco River West Channel on Main Street between the City of Biddeford and 
the City of Saco and is currently called the Main Street Bridge, the General Wallace H. 
Nutting Memorial Bridge.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Transportation to designate Bridge 3423 on 
Main Street between the City of Biddeford and the City of Saco the General Wallace H. 
Nutting Memorial Bridge.
An Act Concerning the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0083
Committee Amendment CA_A_H198 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 47, L.D. 83, "An Act Concerning the 
Filing of Marriage Licenses and the Recording of Intentions as Part of the Electronic Vital 
Records System" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 2 in the 9th line (page 1, line 12 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "The" and inserting the following: 'An electronic copy of the' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 2 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 39 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "7" and inserting the following: '+ li' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 2 in the 5th line (page 1, line 41 inL.D.) by 
striking out the following: "90" and inserting the following: 'li' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 2 in the last line (page 1, line 43 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "delayed" and inserting the following: 'late' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 4 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 4 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "attach" the following: 'electronic copies of 
Amend the bill in section 7 in §660 in the first line (page 2, line 20 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: "Delayed application for certificate or' and inserting the following: 
'applieatioe foF eeFtifieate of Delayed' 
Amend the bill in section 7 in §660 in the first line (page 2, line 20 in L.D.) by inserting 
after the following: "marriage" the following: 'registration' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
0 
This amendment clarifies that when a completed marriage license is returned more than 
working days after the date of solemnization, it must be marked as a late filing. The 
amendment also specifies that when the parties to a marriage apply for a certificate of 
marriage for a marriage that occutTed more than one year previously but for which no 
record can be found, it must be marked as a delayed marriage registration. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Laws by Extending
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0082
Sponsors: MATHIESON, LAWRENCE, FECTEAU
Amends: 39-A MRSA §201

Legislative Document
No. 82
H.P. 46
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Laws by Extending 
Indefinitely the Presumption Applying to Law Enforcement 
Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters and 
Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed with Post-
traumatic Stress Disorder
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MATHIESON of Kittery.
Cosponsored by Senator LAWRENCE of York and
Representatives: Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, LAJOIE of Lewiston, MEYER of Eliot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  39-A MRSA §201, sub-§3-A, ¶B, as amended by PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, 
§143, is further amended by repealing the last blocked paragraph.
SUMMARY
Under current law, within the provisions governing entitlement to receive 
compensation and services under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992, there is 
a rebuttable presumption that the condition of post-traumatic stress disorder arose out of 
and in the course of a worker's employment if that worker is a law enforcement officer, 
corrections officer, E-9-1-1 dispatcher, firefighter or emergency medical services person 
diagnosed as having post-traumatic stress disorder that resulted from work stress, as long 
as certain specified conditions are met. This rebuttable presumption is scheduled to be 
repealed on October 1, 2025. 
This bill repeals that repeal, continuing the rebuttable presumption indefinitely.
An Act to Improve the Coordination of Health Care for Minors in
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0084
Sponsors: GRAHAM
Amends: 22 MRSA §1711-C

Legislative Document
No. 84
H.P. 48
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Improve the Coordination of Health Care for Minors in 
State Care
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.  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 GRAHAM of North Yarmouth.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§6, ¶U, as amended by PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. 
MMMM, §4, is further amended to read:
U.  To a panel coordinator of the maternal, fetal and infant mortality review panel 
pursuant to section 261, subsection 4, paragraph B‑1 for the purposes of reviewing 
health care information of a deceased person and a mother of a child who died within 
one year of birth, including fetal deaths after 28 weeks of gestation.  For purposes of 
this paragraph, "panel coordinator" has the same meaning as in section 261, subsection 
1, paragraph E and "deceased person" has the same meaning as in section 261, 
subsection 1, paragraph B; and
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§6, ¶V, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. 
MMMM, §5, is amended to read:
V.  To a panel coordinator of the Aging and Disability Mortality Review Panel pursuant 
to section 264, subsection 5, paragraph B, subparagraph (4) for the purposes of 
reviewing health care information of an adult receiving services who is deceased, in 
accordance with section 264, subsection 5, paragraph A.  For purposes of this 
paragraph, "panel coordinator" has the same meaning as in section 264, subsection 2, 
paragraph B.; and
Sec. 3.  22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§6, ¶W is enacted to read:
W.  To employees of the department for the purpose of coordinating health care of an 
individual who has not attained 18 years of age and is in the department's custody 
pursuant to chapter 1071.
SUMMARY
This bill extends to employees of the Department of Health and Human Services the 
permission to obtain confidential health care information for the purpose of coordinating 
health care for a minor in the department's custody.
An Act Regarding the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0087
Committee Amendment CA_A_H220 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §2006

COMMITTEE AMEND:MENT "A" to H.P. 51, L.D. 87, "An Act Regarding the 
State Workforce Board" 
. 
Amend the bill in section 6 in subsection 2-A in paragraph B in the last 3 lines (page 
3, lines 3 to 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "The GflpointmeH-ts of these members 
are aot sabjeot to re>t'iew by the joint staading 00H1111i-ttee of the Legislatare having 
jarisdiotioa over labor matters or ooafirmatioa ey the Legislatare." and inserting the 
following: 'The appointments of these members are not subject to review by the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters or 
confirmation by the Legislature.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 6 the following: 
'Sec. 7. 26 MRSA §2006, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2017, c. 110, §16, is further 
amended to read: 
4. Chair and vice-chair. The Governor shall appoint a chair from the members of the 
board who represent business and industry and a vice-chair from the membership of the 
board to serve for a one-year term. The appointment of the chair is subject to review by 
the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters and 
confumation by the Legislature. The Governor may reappoint members to serve as chair . 
or vice-chair. 
The Governor may appoint an interim chair for a one-time term ofno more than 6 months. 
The appointment of an interim chair is not subject to review by the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters or confirmation by the Legislature.' 
0 
Amend the bill by re lettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. • 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is .the majority report of the committee, amends the bill to 
require the appointment by the Governor of the chair of the State Workforce Development 
• COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMIITEE AMENDMENT" k 
to H.P. 51, L.D. 87 
Board, as renamed in the bill, to be subject to review and confirmation by the Legislature. 
The amendment also authorizes the Governor to appoint an interim board chair for·up to 6 
months without legislative confirmation. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act Regarding Penalties for Violating the Laws Governing Agriculture and Animals and the Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0088
Committee Amendment CA_A_H296 (House)

LD88 
LR 14,9(02) 
An Act Regarding Penalties for Violating the Laws Governing Agriculture and Animals and the Maine 
Weights and Measures Law 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment~' 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation .and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
This bill may increase the number of civil suits filed in the court system. The additional workload associated with the 
minimal number of new cases does not require additional funding at this time. The collection of additional fines and 
filing fees will increase General Fund or other dedicated revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry from the provisions of this bill are 
expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR0149{02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Require
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0078
Committee Amendment CA_A_H113 (House)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs

CO:MJ\1ITTEE AMENDivIBNT "A " to H.P. 42, L.D. 78, "An Act to Require 
Elementary School Students to Learn Cursive Writing" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Collect Data on Cursive 
Instruction in Maine Public Schools' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Department of Education to collect data on cursive instruction. 
Resolved: That the Department of Education, within existing resources, shall conduct a 
survey of school administrative units to determine the number of elementary and middle 
schools in the State that offer instruction on cursive handwriting, the number of elementary 
and middle schools in the State that do not offer instruction on cursive handwriting and for 
which grade levels cursive handwriting instruction is offered. 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, by January 15, 2026, the Department of Education 
shall submit a report based on the results of the survey conducted pursuant to section 1 to 
the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The committee is 
authorized to submit legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 
132nd Legislature.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve that directs the Department of 
Education to conduct a survey of school administrative units to dete1mine the number of 
elementa1y and middle schools in the State that offer instruction on cursive handwriting, 
the number of elementary and middle schools in the State that do not offer instrnction on 
cursive handwriting and for which grade levels cursive handwriting instruction is offered. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROS 
COMMITTEE AMEND:MENT "A" to H.P. 42, L.D. 78 
The department must submit a report based on the results of the survey to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by January 15, 2026. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/25/25 LRL 
LD78 
LR324(02) 
An Act to Require Elementary School Students to Learn Cursive Writing 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
{H--/13) 
The Department of Education estimates the one-time cost of conducting the required survey of school administrative 
units and preparing the required report to be $5,000, Because this bill requires the department to conduct the survey 
and prepare the report within existing resources, no General Fund appropriation is included in the bill. However, the 
ability of the department to complete the requirements of this legislation without impacting existing programs and 
services can not be detennined at this time. 
LR0324(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1.
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0084
Committee Amendment CA_A_H614 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §1711-C

132ND LEGISLATURE· 
COMMITT~E AMENDMENT "4,, to H.P. 48, L.D. 84, "An-~ct to Improve the 
Coordination of Health Care for Minors tn State Care" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§6, ,W_ is enacted to read: 
W. To the medical director of the Office of Child and Family Services 01· a child and 
adolescent psychiatric con.sultant or nurse consultant ·employed by the Office -of Child 
and Family Services. -or to case aide staff when acting under the direction of the medica.-1 
director 01· a child and adolescent psychiatric consultant or nurse consultant employed 
. by the Office 'of Child and Family Services, for the exclusive purpose of coordinating 
health care of an individual who has not attained' 18 years of age a11d is in the 
• depa11ment's custody pursuant to chapter 1071. The department-shall request records 
directly from the individua1's providers. Disclosure under this paragraph may include 
allowing access to health infonnation from a state-designated statewide health 
infonnation exchange. Information accessed through a state-designated statewide 
health information exchange may be used only for understanding and providing 
continuity of treatment with regard to any current health conditions. medications and 
immediate medical needs of the individual.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any i10nconsecutive Pa11 letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment specifies certain employees of the Department of Health and Human 
Services to whom pe11nission to obtain confidential health care information for the sole 
purpose of coordinating health care for an individual who has not attained 18 years of age 
in the department's custody is given. The amendment also requires the depa11ment to 
request records directly from the individual's providers and allows access to information 
• 
from a state-designated statewide health information exchange, but only to ascertain 
cm1·ent health conditions, medications and immediate medical needs. 
Page I - 132LR0269(02) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Resolve, Regarding
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0089
Committee Amendment CA_A_H71 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/{ " to H.P. 53, L,D. 89, "Resolve, Regarding
Legislative Review of Chapter 201: Employer Reporting and Payments, a Major
Substantive Rule of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System"
Amend the resolve by striking out all of the emergency preamble and emergency
clause.
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, removes the
emergency preamble and emergency clause.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 03/03/25
I^Rt-
LD89 LR 288(02)
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 201: Employer Reporting and Payments, a Major
Substantive Rule of the IVIaine Public Employees Retirement System
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment
Committee: Labor
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
t i^lf)
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Potential current biennium cost increase - local units of government
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Amending Chapter 201: Employer Reporting and Payments, a major substantive mle of the Maine Public Emplcp
Retirement System (MainePERS) to allow the System to charge a late fee for late payroll reports and interest on i'a^
payments may result in increased costs to employers that participate in the defmed benefits plans as well as the group
life insurance program administered by MainePERS. The impact on employers can not be estimated at this time.
Additional costs to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System associated with the mlemaking process can be
absorbed within existing budgeted resources,
LR0288(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles and Traffic Law Governing
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0096
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: BUNKER
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2525

Legislative Document
No. 96
H.P. 61
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles and Traffic Law Governing 
Mandatory Driver's License Suspension for Refusing Testing for 
Drugs or a Combination of Drugs and Alcohol
Submitted by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BUNKER of Farmington.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §2525, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 335, §14, is further 
amended to read:
1.  Submission to test required.  If a drug recognition expert law enforcement officer 
has probable cause to believe that a person is under the influence of a drug, drugs, a specific 
category of drug, a combination of specific categories of drugs or a combination of alcohol 
and one or more specific categories of drugs, that person must submit to a blood or urine 
test tests selected by the drug recognition expert law enforcement officer to confirm that 
person's category of drug or alcohol use and determine the presence or level of the any 
drug, drug metabolite or alcohol.
Sec. 2.  29-A MRSA §2525, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5.  Suspension of license for refusal.  The Secretary of State, in accordance with the 
procedures described in section 2521, shall immediately suspend the license of a person 
who fails to submit to and complete a test administered under this section.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the provision of the motor vehicles and traffic law governing drug 
impairment assessments. Under current law, a person is required to submit to a blood or 
urine test selected by a drug recognition expert if that drug recognition expert has probable 
cause to believe that the person is under the influence of a specific category of drug, a 
combination of specific categories of drugs or a combination of alcohol and one or more 
specific categories of drugs. The bill changes this provision by broadening the probable 
cause to include impairment caused by "a drug" or "drugs" generally, replacing "drug 
recognition expert" with "law enforcement officer" and modifying the requirements 
pertaining to the type of test or tests required under the provision.
The bill also adds a provision clarifying that the Secretary of State is required to 
immediately suspend the driver's license of a person who fails to submit to and complete a 
test under the provision of law governing drug impairment assessments in accordance with 
existing procedures.
An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0093
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S426 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT 'A,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "N' to H.P. 58, 
L.D. 93, "An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding 
the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Include Adults" 
Amend the amendment in section 10 in paragraph E in the 3rd line (page 1, line 34 in 
amendment) by inserting after the following: "1st. 
the following: 'The board shall develop 
the list to enable providers to make meaningful choices among available vaccine products.• 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbel'ing any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section nmnber to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" by requiring that the Maine 
Vaccine Board, in developing the list of vaccines to be made available by the Universal 
Immunization Program, must develop the list to enable providers to make meaningful 
choices among available vaccine products. 
SPONSOREDBY: ~ 
Jin_tf J 
(Senator BICKFORD, B.) 
COUNTY: Androscoggin 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act to Include School
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0098
Committee Amendment CA_A_H59 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §12501-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /-\» to H.P. 63, L,D. 98, "An Act to Include School
Counselors in the Educators for Maine Program"
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:
'See. 2. 20-A MRSA §12501-A, sub-§12-A is enacted to read:
12-A. School counselor. "School counselor" means a person who is employed as a
school counselor in a school settine and who:
A. Is certified as a school counselor by the department; or
B, Possesses a minimum of a master's degree in an. approved program in guidance and
counseling;,'
Amend the bill in section 4 in §12502 in the 2nd indented paragraph in the last line
(page 1, line 38 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "works in a school" and inserting
the following; 'is employed in a certified instructional or student support role. specifically
as a teacher, school counselor or licensed speech oathologist. in a schooP
J'r;' 22 ^,;,'; Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pyt letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment adds a definition for "school counselor." The amendment also
clarifies that the recipient of a loan repayment award must be employed in a certified
instructional or student support role, specifically as a teacher, school counselor or licensed
speech pathologist, in a school in an underserved geographic area.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 03/10/25 t-Ki-
LD 98 LR 174(02)
An Act to Include School Counselors in the Educators for Maine Program
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment W ( |-4-i
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - Other funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Additional costs to the Finance Authority of Maine associated with adding school counselor as a postbaccalaureate
certification pursuit that is eligible for financial assistance under the Educators for Maine Program can be absorbea
within existing budgeted resources,
LRO 174(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Eliminate Miscarriage Reporting Requirements
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0094
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: GRAHAM
Amends: 22 MRSA §1596

Legislative Document
No. 94
H.P. 59
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Eliminate Miscarriage Reporting Requirements
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GRAHAM of North Yarmouth.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §1596, as amended by PL 2023, c. 416, §1, is further amended 
by amending the section headnote to read:
§1596.  Abortion and miscarriage data
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §1596, sub-§1, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 274, 
§1, is repealed.
Sec. 3.  22 MRSA §1596, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2019, c. 262, §1, is repealed.
SUMMARY
This bill eliminates the requirement that health care professionals must report to the 
Department of Health and Human Services each occurrence of a miscarriage of a fetus of 
less than 20 weeks gestation.
An Act to Clarify Information Sharing Between the Department of
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0099
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: MURPHY
Amends: 22 MRSA §4099-O

Legislative Document
No. 99
H.P. 64
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Clarify Information Sharing Between the Department of 
Health and Human Services and Schools with Respect to 
Investigations of Child Abuse or Neglect
Submitted by the Department of Education pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MURPHY of Scarborough.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §4099-O, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
6.  Disclosure to schools.  The investigation team may notify the superintendent of a 
school administrative unit, the chief administrator of a public school not in a school 
administrative unit or the chief administrator of a private school when there is an indicated 
or substantiated finding of out-of-home abuse or neglect against an employee of or student 
registered in that school administrative unit, public school not in a school administrative 
unit or private school. For the purposes of this subsection, "school administrative unit" has 
the same meaning as in Title 20-A, section 1, subsection 26.
SUMMARY
This bill clarifies that an investigation team of the Department of Health and Human 
Services may share information with the superintendent of a school administrative unit, the 
chief administrator of a private school or a public school not in a school administrative unit 
when there is an indicated or substantiated finding of out-of-home child abuse or neglect 
against an employee of or a student registered in that school administrative unit, public 
school not in a school administrative unit or private school.
An Act to Increase the Expenditure Limit for the Informal Bidding
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0100
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: SALISBURY
Amends: 5 MRSA §1742

Legislative Document
No. 100
H.P. 65
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Increase the Expenditure Limit for the Informal Bidding 
Process for the Selection of Professional, Architect and Engineer 
Services
Submitted by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §1742, sub-§6, as corrected by RR 2013, c. 1, §10, is amended by 
amending the 3rd blocked paragraph to read:
Notwithstanding this subsection, the bureau may select a person or persons to perform 
professional, architectural or engineering services from the list described in this subsection 
without advertising or competitive selection if the cost of the services does not exceed 
$25,000 $50,000.  The bureau shall solicit names for placement on a list by placing a 
general advertisement for professional, architectural or engineering services in newspapers 
that taken together have general circulation throughout the State.  The bureau may 
substitute advertisement in professional journals or other publications that it finds equally 
effective in reaching the intended audience.  The bureau may require persons responding 
to the advertisement to complete a qualifying questionnaire designed to address experience 
and expertise in performing the type of work advertised.  The bureau shall prepare a list of 
respondents that it determines qualified and update the list at least every 2 years.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the informal bidding process for the selection of professional, 
architect and engineer services by the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services, Bureau of General Services through the use of a list of qualified service providers 
by increasing the cost of services limit from $25,000 to $50,000.
An Act to Notify the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0102
Committee Amendment CA_B_H850 (House)
Amends: 15 MRSA §3308-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "\") " to H.P. 67, L.D. 102, "An Act to Notify the
Public of Juveniles Who Are Wanted Persons"
Amend the bill by strikmg out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 15 MRSA §3308-A, sub-§4-A is enacted to read:
4-A. Limited dissemination; escaped juveniles. Notwithstandine any Drovision of
this Part or in Title 34-A. section 1216to _the contrary, whena, mvenile has committed a
juvenile crime that would constitute escape under Title 17-A. section 755. subsection 1.
1-C or 1-D if the juvenile were anadyltand there is probable cause to believe the juvenile
presents a serious risk to the juvenile's own safety or to public safety. the head of a cruninal
justice agency, or that person's desienee. may oubliclv disclose th^M^ information
for the purpose of identifying ancLaBBrehendmg the iuvenile:
A. The juvenile's physical description;
B. A photograph of the iuvenile;
C, Any recent location of the juvenile;
D. Any likely location of the juvenile;
E. The fact that the crunmal justice aeencv is searchine for the juvenile; and
F, Instructions for the public not to approach the juvenile, but to report any siehtings
or relevant information to a law enforcement aeency,'
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. The
amendment allows criminal justice agencies to release certain juvenile information to the
public when a juvenile has escaped from custody, as defined by the Maine Criminal Code,
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^S " to H,P. 67, L.D. 102
and there is probable cause to believe the escaped juvenile presents a serious risk to the
juvenile's own safety or to public safety.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/17/26 LRL
LD 102 LR 183(03)
An Act to Notify the Public of Juveniles Who Are Wanted Persons
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "J^ ^_^£^y
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Department of Corrections associated with releasing certain juvenile information to the
public when a juvenile has escaped from custody can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources,
LRO 183(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1