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An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1607
Sponsors: BUNKER
Amends: 25 MRSA §2803-B

Legislative Document
No. 1607
H.P. 1061
House of Representatives, April 15, 2025
An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written 
Policies Regarding Compliance with Certain Constitutional 
Obligations Related to Disclosure of Evidence
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BUNKER of Farmington.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶N, as amended by PL 2023, c. 394, Pt. A, 
§8, is further amended to read:
N.  Unannounced execution of search warrants; and
Sec. 2.  25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶O, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 394, Pt. A, §9, 
is amended to read:
O.  By January 1, 2024, the confidentiality of attorney-client communications, which 
must include, at a minimum, processes to protect and ensure confidentiality of 
attorney‑client communications and processes to be followed in the event that there is 
a breach of attorney‑client confidentiality.;
Sec. 3.  25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶P is enacted to read:
P.  By January 1, 2026, requirements for the law enforcement agency to assist a 
prosecuting agency in complying with the prosecuting agency's constitutional 
obligations under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) and Giglio v. United States, 
U.S. 150 (1972); and
Sec. 4.  25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶Q is enacted to read:
Q.  By January 1, 2026, requirements for the law enforcement agency to comply with 
mandatory disclosures to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.
SUMMARY
This bill requires that, by January 1, 2026, law enforcement agencies adopt written 
policies regarding procedures to deal with assisting a prosecuting agency in complying with 
the prosecuting agency's constitutional obligations under Brady v. Maryland (1963) and 
Giglio v. United States (1972) and regarding the requirement to comply with mandatory 
disclosures to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.
An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1611
Sponsors: MCCABE
Amends: 5 MRSA §17701-B

Legislative Document
No. 1611
H.P. 1065
House of Representatives, April 15, 2025
An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for 
Teachers and State Employees
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 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 MCCABE of Lewiston.
Cosponsored by Representatives: ABDI of Lewiston, DODGE of Belfast, SHAGOURY of 
Hallowell, WARREN of Scarborough, Senator: INGWERSEN of York.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §17701-B, as amended by PL 2007, c. 491, §104, is further 
amended to read:
§17701-B.  Member contributions on and after July 1, 1993 2026
Notwithstanding sections 17701 and 17701‑A, on and or after July 1, 1993 July 1, 
2026, all members shall contribute to the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program 
or have pick-up contributions made at a rate of 7.65% 6.2% of earnable compensation 
except as otherwise provided in this Part.
Sec. 2.  Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.
SUMMARY
This bill, beginning July 1, 2026, decreases the contributions required for the State 
Employee and Teacher Retirement Program from 7.65% of earnable compensation to 6.2% 
of earnable compensation.
Resolve, to Facilitate the Ability of the Maine State Museum to
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1614
Sponsors: SHAGOURY

Legislative Document
No. 1614
H.P. 1068
House of Representatives, April 15, 2025
Resolve, to Facilitate the Ability of the Maine State Museum to 
Acquire and Preserve Special Collections
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 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 SHAGOURY of Hallowell.
Cosponsored by Representatives: DODGE of Belfast, SARGENT of York.
Sec. 1. Facilitate acquisition and preservation of special collections by 
Maine State Museum.  Resolved:  That the Director of the Maine State Museum work 
with relevant state authorities to develop a plan to identify 9,000 square feet of state-owned 
space, not in use by the Maine State Museum, to allow the museum to accept and preserve 
culturally and historically significant special collections that are related to the State.
SUMMARY
This resolve requires the Director of the Maine State Museum to work with relevant 
State authorities to develop a plan to identify 9,000 square feet of state-owned space, not 
in use by the Maine State Museum, to allow the museum to accept and preserve culturally 
and historically significant special collections that are related to the State.
An Act to Remove the Exemption from Sales and Use Tax for
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1602
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: TIPPING
Amends: 36 MRSA §1752

Legislative Document
No. 1602
S.P. 639
In Senate, April 10, 2025
An Act to Remove the Exemption from Sales and Use Tax for 
Automobiles Purchased for Use as Rentals
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Senator: TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland, Representatives: MATLACK of St. 
George, RANA of Bangor.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1752, sub-§11, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 437, §10, is 
further amended by amending subparagraph (3) to read:
(3)  A sale in the ordinary course of business by a retailer to a purchaser who is not 
engaged in selling that kind of tangible personal property or taxable service in the 
ordinary course of repeated and successive transactions of like character; and
Sec. 2.  36 MRSA §1752, sub-§11, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 437, §10, is 
further amended by amending subparagraph (4) to read:
(4)  The sale or liquidation of a business or the sale of substantially all of the assets 
of a business, to the extent that the seller purchased the assets of the business for 
resale, lease or rental in the ordinary course of business, except when:
(a)  The sale is to an affiliated entity and the transferee, or ultimate transferee 
in a series of transactions among affiliated entities, purchases the assets for 
resale, lease or rental in the ordinary course of business; or
(b)  The sale is to a person that purchases the assets for resale, lease or rental 
in the ordinary course of business or that purchases the assets for transfer to an 
affiliate, directly or through a series of transactions among affiliated entities, 
for resale, lease or rental by the affiliate in the ordinary course of business.
For purposes of this subparagraph, "affiliate" or "affiliated" includes both direct 
and indirect affiliates.; and
Sec. 3.  36 MRSA §1752, sub-§11, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 437, §10, is 
further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (5) to read:
(5)  The sale, to a person engaged in the business of renting automobiles, of 
automobiles, integral parts of automobiles or accessories to automobiles for rental 
or for use in an automobile rented for a period of less than one year.
Sec. 4.  Application. This Act applies to sales occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
SUMMARY
Under current law, the sale of an automobile to a person in the business of renting 
automobiles for a period of less than one year is not taxed; instead, the lease of the vehicle 
to a consumer is taxed at the rate of 10%.
This bill requires a person purchasing an automobile for the purpose of renting the 
automobile for less than one year to pay a sales and use tax of 5.5%.  The lease of the 
vehicle to a consumer continues to be taxed at 10%.
An Act to Expand Access to Oral Health Care by Creating a New Path for
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1615
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S440 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT •..A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A,, to H.P. I 069, 
L.D. 1615, "An Act to Expand Access to Oral Health Care by Creating a New Path for 
Obtaining a License to Practice Dentistry,, 
Amend the amendment in section 8 in the 2nd line (page 3, line 26 in amendment) by 
stl'iking out the following: 
11January 1 S, 2026
and inserting the following: 'December I 0, 
2025' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or 
section numbel' to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the reporting date for the Commission to Expand Access to 
Orn! Health Care by Studying Alternative Pathways for Obtaining a License to Prnctice 
Dentistry from January 15, 2026 to December 10, 202S. 
SPONSOREDB'l<.c 1~~ 
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(Senator PIERCE, T.) 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
Page I - l32LR2107(04) 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act to Allow Municipalities to Use Tax Increment Financing
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1621
Sponsors: BRIDGEO, BRADSTREET
Amends: 30-A MRSA §5225

Legislative Document
No. 1621
H.P. 1075
House of Representatives, April 15, 2025
An Act to Allow Municipalities to Use Tax Increment Financing 
Revenues to Support Lake Restoration and Protection Activities
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BRIDGEO of Augusta.
Cosponsored by Senator BRADSTREET of Kennebec and
Representatives: DAIGLE of Fort Kent, DUCHARME of Madison, GEIGER of Rockland, 
LEE of Auburn, ROLLINS of Augusta.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §5225, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2023, c. 142, §§1 to 
3, is further amended by amending subparagraph (11) to read:
(11)  Costs associated with the operation and financial support of:
(a)  Affordable housing in the municipality or plantation to serve ongoing 
economic development efforts, including the further development of the 
downtown tax increment financing districts; and
(b)  Housing programs and services to assist those who are experiencing 
homelessness in the municipality or plantation as defined in the municipality's 
or plantation's development program; and
Sec. 2.  30-A MRSA §5225, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2023, c. 142, §§1 to 
3, is further amended by amending subparagraph (12) to read:
(12)  Up to 50% of the capital costs related to the construction or renovation of a 
municipality's or plantation's central administrative office, the need for which is 
related to general economic development within the municipality or plantation, not 
to exceed 15% of the captured assessed value of the development district; and
Sec. 3.  30-A MRSA §5225, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2023, c. 142, §§1 to 
3, is further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (13) to read:
(13)  Costs associated with projects for the restoration and protection of lakes 
conducted by municipalities or persons designated by a municipality to conduct 
such projects.  As used in this subparagraph, "projects for the restoration and 
protection of lakes" includes, but is not limited to, alum treatments, invasive 
aquatic plants and nuisance species monitoring and erosion control programs and 
providing matching funds for a grant program for those types of projects;
SUMMARY
This bill allows municipalities to use revenue from tax increment financing districts 
for projects for the restoration and protection of lakes.
An Act to Amend the Laws Regulating the Testing of Adult Use Cannabis and
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1620
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H616 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" A,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1074, 
L.D. 1620, "An Act to Amend the Laws Regulating the Testing of Adult Use Cannabis and 
IO 
Adult Use Cannabis Products" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2.' 
Amend the amendment in the first instrnctional paragraph in the fil'st line (page 1, line 
l in amendment) by striking out the following: 
11and inserting the following:" and inserting 
S 
the following: '.' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3. 
Amend the amendment by relettering or 1·enumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the provisions of the bill that establish a process for audit 
testing and require the submission of testing results, The amendment also removes the 
appl'Opriations and allocations section added by Comm' e Amendment "A.
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TOWN: Poland 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page I • 132LR1606(03) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/10/25 I-RI-
LD 1620 
LR 1606(03) 
Aii Act to Amend the Laws Regulating the Testing of Adult Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis 
Products 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment'~' to Committee Amendment "A" (1-l ~ &\ C) 
Sponsor: Rep. Boyer, Jr, of Poland 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General F11nd 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required.: Yes 
Fisc~l Note 
FY 2025-26 
FY 2026-27 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
Projections 
FY2028-29 
($1,704,149) 
($1,841,159) 
($1,964,404) 
($2,094,892) 
($1,704,149) 
($1,841,159) 
($1,964,404) 
($2,094,892) 
This amendment removes the ongoing General Fund appropriations for positioi1s, position-associated costs and testing 
costs from the bill. The amendment eliminates provisions of the bill that established a process for audit-testing of. 
cannabis prnducts. The amendment retains proyisions that change the allowable limit for contamination in adult-use 
cannabis and cannabis products. 
LRl606(03) • Fiscal Note - Page l of I
An Act to Provide
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1624
Committee Amendment CA_A_H401 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "·A.' to H.P. 1078, L.D. 1624, "An Act to Provide 
Funding for Summer School Programming" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Summer School Program N515 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding to school administrative units that offer summer 
school programs and related credit recovery activities that will help high school students 
meet the academic standards required to eam course credits and to graduate on time. School 
administrative units may also use funding to support summer enrichment and intervention 
programs for elementary and middle school students to strengthen foundational skills and 
prevent learning loss. Priority must be given to school administrative units with student 
poverty rates of 25% or higher, with additional consideration for students from asset-
limited and income-constrained housPholds. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2025-26 
$9,300,000 
$9,300,000 
2026-27 
$9,300,000 
$9,300,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
cmvrM.ITTEEAMEND"MENT"A" to H.P. 1078, L.D. 1624 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that school administrative units that already offer summer 
school programs and related credit recovery activities are eligible for funding. 
FISCAL NOTE REQIDRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Approved: 05/23/25 L-RL-
LD 1624 
LR 2342(02) 
An Act to Provide Funding for Summer School Programming 
Fiscal Note for ~ill as Amend~d by Committee Am~ndment ''/\(r-'-4'0 '0 
Committee: Educat10n and Cultural Affairs 
\) 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
$9,300,000 
FY 2026-27 
$9,300,000 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
$9,300,000 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$9,300,000 
Appropriations/ Allocations. 
General Fund 
$9,300,000 
$9,300,000 
$9,300,000 
$9,300,000 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $9.3 million per year begilming in fiscal year 2025-26 to 
the Department of Education to provide funding to school administrative units (SA Us) that offer summer school 
programs and related credit recovery activities with priority given to SA Us with student poverty rates of 25% or 
higher, with additional consideration for students from asset-limited and income-constrained households. 
LR2342(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1
An Act to Amend
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1623
Committee Amendment CA_A_H440 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 1077; L.D. 1623, "An Act to Amend 
Ce1tain Fish and Wildlife Laws Related to Landowner Representation Regarding 
Abandoned Prope1ty" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph A in subparagraph (5) in the 2nd blocked 
paragraph in the 4th and 5th lines (page 1, lines 30 and 31 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: 
, after consultation with the Bureau of Warden Service,
Amend the bill in section 8 in §2001 in subsection 3 in the 7th and 8th lines (page 3, 
lines 41 and 42 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
, after consultation with the Bureau 
of Warden Service," 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes language from the bill that requires a landowner or a 
landowner's representative to consult with the Department oflnland Fisheries and Wildlife, 
Bureau of Warden Service before taking ownership of an abandoned ladder, observation 
stand; camera or electronic surveillance equipment. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/28/25 LRL 
LD 1623 
LR 1540(02) 
An Act to Amend Certain Fish and Wildlife Laws Related to Landowner Representation Regarding 
Abandoned Property 
_ 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment -'Ir CJ-{ ~ Y YD) 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
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 
The additional worldoad associated with the minimal number of new cases filed in the court system does not require 
additional funding at 'this ti.me. The collection of additional fines will increase General Fund or other dedicated 
revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of fuland Fisheries and Wildlife from the provisions of this bill are exp_ected to 
be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR1540(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Allow Municipalities to Regulate Exterior Lights
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1628
Sponsors: QUINT
Amends: 30-A MRSA §3015

Legislative Document
No. 1628
H.P. 1082
House of Representatives, April 15, 2025
An Act to Allow Municipalities to Regulate Exterior Lights
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 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 QUINT of Hodgdon.
Cosponsored by Representatives: ADAMS of Lebanon, COLLAMORE of Pittsfield, 
DOUDERA of Camden, GEIGER of Rockland, MATLACK of St. George, WHITE of 
Guilford, WHITE of Ellsworth, Senator: GROHOSKI of Hancock.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §3015 is enacted to read:
§3015.  Regulation of exterior lights
A municipality may adopt an ordinance to regulate an exterior light to prevent the 
brilliance or positioning of the exterior light from causing undue annoyance or otherwise 
adversely affecting the health or safety of a member of the public or the enjoyment or use 
of another property, including requiring the exterior light to be positioned to shine 
downward or otherwise be directed away from the public or another property or be 
equipped with a shield to narrow the beam of light projected by the exterior light.
SUMMARY
This bill allows municipalities to adopt ordinances to regulate exterior lights to prevent 
the brilliance or positioning of the exterior lights from causing undue annoyance or 
otherwise adversely affecting the health or safety of a member of the public or enjoyment 
or use of another property, including requiring the exterior light to be positioned to shine 
downward or be equipped with a shield to narrow the beam of light projected by the exterior 
light.
An Act to Require
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1629
Committee Amendment CA_A_H487 (House)
Amends: 3 MRSA §165

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"~,, to H.P. 1083, L.D. 1629, "An Act to Require 
Legislative Committees to Provide Equal Time to Each Member of the Public Who 
Testifies" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §165, sub-§9 is enacted to read: 
9. Testimony before committees, During a public hearing, each member of the public 
providing testimony before the committee must be allowed the same amount of time to 
testify. Once a public hearing has begun, the amount of time set for the first member of 
the public providing testimony must be allowed for each following member of the public 
providing testimony until the conclusion of the hearing.' 
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, clarifies that once a 
public hearing has begun, the amount of time set for the first member of the public 
providing testimony must be allowed for each following member of the public providing 
testimony until the conclusion of the hearing. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/01/25 LRL 
LD 1629 
LR2194(02) 
An Act to Require Legislative Committees to Provide Equal Time to Each Member of the Public Who 
Testifies 
Fiscal Note for Biil as Amended by Committee Amendment A/ f-t _J n71'\ 
Committee: State and Local Government 
l 1 - 7 (.) I) 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential Legislative Cost 
Legislative Cost/Study 
The bill requires joint standing and joint select committees of the Legislature to provide equal time to testify to ear 1-, 
person testifying before that committee during a public hearing. This may result in increased costs to the Legisla. 
if it extends the total length of time for public hearings to the point staff need to be paid overtime, and legislators incur 
additional travel-related expenses. 
LR2194(02) - Fiscal Note - Pa!!e 1 ofl
An Act to Require Legislative Committees to Provide Equal Time to
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1629
Sponsors: QUINT
Amends: 3 MRSA §165

Legislative Document
No. 1629
H.P. 1083
House of Representatives, April 15, 2025
An Act to Require Legislative Committees to Provide Equal Time to 
Each Member of the Public Who Testifies
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 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 QUINT of Hodgdon.
Cosponsored by Representatives: CLOUTIER of Lewiston, HASENFUS of Readfield, 
Senators: GROHOSKI of Hancock, TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland, TEPLER of Sagadahoc.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  3 MRSA §165, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
9.  Testimony before committees.  During a public hearing, each person offering 
testimony before the committee must be allowed the same amount of time to testify.
SUMMARY
This bill requires that joint standing and joint select committees of the Legislature must 
provide equal time to testify to each person testifying before that committee during a public 
hearing.
An Act to Provide Funding for Summer School Programming
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1624
Sponsors: WARREN, TALBOT ROSS

Legislative Document
No. 1624
H.P. 1078
House of Representatives, April 15, 2025
An Act to Provide Funding for Summer School Programming
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 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 WARREN of Scarborough.
Cosponsored by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland and
Representatives: ABDI of Lewiston, CLOUTIER of Lewiston, CROCKETT of Portland, 
MCCABE of Lewiston, RIELLY of Westbrook, ROEDER of Bangor, SUPICA of Bangor, 
Senator: BALDACCI of Penobscot.
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.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Summer School Program N515
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding to school administrative units for summer school 
programs and related credit recovery activities that will help high school students meet the 
academic standards required to earn course credits and to graduate on time. School 
administrative units may also use funding to support summer enrichment and intervention 
programs for elementary and middle school students to strengthen foundational skills and 
prevent learning loss.  Priority must be given to school administrative units with student 
poverty rates of 25% or higher, with additional consideration for students from asset-
limited and income-constrained households.
GENERAL FUND
2025-26
2026-27
All Other
$9,300,000
$9,300,000
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$9,300,000
$9,300,000
SUMMARY
This bill provides ongoing funding to school administrative units for summer school 
programs and related credit recovery activities that will help high school students meet the 
academic standards required to earn course credits and to graduate on time. It also allows 
funding to be used to support summer enrichment and intervention programs for 
elementary and middle school students to strengthen foundational skills and prevent 
learning loss. Priority will be given to school administrative units with student poverty rates 
of 25% or higher, with additional consideration for students from asset-limited and income-
constrained households.
An Act Regarding MaineCare Waiting Lists
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1634
Sponsors: OSHER
Amends: 22 MRSA §3197

Legislative Document
No. 1634
H.P. 1088
House of Representatives, April 15, 2025
An Act Regarding MaineCare Waiting Lists
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 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 OSHER of Orono.
Cosponsored by Representatives: DEBRITO of Waterville, MCCABE of Lewiston, 
SARGENT of York, SHAGOURY of Hallowell.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3197 is enacted to read:
§3197.  Limitation on waiting time for services
Waiting time for any service available under the MaineCare program is governed by 
this section. 
1.  Six-month limitation on waiting time.  The department shall require that for any 
service covered under the MaineCare program, the maximum amount of time a covered 
individual may be placed on a waiting list or otherwise wait for service is 6 months from 
the time the covered individual requests the service in the manner required under the 
MaineCare program or by the provider of the service. 
2.  Corrective action plan; report to Legislature.  If at any time a waiting list 
maintained by a provider requires covered individuals to wait longer than 6 months for a 
service covered under the MaineCare program, the department shall, within 3 months of 
notice of this occurrence, issue a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over health and human services matters containing a corrective action 
plan to reduce waiting times in compliance with subsection 1. 
For the purposes of this section, "covered individual" means an individual who is 
eligible for and enrolled in the MaineCare program.
SUMMARY
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to require that for any 
service covered under the MaineCare program, an individual enrolled in the MaineCare 
program may not be required to wait for services longer than 6 months from the time the 
services are requested. If at any time a provider's waiting list exceeds the 6-month waiting 
limit for those individuals, the department must submit to the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters a corrective 
action plan to reduce waiting times within 3 months from the time the department becomes 
aware of this occurrence.
An Act to Streamline
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1635
Committee Amendment CA_A_H432 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1089, L.D. 1635, "An Act to Streamline 
Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §2532 in the indented paragraph in the 5th line (page 1, 
line 9 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "an automatic recount is required" and 
inserting the following: 'a recount may be conducted upon the majority vote of the 
municipal officers' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends the bill by removing the requirement that an automatic 
recount must be conducted when a municipal referendum passes or fails by less than 1 % 
and instead providing that such a recount may be conducted upon the majority vote of the 
municipal officers. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Resolve, to Study
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1636
Committee Amendment CA_A_S492 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A" to S.P. 644, L.D. 1636, "Resolve, to Study
Changing the Start of the State Fiscal Year to October 1st"
Amend the resolve in section 7 in the first line (page 2, line 1 in L.D.) by striking out
the following: "December 3, 2025" and inserting the following; 'November 4,2026'
Amend the resolve in section 7 in the 5th line (page 2, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out
the following: "Second Regular Session of the 132nd" and inserting the following: '133rd'
Amend the resolve in section 7 in the 5th line (page 2, line 5 in L.D.) by Inserting after
the following: "Legislature" the following; 'in 2027'
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the date by which the Working Group to Study Changing the
Start of the State Fiscal Year must report its findings from December 3,2025 to November
4,2026.
FISCAL NOTE REQUDUED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Revised: 01/21/26 *^^
LD 1636 LR 1121(02)
Resolve, to Study Changing the Start of the State Fiscal Year to October 1st
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ^"
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
Legislative Cost/Study
The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $5,850 in fiscal year 2026-27. The Legislature's
budget for the 2026-2027 biennium includes $7,253 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $17,696 in fiscal year 2026-27 for the
costs of legislative studies, as well as $41,338 of balances earned over from prior fiscal years for this purpose.
Whether these amounts are sufficient to fund all shidies will depend on the number ofshidies authorized by the
Legislative Council and the Legislature. The additional costs of providing staffing assistance to the study during the
interim can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted staff resources.
LR1121(02) " Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Streamline Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1635
Sponsors: ARATA, BENNETT
Amends: 30-A MRSA §2532

Legislative Document
No. 1635
H.P. 1089
House of Representatives, April 15, 2025
An Act to Streamline Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 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 ARATA of New Gloucester.
Cosponsored by Senator BENNETT of Oxford and
Representatives: BOYER of Poland, CLOUTIER of Lewiston, GATTINE of Westbrook, 
JACKSON of Oxford, TERRY of Gorham, Senator: ROTUNDO of Androscoggin.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §2532, as amended by PL 2019, c. 288, §2, is further amended 
to read:
§2532.  Referendum recount procedure
In the case of a referendum, a recount must be granted upon written application of 10% 
or 100, whichever is less, of the registered voters in the municipality, except that, 
notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if a municipal referendum passes or 
fails by less than 1% of all the votes cast in the referendum, including any blank ballots 
cast, an automatic recount is required.  The application must designate a person to be the 
official representative of the registered voters requesting the recount including the person's 
legal name, mailing address, residence address and telephone number.  An official 
representative for the registered voters opposing the recount may be established by 
submission of an affidavit signed by 10 registered voters of the municipality.  The time 
limits, rules and all other matters applying to candidates under section 2531‑B apply 
equally to a referendum recount, except that provisions in section 2531‑B applicable to the 
candidate requesting the recount and candidates not requesting the recount apply, for 
purposes of this section, to the official representative of the referendum recount and the 
official representative, if any, of the voters opposed to the recount, respectively.
SUMMARY
This bill requires that, if a municipal referendum passes or fails by less than 1% of all 
the votes cast in the referendum, including any blank ballots cast, an automatic recount is 
required.
An Act Regarding
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1638
Committee Amendment CA_A_S261 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " (\ " to S.P. 646, L.D. 1638. "An Act Regarding
Disability Retirement Benefits Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System"
Amend the bill in section 5 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 27 in L.D.) by inserting after
the following: "to" the following; 'January 1,2024 for'
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 1 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 33 in L.D.) by
striking out the following; "should" and inserting the following: 'would'
Amend the bill in section 5 by striking out all of the last paragraph (page 1, lines 36 to
39 in L.D.) and inserting die following:
'The person must be paid the difference with interest accruing from January 1 , 2024 to
the date the payment is made pursuant to this section. The rate of interest must be 6,5%.'
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill.
1, It changes the retroactivity date to January 1, 2024 for a person who was receiving
disability retirement benefits under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System as of
December 31, 2024 if those retirement benefits were reduced because the person received
disability retirement benefits under the United States Social Security Act.
2. It requires that a person must be paid the difference between the amount of disability
retirement benefits, including any cost-of-living adjustments, the person would have
received absent any reduction of such benefits due to the receipt of disability retirement
benefits under the United States Social Security Act and the amount of disability retirement
benefits the person actually received.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMtTTBB AMENDMENT "^\" (o S.P. 646, L.D. 1638
3. It provides that a person must be paid the difference with interest accruing from
January 1,2024 to the date that the payment is made. It changes the rate of interest to 6.5%.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 05/29/25 t-'fH-
LD 1638 LR 1228(02)
An Act Regarding Disability Retirement Benefits Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement
System
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^' N^'~<
Committee: Labor
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
No state fiscal impact
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs associated with this legislation will be the responsibility of the employees and employers
participating in the Participating Local District (PLD) Consolidated Plan. Because members of the State Employee
and Teacher Retirement Plan do not participate in social security, there is no fiscal impact to the State. Additional
costs to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System associated with the mlemaking process, if a recommendation
is received from the PLD Advisory Committee pursuant to Title 5, section 18801, can be absorbed within existing
budgeted resources.
LR1228(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Improve Professional Development for Educational Technicians and School Support Staff
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1626
Committee Amendment CA_A_H312 (House)

COMMHTEE AMENDMENT " ^" to H.P. 1080, L.D, 1626 "All Act to Improve
Professional Development for Educational Technicians and School Support Staff
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note.
SUMMARY
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note,
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 05/07/25
L.R.L.
LD 1626 LR 1265(02)
An Act to Improve Professional Development for Educational Technicians and School Support Staff
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^(' [ \\ —5l2-
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs v
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Potential State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
Required Activity Unit Affected Local Cost
Requires school administrative units to provide paid annual training and paid, in- School Sigiufic,'
person professional development opportunities to educational technicians and other statewide
school support staff.
The required local activities in this bill may represent a state mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, If the bill
does require a local unit of government to expand or modify its activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures
from local revenue, the state mandate provisions of the Constitution of Maine require either: (1) General Fund
appropriations be provided to fund at least 90% of any additional necessitated local costs of the mandate; or (2) a
Mandate Preamble be added to the bill and Uvo-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt the mandate from
the funding requirement. If the bill does represent a state mandate and neither one of these actions occurs, the local
units of government will not be required to implement the mandated activities.
LR1265(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Allow Municipalities to Implement a Local Option Sales
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1641
Sponsors: NANGLE
Amends: 36 MRSA §1811

Legislative Document
No. 1641
S.P. 649
In Senate, April 15, 2025
An Act to Allow Municipalities to Implement a Local Option Sales 
Tax
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 11, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1811, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
3.  Local option sales tax.  A municipality may impose a local option sales tax of up 
to 0.5% on the sale of any good or service authorized to be taxed under this chapter by 
municipal referendum held on the first Tuesday in November.  The referendum question 
must include language describing what the revenue from the tax is to be used for.  A local 
option sales tax under this subsection may be imposed only on a year-round basis.
SUMMARY
This bill allows a municipality to impose a year-round local option sales tax on the sale 
of any goods or services allowed to be taxed at the statewide level by municipal 
referendum.
An Act to Protect
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1642
Committee Amendment CA_A_S321 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " fr " to S.P. 650, L.D. 1642, "An Act to Protect
MEaine Consumers by Simplifying Subscription Cancellations"
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 3 in the 6th line (page 2, line 6 in L.D.) by
striking out the following; "fewer" and inserting the following; 'more*
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 3 in the 6th and 7th lines (page 2, lines 6 and
7 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "and no more than 60 days before tlie cancellation
deadline" and inserting the following: 'att4-fte more than 60 days boforo tlie oanceUatieH
deadline'
Amend tlie bill in section 4 in subsection 3 in the 9th line (page 2, line 9 in L.D.) by
inserting after the following: "nettee" the following: 'before the renewal date'
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 3 in the 10th line (page 2, line 10 in L.D.) by
striking out the following: "must" and inserting the following: 'shall'
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 2, line 17 in L.D.) by
striking out the following; "section" and inserting the following; 'seetien chapter'
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 1 in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 2, lines 18
and 19 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "damages or penalties" and inserting the
following: 'remedies'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any noticonsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, wliicli is the majority report of the committee, requires a seller to
provide notice of an extended automatic subscription renewal to a consumer no more than
30 days before the renewal date. The amendment also makes technical changes,
FISCAL NOTE REQIHRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
' Approved: 06/05/25 ^K^
LD 1642 LR 1505(02)
An Act to Protect Maine Consumers by Simplifying Subscription Cancellations
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "^" ^-'
Committee: Housing and Economic Development
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
This bill may increase the number of civil suits filed in the court system. The additional workload associated witl
minimal number of new cases filed in the court system does not require additional funding at this time, The collection
of additional filing fees will increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
LR1505(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Establish the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1643
Senate Amendment SA_A_S479 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" /I» to S.P. 651, L.D. 1643, "An Act to Establish the 
Maine Life Science Innovation Center" 
Amend the bill in section 1 inc, 397 in §13404 in subsection 1 in paragraph B in the 
fast line (page 5, line 32 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "The fund constitutes a 
continuing appropriation for the benefit of the center.
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Life Science Innovation Fund N513 
Initiative: Provides ongoing base allocations to authorize expenditures in the event that 
funds are received from gifts, grants or other private or public sources to supp011 the Maine 
Life Science Innovation Center. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2025-26 
$500 
$500 
2026-27 
$500 
$500 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the appropriations and allocations section to eliminate the 
one-time General Fund appropriations but retains the ongoing Other Special Revenue 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
~os 
l 
SENATE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 651, L.D. 1643 ( ~ • L\1 ") 
Funds base allocations of $500 per year. It also strikes from the bill a reference to the 
Maine Life Science Innovation Fund constituting a continuing appropriation, 
SPONSORED BY: --------------
(Senator ROTUNDO, M.) 
COUNTY: Androscoggin 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) , 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/23/25 L-RL-
LD 1643 
LR 2061(04) 
An Act to Establish the Maine Life Science Innovation Center 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'A," to Original Bill (~·L\1q) 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of And1·oscoggin 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
FY 2026-27 
($2,000,000) 
($2,000,000) 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
$0 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
($2,000,000) 
$0 
($2,000,000) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment eliminates the one-time General Fund appropriations of $2.0 million in fiscal year 2025-26 and fiscal 
year 2026-27 to a newly created Maine Life Science Innovation Fund included in the bill to support the initial start-up 
costs for the Maine Life Science Innovation Center, 
As amended, the bill keeps the ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds base allocations of $500 per year beginning in 
fiscal year 2025-26 to authorize expendittires in the event funds are received from gifts, grants or other public or 
private sources to suppo1t the center, 
LR206 l (04) - Fiscal Note - Page l of l
An Act to Require Train Axle Bearing Sensors to Be Installed on
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1644
Sponsors: RAFFERTY, CROCKETT
Amends: 23 MRSA §7016

Legislative Document
No. 1644
S.P. 652
In Senate, April 15, 2025
An Act to Require Train Axle Bearing Sensors to Be Installed on 
Passenger Rail Lines
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 11, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator RAFFERTY of York.
Cosponsored by Representative CROCKETT of Portland and
Senator: INGWERSEN of York, Representatives: DODGE of Belfast, MITCHELL of 
Cumberland, SAYRE of Kennebunk.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  23 MRSA §7016 is enacted to read:
§7016.  Hotbox detectors
Beginning January 1, 2027, a hotbox detector must be installed every 20 miles on a 
railroad line that operates in the State on which a passenger train operates.  For purposes 
of this section, "hotbox detector" means a system of sensors that monitor and identify 
overheated axle bearings of a train using an infrared thermal detection system as wheelsets 
pass over the detector.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the installation of a hotbox detector every 20 miles on a railroad line 
that operates in the State on which a passenger train operates, beginning January 1, 2027.
An Act to Establish the Maine Life Science Innovation Center
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1643
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H896 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "A " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to S.P, 651,
L,D. 1643, "An Act to Establish the Maine Life Science Innovation Center"
Amend the amendment on page 1 by striking out all of the 2nd indented paragraph
(pags 1> li"® 13 in amendment).
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the emergency preamble.
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the emergency clause.
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment remove^ the emergency preamble and the emergency clause.
SPONSORED BY: \i
(Representative GERE, T.)
TOWN: Kennebunkport
HOUSE AMENDMENT