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An Act to Increase the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0213
Committee Amendment CA_A_H184 (House)
Amends: 8 MRSA §374, 8 MRSA §374-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 136, L.D. 213, "An Act to Increase the 
Sales Commission of Retailers Selling Lottery Tickets" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §374, sub-§1, ~' as amended by PL 2011, c. 310, §7, is further 
amended to read: 
K. +he In addition to lottery sales compensation as provided in section 374-A, the 
manner and amount of compensation to be paid to persons licensed to sell lottery tickets 
or shares· necessary to provide for the adequate availability of tickets or shares to 
prospective buyers and for the convenience of the general public; 
Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §374-A is enacted to read: 
§374-A. Lottery sales compensation 
The commission shall reduce the total amount to be paid in prizes to instant lottery 
ticket and share winners by 3% and distribute that money to persons licensed to sell lotte1y 
tickets or shares proportional to the number of lottery tickets and shares sold.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment provides that in addition to 
compensation paid as sales commission to persons licensed to sell lottery tickets .or shares, 
the commission must reduce the total amount to be paid in prizes to instant lottery ticket 
0 
and share winners by 3 % and distribute that money to persons licensed to seil lottery tickets 
or shares proportional to the number of lottery tickets and shares sold. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/22/25 LRL 
LD213 
LR 518(02) 
An Act to Increase the Sales Commission of Retailers Selling Lottery Tickets 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ~ ( H-- J 54) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Changes distribution of prizes and retailer conunissions 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
This bill reduces the prize amounts paid to winners of instant lotte1y tickets and shares by 3%. It directs the Bure' 
f 
Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations (BABLO) to proportionally distribute the resulting funds to licensee... 
lotte1y retailers based on their ticket and share sales. The net effect of these changes and other anticipated activity on 
lottety revenue cannot be determined at this time but may be influenced by reduced player engagement due to lower 
perceived prize payouts. 
Any additional costs to BABLO to implement the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed 
within existing budgeted resources. 
LR0518(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Increase the Sales Commission of Retailers Selling Lottery
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0213
Sponsors: CHAPMAN
Amends: 8 MRSA §374

Legislative Document
No. 213
H.P. 136
House of Representatives, January 21, 2025
An Act to Increase the Sales Commission of Retailers Selling Lottery 
Tickets
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 16, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CHAPMAN of Auburn.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  8 MRSA §374, sub-§1, ¶K, as amended by PL 2011, c. 310, §7, is further 
amended to read:
K.  The manner and amount of compensation to be paid to persons licensed to sell 
lottery tickets or shares necessary to provide for the adequate availability of tickets or 
shares to prospective buyers and for the convenience of the general public.  Rules 
adopted by the commission must provide that a person licensed to sell lottery tickets 
or shares is entitled to a minimum 10% sales commission for each instant lottery game 
ticket sold and each draw or other terminal-generated game ticket sold;
SUMMARY
This bill provides that rules adopted by the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services, State Liquor and Lottery Commission must provide that a person licensed to sell 
lottery tickets is entitled to a minimum 10% sales commission for each instant lottery game 
ticket sold and each draw or other terminal-generated game ticket sold.
An Act to Create a For-
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0214
Committee Amendment CA_A_H214 (House)

CO:MJV1ITTEE AMENDMENT" A, to H.P. 137, L.D. 214, "An Act to Create a For-
hire Charter Boat Operator License and to Require Individuals Recreationally Fishing for 
Halibut in Coastal Waters to Register with the Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry" 
Amend the bill in section 5 in §6313 by striking out all of subsection 3 (page 2, lines 3 
to 5 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'3. Agent fees. A fee may not be charged for a for-hire charter boat operator's license 
under this section. A person seeking a license through an agent may be charged an agent 
fee of $2. A person seeking a license through a publicly accessible online electronic system 
for licensing may be charged an agent fee of $1. A person seeking a license at an office of 
the department from a department employee may be charged an agent fee of $1.' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in §6313 in subsection 4 by striking out a:11 of paragraph A 
(page 2, lines 9 and 10 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'A. Possesses a valid United States merchant marine document issued by the United 
. 
States Coast Guard for an operator of uninspected passenger vessel or master or mate 
captain's license; or' 
Amend the bill by insetting after section 5 the following: 
'Sec. 6. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill. 
1. It removes the license fee for a for-hire charter boat operator's license from the bill 
and replaces it with an agent fee. 
2. It corrects language referencing the United States Coast Guard. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A' to H.P. 137, L.D. 214 
3. It adds an effective date of January 1, 2026. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/09/25 LRL 
LD214 
LR 356(02) 
An Act to Create a For-hire Charter Boat Operator License and to Require Individuals Recreationally 
Fishing for Halibut in Coastal Waters to Register with the Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '/(_, { H,,,,,,.. 2 / ~ \ 
Committee: Marine Resources 
/ 
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 workload associated with the minimal number of new cases filed in the court system does not require 
additional funding at this time. The collection of additional fines will increase General Fund or other dedicated 
revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The agent fee authorized in the bill will result in additional revenue for the Department of Marine Resources; any 
revenue is anticipated to be minor. 
LR0356(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Create a For.
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0214
Committee Amendment CA_B_H215 (House)

COMMITTEE.AMENDMENT" B'to H.P. 137, L.D. 214, "An Act to Create a For. 
hire Charter Boat Operator License and to Require Individuals Recreationally Fishing for 
Halibut in Coastal Waters to Register with the Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry" 
Amend the bill in section 5 in §6313 in subsection 4 by striking out all of paragraph A 
(page 2, lines 9 and 10 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'A. Possesses a valid United States merchant marine document issued by the United 
States Coast Guard for an operator of uninspected passenger vessel or master or mate 
captain's license; or' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following: 
'Sec. 6. Effective date. This Act takes effect Januaiy 1, 2026.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment corrects language referencing the United States Coast Guard and adds 
an effective date of January 1, 2026. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/09/25 LRL 
LD214 
LR 356(03) 
An Act to Create a For-hire Charter Boat Operator License and to Require Individuals Recreationally 
Fishing for Halibut in Coastal Waters to Register with the Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,.g, { H-2 / 5 \ 
Committee: Marine Resources 
') 
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 requi.-
additional funding at this time. The collection of additional fines will increase General Fund or other dedicated 
revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill authorizes the Deparhnent of Marine Resources to issue a for-hire charter boat operator license with a fee of 
$25 for residents and $50 for nonresidents. It directs that revenue from this license be deposited in the Marine 
Recreational Fishing Conservation and Management Fund. Any additional Other Special Revenue Funds revenue 
generated from the new license is anticipated to be minor. 
LR0356(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Establish a Program to Assist Residents of Large Recovery
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0215
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S369 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" /)r" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 138, 
L.D. 215, "An Act to Establish a Program to Assist Residents of Large Recovery 
Residences" 
Amend the a~nendment by striking out all of the 2nd instructional paragraph (page 1, 
line 13 in amendment). 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the emergency preamble and emergency 
clause. 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment ~e;~/';_ble :1~erge,ncy clause. 
SPONSORED BY: 
/ 
'\ 
• 
(Senator lll~N, C,) 
COUNTY: Kennebec 
SENA TE AMENDMENT
An Act to Establish a Program to Assist Residents of Large Recovery
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0215
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_B_S450 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" B "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 138, 
L.D. 215, "An Act to Establish a Program to Assist Residents of Large Recovery 
Residences" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 4. 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment corrects a clerical error by removing the appropriations and 
allocations section from Committee Amendment 
II A. 
SPONSORED BY: __ 
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(Senator ROTUNDO, M.) 
COUNTY: Androscoggin 
FISCALNOTEREQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/23/25 LRL 
LD215 
LR 70(07) 
An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'f:,' to Committee Amendment "A" {5· l/.sD) 
Sponsor: Sen, Rotundo of Androscoggin 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Approprlations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025 .. 26 
FY 2026-27 
($241,044) 
($246,418) 
($241,044) 
($246,418) 
Projections 
FY2027~28 
($250,593) 
($250,593) 
Projections 
FY2028-29 
($254,402) 
($254,402) 
This amendment removes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services to conect a 
clerical error. This bill limits housing assistance paid by a municipal general assistance program for a person residing 
in a recove1y residence with 26 or more beds (large recovery residence) to 70% of the maximum level of housing 
assistance for a person in a recovery residence with 25 or fewer beds and requires the Department of Health and 
Human Services to reimburse municipalities for 100% of the 70% paid for a person in a large recovery residence. The 
changes in the bill are cost neutral to the department. 
LR0070(07) " Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Make Student Transfer Agreements Renew Automatically
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0218
Sponsors: HASENFUS
Amends: 20-A MRSA §5205

Legislative Document
No. 218
H.P. 141
House of Representatives, January 21, 2025
An Act to Make Student Transfer Agreements Renew Automatically 
Except in Certain Circumstances
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 16, 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 HASENFUS of Readfield.
Cosponsored by Representative: ARATA of New Gloucester.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §5205, sub-§6, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 
8, is repealed.
Sec. 2.  20-A MRSA §5205, sub-§6, ¶C-1 is enacted to read:
C-1.  A transfer approved under this subsection must continue to be considered in the 
best interest of the student and must be automatically renewed on an annual basis unless 
the superintendent of the school administrative unit to which the student transferred 
determines that:
(1)  The student's attendance is irregular;
(2)  The student is disruptive in class, at school or at school activities;
(3)  The student does not use best efforts to succeed in class; or
(4)  Based on the available facts, data and evidence, the transfer is no longer in the 
best interest of the student.
If a superintendent makes a determination under this paragraph, the superintendent of 
the school administrative unit from which the student transferred and the 
superintendent of the school administrative unit to which the student transferred shall 
review the transfer and the transfer may be discontinued. If a determination is made to 
discontinue the transfer, the superintendent of the school administrative unit to which 
the student was transferred shall notify the student and the student's parent of the 
determination and the facts, evidence and data used to make the determination. At the 
request of a parent, a determination to discontinue the transfer may be reviewed by the 
commissioner under paragraph B.
SUMMARY
This bill repeals the provision in current law requiring superintendents to annually 
review transfers of students to a school administrative unit other than the one in which the 
student has permanent residence. The bill provides that such transfers must be 
automatically renewed on an annual basis unless a superintendent determines that the 
student's attendance is irregular, the student is disruptive, the student does not use best 
efforts to succeed in class or the transfer is no longer in the best interest of the student.
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0210
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_C_S436 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" (2__v to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A'
to H.P. 132, 
L.D. 210, "An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund 
and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Cettain 
Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and June 30, 202r 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part E. 
Amend the amendment by relettering 01· renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively, 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes Patt E of Committee Amendment "A," which increased the 
tax on a pack of 20 cigarettes by $1.50 pet· pack and also increased the tobacco products 
tax rate. 
SPONSORED BY: '£ e~ 
(Senator BICKFORD, B.) 
COUNTY: Anclroscoggiu 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page I • 132LR2409(11) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/17/25 l-Rl-
LD 210. 
LR 2409(11) 
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from tile Genel'al Fund and Othel' Funds for 
tile Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the 
Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and 
June 30, 2027 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment~• to Committee Amendment 11A
(541>~ 
Sponsor: Sen. Bickford of Androscoggin 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
(?ther Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Y~s 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
$36,499,000 
($36,499,000) 
($67,000) 
$74,369,000 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
$73,275,000 
($74,369,000) 
($73,275,000) 
($195,000) 
($192,000) 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
($72,262,000) . 
($190,000) 
This amendment removes Part E which increases the cigarette excise tax rate by $1.50 per pack of cigarettes and 
increases the tobacco products tax rate by a proportional amount. As a result, the revenue increase to the General Fund 
of $36,499,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $74,369,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 is removed. The amendment also 
removes the revenue increase to the Local Government Fund of $67,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $195,000 in fiscal 
year 2026-27. A balanced budget is not maintained. 
LR2409(11) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0210
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_E_S438 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" f: ,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 132, 
L.D. 210, "An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund 
and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain 
Provisions of the Law Necessaty to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30) 2026 and June 30, 2027u 
Amend the amendment in Pait E in section 5 in §4403 in subsection 2 in the 2nd to last 
line (page 291) line 17 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
1165%
and inse1ting 
the following: 175%1 
Amend the amendment in Part G in section 1 in the first blocked paragraph in the 3rd 
and 4th lines (page 293, lines 32 and 33 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
11aad 
Title 36, section 2552, s1:1bsection 1 A,
and inserting the following: 'and Title 36, former 
section 2552, subsection 1-A/ 
Amend the amendment in Part V by inse11ing after section 9 the following: 
'Sec. V-10. Effective date, This Part takes effect November 1, 2025.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes a technical correction to the tobacco tax, corrects a cross-
reference and provides an ;ffective ~!):°', hJ ch!ges to t~(eal estate transfer tax, 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator ROTUND6, M.) 
COUNTY: Androscoggin 
Page l - 132LR2409(06) 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0210
Sponsors: GATTINE

Legislative Document
No. 210
H.P. 132
House of Representatives, January 21, 2025
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the 
General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State 
Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary 
to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years 
Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027
(EMERGENCY)
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 14, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations and Financial Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant 
to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GATTINE of Westbrook.  (GOVERNOR'S BILL)
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
CONCEPT DRAFT
SUMMARY
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
This bill, as emergency legislation, proposes to make unified appropriations and 
allocations from the General Fund and other funds for the expenditures of State 
Government and change certain provisions of the law necessary to the proper operations of 
State Government for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and June 30, 
2027, as submitted by the Governor pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5.
The 
documents 
submitted 
by 
the 
Governor 
may 
be 
found 
here: 
https://legislature.maine.gov/12510.
An Act to Address the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0221
Committee Amendment CA_A_H483 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 144, L.D. 221, "An Act to Address the 
. 
Effect of Changes to Federal Income·Tax Laws on Maine Income Tax Laws" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §5295 by striking out all of subsection 3 (page 1, lines 
to 44 and page 2, lines 1 and 2 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
13. Notice. Immediately upon making a determination pursuant to subsection 2, the 
Governor shall notify the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and House of 
Representatives, the members of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over taxation matters and the chairs of the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs of the specific 
direction provided to the assessor and the effect of that determination on Maine income tax 
laws and the ~tate budget. 
Upon receipt of notice pursuant to this subsection, the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters may convene to consider action taken 
under this section. A hearing held under this section must be held with public notice 
provided at least 2 full weeks prior to the day of the hearing. The joint standing committee 
may report out a bill related to the report to the session of the Legislature to which the 
report is submitted or, if the Legislature is not in session, to the next regular or special 
session of the Legislature occurring after submission of the report.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment establishes an additional notice requirement to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters. The amendment 
authorizes the committee to convene to respond to a determination by the Governor to take 
action to address federal in~ome tax law changes. Hearings ofthe committee are open 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROS 
-.,lot., ' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A' to H.P. 144, L.D. 221 
hearings, subject to public notice requirements. The joint standing committee is authorized 
to report out a bill based on the report. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Establisha
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0222
Committee Amendment CA_A_H160 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P.145, L.D. 222, "An Act to Establisha 
IO 
Take-back and Disposal Program for Firefighting and Fire-suppressing Foam to Which 
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Have Been Added" 
Amend the bill by inse1ting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2; 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
1,4 
allocations are made, 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMEN'.f OF 
Remediation and Waste Management 0247 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to contract for the take-back and disposal of 
firefighting and fire-suppressing foam containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances. Any unexpended funds at the end of fiscal year 2025-26 must be cal'l'ied 
forward for use in fiscal year 2026-27 for the same purpose. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2025-26 
$5,000,000 
$5,000,000 
2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by re lettering or ·renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds an apprnpriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page l - 132LR0101(02) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/09/25 LRL 
LD222 
LR101(02) 
An Act to Establish a Take-back and Disposal Program for Firefighting and Fire-suppressing Foam to 
Which Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Have Been Added 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '1{ CH-I {tf:::> ~ 
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 
-/ 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes. 
Fiscal Note 
FY2025-26 
$5,000,000 
$5,000,000 
FY2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY2027-28 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY2028-29 
$0 
$0 
This bill requires the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to design and implement a take-back and 
disposal program by July 1, 2027, for firefighting and fire-suppressing foam located hi the state that contains 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The DEP has indicated it will use contracted services to complete these 
. requirements. The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $5,000,000 to the DEP in fiscal year 2025-
for the estimated contracted services cost. This estimate assumes that roughly 50,000 gallons of foam meeting 
these requirements are present in the state and that disposal of this foam will cost $100 per gallon. The appropriation 
includes an allowance that any remaining unused balance of the appropriated funds at-the end of fiscal year 2025-26 
must be carried f01ward and made available for the same purpose in fiscal year 2026-27. 
Any additional costs to the Department of Public Safety to consult with the ·DEP are expected to be minor and can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources: 
LR0101(02) -Fiscal Note -Page 1 of 1
An Act to Establish a Take-back and Disposal Program for
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0222
Sponsors: ANKELES, DAUGHTRY
Amends: 38 MRSA §424-C

Legislative Document
No. 222
H.P. 145
House of Representatives, January 21, 2025
An Act to Establish a Take-back and Disposal Program for 
Firefighting and Fire-suppressing Foam to Which Perfluoroalkyl 
and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Have Been Added
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 16, 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.
Cosponsored by President DAUGHTRY of Cumberland and
Representatives: ARFORD of Brunswick, CAMPBELL of Orrington, DOUDERA of Camden, 
GOLEK of Harpswell, GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach, SOBOLESKI of Phillips, 
STOVER of Boothbay, Senator: TEPLER of Sagadahoc.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §424-C, sub-§5-A is enacted to read:
5-A.  Take-back and disposal program.  In consultation with the Department of 
Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, the department shall design and, by July 1, 
2027, implement a take-back and disposal program for firefighting and fire-suppressing 
foam to which PFAS have been intentionally added that is located in the State and that is 
in the possession of a person located in the State.  The program must provide for the 
collection of such firefighting or fire-suppressing foam from a person that voluntarily 
requests collection and for the safe and contained disposal of the collected foam.  The 
department may contract with a 3rd-party entity to implement and administer the program 
and may adopt rules as necessary for the implementation and administration of the program, 
which are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the 
Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, to design and, by July 1, 
2027, implement a take-back and disposal program for firefighting and fire-suppressing 
foam to which perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances have been intentionally added 
that is located in the State and that is in the possession of a person located in the State.  The 
program must provide for the collection of such firefighting or fire-suppressing foam from 
a person that voluntarily requests collection and for the safe and contained disposal of the 
collected foam.  The department may contract with a 3rd-party entity to implement and 
administer the program and may adopt rules as necessary for the implementation and 
administration of the program.
An Act Regarding Liability for Acts of Violence Occurring in the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0227
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: UNDERWOOD
Amends: 14 MRSA §8104-A

Legislative Document
No. 227
H.P. 150
House of Representatives, January 21, 2025
An Act Regarding Liability for Acts of Violence Occurring in the 
State House or Legislative Space in the Burton M. Cross Building
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
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.  14 MRSA §8104-A, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5.  Injury or death of Legislator.  The Legislature is liable for bodily injury to or 
death of a Legislator that results from an act of violence occurring in the State House or 
legislative space in the Burton M. Cross Building.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that the Legislature is liable for bodily injury to or death of a 
Legislator that results from an act of violence occurring in the State House or legislative 
space in the Burton M. Cross Building.
An Act to Update the Solid Waste Management Hierarchy
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0231
Sponsors: CAMPBELL, HAGGAN
Amends: 38 MRSA §2101

Legislative Document
No. 231
H.P. 154
House of Representatives, January 21, 2025
An Act to Update the Solid Waste Management Hierarchy
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 16, 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 CAMPBELL of Orrington.
Cosponsored by Senator HAGGAN of Penobscot and
Representatives: DILL of Old Town, GREENWOOD of Wales, SOBOLESKI of Phillips.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §2101, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 583, §7, is further 
amended to read:
1.  Priorities.  It is the policy of the State to plan for and implement an integrated 
approach to solid waste management for solid waste generated in this State and solid waste 
imported into this State, which must be based on the following order of priority:
A.  Reduction of waste generated at the source, including both amount and toxicity of 
the waste;
B.  Reuse of waste;
B-1.  Waste processing that reduces the volume of waste needing land disposal, 
including incineration;
C.  Recycling of waste;
D.  Composting of biodegradable waste; and
E.  Waste processing that reduces the volume of waste needing land disposal, including 
incineration; and
F.  Land disposal of waste.
It is the policy of the State to use the order of priority in this subsection as a guiding 
principle in making decisions related to solid waste management.
SUMMARY
This bill changes the policy of the State related to the integrated approach to solid waste 
management by increasing the priority of waste processing that reduces the volume of 
waste needing land disposal, including incineration, from the 5th priority of solid waste 
management to the 3rd priority.
An Act to Impose a Vehicle Weight Limit on Route 46 in the Town
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0232
Sponsors: CAMPBELL, HAGGAN
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2353

Legislative Document
No. 232
H.P. 155
House of Representatives, January 21, 2025
An Act to Impose a Vehicle Weight Limit on Route 46 in the Town 
of Eddington
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 16, 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 CAMPBELL of Orrington.
Cosponsored by Senator HAGGAN of Penobscot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §2353, sub-§1, as corrected by RR 1999, c. 2, §§30 to 32 and 
affected by §33, is amended to read:
1.  Weight limits.  Except as provided in subsection 1-A and in section 2355, the 
following gross vehicle weight limits apply to vehicles operating on a public way:
A.  For a 2-axle vehicle, 34,000 pounds;
B.  For a 3-axle vehicle or combination of vehicles, 54,000 pounds;
C.  For a 4-axle vehicle or combination of vehicles and, except as provided by section 
2364, for single unit vehicles of 5 or more axles, 69,000 pounds;
D.  Except as provided in paragraph E, section 2354, section 2357, subsection 4 and 
section 2365 for combination vehicles with 5 or more axles, 80,000 pounds; and
E.  For a combination of 3-axle truck tractor and tri-axle semitrailer, 100,000 pounds.
Sec. 2.  29-A MRSA §2353, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A.  Weight limit on Route 46 in Town of Eddington.  A motor vehicle operating 
on Route 46 in the Town of Eddington may not exceed a gross vehicle weight of 33,000 
pounds.
Sec. 3.  Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of more than 33,000 
pounds from operating on Route 46 in the Town of Eddington beginning January 1, 2026.
An Act to Prohibit
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0233
Committee Amendment CA_A_H692 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/l.)' to H.P. 156, L.D. 233, "An Act to Prohibit 
Biological Males from Participating in ~q&ool Athletic Programs and Activities Designated 
for Females When State Funding Is Provided to the School" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
Page I • 132LR0013(02) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/23/25 LRL 
LD233 
LR 13(02) 
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An Act to Prohibit Biological Males from Participating in School Athletic Programs and Activities 
Designated for Females When State Funding Is Provided to the School 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' { ~-0~1.) 
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. Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential cmTent biennium cost increase - local school administrative units 
Potential current biennium cost increase - higher educational institutions 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
To the extent that this legislation conflicts with the laws under the Human Rights Act pursuant to Title 5, Chapt 
of the Maine Revised Statutes, local school administrative units ana'higher educational institutions may experie1._ ~ an 
increase in litigation costs. 
LR0013(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Provide Legislative Oversight of the Rule-making Petition
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0236
Sponsors: CAMPBELL
Amends: 5 MRSA §8055

Legislative Document
No. 236
H.P. 159
House of Representatives, January 21, 2025
An Act to Provide Legislative Oversight of the Rule-making Petition 
Process
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 16, 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 CAMPBELL of Orrington.
Cosponsored by Representatives: SOBOLESKI of Phillips, THORNE of Carmel.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §8055, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1985, c. 506, Pt. A, §4, is further 
amended to read:
3.  Receipt of petition.  Within 60 days after receipt of a petition, the agency shall 
either notify the petitioner in writing of its denial, stating the reasons therefor, or initiate 
appropriate rule-making proceedings. Whenever a petition to adopt or modify a rule is 
submitted by 150 or more registered voters of the State, the agency shall initiate appropriate 
rulemaking rule-making proceedings within 60 days after receipt of the petition. The 
petition must be verified and certified in the same manner provided in Title 21‑A, section 
354, subsection 7, prior to its presentation to the agency.  Notwithstanding any provision 
of law to the contrary, a rule-making proceeding initiated under this section by an agency 
based on a petition to adopt or modify a rule submitted by 150 or more registered voters of 
the State must be conducted by the agency through major substantive rulemaking in 
accordance with the requirements of subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the law governing petition-based rulemaking by an agency to provide 
that a rule-making proceeding initiated by an agency based on a petition to adopt or modify 
a rule submitted by 150 or more registered voters of the State must be conducted by the 
agency through major substantive rulemaking in accordance with the requirements of the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
An Act to Protect
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0238
Committee Amendment CA_A_S22 (Senate)
Amends: 32 MRSA §85

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " 4 " to S,P. 104, L.D. 238, "An Act to Protect
Emergency Medical Services Persons' Right to Work in Multiple Health Care Settings"
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following;
"See. 1. 32 MRSA §85, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2023,c, 132, §1, is repealed and
the following enacted in its place:
7. Deleeatiou. A person acting under delegated authontvDUi'suanttoc^^ 36 or 48
may not use or be eovemed by a license issued pursuant to this chapter while actine under
that delegated authority, and a person acting under a license issued pursuant to this chapter
may not be governed by delegated authority or enaaee in any activities delegated pursuant
to chapter 36 or 48 while actine under a license issued pursuant to this chapter,'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment clarifies the authority of a person
licensed as an emergency medical services person to engage in activities delegated pursuant
to existing law by a physician or physician assistant,
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Prohibit Biological Males from Participating in School
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0233
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: CAMPBELL, HAGGAN
Amends: 20-A MRSA §14

Legislative Document
No. 233
H.P. 156
House of Representatives, January 21, 2025
An Act to Prohibit Biological Males from Participating in School 
Athletic Programs and Activities Designated for Females When 
State Funding Is Provided to the School
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CAMPBELL of Orrington.
Cosponsored by Senator HAGGAN of Penobscot and
Representatives: COLLINS of Sidney, GREENWOOD of Wales, HAGGAN of Hampden, 
RUDNICKI of Fairfield, SOBOLESKI of Phillips, STROUT of Harrington, THORNE of 
Carmel, UNDERWOOD of Presque Isle.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §14 is enacted to read:
§14.  Biological males' participation in female athletic programs and activities at 
schools that receive state funding
A school administrative unit or an elementary school, secondary school or 
postsecondary educational institution in the State that receives any state funding may not 
allow a person whose biological sex assigned at birth is male to participate in an athletic 
program or activity that is designated for females.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a school administrative unit or an elementary school, secondary 
school or postsecondary educational institution in the State that receives any state funding 
from allowing a person whose biological sex assigned at birth is male to participate in an 
athletic program or activity that is designated for females.
An Act to Create Consistency in Retirement Service Benefits
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0240
Sponsors: HICKMAN
Amends: 5 MRSA §17851

Legislative Document
No. 240
S.P. 106
In Senate, January 21, 2025
An Act to Create Consistency in Retirement Service Benefits 
Deferral Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 16, 2025.  Referred to the Committee 
on Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §17851, sub-§17, as corrected by RR 2023, c. 1, Pt. A, §3, is 
amended to read:
17.  Member eligible to retire from plans with different normal retirement ages.  
A member who meets eligibility requirements to retire from plans with different normal 
retirement ages may retire and, at the election of the member, defer initiation of service 
retirement benefits from any plan in which the benefits would be reduced because the 
member has not reached normal retirement age.  The deferral ends when the member 
reaches normal retirement age for the plan.  The election to defer is irrevocable and must 
be made before payment of a service retirement benefit begins.  Service retirement benefits 
deferred under this subsection must be paid by the retirement system without an early 
retirement reduction and without any retroactive payment for the deferral period.  If the 
member dies before the end of the deferral period, the deferral of benefits applies to any 
continuing beneficiary payments for the same deferral period that would have been 
applicable to the member.  This subsection applies to a member with service credit from a 
participating local district who retires under a plan in this chapter.
SUMMARY
This bill allows a member of a participating local district of the Maine Public 
Employees Retirement System to defer initiation of service retirement benefits from any 
plan in which the benefits would be reduced because the member has not reached normal 
retirement age under the plan if the member retires under the State Employee and Teacher 
Retirement Program.
An Act to Allow Retail Pharmacies to Operate Remote Dispensing
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0239
Sponsors: FARRIN
Amends: 32 MRSA §13722

Legislative Document
No. 239
S.P. 105
In Senate, January 21, 2025
An Act to Allow Retail Pharmacies to Operate Remote Dispensing 
Sites in Rural Areas
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 16, 2025.  Referred to the Committee 
on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator FARRIN of Somerset.
Cosponsored by Senator: BEEBE-CENTER of Knox, Representatives: ARFORD of 
Brunswick, CLOUTIER of Lewiston, SALISBURY of Westbrook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §13722, sub-§1, ¶B-3 is enacted to read:
B-3.  Establish the terms and conditions for the operation and licensing of a remote 
dispensing site by a retail pharmacy by rule, including, at a minimum:
(1) Demonstration that the geographic area in which the remote dispensing site is 
to be located lacks adequate access to retail pharmacy services for the general 
public; 
(2) Requirements and specifications for the use of a remote dispensing site that 
allows for the storage, preparation, packaging, labeling and dispensing of 
prescription drugs and for telehealth services for related drug regimen review and 
patient counseling services by a licensed pharmacist;  
(3) Requirements for minimum staffing by pharmacy technicians; 
(4) Requirements for compliance with all federal and state laws regulating the 
practice of pharmacy; 
(5)  Record-keeping requirements; and
(6)  Procedures for security and surveillance.
The operation of a remote dispensing site by a retail pharmacy is not permitted until 
rules are adopted by the board pursuant to this paragraph. Rules adopted pursuant to 
this paragraph are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 
2‑A;
SUMMARY
This bill directs the Maine Board of Pharmacy to establish the terms and conditions for 
the operation and licensing of a remote dispensing site by a retail pharmacy by rule. The 
bill requires that the rules establish terms and conditions that, at a minimum, include a 
demonstration that the geographic area in which the remote dispensing site is to be located 
lacks adequate access to retail pharmacy services for the general public; requirements for 
the use of a remote dispensing site that allows for storage, preparation, packaging, labeling 
and dispensing of prescription drugs and remote oversight by a licensed pharmacist; and 
requirements for minimum staffing, compliance with federal and state pharmacy laws, 
record keeping and security. 
The bill provides that a remote dispensing site may not be operated until rules are 
adopted by the board.
An Act to Extend the Maximum Time Period for Certain School
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0242
Sponsors: PIERCE, MITCHELL
Amends: 20-A MRSA §1311, 20-A MRSA §1490

Legislative Document
No. 242
S.P. 108
In Senate, January 21, 2025
An Act to Extend the Maximum Time Period for Certain School 
Construction Bonds
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 16, 2025.  Referred to the Committee 
on Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland.
Cosponsored by Representative MITCHELL of Cumberland and
Representative: GRAHAM of North Yarmouth.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §1311, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 
8, is amended to read:
B.  If the proceeds of an issue of bonds are used in whole or in part to fund temporary 
notes, the period during which the issue of bonds shall be is outstanding plus the period 
of the loan represented by the temporary notes or renewals shall may not exceed 25 30 
years.
Sec. 2.  20-A MRSA §1490, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, 
§13, is amended to read:
B.  If the proceeds of an issue of bonds are used in whole or in part to fund temporary 
notes, the period during which the issue of bonds is outstanding plus the period of the 
loan represented by the temporary notes or renewal notes may not exceed 25 30 years.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the provisions of law governing the borrowing power belonging to 
school administrative districts and regional school unit boards. The bill amends the 
provisions governing temporary notes issued in anticipation of a sale of school construction 
bonds to extend the time period that applies when bonds are issued to fund temporary notes 
from a maximum period of 25 years to a maximum period of 30 years.