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An Act to Exempt
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1515
Committee Amendment CA_A_H526 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fs" to H.P. 999, L.D. 1515> "An Act to Exempt 
Wheelchair Adapted Vehicles from the Sales and Use Tax" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to Exempt Wheelchair Adapted Motor Vehicles from the Sales and Use Tax' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec, L 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§96 is enacted to read: 
96. Wheelchair adapted motor vehicles. Beginning January 1, 2026, sales of motor 
vehicles adapted to accommodate a wheelchair actively occupied by an individual while 
the motor vehicle is operated from the wheelchair or by another occupant of the motor 
vehicle and motor vehicles for which the owner attests such modifications are necessary 
and will be completed within 6 months of the motor vehicle's purchase. 
As used in this subsection. "adapted to accommodate a wheelchair" means eguiwed with 
altered controls or a mechanical lifting device designed to accommodate a wheelchair. 
In order to obtain the exemption provided in this subsection, the purchaser must possess an 
unexpired disability registration plate or placard issued pursuant to Title 29-A, section 521.
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title. The amendment exempts from 
the sales and use tax sales of motor vehicles adapted for the use of occupants in wheelchairs 
or intended to be so adapted within 6 months of purchase. Purchasers must possess an 
active disability registration plate or placard in order to obtain the exemption. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page l - 132LR1025(02) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/02/25 L-RL-
LD 1515 
LR 1025(02) 
An Act to Exempt Wheelchair Adapted Vehicles from the Sales and Use Tax 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment h &-1.,,6~ 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
$92,000 
$0 
FY 2026-27 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
$131,000 
$87,000 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
Other Special Revenue ·Funds 
($92,000) 
$0 
($4,000) 
($181,000) 
($37,000) 
($11,000) 
($131,000) 
($87,000) 
($11,000) 
($132,000) 
($87,000) 
($11,000) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill includes a revenue decrease to the General Fund of $92,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $181,000 in 
fiscal year 2026-27 by providing sales and use tax exemptions to purchasers with active disability plates or placards 
on sales of motor vehicles adapted for the use of occupants in wheelchairs or intended to be so adapted within 6 
months of purchase effective January 1, 2026. The bill also includes a revenue decrease to the Highway Fund of 
$37,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 as weB as a revenue decrease to the .Local Govemment Fund of $4,000 in fiscal year 
2025-26 and $11,000 in fiscal year 2026-27. 
LRl 025(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Reduce the Income Tax Paid by Volunteers for Mileage
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1520
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: CRAFTS
Amends: 36 MRSA §5122

Legislative Document
No. 1520
H.P. 1005
House of Representatives, April 8, 2025
An Act to Reduce the Income Tax Paid by Volunteers for Mileage 
Reimbursements
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶AAA is enacted to read:
AAA.  For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, to the extent included in 
federal adjusted gross income, any amount received as reimbursement for miles driven 
in service of a charitable organization above the amount that the taxpayer would be 
eligible for if the miles were driven for business purposes as determined using the 
standard reimbursement rate for miles driven for business purposes as provided by the 
United States Internal Revenue Service and as applicable to that tax year.
SUMMARY
This bill reduces the income on which state tax is paid for certain travel reimbursements 
received. 
The United States Internal Revenue Service maintains standard rates for deductible 
costs for the use of an automobile.  Reimbursements received by an individual at a rate 
above the applicable federal mileage rate may be taxable under federal law.  Currently the 
reimbursement rate for miles driven in service of charitable organizations is significantly 
lower than the reimbursement rate for business purposes. 
The bill provides that, for the purposes of income tax in this State, the only portion of 
the reimbursements received for miles driven in service of a charitable organization that is 
taxable is any amount that exceeds the amount that would be deductible under federal law 
if the reimbursements were for miles traveled for business purposes as determined using 
the standard reimbursement rate provided by the United States Internal Revenue Service 
applicable to that tax year.
An Act to Change the Laws Regarding Real Estate Appraisers
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1514
Committee: Labor
Sponsors: ROBERTS, BRADSTREET
Amends: 32 MRSA §14011, 32 MRSA §14037

Legislative Document
No. 1514
H.P. 998
House of Representatives, April 8, 2025
An Act to Change the Laws Regarding Real Estate Appraisers
Reference to the Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick.
Cosponsored by Senator BRADSTREET of Kennebec and
Representatives: ARATA of New Gloucester, DOUDERA of Camden, DUCHARME of 
Madison, FLYNN of Albion, LAVIGNE of Berwick, MASTRACCIO of Sanford, 
O'HALLORAN of Brewer.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §14011, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. GG, §3, is 
further amended to read:
2.  Members.  The board consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor.  Each 
member must be a resident of this State.  The board consists of:
A.  Two public members as defined in Title 5, section 12004‑A members who are 
actively engaged in the business of banking, including lending for the purpose of 
buying real property, or consumers of appraisals in the regular course of their business; 
and
B.  Five members who hold valid appraiser licenses, including at least one member 
who holds a certified general license and one member who is a licensed residential 
appraiser at the time of the member's initial appointment.
Sec. 2.  32 MRSA §14037, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 518, §8, is amended 
to read:
1.  Scope of license.  For federally related transactions, a residential real property 
appraiser license entitles the holder to appraise noncomplex residential property of one to 
units having a transaction value of less than $1,000,000 and complex residential property 
of one to 4 units having a transaction value of less than $250,000 $400,000.  For purposes 
of this section, "complex residential property of one to 4 units" means property that is 
atypical based on the nature of the property, the form of ownership or the market 
conditions.  For nonfederally related transaction appraisals, "transaction value" means 
market value.  A residential real property appraiser license entitles the holder to appraise 
vacant or unimproved land that is used for one to 4 family purposes or for which the highest 
and best use is for one to 4 family purposes.  A residential real property appraiser license 
does not entitle the holder to appraise subdivisions for which a development analysis and 
appraisal is necessary.
Sec. 3.  Transition.  Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, section 
14011, subsection 2, a member of the Board of Real Estate Appraisers serving on the 
effective date of this Act continues to serve until the expiration of that member's term.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the qualifications for certain members of the Board of Real Estate 
Appraisers.  It also amends the scope of license provisions for residential real property 
appraisers.
An Act to Improve Perinatal Care Through Expanded Access to
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1523
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: DHALAC, CARNEY
Amends: 22 MRSA §3174-P

Legislative Document
No. 1523
H.P. 1008
House of Representatives, April 8, 2025
An Act to Improve Perinatal Care Through Expanded Access to 
Doula Services
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative DHALAC of South Portland.
Cosponsored by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland and
Representatives: DEBRITO of Waterville, EATON of Deer Isle, MCCABE of Lewiston, 
RANA of Bangor, ZAGER of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3174-PPP is enacted to read:
§3174-PPP.  Reimbursement for doula services
1.  Definition.  For purposes of this section, "doula services" means the provision of 
services to a person by a nonclinical professional related to the physical, emotional and 
informational support of that person throughout pregnancy, labor, birth and the postpartum 
period, including, but not limited to, guidance and support concerning pregnancy health, 
childbirth, infant feeding and newborn care.
2.  Reimbursement.  Beginning January 1, 2026, the department shall provide 
reimbursement under the MaineCare program for doula services, including, but not limited 
to, attendance during childbirth and a maximum of 4 prenatal and 4 postpartum visits.
3.  Advisory committee. The department shall establish a doula advisory committee 
to provide advice and make recommendations to the department regarding doula services.  
The advisory committee must include practicing doulas and must represent a range of 
experience levels.  Advice provided by the advisory committee must include, but is not 
limited to, the scope of doula services eligible for reimbursement under this section, the 
recruitment of a diverse workforce of doulas to provide services in the State, the 
development of comprehensive continuing education and training at low cost, 
reimbursement billing issues, outreach to the public about how to access doula services and 
maintaining a reimbursement rate for doula services that incentivizes and supports a diverse 
workforce.
4.  Rulemaking.  The department shall adopt rules to implement this section. Rules 
adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 
375, subchapter 2‑A.
SUMMARY
This bill requires reimbursement under the MaineCare program for doula services. It 
also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an advisory 
committee to provide advice and make recommendations to the department regarding doula 
services.
An Act to Create a
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1519
Senate Amendment SA_A_S292 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A II to H.P. 1004, L.D. 1519, "An Act to Create a 
Stewardship Program for Electronic Smoking Devices and Related Products,, 
IO 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 1617 in subsection 1 in paragrnph B in the last 4 lines 
(page l, lines 13 to 16 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
1111Electronic smoking device" 
does not include drugs. devices or combination products authorized for sale by the United 
States Food and Drug Administration, as those terms are defined in the Federal Food, Drng, 
and Cosmetic Act.
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or section 
number to read consecutively, 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes from the definition of "electronic smoking device
the 
exclusion fo1· drngs, devic 
and products authoriz d--for-s e by the United States Food and 
Drug Administration. 
SPONSORED BY: __,~~-4,4___,;;;=----1--1-----=====---J,,,,.--
(Senator TEPLE 
COUNTY: Sagadahoc 
Page I - 132LR2253(04) 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act to Require Postage Prepaid Envelopes Be Provided for the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1527
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: BENNETT, FECTEAU
Amends: 21-A MRSA §752

Legislative Document
No. 1527
S.P. 611
In Senate, April 8, 2025
An Act to Require Postage Prepaid Envelopes Be Provided for the 
Return of Absentee Ballots
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BENNETT of Oxford.
Cosponsored by Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  21-A MRSA §752, first ¶, as amended by PL 1985, c. 357, §8, is further 
amended to read:
At least 3 months before any election, the Secretary of State shall furnish each 
municipality with a reasonable number of dated absentee ballot applications.  A reasonable 
time, not less than 30 days unless an emergency exists, before any election, the Secretary 
of State shall furnish each municipality with a reasonable number of absentee ballots and 
postage prepaid return envelopes.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Secretary of State, when providing municipalities with absentee 
ballots, to also provide postage prepaid return envelopes for those absentee ballots.
An Act to Change the Permissible Hours and Penalities Pertaining
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1526
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: BEEBE-CENTER
Amends: 8 MRSA §223-A

Legislative Document
No. 1526
S.P. 610
In Senate, April 8, 2025
An Act to Change the Permissible Hours and Penalities Pertaining 
to the Use of Consumer Fireworks
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox.  (BY REQUEST)
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  8 MRSA §223-A, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 416, §5 and affected 
by §9, is amended to read:
8.  Restrictions on use of consumer fireworks.  The use of consumer fireworks is 
governed by this subsection.
A.  Consumer fireworks may be used between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. 
9:00 p.m., except that on the following dates they may be used between the hours of 
9:00 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. the following day:
(1)  July 4th;
(2)  December 31st; and
(3)  The weekends immediately before and after July 4th and December 31st.
B.  A person may use consumer fireworks only on that person's property or on the 
property of a person who has consented to the use of consumer fireworks on that 
property.
A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less 
than $50 $100 and not more than $500 $1,000, plus court costs, may be adjudged for any 
one offense.
SUMMARY
This bill changes the hours consumer fireworks may be used to provide that consumer 
fireworks may be used from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. It also changes the minimum and 
maximum penalties for violations related to restrictions on the use of consumer fireworks 
to provide that the fines are not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 per offense.
An Act to Ensure the Retention of R1 Research Institution Status by
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1533
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: TIPPING, OSHER

Legislative Document
No. 1533
S.P. 617
In Senate, April 8, 2025
An Act to Ensure the Retention of R1 Research Institution Status by 
the University of Maine
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Representative OSHER of Orono and
Senator: RAFFERTY of York, Representatives: FAIRCLOTH of Bangor, ROEDER of 
Bangor.
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.
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
Educational and General Activities - UMS 0031
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to employ, as research assistants or teaching assistants, 
graduate students per year in research graduate programs, until each student completes 
the student's program.
GENERAL FUND
2025-26
2026-27
All Other
$2,686,441
$5,372,883
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$2,686,441
$5,372,883
SUMMARY
This bill provides ongoing funds to support an additional 25 graduate students per year 
in research graduate programs until each student completes the student's program.
An Act to Amend the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1542
Committee Amendment CA_A_S266 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 626, L.D. 1542, "An Act to Amend the 
Membership of the Washington County Budget Advisory Committee" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §900-B by striking out all of subsection 2-A (page 1, 
lines 42 to 44 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'2-A. Membe1• from unor2anized territory. The county commissioners shall select, 
by majority vote. one member who is a resident of the unorganized tenit01y in Washington 
County who has not served in or been employed by Washington County govemment within 
the past 3 years and is not a cu1·rent employee of Washington County government as a 
voting member of the budget advisory committee to serve a 3-year term.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends the bill by specifying that the county commissioners must 
select, by majority vote, one member who is a resident of the unorganized territory in 
Washington County who has not served in or been employed by Washington County 
govemment within the past 3 years and is not a cunent employee of Washington County 
government as a voting membe1· of the budget advisory committee to serve a 3-year term. 
Page I • 132LR1029(02) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Index
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1538
Committee Amendment CA_A_S198 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A 
II to S.P. 622, L.D. 1538, "An Act to Index 
Unemployment Benefits to the Unemployment Rate" • 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 10 the following: 
'Sec, 11. Appropriations and allocations. The following apprnpriations and 
allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Employment Security Services 0245 
Initiative: Allocates one-time funds for the cost of making programming updates necessary 
to implement changes to the payment of unemployment benefits. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
2025-26 
$495,000 
$495,000 
2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by 1·etettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. The amendment adds an 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page I - 132LR1638(02) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/19/25 LRL 
132nd MAINE l..1EGISLATURE 
LD 1538 
LR 1638(02) 
An Act to Index Unemployment Benefits to the Unemployment Rate 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A {S· /t/8') 
Committee: Labor 
• 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium savings - Unemployment Compensation Fund 
Potential current biennium revenue decrease - Unemployment Compensation Fund 
Projections 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
FY 2026-27 
FY 2027-28 
FY20" 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
$495,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Current law provides that an eligible individual may receive up to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits in any benefit 
year. This legislation establishes the maximum m1111ber of weeks that an individual may receive benefits at 14 weeks 
if the State's average :unemployment rate is 5.5% or below with an additional week added for every 0.5% that the rate 
is above 5.5% to a maximum of26 weeks of benefits. Reducing the maximum number of weeks that an eligible 
individual may receive unemployment benefits will result in savings to the Unemployment Compensation Fund. • The 
amount of savings cannot be estimated and will depend on actual experience. This bill includes a one-time Federal 
Expenditures Fund allocation of$495,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 to the Department of Laboi· for the cost of making 
programming updates to its benefit payment system in order to implement the changes in this bill. 
This reduction of benefits may eventually be reflected in lower rates to employers on subsequent contribution rate 
schedules. The amount and timing ofreduced revenue to the Unemployment Compensation Fund cannot be 
determined at this time .. 
LRl 638(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1549
Committee Amendment CA_A_S181 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 633, L.D. 1549, "RESOLUTION, 
Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Regarding the Use and Oversight 
of Transportation-related Revenues•• 
Amend the resolution in that part designated "Constitution, Art. IX, §19
in § 19 by 
inserting after the first blocked paragraph the following: 
'Beginning July l, 2028 and annually thereafter, an additional 5% of the sales and use tax 
revenue collected from motor vehicle dealers and by a state department having jurisdiction 
over motor vehicles must be transfen-ed to the Highway Fund or successor fund until 100% 
of the sales and use tax revenue collected from motor vehicle dealers and by the state 
department having jurisdiction over motor vehicles is transferred to the Highway Fund or 
successor fund.' 
Amend the resolution in the question in the last line (page 1, line 39 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "Fund" the following: 
, with an annual increase of at least 5% 
until 100% of the sales and use tax revenue collected from motor vehicle dealers and the 
Bureau of Motor Vehicles is transfen-ed' 
Amend the resolution 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, proposes to further 
amend the Constitution of Maine by adding that, beginning July 1, 2028 and annually 
thereafter, an additional 5% of the sales and use tax revenue collected from motor vehicle 
dealers and by the state department having jurisdiction over motor vehicles must be 
transfened to the Highway Fund or successor fund until 100% of the sales and use tax 
revenue collected from motor vehicle dealers and by the state department having 
jurisdiction over motor vehicles is transferred to the Highway Fund or successor fund. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page l • 132LR1630(02) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/21/25 LRl-
LD 1549 
LR 1630(02) 
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Regarding tile Use and 
Oversight of Transportation-related Revenues 
Referendum Costs 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committe~ Amendment 'A" ( S--t O~ 
Committee: Transportation 
. 
) 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Month/Year 
Election Type 
Question 
Nov-25 
General 
Referendum 
Length 
Standard 
The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to accommodate one ballot of average length for the ger 
election in November. If the number or size of the referendum questions requires production and delivery of a se\.,--.,J 
ballot1 an additional appropriation of $341,000 may be required, 
LR1630(02) - Fiscal Note" Page_ 1 of 1
An Act to Use a Portion of the Sales Tax on Snowmobiles to Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1547
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: BLACK
Amends: 12 MRSA §13002

Legislative Document
No. 1547
S.P. 631
In Senate, April 10, 2025
An Act to Use a Portion of the Sales Tax on Snowmobiles to Fund 
Maine's Snowmobile Trail Programs
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BLACK of Franklin.
Cosponsored by Senator: GUERIN of Penobscot, Representatives: CRAY of Palmyra, 
GUERRETTE of Caribou, MASON of Lisbon, THORNE of Carmel, WOOD of Greene.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §13002, 2nd ¶, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
All taxes collected pursuant to this section must be transmitted forthwith to the 
Treasurer of State and, except as otherwise provided in this section, credited to the General 
Fund as undedicated revenue.  The Legislature shall appropriate to the department in each 
fiscal year an amount equal to the administrative costs incurred by the department in 
collecting revenue under this section.  Those administrative costs must be verified by the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §13002, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by 
c. 614, §9, is further amended by enacting after the 2nd paragraph a new paragraph to read:
Of the taxes collected pursuant to this section and section 13003, subsection 2, 
including taxes collected by a dealer under section 13003, subsection 2, paragraph C, with 
respect to snowmobiles, 60% must be credited to the General Fund as undedicated revenue 
and 40% must be credited to the Snowmobile Trail Fund within the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands, of which 80% must 
be dedicated to trail maintenance and 20% must be dedicated to capital equipment 
expenditures.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that 40% of the sales and use taxes collected with respect to 
snowmobiles must be credited to the Snowmobile Trail Fund of the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands.  Of that 40%, 80% 
must be dedicated to trail maintenance and 20% must be dedicated to capital equipment 
expenditures.
An Act to Support Families by Improving the Court Process for Child
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1544
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S683 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT"^ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 628,
L.D. 1544, "An Act to Support Families by Improving the Court Process for Child
Protection Cases"
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th instructional
paragraphs (page 2, lines 7 to 14 in amendment) and inserting the following:
'Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 5 to 9.'
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 9.
Amend the amendment by relcttering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consccutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the requirement that a petition for termination of parental
rights include a detailed statement of specific reasonable efforts the Department of Health
and Human Services has made to rehabilitate and reunify the child with the child's parent
or why those efforts were not required and the requirement that the court in a contested
termination of parental rights hearing make a specific finding that the department has met
certain obligations. The amendment also removes the appropriations and allocations
section.
SPONSORED BY: ^U^Jd ~T«
(Senator ROTUNDO, M.)
COUNTY: Androscoggin
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
SENATE AMENDMENT
Approved: 04/11/26 t-K^
LD 1544 LR 671(04)
An Act to Support Families by Improving the Court Process for Child Protection Cases
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment^." to Committee Amendment "A" C. >
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo ofAndroscoggin
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund ($1,220,167) ($1,220,167) ($1,220,167) ($1,220,167)
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund ($1,220,167) ($1,220,167) ($1,220,167) ($],220,167)
Federal Expenditures Fund ($1,220,167) ($1,220,167) ($1,220,167) ($1,220,167)
Revenue
Federal Expenditures Fund ($1,220,167) ($1,220,167) ($1,220,167) (S 1,220,167)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This amendment removes the ongoing appropriations and allocations beginning in fiscal year 2025-26. A potential
fuhire bienmum cost increase to the Department of Health and Human Services may result from adopting the changes
in this bill,
LR0671(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1553
Committee Amendment CA_A_H358 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A,, to H.P. 1011, L.D. 1553, "RESOLUTION, 
Proposing .an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require a Superrnajority of the 
Legislature to Approve Raising Taxes" 
Amend the resolution by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, incorporates a fiscal 
note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/15/25 LRL 
LD 1553 
LR 1657(02) 
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require a Super_majority of 
the Legislature to Approve Raising Taxes 
Referendum Costs 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ft { H-:J5g) 
. 
Committee: State and Local Government 
• 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential cunent biennium cost increase - General Fund 
MonthN ear 
Election Type 
Question 
Nov-25 
General 
Referendum 
Length 
Standard 
The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to acconunodate one ballot of average length for the gerv -1 
election in November. If the number or size of the referendum questions requires production and delivery of a se, 
... 
ballot, an additional appropriation of $341,000 may be required. 
LRl 657(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Require
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1554
Committee Amendment CA_A_H352 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 1012, L.D. 1554, "An Act to Require 
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training 'for Restaurant Employees" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor to Report on Sexual Harassment' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and insetting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Department of Labor to report to Legislature on sexual 
harassment. Resolved: That the Department of Labor shall submit a report, using 
available data, to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor detailing compliance and • 
noncompliance by employers with sexual harassment policies in the workplace, including 
the requirements found in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, chapter 7, subchapter 4-B. 
The department shall include any available data on compliance or noncompliance by 
employers and any recommendations, including suggested legislation, for ways to 
strengthen employer compliance with sexual harassment policies and strengthen sexual 
harassment prevention efforts in the workplace. The report must be submitted no later than 
January 1, 2026. The Joint Standing Committee on Labor may report out a bill related to 
the contents of the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read. consecutively. 
·suMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. The resolve directs the Department of 
Labor to submit a report, using available data, to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor 
detailing compliance and noncompliance by employers with sexual harassment policies in 
the workplace, The depattl.1).ent must include any recommendations, including suggested 
legislation, on ways to strengthen employer compliance with sexual harassment policies 
and strengthen sexual harassment prevention effo1is in the workplace. The Joint Standing 
-COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2· 
CO-MMJ.ITEE AMEND"MENT "A "to H.P. 1012, L.D. 1554 
Committee on Labor may report out a bill related to the contents of the report to the Second 
Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/27/25 L-RL 
LD 1554 
LR 1830(02) 
An Act to Require Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Restaurant Employees 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment •~• { H-3 ;3 2) 
Committee: Labor 
• 
• 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Labor to prepare and submit the required report can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. 
LR1830(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Prohibit Landlords from Setting Rents Through the Use
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1552
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: TIPPING
Amends: 14 MRSA §6030-K

Legislative Document
No. 1552
S.P. 636
In Senate, April 10, 2025
An Act to Prohibit Landlords from Setting Rents Through the Use 
of Artificial Intelligence
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Senator: CURRY of Waldo, Representatives: GERE of Kennebunkport, 
GOLEK of Harpswell, MALON of Biddeford, YUSUF of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  14 MRSA §6030-K is enacted to read:
§6030-K.  Prohibition on using algorithmic device or artificial intelligence in setting 
rent
A landlord or any other person responsible for setting the amount of rent to be paid by 
a tenant for the occupancy of a residential rental property may not use an algorithmic device 
or artificial intelligence in setting the amount of rent to be paid by a tenant for the 
occupancy of a residential property, including determining any change in the amount of 
rent to be paid by a tenant for a renewal of occupancy.  For purposes of this section 
"algorithmic device" means a device that uses one or more algorithms to perform 
calculations of data, including data concerning local or statewide rent amounts being 
charged to tenants by landlords, for the purpose of advising a landlord concerning the 
amount of rent that a landlord may consider charging a tenant. For purposes of this section 
"artificial intelligence" means an engineered or machine-based system that varies in its 
level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input it 
receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.
A violation of this section is considered an unfair trade practice under Title 5, chapter 
10.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a landlord or any other person responsible for setting the amount of 
rent to be paid by a tenant for the occupancy of a residential rental property from using an 
algorithmic device or artificial intelligence in setting the amount of rent to be paid by a 
tenant for the occupancy of a residential property, including determining any change in the 
amount of rent to be paid by a tenant for a renewal of occupancy. A violation of this 
prohibition is considered an unfair trade practice.
Resolve, Directing the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1550
Committee Amendment CA_A_S102 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A,, to S.P. 634; L.D. 1550; "Resolve, Directing the 
Department of Health and Human Services to Amend Its Rules to Protect Water Quality 
by Reducing Nutrient Pollution from Septic Systems" 
Amend the resolve in section 3 in the 4th to- 6th lines (page 1, lines 36 to 38 in L.D.) 
by stl'iking out the following: ''; solicit public comment on the draft rules for a period of at 
least 30 days and hold a public hearing on the draft rules in the same manner as a public 
headng must be conducted under" and inserting the following: 'and shall hold a public 
hearing on the draft rules in accordance with the process described in' 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part lettet· or 
section number to read consecutively. 
• 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies the rulemaking required by the resolve. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/08/25 LRL 
LD 1550 
LR 1425(02) 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Hmnan Services to Amend Its Rules to Protect 
Water Quality by Reducing Nutrient Pollution from Septic Systems 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ';1' l5-J bi) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional costs to .the Department of Health and Human Services from the provisions of this bill are expected to 
be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR1425(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Ensure Uniformity in the Regulation of Perfluoroalkyl
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1557
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: ARATA
Amends: 7 MRSA §604, 38 MRSA §1614

Legislative Document
No. 1557
H.P. 1015
House of Representatives, April 10, 2025
An Act to Ensure Uniformity in the Regulation of Perfluoroalkyl 
and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Pesticides
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ARATA of New Gloucester.
Cosponsored by Representatives: COOPER of Windham, CRAY of Palmyra, DILL of Old 
Town, GUERRETTE of Caribou, HEPLER of Woolwich, JACKSON of Oxford, Senator: 
BERNARD of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  7 MRSA §604, sub-§22-A, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 673, §1, is amended 
to read:
22-A.  Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS.  "Perfluoroalkyl 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" has the same meaning as in Title 32, section 
1732, subsection 5‑A 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 705.3, as amended.
Sec. 2.  38 MRSA §1614, sub-§5, ¶H is enacted to read:
H.  Notwithstanding subsection 1, paragraph F, for purposes of the prohibition on the 
sale of pesticide products containing intentionally added PFAS under this subsection, 
"perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" has the same meaning as 
in Title 7, section 604, subsection 22-A and "pesticide" has the same meaning as in 
Title 7, section 604, subsection 25.
SUMMARY
This bill changes the definition of "perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances," 
also referred to as PFAS, in the Maine Pesticide Control Act of 1975 to align with the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency's definition of "PFAS."  The bill also 
applies this definition of PFAS for the purposes of the prohibition on the sale of pesticide 
products containing intentionally added PFAS.
Resolve, Regarding the Percentage of a Lobster and Crab Fishing
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1561
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: HEPLER, MOORE

Legislative Document
No. 1561
H.P. 1019
House of Representatives, April 10, 2025
Resolve, Regarding the Percentage of a Lobster and Crab Fishing 
Licensee's Lobster Traps That May Be Fished in a Lobster 
Management Zone Listed on the License as a Secondary Zone
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HEPLER of Woolwich.
Cosponsored by Senator MOORE of Washington and
Representatives: EATON of Deer Isle, FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, STOVER of 
Boothbay, Senator: TEPLER of Sagadahoc.
Sec. 1.  Definitions. Resolved:  That for the purposes of this resolve, unless the 
context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings. 
1. "Department" means the Department of Marine Resources. 
2. "Lobster management policy council" or "council" means a council established 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 6447, subsection 1.
3. "Secondary zone" means a lobster management zone listed on a lobster and crab 
fishing license, in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 6446, 
subsection 1-A, as a zone in which the licensee intends to fish some, but not the majority, 
of the licensee's lobster traps.
Sec. 2.  Input from lobster management policy councils; report. Resolved:  
That the department shall seek input from the lobster management policy councils to obtain 
feedback regarding what percentage of a lobster and crab fishing licensee's lobster traps a 
licensee may fish in a secondary zone.  The department shall develop recommendations 
regarding the percentage based on the input received from the councils.  By December 3, 
2025, the department shall submit to the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources a 
report that includes the department's recommendations.  The committee may submit 
legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Marine Resources to seek input from the lobster 
management policy councils to obtain feedback regarding what percentage of a lobster and 
crab fishing licensee's lobster traps a licensee may fish in a lobster management zone that 
is listed on the licensee's license as a zone in which the licensee intends to fish some lobster 
traps, but is not designated as the zone in which the licensee intends to fish the majority of 
the licensee's lobster traps, also known as a secondary zone.  The department must use the 
input received from the councils to develop recommendations regarding the percentage of 
traps that may be fished in a secondary zone.  The department must submit a report, 
including its recommendations, to the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources no 
later than December 3, 2025.  The committee is authorized to submit legislation related to 
the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
An Act to Establish
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1563
Committee Amendment CA_A_H564 (House)

FmST SPECIAL SESSION
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /\" to H.P. 1021, L.D. 1563, "An Act to Establish
Content Standards for Legislation"
Amend the bill in section 1 me. 39 in §1051 in the first indented paragraph in the first
line (page 1, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "All legislation drafted for
introduction to the Legislature" and inserting the following: 'BegiiminR with the 133rd
Legislature, all legislation drafted for introduction to theLefiislature. with the exceotion of
uniform laws and the supplemental and biennial budgets.'
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, amends the
requirement in the bill that all legislation drafted for introduction to the Legislature must
be written in a manner that allows it to become law if not amended and may not be an
abstract or concept of the intent of the legislation by excluding uniform laws and the
supplemental and biennial budgets from the requirement. The amendment also provides
that the requirement begins with the 133rd Legislature.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 06/02/25
I^Ri.
LD 1563 LR 724(02)
An Act to Establish Content Standards for Legislation
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "^ f^^
Committee: State and Local Government
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The responsibilities outlined in this bill are already reflected in statutorily assigned work for the Legislature's Office
of the Revisor of Statutes and can be absorbed within existing staff and budgeted resources.
LR0724(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Allow the Use of Certain All-terrain Vehicles on
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1565
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: HYMES
Amends: 12 MRSA §13107, 12 MRSA §13155

Legislative Document
No. 1565
H.P. 1023
House of Representatives, April 10, 2025
An Act to Allow the Use of Certain All-terrain Vehicles on 
Snowmobile Trails
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HYMES of Waldo.
Cosponsored by Representative: GUERRETTE of Caribou.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §13107, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
A person may not operate any 4-wheel-drive vehicle, dune buggy, all-terrain vehicle, 
motorcycle or any other motor vehicle, other than a snowmobile and appurtenant 
equipment or an ATV equipped with snow tracks registered with an endorsement sticker 
purchased pursuant to section 13155, subsection 13, on snowmobile trails that are financed 
in whole or in part with funds from the Snowmobile Trail Fund, unless that use has been 
authorized by the landowner or the landowner's agent, or unless the use is necessitated by 
an emergency involving safety of persons or property.
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §13155, sub-§13 is enacted to read:
13.  Endorsement stickers.  When registering an ATV in accordance with subsection 
3, the commissioner, or an agent designated by the commissioner, may issue an 
endorsement to an ATV registration that authorizes a person to operate the person's ATV 
on snowmobile trails in the State if the ATV is equipped with snow tracks. The 
commissioner shall charge a fee of $25 for the endorsement in the form of stickers that 
must be affixed to the front and rear of the ATV next to the registration number.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that when registering an all-terrain vehicle, a person may purchase 
an endorsement for $25 that allows them to switch between tires and snow tracks for the 
registration period to operate on snowmobile trails in the State. The endorsement is in the 
form of stickers, which must be displayed on the front and back of the ATV next to the 
registration number.
An Act to Establish Content Standards for Legislation
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1563
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: LIBBY

Legislative Document
No. 1563
H.P. 1021
House of Representatives, April 10, 2025
An Act to Establish Content Standards for Legislation
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative LIBBY of Auburn.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  3 MRSA c. 39 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 39
LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING STANDARDS
§1051.  Content standards for legislation
All legislation drafted for introduction to the Legislature must be written in a manner 
that allows it to become law if not amended and may not be an abstract or concept of the 
intent of the legislation.  Legislation that does not comply with this section may not be 
referred to a committee of the Legislature for a hearing.
SUMMARY
This bill requires all legislation to be completely drafted before introduction to the 
Legislature and not an abstract or concept of the intent of the legislation.  Legislation that 
is not drafted in a manner that allows it to become law if not amended may not be referred 
to a committee of the Legislature for a hearing.