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An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Current Use Valuation of
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1168
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: FAULKINGHAM, MOORE
Amends: 36 MRSA §1132

Legislative Document
No. 1168
H.P. 773
House of Representatives, March 20, 2025
An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Current Use Valuation of 
Certain Working Waterfront Land with Respect to Commercial 
Boat Yards
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor.
Cosponsored by Senator MOORE of Washington and
Representatives: BISHOP of Bucksport, FOLEY of Wells, PARRY of Arundel, SIMMONS of 
Waldoboro, TUELL of East Machias, Senator: MARTIN of Oxford.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1132, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A.  Commercial boat yard.  "Commercial boat yard" means a commercial facility 
that leases storage, docking or mooring space to watercraft and is used primarily or used 
predominantly by persons engaged in commercial fishing activities.
Sec. 2.  36 MRSA §1132, sub-§11, as amended by PL 2023, c. 671, §1, is further 
amended to read:
11.  Working waterfront land.  "Working waterfront land" means a parcel of land, or 
a portion thereof, that fully or partially abuts water to the head of tide or land located in the 
intertidal zone that is used primarily or used predominantly to provide access to or support 
the conduct of commercial fishing activities.  "Working waterfront land" also includes a 
commercial boat yard or a wharf or pier used primarily or used predominantly by persons 
engaged in commercial fishing activities that include berthing a boat and the location of 
small fishing houses for commercial fishing gear maintenance and storage.  For purposes 
of this subchapter, a parcel is deemed to include a unit of real estate notwithstanding the 
fact that it is divided by a road, way, railroad or pipeline.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the tax laws relating to the current use valuation of certain working 
waterfront land to clarify that working waterfront land includes commercial boat yards.  
The bill also includes a new definition for "commercial boat yard."
An Act to Restore Complimentary Licenses to Hunt, Trap and Fish
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1171
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: FAULKINGHAM, BALDACCI
Amends: 12 MRSA §10853

Legislative Document
No. 1171
H.P. 776
House of Representatives, March 20, 2025
An Act to Restore Complimentary Licenses to Hunt, Trap and Fish 
for Residents 70 Years of Age and Older
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor.
Cosponsored by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot and
Representatives: BISHOP of Bucksport, BRIDGEO of Augusta, DILL of Old Town, 
DRINKWATER of Milford, MASON of Lisbon, THORNE of Carmel, WOOD of Greene, 
Senator: GUERIN of Penobscot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §10853, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed.
SUMMARY
This bill repeals the law prohibiting complimentary licenses to hunt, trap and fish for 
persons 70 years of age and older, which has the effect of restoring the requirement that the 
complimentary licenses must be issued upon application.
An Act to Prohibit
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1159
Committee Amendment CA_A_H222 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. /;J.,, to H.P. 764, L.D. 1159, "An Act to Prohibit 
Businesses from Refusing to Accept &~ for In-person Payments" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to Prohibit Businesses and Governmental Entities That Charge a Fee for In-
person Credit Card Purchases from Refusing to Accept Cash' 
Amend the bill by striking out eve1ything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 10 MRSA c, 239 is enacted to read: 
CHAPTER 239 
PAYMENT BY CASH 
§1500-Y. Payment by cash 
Except as provided in section 1500-Z, a business, municipality or other governmental 
entity offering goods or services for sale at retail that charges a customer a fee on purchases 
made by credit card may not refuse payment in the form of cash for the goods or services. 
For purposes of this section, "sale at retail" means any retail transaction conducted in 
person and does not include a transaction conducted remotely by telephone, mail or the 
Internet. 
§1500-Z. Exemptions 
The requirements of section 1500-Y do not apply to the sale of goods or services by: 
1. Hotels. A hotel as defined in Title 36, section 1752, subsection 4; 
2. Motor vehicle rentals. A person engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles 
subject to the requirements of Title 29-A, sectiou 254: or 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A' to H.P. 764, L.D. 1159 
3. Businesses without physical presence. A business that does not have a pennanent 
physical presence in a building.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority repo1t of the committee, replaces the bill and 
changes the title. 
The amendment requires businesses, municipalities or other 
governmental entities that charge a credit card fee on the purchase of goods or services to 
accept cash for those goods and services. The amendment exempts motor vehicle rental 
companies, hotels and businesses that do not operate within a pennanent physical building. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act Regarding the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1181
Committee Amendment CA_A_H455 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" /J, "to H.P. 786, L.D. 1181, "An Act Regarding the 
Designation of Short-term Rental unfs ~s Commercial or Residential in Use'' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 2 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 6 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "requiring'' and inserting the following: 'allowing' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, clarifies that a 
municipality may establish a regulation that allows, but does not require, the municipal 
assessor to assign land use codes that designate sho1t-term rental units as commercial in 
use or residential in use. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Prohibit Persons from Providing Incentives to Customers
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1180
Committee: Housing and Economic Development
Sponsors: CRAFTS
Amends: 10 MRSA §9420, 35-A MRSA §705

Legislative Document
No. 1180
H.P. 785
House of Representatives, March 20, 2025
An Act to Prohibit Persons from Providing Incentives to Customers 
for Opting Out of Paper Billing
Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development 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.  10 MRSA §9420, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 226, §1, is amended to 
read:
1.  Prohibition of certain fees.  Except as authorized by federal law and regulation, a 
customer of a person may not be penalized by that person or be required to pay a fee for 
opting out of receiving from the person a billing statement by electronic record rather than 
in paper form.  A person may offer an incentive to a customer to accept a billing statement 
from the person by electronic record rather than in paper form.
Sec. 2.  35-A MRSA §705, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4.  Rules.  The Attorney General shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this 
section.  Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in 
Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a person from offering an incentive or requiring a fee for the person's 
customer to opt out of receiving a bill by paper and directs the Attorney General to adopt 
routine technical rules to carry out the purposes of the bill.
An Act to Require Municipal Reporting on Residential Building
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1184
Committee: Housing and Economic Development
Sponsors: GERE, BENNETT
Amends: 5 MRSA §13056-J

Legislative Document
No. 1184
H.P. 789
House of Representatives, March 20, 2025
An Act to Require Municipal Reporting on Residential Building 
Permits, Dwelling Units Permitted and Demolished and Certificates 
of Occupancy Issued
Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and 
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GERE of Kennebunkport.
Cosponsored by Senator BENNETT of Oxford and
Representatives: ANKELES of Brunswick, DOUDERA of Camden, EDER of Waterboro, 
GEIGER of Rockland, MALON of Biddeford, MINGO of Calais, YUSUF of Portland, 
Senator: CURRY of Waldo.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §13056-J, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5.  Municipal housing data reporting.  A municipality shall provide to the department 
for use in administering the program an annual report of:
A.  Residential building permit applications, including the number of applications 
submitted, approved and denied, categorized into single-family, single-family with 
accessory dwelling unit, 2-to-4-family and more-than-4-family homes;
B.  The number of dwelling units permitted and demolished; and
C.  The number of certificates of occupancy or other final approvals of housing units 
issued, the number of those housing units affordable to persons or families whose 
incomes are 80% or less of the area median income as determined by Maine State 
Housing Authority and the number of those housing units affordable to persons or 
families whose incomes are from 81% to 120% of the area median income as 
determined by Maine State Housing Authority.
As used in this subsection, "accessory dwelling unit" has the same meaning as in Title 
30-A, section 4301, subsection 1-C.
SUMMARY
This bill directs municipalities to provide an annual report on certain housing data to 
the Department of Economic and Community Development for use in administering the 
Housing Opportunity Program, including data on residential building permits, dwelling 
units permitted and demolished and certificates of occupancy or other approvals of housing 
units issued and certain affordability data.
An Act Regarding the Designation of Short-term Rental Units as
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1181
Committee: Housing and Economic Development
Sponsors: GERE
Amends: 30-A MRSA §4364-C

Legislative Document
No. 1181
H.P. 786
House of Representatives, March 20, 2025
An Act Regarding the Designation of Short-term Rental Units as 
Commercial or Residential in Use
Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and 
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GERE of Kennebunkport.
Cosponsored by Representatives: DHALAC of South Portland, MALON of Biddeford, 
Senators: BENNETT of Oxford, CURRY of Waldo.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §4364-C, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 672, §7, is 
amended to read:
2.  Municipalities may regulate short-term rentals.  A municipality may establish 
and enforce regulations regarding short-term rental units in order to achieve the statewide 
or regional housing production goal, including regulations requiring the municipal assessor 
to assign a land use code to a short-term rental unit that designates the short-term rental 
unit as commercial in use or residential in use. For the purposes of this subsection, "short-
term rental unit" means living quarters offered for rental through a transient rental platform 
as defined by Title 36, section 1752, subsection 20‑C. For purposes of this subsection, 
"commercial in use" means a short-term rental unit that is not claimed as the primary 
residence of the owner. For purposes of this subsection, "residential in use" means a 
short-term rental unit that is claimed as the primary residence of the owner.
SUMMARY
This bill clarifies that a municipality may require the municipal assessor to assign a 
land use code to a short-term rental unit that designates the short-term rental unit as 
commercial in use or residential in use.
An Act to Ensure Rent-to-own Protections Apply to Mobile Home
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1183
Committee: Housing and Economic Development
Sponsors: GERE
Amends: 14 MRSA §6203-H

Legislative Document
No. 1183
H.P. 788
House of Representatives, March 20, 2025
An Act to Ensure Rent-to-own Protections Apply to Mobile Home 
Park Tenants
Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and 
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GERE of Kennebunkport.
Cosponsored by Representatives: DEBRITO of Waterville, GOLEK of Harpswell, JULIA of 
Waterville, RANA of Bangor, ROBERTS of South Berwick.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  14 MRSA §6203-H, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 350, §2, is 
amended by enacting at the end a new first blocked paragraph to read:
"Option contract for the purchase of real property or rent-to-own real property" 
includes an agreement under this paragraph for which the residential real property 
subject to the agreement is a mobile home as defined in Title 10, section 9091, 
subsection 1.
Sec. 2.  14 MRSA §6203-H, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 350, §2, is 
amended to read:
B.  Include a statement that the vendor has inspected the property to be conveyed and 
certifies that the property is in compliance with sections 6021 and 6021‑A, subject to 
the provisions of section 6021, subsection 5 authorizing a waiver for a stated reduction 
in payment or other specified fair consideration, and, if applicable, that the property is 
in compliance with Title 10, section 9099, subject to the provisions of Title 10, section 
9099, subsection 4 authorizing a waiver for a stated reduction in payment or other 
specified fair consideration;
Sec. 3.  14 MRSA §6203-H, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 350, §2, is 
amended to read:
C.  Identify the party required to maintain the premises in compliance with sections 
6021 and 6021‑A and, if applicable, Title 10, section 9099;
Sec. 4.  14 MRSA §6203-H, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 350, §2, is 
amended by amending subparagraph (3) to read:
(3)  The option contract for the purchase of real property or rent-to-own real 
property requires the vendor to maintain the real property pursuant to the 
provisions of section 6021, unless a waiver pursuant to the provisions of section 
6021, subsection 5 has been entered into, and the provisions of section 6021‑A and, 
if applicable, the provisions of Title 10, section 9099, unless a waiver pursuant to 
Title 10, section 9099, subsection 4 has been entered into; and
SUMMARY
This bill modifies the provisions of law governing option contracts to purchase real 
property through a rent-to-own agreement by clarifying that mobile homes qualify as real 
property for the purposes of entering into a rent-to-own agreement.
An Act to Require Certain Mental Health Data to Be Included in Uniform
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1187
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S470 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 792, 
L.D. 1187, "An Act to Require Certain Mental Health Data to Be Included in Uniform 
Crime Reports" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 6. 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the appropriations and allocations section. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator ROTUNDO, M.) 
COUNTY: Androscoggin 
: 1'l~CAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/23/25 L-Rl-
LD 1187 
LR 1802(04) 
An Act to Include Certain Mental Health Data in Firearm Fatalities and Hospitalizations Reports 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment"). to Committee Amendment "A" {S·l/70 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Genernl F\md 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Y cs 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
($1,875,219) 
($1,875,219) 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$0 
$0 
The amendment eliminates the one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services 
of $1,875,219 in fiscal year 2025-26. 
LR! 802(04) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I
An Act to Require
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1184
Committee Amendment CA_B_H384 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" f:?" to H.P. 789, L.D. 1184, "An Act to Require 
Municipal Reporting on Residential '13uilding Permits, Dwelling Units Permitted and 
Demolished and Certificates of Occupancy Issued" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to Promote Municipal Reporting on Residential Building Permits, Dwelling 
Units Permitted and Demolished and Certificates of Occupancy Issued' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 5 in the first line (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "A" and inserting the following: 'By Januruy 31st of each year. 
g,' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 5 in the first line (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "shall" and inserting the following: 'may' 
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, changes the title and 
changes the annual report in the bill from mandatory to optional. It sets the report due date 
as January 31st of each year. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/02/25 LRL 
LD 1184 
LR2247(03) 
An Act to Require Municipal Reporting on Residential Building Permits, Dwelling Units Permitted 
and Demolished and Certificates of Occupancy Issued 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment"£ i-{-~L/\ 
Committee: Housing and Economic Development 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Economic and Co1mnunity Development associated with utilizing certain 
housing data from annual reports provided by municipalities in the administration of the Housing Opportunity 
Program can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2247(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Require Certain Mental Health Data to Be Included in
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1187
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: GRAMLICH, INGWERSEN
Amends: 25 MRSA §1544

Legislative Document
No. 1187
H.P. 792
House of Representatives, March 20, 2025
An Act to Require Certain Mental Health Data to Be Included in 
Uniform Crime Reports
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach.
Cosponsored by Senator INGWERSEN of York and
Representatives: ABDI of Lewiston, BRENNAN of Portland, CLOUTIER of Lewiston, 
DOUDERA of Camden, MCCABE of Lewiston, MEYER of Eliot, SACHS of Freeport, 
ZAGER of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA §1544, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 2021, c. 366, §30 and c. 369, 
§2, is further amended to read:
The bureau shall establish a category for abuse by adults of family or household 
members,; a category for cruelty to animals,; a category for crimes that manifest evidence 
of prejudice based on race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or 
ethnicity; a category for mental health referrals made pursuant to Title 34-B, section 
3862-A, including the number of actual referrals and the number of individuals receiving 
services pursuant to those referrals; and a category for unintentional and intentional firearm 
discharges that are supplementary to its other reported information.  The bureau shall 
prescribe the information to be submitted in the same manner as for all other categories of 
the uniform crime reports.
SUMMARY
This bill adds to the categories of uniform crime reports that all law enforcement 
agencies are required to submit to the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, 
State Bureau of Identification to require the reporting of the number of mental health 
referrals made pursuant to the extreme risk protection order statutes and the number of 
individuals who received services pursuant to those referrals.
An Act to Ensure Timely Reimbursement for Providers of Child
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1191
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: BALDACCI
Amends: 22 MRSA §8111

Legislative Document
No. 1191
S.P. 480
In Senate, March 20, 2025
An Act to Ensure Timely Reimbursement for Providers of Child 
Care Services for Children in Foster Care
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §8111 is enacted to read:
§8111.  Child care services provided to family foster homes
1.  Reimbursement for child care services.  The department shall reimburse a child 
care provider for child care services rendered to a family foster home within 15 days of 
receiving a complete and accurate invoice for the child care services if the invoice meets 
all the required state procurement and payment requirements. For purposes of this section, 
"child care" has the same meaning as in section 3731, subsection 1.
2.  Reimbursement procedures and administration.  The department shall establish 
procedures to ensure the timely processing and reimbursement of an invoice from a child 
care provider under subsection 1.  The department shall provide guidance to a child care 
provider on the requirements for submitting a complete and accurate invoice under 
subsection 1 and any necessary state procurement and payment requirements.
3.  Report.  On or before January 1st of every year, the department shall issue a report 
to the Governor and the Legislature on the department's compliance with this section.  The 
report must include data on the average time taken for reimbursement, the number of 
delayed reimbursements and any corrective action taken to address a delayed 
reimbursement.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to pay the invoice of 
a child care provider for child care services rendered to a family foster home within 15 days 
of receiving the invoice.  The bill requires the department to establish procedures to ensure 
the timely processing of the reimbursement to the provider, to provide guidance to child 
care providers on requirements for submitting invoices and to issue an annual report to the 
Governor and the Legislature on the department's compliance with these provisions.
An Act to Increase the Commercial Insurance Reimbursement Rate
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1192
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: BALDACCI
Amends: 24-A MRSA §4303-F

Legislative Document
No. 1192
S.P. 481
In Senate, March 20, 2025
An Act to Increase the Commercial Insurance Reimbursement Rate 
for Ambulance Services
Reference to the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services 
suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  24-A MRSA §4303-F, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 241, §3, is 
amended to read:
A.  If the ambulance service provider participates in the carrier's network, the The 
carrier shall reimburse at the ambulance service provider's rate or 200% 400% of the 
Medicare rate for that service, whichever is less, plus any adjustment required by 
paragraph C.
Sec. 2.  24-A MRSA §4303-F, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 241, §3, is 
repealed.
Sec. 3.  24-A MRSA §4303-F, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 241, §3, is 
repealed.
Sec. 4.  24-A MRSA §4303-F, sub-§1-A, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 468, §2, 
is amended to read:
A.  If the ambulance service provider participates in the carrier's network, the The 
carrier shall reimburse the ambulance service provider at the ambulance service 
provider's rate or 200% 400% of the average of the Medicare rate for basic life support 
services and the Medicare rate for advanced life support services, whichever is less, 
plus any adjustment required by paragraph C.
Sec. 5.  24-A MRSA §4303-F, sub-§1-A, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 468, §2, 
is repealed.
Sec. 6.  24-A MRSA §4303-F, sub-§1-A, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 468, §2, 
is repealed.
SUMMARY
This bill increases the reimbursement rate an insurance carrier must pay for ambulance 
services to the ambulance service provider's rate or 400% of the Medicare rate, whichever 
is less.
An Act to Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years of Age from Marrying
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1185
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: SUPICA, MARTIN
Amends: 19-A MRSA §652

Legislative Document
No. 1185
H.P. 790
House of Representatives, March 20, 2025
An Act to Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years of Age from Marrying
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SUPICA of Bangor.
Cosponsored by Senator MARTIN of Oxford and
Representatives: CLOUTIER of Lewiston, FAIRCLOTH of Bangor, JULIA of Waterville, 
MEYER of Eliot, MURPHY of Scarborough, PUGH of Portland, RANA of Bangor, Senator: 
INGWERSEN of York.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  19-A MRSA §652, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2023, c. 116, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 2.  19-A MRSA §652, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2023, c. 116, §2, is further 
amended to read:
8.  Parties under 17 18 years of age.  The clerk or State Registrar of Vital Statistics 
may not issue a marriage license to a person under 17 18 years of age.
SUMMARY
This bill eliminates the provisions of law that allow a marriage license to be issued to 
a person who is 17 years of age. Under the bill, a marriage license may not be issued to a 
person who has not attained 18 years of age.
Resolve, to Require the Towns of Kittery and York to Develop a
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1196
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: LAWRENCE, SARGENT

Legislative Document
No. 1196
S.P. 485
In Senate, March 20, 2025
Resolve, to Require the Towns of Kittery and York to Develop a 
Boundary Description
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator LAWRENCE of York.
Cosponsored by Representative SARGENT of York and
Representatives: MATHIESON of Kittery, MEYER of Eliot, RUNTE of York.
Sec. 1.  Development of boundary description for Kittery and York. 
Resolved:  That the Town of Kittery and the Town of York shall jointly develop a 
description, in metes and bounds, of the boundary between the 2 towns that reflects the 
current boundary as understood in each town's respective assessing maps for all parcels 
along the presently recognized boundary.
Sec. 2.  Report. Resolved:  That the Town of Kittery and the Town of York shall 
jointly submit, no later than December 3, 2025, the description of the boundary between 
the 2 towns as developed pursuant to section 1 to the Joint Standing Committee on State 
and Local Government. The committee may report out a bill based on the description 
establishing a boundary between the towns of Kittery and York to the Second Regular 
Session of the 132nd Legislature.
SUMMARY
This resolve requires the Town of Kittery and the Town of York to jointly develop a 
description, in metes and bounds, of the boundary between the 2 towns based on the 
assessing maps in each of the towns.  The towns are required to jointly provide the 
description to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government, which may 
report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature establishing the 
boundary between the 2 towns.
An Act to Update the Maine Money Transmission Modernization
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1197
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: BALDACCI, BOYER
Amends: 32 MRSA §6100-O, 32 MRSA §6100-U

Legislative Document
No. 1197
S.P. 486
In Senate, March 20, 2025
An Act to Update the Maine Money Transmission Modernization 
Act by Removing Provisions of Law Regarding Unhosted Wallets
(EMERGENCY)
Reference to the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services 
suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Representative BOYER of Poland and
Representative: MOONEN of Portland.
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, certain licensees under the Maine Money Transmission Modernization Act 
are subject to the requirements for unhosted wallets upon renewal of their licenses 
beginning January 1, 2025; and
Whereas, the lack of clarity regarding the regulation of unhosted wallets under the 
Maine Money Transmission Modernization Act threatens marketplace stability for Maine's 
digital asset businesses and consumers; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §6100-OO, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 662, §2, is 
repealed.
Sec. 2.  32 MRSA §6100-OO, sub-§14, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 662, §2, is 
repealed.
Sec. 3.  32 MRSA §6100-UU, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 662, §2, is repealed.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill repeals provisions of law containing requirements for unhosted wallets in the 
Maine Money Transmission Modernization Act.
Resolve, Regarding the Development of a Medication
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1199
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: BRENNER

Legislative Document
No. 1199
S.P. 488
In Senate, March 20, 2025
Resolve, Regarding the Development of a Medication 
Administration Training Program for Maine Youth Camps
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland.
Cosponsored by Senators: BENNETT of Oxford, GUERIN of Penobscot, Representative: 
BABIN of Fort Fairfield.
Preamble.  Whereas, licensed youth camps in the State are required to have a health 
supervisor on site at all times, and this individual must be a physician, physician assistant, 
registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency medical 
technician, person holding a wilderness first responder certificate or certified athletic 
trainer; and
Whereas, many children attending licensed youth camps have underlying medical 
conditions that require the dispensing of medications, and the safety of those children 
would be improved with the implementation of a training program for unlicensed 
individuals to allow them to assist the health supervisor with medication administration; 
now, therefore, be it
Sec. 1.  Medication administration training program for unlicensed 
assistive personnel at licensed youth camps.  Resolved:  That the Department of 
Health and Human Services shall convene a work group that is tasked with creating a 
medication administration training program for unlicensed personnel that may be made 
available to licensed youth camps in the State.  The work group must include 
representatives of the State Board of Nursing, the Alliance for Camp Health, licensed youth 
camps and other stakeholders as determined by the department.
Sec. 2.  Submission of training program.  Resolved:  That, by February 1, 2026, 
the Department of Health and Human Services shall present the training program 
developed under section 1, including any suggested legislation, to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Health and Human Services.  The Joint Standing Committee on Health and 
Human Services is authorized to submit legislation related to the training program to the 
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a work 
group that is tasked with creating a medication administration training program for 
unlicensed personnel that may be made available to licensed youth camps in the State.  The 
department is required to submit the training program by February 1, 2026 to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, which may submit legislation related 
to the training program to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
An Act to Prohibit the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1200
Committee Amendment CA_A_S340 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 489, L.D, 1200, "An Act to Prohibit the 
Sale ofltems Intended to Be Used to Inhale Nitrous Oxide for Recreational Purposes,, 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §2383-D in the headnote in the first line (page 1, line 3 
• 12 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "oxide or" and inserting the following: 'oxide' 
Amend the bill in section l in §2383-D in subsection 1 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 6 
in L:D.) by striking out the following: "or is" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §2383-D in subsection 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 7 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "to contain nitrous oxidei• 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority 1·epo11 of the committee, removes from the 
prohibition in the bill references to devices intended to be used to contain nitrous oxide, 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page I -132LR2414(02) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/27/25 LRL. 
LD 1200 
LR2414(02) 
An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Items Intended to Be Used to Inhale Nitrous Oxide for Recreational 
Purposes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ';4' ( - '31.fo\ 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
S 
' I 
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 requin, 
additional funding at this time. The collection of additional fines will increase General Fund or other dedicated 
revenue by minor amounts. 
LR2414(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1198
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: BLACK, HALL

Legislative Document
No. 1198
S.P. 487
In Senate, March 20, 2025
Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and 
Forestry to Assess Its Current Meat and Poultry Inspection 
Programs
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BLACK of Franklin.
Cosponsored by Representative HALL of Wilton and
Senators: HICKMAN of Kennebec, TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin, Representatives: 
COOPER of Windham, CRAY of Palmyra, GUERRETTE of Caribou, JACKSON of Oxford, 
PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft.
Sec. 1.  Meat and poultry inspection study. Resolved: That the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall conduct a review of programs and processes 
related to meat and poultry inspections, including processes related to exemptions from 
inspections, to determine areas for possible improvements, efficiencies and enhanced 
flexibility to benefit agricultural producers, processors and retail and public customers.  In 
conducting the review under this section, the department shall consult with livestock and 
poultry producers and processors, the United States Department of Agriculture, the 
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and other stakeholders that the department 
determines necessary to assess existing programs' statutory authorities, rules, regulations, 
policies and practices, including those involving investigations, enforcement and staff 
training.  The department shall also review the existing exemptions that relate to poultry 
processors that process certain numbers of poultry per year and the department's existing 
cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and 
Inspection Service and that agreement's related requirements. 
Sec. 2.  Report. Resolved: That, by January 15, 2026, the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall submit a report based on its review in section 
1, including recommended state or federal legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.  The Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry may submit legislation related to the report to the Second 
Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to 
conduct a review of programs and processes related to meat and poultry inspections, 
including processes related to exemptions from inspections, to determine areas for possible 
improvements, efficiencies and enhanced flexibility to benefit agricultural producers, 
processors and retail and public customers.  The department is required to submit a report 
based on its evaluation by January 15, 2026 to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, which may submit legislation related to the report 
to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Items Intended to Be Used to Inhale
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1200
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: RENY
Amends: 22 MRSA §2383-D

Legislative Document
No. 1200
S.P. 489
In Senate, March 20, 2025
An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Items Intended to Be Used to Inhale 
Nitrous Oxide for Recreational Purposes
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator RENY of Lincoln.  (BY REQUEST)
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §2383-D is enacted to read:
§2383-D.  Unlawful sale or distribution of device containing nitrous oxide or intended 
to be used to inhale nitrous oxide
1. Prohibited act. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person may not intentionally 
or knowingly sell or distribute to another person a device that contains nitrous oxide or is 
intended to be used to contain nitrous oxide for the purpose of causing intoxication, 
euphoria, inebriation, excitement, stupefaction or the dulling of that person's brain or 
nervous system through the inhalation of the nitrous oxide.
2. Exception. The prohibition under subsection 1 does not apply to the sale or 
distribution of a device under subsection 1 to:
A. A dentist, dental hygienist or dental therapist who has obtained a sedation and 
general anesthesia permit pursuant to Title 32, section 18379;
B. A pharmacist or pharmacy intern who dispenses the device in accordance with the 
applicable scope of practice; or
C. A physician or physician assistant who is licensed by the Board of Licensure in 
Medicine or Board of Osteopathic Licensure and who dispenses the device in 
accordance with the applicable scope of practice.
3.  Penalties.  A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a 
fine must be adjudged as follows:
A. Not less than $250 nor more than $500 for the first offense;
B. Not less than $400 nor more than $700 for the 2nd offense; and
C. One thousand dollars for the 3rd and each subsequent offense.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a person from intentionally or knowingly selling or distributing to 
another person a device that contains nitrous oxide or is intended to be used to inhale nitrous 
oxide for recreational drug use purposes. Dentists, dental hygienists, dental who therapists, 
pharmacists, pharmacy interns, physicians and physician assistants who administer nitrous 
oxide in accordance with their scopes of practice are exempt from this provision. A person 
who violates this provision commits a civil violation and is subject to a fine of not less than 
$250 nor more than $500 for the first offense; not less than $400 nor more than $700 for 
the 2nd offense; and $1,000 for the 3rd and each subsequent offense.
An Act to Protect Maine Agriculture and Farms by Exempting
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1201
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: STEWART
Amends: 38 MRSA §1614

Legislative Document
No. 1201
S.P. 490
In Senate, March 20, 2025
An Act to Protect Maine Agriculture and Farms by Exempting 
Certain Pesticides from Regulation
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator STEWART of Aroostook.
Cosponsored by Senator: TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin, Representatives: COOPER of 
Windham, CRAY of Palmyra, GUERRETTE of Caribou, HALL of Wilton, JACKSON of 
Oxford.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §1614, sub-§4, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 630, §1, is 
amended by amending subparagraph (3) to read:
(3)  The United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, except that any such products 
approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to that 
law for aerial or land application are not exempt from this section;
Sec. 2.  38 MRSA §1614, sub-§4, ¶F-1 is enacted to read:
F-1.  A pesticide registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act applied by a person 
licensed by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of 
Pesticides Control as an agricultural basic applicator, a private applicator or a 
commercial applicator;
SUMMARY
This bill amends the law providing for exemption of certain veterinary products from 
the law governing products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or 
PFAS, to allow products approved for use for aerial or land application that are regulated 
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.  It creates an exemption for a pesticide registered by the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act applied by a person licensed by the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control as an agricultural 
basic applicator, a private applicator or a commercial applicator.
An Act to Control
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1206
Committee Amendment CA_A_S311 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 495, L.D. 1206, "An Act to Control 
Property Taxes by Increasing the Percentage of the Business Equipment Tax Exemption 
That Municipalities May Recover" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec, 2. Appropriations and allocations, The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Revenue Services, Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for computer programming costs. 
GENERAL FUND 
2025-26 
All Other 
$5,300 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$5,300 
2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any·nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment includes an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page l - 132LR1003(02) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/02/25 l-RL 
LD 1206 
LR 1003(02) 
An Act to Control Property Taxes by Increasing the Percentage of the Business Equipment Tax 
Exemption That 1\1unicipalities May Recover 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment )f ( $-3-{0 
Committee: Taxation 
) 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2026-27 
$5,300 
$5,300 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
$.15,696,000 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$22,174,000 
$0 
$0 
($5,209,000) 
($ l 5,696,000) 
($22,174,000) 
This bill includes a revenue decrease to the General Fund of $5,209,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 by incl'easing the 
percentage that municipalities may recover from tax revenue lost as the result of the Business Equipment Tax 
Exemption to 60% for property tax years beginning April 1, 2026, 70% beginning April 1, 2027, 75% beginning April 
1, 2028, and 80% beginning on or after April 1, 2030. 
Additionally, the bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Bureau of Revem1e Services within the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services of $5,300 in fiscal year 2025-26 to fund computer programming 
costs associated with the provisions of this bill. 
LR1003(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Require the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1207
Committee Amendment CA_A_S65 (Senate)
Amends: 38 MRSA §484

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "J\ » to S.P. 496, L.D. I 207, "An Act to Require the
Department of Environmental Protection to Monitor Air and Water Temperatures Around
Commercial Solar Energy Developments"
Amend the bill by striking out (he title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Amend the Site Location of Development Laws to Require a 100-foot
Buffer Between Solar Energy Developments and Rivers, Streams and Brooks'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following: . , , : . , . ..
i7 'See. 1. 38 MRSA §484, sub-§ll is enacted to read:
11. Special orovision; solar enerev develonmenf. In the case of a proDosed solar
enerav develoDinent. the develoumeut will not be constructed within 100 feet of a river.
stream or brook. This subsection does not apply to vegetation renwval activities necessary
for shademanaeement or road or utility line crossiiiRS within 100 feet of a river, stream or
brook.
As used in thissubsection, "solar energy development" means a development that uses a
solar enerpy system consistinR of Rround-inounted solar panels to convert solar enerev to
electrical enerpv and includes Beneratine facilities and associated facilities.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
. SUMMARY
This amendment changes the title of and replaces the bill. It amends the site location
of development laws to provide that a proposed solar energy developnient may not be
constructed within 100 feet of a river, stream or brook. That provision does not apply (o
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A " to S.P. '196. L.D. 1207 i ^ I
vegetation removal activities necessary for shade management or road or utility line
crossings within 100 feet of a river, stream or brook.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 04/30/25
t-Kt.
LD 1207 LR 976(02)
An Act to Require the Department of Environmental Protection to Monitor Air and Water
Temperatures Around Commercial Solar Energy Developments
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A"/S-62'
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt the changes in tliis bill are expected to
be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources,
LR0976(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1