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An Act to Protect Emergency Medical Services Persons' Right to
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0238
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: FARRIN, SALISBURY
Amends: 32 MRSA §85

Legislative Document
No. 238
S.P. 104
In Senate, January 21, 2025
An Act to Protect Emergency Medical Services Persons' Right to 
Work in Multiple Health Care Settings
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 FARRIN of Somerset.
Cosponsored by Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook and
Senators: BEEBE-CENTER of Knox, CYRWAY of Kennebec, TALBOT ROSS of 
Cumberland, Representative: CLOUTIER of Lewiston.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §85, sub-§7, ¶A, as amended by PL 2021, c. 587, §1, is further 
amended to read:
A.  Rendered in the person's capacity as an employee, volunteer or contracted agent of 
the hospital or health care facility;
SUMMARY
This bill provides that the Maine Emergency Medical Services Act of 1982 may not be 
construed to prohibit a person licensed as an emergency medical services person from 
rendering medical services in a hospital or other health care facility setting if those services 
are rendered in the person's capacity as an employee, volunteer or contracted agent of the 
hospital or health care facility and certain other conditions are met.  Current law requires 
such a person to render those services in the person's capacity as an employee of the hospital 
or health care facility in order for the exemption provision to apply.
An Act to Authorize the Public Utilities Commission to Approve
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0241
Sponsors: LAWRENCE
Amends: 35-A MRSA §6115

Legislative Document
No. 241
S.P. 107
In Senate, January 21, 2025
An Act to Authorize the Public Utilities Commission to Approve 
Rate Adjustments for Low-income Water Utility Ratepayers
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 16, 2025.  Referred to the Committee 
on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator LAWRENCE of York.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  35-A MRSA §6115 is enacted to read:
§6115.  Low-income assistance
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a water utility or group of water 
utilities may petition the commission for approval of a low-income assistance program to 
allow a qualifying low-income residential ratepayer to receive a discount or credit applying 
to the amount the residential ratepayer would otherwise owe to the water utility. The 
commission shall approve the proposed discount or credit if it determines that the proposal 
is a cost-effective means of keeping water affordable for low-income residential ratepayers.
For the purposes of this section, "residential ratepayer" means a customer who is 
considered residential under the terms and conditions of the water utility.
SUMMARY
This bill allows a water utility or group of water utilities to petition the Public Utilities 
Commission to approve a low-income assistance program to allow qualifying low-income 
residential ratepayers to receive a discount or credit applying to the amount the residential 
ratepayer would otherwise owe to the water utility. The bill requires the commission to 
approve the rate change if it determines that the proposal is a cost-effective way to keep 
water affordable for low-income residential ratepayers.
An Act to Authorize the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0241
Committee Amendment CA_A_S82 (Senate)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §6115

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT •An to S.P. 107, L.D. 241, "An Act to Authorize the 
IO 
Public Utilities Commission to Approve Rate Adjustments for Low-income Water Utility 
Ratepayers" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
1Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §6115 is enacted to read: 
§6115. Low-income assistance 
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a water utility 01· group of water 
utilities may petition the commission for approval of a low-income assistance program to 
allow a qualifying low-income residential ratepayel' to receive a discount or credit applying 
I 9 
to the amount the residential ratepayer would otherwise owe to the water utility. The 
commission may approve the proposed discount 01· credit if it determines that the proposal 
is a cost-effective means of keeping water affordable for low-income residential ratepayers. 
The commission may not require a water utility to initiate a 10\v-income assistance program 
pursuant to this section. 
For the purposes of this section, 
11residential ratepayer
means a customer who is 
considered residential under the terms and conditions of the watel' utility.• 
Amend the bill by relettering 01· renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
11umbe1· to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment allO\vs, instead of requires as in the 
bill, the Public Utilities Commission to approve the rate change if it determines that the 
proposal is a cost-effective way to keep water affordable for low-income residential 
Page I - l32LR0540(02) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
I 
COlVlMITTEE AMENDMENT "Pr "to S.P. 107, L.D. 241 ($• i Z) 
ratepayers. This amendment prohibits the commission from requiring a water utility to 
initiate a low-income assistance prngram. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/17/25 L-RL-
LD241 
LR 540(02) 
An Act to Authorize the Public Utilities Commission to Approve Rate Adjustments for LowMincome 
\Vater Utility Ratepayct·s 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A!'( s.-i-~ 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
f1 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Public Utilities Commission to implement the provisions of this bill are expected to be 
minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR0540(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I
An Act to Establish the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0246
Committee Amendment CA_B_S254 (Senate)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1602

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ^" to S.P. 112, L,D. 246, "An Act to Establish the
, Option of Sentencing Alternatives for Primary Caregivers"
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following; . ;
'See. 1. 17-A MRSA §1602, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4. Class D or Class E crimes. In imposina a sentencine alternative for a Class D_or
Class E crime pursuant to section 1502 that is contested by the parties and settin£lhe
approuriate length of that term as well as any unsusueizded uortibn of that'term
accompanied by a period ofurobation or administrative release, the court shall consider all
relevant setitencmg factors, both a&gravatiiie and mitieatine. apnroDriate to the case,
Relevant sentencing, factors include, but are not limited to, file cliaracter of the individual.
the individual's criminal history, the effect of the offense on the victim, (lie effect of the
potential sentencine alternative on those relvinR on the individual as a primary careeiver
and the protection of the public interest.
Sec. 2. 17-AMRSA §1602, sub-§5 is enacted to read;
5. Primary careeiver (lelined. As used in this section, "Drimarv careeiver" means an
individual who has the greatest responsibility for the care of a minor, a dependent person
or an incaoacitated adyjt as defin by Title 22. sectioiU472.i_si!bsection lO,1
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecnlive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment requires a court, in sentencing a defendant convicted of a Class D or
Class E crime, to consider a seiUencing alternative other than imprisonment due to the
defendant's being a primary caregiver of a minor, dependent person or incapacitated adult,
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
Pnge I - 132LR0203(03)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 03/18/25 t^Ri-
LD 246 LR 203(03)
An Act to Establish the Option of Sentencing Alternatives for Primary Caregivers
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^-9 ^>"
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Department of Corrections are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing
budgeted resources.
LR0203(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of!
An Act to Provide Safe, Short-term Housing to Indigent Individuals Recently Released from
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0244
Committee Amendment CA_A_S411 (Senate)

LD 244 LR 201(02)
An Act to Provide Safe, Short-term Housing to Indigent Individuals Recently Released from
Correctional Facilities
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment *'A"/<^
Committee; Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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 $225,000 $225,000 $0 $0
Appropriations/AIIocations
General Fund $225,000 $225,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes one-time General Fund appropriations to the Department of Corrections of $225,000 in fiscal year
2025-26 and $225,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 to establish a pilot program to provide transitional living services for
individuals recently released from correctional facilities and to establish a transitional housing program in southern
Maine.
LR0201(02) - Fiscal Note" Page 1 of 1
An Act to Extend the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0242
Committee Amendment CA_A_S154 (Senate)

.COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/-V" to S.P. 108, L.D, 242, "An Act to Extend the
Maximum Time Period for Certain School Construction Bonds"
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note,
SUMMARY
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 04/22/25
L.RL.
LD 242 LR 480(02)
An Act to Extend the Maximum Time Period for Certain School Construction Bonds
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "/(,'
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Extended bond term - local school administrative units
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Public Law 2023, chapter 210 amended the laws governing the issuance of school construction bonds for school
administrative districts and regional school units to extend the term of bonds issued from 25 years to 30 years. This
bill amends the laws governing the issuance of temporary notes in anticipation of a sale of school construction bonds
to extend the total period during which the issue of bonds is outstanding, including the period of the loan represented
by the temporary notes, from 25 years to 30 years.
LR0480(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Rename the Administrator of the Office of Chief Medical
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0248
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: CARNEY
Amends: 22 MRSA §3022

Legislative Document
No. 248
S.P. 115
In Senate, January 21, 2025
An Act to Rename the Administrator of the Office of Chief Medical 
Examiner the Director of Medical Examiner Operations
Submitted by the Department of the Attorney General pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3022, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. FF, §1, is 
further amended to read:
2-A.  Appointment of office administrator Director of Medical Examiner 
Operations.  The Chief Medical Examiner may appoint one office administrator a Director 
of Medical Examiner Operations, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Medical 
Examiner.  The office administrator Director of Medical Examiner Operations shall 
perform such duties as may be delegated by the Chief Medical Examiner.  Notwithstanding 
any other provisions provision of law to the contrary, the compensation of the Chief 
Medical Examiner's office administrator Director of Medical Examiner Operations must 
be fixed by the Chief Medical Examiner subject to approval by the Attorney General.
SUMMARY
This bill renames the office administrator of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner 
within the Department of the Attorney General the Director of Medical Examiner 
Operations.
An Act to Protect the Confidentiality of Information of Individual
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0251
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: LAWRENCE
Amends: 1 MRSA §402

Legislative Document
No. 251
S.P. 118
In Senate, January 21, 2025
An Act to Protect the Confidentiality of Information of Individual 
Customers of a Public Utility
Submitted by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator LAWRENCE of York.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶U, as amended by PL 2023, c. 618, §1, is further 
amended to read:
U.  Records provided by a railroad company pursuant to Title 23, section 7311, 
subsection 5 and records describing hazardous materials transported by the railroad 
company in this State, the routes of hazardous materials shipments and the frequency 
of hazardous materials operations on those routes that are in the possession of a state 
or local emergency management entity or law enforcement agency, fire department or 
other first responder, except that records related to a train carrying hazardous materials 
that has derailed at any point from a main line train track or related to a discharge of 
hazardous materials transported by a railroad company that poses a threat to public 
health, safety and welfare are subject to public disclosure after that discharge.  For the 
purposes of this paragraph, "hazardous material" has the same meaning as set forth in 
Code of Federal Regulations, Section 105.5; and
Sec. 2.  1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶V, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 118, §3, is amended 
to read:
V.  Participant application materials and other personal information obtained or 
maintained by a municipality or other public entity in administering a community well-
being check program, except that a participant's personal information, including health 
information, may be made available to first responders only as necessary to implement 
the program. For the purposes of this paragraph, "community well-being check 
program" means a voluntary program that involves daily, or regular, contact with a 
participant and, when contact cannot be established, sends first responders to the 
participant's residence to check on the participant's well-being.; and
Sec. 3.  1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶W is enacted to read:
W.  Information pertaining to an individual customer of a public utility as defined in 
Title 35-A, section 102, subsection 13 that is designated by rule as confidential by the 
Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Title 35-A, section 111.
SUMMARY
This bill excludes from the definition of "public records" in the Freedom of Access Act 
information pertaining to an individual customer of a public utility that is designated as 
confidential in rules adopted by the Public Utilities Commission.
Resolve, to Name a Railroad Crossing in Wiscasset the James
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0243
Sponsors: TALBOT ROSS

Legislative Document
No. 243
S.P. 109
In Senate, January 21, 2025
Resolve, to Name a Railroad Crossing in Wiscasset the James 
Weldon Johnson Crossing
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 16, 2025.  Referred to the Committee 
on Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland.
Sec. 1. Railroad crossing in Wiscasset named.  Resolved:  That the Department 
of Transportation shall permanently designate the crossing at railroad mile marker 49.10 
on Main Street in the Town of Wiscasset, also known as Federal Crossing 364974N, as the 
James Weldon Johnson Crossing.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Transportation to permanently designate the 
crossing at railroad mile marker 49.10 on Main Street in the Town of Wiscasset as the 
James Weldon Johnson Crossing.
An Act to Establish the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0246
Committee Amendment CA_A_S253 (Senate)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1602

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " (\ " to S.P. i 12, L.D. 246, "An Act to Establish the
Option of Sentencing Alternatives for Pfimat'y Caregivers"
Amend the bill by striking out everything after tile enacting clause and inserting the
following:
,'Sec.l. 17-AMRSA§1602,sub"§l,^B,asenactedbyPL2019,o. U3,Pt.A,§2,
is amended to read:
B. Second, the court shall determine the maximum term of imprisonment to be
imposed by considering all other relevant sentencing factors, both aggravating and
mitigating, appropriate to the case, Relevant sentencing factors include, but are not
limited to, the character of the individual, the individual's criminal lustory, the effect
of the offense on the victim, tlie effect of the potential term of imprisonment on those
relyingonthe individual as a pfimary caregiver and the protection ofthe public interest.
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1602, sub-§4 is enacted to read;
4. Class D or Class E crimes. In imposing a sentencina alternative for a Class .D_Qf
Class B crime pursuant to section 1502 that is contested by the parties and setting the
appropriate length of that term as well as any unsuspended portion of that tenn
accompanied by a period of probation or administrative release, the court shall consider all
relevant sentencing factors, both aegravatine and mitieatine. atwopriate to the case.
Relevant sentencine factors include. but are not limited to. the character of the individual,
the indtyidAial's crhn inal liistoi'\^ the effect of the offense on the victini,^^M^^^^^^^ of the
potential sentencing alternative onthose relying on the individual as a primary caregiver
and the protection of the public interest,
Sec.3. 17-A MRSA §1602, sub-§5 is enacted to read;
5. Primary careeiver defined. As used in this section, "primary careeiver" means an
3 individual who has the greatest resaonsibility for the care of a minor, a dependent nerson
or an incapacitated adult as defined by Title 22. section 3472. subsection 10.'
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
?
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " " to S.P. 112. L.D, 246
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutiveiy.
SUMMARY
This amendment requires a court, in sentencing a defendant convicted of an offense, to
consider a sentencing alternative other than imprisonment due to the defendant's being a
primary caregiver of a minor, dependent person or incapacitated adult.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 03/18/25 L.KI-
LD 246 LR 203(02)
An Act to Establish the Option of Sentencing Alternatives for Primary Caregivers
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment l^t S "
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Department of Corrections are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing
budgeted resources.
LR0203(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Support Mobile Home Residents in Purchasing Their
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0255
Sponsors: BALDACCI

Legislative Document
No. 255
S.P. 122
In Senate, January 24, 2025
An Act to Support Mobile Home Residents in Purchasing Their 
Mobile Home Parks
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 23, 2025.  Referred to the Committee 
on Housing and Economic Development pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Senators: DUSON of Cumberland, GROHOSKI of Hancock, NANGLE of 
Cumberland, RAFFERTY of York.
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.
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE
Housing Authority - State 0442
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the manufactured and mobile home park 
preservation and assistance program.
GENERAL FUND
2025-26
2026-27
All Other
$3,500,000
$0
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$3,500,000
$0
SUMMARY
This bill provides one-time funding for the manufactured and mobile home park 
preservation and assistance program.
An Act to Prevent the MaineCare Program from Covering Abortion
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0253
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: JAVNER, GUERIN
Amends: 22 MRSA §3196

Legislative Document
No. 253
H.P. 162
House of Representatives, January 21, 2025
An Act to Prevent the MaineCare Program from Covering Abortion 
Services
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative JAVNER of Chester.
Cosponsored by Senator GUERIN of Penobscot and
Representatives: GRIFFIN of Levant, PAUL of Winterport.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3196, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 274, §1, is repealed.
SUMMARY
Public Law 2019, chapter 274 enacted the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 
3196, which requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide coverage 
to a MaineCare member for abortion services.  Abortion services that are not federally 
approved Medicaid services must be funded by the State.
This bill repeals Title 22, section 3196, removing the requirement that the department 
fund abortion services for MaineCare members and removing the requirement that the State 
pay when the abortion services are not covered by Medicaid.
Resolve, to Establish a Program to Recruit and Retain Behavioral
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0258
Sponsors: STEWART

Legislative Document
No. 258
S.P. 125
In Senate, January 24, 2025
Resolve, to Establish a Program to Recruit and Retain Behavioral 
Health Clinicians
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 23, 2025.  Referred to the Committee 
on Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator STEWART of Aroostook.
Cosponsored by Senators: BENNETT of Oxford, MARTIN of Oxford, TIMBERLAKE of 
Androscoggin, Representative: MORRIS of Turner.
Sec. 1. Department of Health and Human Services to develop and 
implement program to provide recruitment and retention incentive to 
behavioral health clinicians.  Resolved: That, to support the recruitment and retention 
of behavioral health clinicians in the State, the Department of Health and Human Services 
shall develop and implement a program to provide, during fiscal year 2025-26, a $25,000 
recruitment and retention incentive to those behavioral health clinicians in the State who 
meet criteria established by the department.  The program developed by the department 
must, at a minimum, require that a behavioral health clinician and an employer sign a 
written agreement that includes conditions determined by the department for receiving the 
recruitment and retention incentive.  The department shall establish criteria regarding 
participation in the program, including, but not limited to:
1.  Eligibility criteria to participate in the program;
2. The minimum period of time a behavioral health clinician must agree to be employed 
by an employer; and
3.  Conditions under which employment may be terminated by the behavioral health 
clinician or an employer and any obligations of the behavioral health clinician or an 
employer if employment is terminated, including the conditions under which the behavioral 
health clinician is required to repay the recruitment and retention incentive.
Sec. 2. Report.  Resolved: That, by December 3, 2025, the Department of Health 
and Human Services shall submit a report regarding the recruitment and retention incentive 
program developed and implemented pursuant to section 1 to the Joint Standing Committee 
on Health and Human Services.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and 
implement a program to provide a $25,000 recruitment and retention incentive to 
behavioral health clinicians in the State during fiscal year 2025-26.  It directs the 
department to establish criteria regarding participation in the program and to submit a 
report regarding the program to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human 
Services in 2025.
An Act to Update Certain Medical Examiner Fees
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0249
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: CARNEY
Amends: 22 MRSA §3024

Legislative Document
No. 249
S.P. 116
In Senate, January 21, 2025
An Act to Update Certain Medical Examiner Fees
Submitted by the Department of the Attorney General pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3024, first ¶, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEE, §1, is 
further amended to read:
The salary of the Chief Medical Examiner of the State must be set by the Governor.  
Other nonsalaried medical examiners and nonsalaried medicolegal death investigators, 
upon the submission of their completed report to the Chief Medical Examiner, must be paid 
a fee of up to $100 $150 for an inspection and view and are entitled to receive travel 
expenses to be calculated at the mileage rate currently paid to state employees pursuant to 
Title 5, section 8.  An additional fee of $50 may be authorized by the Chief Medical 
Examiner for payment to other nonsalaried medical examiners and nonsalaried medicolegal 
death investigators for visits to death scenes other than hospitals.
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §3024, 4th ¶, as amended by PL 2011, c. 445, §1 and affected 
by §3, is further amended to read:
The Chief Medical Examiner may authorize any other expenses necessary to carry out 
the Chief Medical Examiner's duties.  The Chief Medical Examiner shall reimburse a 
funeral establishment that transports a body to Augusta at the request of the Office of Chief 
Medical Examiner at the following rates:  for up to and including the first 25 miles, $120; 
for the next 25 miles, $2 per mile traveled while actually transporting a body; and for miles 
in excess of 50, $1.75 per mile traveled while actually transporting a body.
SUMMARY
This bill increases the fee paid to nonsalaried medical examiners and nonsalaried 
medicolegal death investigators from $100 to $150 and eliminates the authority of the Chief 
Medical Examiner to authorize any other expenses necessary to carry out the Chief Medical 
Examiner's duties.
An Act to Prevent the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0253
Committee Amendment CA_A_H593 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " P: " to H.P, 162, L,D, 253, "An Act to Prevent the
MaineCare Program from Covering Abortion Services"
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following;
'See. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations anci
allocations are made,
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
Initiative; Provides funding related to the repeal of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22,
section 3196, as enacted by Public Law 2019, chapter 274, which provided coverage to
MaineCare members for legal abortion services,
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AHOther • . $658,731 $664,918
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
•
$658,731
2025-26
$2,002,145
$664,918
2026-27
$1,995,958
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
All Other
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL $2,002,145 $1,995,958
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
•^0 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " J^" to H.P. 162, L,D. 253
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, adds an appropriations
and allocations section,
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 04/04/25 i-Ki-
LD 253 LR 1134(02)
An Act to Prevent the IVtaineCare Program from Covering Abortion Services
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^
Committee: Judiciary
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 $658,731 $664,918 $664,918 $664,918
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $658,731 $664,918 $664,918 $664,918
Federal Expenditures Fund $2,002,145 $1,995,958 $1,995,958 $1,995,958
Revenue
Federal Expenditures Fund $2,002,145 $1,995,958 $1,995,958 $1,995,958
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to Department of Health and Human Services of $658,731 in fiscal year
2025-26 and $664,918 in fiscal year 2026-27 related to the repeal of Public Law 2019, chapter 274, which provided
coverage to MaineCare members for legal abortion services, These funding amounts assume MaineCare costs for
1,228 abortions annually will be eliminated while MaineCare costs for delivery and births will be incurred for an
additional 195 mothers and children annually, Federal Expenditures Fund allocations will also be required for the
FMAP match,
LR1134(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0260
Committee Amendment CA_A_H40 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 163, L.D. 260, "RESOLUTION, 
Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish That All Maine 
Residents Have Equal Rights Under the Law" 
Amend the resolution by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, incorporates a fiscal 
note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/14/25 LRL 
LD260 
LR2(02) 
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish That All Maine 
Residents Have Equal Rights Under the Law 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''Pf.' (H -Lf.D) 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Referendum Costs 
Month/Year 
Election Type 
Question 
Length 
Nov-25 
General 
Referendum 
Standard 
The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to accommodate one ballot of average length for the general 
election in November. If the number or size of the referendum questions requires production and delivery of a second 
ballot, an additional appropriation of $341,000 may be required. 
LR0002(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Establish the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0259
Committee Amendment CA_A_S326 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ft- " to S.P. 126, L.D. 259, "An Act to Establish the
Criminal Records Review Commission in Statute"
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the fbllowmg:
'See. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
LEGISLATURE
Legislahire 0081
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the costs of Legislators serving on the Criminal Records
Review Commission.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
Personal Services $440 $880
AHOther $960 $1,920
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $1,400 $2,800
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 06/02/25 ^-^^-
LD 259 LR 209(02)
An Act to Establish the Criminal Records Review Commission in Statute
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A"/
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $1,400 $2,800 $2,800 $2,^0
AppropriaHons/Allocadons
General Fund $1,400 $2,800 $2,800 $2,800
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $1,400 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $2,800 in fiscal year 2026-
to the Legislature for the costs of Legislators serving on the Criminal Records Review Commission. Any
additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General's Office, the Department of
Public Safety and the Department of Corrections to participate in the Criminal Records Review Commission are
expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
LR0209(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1
An Act to Designate November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0254
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: BALDACCI
Amends: 1 MRSA §150-V

Legislative Document
No. 254
S.P. 120
In Senate, January 21, 2025
An Act to Designate November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness 
Month
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government 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.  1 MRSA §150-V is enacted to read:
§150-V.  Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
The month of November of each year is designated as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness 
Month, and the Governor shall issue annually a proclamation inviting and urging the people 
of the State to observe the month through appropriate activities.
SUMMARY
This bill designates the month of November of each year as Pancreatic Cancer 
Awareness Month and directs the Governor to issue annually a proclamation inviting and 
urging the people of the State to observe the month through appropriate activities.
An Act Regarding the Authority of Municipalities to Regulate Timber
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0261
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H500 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "N
to H.P. 164, 
L.D, 261, "An Act Regarding the Authority of Municipalities to Regulate Timber 
Harvesting" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1.' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the 2nd instructional paragraph (page 1, 
lines 13 to 15 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 8 by striking out all of paragraph E-1 (page 
2, lines 42 to 44 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'E-1. A municipal timber harvesting ordinance adopted after January L 2026 takes 
effect only after certification by the bureau that the municipality adopted the timber 
harvesting ordinance in accordance with the process requirements of this subsection.'' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the 4th instructional paragraph (page 1, 
lines 18 to 20 in amendment). 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" to remove from the bill the 
change to the definition of "timber harvesting activities. 
It allows timber harvesting 
ordinances adopted after January 1, 2026 to take effect only after certification by the 
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Forestry. It also removes 
from the committee amendment an instruction to change the process for the clerk of a 
municipality to notify 
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SPONSORED BY: -..L...,.;;=-------~--~--
(Representative PLUECKER, B.) 
TOWN: Warren 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Pagel -132LR1396(04f 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/03/25 L-RL-
LD261 
LR 1396(04) 
An Act Regarding tile Authority of Municipalities to Regulate Tiniber Harvesting 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ''A' to Committee Amendment "A 11 ( 1--\ -f:J)O) 
Sponsor: Rep. Pluecker of Warren 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase -.General Fund 
Minor cost increase -Affected Municipalities 
Any additional costs to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestiy or to affected municipalities tr 
adopt the changes in this amendment are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted 
resources, 
LR1396(04) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Taste Testing of Wine
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0262
Sponsors: CROCKETT
Amends: 28-A MRSA §1402

Legislative Document
No. 262
H.P. 165
House of Representatives, January 28, 2025
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Taste Testing of Wine 
and Malt Liquor to Facilitate Marketing by Wholesalers
(EMERGENCY)
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 23, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CROCKETT of Portland.
Cosponsored by Representative: BOYER of Poland.
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, in response to the economic hardship facing the State's restaurants, bars, 
grocery stores and beverage retailers; in response to the diversity and new product 
innovation in the beverage industry; and in support of local craft manufacturers' ability to 
showcase their products at taste-testing events, it is necessary to amend statutory language 
to allow wholesalers of wine and malt liquor products to hold taste-testing events at a 
greater number of locations; and 
Whereas, unless this legislation is enacted as an emergency, interested parties will 
not be able to take advantage of this legislation until after the majority of the busy summer 
season has concluded; 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.  28-A MRSA §1402, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2021, c. 658, §236, is 
further amended to read:
2.  Taste testing on retail licensee's premises or other venue.  With the bureau's 
written permission, a wholesale licensee may rent or lease an area or room from an on-
premises retail licensee or from any unlicensed venue for the purpose of inviting retail 
licensees to taste test wine or malt liquor products.
Sec. 2.  28-A MRSA §1402, sub-§3, ¶D, as amended by PL 2021, c. 658, §237, is 
further amended to read:
D.  After the taste-testing event is concluded, the wholesale licensee shall remove all 
products supplied for the taste-testing event from the premises of the retail licensee's 
premises licensee or unlicensed venue.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill modifies the law governing taste-testing events held by malt liquor and wine 
wholesale licensees. Under current law, wholesale licensees may rent or lease an area from 
a retail licensee for the purpose of inviting retail licensees to taste test wine or malt liquor 
products. The bill broadens a wholesale licensee's ability to hold such a taste-testing event 
by also allowing the wholesale licensee to rent or lease an unlicensed venue for that 
purpose.
Resolve, to Provide Rural Nonmedical Transportation Services to
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0263
Committee: Health
Sponsors: SHAGOURY, INGWERSEN

Legislative Document
No. 263
H.P. 166
House of Representatives, January 28, 2025
Resolve, to Provide Rural Nonmedical Transportation Services to 
the Elderly and Adults with Disabilities Receiving Home and 
Community Benefits Under MaineCare
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 23, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SHAGOURY of Hallowell.
Cosponsored by Senator INGWERSEN of York and
Representatives: CLOUTIER of Lewiston, DEBRITO of Waterville, GRAHAM of North 
Yarmouth, MCCABE of Lewiston, MITCHELL of Cumberland, MONTELL of Gardiner.
Sec. 1.  Pilot project.  Resolved:  That the Department of Health and Human 
Services shall establish a pilot project lasting 18 months that allows individuals currently 
receiving services under rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 
19, Home and Community Benefits for the Elderly and Adults with Disabilities, to receive 
up to $2,000 each in nonmedical transportation services that are specified in the individual's 
service plan when the individual has no other means of transportation, in addition to 
currently permissible medical transportation.  The department shall provide written notice 
to these recipients regarding the availability of the pilot project.  The department shall 
submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services with an 
evaluation of the costs and effectiveness of the pilot project and an assessment regarding 
its long-term viability no later than December 3, 2025.  The committee may report out 
legislation based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
SUMMARY
This resolve requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a pilot 
project lasting 18 months that provides nonmedical transportation services to individuals 
receiving services pursuant to rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, 
Section 19, Home and Community Benefits for the Elderly and Adults with Disabilities, in 
an amount up to $2,000, in addition to currently permissible medical transportation 
services.  The department is required to submit a report regarding the costs, effectiveness 
and future viability of the pilot project to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and 
Human Services no later than December 3, 2025.
An Act to Remove the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0264
Committee Amendment CA_A_H730 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^ " to H.P. 167, L.D. 264, "An Act to Remove the
12-month Waiting Period for the Maine Resident Homestead Property Tax Exemption"
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following;
'See. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ADMENISTRATFVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Revenue Services, Bureau of 0002
Initiative: Provides funding for increased homestead property tax exemption
reimbursement to municipalities .
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AHOther $0 $1,598,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $1,598,000
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 06/04/25 t-KL
LD 264 LR 612(02)
An Act to Remove the 12-month Waiting Period for the Maine Resident Homestead Property Tax
Exemption
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment
Committee: Taxation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
A(H^
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $1,598,000 $2,159,000 $2,197,000
Appropriations/AIlocations
General Fund $0 $1,598,000 $2,159,000 $2,197,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes an ongoing General Fund appropriation of $1,598,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 to the Bureau of
Revenue Services within the Department of Administrative and Fmancial Services for increased homestead property
tax exemption reimbursements to municipalities by removing the 12-month waiting period before eligible applicants
may receive Maine resident homestead property tax exemptions.
LR0612(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Remove the 12-month Waiting Period for the Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0264
Sponsors: HEPLER
Amends: 36 MRSA §681, 36 MRSA §683

Legislative Document
No. 264
H.P. 167
House of Representatives, January 28, 2025
An Act to Remove the 12-month Waiting Period for the Maine 
Resident Homestead Property Tax Exemption
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 23, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HEPLER of Woolwich.
Cosponsored by Representatives: ANKELES of Brunswick, DILL of Old Town, RAY of 
Lincolnville, SINCLAIR of Bath.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §681, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 647, §3 and affected by 
§5, is amended to read:
5.  Qualifying shareholder.  "Qualifying shareholder" means a person who is a:
A.  Shareholder in a cooperative housing corporation that owns a homestead in this 
State; and
B.  Shareholder for the preceding 12 months in the cooperative housing corporation 
specified in paragraph A; and
C.  Permanent resident of this State.
Sec. 2.  36 MRSA §683, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2017, c. 478, §1, is further 
amended to read:
1.  Exemption amount.  Except for assessments for special benefits, the just value of 
$10,000 of the homestead of a permanent resident of this State who has owned a homestead 
in this State for the preceding 12 months is exempt from taxation.  Notwithstanding this 
subsection, a permanent resident of this State who loses ownership of a homestead in this 
State due to a tax lien foreclosure and subsequently regains ownership of the homestead 
from the municipality that foreclosed on the tax lien is deemed to have continuously owned 
the homestead and may not be determined ineligible for the exemption provided in this 
section due to the ownership of the homestead by the municipality.  In determining the 
local assessed value of the exemption, the assessor shall multiply the amount of the 
exemption by the ratio of current just value upon which the assessment is based as furnished 
in the assessor's annual return pursuant to section 383.  If the title to the homestead is held 
by the applicant jointly or in common with others, the exemption may not exceed $10,000 
of the just value of the homestead, but may be apportioned among the owners who reside 
on the property to the extent of their respective interests.  A municipality responsible for 
administering the homestead exemption has no obligation to create separate accounts for 
each partial interest in a homestead owned jointly or in common.
SUMMARY
This bill removes the 12-month waiting period before an eligible applicant may receive 
the Maine resident homestead property tax exemption.
An Act Regarding the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0267
Committee Amendment CA_A_H107 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f^ "to H.P. 170, L D, 267, "An Act Regarding the
Remote Appearance of Counsel in Pretrial Nontestimonial Criminal Matters"
Amend the bill in section 1 in §458 in the first indented paragraph in the first line (page
1, line 4 in L,D.) by striking out the followmg; "justice requires otherwise" and insertmg
the following: 'the court orders otherwise in the interests of justice'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment clarifies the authority of the court to detennine that a particular
pretrial nontestimonial matter must, in the interests of justice, be conducted in person.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT