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An Act to Offer
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2031
Committee Amendment CA_A_H854 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6601

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f\ " to H.P. 1361, L.D. 2031, "An Act to Offer
Military Veterans a 50 Percent Discount on the License Fee for a Commercial Shellfish
License"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Offer Certain Disabled Military Veterans a 50 Percent Discount on the
License Fee for a Commercial Shellfish License'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following:
'See. 3. 12 MRSA §6601, sub-§5-B is enacted to read:
5-B. Exception; disabled veterans. The department shall offer a 50% discount on
the applicable license fee required under subsection 5 or 5-A to an applicant who:
A. Is a veteranof the United States Armed Forces;
B. Was honorablv dischareedLand
C. Has a service-connected disability evaluated at 60% or more_as determined by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment establishes that veterans of the United States Armed Forces who were
honorably discharged must have a service-connected disability evaluated at 60% or more
as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in order to qualify for
a 50% discount on the licensing fee for a commercial shellfish license issued by the
Department of Marine Resources,
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 03/05/26 1^'Kt-
LD 2031 LR 2601(02)
An Act to Offer Military Veterans a 50 Percent Discount on the License Fee for a Commercial
Shellfish License
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ^ ( K ~
Committee: IVIarine Resources
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund
Minor revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Due to the limited number of individuals that could potentially qualify for the discounted license fee, any decrea"0 in
Revenue to the Department of Marine Resources from the provisions of this bill is expected to be minor and ca
absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
LR2601(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 1:
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2039

Legislative Document
No. 2039
H.P. 1369
House of Representatives, December 5, 2025
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 1:  
Fee Schedule, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Maine Land Use Planning 
Commission
(EMERGENCY)
Reported by Representative PLUECKER of Warren for the Department of Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry, Maine Land Use Planning Commission pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A requires 
legislative authorization before major substantive agency rules may be finally adopted by 
the agency; and
Whereas, a major substantive rule has been submitted to the Legislature for review; 
and
Whereas, immediate enactment of this resolve is necessary to record the Legislature's 
position on final adoption of the rule; 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
Sec. 1.  Adoption.  Resolved:  That final adoption of portions of Chapter 1:  Fee 
Schedule, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Department of Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry, Maine Land Use Planning Commission that has been submitted 
to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A, is authorized.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This resolve provides for legislative review of portions of Chapter 1:  Fee Schedule, a 
major substantive rule of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Maine 
Land Use Planning Commission.
An Act to Require
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2038
Committee Amendment CA_A_H880 (House)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3133-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 1368, L,D. 2038, "An Act to Require
Maine Transmission and Distribution Utility Participation in a Regional Transmission
Organization"
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enactmg clause and before the
emergency clause and inserting the following:
'See. 1. 35-A MRSA §3133-B is enacted to read:
83133-B. Mandatory participation inregional transm^ organization
1. Reeional transmission oreanization; definition. For the purposes of this section,
"reeional transmission oreanization" has the same meaning as in section 10102, subsection
8,
2. Participation mandatory. Except as provided in subsection 3. a transmission and
distribution utility may not own or control a transmission and distnbutiQn plant located in
the State unless the transmission and distribution utility participates in a regional
transmission organization.
3. Exceptions. The provisions ofthis_sectiQndo not apply to:
A. A consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility as defined in section 3501.
subsection 1; or
B. A transmission and distribution utility that owns or controls a transmission and
distribution plant located in an areaof ^ this State in which the retail electricity market
is administered by the independent system admmistrator fornorthem Maine,'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
0 number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment strikes and replaces the bill. The amendment makes it mandatory for
3 transmission and distribution utilities to participate in a regional transmission organization,
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"^ "toH.P. 1368, L.D, 2038
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The amendment provides an exception for consumer-owned utilities and for utilities
located in an area of the State in which the retail electricity market is administered by the
independent system administrator for northern Maine.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Eliminate
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2041
Committee Amendment CA_A_H792 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/( » to H.P, 1371, L.D. 2041, "An Act to Eliminate
the Debt Limit of the North Jay Water District"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Increase the Debt Limit of the North Jay Water District'
Amend the bill in section 1 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 17 in L,D.) by strikmg out the
following; ", not exceeding" and inserting the following; ", not exceeding"
Amend the bill in section 1 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 17 in L.D.) by inserting after
the following: "$900?QOO" the following: '$15.000.000'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the title of the bill and increases the debt limit of the North
Jay Water District from $900,000 to $15,000,000 instead of eliminating it as proposed in
the bill.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Eliminate the Debt Limit of the North Jay Water District
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2041
Sponsors: LYMAN, MARTIN

Legislative Document
No. 2041
H.P. 1371
House of Representatives, December 5, 2025
An Act to Eliminate the Debt Limit of the North Jay Water District
(EMERGENCY)
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls.
Cosponsored by Senator MARTIN of Oxford.
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, a new water main is needed to allow the North Jay Water District to protect 
the health of residents served by the district; and
Whereas, the needed funds would exceed the current borrowing capacity of the 
district; and
Whereas, the district needs an immediate increase in its borrowing authority in order 
to timely schedule the needed improvements; 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.  P&SL 1951, c. 107, §9, first sentence, as amended by P&SL 2003, c. 10, 
§1, is further amended to read:
For accomplishing the purposes of this act, the district, through its trustees, is authorized 
to borrow money from time to time, not exceeding $900,000 and to issue therefor the 
interest-bearing negotiable notes or bonds of the district, maturing serially or otherwise, 
and to make subsequent renewals of the same in whole or in part, and for said purposes and 
for the purpose of refunding any notes, bonds or other lawful indebtedness, to establish a 
fund therefor, and for the purpose of obtaining or providing money to pay or to meet any 
necessary expenses and liabilities incurred or assumed under the provisions of this act, 
including expenses in the creation of this district, in securing sources of supply, taking 
water and land, paying damages, laying pipes, constructing, maintaining and operating a 
water plant and making extensions, additions and improvements to the same, the district, 
through its trustees, may, from time to time, issue bonds of the district to an amount 
necessary in the judgment of the trustees therefor, maturing at 1 one time or in uniform or 
varying installments, with or without call provisions and at such rates of interest and on 
such terms and conditions as the trustees determine.  
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill eliminates the debt limit of the North Jay Water District.
An Act to Eliminate the Requirement for Municipalities to Provide
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2042
Sponsors: BLACK
Amends: 30-A MRSA §2007

Legislative Document
No. 2042
S.P. 831
In Senate, December 11, 2025
An Act to Eliminate the Requirement for Municipalities to Provide 
Public Notice in a Newspaper
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 9, 2025.  Referred to the Committee 
on State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BLACK of Franklin.  (BY REQUEST)
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §2007 is enacted to read:
§2007.  Public notice
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a municipality required by this 
Title to place a notice in a newspaper may meet this requirement by placing the notice on 
its publicly accessible website, as long as the notice on the website contains all information 
required to be published in a newspaper.
SUMMARY
This bill provides an alternative way for a municipality to provide public notice as 
required in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A.  In place of notice in a newspaper, a 
municipality may choose to provide the required notice on its publicly accessible website.
An Act to Raise the Ogunquit Sewer District Debt Limit
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2043
Sponsors: LAWRENCE

Legislative Document
No. 2043
S.P. 833
In Senate, December 11, 2025
An Act to Raise the Ogunquit Sewer District Debt Limit
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 9, 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.  P&SL 1963, c. 87, §17, first ¶, as amended by P&SL 2021, c. 15, §14, is 
further amended to read:
Sec. 17.  Authorized to borrow money and to issue bonds and notes.  To 
procure funds for the purposes of this Act and for such other expenses as may be necessary 
for the carrying out of the purposes, the district without a district vote but by action of its 
board of trustees is authorized to raise funds from sources other than operational activities 
by receiving governmental aid and also by borrowing money in accordance with this 
section. The district may issue its notes and bonds in one series or in separate series from 
time to time, as long as the aggregate outstanding principal balance at any one time does 
not exceed $12,000,000 $17,000,000, unless a higher debt obligation limit is established 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1054, except that the district may 
employ the procedures set forth in Title 30-A, section 2354 as an alternative to the 
procedures in Title 30-A, chapter 121.
SUMMARY
This bill raises the debt limit of the Ogunquit Sewer District from $12,000,000 to 
$17,000,000.
An Act to Update
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2046
Committee Amendment CA_A_S560 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 839, L.D. 2046, "An Act to Update
Certain Duties Regarding Student Health Related to Communicable and Infectious
Disease"
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6301 in subsection 1 in the last line (page I, line 1 1 in
L.D.) by striking out the following: "superintendent or the superintendent's desienee" and
inserting the following: 'superintendent building administrator'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6301 by inserting after subsection 1 the following:
'1-A. Duty of buildine administrator. A building administrator informed by a
member of school personnel that a student is showing symptoms of a communicable or
infectious disease under subsection 1 shall consult with the school nurse. Upon
recommendation from the school nurse, the buildine administrator shall inform the
superintendent or suuerintendent's desienee.'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6301 in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 13 in
L.D.) by striking out the following; "member of school personnel" and inserting the
following: 'building administrator'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6301 in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 13 in
L,D.) by striking out the following;" 1" and inserting the following: '4- 1-A1
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6301 in subsection 5-A in the 2nd line (page 1, line 31
in L.D.) by sh-iking out the following; "member of school personnel" and inserting the
following: 'building administrator'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6301 in subsection 5-A in the 2nd line (page 1, line 31
in L.D.) by striking out the following; "i" and inserting the following: '1-A'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
^
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " f\ " to S.P. 839, L.D. 2046 C ^";
SUMMARY
This amendment requires a member of school personnel who has reason to believe that
a student is showing symptoms of a comtnunicable or infectious disease to inform the
building administrator. The building administrator is required to consult with the school
nurse, and upon recommendation from the school nurse, report to the superintendent or
superintendent's designee,
Page2"132LR2710(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Resolve, Regarding Online Driver Education
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2047
Sponsors: STEWART

Legislative Document
No. 2047
S.P. 840
In Senate, December 11, 2025
Resolve, Regarding Online Driver Education
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 9, 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 STEWART of Aroostook.  (BY REQUEST)
Sec. 1.  Secretary of State to adopt rules. Resolved:  That, no later than January 
15, 2027, the Secretary of State shall adopt routine technical rules as described in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to authorize the licensing of persons 
to provide online driver education.
SUMMARY
This resolve requires the Secretary of State to adopt routine technical rules no later than 
January 15, 2027 to authorize the licensing of persons to provide online driver education.
An Act to Dissolve the Great Salt Bay Community School District
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2050
Sponsors: CRAFTS

Legislative Document
No. 2050
H.P. 1374
House of Representatives, December 11, 2025
An Act to Dissolve the Great Salt Bay Community School District
(EMERGENCY)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 9, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle.
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the towns of Bremen, Damariscotta and Newcastle are members of the 
Great Salt Bay Community School District that voted to approve a reorganization plan to 
form Regional School Unit No. 48, effective July 1, 2025; and
Whereas, the method for voters to dissolve a community school district under the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 1751 was repealed in 2007; and
Whereas, the Great Salt Bay Community School District has no connection to the 
reorganized Regional School Unit No. 48 and no longer serves a purpose but has not been 
formally dissolved; 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.  Great Salt Bay Community School District dissolved.  
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Great Salt Bay Community 
School District is dissolved.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill dissolves the Great Salt Bay Community School District.
An Act to Survey Food Insecurity in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2040
Sponsors: PLUECKER
Amends: 7 MRSA §2

Legislative Document
No. 2040
H.P. 1370
House of Representatives, December 5, 2025
An Act to Survey Food Insecurity in Maine
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed 
pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative PLUECKER of Warren.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  7 MRSA §2, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2025, c. 309, §§2 to 4, is further 
amended by enacting at the end a new last blocked paragraph to read:
The commissioner shall, with the input of the advisory committee and in partnership with 
outside agencies or other state agencies as necessary, institute an annual survey and 
regularly publish a report regarding food insecurity in the State.  The survey may include 
measurements of disparities of food insecurity in social subgroups, including those defined 
by age, geography, income, race and veteran status.
SUMMARY
This bill directs the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, in 
partnership with outside agencies or other state agencies as necessary, to institute, with 
input of the commissioner's advisory committee to guide the implementation of the State's 
strategic plan to end hunger in the State by 2030, an annual survey and regularly publish a 
report regarding food insecurity in the State.
An Act to Improve Safety by Allowing the Use of Variable-message
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2053
Sponsors: CRAFTS
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2054

Legislative Document
No. 2053
H.P. 1377
House of Representatives, December 11, 2025
An Act to Improve Safety by Allowing the Use of Variable-message 
Signs on Public Service Vehicles
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 9, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§1, ¶K is enacted to read:
K.  "Variable-message sign" means a traffic control device on which a message can be 
displayed and changed manually, electrically, mechanically or electromechanically to 
provide information about traffic congestion, traffic accidents, maintenance operations, 
adverse weather conditions, roadway conditions, organized events or other necessary 
information.
Sec. 2.  29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§12 is enacted to read:
12.  Variable-message signs.  The operator of an authorized public service vehicle 
may use a variable-message sign on the authorized public service vehicle while the vehicle 
is stationary and engaged in roadside repair, loading or unloading a vehicle, vehicle 
recovery or general traffic control. The Commissioner of Public Safety may adopt rules as 
necessary for the purpose of implementing this subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to this 
subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill allows the operator of an authorized public service vehicle to use a variable-
message sign on the authorized public service vehicle while the vehicle is stationary and 
engaged in roadside repair, loading or unloading a vehicle, vehicle recovery or general 
traffic control.
An Act to Eliminate
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2042
Committee Amendment CA_A_S573 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /^" to S.P. 831, L.D. 2042, "An Act to Eliminate
the Requirement for Municipalities to Provide Public Notice in a Newspaper"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Clarify the Requirement for Municipalities to Provide Public Notice in a
Newspaper'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
followmg:
"See. 1. 30-AMRSA §2007 is enacted to read:
S2007. Public notice
Notwithstandins any provision of law to the contrary, a mumcipalitv required bv this
Title to place a notice m a newspaper may meet this requirement by placuie the notice on
the newspaper's publicly accessible website or the statewide repository for leeal notices as
described in Title 1. section 603. subsection 2. as lone as either action is followed bv
olacement of the notice in the next available print edition of the newspaper. The notice on
.the newspaper's publicly accessible website must coatain all information required to be
published in a newspaper.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the title of the bill and allows a municipality required to place
a public notice in a newspaper to meet this requirement by placing the notice on the
newspaper's publicly accessible website or the statewide repository for legal notices,
instead of on the municipality's publicly accessible website as proposed in the bill, as long
as either action is followed by placement of the notice in the next available print edition of
the newspaper. The notice on the newspaper's publicly accessible website must contain all
information required to be published in a newspaper,
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Clarify the Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits for Hunting
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2054
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_B_H1038 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT " P> " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1378,
L.D. 2054, "An Act to Clarify the Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits for Hunting
Outfitters"
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 2 in the 5th line (page 1, line 19 in
amendment) by striking out the following: "3% 5%" and inserting the following; '2%'
Amend the amendment in section 3 in subsection 14-A in the 3rd line (page 1, line 25
in amendment) by striking out the first instance of the following: "public"
Amend the amendment in section 3 in subsection 14-A in paragraph C in the 4th and
5th lines (page 2, lines 9 and 10 in amendment) by striking out the following: "public
chance drawing under subsection 9" and inserting the following; 'moose hunting lodge
permit chance drawing'
Amend the amendment in section 3 in subsection 14-A in paragraph D in the first line
(page 2, line 1 1 in amendment) by striking out the following: "public"
Amend the amendment in section 3 in subsection 14-A in paragraph E in the 2nd line
(page 2, line 28 in amendment) by striking out the following; "public"
Amend the amendment in section 3 in subsection 14-A in paragraph G in the 2nd to
last line (page 2, line 39 in amendment) by striking out the following: "huntme lodee
permits issued under this section" and inserting the following; 'permits issued'
Amend the amendment in section 4 in the 3rd line (page 3, line 18 in amendment) by
sinking out the following; "public"
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
HOUSE AMENDMENT
HOUSE AMENDMENT " Q " to COMMnTBB AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1378, L.D. 2054
i5 1 SUMMARY
This amendment makes a number of technical corrections to the committee
amendment.
SPONSORED BY:
~C7~
(Representative CLUCHEYFS.)
TOWN: Bowdoinham
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act to Clarity ide Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Pennits for Hunting
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2054
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_B_S644 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT " ^ »to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P, 1378,
L.D. 2054, "An Act to Clarity ide Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Pennits for Hunting
Outfitters"
Amend the amendment in section 3 in subsection 14-A in paragraph F in the first line
(page 2, line 29 in amendment) by striking out the following; "A." and inserting the
following: 'Beginning January 1.2028.a'
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read conseoutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment delays until January 1, 2028 the requirement that a moose hunting
lodge permit be used only for the year, season, sex and wildlife management district for
which the permit is issued,
SPONSORED BY:
(Senator BALDACC^J.)
COUNTY; Penobscot
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act to Provide
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2056
Committee Amendment CA_A_S538 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 843, L.D. 2056, "An Act to Provide
Additional Financing Options to Consumers in the State"
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 in paragraph C in the first line (page 1, line
10 in L.D.) by striking out the following; "simple interest transaction" and inserting the
following: 'consumer credit transaction secured by an automobile that has not been
previously owned or titled bv any consumer'
Amend the bill m section 1 in subsection 1 in paragraph C in the 2nd line (page 1, line
11 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "50%" and inserting the following: '36%'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report of the committee and specifies that the new
exemption established in the bill applies to a consumer credit transaction for the purchase
of an automobile that has not been previously owned or titled by any consumer. The
amendment also reduces the maximum percentage by which scheduled payments may
differ fi-om other payments from 50% to 36%.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Clarify the Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits for Hunting
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2054
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S643 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "/\ » to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1378,
L,D. 2054, "An Act to Clarify the Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits for Hunting
Outfitters"
Amend the amendment m section 1 in subsection 2 m the 5th line (page 1, line 19 m
amendment) by striking out the followmg: "3% 5%" and inserting the followmg: '2%'
^end the amendment in section 3 in subsection 14-A by striking out all of paragraphs
C to F (page 2, Imes 6 to 37 m amendment).
Amend the amendment in section 3 in subsection 14-A by strikmg out all of paragraphs
H to L (page 3, lines 1 to 15 m amendment).
Amend the amendment in section 3 in subsection 14-A by relettering the paragraphs to
read alphabetioally.
Amend the amendment by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment removes from the committee amendment a provision changing the
percentage of moose hunting permits that may be issued to hunting outfitters from 2% to
5% and makes other changes to how moose hunting lodge permits are allocated. The
amendment directs the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to make changes to the
moose hunting lodge permit public chance drawing system to allow applicants to indicate
a preference on the permit application for moose huntbg season and wildlife management
district to reduce the need for permit swaps.
SPONSORED BY: ^ .-/jf^L^ ^ ^) W^L^J/^ /
0 (Senator BALDAC^'1, J.)
COUNTY: Peaobscot
NSCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
SENATE AMENDMENT
Approved: 04/07/26
t^RL
LD 2054 LR 2632(05)
An Act to Clarify the Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits for Hunting Outfitters
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ^ to Committee Amendment "A" ^ S'
Sponsor: Sen. Baldacci ofPenobscot
Fiscal Note Required; Yes
Fiscal Note
Current bienmmn revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This amendment repeals the provisions of law governing permits issued to hunting outfitters, including provision?
directing the use of proceeds from those permits to support youth conservation education programs and to be
deposited in the Moose Research and Management Fund (MRMF). The amendment establishes a new permit structure
for moose hunting lodges, retains a permit fee, but does not include provisions directing the distribution of proceeds to
support youth conservation education programs or to be deposited in the Moose Research and Management Fund
(MRMF).
As a result, Other Special Revenue Funds revenue previously associated with those statutory distributions may no
longer be realized or may be reduced. The extent of any impact will depend on permit issuance and program
implementation and cannot be determined at this time.
LR2632(05) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Support
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2057
Committee Amendment CA_B_S576 (Senate)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §4833

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ft " to S.P. 844, L.D, 2057, "An Act to Support
Rehabilitation and Development of Affordable Manufactured Housmg Communities"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substitutmg the following:
'An Act to Support Rehabilitation and Development of Affordable Housing'
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 1, line 4 in L,D,) by
striking out the following: "and B" and inserting the following; 'and B'
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 1, line 4 m L,D.) by
striking out the following: "to C"
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 by striking out aU of paragraph C (page 1,
lines 17 to 22 in L.D.),
Amend the bill by msertmg after section 1 the following:
'See. 2. 30-A MRSA §4833, as amended by PL 2023,c,218,§2, is repealed;
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
removes the provision m the bill that authorizes the Maine State Housing Authority to make
construction loans for the rehabilitation or development of additional home sites in
manufactured housing communities. It also repeals the provision of law setting different
bonding requu-ements and limitations to bonds issued by the Maine State Housing
Authority for construction loans.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Revised: 03/19/26 t-KL.
LD 2057 LR 2896(03)
An Act to Support Rehabilitation and Development of Affordable Manufactured Housing
Communities
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^f^-?7^}
Committee: Housing and Economic Development
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost mcrease - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA) to implement the provisions of this bill are
expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
LR2896(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Clarify the Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits for
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2054
Sponsors: MASON
Amends: 12 MRSA §11154

Legislative Document
No. 2054
H.P. 1378
House of Representatives, December 11, 2025
An Act to Clarify the Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits for 
Hunting Outfitters
Submitted by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 9, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MASON of Lisbon.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §11154, sub-§14, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 538, §24, is 
amended to read:
D.  A permit allocated under this subsection may be used only for the year, season, sex 
and wildlife management district for which the permit is issued.  A deferment may not 
be granted under subsection 17 or 18 for a permit allocated under this subsection.
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §11154, sub-§14, ¶H is enacted to read:
H.  A recipient of a moose permit granted under this subsection may not sell a 
subpermittee or an alternate subpermitee designation.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a hunting outfitter from deferring a moose hunting permit due to 
significant medical illness or due to a single household's holding multiple permits.  The bill 
also clarifies that a recipient of a moose permit from a hunting outfitter may not sell a 
subpermittee or an alternate subpermittee designation.
An Act to Support Rehabilitation and Development of Affordable
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2057
Sponsors: CURRY
Amends: 30-A MRSA §4832

Legislative Document
No. 2057
S.P. 844
In Senate, December 17, 2025
An Act to Support Rehabilitation and Development of Affordable 
Manufactured Housing Communities
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 15, 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 CURRY of Waldo.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §4832, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2017, c. 234, §27, is further 
amended to read:
1.  Participation requirements.  Except as provided in paragraphs A and B to C, the 
Maine State Housing Authority may not participate in the making of construction loans 
unless a financial institution in the State agrees to participate in the loan at least to the 
extent of acting as escrow agent.  Notwithstanding any other provisions provision of law 
to the contrary, financial institutions in the State may act as required by this subchapter.
A.  The Maine State Housing Authority may make construction loans to state public 
bodies or other public instrumentalities and private nonprofit corporations without the 
participation of a financial institution.
B.  If a project's financing requires that the Maine State Housing Authority participate 
in the construction loan at a level greater than 60%, issue tax-exempt bonds to generate 
automatic federal low-income housing tax credits pursuant to the United States Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Section 42(h)(4), the Maine State Housing 
Authority may make the whole construction loan without using an escrow agent.
C.  The Maine State Housing Authority may make construction loans to privately 
owned or cooperative-owned manufactured housing communities for the rehabilitation 
or development of additional home sites.  For purposes of this paragraph, 
"manufactured housing community" has the same meaning as in Title 10, section 9081, 
subsection 2, except that "manufactured housing community" includes a mobile home 
park as defined in Title 10, section 9091, subsection 2.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the laws governing Maine State Housing Authority construction loans 
to allow the authority to make loans to privately owned or cooperative-owned 
manufactured housing communities and mobile home parks for the rehabilitation or 
development of additional home sites.  It also allows the authority to make a whole 
construction loan without using an escrow agent if a housing construction project's 
financing requires the authority to issue tax-exempt bonds to generate automatic federal 
low-income housing tax credits.
An Act to Provide Additional Financing Options to Consumers in
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2056
Sponsors: CURRY
Amends: 9-A MRSA §3

Legislative Document
No. 2056
S.P. 843
In Senate, December 17, 2025
An Act to Provide Additional Financing Options to Consumers in 
the State
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 15, 2025.  Referred to the Committee 
on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator CURRY of Waldo.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  9-A MRSA §3-308, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 1985, c. 113, 
§2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
1.   Except as provided in this section, a creditor may not contract for or receive 
payments of principal and interest pursuant to a schedule of payments under which any one 
payment is not substantially equal to all other payments, excluding:
A.  A down payment receivable by the creditor;
B.  A transaction pursuant to a schedule of payments under which the intervals between 
any consecutive payments differ substantially; and
C.  A simple interest transaction pursuant to a schedule of payments under which the 
scheduled payments are not substantially equal but no payment is more than 50% 
greater than any other payment;
SUMMARY
This bill excludes payments made pursuant to a simple interest transaction that are no 
more than 50% greater than any other payment from the law requiring that consumer credit 
payments pursuant to a schedule be substantially equal to all other payments.
An Act to Provide
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2059
Committee Amendment CA_A_S506 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " f\ " to S.P. 852, L.D. 2059, "An Act to Provide
Required Funding for the Reimbursement of Assigned Counsel and to Develop the Public
Defender Office for Cumberland County"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following;
'An Act to Provide Required Funding for the Reimbursement of Assigned Counsel*
Amend the bill in the emergency preamble by striking out all of the 6th and 7th
paragraphs (page 1, lines 20 to 25 in L.D.).
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the
emergency clause and inserting the following:
'See. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES, MAINE COMMISSION ON
Maine Commission on Public Defense Services Z112
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to address the shortfall in funding available to
compensate constitutionally and statutorily requu-ed assigned counsel in fiscal years
2025-26 and 2026-27.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $13,000,000 $9,000,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $13,000,000 $9,000,000
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
ROS
COMMnTEE AMENDMENT " /\ " to S.P. 852, L,D, 2059 ('5-
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, changes the title and
removes from the bill funding for the establishment of a public defender office in
Cumberland County.
FISCAL NOTE REQmRED
(See attached)
Page2-132LR2847(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 02/05/26 t-Rt'
T.D 2059 LR 2847(02)
An Act to Provide Required Funding for the Reimbursement of Assigned Counsel and to Develop the Public
Defender Office for Cumberland County
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ^'^^5<^
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required; Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections FY Projections PY
FY20'25-26 FY 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $13.000,000 $9,000,000 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $13,000,000 $9,000,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
I The bill includes one-time General Fund appropriations to the Commission on Public Defense Services of $13,000,000 in fiscal
year 2025-26 and $9,000,000 in 2026-27 to address the shortfall in funding available to compensate constitutionally and
statutorily required assigned counsel.
LR2847(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Provide Required Funding for the Reimbursement of Assigned
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2059
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H824 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT " A " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 852,
L.D. 2059, "An Act to Provide Required Funding for the Reimbursement of Assigned
Counsel and to Develop the Public Defender Office for Cumberland County"
Amend the amendment on page 1 by striking out all of the 2nd indented paragraph
(page 1, lines 14 and 15 in amendment) and inserting the following:
'Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble.'
Amend the amendment on page 1 in the 3rd indented paragraph in the first and 2nd
lines (page 1, lines 16 and 17 in amendment) by striking out the following; "and before the
emergency clause"
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
'See. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES, MAINE COMMISSION ON
Maine Commission on Public Defense Services Z112
Initiative: Provides one-time fimding to address the shortfall in funding available to
compensate constitutionally and statutorily required assigned counsel in fiscal year 2026-
27.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $22,000,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $22,000,000
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively,
HOUSE AMENDMENT
^os
HOUSE AMENDMENT "yt\. " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 852, L.D, 2059
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the emergency preamble and emergency clause and moves
the appropriations in fiscal year 2025-26 to fiscal year 2026-27.
SPONSORED BY:
iT
(Representative KUHN, A.)
t), IWL
TOWN: Falmouth
NSCALNOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
Page2-132LR2847(05)
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Approved; 03/03/26 t-Kt-
LD 2059 LR 2847(05)
An Act to Provide Required Funding for the Reimbursement of Assigned Counsel and to Develop the
Public Defender Office for Cumberland County
Fiscal Note for House Amendment l^t to Committee Amendment "AH ([\' &tLts)
Sponsor: Rep. Kuhn ofFaImouth
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 ($13,000,000) $13,000,000 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocatfons
General Fund ($13,000,000) $13,000,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The amendment removes the emergency preamble and clause and moves the General Fund appropriation from fiscal
year 2025-26 to fiscal year 2026-27. As amended, $22,000,000 will be appropriated in fiscal year 2026-27.
LR2847(05) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Require
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2058
Committee Amendment CA_A_S594 (Senate)
Amends: 25 MRSA §1502

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "//| " to S.P. 845, L,D, 2058, "An Act to Require
Municipal and County Jails to Be Available at All Times for Detention of Persons Arrested
on Criminal Charges by Maine Law Enforcement Officers"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Clarify the Requirement That Municipal and County Jails Be Available at
All Times for Detention of Arrested Persons'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following;
'See. 1. 25 MRSA §1502,6th ^ as amended by PL 1989, c. 757, is further amended
to read:
Municipal and county jails shall at all times be available for detention of persons
arrested by state or any other law enforcement officers. unless the persons are detained
solely for a civil violation of federal immigration laws. In those municipalities where full"
time supervision of the jail is not provided by the municipality, full responsibility for the
safekeeping and welfare of any person detained shall rest rests solely with the arresting
officer. Expense of any municipality or any damage to the jail resulting from the use of its
jail by any arresting officer shaU must be reimbursed to the municipality by the law
enforcement agency for which the arresting officer is acting.'
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, changes the title and
removes from the bill a provision that requires municipal and county jails to be available
at all times for detention of persons arrested only on criminal charges by state law
enforcement officers. The amendment instead retains current law that requires that tlie
municipal and county jails be available at all times for detention of persons arrested by any
Page ] - 132LR2823(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/\ " to S,P. 845, L.D. 2058 (5 ' 5^?^
state or any other law enforcement officer but adds an exception for persons detained solely
for civil immigration violations.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT