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An Act to Facilitate
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1890
Committee Amendment CA_A_H827 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §329

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A" to H.P. 1261, L.D. 1 890, "An Act to Facilitate
the Development of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities by Exempting Certain Facilities from
the Requirement to Obtain a Certificate of Need"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substititing the following;
An Act to Facilitate the Development of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities by Increasing
the Monetary Threshold for Certain Facilities Under the Requirement to Obtain a
Certificate of Need and to Index the Threshold Annually Thereafter'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enactmg clause and insertmg the
following;
'See. 1. 22 MRSA §329, sub-§4-A, ^B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 424, Pt. A, §5
and affected by Pt, E, §1, is amended by amending subparagraph (1) to read;
(1) If it requires a capital expenditure of more than $3,000,000 $7.500.000.
Beginning January 1, 2027 and annually thereafter, the threshold amount for
review must be updated by the commissioner to reflect the change in the United
States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics ConsumerPrice Index
medical care services index. with an effective date of January 1st each year; or'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the bill and
changes the title, Under current law, a new health care facility other than a nursing facility
must obtain a certificate of need before it is established if it requires a capital expenditure
of more than $3 million, The amendment increases that threshold amount to $7,5 million
and also requires that, beginning January 1, 2027 and annually thereafter, the
Commissioner of Health and Human Services update the threshold amount for review to
reflect the change in the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /\ " to H.P. 1261, L.D. 1890
Consumer Price Index medical care services index, with an effective date of January 1st
each year,
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Resolve, To Improve
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1887
Committee Amendment CA_A_H314 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ^" to H.P. 1258, L.D. 1 887, "Resolve, To Improve
Air Quality and Ventilation in Newly Constructed Schools"
Amend the resolve b;' incorporating the attached fiscal note.
. SUMMARY
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note.
. Page 1 - 132LR155S(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 05/15/25 i-Kt-
LD 1887 LR 1555(02)
Resolve, To Improve Air Quality and Ventilation in Newly Constructed Schools
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ^" f ^ - ^ (^\
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium savings - local school administrative units
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Requiring the Department of Education to amend its rules Chapter 60: New School Siting Approval, Chapter 61:
State Board of Education Rules for Major School Constmction Projects and Chapter 125: Basic Approval Standar
Public Schools and School Administrative Units to specify that the standards governing air quality and ventilation
apply to all newly constructed public schools instead of all public schools may result in savings to those local school
administrative units that no longer have to comply with this requirement.
LR1555(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Facilitate
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1890
Committee Amendment CA_B_H828 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §329

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " g?» to H,P. 1261, L.D. 1890, "An Act to Facilitate
the Development of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities by Exempting Certain Facilities from
the Requirement to Obtain a Certificate of Need"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substitutmg the following;
'An Act Facilitating the Development of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities by Increasing
the Monetary Threshold for Certain Facilities Under the Requirement to Obtain a
Certificate of Need and to Index the Threshold Annually Thereafter'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following;
'See. 1. 22 MRSA §329, sub-§4-A, ^B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 424, Pt. A, §5
and affected by Pt, E, § 1, is amended by amending subparagraph (1) to read;
(1) If it requires a capital expenditure of more than $3,000,000 $5.000.000.
Beeinning January 1. 2027 and annually thereafter, the threshold amount for
review mustbe up_dated by the CQmmissioner to reflect the changein the United
States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index
medical care services index, with an effective date of January 1st each year; or'
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, replaces the bill and
changes the title. Under current law, a new health care facility other than a nursing facility
must obtain a certificate of need before it is established if it requires a capital expenditure
of more than $3 million. The amendment increases that threshold amount to $5 million and
also requu-es that, beginning January 1,2027 and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of
Health and Human Services update the threshold amount for review to reflect the change
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
^os
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^ " to H.P, 1261, L,D, 1890
"5"'
in the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index
medical care services index, with an effective date of January 1st each year.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Address Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1894
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S329 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT " (^ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P, 1265,
L.D. 1894> "An Act to Address Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness"
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the emergency preamble and emergency
clause.
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the,,en^rgency preamble and emergency clause,
^
SPONSORED BY:
(Senator CURRY, C.)
COUNTY; Waldo
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act to.Requir~
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1895
Committee Amendment CA_A_H619 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT «A" to H.P. 1266, L.D. 1895, "An Act to.Requir~ 
the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated 
Property Taxes" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in the indented paragraph in the 2nd line (page 1, line 5 in 
L.D.) by insetting after the following: 
11~" the following: 'own' 
. 
Amend the bill in section 1 in the indented paragraph in the 3rd line (page 1, hii~i 6 in 
LD.) by striking out the following: 
11assignee
and insetting the following: 'the treasurer's 
designee' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in the indented paragraph in the last line (page 1, line 9 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "seller." the following: 'The discharge of the tax lien 
must include a statement that the assignee, following the release of the property, did not 
owe property taxes as to the released property. The assignee of the discharge is responsible 
for the cost of recording the discharge. The assignee of the discharge must be limited to 
the seller of the property that is the subject of the tax lien mottgage. 1 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires that the discharge of the tax lien mmtgage contain a statement 
that the seller of the propetty did not owe any taxes on the propetty following its 
conveyance, limits the discharge of the tax lien to the seller of the propetty and requires the 
seller to pay the cost of recording the discharge. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1895
Sponsors: ARATA, BRADSTREET
Amends: 36 MRSA §943

Legislative Document
No. 1895
H.P. 1266
House of Representatives, May 5, 2025
An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name 
of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes
Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ARATA of New Gloucester.
Cosponsored by Senator BRADSTREET of Kennebec and
Representatives: BLIER of Buxton, DRINKWATER of Milford, FARRIN of Jefferson, 
FROST of Belgrade, LEE of Auburn, MORRIS of Turner, ROEDER of Bangor, Senator: 
TIPPING of Penobscot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §943, as amended by PL 2023, c. 523, Pt. A, §7 and c. 640, §2, is 
further amended by enacting after the 3rd paragraph a new paragraph to read:
If the party named on the tax lien mortgage has sold or otherwise conveyed the property 
to another person and provides proof of payment of that party's pro rata share of taxes due, 
the municipal treasurer or assignee of record shall prepare and record a discharge of the tax 
lien mortgage against that party in the same manner as is now provided for the discharge 
of real estate mortgages, except that a facsimile signature of the treasurer or treasurer's 
assignee may be used.  The discharge under this paragraph is only for the seller.
SUMMARY
This bill addresses the situation when, following the sale or other conveyance of real 
estate, a tax lien is placed on the real estate in the name of the seller. This bill requires the 
municipal treasurer to prepare and record a discharge of the tax lien against the seller if the 
seller provides proof of payment of the seller's pro rata share of all taxes owed by the seller.  
The discharge is only for the seller; the lien remains against the real estate.
An Act Regarding Sun-grown Cultivation in the Medical Use and Adult Use
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1897
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H745 (House)

FmST SPECIAL SESSION
HOUSE AMENDMENT "/-f " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1268,
L.D. 1897, "An Act Regarding Sun-grown Cultivation in the Medical Use and Adult Use
Cannabis Industries"
Amend the amendment by inserting after the substitute title the following:
'Amend (he bill by inserting before the enacting clause the following:
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, this legislation affects the outdoor cultivation of cannabis between the
months of IVIarch and December and must take effect before the end of the 90-day period
to address, as soon as possible, the current outdoor cultivation season; 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 preser/ation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
2.1 therefore;'
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 7 the following;
'Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.'
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A." It adds an emergency preamble
and emergency clause so that this legislation may take effect as soon as possible to address
0 the current season for the outdoor-pultivation of cannabis ,
SPONSORED BY: //
(Representative HOVER, D.)
TOWN: Poland
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Resolve, to Support Pro Se Litigants Regarding the Return Receipt
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1896
Sponsors: WARREN

Legislative Document
No. 1896
H.P. 1267
House of Representatives, May 5, 2025
Resolve, to Support Pro Se Litigants Regarding the Return Receipt 
of Service
Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WARREN of Scarborough.
Sec. 1.  Judicial Department to amend rules. Resolved:  That the Judicial 
Department shall amend the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4 to permit return receipt 
of service by electronic means.
SUMMARY
This resolve requires the Judicial Department to amend the Maine Rules of Civil 
Procedure, Rule 4 to permit return receipt of service by electronic means.
An Act to Combat
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1888
Committee Amendment CA_B_H631 (House)

COMJv.lITTEE AMENDMENT ,<.8,, to H.P. 1259, L.D. 1888, "An Act to Combat 
Organized Criminal Enterprises in Maine" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble and emergency clause. 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority rep01t of the committee, amends the bill by 
removing the emergency preamble and emergency clause. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/30/25 LRL 
LD 1888 
L~ 1554(03) 
An Act to Combat Organized Criminal Enterprises in Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment •B• { H-6 '3 /) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Requir~d: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Cun-ent biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
The bill creates Class B and Class C crimes for racketeering. It is unclear how many additional individuals Will L-
convicted of Class B or Class C crimes who othenvise would not have been. The cunent average cost of incarcerating 
one individual for a single year is $55,203, No appropriations have been included in the bill, 
The additional workload associated with the minimal number of new felony cases filed in the court system does not 
require additional funding at this time. The collection of additional fines will increase General Fund or other 
dedicated revenue by minor amounts. 
LR1554(03) - Fiscal Note - Page ·I of 1
An Act to Regulate
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1901
Committee Amendment CA_B_H953 (House)
Amends: 9-A MRSA §1

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^ " to H.P. 1272, L.D. 1901, "An Act to Regulate
Shared Appreciation Agreements Relating to Residential Property"
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 9-A MRSA §1-301, sub-§17-B is enacted to read:
17-B. Dwelline. "Dwelling" has the_same meaning as in section 13-102. subsection
3.
Sec. 2. 9-A MRSA §1-301, sub-§37-A is enacted to read:
37-A. Shared apureciation morteaee loan. "Shared aDpreciation morteaee loan"
means a writing evidencine a transaction or any option, any future or any other derivative
between a person and a consumer according to which the consumer receives money or any
other item of value in exchange joran interest or future interest in a dweUine or residential
real estate or a future obligation to pay an amount based on the value of the dwelling or
residential real estate that is secured bv a morteaee. a deed of tmst or an equivalent
consensual security interest in the dwelling or residential real estate on the occurrence of
an event, such as the transfer of ownership; a maturity date; the death of the consumer: or
anv other event contemolated bv the writmg. "Shared aooreciation morteaee loan" does
not include any shared appreciation morteaee loan extended through a federal or state
eovemment agency, a eovemment-sDonsored enterorise or a mumcipal aeencv or
enterprise of the State.
Sec. 3. 9-AMRSA §3-317 is enacted to read:
§3-317. Moratorium on shared appreciation morteaee loans
Until January 1 . 2030, a person may not enter into a shared appreciation morteaee loan
with a consumer that is securecLhY a dwelUng or residential real estate in this State. Any
shared appreciation mortgage loan entered into in violation of this section is void and
unenforceable.'
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
^0<& COMMTTTEE AMENDMENT " ^)" to H.P. 1272, L.D. 1901
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill and is the minority report of the committee. The
amendment prohibits a person from entering into a shared appreciation mortgage loan with
a consumer that is secured by a dwelling or residential real estate in this State until January
1,2030.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Eliminate Taxation on Health Care Spending
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1899
Sponsors: LIBBY
Amends: 36 MRSA §5122

Legislative Document
No. 1899
H.P. 1270
House of Representatives, May 5, 2025
An Act to Eliminate Taxation on Health Care Spending
Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative LIBBY of Auburn.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶AAA is enacted to read:
AAA.  For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, medical and dental expenses 
paid by the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependents during the taxable year to 
the extent these medical and dental expenses were not compensated by insurance or 
deducted when determining the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income.  A medical 
or dental expense eligible for deduction under the Code, regardless of the threshold, is 
eligible for the deduction allowed by this paragraph.
SUMMARY
This bill provides a deduction for income tax purposes of medical and dental expenses 
paid by a taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependent.  The deduction is for medical and 
dental expenses that are allowed under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
even if the expenses do not meet the threshold for deduction under the Code, that were not 
compensated by insurance or were not deducted from the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross 
income.
An Act to Eliminate
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1899
Committee Amendment CA_A_H550 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " f\ " to H.P. 1270, L.D. 1899, "An Act to Eliminate
Taxation on Health Care Spending"
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the followmg:
'See. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Revenue Services, Bureau of 0002
Initiative: Provides one-tune funding for computer programming costs,
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $0 $12,844
1920 GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $12,844
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 REQmRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 06/02/25
t-Ki-
LD 1899 LR 2058(02)
An Act to Eliminate Taxation on Health Care Spending
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ^
Committee: Taxation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections FY Projections FY
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $185,262,844 $192,660,000 $200,355,000
Appropriations/AlIocations
General Fund $0 $12,844 $0 ^0
Revenue
General Fund $0 ($185,250,000) ($192,660,000) ($200,355,000)
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 ($9,750,000) ($10,140,000) ($10,545,000)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes a revenue decrease to the General Fund of $185,250,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 by providing a deduction
for income tax piuposes of medical and dental expenses paid by a taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependent, The
deduction is for medical and dental expenses that are allowed under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, even
if the expenses do not meet the threshold for deduction under the Code, that were not compensated by insurance or were not
deducted from the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, The bill also
includes a revenue decrease to the Local Government Fund of $9,750,000 in fiscal year 2026-27,
Additionally, the bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $12,844 to the Bureau of Revenue Services within
the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to fond computer programming costs associated with the
provisions of this bill.
LR2058(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Regarding the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1905
Committee Amendment CA_A_S238 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /f " to S,P. 746, L.D. 1905, "An Act Regarding the
Authority of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation and the Licensing
Boards and Commissions Within That Office to Pursue Complaints"
Amend the bill in section 2 in subparagraph (6-A) in the 2nd line (page 1, line 11 in
L,D,) by inserting after the following; "is" the following: 'not'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to i-ead consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment clarifies that the intent of the authority that may be delegated to staff
under the bill is to determine whether a pending complaint is not within the jurisdiction of
the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Office of Professional and
Occupational Regulation or the licensing boards or commissions within the office to
enforce.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 05/23/25
£^RL.
LD 1905 LR 630(02)
An Act Regarding the Authority of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation and the
Licensing Boards and Commissions Within That Office to Pursue Complaints
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment v^( ^-',
Committee; Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Additional costs to the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation to adopt the provLsions in this legislation
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
.LR0630(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Regarding the Authority of the Office of Professional and
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1905
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: BAILEY
Amends: 10 MRSA §8003

Legislative Document
No. 1905
S.P. 746
In Senate, May 6, 2025
An Act Regarding the Authority of the Office of Professional and 
Occupational Regulation and the Licensing Boards and 
Commissions Within That Office to Pursue Complaints
Submitted by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204.
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 BAILEY of York.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  10 MRSA §8003, sub-§5-A, ¶D, as amended by PL 2021, c. 167, §§7 to 
9, is further amended by amending subparagraph (6) to read:
(6)  Delegate to staff the authority to review and approve applications for licensure 
pursuant to procedures and criteria established by rule. Rules adopted pursuant to 
this subparagraph are routine technical rules as described in Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2‑A; and
Sec. 2.  10 MRSA §8003, sub-§5-A, ¶D, as amended by PL 2021, c. 167, §§7 to 
9, is further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (6-A) to read:
(6-A)  Delegate to staff the authority to determine if a pending complaint describes 
a violation of law or rule that is within the authority of the office, board or 
commission to enforce; and
SUMMARY
This bill allows the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Office of 
Professional and Occupational Regulation, including any licensing boards or commissions 
within the office, to delegate to staff the authority to determine whether a pending 
complaint describes a violation of law or rule that is within the authority of the office, board 
or commission to enforce.
An Act to Automatically Seal Criminal History Record Information for Certain
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1911
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H1071 (House)

L]
Crimes"
HOUSE AMENDMENT " f\ » to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 752,
•D. 1911, "An Act to Automatically Seal Criminal History Record Information for Certain
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 9 and inserting the following:
'See. 9. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063 .
Initiative; Establishes 3 Data Quality Specialist positions, 2 Assistant Clerk positions, one
District Court Judge position and one Superior Court Judge position effective April 1 , 2027
and provides funding for related All Other costs.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
POSITIONS-LEGISLATIVE COUNT . 0,000 7.000
Personal Services $0 $280,212
AllOther $0 $55,830
2324 GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $336,042
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
2829 GENERA.LFUND $0 $336,042
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $0 $336,042
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
State Police 0291
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for computer programming to be able to administer
and process automatic sealing of criminal history record information for certain crimes,
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
HOUSE AMENDMENT
HOUSE AMENDMENT "f\ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P, 752, L,D. 1911
AllOther $0 $32,500
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $32,500
HIGHWAY FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AHOther $0 $17,500
fflGHWAY FUND TOTAL $0 $17,500
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
1213 GENERAL FUND $0 $32,500
HIGHWAY FUND $0 $17,500
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $50,000
SECTION TOTALS , 2025-26 2026-27
1920 GENERAL FUND $0 $368,542
HIGHWAY FUND $0 $17,500
SECTION TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $0 $386,042
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment delays the funding for the positions included in Committee
Amendment "A" from J/dn^ry 1,2027 to April 1,2027.
SPONSORED BY;
(Representative GATTINE, D.)
TOWN: Westbrook
HSCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Approved; 04/14/26 I^Kl-
LD 1911 LR 2382(06)
An Act to Automatically Seal Criminal History Record Information for Certain Crimes
Fiscal Note for House Amendment "/^' to Committee Amendment "A" ( H - ICH I
Sponsor; Rep. Gattine ofWestbrook
Fiscal Note Required; Yes
Fiscal Note
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund
Highway Fund
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund
Highway Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The amendment delays the start date of positions by changing the effective date from January 1, 2027, to April 1,
2027, resulting in reduced costs in fiscal year 2026-27,
-26
$0
$0
$0
$0
FY 2026-27
($280,214)
$0
($280,214)
$0
Projections
FY 2027-28
$0
$0
$0
$0
Projections
FY 2028-29
$0
$0
$0
$0
LR2382(06) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Require the Cooperation of Original Manufacturers of Electronic
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1908
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S632 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "^ "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 749,
^.D. 1908, "An Act to Require the Cooperation of Original Manufacturers of Electronic
L.D.
Devices to Facilitate the Repair of Those Devices by Device Owners and Independent
Repair Providers"
Amend the amendment in section 1 in c. 247 in §1500-QQ in subsection 5 in the last
line (page 7, line 21 in amendment) by inserting after the following; "Act." the following:
'Notwithstandine Title 5. section 213. an independent repair provider or owner may not
bring an action in Superior Court or District Court for a violation of this section.'
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment provides that an independent repair provider or an owner of digital
electronic equipment may not bring an action in Superior Court or District Court for a
violation of the laws governing the right to repair electronic equipment.
SPONSORED BY:
~7r_
(Senator TIPPING, M.)
COUNTY: Penobscot
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act to Automatically Seal Criminal History Record Information for Certain
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1911
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S707 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 752,
L.D. 1911, "An Act to Automatically Seal Criminal History Record Information for Certain
Crimes"
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 9 and inserting the following;
'See. 9. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
Initiative: Establishes 3 Data Quality Specialist positions, 2 Assistant Clerk positions, one
District Court Judge position and one Superior Court Judge position effective April 1 , 2027
and provides funding for related All Other costs,
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 0.000 7.000
Personal Services $0 $280,212
AllOther $0 $55,830
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $336,042
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
2829 GENERAL FUND $0 $336,042
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $0 $336,042
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
State Police 0291
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for computer programming to be able to administer
and process automatic sealing ofcrimmal histoiy record information for certain crimes.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
SENATE AMENDMENT
rBPS
tu.^'"'*
SENATE AMENDMENT " ^ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 752, L,D. 1911
All Other $0 $32,500
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $32,500
HIGHWAY FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $17,500
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL $0 $17,500
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
1213 GENERAL FUND $0 $32,500
HIGHWAY FUND $0 $17,500
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $50,000
SECTION TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
1920 GENERAL FUND $0 $368,542
HIGHWAY FUND $0 $17,500
SECTION TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $0 $386,042
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment delays the failing ^ the^-po^itions included in Committee
Amendment "A" from Jam
SPONSORED BY:
(Senator ROTUND^O, M.)
COUNTY: Androscoggin
S18CAL NOTE REQIHRED
(See attached)
Page2-132LR2382(04)
SENATE AMENDMENT
Revised; 04,13/26 I^Ki-
LD 1911 LR 2382(04)
An Act to Automatically Seal Criminal History Record Information for Certain Crimes
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ^ to Committee Amendment
Sponsor; Sen. Rotundb of Androscoggin
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
"At'(
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund
Highway Fund
Appropriafions/Allocations
General Fund
Highway Fund
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
$0
$0
$0
$0
($280,214)
$0
($280,214)
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The amendment delays the start date of positions by changing the effective date from January 1, 2027, to April 1,
2027, resulting in reduced costs in fiscal year 2026-27,
LR2382(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Allow Matinicus Isle Plantation to Issue a Revenue Bond
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1913
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: GEIGER, BEEBE-CENTER

Legislative Document
No. 1913
H.P. 1274
House of Representatives, May 6, 2025
An Act to Allow Matinicus Isle Plantation to Issue a Revenue Bond 
for Urgently Needed Repairs to the Plantation's Electric Power 
Generating Facility
(AFTER DEADLINE)
(EMERGENCY)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GEIGER of Rockland.
Cosponsored by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox and
Representative: MATLACK of St. George.
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, this legislation must take effect before the end of the 90-day period so that 
Matinicus Isle Plantation can replace an essential part of its electric power generating 
facility before it fails; 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 1975, c. 25, §5 is amended to read:
Sec. 5.  The plantation is also authorized, after it has issued general obligation bonds 
for the electric power generating facility, to raise by taxation and appropriate a sum not to 
exceed 50% of sufficient to pay the cost of the principal and interest payments on the 
general obligation bonds in any year and 50% of the current operating costs for that year.
Sec. 2.  P&SL 1975, c. 25, §6 is amended to read:
Sec. 6.  The municipal officers are authorized to issue revenue bonds and to fix by 
regulation and revise from time to time and to collect rates, fees and other charges for the 
use of or for the services and facilities furnished or to be furnished by the electric power 
generating facility; and they are further authorized to appoint a person to collect the rates, 
fees and other charges, who may be required by the municipal officers to be bonded 
according to Title 30-A, section 5601, before assuming the duties of collection.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This legislation allows Matinicus Isle Plantation to issue revenue bonds.
An Act to Establish the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1904
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: NANGLE
Amends: 5 MRSA §3112

Legislative Document
No. 1904
S.P. 745
In Senate, May 6, 2025
An Act to Establish the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund
Reference to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §3112 is enacted to read:
§3112.  Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund
1.  Fund established.  The Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund, referred to in 
this section as "the fund," is established in the office to assist municipalities in paying legal 
costs incurred in pursuing egregious shoreland zoning violations.
2.  Funding.  The fund consists of money received from any public or private source.  
The fund must be held separate and apart from all other money, funds and accounts.  
Interest earned by the fund must be credited to the fund.  Any unexpended balances 
remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year do not lapse and must be carried forward 
to the next fiscal year.
3.  Administration.  The office shall administer the fund.  In accordance with rules 
adopted by the office, the office shall provide money from the fund to a municipality to 
cover legal costs incurred by the municipality in pursuing shoreland zoning violations the 
municipality determines to be egregious.
4.  Reimbursement.  A municipality receiving financial assistance from the fund shall 
reimburse the fund within 6 months of the settlement or final adjudication of the legal claim 
for which the funding was received. 
5.  Fund balance.  For each fiscal year, the Governor shall submit a funding level 
recommendation for the fund that maintains a minimum balance in the fund of $100,000.  
The recommendation must be transmitted to the Legislature within the time schedules in 
section 1666.
6.  Rules.  The department shall adopt routine technical rules as defined in chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A to carry out the purposes of the fund.
Sec. 2.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund N528
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to establish the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal 
Fund.
GENERAL FUND
2025-26
2026-27
All Other
$100,000
$0
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$100,000
$0
SUMMARY
This bill establishes the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund in the Office of 
Policy Innovation and the Future to assist municipalities in paying legal costs incurred in 
pursuing egregious shoreland zoning violations.  Municipalities are required to reimburse 
the fund within 6 months of the settlement or final adjudication of the legal claim for which 
the funding was received.
An Act to Prohibit
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1920
Committee Amendment CA_A_H584 (House)

FmST SPECIAL SESSION
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'H " to H,P., 1281, L.D. 1920, "An Act to Prohibit
the Sale of Potentially Intoxicating Hemp Products to a Person Under 21 Years of Age"
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 13 in paragraph A in the first line (page 2,
line 29 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "a" the following: 'beverage.'
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, adds beverages to the
list of potentially intoxicatitig hemp products that are not required to be packaged in child-
resistant and tamper-evident packaging.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 06/04/25 t-Kt-
LD 1920 LR 1662(02)
An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Potentially Intoxicating Hemp Products to a Person Under 21 Years of
Age
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '/^'
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry from the provisions of this bill are
expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources,
LR1662(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Improve
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1925
Committee Amendment CA_A_H349 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. .If-,, to H.P. 1286, L.D. 1925, "An Act to Improve 
Access to Grant Funding for the Maine Farms for the Future Program" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §318 in subsection 3 in the 3rd and 4th lines (page 1, 
lines 20 and 21 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "These services must include:" and 
inserting the following: 
1These services must include: The services package must include 
services provided by outside expe1ts, such as the analysis of production practices and 
markets or the development of financial data. These services may include instruction or 
classroom training in economics and business planning as available and as required by the 
depattment for the owner or operator of the farm business.' 
• 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §318 in subsection 3 by striking out all of paragraphs A 
and B (page 1, lines 22 to 25 in L.D.) and insetting the following: 
'A. Outside ex.perts to prnvide sert'ices such as analyzing production practices and 
markets or developing financial data; and 
B. 
Depatiment approved instruction or classroom training in economics and 
business planning for the ownm· or operator ofthe farm.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 3 and 4. 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
Cunent law provides that once an applicant is selected to participate in the Maine 
Farms for the Future Program, the Depa1tment of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
is required to assist the selected farm business in assembling a services package to develop 
a business plan within 18 months of the selection. 
This amendment clarifies that services may include instruction or classroom training 
in economics and business planning as available and as required by the depa1tment for the 
Page I - 132LR1738(02) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. 4, to H.P. 1286, L.D. 1925 
owner or operator of the fa11n business. Cu11'ent law provides that those services are 
required. 
The amendment strikes from the bill increases in the maximum allowable amounts for 
agricultural marketing loans, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/23/25 L-RL-
LD 1925 
LR 1738(02) 
An Act to Improve Access to Grant Funding for the Maine Farms for the Future Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 1f' (H 3 f 9 \ 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
(} 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry from the provisions of this bill are 
expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LRl 738(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Allow
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1913
Committee Amendment CA_A_H280 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" Pc.• to H.P. 1274, L.D. 1913, "An Act to Allow 
Matinicus Isle Plantation to Issue a Revenue Bond for Urgently Needed Repairs to the 
Plantation's Electric Power Generating Facility" 
Amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. P&SL 1975, c. 25, §4 is amended to read: 
Sec. 4. The plantation is also authorized to issue general obligation bonds, not to 
exceed the general law, to pay the cost of the acquisition, construction, recoasrtuetioa 
reconstruction, improvement, extension and enlargement of, and equipment for, the electric 
power generating facility. Schedules for the pa.ymem of the priHcipal aad interest oa the 
beads shall be established HJ. coaformaace with the rules aad regulatioas of the Public 
Utilities Gommissioa.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the requirement that schedules for the payment of the 
principal and interest on general obligation bonds issued by Matinicus Isle Plantation must 
be established in confo1mity with rules and regulations of the Public Utilities Commission 
and makes a technical correction. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act to Protect
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1927
Committee Amendment CA_A_H681 (House)
Amends: 14 MRSA §6021

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ",A;' to H.P. 1288, L.D. 1927, "An Act to Protect 
Housing Quality by Enacting Mold Inspection, Notification and Remediation 
Requirements" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to Add Mold to the Implied Warranty and Covenant ofHabitabil~ty' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and insetting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §6021, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 401, §4, is repealed 
and the following enacted in its place: 
1. Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following tetms have the following meanings. 
A. "Dwelling unit" includes mobile homes, apaitments, buildings and other stmctures, 
including the common areas thereof, that are rented for human habitation. 
B. "Leaking event" means a water leak from flooding or a system or structural failure, 
such as a failul'e of a t'oof, window, door, plumbing system, foundation or appliance. 
Sec. 2. 14 MRSA §6021, sub-§6-B is enacted to read: 
6-B. Mold; bacteria; other biological organisms. It is a breach of the implied 
warranty of fitness for human habitation when a landlord offers for rent a dwelling unit in 
which there is a leaking event, chronic moisture or humidity conditions outside of the 
control of a tenant that result in the growth of mold, bacteria or other biological organisms. 
A municipality may adopt more stringent standards by ordinance than those provided in 
this section.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
Page l - 132LR1868(02) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
~os 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" k 
to H.P. 1288, L.D. 1927 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the biII and changes the title. The amendment provides that 
when a landlord offers for rent a dwelling unit and that landlord lmows or should lmow that 
the dwelling unit has mold, bacteria or other biological organisms that are injurious to the 
health of occupants, then it is a breach of the implied warranty and covenant of habitability. 
The amendment also allows municipalities to adopt more stringent standards related to the 
implied warranty and covenant of habitability. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/31/25 L-RL-
LD 1927 
LR 1868(02) 
An Act to Protect Housing Quality by Enacting Mold Inspection, Notification and Remediation 
Requirements 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Ame~ded by c_o~mittee Amendment ft /H--{o <?J" 
Committee: Judiciary 
( r 
I) 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
This bill may increase the number of civil suits filed in the court system, The additional workload associated with the 
minimal number of new cases filed in the court system does not require additional funding at this time. The collection 
of additional filing fees will increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
LR1868(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act to Annually Reimburse the Town of Charleston for 43
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1931
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: FOSTER, GUERIN
Amends: 36 MRSA §662

Legislative Document
No. 1931
H.P. 1292
House of Representatives, May 6, 2025
An Act to Annually Reimburse the Town of Charleston for 43 
Percent of Property Tax Revenue Lost Due to the Mountain View 
Correctional Facility's Tax-exempt Status
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FOSTER of Dexter.
Cosponsored by Senator GUERIN of Penobscot and
Representative: PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §662 is enacted to read:
§662.  Reimbursement to Town of Charleston
The Treasurer of State shall annually reimburse the Town of Charleston an amount 
equal to 43% of the property tax revenue loss suffered by the town during the previous 
calendar year as a result of the exemption from property tax afforded to the Mountain View 
Correctional Facility pursuant to section 651.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Treasurer of State to annually reimburse the Town of Charleston 
for 43% of the property tax revenue loss suffered by the town in the previous calendar year 
as a result of the tax exemption that applies to the Mountain View Correctional Facility.