Bills Admitted by the Legislative Council for the
Second Regular Session of the 124th Maine Legislature

The following bill titles have been accepted for consideration and assigned to committees of jurisdiction. If you see a bill that interests or concerns you, we recommend that you contact your legislators, the bill's sponsor and the members of the governing committee. Let them know your thoughts and what you want them to do. Details of each bill will be available once the Legislature's staff completes their work.

  AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY

              LR: 2067     Sponsor: Representative O'Brien 
              An Act To Revise Notification Requirements for Pesticides Applications
              Using Aircraft or Air‑carrier Equipment

              LR: 2072     Sponsor: Senator Hobbins    
              An Act To Strengthen the Laws against Illegal 'Puppy Mill' Operators

              LR: 2099     Sponsor: Representative McCabe    
              An Act To Regulate the Transportation of Firewood

              LR: 2490     Sponsor: Representative Strang Burgess    
              An Act To Amend the Laws That Provide an Exemption for Agricultural 
              Guard Dogs from Municipal Ordinances Governing Barking Dogs

BUSINESS, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

              LR: 2054     Sponsor: Representative Peterson    
              An Act To Clarify the Enforcement Role of the Mixed Martial
              Arts Authority of Maine

              LR: 2069     Sponsor: Representative Pilon    
              An Act To Facilitate an Increase in Sales of Motor Vehicles

              LR: 2092     Sponsor: Senator Schneider    
             An Act To Protect Minors from Unscrupulous Marketing Practices

              LR: 2156     Sponsor: Senator Bartlett    
             An Act To Protect Maine Citizens' Credit

              LR: 2172     Sponsor: Representative Blanchard     
              An Act To Allow the Board of Dental Examiners To Grant Permits to
              Qualified Individuals To Practice as Dental Residents

              LR: 2288     Sponsor: Senator Schneider    
             An Act Regarding the Law Governing Recreational Vehicle
            Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers

              LR: 2306     Sponsor: Representative Perry, A.    
              An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

              LR: 2324     Sponsor: Representative Wright   
             An Act To Provide the Finance Authority of Maine with Flexible
             Health Care Options

              LR: 2325     Sponsor: Representative Wright
             Resolve, To Ensure Consistency in the Scheduled Expiration of Terms of
             the Board Members of the Finance Authority of Maine

              LR: 2341     Sponsor: Senator Marrache
              An Act To Clarify the Educational Requirements for Eligibility for Examination 
             for Licensure as a Certified Public Accountant

              LR: 2421     Sponsor: Senator Gerzofsky
             An Act To Enhance the Redevelopment of the Brunswick Naval Air Station

              LR: 2457     Sponsor: Representative Smith, N.
             An Act To Establish an Office of Administrative Law Judges for Licensing Boards

              LR: 2479     Sponsor: Senator Rector
             An Act To Enhance the Small Enterprise Growth Fund

CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

              LR: 2117     Sponsor: Representative Haskell
              Resolve, To Implement the Recommendations of the Juvenile Justice Task Force

              LR: 2197     Sponsor: Representative Crockett, P.
              An Act Concerning Statewide Communications Interoperability

              LR: 2200     Sponsor: Representative Shaw 
              An Act To Increase the Penalties for Writing Bad Checks

              LR: 2211     Sponsor: Senator Jackson
             An Act Regarding Accidental Death Benefits for Beneficiaries
            of Deceased Firefighters

              LR: 2289     Sponsor: Representative Schatz
              Resolve, To Reduce the Use and Abuse of Solitary Confinement

              LR: 2355     Sponsor: Representative Pratt
             An Act To Streamline the Renewal Process for a Permit To Carry a Firearm

              LR: 2417     Sponsor: Senator Diamond
             An Act To Amend the Law Pertaining to Smoke Detectors and
            Carbon Monoxide Detectors

              LR: 2470     Sponsor: Representative Strang Burgess
             An Act To Change Operating after Suspension to a Civil Violation

EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

              LR: 2047     Sponsor: Representative Cornell du Houx
             An Act To Clarify the State's Initiative Involving the Federal
             Post‑9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008

              LR: 2095     Sponsor: Representative Welsh

              An Act To Authorize Maine Media College To Confer the
              Degree of Master of Fine Arts

              LR: 2251     Sponsor: Senator Alfond
             An Act To Increase Maine's High School Graduation Rate

              LR: 2311     Sponsor: Representative Rotundo 
              An Act To Allow Minor Capital School Improvement Projects
             To Be Permitted Costs under Essential Programs and Services

              LR: 2351     Sponsor: Representative Sutherland
              Resolve, To Develop a Model Academic Year Calendar

              LR: 2443     Sponsor: Senator Marrache
              An Act To Protect University of Maine Students from 
             Unnecessary Tuition Increases

              LR: 2463     Sponsor: Representative Percy
              An Act To Implement Recommendations Contained in the Audit of
              the Maine State Library, Maine Arts Commission, Maine State Museum
              Commission and Maine Historic Preservation Commission

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              LR: 2038     Sponsor: Senator Marrache
              Resolve, To Allow for the Proper Disposal of Medical Supplies

              LR: 2059     Sponsor: Representative Rotundo
              An Act To Establish the Silver Alert Program

             LR: 2198     Sponsor: Representative Goode                                       
              Resolve, To Define High‑risk Populations for the Purposes of Hospital
             Surveillance for Methicillin‑resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and
             To Implement Public Law 2009, chapter 346

              LR: 2212     Sponsor: Representative Boland
              An Act To Create the Children's Wireless Protection Act

              LR: 2249     Sponsor: Senator Bowman                                              
              An Act To Require a Pharmacist To Provide Prior Notification or
             Obtain Consent from the Prescribing Physicians before Changing
             from One Formulation or Manufacturer to Another of an Antiepileptic Drug

              LR: 2276     Sponsor: Senator Alfond                                                 
              An Act To Improve the Availability, Efficiency and Cost of Services 
              for Infants, Young Children and Their Families

              LR: 2301     Sponsor: Representative Piotti                                         
              An Act To Prevent the Spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis

              LR: 2329     Sponsor: Senator Marrache
              An Act Regarding the Maternal and Infant Death Review Panel

              LR: 2436     Sponsor: Representative Perry, A.
              An Act To Ensure Fairness in Penalties for Administrative Errors
              in the Long‑term Care Assessment Process

              LR: 2437     Sponsor: Representative Perry, A.
              An Act Enabling Expedited Partner Therapy

              LR: 2480     Sponsor: Senator Raye
              Resolve, To Prevent a Fee Increase for Copies of Vital Records

  INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

              LR: 2048     Sponsor: Representative Treat
              An Act To Clarify the Application of Certain Statutory
              Requirements to Foreclosures

              LR: 2094     Sponsor: Representative Mazurek
              An Act To Expand the Opportunity for Persons To Acquire
              Health Care Coverage under the State's 'Mini‑COBRA'  Program

              LR: 2125     Sponsor: Representative Legg
              An Act Concerning the Use of Long‑term Antibiotics for the
             Treatment of Lyme Disease

              LR: 2167     Sponsor: Representative Thibodeau
              An Act To Increase Consumer Choice Regarding the
              Purchase of Extended Warranties

              LR: 2199     Sponsor: Representative Treat
              An Act To Maintain Compliance of Maine's Insurance Laws 
              with National Standards

              LR: 2237     Sponsor: Senator Bartlett
              An Act To Improve Health Insurance Security

              LR: 2277     Sponsor: Senator Alfond
              An Act To Create Jobs and Stimulate Economic Development by
              Making Captive Insurers Eligible for Pine Tree Development Zone 
              Benefits for 10 Years

              LR: 2358     Sponsor: Senator Simpson
              Resolve, To Increase the Financial Stability of Low‑income Families in Maine

              LR: 2430     Sponsor: Senator Schneider
              An Act To Improve Health Insurance Security

              LR: 2489     Sponsor: Senator Sullivan
              An Act To Allow a Maine‑chartered Financial Institution To
             Conduct a Savings Promotion Raffle

              LR: 2492     Sponsor: Senator Mills, P.
              An Act To Adopt a Drug Benefit Equity Law 

INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

              LR: 2081     Sponsor: Representative Mazurek
              An Act To Allow Deer Hunting with Shotguns Only in
              Owls Head During Firearms Season

              LR: 2149     Sponsor: Representative Piotti
              An Act To Amend the Current Moose Permit System and
              Preference Point System in Maine

              LR: 2190     Sponsor: Representative Johnson
              An Act To Prohibit the Use of Jet Skis on Wilson Pond

              LR: 2278     Sponsor: Representative Duchesne
              Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
              To Adopt Rules Clarifying Fish Stocking Decisions

              LR: 2291     Sponsor: Representative Schatz
              An Act To Increase Payments to Agents Who Provide Tags for Wild Game

              LR: 2354     Sponsor: Representative Sarty
              An Act To Amend the Standards by Which Game Wardens May
              Stop All‑terrain Vehicles when Operating on Privately Owned Lands

              LR: 2394     Sponsor: Senator Bryant, B.
              An Act To Allow the Electronic Registration of Big Game Animals

              LR: 2447     Sponsor: Senator Gerzofsky
              An Act To Ensure That Search and Rescue Dogs Are
             Afforded the Same Access to Public Accommodations as Service Animals

  JUDICIARY

              LR: 2049     Sponsor: Representative Blodgett
              An Act To Amend the Statute of Limitations under the Maine Human Rights Act

              LR: 2097     Sponsor: Representative Perry, A.
              An Act To Ensure Rights to Children for Caretaker Relatives

              LR: 2124     Sponsor: Senator Bowman
              An Act To Protect Confidential Consumer Records in Self‑service Storage Facilities

              LR: 2126     Sponsor: Representative Wheeler
              An Act To Remove the Age Limit Governing When a Court Must 
              Consider the Wishes of a Child in a Proceeding for the Termination of Parental Rights

              LR: 2130     Sponsor: Representative Dostie
              An Act To Further Regulate the Communications of Members of Public Bodies

              LR: 2170     Sponsor: Senator Rosen, R.
              An Act To Amend Laws Relating to Persons Serving as Permanency Guardians

              LR: 2203     Sponsor: Representative Soctomah
              An Act To Establish a Policy of Communication and Consultation 
             on Issues Affecting Tribal Communities of the Passamaquoddy Tribe

              LR: 2328     Sponsor: Representative Treat
              An Act To Protect Information Maintained by Registers of Deeds

  LABOR

              LR: 2087     Sponsor: Senator Jackson
              An Act To Protect Maine Workers

              LR: 2110     Sponsor: Speaker Pingree
              An Act To Amend the Unemployment Compensation Laws Regarding Vacation Pay

              LR: 2127     Sponsor: Representative Beaulieu
              An Act To Ensure Equity in Unemployment Compensation Claims

              LR: 2134     Sponsor: President Mitchell, E.
              An Act To Prevention the Spread of H1N1

              LR: 2179     Sponsor: President Mitchell, E.
              An Act To Provide Continued Protection of Benefits for 
             Retirees of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System

              LR: 2254     Sponsor: Representative Martin, J. L.
              An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Knowing
              Misclassification of Construction Workers

              LR: 2350     Sponsor: Representative Butterfield
              An Act Relating to the Membership of the Workers' Compensation Board

              LR: 2369     Sponsor: Senator Hobbins
              An Act Regarding Maine Public Employees Retirement
              System Life Insurance Policies

  LEGAL AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

              LR: 2039     Sponsor: Senator Perry, J.
              An Act Regarding Mobile Service Bars at Municipal Golf Courses

              LR: 2066     Sponsor: Representative Webster
              An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining to the Taste Testing of
             Alcoholic Beverages

              LR: 2084     Sponsor: Representative Berry
              An Act To Prevent Predatory Signature Gathering and 
             To Strengthen the Citizens Initiative and People's Veto Process

              LR: 2147     Sponsor: Representative Martin, J.R.
              An Act To Exempt Certain Mobile Homes from the Radon Testing Requirement

              LR: 2192     Sponsor: Representative Fitts
              An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Taste‑testing of Alcoholic Beverages

              LR: 2243     Sponsor: Senator Goodall
              Resolve, To Transfer the Ownership of the Bath Armory to the City of Bath

              LR: 2296     Sponsor: Representative Haskell
              An Act Pertaining to Educational Benefits for Veterans and Their Dependents

              LR: 2304     Sponsor: Senator Bliss
              An Act Regarding Licensing for Freestanding Event Halls

              LR: 2310     Sponsor: Senator Nutting, J.
              An Act To Strengthen the Ballot Initiative Process

              LR: 2416     Sponsor: Representative Fitts
              An Act To Clarify the Laws Governing Instant Redeemable
             Coupons Included with a Spirits Product

              LR: 2477     Sponsor: Representative Berry
              An Act To Streamline Wine Registration Requirements

              LR: 2485     Sponsor: Representative Cain
              RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the
             Constitution of Maine To Require That Direct Initiatives
             Be Subject to Legislative Rules Regarding Process

  MARINE RESOURCES

               LR: 2365     Sponsor: Senator Damon
              An Act To Eliminate the 3‑trap Limit in the Waters off Hancock County

  NATURAL RESOURCES

              LR: 2063     Sponsor: Representative Legg
              An Act To Update and Modernize Maine's Floodplain
              Mapping for Coastal Communities

              LR: 2111     Sponsor: Representative Eberle
              An Act To Prevent the Spread of Invasive Plants and Protect Maine's Lakes

              LR: 2112     Sponsor: Representative Eberle
              An Act To Amend the Coastal and Lake Watershed Districts Law
             To Clarify Municipal Home Rule and Interlocal Cooperation Authority

              LR: 2116     Sponsor: Representative Johnson
              An Act To Expand Eligibility of Certain Municipal Landfills
              To Participate in the State's Remediation and Closure Program

              LR: 2182     Sponsor: Speaker Pingree
              An Act To Clarify Maine's Phaseout of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers

              LR: 2240     Sponsor: Senator Goodall
              An Act To Improve Maine's Air Quality and Reduce Regional Haze
             at Acadia National Park and Other Federally Designated Class I Areas

              LR: 2339     Sponsor: Representative Flaherty
              An Act To Protect the Environment and Natural Resources of the
              State by Regulating the Discharge of

              Certain Substances into the Environment

              LR: 2349     Sponsor: Representative Butterfield
              An Act To Require the Use of Biofuel in No. 2 Home Heating Oil

              LR: 2389     Sponsor: Representative Innes
              An Act To Provide Leadership, Tax Fairness and Responsible 
              Recycling for Consumer Products

              LR: 2432     Sponsor: Representative Soctomah
              An Act Related to Qualified Waste‑to‑energy Power

  STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

              LR: 2075     Sponsor: Representative Magnan
              An Act To Authorize Municipal Officers To Resolve Road‑naming Disputes

              LR: 2138     Sponsor: Representative Crockett, P.
              An Act Regarding Document Fees at County Registries of Deeds

              LR: 2169     Sponsor: Representative Curtis
              An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Somerset County Budget Procedure

              LR: 2193     Sponsor: President Mitchell, E.
              An Act To Restore Longevity Pay

              LR: 2392     Sponsor: Representative Beaudette
              An Act To Clarify the Informed Growth Act

  TAXATION

              LR: 2085     Sponsor: Representative Flemings
              An Act To Increase Financial Assets of Maine Citizens by Allowing
              Split Tax  Refunds

              LR: 2086     Sponsor: Representative Martin, J. L.
              An Act To Improve Employment Opportunities for Maine
              Workers in the Forest Industry

              LR: 2135     Sponsor: President Mitchell, E.
              An Act To Improve the Seed Capital Investment Tax Credit Program

              LR: 2157     Sponsor: Representative Watson
              An Act To Change the Requirements for the Sales Tax Exemption
             for Snowmobile Trail Grooming Equipment

              LR: 2178     Sponsor: Representative Watson
              An Act To Avoid Unnecessary Removal of Land from the
              Maine Tree Growth Tax Law Program

              LR: 2250     Sponsor: Senator Sherman
              An Act To Amend the Law Governing Sales Tax Exemptions for
              Certain Nonprofit Youth Organizations

              LR: 2253     Sponsor: Representative Crockett, P.
              Resolve, To Promote Efficiency and To Streamline Access
              to the Circuitbreaker Program Application  Process

              LR: 2286     Sponsor: Representative Cushing
              An Act To Encourage Extended Stays in Maine Waters

              LR: 2300     Sponsor: Representative Piotti
              An Act To Modify the Maine Tax Code To Support Renewable Energy

              LR: 2459     Sponsor: Representative Crockett, P.
              An Act To Increase the Affordability of Renewable Energy for
              Homeowners and Small Businesses

              LR: 2471     Sponsor: Representative Cain
              Resolve, To Increase Transparency and Accountability and
              Assess the Impact of Tax Incentive Programs

  TRANSPORTATION

              LR: 2033     Sponsor: Representative MacDonald
              An Act To Stimulate the Maine Economy and Promote the Development
              of Maine's Priority Transportation Infrastructure Needs

              LR: 2035     Sponsor: Representative Fitts
              An Act To Impose Service Requirements on Railroads
             That Receive Funds from the Department of Transportation

              LR: 2053     Sponsor: Senator Sullivan
              An Act To Reduce Noise Caused by Motorcycles and Improve Public Health

              LR: 2077     Sponsor: Senator Gooley
              Resolve, To Name Route 16/27 from Kingfield to Stratton
              the Caleb Dalton Stevens Memorial Highway

              LR: 2096     Sponsor: Representative Eves
              Resolve, To Name a Bridge in North Berwick the North Berwick
              Veterans Memorial Bridge

              LR: 2115     Sponsor: Representative Johnson
              Resolve, Authorizing the Transfer of State Land to the Natural
              Resource Education Center of Greenville

              LR: 2121     Sponsor: Representative Thomas
              An Act To Encourage Tourism by Ensuring the Safety, Accessibility and
              Availability of Highway Rest Stops and Scenic Overlooks

              LR: 2155     Sponsor: Representative Martin, J. L.
              An Act To Require the Bureau of Motor Vehicles To Accept 
             Certification of Disability from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

              LR: 2188     Sponsor: Representative Crockett, P.
              An Act To Allow the State To Receive Full Funding under the
              Federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program

              LR: 2208     Sponsor: Senator Trahan
              An Act To Establish Emergency Zones

              LR: 2234     Sponsor: Senator Sherman
              Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Review the
              Fiscal Impact on the State of the Closure of the Railroad Track 
              between Madawaska and Millinocket

              LR: 2245     Sponsor: Representative Pinkham
              Resolve, To Name the New Bridge over Gilman Stream in
             New Portland the Joshua Bernard Memorial Bridge

              LR: 2274     Sponsor: Representative Carey
              An Act To Provide for the Safety of Young Maine Athletes

              LR: 2279     Sponsor: Senator Courtney
              An Act To Dedicate Surplus Transportation Funds to
              Highway Maintenance and Paving

              LR: 2334     Sponsor: Representative Strang Burgess
              An Act To Reduce Road Noise within Posted Areas

              LR: 2360     Sponsor: Representative Tardy
              Resolve, To Authorize the Placement of a Sign at Saddleback Mountain

              LR: 2362     Sponsor: Senator Marrache
              An Act To Establish a Commission To Promote General Aviation in the State

              LR: 2364     Sponsor: Senator Damon
              An Act To Regulate the Use of Traffic Surveillance Cameras

              LR: 2418     Sponsor: Representative Pilon
              An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the We Support
              Our Troops Registration Plates

              LR: 2424     Sponsor: Representative Browne
              An Act To Designate Funds from the Highway Fund to the Highway
              and Bridge Light Capital Program

              LR: 2439     Sponsor: Senator Raye
              An Act To Preserve the 'We Support Our Troops' Registration Plate

  UTILITIES AND ENERGY

              LR: 2045     Sponsor: Representative Peterson
              An Act To Maintain Internet Access for Maine Citizens and Businesses

              LR: 2082     Sponsor: Representative Pilon
              An Act To Require That a Utility Company Notify the Owner of
              Property prior to Disconnecting Services

              LR: 2109     Sponsor: Representative Chase
              An Act To Authorize Sanitary Districts To Waive an
             Automatic Sanitary District Lien Foreclosure

              LR: 2153     Sponsor: Representative Martin, J. L.
              An Act To Raise the Indebtedness Limit of the Eagle Lake
              Water and Sewer District

              LR: 2173     Sponsor: Representative Flaherty
              An Act To Establish a Broadband Policy for Maine

              LR: 2183     Sponsor: Speaker Pingree
              An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Noise Limitations on Wind Turbines

              LR: 2184     Sponsor: Representative Thomas
              An Act To Amend the Charter of the Dexter Utility District

              LR: 2204     Sponsor: Senator Weston
             An Act To Create the Lincolnville Sewer District

              LR: 2252     Sponsor: Representative Fitts
              An Act To Streamline Collections for Consumer‑owned
             Consolidated Water and Wastewater Utilities

              LR: 2255     Sponsor: Representative Hayes
              An Act To Amend the Charter of the Buckfield Village Corporation

              LR: 2293     Sponsor: Representative Tardy
              An Act To Amend the Charter of the Corinna Sewer District

              LR: 2303     Sponsor: Representative Adams
              An Act To Direct the Public Utilities Commission To
             Adopt Rules To Improve the Safety of Multiunit Rental Dwellings

              LR: 2346     Sponsor: Representative Nelson
              Resolve, To Review Certification Requirements for
              Installation of Solar Energy Systems

              LR: 2370     Sponsor: Senator Bartlett
              An Act To Amend the Electric Utility Industry Laws as They
              Relate to Renewable Resources

              LR: 2390     Sponsor: Representative Edgecomb
              An Act To Amend the Charter of the Caribou Utilities District

              LR: 2446     Sponsor: Representative Martin, J. L.
              An Act To Ensure That Maine's Energy Corridor Policy 
              Does Not Harm Maine's Renewable Power Development

              LR: 2458     Sponsor: Representative Hinck
              An Act To Create a Smart Grid Policy in the State

              LR: 2466     Sponsor: Representative Fitts
              An Act To Protect Universal Service

              LR: 2474     Sponsor: Senator Mills, P.
              An Act To Require That Expedited Wind Energy Development Projects
             Provide a Tangible Benefit to  Maine Ratepayers in the Form of Discounts
             to Future Electrical RateS

              LR: 2478     Sponsor: Representative Berry
             An Act To Enhance Maine's Clean Energy Opportunities

              LR: 2499     Sponsor: Representative Adams
              An Act To Strengthen the Community‑based Renewable Energy Pilot Program

                Total number of bills accepted: 159                Report: ACCBYSUB