128TH MAINE LEGISLATURE
LEGISLATIVE HEARING NOTICES
Hearings on LDs
Legislative committees will hold public hearings as listed. Please note that there may be additions or changes to this schedule and bills will not necessarily be heard in the order listed. For further information, contact the Legislative Information Office at 207-287-1692 or check schedules on the web at http://legislature.maine.gov/calendar/#Calendar. You may testify at the public hearing or submit written testimony. Written testimony should be sent to the appropriate committee at: 100 SHS, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100. Persons with special needs who wish to attend a Legislative hearing and require accommodations should notify the Legislative Information Office as soon as possible: 207-287-1692, TTY 207-287-6826, FAX 207-287-1580, webmaster_lio@legislature.maine.gov.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
Sen. Paul Davis, Senate Chair, Rep. Michelle Dunphy, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 214
LD 548 "An Act To Amend Laws Relating to Agricultural Pulling Events"
LD 662 "Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Work with All-terrain Vehicle Clubs To Develop All-terrain Vehicle Trails in Northern Maine"
LD 982 "An Act To Protect Abused or Neglected Animals"
LD 993 "An Act To Protect Pollinators from Neonicotinoid Pesticides"
LD 1028 "An Act To Improve Soil Quality and Profits for Maine Farms"
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 20, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1126 "An Act To Support Tourism on Public Reserved Lands by Leasing Sites to Commercial Sporting Camps"
LD 1167 "An Act To Deregulate the In-state Extraction and Sale of Raw Honey"
LD 1182 "An Act Regarding the Disclosure of Hormone-disrupting Chemicals in Packaged Food" CONTACT: Rebecca Harvey, 287-1312
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
Sen. James Hamper, Senate Chair, Rep. Drew Gattine, House Chair
Public Hearing: Friday, April 21, 2017, 10:00 AM, State House, Room 228
LD 981 "An Act Regarding State Investments and the Dakota Access Pipeline " CONTACT: Marianne MacMaster, 287-1635
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Sen. Kimberley Rosen, Senate Chair, Rep. Charlotte Warren, House Chair
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 436
LD 1128 "Resolve, To Establish the Committee To Study the Processing of Evidence from Sexual Assault Test Kits"
LD 1219 "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Forensic Examination Kits"
LD 1223 "An Act To Facilitate the Continued Operation of the Department of Corrections Intensive Mental Health Unit" (EMERGENCY)
LD 1261 "An Act To Protect Minors from Sex Trafficking"
LD 1266 "An Act To Transfer Operations and Ownership of County Jail Facilities to the State"
Public Hearing: Friday, April 21, 2017, 9:00 AM, State House, Room 436
LD 1146 "Resolve, To Provide Wage Parity for Law Enforcement Officers in the Department of Corrections with Other Law Enforcement Officers"
LD 1154 "An Act To Provide a Voluntary Method of Determining Whether a Purchaser of a Firearm Is Prohibited from Possessing a Firearm without a Background Check"
LD 1173 "An Act To Require That Information on Prisoners' Furlough Be Reported to the National Crime Information Center, Department of Public Safety and State Bureau of Identification"
LD 1183 "An Act To Expand Use of Electronic Monitoring in Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Cases"
LD 1202 "An Act To Clear a Path to Employment"
LD 1220 "An Act To Repeal the Former Interstate Compact for Juveniles"
Public Hearing: Friday, April 21, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 436
LD 1175 "An Act To Expand Options for the Prevention of Domestic Violence"
LD 1221 "An Act To Clarify and Amend Certain Provisions of Law Regarding Victim Services"
LD 1268 "An Act To Enhance Pretrial Justice through Risk-based Decision Making with Enhanced Diversion, Release and Treatment Options for Eligible Defendants" CONTACT: Joseph Klimkiewicz, 287-1122
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Sen. Brian Langley, Senate Chair, Rep. Tori Kornfield, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1158 "An Act To Remove the Limit on the Number of Public Charter Schools That May Be Approved"
LD 1160 "Resolve, To Require a Study of Wages and Working Conditions for Child Development Educators and Staff"
LD 1171 "An Act To Sustain and Attract Skilled Workers to Maine by Improving the Job Creation Through Educational Opportunity Program"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1286 "An Act To Require Background Checks for All School Employees"
LD 1288 "An Act To Promote Computer Science and Efficient Communication between Schools and the Department of Education"
LD 1290 "An Act To Provide Student Loan Debt Relief to Maine Teachers"
LD 1294 "Resolve, To Convene a Study Group To Study Proficiency in Content Areas for Secondary School Graduation Standards"
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 20, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 228 "An Act To Amend the Mathematics Requirements for High School Graduation"
LD 354 "An Act To Address the Shortage of School Administrative Professionals"
LD 507 "An Act To Establish Regional School Leadership Academies"
LD 891 "An Act To Support the Professional Development of Principals in Maine Schools" CONTACT: Jayne Deneen, 287-3125
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
Sen. David Woodsome, Senate Chair, Rep. Seth Berry, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1147 "An Act To Modernize the Renewable Portfolio Standard"
LD 1185 "An Act Regarding Renewable Portfolio Standards"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1224 "An Act To Allow for Greater Energy Competition in Maine by Amending the Law Governing Electric Generation or Generation-related Assets by Affiliates"
LD 1299 "An Act To Amend the Charter of the Town of Madison's Department of Electric Works" CONTACT: Abben Maguire, 287-4143
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Sen. Thomas Saviello, Senate Chair, Rep. Ralph Tucker, House Chair
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 216
LD 400 "An Act Regarding the Construction or Placement of Decks within the Shoreland Zone"
LD 684 "An Act To Increase Vegetative Buffers in the Shoreland Zone"
LD 1096 "An Act To Improve Shoreland Zoning Rules and Enforcement To Support Municipalities"
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 20, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1178 "An Act To Better Understand and Control Invasive Aquatic Plants and Nuisance Species"
LD 1194 "Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Study and Assess Maine's Regulatory Environment"
LD 1258 "An Act To Modernize the Voluntary Response Action Program Funding Process" CONTACT: Steven Langlin, 287-4149
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Sen. Eric Brakey, Senate Chair, Rep. Patricia Hymanson, House Chair
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 20, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 184 "An Act To Allow Hospitals To More Efficiently Monitor the Prescribing of Controlled Substances by Amending the Laws Governing Access to Prescription Monitoring Information"
LD 232 "An Act To Establish an Exemption to the 30-day Supply Limitation on Certain Pain Medication "
LD 273 "An Act To Add an Exception to Prescription Monitoring Program Requirements"
LD 1031 "An Act To Establish Reasonable and Clinically Appropriate Exceptions to Opioid Medication Prescribing Limits" (EMERGENCY)
Public Hearing: Friday, April 21, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 692 "Resolve, To Provide Meals to Homebound Individuals"
LD 1134 "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Nursing Facilities To Permit Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Physician Assistants To Perform Certain Physician Tasks"
LD 1136 "Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Amend Its Rules Regarding Services Provided to Students"
LD 1188 "An Act To Facilitate MaineCare-Funded Assisted Living by Providing a Cost-of-living Adjustment to Private Nonmedical Institutions and Adult Family Care Homes"
LD 1214 "An Act To Create Fairness in Home-based Care Fees for Service"
LD 1314 "Resolve, To Improve Access to Neurobehavioral Services"
Public Hearing: Friday, April 21, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 478 "Resolve, To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Implement the Department's Study of Ambulance Services"
LD 606 "An Act To Ensure Access to All Prescription Drugs Containing Cannabidiol Approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration"
LD 746 "Resolve, To Increase the Permissible Size of Bed and Breakfasts"
LD 958 "An Act To Enact the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act"
LD 998 "An Act To Adequately Pay for Emergency Medical Services"
LD 1110 "An Act Concerning Medicaid for Incarcerated Persons about To Be Released"
LD 1170 "An Act To Reduce Youth Access to Tobacco Products"
LD 1301 "An Act To Improve Access to Preventive, Cost-saving Dental Services" CONTACT: Jill LaPlante, 287-1317
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
Sen. Scott Cyrway, Senate Chair, Rep. Robert Duchesne, House Chair
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 20, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 206
LD 11 "RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish the Right To Hunt and Fish"
LD 768 "An Act To Establish 2 Comprehensive Licenses for Hunting and for Hunting and Fishing "
LD 868 "An Act Regarding Game That Is Confiscated in Connection with an Alleged Violation of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Laws"
LD 1137 "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Crossbow Hunting"
LD 1236 "An Act To Improve Maine's Heritage Fish List" CONTACT: Julia Brown, 287-1338
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
Sen. Rodney Whittemore, Senate Chair, Rep. Mark Lawrence, House Chair
Public Hearing Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 220
LD 1242 "An Act To Prevent Abusive Debt Collection Tactics by Debt Buyers"
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 220
LD 1198 "An Act To Enhance the Administration of the State's Group Health Plan" (EMERGENCY)
LD 1237 "An Act To Require Insurance Coverage for Contraceptive Supplies" CONTACT: Veronica Snow, 287-1314
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Sen. Lisa Keim, Senate Chair, Rep. Matthew Moonen, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 438
LD 224 "An Act Regarding Actions for Failure To Follow Condominium Association Requirements"
LD 281 "An Act To Amend the Percentage of Votes Needed for Condominium Governance"
LD 1057 "An Act To Protect Condominium Owners in the Event of a Power Outage"
LD 1139 "An Act To Clarify Certain Right-of-way Limitations"
LD 1275 "An Act To Amend and Remove the Need for Periodic Update of the Laws Governing the Validation of Title Defects"
LD 1282 "An Act To Provide a Definition for the Maine Condominium Act"
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 20, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 438
LD 366 "An Act To Ensure Compliance with Federal Immigration Law by State and Local Government Entities"
LD 847 "An Act To Hold Refugee Resettlement Agencies Accountable to Maine People"
LD 1099 "Resolve, To Require the State To Bring Suit against the Federal Government for Failure To Comply with the Federal Refugee Act of 1980" CONTACT: Susan Pinette, 287-1327
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Sen. Amy Volk, Senate Chair, Rep. Ryan Fecteau, House Chair
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1140 "An Act To Preserve the Economic Viability of Maine's Historic Properties"
LD 1243 "An Act Regarding the Maine Length of Service Award Program Board of Trustees"
LD 1263 "Resolve, To Increase the Affordability of Safe Drinking Water for Maine Families"
LD 1306 "An Act To Create the Small Communities Tourism Fund"
LD 1308 "An Act To Create a Bridge to Self-sufficiency for Vulnerable Segments of the Population by Providing Incentives to Employers"
LD 1324 "An Act To Support Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Maine's Economic Future" CONTACT: Diane Steward, 287-1331
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON MARINE RESOURCES
Sen. Joyce Maker, Senate Chair, Rep. Walter Kumiega, House Chair
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 206
LD 1316 "An Act To Provide for an Elver Dealer's License for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians" (EMERGENCY) CONTACT: Julia Brown, 287-1337
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Sen. Paul Davis, Senate Chair, Rep. Danny Martin, House Chair
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 214
LD 823 "An Act To Promote Transparency with Respect to Surveillance Technology"
LD 1087 "An Act To Define When a Municipal Land Use Decision Is Considered Final for Purposes of an Appeal to Superior Court"
LD 1257 "An Act To Minimize Hardship by Prohibiting the State from Reducing the Wages of a State Employee To Recoup Payments the State Made in Error"
LD 1295 "An Act To Create the Procurement Review Board"
LD 1309 "Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study Business Ownership by Racial and Ethnic Populations and the Wealth Gap in the State" (EMERGENCY) CONTACT: Rebecca Harvey, 287-1330
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
Sen. Dana Dow, Senate Chair, Rep. Ryan Tipping, House Chair
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 127
LD 16 "An Act To Exempt Certain Individuals Who Are 70 Years of Age or Older from Maine Income Tax"
LD 1123 "An Act To Allow an Income Tax Deduction for Interest Paid on Student Loans"
LD 1212 "An Act To Amend the Definition of "Eligible Business Equipment" for the Purposes of the Business Equipment Tax Exemption Program"
LD 1227 "An Act To Restore to Five Percent the State-Municipal Revenue Sharing Distribution and Create a Matching Fund for Local Road and Bridge Construction, Maintenance and Reconstruction"
LD 1246 "An Act To Provide Landowners a Property Tax Exemption for Certain Trails"
LD 1247 "An Act To Repeal the Income Tax on Pick-up Contributions Paid to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System and To Clarify the Taxation of Pick-up Contributions Distributed in the Form of a Rollover" CONTACT: Dianne Dubord, 287-1552
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Sen. Ronald Collins, Senate Chair, Rep. Andrew McLean, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 126
LD 1225 "An Act Regarding the Motor Vehicle Inspection Program Requirements for New Rental Vehicles First Registered in Maine"
LD 1249 "An Act To Include the Vehicles of Emergency Medical Services Persons in the Firefighter Registration Plate Program"
LD 1250 "An Act To Ensure That Handicapped Parking Is Properly Enforced"
LD 1251 "An Act To Require Timely Notification of Owners of Motor Vehicles That Have Been Towed"
LD 1252 "An Act To Permit the Operation of Certain All-terrain Vehicles on Public Ways"
LD 1277 "An Act To Combat Human Trafficking by Requiring Prevention Training for Commercial Drivers"
LD 1310 "An Act To Establish a Driver's License Suspension Amnesty Day"
Public Hearing: Friday, April 21, 2017, 9:00 AM, State House, Room 126
LD 1226 "An Act To Keep Maine's Transportation Infrastructure Safe by Providing More Sources of Revenue for the Highway Fund"
LD 1248 "An Act To Improve Public Transportation in Maine"
LD 1312 "Resolve, To Investigate Extending Passenger Rail Service to Central Maine"
LD 1318 "An Act To Align State Relocation Assistance with That of the Federal Government" CONTACT: Darlene Simoneau, 287-4148
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS
Sen. Garrett Mason, Senate Chair, Rep. Louis Luchini, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 437
LD 1232 "An Act To Require the Secretary of State To Automatically Register Nonregistered Persons Who Are Qualified To Vote through Records of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles"
LD 1271 "An Act Regarding the Certification Process for Direct Initiatives and People's Veto Referenda"
LD 1284 "An Act To Require Election Transparency and Audits"
LD 1293 "An Act To Allow Wine Tastings at Farmers' Markets"
LD 1323 "An Act To Amend the Direct Initiative Signature Gathering Process"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 437
LD 1231 "An Act Regarding Mental Health Care for Maine Veterans"
LD 1254 "An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Super Cribbage Tournaments" (EMERGENCY)
LD 1255 "An Act Authorizing an Instant Lottery Game with Proceeds To Benefit Early Childhood Education"
LD 1256 "Resolve, To Establish the Task Force To Implement Ranked-choice Voting"
LD 1278 "An Act To Amend the Military Bureau Laws and Veterans Service Laws"
LD 1320 "An Act To Regulate and Tax Sports Fantasy League Activities in Maine" CONTACT: Karen Montell, 287-1310
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