[font=font36821]Hearings on LDs[/font]
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, [u]webmaster_lio@legislature.maine.gov. [/font]
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY[/font]
Sen. Paul Davis, Senate Chair, Rep. Michelle Dunphy, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing: [/font]Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1681 "An Act To Correct a Technical Error Pertaining to the Dairy Improvement Fund" (EMERGENCY)
LD 1739 "Resolve, Authorizing the Lease of the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site"
LD 1747 "Resolve, To Establish a Task Force To Examine Agricultural Issues" (EMERGENCY) [font=font36821]CONTACT: [/font]Jennifer Hall, 287-1312
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY[/font]
Sen. Kimberley Rosen, Senate Chair, Rep. Charlotte Warren, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing: [/font]Wednesday, January 17, 2018, 9:00 AM, State House, Room 436
LD 1672 "An Act To Waive the Fee for Attendance at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy for Former Military Police Officers"
LD 1740 "An Act To Establish the Crimes of Criminal Forced Labor and Aggravated Criminal Forced Labor in the Maine Criminal Code"
LD 1751 "An Act Regarding the Victims' Compensation Fund" [/font=font36821]CONTACT: [/font]Nikolette Alexander, 287-1122
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS[/font]
Sen. Brian Langley, Senate Chair, Rep. Tori Kornfield, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing: [/font]Wednesday, January 17, 2018, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1684 "An Act Forbidding Food Shaming, Food Denial and the Use of Food as Discipline Involving Any Child in Maine's Public Schools"
LD 1695 "An Act To Clarify Educational Placement and Notification in Regard to Parental Rights and Responsibilities"
LD 1698 "An Act To Promote Innovation and Growth in Maine's Traditional Industries" [font=font36821]CONTACT: [/font]Jayne Deneen, 287-3125
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY[/font]
Sen. David Woodsome, Senate Chair, Rep. Seth Berry, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing: [/font]Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 2:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1702 "An Act To Allow Certain Hydropower Facilities To Sell Electricity Directly to Rural Manufacturing and Industrial Sites"
LD 1745 "An Act Regarding a Biomass-generated Energy Purchase and Sale Agreement and Payments to Contractors"
Public Hearing: Thursday, January 18, 2018, 2:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1690 "An Act To Facilitate Wireless Broadband Deployment in Maine and Modify the Process for Issuing Utility Facility Location Permits"
LD 1701 "An Act To Improve the Energy Efficiency of Group Homes in the Northern Part of the State"
LD 1746 "An Act To Ensure That Low-income Residents of the State Have Access to Telephone Services" [font=font36821]CONTACT: [/font]Abben Maguire, 287-4143
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES[/font]
Sen. Thomas Saviello, Senate Chair, Rep. Ralph Tucker, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing: [/font]Wednesday, January 17, 2018, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 216
LD 1703 "An Act To Create Equity for Wine and Spirits Container Deposits" [font=font36821]CONTACT: [/font]Dylan Sinclair, 287-4149
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES[/font]
Sen. Eric Brakey, Senate Chair, Rep. Patricia Hymanson, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing: [/font]Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 1:30 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1708 "An Act To Allow Qualifying Medicaid Recipients To Hire Relatives and Legal Guardians for Consumer-directed Attendant Services"
LD 1712 "An Act Regarding Health Care Ombudsman Services"
LD 1715 "An Act To Ensure Rural Patient Populations Receive Safe and Effective Health Care"
LD 1742 "Resolve, To Support Vulnerable Seniors by Funding Assisted Living Programs"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, January 17, 2018, 9:30 AM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1682 "An Act To Ensure the Quality of and Increase Access to Recovery Residences"
LD 1707 "An Act To Reduce the Cost of Care Resulting from Blood-borne Infectious Diseases" (EMERGENCY)
LD 1711 "Resolve, To Save Lives by Establishing a Homeless Opioid Users Service Engagement Pilot Project within the Department of Health and Human Services"
LD 1713 "An Act To Improve Housing Support in the Bridging Rental Assistance Program"
[font=font36821]Public Hearing: [/font]Wednesday, January 17, 2018, 1:30 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1748 "An Act Regarding Rules Governing Family Child Care Provider Licensing"
[font=font36821]Public Hearing: [/font]Thursday, January 18, 2018, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1675 "An Act To Clarify Definitions in the Laws Regarding the Licensing of Eating Establishments and Lodging Places"
LD 1710 "An Act To Restore Maine's School-based Health Centers" (EMERGENCY)
LD 1714 "An Act To Clarify Liability Pertaining to the Collection of Debts of MaineCare Providers by the Department of Health and Human Services" (EMERGENCY) [font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Julianne McLaughlin, 287-1317
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY[/font]
Sen. Lisa Keim, Senate Chair, Rep. Matthew Moonen, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing: [/font]Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 2:00 PM, State House, Room 438
LD 1670 "An Act To Revise the Grandparents Visitation Act"
LD 1678 "An Act To Amend the Laws Affecting the Judicial Branch Regarding Railroad Trespass Civil Violations and Fines for Civil Violations"
LD 1691 "Resolve, Directing the Secretary of State To Study the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts"
[font=font36821]Public Hearing: [/font]Thursday, January 18, 2018, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 438
LD 1716 "An Act To Protect Persons Who Provide Assistance to Law Enforcement Dogs, Search and Rescue Dogs and Service Dogs"
LD 1717 "An Act To Clarify the Authority of the Chief Medical Examiner To Properly Dispose of Abandoned Human Remains" [font=font36821]CONTACT: [/font]Susan Pinette, 287-1327
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TAXATION[/font]
Sen. Dana Dow, Senate Chair, Rep. Ryan Tipping, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing: [/font]Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 127
LD 1721 "An Act To Require Room Remarketers and Operators of Transient Rental Platforms To Be Registered for the Collection and Reporting of Sales Taxes"
LD 1722 "An Act To Encourage Computer Data Center Development by Providing a Sales Tax Refund or Exemption"
LD 1734 "An Act To Clarify the Sales Tax Exemption for Vehicles Used in Interstate or Foreign Commerce"
LD 1755 "An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Heating Assistance Organizations" [font=font36821]CONTACT: [/font]Dianne Dubord, 287-1552
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION[/font]
Sen. Ronald Collins, Senate Chair, Rep. Andrew McLean, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing: [/font]Thursday, January 18, 2018, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 126
LD 1688 "An Act To Require That Railroads Grant Easements to Owners of Land That is Otherwise Inaccessible"
LD 1724 "An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Develop and Operate Pilot Programs for the Use of Autonomous Vehicles for Public Transportation"
LD 1752 "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Pilotage Requirements for Passenger Ferry Service between Maine and Nova Scotia"
LD 1754 "Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Prioritize and Increase the Funding for Rural Roads" [font=font36821]CONTACT: [/font]Darlene Simoneau, 287-4148
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS[/font]
Sen. Garrett Mason, Senate Chair, Rep. Louis Luchini, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing: [/font]Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 437
LD 1693 "An Act To Clarify the Law Governing the Separation of a Class A Restaurant and an Off-premises Retail Licensee Located on the Same Premises"
LD 1725 "An Act To Ensure Stability for Certain Holders of Liquor Licenses"
LD 1738 "An Act To Permit the Sale and Consumption of Alcohol in an Area That Is Not Contiguous to Licensed Premises"
LD 1743 "An Act To Modify the Number of Retail Liquor Licenses Allowed in a Jurisdiction per Person" [font=font36821]CONTACT: [/font]Karen Montell, 287-1310
January 6, 2018
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