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: Thursday, March 02, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 214
LD 396 "An Act To Prohibit the Use of Elephants in Traveling Animal Acts"
LD 414 "An Act To Create the Maine Forest Resources Council"
LD 418 "An Act To Educate the Public on the Proper Use of Pesticides and To Promote Integrated Pest Management Using Existing Resources" CONTACT: Rebecca Harvey, 287-1312
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
Sen. James Hamper, Senate Chair, Rep. Drew Gattine, House Chair
Public Hearings: February 27th through March 3rd in Room 228 State House. The STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT; VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS; LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE; AND EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CHARTER SCHOOLS portions of the Biennial Budget LD 390 "An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2019". The proposed budget initiatives may be viewed at http://legislature.maine.gov/documents/ros?aiv%5Bdocuments.title%5D=2018&tt=documents 2018-2019 Part A - Governor's Biennial Budget contains all Departments and their associated programs (each in alphabetical order) with program initiatives changing baseline appropriations and allocations. 2018-2019 Part B - Governor's Biennial Budget (which is not part of the public hearings) contains approved reclassifications and range changes. 2018-2019 Language contains the proposed language. The following is the schedule of the fourth week of public hearings by policy committee, date and department or agency and, in some cases, program. Details can be found at: http://legislature.maine.gov/ofpr/afa-committee-information (click on "Detailed Biennial Budget Hearing Schedules" under Schedules/Agendas).
Public Hearing: Monday, February 27, 2017, 10:00 AM, State House, Room 228
LD 390 (In conjunction with the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government) Administrative and Financial Services, Department of: all programs except those related to taxation, solid waste management, workers compensation, alcohol and lottery; Auditor, Office of State; Executive Department: Administration, Blaine House, Office of Policy and Management; Municipal Bond Bank; Secretary of State: Administration-Archives, Bureau of Administrative Services and Corporations; Treasurer of State: Administration - Treasury; Technology Services, Department of; Language Parts: "L", "O", "P", "Y", "U", "AA", "FF", "CC", "GG" Sections 1-6, "RR", "PPPPP" "
Public Hearing: Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 228
LD 390 (In conjunction with the Joint Standing Committee on Veteran and Legal Affairs) Administrative and Financial Services, Department of: Alcoholic Beverages - General Operations, Lottery Operations; Ethics and Election Practices, Commission on Federal; Secretary of State: Elections and Commissions; Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management: All programs except those related to emergency response and stream gaging; Pubic Safety: Gambling Control Board, Licensing and Enforcement; Language Parts: "BB", "IIIII", "JJJJJ", "KKKKK", "OOOOO"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 9:00 AM, State House, Room 228
LD 390 (In conjunction with the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development) Labor, Department of: All Programs; Workers' Compensation Board; Language Parts: "ZZZZ", "AAAAA", "BBBBB", "CCCCC", "DDDDD" (There will be a separate sign-up sheet for the 9am hearing)
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 1:00 PM, State House, Room 228
LD 390 (In conjunction with the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development) Centers for Innovation; Development Foundation; Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education; Economic and Community Development: All Programs except Office of Broadband Development; Foundation for Blood Research; Finance Authority of Maine; Housing Authority; Professional and Financial Regulation: Administrative Services, Dental Practices-Board of, Engineers-Board of Registration for Professional, Licensing and Enforcement, Licensure in Medicine-Board of, Optometry-Board of, Osteopathic Licensure-Board of; Public Safety: Division of Building Codes and Standards; University of Maine System: Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community; Language Parts: "Q", "NNN", "OOO", "PPP", "FFFFF", "GGGGG", "MMMMM" (There will be a separate sign-up sheet for the 1pm hearing)
Public Hearing: Thursday, March 2, 2017 1:00 PM, State House, Room 228
LD 390 (In conjunction with the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife) Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: All Programs; Language Parts: "VVV", "WWWW"
Public Hearing: Friday, March 3, 2017 10:00 AM, State House, Room 228
LD 390 [Rescheduled FROM Monday February 13th] (In conjunction with the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs) Charter Schools and Department of Education Charter School Commission, State, Education; State Board of; Education, Department of: All programs except Teacher Retirement; Language Parts: "C", "QQQ", "RRR", "SSS", "TTT", "UUU", "VVV" Please Note: this hearing will NOT include Part "HH" (the COLA freeze) which will be heard in conjunction with other retirement issues on a date not yet advertised. 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, March 01, 2017, 9:00 AM, State House, Room 436
LD 169 "An Act To Support Sexual Assault Survivors"
LD 346 "An Act To Make Abuse of Corpse a Class C Crime"
LD 374 "An Act To Recodify and Revise Certain Portions of the Maine Criminal Code"
LD 449 "An Act Regarding Imposition of an Automatic Life Sentence in the Case of Domestic Abuse Resulting in Murder"
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: Monday, February 27, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 96 "An Act To Improve Attendance at Public Elementary Schools"
LD 356 "An Act To Repeal Certain Requirements for Graduation from Secondary School"
LD 398 "An Act To Recognize Computer Science in the Path to Proficiency"
LD 412 "An Act To Require the Completion of Courses of Study in Home Economics and Industrial Arts Education Prior to Graduation from High School"
LD 462 "An Act To Require a Capstone Project as a Condition of High School Graduation"
Public Hearing: Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 527 "An Act To Prohibit Corporal Punishment in Schools"
LD 528 "An Act To Create a Maine Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Studies Educational Component"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 01, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 312 "An Act To Support Workforce Development by Increasing Engineering Capacity"
LD 333 "An Act To Stabilize Maine's Educational Leadership and Vision"
LD 355 "An Act Regarding Special Education Costs"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 01, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 420 "An Act To Require Same-year State Valuations for Education Funding Purposes for Municipalities That Lose More Than 35 Percent of Their Tax Base"
LD 468 "An Act To Provide for a Later Starting Time for High Schools"
LD 526 "An Act To Increase the State Share of the Cost of Health Insurance for Retired Teachers" (EMERGENCY)
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: Wednesday, March 01, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 211
LD 90 "An Act To Amend the Charter of the Rumford Water District" (EMERGENCY)
LD 255 "An Act To Implement Electric Grid Reliability Recommendations"
LD 344 "An Act To Provide Opportunity for Energy Cost Reduction for Maine Businesses and Citizens"
LD 423 "An Act To Extend Internet Availability in Rural Maine" (EMERGENCY)
LD 461 "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 220: Removal of Provider of Last Resort Service Obligation, a Major Substantive Rule of the Public Utilities Commission" (EMERGENCY)
LD 529 "An Act To Ensure Resiliency of the Maine Electrical Grid"
Public Hearing: Thursday, March 02, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 211
LD 532 "An Act To Remove the 100-megawatt Limit on Hydroelectric Generators under the Renewable Resources Laws"
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, March 01, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 216
LD 349 "An Act To Establish a Mattress Stewardship Program"
LD 375 "An Act To Establish a Carpet Stewardship Program"
LD 385 "An Act To Establish a Stewardship Program for Certain Rechargeable Batteries" CONTACT: Steven Langlin, 287-4149
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
Sen. Scott Cyrway, Senate Chair, Rep. Robert Duchesne, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 206
LD 305 "An Act To Require Permits for Wildlife in Captivity and Notification of the Escape of Exotic Wildlife in Captivity"
LD 342 "An Act To Require the Use of Personal Flotation Devices in Canoes"
LD 359 "An Act To Protect Maine Lakes and Ponds from Invasive Species"
LD 425 "An Act To Extend Fall Fishing Opportunities"
LD 471 "Resolve, To Create the Commission To Study the Needs, Opportunities and Efficiencies Associated with the Production of Salmonid Sport Fish in Maine"
LD 547 "An Act To Update Maine's Fishing Laws"
Public Hearing: Thursday, March 02, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 206
LD 62 "An Act To Remove the Prohibition on Baiting Deer"
LD 279 "An Act To Give Veterans Priority in the Issuance of Antlerless Deer Permits"
LD 325 "An Act To Amend the Process for Distributing Any-deer Permits"
LD 340 "An Act To Provide 100 Percent Disabled Veterans Antlerless Deer Permits in the Zone of Their Choice"
LD 341 "An Act To Promote Deer Hunting"
LD 427 "An Act To Give Certain Landowners First Priority for Antlerless Deer Permits"
LD 509 "An Act To Allocate at Least 10 Percent of Antlerless Deer Permits Available in Each Wildlife Management District to Hunters 70 Years of Age and Older"
LD 555 "An Act To Allow Owners of 25 Acres or More of Land That Is Open to the Public for Hunting To Take Any Deer without a Special Permit"
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: Thursday, March 02, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 220
LD 361 "An Act To Ensure Fair Compensation for Licensed Insurance Agents"
LD 453 "Resolve, Regarding Insurance Coverage for Alternative Therapies for Addiction and Recovery"
CONTACT: Veronica Snow, 287-1314
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Sen. Lisa Keim, Senate Chair, Rep. Matthew Moonen, House Chair
Public Hearing: Thursday, March 02, 2017, 2:00 PM, State House, Room 438
LD 125 "An Act To Allow an Order Not To Resuscitate To Be Presented in the Form of an Indelible Mark"
LD 135 "An Act To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Disclose Information to the Personal Representative of the Estate of an Incapacitated or Dependent Adult Who Dies While under Public Guardianship or Public Conservatorship"
LD 193 "An Act To Protect Individual Retirement Accounts from Creditor Collection "
LD 218 "An Act To Reduce Criminal Justice System Costs by Allowing Arraignments and Hearings in the Unified Criminal Docket To Be Held by Means of Audiovisual Telecommunications"
LD 283 "An Act To Increase the Jurisdictional Limits for Small Claims"
LD 331 "An Act To Correct the Maine Uniform Trust Code Concerning Certain Beneficiaries" 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: Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 1:30 PM, Cross Building, Room 208
LD 285 "An Act To Provide Funding for the Maine Coworking Development Fund"
LD 313 "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Prior Employees of the Workers' Compensation Board"
LD 466 "An Act To Protect Employees from Abusive Work Environments"
LD 487 "An Act To Promote Keeping Workers in Maine"
LD 489 "An Act To Ensure Firefighters Receive Cancer Treatment Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 39-A"
CONTACT: Diane Steward, 287-1331
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON MARINE RESOURCES
Sen. Joyce Maker, Senate Chair, Rep. Walter Kumiega, House Chair
Public Hearing: Monday, February 27, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 206
LD 115 "An Act To Protect the Marine Worm Industry "
LD 200 "An Act To Allow Certain Municipal Shellfish Conservation Wardens To Seize and Sell Marine Organisms Taken in Violation of a Shellfish Conservation Ordinance"
LD 539 "An Act To Allow Municipalities To Establish Shellfish Conservation Areas"
Public Hearing: Monday, February 27, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 206
LD 286 "An Act To Promote and Encourage the Sustainability of the Elver Fishery"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 01, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 206
LD 287 "Resolve, Prohibiting the Commissioner of Marine Resources from Adopting or Enforcing Certain Rules Limiting the Quantity of Smelts a Person May Take from the Coastal Waters of the State until after Completion of a Study"
LD 369 "An Act To Establish the Seaweed Advisory Council and To Enhance the Management of the Seaweed Fishery"
LD 373 "An Act To Create Pathways To Enter Alternative Marine Industries"
LD 392 "An Act Regarding Legal Lobster Haul Times outside of the 3-mile Line"
CONTACT: Julia Brown, 287-1337
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
Sen. Dana Dow, Senate Chair, Rep. Ryan Tipping, House Chair
Public Hearing: Monday, February 27, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 127
LD 91 "An Act To Provide an Income Tax Credit for Retailers Collecting Sales Tax"
LD 311 "An Act To Eliminate Corporate Welfare and Provide Tax Relief"
LD 330 "An Act To Provide an Income Tax Credit for Employer Contributions to Section 529 Qualified Tuition Programs"
LD 368 "An Act To Welcome Statewide Economic Investment"
LD 442 "An Act To Create a Family Caregiver Income Tax Credit"
LD 513 "An Act To Eliminate the State Income Tax for Maine Public Employees Retirement System Pensions"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 01, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 127
LD 82 "An Act To Exempt Permanently Disabled Veterans from Payment of Property Tax"
LD 117 "An Act To Strengthen the Farm and Open Space Tax Law"
LD 204 "An Act To Exempt Veterans with ALS from the Excise Tax on Automobiles"
LD 289 "An Act To Extend the Veteran Property Tax Exemption to Veterans Who Have Served on Active Duty"
LD 338 "An Act To Exempt Certain Disabled Veterans from the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax" CONTACT: Dianne Dubord, 287-1552
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Sen. Ronald Collins, Senate Chair, Rep. Andrew McLean, House Chair
Public Hearing: Thursday, March 02, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 126
LD 1 "An Act To Repeal the Law Regulating Reflective and Tinted Glass in Automobiles"
LD 28 "An Act To Allow Alternate Flashing Headlights on a School Bus"
LD 118 "An Act To Require Moped Riders under 18 Years of Age To Wear a Helmet"
LD 137 "An Act To Increase the Safety of Motorists on Public Ways"
LD 293 "An Act To Require Horse-drawn Carriages and Wagons To Be Equipped with Reflectors"
LD 294 "Resolve, To Name the Bridge over the Penobscot River in the Towns of Enfield and Howland King's Bridge" (EMERGENCY)
LD 315 "Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Apply for Funds for Rail Improvements"
LD 371 "An Act To Allow a Truck Carrying Perishable Products To Operate on a Posted Road without a Permit"
LD 393 "An Act To Clarify That the Department of Transportation Is Exempt from Property Assessment Liabilities When Acquiring Property by Condemnation"
LD 434 "An Act To Allow Certain Vehicles To Make a Right Turn on a Red Light Even When Prohibited"
LD 435 "Resolve, To Study the Feasibility and Cost of Providing Passenger Rail Service to the City of Bangor"
LD 542 "An Act To Increase Railroad Freight Safety"
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: Monday, February 27, 2017, 10:00 AM, State House, Room 437
LD 394 "An Act Regarding Terminology in Campaign Finance Law"
LD 403 "An Act Regarding Referendum Recounts"
LD 408 "An Act To Prohibit Taxpayer-funded Campaign Expenditures from Being Used on Post-election Parties"
LD 413 "An Act To Limit the Influence of Lobbyists by Expanding the Prohibition on Accepting Political Contributions"
LD 439 "An Act To Allow Voters To Choose Ongoing Absentee Voter Status"
LD 440 "An Act To Expand Absentee Balloting To Include Certain Residents in Independent Living Facilities"
LD 543 "An Act Regarding Political Action Committee Expenditures"
LD 564 "RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Increase the Number of Signatures Required for a Direct Initiative of Legislation"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 01, 2017, 9:00 AM, State House, Room 437
LD 407 "An Act To Simplify the Laws Regarding Games of Chance"
LD 438 "An Act To Provide a Travel Reimbursement to Members of the Maine National Guard"
LD 446 "An Act To Allow Campgrounds To Obtain Licenses To Operate Beano or Bingo Games"
LD 459 "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 3: Maine Clean Election Act and Related Provisions, a Major Substantive Rule of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices" (EMERGENCY)
LD 465 "An Act To Assist Veterans in Their Applications for Service-related Benefits"
LD 496 "An Act To Update Maine's Veterans' Benefits Eligibility Requirements"
LD 510 "An Act To Create Fairness in Gaming License Fees for Small Nonprofit Organizations" CONTACT: Karen Montell, 287-1310
Feb. 18, 2017
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