126th Maine State Legislature
First Regular Session
Requests by Index Subject
ACF
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORES POWERS
LR 100Sen. Craven of Androscoggin
Title:An Act To Fully Fund the Homemaker Services Program
ANIMAL WELFARE
CRUELTY
LR 1423Sen. Mazurek of Knox
Title:An Act To Make Post-conviction Possession of Animals a Criminal Offense
LR 1348Rep. Beavers of South Berwick
Title:An Act To Create an Animal Abuse Offender Registry
ENFORCEMENT
LR 875Rep. Davis, Sr. of Sangerville
Title:An Act To Clarify, Streamline and Promote Fair Animal Welfare Laws
ANIMALS
COMPANION
LR 1805Rep. Nelson of Falmouth
Title:An Act To Change the Administration of the Companion Animal Sterilization Fund
HORSES
LR 984Rep. Knight of Livermore Falls
Title:An Act To Protect Maine Communities from Environmental Hazards by Prohibiting Horse Slaughter in
Maine for Human Consumption and the Transport of Horses for Slaughter
LR 1644Rep. Dickerson of Rockland
Title:An Act To Forbid the Slaughter of Horses for Human Consumption
LICENSES
LR 955Rep. Boland of Sanford
Title:An Act To Allow Law Enforcement Access to Animal Licensing Information
FARMS FERTILIZER
LR 981Rep. Cray of Palmyra
Title:An Act Concerning Fertilizer and Lime Products
PRESERVATION
LR 1558Sen. Johnson of Lincoln
Title:An Act To Reestablish Compensation for Livestock Losses Due to Predation
PROMOTION
LR 1353Rep. McCabe of Skowhegan
Title:An Act To Increase Farm-to-school Efforts Statewide
LR 846Sen. Saviello of Franklin
Title:An Act To Help Small Farmers
LR 737Rep. Kumiega, III of Deer Isle
Title:An Act To Promote Small-scale Poultry Farming
LR 896Rep. Hickman of Winthrop
Title:An Act To Deregulate Face-to-face Transactions between Consumers and Small Farms and Small Food
Producers
LR 897Rep. Hickman of Winthrop
Title:An Act To Increase Food Sovereignty in Local Communities
FOOD
FARMERS MARKETS
LR 1246Rep. Lockman of Amherst
Title:An Act To Facilitate Sales of Produce by Family Farms at Farmers' Markets
LABELING
LR 52Rep. Harvell of Farmington
Title:An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers Right To Know
LR 731Rep. Jones of Freedom
Title:An Act To Require Labeling of Genetically Modified Food
PROCESSING
LR 681Sen. Johnson of Lincoln
Title:An Act To Establish a Right on the Part of the Public to Information Regarding Food
LR 1697Rep. McCabe of Skowhegan
Title:An Act To Create a Pilot Program To Support the State's Food Processors
LR 716Rep. Timberlake of Turner
Title:An Act To Allow a Person Who Owns a Slaughterhouse To Slaughter Poultry for Other People
LR 768Rep. Hayes of Buckfield
Title:An Act To Allow a Person Who Processes Poultry for Personal Use To Process Poultry for Another in the
Same Facility
LR 888Rep. Hickman of Winthrop
Title:Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Develop a Policy To
Reduce Food Waste in All State-funded Institutions
REGULATIONS
LR 1890Pres. Alfond of Cumberland
Title:An Act To Promote Sustainable Food Policies
LR 1669Rep. Chapman of Brooksville
Title:An Act To Exempt Certain Locally Grown Food from Regulation
LR 1870Rep. Hickman of Winthrop
Title:An Act To Establish the Maine Food Policy Council
FORESTRY
FOREST RANGERS
LR 224Rep. Dunphy of Embden
Title:An Act To Require Forest Rangers To Be Trained in Order To Allow Them To Carry Firearms
LR 209Rep. Dion of Portland
Title:An Act To Authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Nominate Certain
Rangers in the Division of Forestry To Become Conservation Law Enforcement Officers
PRACTICES
LR 1331Sen. Burns of Washington
Title:An Act To Amend Forest Practice Laws To Facilitate and Enhance Wildlife Habitat
LR 1357Rep. McCabe of Skowhegan
Title:An Act To Clarify the Laws Governing the Rule-making Authority of the Maine Forest Service
LR 1220Sen. Jackson of Aroostook
Title:An Act To Increase Reimbursement for Municipalities under the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law
LR 1218Sen. Jackson of Aroostook
Title:An Act To Encourage Development in the Logging Industry
TIMBER HARVESTING
LR 623Sen. Jackson of Aroostook
Title:An Act Regarding Timber Harvesting on Land Managed by the Division of Parks and Public Lands
LR 1053Sen. Jackson of Aroostook
Title:An Act To Require Payment Quotes in Service Contracts for Harvesting and Hauling of Wood
HARNESS RACING
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
LR 1062Rep. Cray of Palmyra
Title:An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning Reciprocal Disciplinary Actions in Harness Racing and Pulling
Events
LAND USE REGULATION COMMISSION
LURC PLANNING
LR 99Sen. Jackson of Aroostook
Title:An Act To Restore to Jimmy J. Soucy the Right To Maintain Existing Structures on Property in Sinclair
MILK
HANDLERS
LR 1598Sen. Cushing of Penobscot
Title:An Act To Provide Assistance to Maine's Dairy Farms
PRICES
LR 1810Rep. Dill of Old Town
Title:An Act To Stabilize the Maine Dairy Industry
LR 1355Rep. McCabe of Skowhegan
Title:An Act To Review the Dairy Tier Program
PRODUCTS
LR 1573Rep. Cray of Palmyra
Title:An Act To Maintain the Health and Nutritional Wellness of Dairy Cattle
LR 1685Rep. Brooks of Winterport
Title:An Act To Promote the Sale of Maine Dairy Products
LR 1540Sen. Sherman of Aroostook
Title:An Act To Ensure the Continuation of Dairy Farming
LR 1544Rep. Black of Wilton
Title:An Act To Lessen the Impact of High Feed and Fuel Costs on Maine Dairy Farmers
PARKS AND LANDS BUREAU
POWERS
LR 841Sen. Saviello of Franklin
Title:Resolve, Directing the Division of Parks and Public Lands To Conduct an Internal Review of the
Snowmobile Trail Fund
PESTICIDES
APPLICATION PROCESS
LR 1761Sen. Saviello of Franklin
Title:An Act To Clarify the General Use Permit for Aquatic Pesticides
LR 1661Sen. Boyle of Cumberland
Title:An Act To Provide a Pesticide Spraying Notification Process
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
LR 759Rep. Cray of Palmyra
Title:An Act To Enhance the Development and Implementation of Integrated Pest Management Programs
PEST MANAGEMENT
LR 889Rep. Hickman of Winthrop
Title:An Act To Eliminate the Use of Chemical Fertilizers, Pesticides and Herbicides on All State-funded
Property
POTATOES
MARKETING IMPROVEMENTS FUND
LR 242Rep. Willette of Mapleton
Title:An Act To Make Changes to the Potato Marketing Improvement Fund
PRODUCTS
FEED GRAIN
LR 795Rep. Jones of Freedom
Title:Resolve, To Create a Study Group To Review the Feasibility of Creating a Local Feed Grain System To
Protect Maine Farmers' Access to Feed Grain
HEMP
LR 929Rep. Sanderson of Chelsea
Title:An Act To Amend Industrial Hemp Laws
LR 1183Rep. Harvell of Farmington
Title:An Act To Promote Industrial Hemp
HONEY
LR 805Rep. Black of Wilton
Title:An Act To Set a Limit on the Liability of Apiary Owners and Operators
MAPLE PRODUCTS
LR 1419Rep. Black of Wilton
Title:Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Review, Clarify and Update Its Rules
Pertaining to the Maple Syrup Industry
LR 804Rep. Black of Wilton
Title:An Act To Change the Grade Standards of the Maple Syrup Industry
MUSHROOMS
LR 1162Rep. Sirocki of Scarborough
Title:An Act To Revise the Maine Wild Mushroom Harvesting Certification Program
LR 1064Rep. Black of Wilton
Title:An Act To Prohibit the Unauthorized Harvesting of Wild Mushrooms and Fiddleheads
POULTRY
LR 878Rep. Daughtry of Brunswick
Title:An Act Regarding the Use of Mobile Poultry Processing Units
PUBLIC LANDS
ALLAGASH WATERWAY
LR 606Sen. Jackson of Aroostook
Title:An Act To Provide Increased Opportunities on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway
CONVEYANCES
LR 817Rep. Turner of Burlington
Title:Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Release a Restriction on
Former State Land in Passadumkeag Currently Owned by Dale Ross
LR 970Sen. Thomas of Somerset
Title:An Act To Transfer Property To Assist the "Save the Depot" Project in Greenville
LR 357Sen. Thomas of Somerset
Title:An Act To Exchange Certain Land in Piscataquis County Owned by the State with Land Owned by the
Appalachian Mountain Club
LR 669Rep. Johnson of Greenville
Title:An Act To Rename Big Moose Mountain as Red Eagle Mountain
LAND FOR MAINES FUTURE BOARD
LR 1710Rep. Shaw of Standish
Title:An Act To Increase the Membership of the Land for Maine's Future Board
STATE PARKS
LR 301Sen. Tuttle of York
Title:An Act To Reserve Ten Percent of Campsites at State Parks for Maine Residents
AFA
BOND ISSUES AGRICULTURE
LR 951Rep. Fredette of Newport
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Construct a Facility To Assist Maine Agriculture in
Control of Animal and Plant Diagnostics
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
LR 1291Sen. Cain of Penobscot
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support the Maine Technology Institute's Maine
Technology Asset Fund
LR 1463Pres. Alfond of Cumberland
Title:An Act To Revitalize Maine's Downtowns through Innovative Business Development and the Creative
Economy
LR 1460Sen. Craven of Androscoggin
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Implement the Riverfront Island Master Plan
LR 1737Rep. Rotundo of Lewiston
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Riverfront Community Development
LR 1780Spkr. Eves of North Berwick
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Promote Research and Development
LR 1928Sen. Woodbury of Cumberland
Title:An Act To Create a State-sponsored Retirement Plan for Participation by Private Employers
LR 1539Sen. Katz of Kennebec
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Strengthen Maine's Economy and Communities
LR 1819Rep. Berry of Bowdoinham
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Create Jobs in Maine
LR 816Sen. Goodall of Sagadahoc
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund Main Street and Downtown Economic
Development Projects
LR 1219Sen. Jackson of Aroostook
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Assist Economic Development in the Northern Maine
Forest Industry
LR 1462Sen. Lachowicz of Kennebec
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Transportation, Broadband Infrastructure, Downtown Revitalization, Land for Maine's Future and Training Facilities in Labor Market Areas with Higher
-than-average Unemployment for Tourism-related Training
EDUCATION
LR 1021Sen. Haskell of Cumberland
Title:An Act To Modernize Facilities at Maine's Community Colleges To Increase Enrollment
LR 1290Sen. Cain of Penobscot
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support Public Higher Education Facilities
LR 690Rep. Fredette of Newport
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide Funds for a Public-private Partnership for a
New Science Facility at the Maine Maritime Academy
LR 1017Rep. Fredette of Newport
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Upgrade Facilities and Purchase Classroom
Equipment for Maine's Seven Community Colleges
LR 1581Rep. Campbell of Orrington
Title:An Act To Authorize a Matching General Fund Bond Issue for Improvements to the Seven Community
College Campuses
LR 1618Rep. MacDonald of Boothbay
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics Education To Enhance Economic Development
ENERGY
LR 1569Rep. Dion of Portland
Title:An Act To Promote Affordable Energy Costs To Grow Maine's Businesses
LR 1461Sen. Boyle of Cumberland
Title:An Act Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Weatherize and Upgrade the Energy Efficiency of Maine
Homes and Businesses and To Provide for a Trained Workforce for Maine's Energy Future
MARINE RESOURCES
LR 1323Sen. Haskell of Cumberland
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support Waterfront Development
LR 1887Pres. Alfond of Cumberland
Title:An Act Authorizing a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund the Dredging of Casco Bay and the Expansion of the Portland Fish Exchange
LR 1329Rep. Dion of Portland
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Complete Renovations of a Pier at the Gulf of Maine
Research Institute
LR 94Rep. MacDonald of Boothbay
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide Funds for the Development of Lobster
Processing Capacity in the State
MILITARY
LR 1687Sen. Tuttle of York
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Maintenance of State Armories
STATE GOVERNMENT
LR 962Rep. Bolduc of Auburn
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund the Construction of a New State Archives Facility
TRANSPORTATION
LR 453Rep. Peoples of Westbrook
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Transportation Infrastructure
LR 1465Sen. Mazurek of Knox
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Reduce the Cost of Shipping for Maine Businesses, Attract Tourists to Maine and Facilitate the Development of Commuter Rail Transportation To Reduce the Use of Oil in This State
LR 1397Sen. Mazurek of Knox
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Deficient State Highways, Bridges and
Aviation, Marine, Rail and Transit Facilities
LR 1459Sen. Craven of Androscoggin
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Improve Rail Lines in Western Maine
LR 1570Rep. Farnsworth of Portland
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Improve the International Infrastructure
UTILITIES
LR 1923Rep. Chipman of Portland
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Ensure Clean Water
LR 812Rep. Shaw of Standish
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Expand Public Water Infrastructure to Areas with
Contaminated Water
LR 1625Sen. Goodall of Sagadahoc
Title:An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Ensure Clean Water and Safe Communities
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATION
LR 297Rep. Russell of Portland
Title:An Act To Create a Public Option Pension System
LR 1949Sen. Woodbury of Cumberland
Title:An Act To Restore Past-service Pension Accruals under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System
LR 1152Sen. Saviello of Franklin
Title:RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To More Equitably Fund the
Liabilities of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System
BENEFITS
LR 756Rep. Beck of Waterville
Title:An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Disability Retirement Determinations by the Maine Public
Employees Retirement System
LR 1735Rep. Rotundo of Lewiston
Title:An Act To Amend the Retirement Laws Pertaining to Participating Local Districts
LR 1630Sen. Saviello of Franklin
Title:An Act To Adopt and Implement the Maine Public Employees Retirement System Adjustable Pension Plan
LR 1725Sen. Jackson of Aroostook
Title:An Act To Eliminate Discrimination against Certain Populations in the Health Insurance Market
EDUCATORS
LR 742Rep. Johnson of Greenville
Title:An Act To Expand the Number of Qualified Educators
LR 1001Sen. Sherman of Aroostook
Title:An Act To Increase the Base for the Cost-of-living Increase for Retired State Employees and Teachers
LR 898Rep. Hickman of Winthrop
Title:An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Retirement under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System
SPECIAL PLANS
LR 902Sen. Saviello of Franklin
Title:An Act to Provide for Retirement Equity for Capitol Police Personnel Whose Retirement Plans Were
Changed After Initial Date of Hire
LR 1739Rep. DeChant of Bath
Title:An Act Regarding Retirement Systems and Pensions for Correctional Officers
LR 1740Rep. DeChant of Bath
Title:An Act Regarding Correctional Officers' Retirement
SPENDING
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, FORESTRY
LR 1545Rep. Black of Wilton
Title:An Act To Provide Funding to Soil and Water Conservation Districts
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
LR 678Rep. Dion of Portland
Title:An Act To Provide Funding to the State Board of Corrections for Certain County Jail Debt
CULTURAL SERVICES
LR 1769Rep. Pouliot of Augusta
Title:An Act To Allocate the Balance of Funds Not Expended by the Task Force on Franco-Americans to the
Franco-American Centre at the University of Maine
EDUCATION
LR 1043Sen. Tuttle of York
Title:An Act To Assist York County Community College
LR 1582Rep. Campbell of Orrington
Title:An Act To Require System Foundation Seed Money Generated at the Campus Level To Be Returned to the
Campus where the Money Was Originally Generated for the Enhancement of the Campus
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
LR 298Sen. Tuttle of York
Title:An Act To Restore Funding for Head Start
LR 287Sen. Tuttle of York
Title:An Act To Restore Eligibility and Funding for Drug Programs for the Elderly and Disabled
LR 267Sen. Flood of Kennebec
Title:An Act To Provide Support Services to Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder
LR 270Sen. Flood of Kennebec
Title:An Act To Provide Home and Community Services for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism
LR 765Rep. Hayes of Buckfield
Title:Resolve, Directing the Bureau of General Services To Erect a Memorial to Those Who Died at the State
Psychiatric Hospital in Augusta
JUDICIARY
LR 1388Rep. Beavers of South Berwick
Title:An Act To Expedite Court Proceedings by Providing Funds for 2 Additional District Court Judges
MARINE RESOURCES
LR 1884Pres. Alfond of Cumberland
Title:An Act To Restore Maine's Groundfish Industry
RESEARCH
LR 264Sen. Cushing of Penobscot
Title:An Act To Provide Stable Funding for Research and Development in Maine
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LR 1457Rep. Gillway of Searsport
Title:An Act To Reimburse Phillip Wolley for Litigation Expenses Incurred in Connection with His Termination and Reinstatement as a State Employee
TRANSPORTATION
LR 908Rep. Fowle of Vassalboro
Title:An Act To Provide Funding for Transportation of Veterans to Medical Facilities
STATE FINANCES
BONDED DEBT
LR 78Rep. Keschl of Belgrade
Title:An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Issuance of Bonds That Have Been Ratified by the Citizens of the State
LR 1161Rep. Sirocki of Scarborough
Title:An Act To Repeal the Bonding Authority of the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority
LR 1413Rep. Carey of Lewiston
Title:An Act To Clarify When Bonds May Be Issued
LR 83Rep. Berry of Bowdoinham
Title:Resolve, To Ensure That Bonds Are Issued in Accordance with the Vote of the Electorate
LR 1439Rep. Cooper of Yarmouth
Title:An Act To Require That Bonds Approved by Voters Be Issued and Spent According to the Provisions of the
Referendum
BUDGET PROCEDURES
LR 1922Sen. Cain of Penobscot
Title:An Act To Create a Tax Expenditures Budget Process
LR 280Rep. Cotta of China
Title:An Act To Change the Schedule for the Beginning of the Biennial Budget Cycle
LR 1930Sen. Woodbury of Cumberland
Title:An Act To Reduce the Structural Deficit
LR 365Sen. Gerzofsky of Cumberland
Title:An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Acceptance of Funds for Use by the State
LR 832Rep. Longstaff of Waterville
Title:An Act To Make Gold and Silver Coins and Bars Legal Tender
DEDICATED FUNDS
LR 680Sen. Craven of Androscoggin
Title:An Act To Maintain the Integrity of the Fund for a Healthy Maine
CJPS
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS EMPLOYEES
LR 1709Rep. DeChant of Bath
Title:An Act Regarding Impairment of Health of a Correctional Employee Caused by Infectious Disease
CRIMES
ABUSE AND NEGLECT
LR 101Rep. Fredette of Newport
Title:An Act To Facilitate the Use of Electronic Monitoring To Prevent Domestic Violence
LR 788Sen. Dutremble of York
Title:An Act To Create a Domestic Violence Registry and To Provide a Mandatory Minimum Sentence for
Crimes Involving Family or Household Members
ANIMAL TRESPASS
LR 1270Rep. Hickman of Winthrop
Title:An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Animal Trespass