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 APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
Sen. James Hamper, Senate Chair, Rep. Drew Gattine, House Chair
Public Hearing: Thursday, March 23, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 228
LD 522 "An Act Regarding Final Enactment of the State Budget" (EMERGENCY)
Public Hearing: Friday, March 24, 2017, 10:00 AM, State House, Room 228
LD 650 "An Act To Clarify and Protect Certain Public Service Retirement Benefits"
LD 726 "An Act To Restore Full Cost-of-living Increases for All Maine State Retirees" 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 22, 2017, 9:00 AM, State House, Room 436
LD 142 "An Act To Establish a Statewide Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kit Tracking System"
LD 250 "An Act To Increase the Penalty for Aggravated Sex Trafficking"
LD 512 "An Act To Prohibit a Person under 18 Years of Age from Being Charged with the Crime of Engaging in Prostitution"
LD 515 "An Act To Amend the Laws on Gross Sexual Assault" 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, March 20, 2017, 9:30 AM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 737 "An Act To Allow Public Schools To Reserve Funds Designated for Operating Costs"
LD 738 "An Act To Make the School Budgeting Process a Biennial Process"
LD 748 "An Act To Require at Least a 30-minute Lunch Period for Students"
LD 750 "An Act To Provide $500,000 of Matching Funds over 4 Years through Appropriations and Allocations To Preserve Rural Heritage and Living History Pertaining to Science and Technology in Penobscot and York Counties"
LD 840 "An Act To Expand Educational Opportunities for Students in the Unorganized Territories"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 678 "An Act To Protect Students from Identity Theft"
LD 752 "An Act To Enhance the Safety of Schoolchildren by Requiring the Posting of the School Zone Speed Limit"
LD 753 "Resolve, To Promote Internet Safety in Schools"
LD 866 "An Act To Provide Additional Funds to Schools That Offer Residential Options"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 809 "An Act To Address Student Hunger with a "Breakfast after the Bell" Program"
LD 816 "An Act To Promote Academic Achievement through Hunger Relief for Maine Children"
LD 919 "An Act To Establish the Summer Success Program Fund" 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: Thursday, March 16, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 211
LD 803 "Bill "An Act To Improve Transparency in the Electricity Supply Market"
Public Hearing: Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 211
LD 754 "An Act To Repeal or Clean Up Outdated Telecommunications Statutes"
LD 802 "An Act To Strengthen the Independence of the Public Advocate"
LD 822 "An Act To Ensure Fairness among Large Consumers of Natural Gas"
LD 825 "An Act To Ensure Direct Dialing of 911 from Multiline Telephone Systems"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 211
LD 422 "An Act To Facilitate the Creation of the Maine Water Trust To Regulate and Protect Maine's Water Supply and To Ensure the Quantity and Quality of Maine's Drinking Water"
LD 757 "An Act To Amend the Charter of the Richmond Utilities District"
LD 759 "An Act To Clarify the Financial Authority of Sewer and Sanitary Districts" 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: Monday, March 20, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 216
LD 160 "An Act To Prohibit the Mining of Massive Sulfide Ore Deposits under the Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act"
LD 253 "An Act To Repeal the Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act"
LD 254 "An Act To Implement a Moratorium on Metallic Mineral Mining" (EMERGENCY)
LD 395 "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 200: Metallic Mineral Exploration, Advanced Exploration and Mining, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection" (EMERGENCY)
LD 580 "An Act To Modify the Mining Laws"
LD 685 "An Act To Establish the Mining Advisory Panel"
LD 820 "An Act To Protect Maine's Clean Water and Taxpayers from Mining Pollution"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 216
LD 357 "An Act To Create a Penalty for the Discharge of Septic Waste from Watercraft into the Inland Waters"
LD 604 "An Act To Protect Maine's Lakes by Prohibiting the Discharge of Waste from Watercraft"
LD 867 "An Act To Mitigate the Spread of Invasive Milfoil in Wilson Stream"
LD 894 "An Act To Increase Funding for the Youth Conservation Corps"
Public Hearing: Thursday, March 23, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 216
LD 881 "An Act To Increase Wastewater Management Responsibility by Licensing Certain Municipal Sewage Collection Systems"
LD 901 "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Determination of a Wind Energy Development's Effect on the Scenic Character of Maine's Special Places" 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: Monday, March 20, 2017, 9:30 AM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 451 "An Act To Continue MaineCare Coverage for Parents during the Rehabilitation and Reunification Process"
LD 567 "An Act To Ensure Timely Expenditure of Federal Funds in the Department of Health and Human Services"
LD 687 "An Act Regarding Reimbursement for Speech and Language Pathology Services"
LD 688 "An Act To Provide MaineCare Coverage for Music Therapy"
Public Hearing: Monday, March 20, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 261 "Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Prepare for Implementation of the Federal Family First Prevention Services Act"
LD 262 "An Act To Strengthen Kinship Care Opportunities"
LD 270 "An Act To Consolidate Administration of Kinship Care and Relative Placement Issues within the Department of Health and Human Services"
LD 335 "An Act To Expand Child Care Options for Children Placed with Older Kinship Guardians"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 230 "An Act To Increase Access to Head Start"
LD 265 "An Act Concerning Screening of Newborns for Lysosomal Storage Disorders"
LD 550 "An Act Requiring Communication of Mammographic Breast Density Information to Patients"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 271 "An Act for Providers across Multiple Sectors To Inquire of Clients and Customers about Former Military Service"
LD 326 "An Act Regarding the Licensing of Family Foster Homes"
LD 530 "An Act To Ensure Medical Assessments for Youth in Foster Care"
LD 582 "An Act To Provide for the Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Educational and Behavioral Assessment of Children Entering State Custody"
Public Hearing: Thursday, March 23, 2017, 1:30 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 476 "An Act To Clarify the Authority for Cremation"
LD 482 "An Act To Repeal the Maine Certificate of Need Act of 2002"
LD 518 "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Burial or Cremation of Certain Persons"
Public Hearing: Friday, March 24, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 108 "An Act To Allow a Law Enforcement Agency That Treats a Person with Naloxone Hydrochloride To Bill That Person for That Treatment"
LD 153 "An Act Regarding Transportation of Methadone Patients"
LD 324 "An Act To Allow Corrections Officers To Administer Naloxone"
LD 448 "An Act To Fund Research on Cancer in Firefighters"
LD 458 "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 97, Private Non-Medical Institution Services, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services" (EMERGENCY)
LD 720 "An Act To Provide Lung Cancer Screening for MaineCare Recipients" 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, March 23, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 206
LD 222 "An Act Regarding Maine's Moose Lottery"
LD 553 "An Act To Offer Hunters 65 Years of Age or Older Who Have Accumulated at Least 30 Points a Guaranteed Moose Permit"
LD 558 "An Act To Improve Moose Hunting" (EMERGENCY)
LD 630 "An Act To Expand Opportunities for Moose Permit Winners To Swap Their Permits"
LD 632 "Resolve, To Recognize and Provide for the Right of Members of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians To Hunt Moose throughout Aroostook County"
LD 695 "An Act To Double the Number of Moose Permits Available for Auction by Conservation Organizations"
LD 843 "An Act To Adjust the Formula for Calculating the Allocation of Moose Permits for Hunting Lodges" 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, March 21, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 220
LD 660 "An Act To Allow Credit and Debit Card Surcharges"
LD 722 "An Act Regarding Uninsured Vehicle Coverage"
LD 770 "An Act To Clarify Insurance Coverage in School-based Health Centers"
LD 870 "An Act To Protect Life Insurance Beneficiaries"
LD 920 "An Act Regarding Credit Card Interest Rates" CONTACT: Veronica Snow, 287-1314
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Sen. Lisa Keim, Senate Chair, Rep. Matthew Moonen, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 1:30 PM, State House, Room 438
LD 46 "An Act To Provide Consistency among Medical Professionals with Regard to Jury Duty Exemption"
LD 111 "An Act To Establish a Veterans Treatment Court in Androscoggin County"
LD 309 "An Act To Restore Judicial Discretion"
LD 611 "An Act To Amend Certain Laws Affecting the Judicial Branch"
LD 644 "An Act To Improve Citizen Access to Legal Representation"
LD 663 "An Act To Allow Attorneys Employed by the State To Perform Volunteer Legal Services"
LD 698 "An Act To Allow Persons 70 Years of Age and Older To Opt Out of Jury Duty"
Public Hearing: Thursday, March 23, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 438
LD 63 "An Act To Ensure Complete Investigations by Guardians Ad Litem "
LD 147 "An Act To Amend the Maine Parentage Act"
LD 282 "An Act To Support Caregivers When Children Have Been Abandoned by Their Parents"
LD 362 "An Act To Allow Relative Caregivers Standing in Court"
LD 363 "An Act To Make a Child Living with a Custodial Relative Caregiver Eligible for State-paid Legal Services"
LD 429 "An Act Concerning Guardians Ad Litem and Determinations Regarding the Best Interest of a Child in Custodial Relative Caregiver Cases"
LD 457 "An Act To Repeal the Sunset Date on the Children's Guardians Ad Litem Law" 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, March 22, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 208
LD 86 "An Act To Protect Worker Wages and Benefits"
LD 554 "An Act To Require Paid Parental Leave for Employees"
LD 563 "An Act To Protect Earned Pay"
LD 613 "An Act To Protect Job Applicants from Identity Theft"
LD 669 "An Act To Address the Unmet Workforce Needs of Employers and To Improve the Economic Future of Workers"
LD 701 "An Act To Establish the Maine Paid Family Leave Insurance Program"
Public Hearing: Thursday, March 23, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 208
LD 614 "An Act To Establish a Presumption of Heart Disease or Hypertension in the Line of Duty for Corrections Officers under the Workers' Compensation Laws"
LD 699 "An Act To Enact the Toxic Chemicals in the Workplace Act"
LD 777 "An Act To Establish a Conditional Presumption of Compensability for Corrections Employees in Cases of Impairment from Hypertension or Heart Disease"
LD 848 "An Act To Support Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder" CONTACT: Diane Steward, 287-1331
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON MARINE RESOURCES
Sen. Joyce Maker, Senate Chair, Rep. Walter Kumiega, House Chair
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 206
LD 703 "An Act To Address Marine Debris Resulting from Commercial Activities"
LD 705 "An Act To Prevent Marine Debris"
LD 922 "An Act Directing the Commissioner of Marine Resources To Investigate the Conditions of Sheepscot Pond Related to a Management Plan for Anadromous Fish Species" 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, March 22, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 214
LD 648 "An Act To Expand the Types of Nonprofit Organizations to Which Surplus Property May Be Sold by the State"
LD 849 "An Act To Allow the State To Maintain Interest-bearing Accounts of Privately Donated Funds for the Upkeep of Property Managed by the State"
LD 876 "Resolve, To Increase Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety"
LD 882 "An Act Prohibiting Public Entities from Contracting with and Investing in Companies That Boycott the State of Israel"
LD 890 "An Act To Include a Representative of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs in the House of Representatives"
LD 895 "An Act To Help Maine Manufacturing"
LD 914 "An Act To Establish Indigenous People's Day" CONTACT: Rebecca Harvey, 287-1330
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
Sen. Dana Dow, Senate Chair, Rep. Ryan Tipping, House Chair
Public Hearing: Monday, March 20, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 127
LD 291 "An Act To Maintain the Income Tax Rate on Persons with Taxable Income above $200,000"
LD 337 "An Act To Protect Jobs and the Maine Economy by Eliminating the 3% Income Tax Surcharge Imposed on Certain Mainers and the Fund To Advance Public Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education"
LD 571 "An Act To Eliminate the 3 Percent Surcharge on Certain Income and Provide an Alternative Funding Source for the Fund To Advance Public Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education"
LD 829 "An Act To Provide Income Tax Relief for Maine Small Businesses By Increasing the Income Tax Surcharge Threshold"
LD 851 "An Act To Repeal and Subject to Referendum in 2018 the Fund To Advance Public Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education and the 3 Percent Income Tax Surcharge" (EMERGENCY)
LD 885 "An Act To Update References to the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Contained in the Maine Revised Statutes" (EMERGENCY)
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 127
LD 74 "An Act To Realign the State-Municipal Revenue Sharing Distribution"
LD 133 "An Act To Support Lower Property Taxes by Restoring State-Municipal Revenue Sharing"
LD 492 "An Act To Restore Revenue Sharing"
LD 875 "An Act To Reduce Property Taxes"
LD 887 "An Act To Provide Relief to Maine Property Tax Payers" CONTACT: Dianne Dubord, 287-1552
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Sen. Ronald Collins, Senate Chair, Rep. Andrew McLean, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 126
LD 120 "An Act To Impose a Three-month Loss of a Driver's License for Driving While Texting"
LD 436 "An Act To Allow Intermediate Driver's License Holders To Drive between Midnight and 5:00 a.m. for School Activities"
LD 649 "An Act To Allow for Charitable Donation Stops on Local Roads Only"
LD 709 "An Act Regarding the License Restrictions for New Drivers"
LD 710 "An Act Regarding Emergency Lights on Firefighters' Personal Vehicles Used When Responding to Emergency Calls"
LD 711 "An Act To Revise the Laws Governing Learner's Permits and Intermediate Driver's Licenses and Driver Education Textbook Requirements"
LD 785 "An Act To Improve Safety and Traffic Efficiency near School Grounds"
LD 877 "An Act To Allow Learner's Permits To Be Issued by Driver Education Schools"
Public Hearing: Thursday, March 23, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 126
LD 712 "Resolve, To Designate a Portion of Route 43 in Corinth, Exeter and Corinna the Donald Strout, Sr., Memorial Highway"
LD 786 "An Act To Require Center Line Markings on All State and State Aid Highways"
LD 787 "An Act To Ease the Financial Burden on Maine Motorists by Repealing the Requirement That Certain Motor Vehicles Be Inspected"
LD 788 "An Act To Require Motor Vehicles To Be Registered on a Biennial Basis"
LD 789 "Resolve, To Require Infrastructure Projects Affecting Interstate 295 To Be Expedited"
LD 790 "Resolve, To Name the Bridge between Indian Township and the Town of Princeton the Sakom John Stevens Bridge"
LD 905 "An Act To Authorize the Construction of a Maine Turnpike Connector to Gorham" 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, March 20, 2017, 10:00 AM, State House, Room 437
LD 795 "An Act To Require the Text of a Direct Initiative To Be Printed on the Ballot"
LD 796 "RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Regarding Referendum Questions for Statewide Ballots"
LD 813 "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Political Party Representation of Election Clerks"
LD 833 "An Act To Streamline the Gaming Permit Process for Veterans' Organizations"
LD 853 "An Act To Allow Beano at Campgrounds"
LD 883 "An Act To Establish a Minimum Payment for Signatures Gathered by Maine Citizens for Referendums"
LD 906 "An Act Regarding the Collection of Signatures for a Direct Initiative"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 9:00 AM, State House, Room 437
LD 791 "An Act Regarding Advertisements by Maine Clean Election Act Candidates"
LD 792 "An Act To Authorize Funding for Transitional Housing for Women Veterans and Their Families"
LD 793 "An Act To Limit Campaign Independent Expenditures"
LD 794 "An Act Regarding the Taxation of Flavored Malt Beverages"
LD 852 "An Act To Make Changes to the Maine Liquor Liability Act"
LD 879 "An Act To Allow Any Person To Purchase Voter Registration Lists" CONTACT: Karen Montell, 287-1310
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