Maine

Maine Home Resiliency Program Act

This law creates a new program within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation that gives grants to Maine homeowners for projects designed to make their homes more resistant to extreme weather.

An Act to Add Political Affiliation as a Protected Class in Maine

This bill proposed adding political affiliation to protected groups under Maine's human rights laws, but it was rejected by lawmakers and is now dead.

An Act to Increase the Expenditure Limit for the Informal Bidding Process for the Selection of Professional, Architect and Engineer Services

An Act to Increase the Expenditure Limit for the Informal Bidding Process for the Selection of Professional, Architect and Engineer Services Sponsor: Representative Suzanne Salisbury Reference committee: State and Local Government Governor action: Signed by the Governor

An Act to Require Correctional Facilities and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities to Release Prisoners and Patients to a Responsible Adult

An Act to Prohibit Medical Providers and Certain Others from Reporting Prescribed Medication-assisted Treatment of Parents to Child Protective Services

An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate

An Act Establishing the Retirement Improvement Fund

An Act to Adjust Certain Implementation and Reporting Dates in Legislation Held by the Governor That Became Law

Resolve, to Study Authorization for Municipal Fire Departments with Trained Personnel to Conduct Fire Sprinkler System Plan Reviews

An Act to Allow Testing of Pregnant Persons for Drugs Directly Before and After Childbirth

An Act to Update the State's Informed Consent Laws Regarding Drug-induced Abortion

An Act to Require the Attorney General to Seek Legislative Approval Before Filing Any Civil Suit on Behalf of the State and to Authorize Citizen-initiated Petitions to Move for Dismissal

An Act to Restore Full Civil Rights to Possess Firearms to Persons Previously Convicted of Certain Nonviolent Felonies

Create a Group to Study State Record Rules

This law creates a working group led by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to study how certain state agencies classify public records, decide what should be confidential, and set fees for large requests.

An Act to Amend the State's Vehicle Inspection Law by Requiring Inspections Biennially

An Act to Change the Residency Requirements for State Funding for Student Tuition at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics

An Act to Fund the Operations of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Laboratory

An Act to Protect Taxpayers by Requiring Referenda on Significant Municipal Debt

An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Develop Maine Talent and Innovation by Improving the Infrastructure of the University of Maine System

An Act to Require a Minimum of 2 Persons on a Crew for the Operation of Freight Trains

An Act to Establish the Manufactured Housing Community and Mobile Home Park Preservation and Assistance Fund

An Act to Include Food Provided or Served at Emergency Shelters in General Assistance Reimbursement

An Act to Protect Health Care for Rural and Underserved Areas by Prohibiting Discrimination by Participants in a Federal Drug Discount Program

An Act to Provide Funding for Fort McClary

Law about notifying the public when a juvenile escapes custody

This law allows officials to share specific details if an escaped juvenile poses a serious safety risk and requires a study on how to handle sharing more information in similar cases.

An Act to Repeal the Laws Providing for the Construction of a Connector to Gorham and to Resell Land Taken Under Those Laws to Previous Property Owners

An Act to Remove Certain Cost-of-living Adjustment Restrictions for Retired Members of the Law Enforcement Bargaining Unit Who Are 65 Years of Age or Older

An Act to Protect and Increase Access to Justice in Civil Legal Matters for Persons with Low Incomes

Resolve, to Reestablish the Blue Economy Task Force to Support Maine's Emergence as a Center for Blue Economy Innovation and Opportunity in the 21st Century

An Act to Expand the List of Crimes That Do Not Qualify for Immunity Under Maine's Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-related Medical Assistance

An Act to Allow Federal Civil Service to Count for Purposes of Maine Public Employees Retirement System Benefits

An Act to Provide Mapping Services for Aquaculture Lease Siting

An Act to Strengthen the Law Regarding Relief for Improvident Transfers of Title

Resolve, to Establish the Task Force to Study Equitable Access to Maternal Health Care and Birthing Facilities

An Act to Ensure General Assistance for Housing Does Not Reduce Assistance for Other Basic Necessities and to Increase Presumptive Eligibility and State Reimbursement for General Assistance

An Act to Reorganize and Simplify Certain Exceptions in Maine's Use Regulation Law

This law updates rules for the Land Use Planning Commission by changing how minor campgrounds are defined, removing old exceptions from state law, and creating new ways for certain energy projects, mining operations, waste management facilities, and county road repairs to avoid needing a separate permit.

An Act Regarding the Reporting of Medical Debt on Consumer Reports

An Act to Allow Time-share Associations to Charge Credit Card Surcharges

An Act Regarding Court Security

An Act to Regulate Alcoholic Beverage Competitions

An Act to Decriminalize Personal Possession of Therapeutic Amounts of Psilocybin for Adults

Resolve, to Study the Safe Disposal of Single-use Propane Canisters

An Act to Protect Recipients of Public Assistance from Housing Discrimination

An Act to Lower the Energy Burden of Residents by Advancing Climate Change Goals

An Act to Increase the Maximum Term of a Medical Cannabis Written Certification to 2 Years

An Act Regarding Municipal Authority over Heavy Vehicle Operation

An Act to Protect the Health of Medical Cannabis Patients and Streamline the Mandatory Testing of Cannabis

An Act to Protect the Health of Medical Cannabis Patients and Streamline the Mandatory Testing of Cannabis Sponsor: Representative Marc Malon Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

An Act to Raise the Cap on Retirement Benefits for Certain State Employees and Teachers to Which a Cost-of-living Adjustment Is Made

An Act to Preserve Affordability in Publicly Assisted Housing Developments

An Act to Require a Person Operating a Watercraft for Recreational Purposes to Ensure All Children Under 13 Years of Age Wear United States Coast Guard Approved Personal Flotation Devices

An Act to Provide Free Admission to State Parks and Historic Sites for the Immediate Family Members of Veterans and Active Military Personnel

An Act to Clarify the Qualifying Use of Tax Increment Financing for Extension of a Development District

An Act to Expand the Use of Tax Increment Financing District Revenue by Adding Public Safety as an Authorized Project Cost

An Act to Establish a 180-day State Residency Requirement for Receiving Municipal General Assistance

An Act to Impose an Additional Tax on Certain Unearned Income

An Act to Require Certain Notice Requirements for Whistleblower Protections

An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit

Maine Sponsorship Program for Foreign-Trained Doctors

This bill creates a program and new license rules to help doctors trained outside the U.S. work in Maine areas that need more medical care, but it did not become law.

An Act to Allow an Adult Hunter to Transfer That Hunter's Antlerless Deer Permit to a Junior Hunter

An Act to Provide Funding to Maintain All-terrain Vehicle Trails