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LD904 • 2025

An Act to Exempt from Fees Certain Services Performed by the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory for Criminal Investigations

An Act to Exempt from Fees Certain Services Performed by the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory for Criminal Investigations

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Sponsor
Senator David Haggan
Last action
2025-04-17
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Exempt from Fees Certain Services Performed by the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory for Criminal Investigations

An Act to Exempt from Fees Certain Services Performed by the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory for Criminal Investigations Sponsor: Senator David Haggan Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Exempt from Fees Certain Services Performed by the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory for Criminal Investigations Sponsor: Senator David Haggan Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-14 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-10 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-10 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-05 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

  6. House

    None

Official Summary Text

An Act to Exempt from Fees Certain Services Performed by the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory for Criminal Investigations
Sponsor:
Senator David Haggan
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 904
S.P. 393 In Senate, March 11, 2025
An Act to Exempt from Fees Certain Services Performed by the
Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory for Criminal
Investigations
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 5, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator HAGGAN of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Senators: BALDACCI of Penobscot, CYRWAY of Kennebec,
Representatives: ARDELL of Monticello, BISHOP of Bucksport, NUTTING of Oakland,
PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft.

Page 1 - 132LR1405(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §565, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 499, §2 and affected by
3 §26, is amended to read:
43. Fees for services. The department shall establish by rule a schedule of charges for
5 services rendered by the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory based on the
6 average costs for those services. The department shall establish services essential to the
7 public health. These services must be provided free to residents of the State. The schedule
8 of charges must exempt from fees testing for substance use or to determine a blood-alcohol
9 or drug concentration level or for analysis of a substance that is suspected of being an illegal
10 drug when such testing or analysis is conducted pursuant to a criminal investigation.
11SUMMARY
12 This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from establishing a
13 fee for certain testing or analysis conducted by the Health and Environmental Testing
14 Laboratory when such testing or analysis is conducted pursuant to a criminal investigation.
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