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: Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 214
LD 157 "An Act To Require the Reporting of Animal Cruelty or Neglect"
LD 174 "An Act To Limit the Use of Pesticides on School Grounds"
LD 245 "An Act To Repeal the Affirmative Defense for Cruelty to Animals"
LD 246 "An Act To Provide for the Adoption of Cats and Dogs Previously Used for Research Purposes" CONTACT: Rebecca Harvey, 287-1312
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
Sen. James Hamper, Senate Chair, Rep. Drew Gattine, House Chair
Public Hearing: Monday, February 13, 2017, 10:00 AM State House, Room 228
LR 2175 : "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" () (EMERGENCY)
Public Hearing: Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 1:00 PM State House, Room 228
LR 2175 : "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" () (EMERGENCY)
Public Hearing: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 10:00 AM State House, Room 228
LR 2175 : "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" () (EMERGENCY)
Public Hearing: Thursday, February 16, 2017, 1:00 PM State House, Room 228
LR 2175 : "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" () (EMERGENCY)
Public Hearing: Friday, February 17, 2017, 10:00 AM State House, Room 228
LR 2175 : "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" () (EMERGENCY)
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Sen. Kimberley Rosen, Senate Chair, Rep. Charlotte Warren, House Chair
Public Hearing: Monday, February 13, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 436
LD 141 "An Act Regarding Bringing Certain Criminal Charges"
LD 179 "An Act To Make Creating a Police Standoff a Class E Crime"
LD 225 "An Act To Curb Drunk Driving by Prohibiting a Person Convicted of Operating Under the Influence from Purchasing Alcohol"
LD 248 "An Act Regarding Law Enforcement Training for Former Military Police Officers"
LD 252 "An Act To Improve Safety in the Disposal of Expired Marine Flares"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 9:00 AM, State House, Room 436
LD 251 "An Act Regarding Refusing To Submit to Arrest or Detention"
LD 321 "An Act To Enhance Safety on School Property"
LD 332 "An Act Regarding Service of Criminal Process on Electronic Communication Service Providers and Remote Computing Service Providers" (EMERGENCY) 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: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 158 "An Act To Improve the Certification and Evaluation of New Educators and Administrators by Consolidating Standards"
LD 181 "An Act To Improve Teacher Preparation Programs"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 2:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 143 "An Act To Provide Funding for Upgrades of Learning Spaces and Other Projects Funded by the School Revolving Renovation Fund"
Public Hearing: Thursday, February 16, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 322 "An Act To Reintroduce Civics to High School Graduation Requirements" 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: Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 211
LD 229 "An Act To Prohibit an Electric Utility from Charging a Customer for Using an Electromechanical Meter"
LD 256 "An Act To Ensure Continued Availability of High-speed Broadband Internet at Maine's Schools and Libraries"
LD 258 "An Act To Amend the Charter of the Southwest Harbor Water and Sewer District" 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, February 13, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 216
LD 182 "An Act To Protect Firefighters by Establishing a Prohibition on the Sale and Distribution of New Upholstered Furniture Containing Certain Flame-retardant Chemicals"
LD 227 "An Act To Exclude Cardboard Beverage Containers from the Laws Governing Returnable Beverage Containers" 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: Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 38 "An Act To Strengthen the Maine Children's Growth Council"
LD 161 "An Act To Remove the Treasurer of State from the Maine Vaccine Board"
LD 183 "An Act Requiring the Use of the Electronic Death Registration System"
LD 223 "An Act To Determine When the Remains of Deceased Persons May Be Considered Abandoned"
LD 267 "Resolve, To Increase Certain Chiropractic Reimbursement Rates under the MaineCare Program"
LD 320 "An Act To Provide MaineCare Coverage for Chiropractic Treatment" 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: Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 206
LD 187 "Resolve, To Establish a Commission To Simplify Maine's Fishing Rules"
LD 188 "An Act To Allow Dipping for Smelt on King Pond in Hancock County" (EMERGENCY)
LD 190 "An Act To Allow Spearfishing for Northern Pike in Sebago Lake"
LD 276 "An Act To Require a Game Warden's Certificate To Kill Wild Animals Causing Damage to Crops or Orchards and Notification to Nearby Residents"
LD 278 "An Act To Amend the Hunting Laws as They Pertain to the Training of Dogs" (EMERGENCY) 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, February 14, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 220
LD 145 "An Act To Protect Consumers from Closure of Inactive Bank Accounts"
LD 237 "An Act To Establish a State Bank"
LD 239 "An Act To Require National Banks To Cooperate in the Administration of the General Assistance Program"
Public Hearing: Thursday, February 16, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 220
LD 284 "An Act Concerning Notification after a Security Breach"
LD 308 "An Act To Prohibit Charging Maine Seniors Higher Automobile Insurance Premiums Based Solely on Their Age" CONTACT: Veronica Snow, 287-1314
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Sen. Amy Volk, Senate Chair, Rep. Ryan Fecteau, House Chair
Public Hearing: Thursday, February 16, 2017, 2:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 208
LD 114 "An Act To Increase the Number of Suboxone Prescribers"
LD 148 "An Act To Allow Overhead Garage Door Installers To Install and Repair Dumbwaiters"
LD 165 "An Act To Provide Matching Funds for Federal Community Development Block Grants" 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 13, 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"
Public Hearing: Monday, February 13, 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, February 15, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 206
LD 14 "An Act To Extend the Legal Hours for Harvesting Lobster"
LD 113 "An Act To Stabilize Lobster Bait Prices"
LD 199 "An Act To Implement Decibel Limits for Mechanical Rockweed Harvesters"
LD 201 "An Act To Provide Flexibility in the Purchase of Lobster and Crab Trap Tags" 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: Monday, February 13, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 214
LD 15 "An Act Concerning the Property Tax Levy Limit"
LD 23 "An Act To Provide for Legislative Review of Federally Mandated Major Substantive Rules under the Maine Administrative Procedure Act"
LD 150 "An Act Regarding the Funding of Volunteer Fire Departments"
LD 328 "An Act To Provide Funds To Encourage Regional Planning and Reorganization"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 214
LD 69 "An Act To Increase the Salary of the Governor"
LD 152 "An Act To Strengthen Intragovernment Communication"
LD 203 "An Act To Opt Out of Federal Daylight Saving Time and To Ask the United States Secretary of Transportation To Place the State in the Atlantic Time Zone"
LD 329 "An Act Concerning the Law Governing the Posting of Newspaper Legal Notices and the Statewide Repository for Legal Notices" CONTACT: Rebecca Harvey, 287-1330
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
Sen. Dana Dow, Senate Chair, Rep. Ryan Tipping, House Chair
Public Hearing: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 127
LD 72 "An Act To Clarify the Tax Laws for Title to Real Estate by Releasing Inheritance Tax Liens"
LD 77 "An Act To Exempt from Maine Income Tax Income Earned by Members of the Armed Services While on Active Duty"
LD 205 "An Act To Exempt Certain International Athletic Competition Prizes from Maine Income Tax"
LD 235 "An Act To Repeal the Service Provider Tax" CONTACT: Dianne Dubord, 287-1552
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Sen. Ronald Collins, Senate Chair, Rep. Andrew McLean, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 1:30 PM, State House, Room 126
LD 29 "An Act To Reduce Penalties for Violations of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Laws"
LD 154 "An Act To Reform Maine's Motor Vehicle Inspection Guidelines"
LD 171 "An Act To Add the Air Medal as an Option for a Special Commemorative Decal on Special Veterans Registration Plates"
LD 172 "An Act To Improve Officer Safety at Roadside Incidents"
LD 210 "An Act To Allow Disabled Veterans To Have More Than One Set of Disabled Veteran License Plates"
LD 242 "An Act To Allow Extra Lights on the Front of a Motorcycle"
Public Hearing: Thursday, February 16, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 126
LD 207 "Resolve, To Designate a Bridge in East Machias as the Norman E. Bagley Memorial Bridge"
LD 208 "An Act To Add Vehicles Hauling Animal Bedding to Those Exempt from Posted Road Restrictions" (EMERGENCY)
LD 209 "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Temporary Sign Usage"
LD 216 "Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Erect Signs on Interstate 95 Directing Motorists to Lincoln"
LD 236 "An Act To Update Accessibility Requirements on Highways" 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 13, 2017, 10:00 AM, State House, Room 437
LD 5 "RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Exclude Wildlife Issues from Citizen Initiatives"
LD 31 "RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require That Signatures on a Direct Initiative of Legislation Come from Each Congressional District"
LD 53 "RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Prohibit Payment Per Signature for Citizen Petition Drives"
LD 212 "RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require That Signatures on a Direct Initiative of Legislation Come from Each State Senatorial District"
LD 298 "An Act To Limit Agency Expenditures To Influence Elections"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 9:00 AM, State House, Room 437
LD 121 "An Act To Require Photographic Identification to Vote"
LD 155 "An Act To Protect Voting Integrity by Establishing a Residency Verification Requirement for Purposes of Voting"
LD 156 "An Act To Implement the National Popular Vote for President"
LD 296 "An Act To Restrict Advertising of and Improve Fairness for State Lottery Games"
Public Hearing: Friday, February 17, 2017, 10:00 AM, State House, Room 437
LD 213 "An Act To Provide Funds for Access for Veterans Seeking Health Care" (EMERGENCY)
LD 214 "Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Streamline Veterans' Licensing and Certification" (EMERGENCY)
LD 295 "An Act To Amend the Requirements for a Political Party To Retain Qualified Party Status under the Election Laws"
LD 297 "An Act To Improve the Administration of Election Recounts"
LD 299 "An Act To Increase Voter Knowledge by Placing the Amount of the Total Current Bond Debt on Each Ballot That Contains a Bond Issue"
LD 300 "An Act To Preserve Funding for the Maine Clean Election Act by Removing Gubernatorial Candidates from Eligibility"
LD 304 "An Act To Authorize Auxiliary Licenses at Disc Golf Courses" CONTACT: Karen Montell, 287-1310
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