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.
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY[/font]
Sen. Jim Dill, Senate Chair, Rep. Craig Hickman, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 214
[font=font36821]LD 204[/font] "An Act To Provide Funding for a Ranger Pilot Position in the Maine Forest Service"
[font=font36821]LD 233[/font] "An Act To Move the Bureau of Parks and Lands from the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife"
[font=font36821]LD 292[/font] "An Act To Feed Maine's Residents by Allowing Dairy Dealers and Producers in the State To Donate Fresh Milk to Food Banks in the State"
[font=font36821]LD 351[/font] "An Act To Ensure Accuracy in the Labeling of Maine Meat and Poultry"
[font=font36821]LD 355[/font] "An Act To Exclude Domesticated Species Used for Agricultural Purposes from the Laws Governing Permits To Possess Wildlife in Captivity"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Dylan Sinclair, 287-1312
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS[/font]
Sen. Cathy Breen, Senate Chair, Rep. Drew Gattine, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 228
[font=font36821]LD 126[/font] "An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Acquire Significant Historic Properties for Resale and Rehabilitation"
[font=font36821]LD 148[/font] "An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Recapitalize the School Revolving Renovation Fund and To Give Priority Status to Certain School Facility Upgrades"
[font=font36821]LD 423[/font] "An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Preserve Historic Properties for Maine's Bicentennial"
[font=font36821]LD 469[/font] "An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide Funding for Upgrades of Learning Spaces and Other Projects Funded by the School Revolving Renovation Fund"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Marianne MacMaster, 287-1635
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS[/font]
Sen. Rebecca Millett, Senate Chair, Rep. Victoria Kornfield, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 208
[font=font36821]LD 225[/font] "An Act Regarding Transportation Management Software and School Bus Replacement"
[font=font36821]LD 375[/font] "An Act To Promote the Forest Products Industry in School Construction and Renovation Involving Heating Systems"
[font=font36821]LD 382[/font] "An Act To Fund Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons at the Maine State Library"
[font=font36821]LD 395[/font] "An Act To Protect Access to Outside-of-school Enrichment Opportunities"
[font=font36821]LD 441[/font] "An Act To Reduce Childhood Exposure to Harmful Ultraviolet Radiation by Allowing Students To Use Sunscreen in Schools"
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 208
[font=font36821]LD 167[/font] "An Act To Prevent Food Shaming in Maine's Public Schools"
[font=font36821]LD 206[/font] "An Act To Raise the University of Maine System Debt Ceiling"
[font=font36821]LD 388[/font] "An Act To Recognize Employee Background Checks Conducted for Out-of-state Schools Eligible for Maine Tuition Assistance" (EMERGENCY)
[font=font36821]LD 470[/font] "An Act To Provide Traffic Safety Education in Schools"
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Thursday, February 14, 2019, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 208
[font=font36821]LD 160[/font] "An Act To Add Instruction in Personal Finance to the Statewide System of Learning Results"
[font=font36821]LD 236[/font] "An Act Regarding the Use of Unanticipated State Aid for Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education"
[font=font36821]LD 283[/font] "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 132: Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education" (EMERGENCY)
[font=font36821]LD 387[/font] "An Act To Require Cursive Handwriting Instruction in Grade 3 to Grade 5"
[font=font36821]LD 464[/font] "An Act To Change the Period To Request a Due Process Hearing for Costs Related to a Unilateral Private School Placement from a Public School"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Jayne Deneen, 287-3125
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY[/font]
Sen. Mark Lawrence, Senate Chair, Rep. Seth Berry, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Thursday, February 14, 2019, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 211
[font=font36821]LD 224[/font] "An Act To Fund the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund"
[font=font36821]LD 346[/font] "An Act To Amend the Brunswick Sewer District Charter"
[font=font36821]LD 347[/font] "An Act To Provide Sustainable Funding for Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure"
[font=font36821]LD 372[/font] "An Act To Increase the Safety of Municipal Residents by Allowing Municipalities To Address Downed Wires in Extended Power Outages"
[font=font36821]LD 383[/font] "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 101: ConnectME Authority, a Major Substantive Rule of the ConnectME Authority" (EMERGENCY)
[font=font36821]LD 398[/font] "An Act To Allow for Greater Flexibility in Addressing Energy Efficiency Needs in the State"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Abben Maguire, 287-4143
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES[/font]
Sen. Geoff Gratwick, Senate Chair, Rep. Patty Hymanson, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
[font=font36821]LD 152[/font] "An Act To Prohibit the Possession and Use of Electronic Smoking Devices on School Grounds"
[font=font36821]LD 192[/font] "An Act To Require an Annual Report on the Activities of the Maine Child Welfare Advisory Panel"
[font=font36821]LD 343[/font] "An Act To Promote Equity in Business Opportunity for Tobacco Specialty Stores"
[font=font36821]LD 416[/font] "An Act To Allow Eating Establishments To Permit Smoking Tobacco in Designated Outdoor Eating Areas"
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 209
[font=font36821]LD 99[/font] "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 29: Allowances for Support Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services" (EMERGENCY)
[font=font36821]LD 129[/font] "An Act To Protect a Child from Misuse of Identity"
[font=font36821]LD 282[/font] "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 21: Allowances for Home and Community Benefits for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services" (EMERGENCY)
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
[font=font36821]LD 222[/font] "An Act To Prohibit Child Care Providers from Requiring Payment during Vacation Closures"
[font=font36821]LD 231[/font] "An Act To Improve Public Health by Maximizing Federal Funding Opportunities"
[font=font36821]LD 238[/font] "An Act To Increase the Minimum Area of Usable Space per Child Required in the Outdoor Area of a Child Care Center"
[font=font36821]LD 362[/font] "Resolve, To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Submit a State Plan Amendment To Exempt Retirement and Educational Assets from Calculations for Medicaid Eligibility"
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Thursday, February 14, 2019, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
[font=font36821]LD 154[/font] "An Act To Amend the Law Governing MaineCare Coverage of Chiropractic Treatment"
[font=font36821]LD 234[/font] "Resolve, To Increase Certain Chiropractic Reimbursement Rates under the MaineCare Program"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Rowland Robinson, 287-1317
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES[/font]
Sen. Heather Sanborn, Senate Chair, Rep. Denise Tepler, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 2:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 220
[font=font36821]LD 477[/font] "An Act To Provide Relief to Federal Employees Affected by the Federal Shutdown" (EMERGENCY)
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Veronica Snow, 287-1314
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 220
[font=font36821]LD 291[/font] "An Act Regarding Responsibility for the Overpayment of Claims"
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Thursday, February 14, 2019, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 220
[font=font36821]LD 228[/font] "An Act To Expedite the Issuance of Alcohol and Drug Counseling Licenses"
[font=font36821]LD 267[/font] "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Practice of Pharmacy"
[font=font36821]LD 320[/font] "An Act To Amend the Scope of Practice of Podiatric Medicine"
[font=font36821]LD 330[/font] "An Act To Define Licensed Massage Therapists as Health Care Practitioners"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Veronica Snow, 287-1314
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE[/font]
Sen. Jim Dill, Senate Chair, Rep. Catherine Nadeau, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Monday, February 11, 2019, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 206
[font=font36821]LD 275[/font] "An Act To Change the Bag Limits on Wild Turkey"
[font=font36821]LD 313[/font] "An Act To Increase Access to Moose and Doe Permits for Combat-injured Veterans"
[font=font36821]LD 321[/font] "An Act To Ensure the Continuation of the Landowner Relations Program"
[font=font36821]LD 337[/font] "An Act To Start a Spring Bear Hunting Season"
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 206
[font=font36821]LD 212[/font] "An Act To Provide a Source of Funding for the ATV Recreational Management Fund"
[font=font36821]LD 235[/font] "An Act To Increase Funding To Contain and Manage the Spread of Invasive Aquatic Species"
[font=font36821]LD 339[/font] "An Act To Prohibit Unattended Watercraft on Open Water"
[font=font36821]LD 386[/font] "An Act To Establish a Comprehensive Wildlife Biology Internship Program"
[font=font36821]LD 442[/font] "An Act To Set Speed Limits for All-terrain Vehicles on Trails within 50 Yards of a Stream or Pond To Prevent Runoff"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Linda Lacroix, 287-1338
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS[/font]
Sen. Erin Herbig, Senate Chair, Rep. Matthea Larsen-Daughtry, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 202
[font=font36821]LD 277[/font] "An Act To Ban Telephone Solicitations Using an Artificial or Prerecorded Voice and Enhance Caller Identification"
[font=font36821]LD 348[/font] "An Act To Prohibit the Providing of Misleading or Inaccurate Information via Caller Identification Services during Telemarketing Calls"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Tim Grose, 287-4880
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY[/font]
Sen. Michael Carpenter, Senate Chair, Rep. Donna Bailey, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 438
[font=font36821]LD 82[/font] "An Act To Determine the Necessity for a Public Guardian or Conservator Bond"
[font=font36821]LD 89[/font] "An Act To Impose Requirements on the Rental of Residential Property That Has Been Used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine"
[font=font36821]LD 96[/font] "An Act To Require Disclosure at the Sale or Transfer whether Real Estate Has Been Used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine"
[font=font36821]LD 194[/font] "An Act To Allow the Reduction of a MaineCare Lien"
[font=font36821]LD 229[/font] "An Act To Increase the Safety of Home Buyers Concerning Chimney Inspections"
[font=font36821]LD 384[/font] "Resolve, Directing the Secretary of State To Review the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts"
[font=font36821]LD 417[/font] "An Act To Allow an Attorney To Copy a Driver's License"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Susan Pinette, 287-1327
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HOUSING[/font]
Sen. Shenna Bellows, Senate Chair, Rep. Mike Sylvester, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 202
[font=font36821]LD 278[/font] "An Act Regarding Pay Equality"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Safiya Khalid, 287-1331
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 11:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 202
[font=font36821]LD 369[/font] "An Act To Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Earned Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Safiya Khalid, 287-1331
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON MARINE RESOURCES[/font]
Sen. Dave Miramant, Senate Chair, Rep. Jay McCreight, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 206
[font=font36821]LD 290[/font] "An Act To Prohibit Motor Vehicle Use in the Intertidal Zone"
[font=font36821]LD 314[/font] "An Act To Simplify Apprenticeship Requirements for Student and Apprentice Lobster and Crab Fishing License Holders"
[font=font36821]LD 340[/font]"An Act To Establish a Temporary Terminal Condition Medical Allowance for Lobster and Crab Fishing License Holders"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Linda Lacroix, 287-1337
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT[/font]
Sen. Ned Claxton, Senate Chair, Rep. Danny Martin, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Monday, February 11, 2019, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 214
[font=font36821]LD 179[/font] "An Act To Change the Name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day"
[font=font36821]LD 226[/font] "An Act To Require the Use of Preapproved Subcontractors for Publicly Funded Construction Projects"
[font=font36821]LD 257[/font] "An Act To Ensure That the Legislature Has the Information Necessary To Do the Work of the People of Maine"
[font=font36821]LD 285[/font] "An Act To Provide for Legislative Review of Federally Mandated Major Substantive Rules under the Maine Administrative Procedure Act"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Dylan Sinclair, 287-1330
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TAXATION[/font]
Sen. Ben Chipman, Senate Chair, Rep. Ryan Tipping, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 127
[font=font36821]LD 241[/font] "An Act To Adjust the Personal Property Tax Exemption for Farm Machinery"
[font=font36821]LD 286[/font] "An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Feminine Hygiene Products"
[font=font36821]LD 424[/font] "An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Baling Twine, Net and Wrapping for Hay"
[font=font36821]LD 448[/font] "An Act Repealing Tax Lien Foreclosure Requirements"
[font=font36821]LD 451[/font] "An Act To Repeal the Recently Enacted Changes to the Law Governing Tax Lien Foreclosure"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Dianne Dubord, 287-1552
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION[/font]
Sen. Bill Diamond, Senate Chair, Rep. Andrew McLean, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 126
[font=font36821]LD 166[/font] "An Act To Protect Schoolchildren by Increasing the Penalty for Unlawful Passing of a School Bus"
[font=font36821]LD 344[/font] "An Act To Increase the Penalties for Illegally Passing a School Bus"
[font=font36821]LD 350[/font] "An Act To Exempt Head Start School Buses from Snow Tire Restrictions"
[font=font36821]LD 458[/font] "An Act To Require Motorists To Yield to Transit Buses"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Darlene Simoneau, 287-4148
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS[/font]
Sen. Louis Luchini, Senate Chair, Rep. John Schneck, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Monday, February 11, 2019, 10:00 AM, State House, Room 437
[font=font36821]LD 217[/font] "An Act To Aid Certain Veterans' Organizations"
[font=font36821]LD 352[/font] "An Act To Exempt Veterans' Organizations from Licensing Fees for Certain Games"
[font=font36821]LD 365[/font] "An Act To Allow Flexible Business Hours for Certain Agency Liquor Stores"
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Monday, February 11, 2019, 10:30 AM, State House, Room 437
[font=font36821]LD 202[/font] "An Act To Increase the Required Number of Qualifying Contributions Gubernatorial Candidates Must Obtain To Qualify as Maine Clean Election Act Candidates"
[font=font36821]LD 218[/font] "An Act To Prohibit a Person from Collecting Contributions under the Maine Clean Election Act at a Polling Place"
[font=font36821]LD 361[/font] "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Political Action Committees"
[font=font36821]LD 411[/font] "Resolve, Directing the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices To Allow Maine Clean Election Act Funds To Be Used for Election Recounts"
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 9:00 AM, State House, Room 437
[font=font36821]LD 294[/font] "An Act To Require the Fiscal Impact Estimate of a Direct Initiative of Legislation To Be Included on the Ballot"
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 9:15 AM, State House, Room 437
[font=font36821]LD 211[/font] "An Act To Open Maine's Primaries and Permit Unenrolled Voters To Cast Ballots in Primary Elections"
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Karen Montell, 287-1310
Feb. 2, 2018