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{"bill_id":1398462,"bill_number":"HP0004","title":"Joint Order, Establishing an Apportionment Committee in Accordance with the Constitution of Maine","description":"Joint Order, Establishing an Apportionment Committee in Accordance with the Constitution of Maine","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2020-12-02","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2020-12-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0004/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0004&snum=130","sponsor":"Michelle Dunphy"},
{"bill_id":1398464,"bill_number":"SP0006","title":"Joint Order, Regarding Expense Accounts for Legislators","description":"Joint Order, Regarding Expense Accounts for Legislators","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2020-12-02","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2020-12-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0006/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0006&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1398466,"bill_number":"HP0001","title":"Joint Order, Regarding Broadcast of Joint Conventions of the Legislature","description":"Joint Order, Regarding Broadcast of Joint Conventions of the Legislature","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2020-12-02","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2020-12-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0001/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0001&snum=130","sponsor":"Michelle Dunphy"},
{"bill_id":1398469,"bill_number":"SP0007","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2020-12-02","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2020-12-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0007/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0007&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Libby"},
{"bill_id":1398471,"bill_number":"SP0001","title":"Joint Order, Adopting the Joint Rules of the 130th Legislature","description":"Joint Order, Adopting the Joint Rules of the 130th Legislature","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2020-12-02","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2020-12-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0001/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0001&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Libby"},
{"bill_id":1398474,"bill_number":"SP0002","title":"the House concurring, that the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House respectively, purchase such services, supplies and equipment as may be needed to carry on the business of the Senate and House, respectively.","description":"the House concurring, that the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House respectively, purchase such services, supplies and equipment as may be needed to carry on the business of the Senate and House, respectively.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2020-12-02","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2020-12-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0002/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0002&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1398476,"bill_number":"SP0003","title":"That all printing and binding authorized by the Legislature shall be under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House.","description":"That all printing and binding authorized by the Legislature shall be under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2020-12-02","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2020-12-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0003/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0003&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Libby"},
{"bill_id":1398479,"bill_number":"SP0005","title":"Member Compensation for the House and Senate","description":"Member Compensation for the House and Senate","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2020-12-02","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2020-12-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0005/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0005&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Libby"},
{"bill_id":1398481,"bill_number":"HP0002","title":"Joint Order, Directing the Preparation of a Compilation of Bills and Resolves","description":"Joint Order, Directing the Preparation of a Compilation of Bills and Resolves","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2020-12-02","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2020-12-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0002/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0002&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathleen Dillingham"},
{"bill_id":1398484,"bill_number":"HP0003","title":"Joint Order, Establishing the Apportionment Commission To Reapportion Maine's Congressional Districts","description":"Joint Order, Establishing the Apportionment Commission To Reapportion Maine's Congressional Districts","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2020-12-02","last_action":"Voted: OTP","last_action_date":"2022-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0003/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0003&snum=130","sponsor":"Michelle Dunphy"},
{"bill_id":1398486,"bill_number":"SP0004","title":"The House concurring, that a sufficient number of the Legislative Record for the 130th Legislature be printed, one copy for each of the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives who so desires, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. The remainder to be deposited with the State Law Librarian for exchange and library use; and be it further Ordered, that a suitable index be prepared for such Legislative Record, under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House","description":"The House concurring, that a sufficient number of the Legislative Record for the 130th Legislature be printed, one copy for each of the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives who so desires, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. The remainder to be deposited with the State Law Librarian for exchange and library use; and be it further Ordered, that a suitable index be prepared for such Legislative Record, under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2020-12-02","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2020-12-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0004/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0004&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1398489,"bill_number":"SP0009","title":"Joint Order, Authorizing Temporary Procedures To Ensure the Safe, Accountable and Transparent Operation of the Legislature during the COVID-19 Pandemic","description":"Joint Order, Authorizing Temporary Procedures To Ensure the Safe, Accountable and Transparent Operation of the Legislature during the COVID-19 Pandemic","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2020-12-02","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2020-12-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0009/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0009&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Libby"},
{"bill_id":1398491,"bill_number":"SP0008","title":"Joint Order, Authorizing Temporary Procedures for the First Regular Session of the 130th Legislature To Ensure the Safe, Accountable and Transparent Operation of the Legislature during the COVID-19 Pandemic","description":"Joint Order, Authorizing Temporary Procedures for the First Regular Session of the 130th Legislature To Ensure the Safe, Accountable and Transparent Operation of the Legislature during the COVID-19 Pandemic","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":null,"last_action":"Introduced","last_action_date":null,"committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0008/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0008&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Libby"},
{"bill_id":1400499,"bill_number":"LD27","title":"An Act To Provide an Immediate Opportunity To Appeal for a Juvenile Bound Over into Criminal Court","description":"An Act To Provide an Immediate Opportunity To Appeal for a Juvenile Bound Over into Criminal Court","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD27/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=27&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1400531,"bill_number":"LD14","title":"An Act To Require a Two-thirds Vote To Extend a State of Emergency","description":"An Act To Require a Two-thirds Vote To Extend a State of Emergency","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD14/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=14&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1400564,"bill_number":"LD51","title":"An Act To Enact the Maine Insurance Data Security Act","description":"An Act To Enact the Maine Insurance Data Security Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD51/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=51&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Blier"},
{"bill_id":1400597,"bill_number":"LD31","title":"An Act To Adopt the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact","description":"An Act To Adopt the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD31/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=31&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1400629,"bill_number":"LD48","title":"Resolve, To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Request a Waiver Relating to Support Services and To Provide Funds To Prevent Homelessness","description":"Resolve, To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Request a Waiver Relating to Support Services and To Provide Funds To Prevent Homelessness","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD48/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=48&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1400662,"bill_number":"LD49","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Infrastructure To Address Sea Level Rise","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Infrastructure To Address Sea Level Rise","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD49/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=49&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1400695,"bill_number":"LD57","title":"An Act To Reduce the Landfilling of Municipal Solid Waste","description":"An Act To Reduce the Landfilling of Municipal Solid Waste","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD57/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=57&snum=130","sponsor":"Ralph Tucker"},
{"bill_id":1400728,"bill_number":"LD53","title":"An Act To Limit Political Advertising","description":"An Act To Limit Political Advertising","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD53/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=53&snum=130","sponsor":"Kevin O'Connell"},
{"bill_id":1400760,"bill_number":"LD4","title":"An Act To Amend the Maine Pharmacy Act","description":"An Act To Amend the Maine Pharmacy Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD4/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=4&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1400793,"bill_number":"LD13","title":"An Act To Coordinate the Delivery of Individuals Committed to the Department of Corrections","description":"An Act To Coordinate the Delivery of Individuals Committed to the Department of Corrections","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD13/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=13&snum=130","sponsor":"Susan Deschambault"},
{"bill_id":1400827,"bill_number":"LD50","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Housing for Persons Who Are Homeless","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Housing for Persons Who Are Homeless","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD50/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=50&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1400860,"bill_number":"LD43","title":"An Act To Require the Department of Transportation To Provide Ferry Service to Frenchboro","description":"An Act To Require the Department of Transportation To Provide Ferry Service to Frenchboro","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD43/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=43&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1400892,"bill_number":"LD36","title":"An Act To Amend the Definition of \"Timber Harvesting\"","description":"An Act To Amend the Definition of \"Timber Harvesting\"","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD36/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=36&snum=130","sponsor":"James Dill"},
{"bill_id":1400925,"bill_number":"LD6","title":"An Act To Revise Certain Financial Regulatory Provisions of the Maine Insurance Code","description":"An Act To Revise Certain Financial Regulatory Provisions of the Maine Insurance Code","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD6/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=6&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1400958,"bill_number":"LD7","title":"An Act To Expand the Membership of the Board of Directors of the Maine International Trade Center","description":"An Act To Expand the Membership of the Board of Directors of the Maine International Trade Center","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD7/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=7&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1400991,"bill_number":"LD58","title":"An Act To Improve Information Sharing by Criminal Justice Agencies with Government Agencies Responsible for Investigating Child or Adult Abuse","description":"An Act To Improve Information Sharing by Criminal Justice Agencies with Government Agencies Responsible for Investigating Child or Adult Abuse","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD58/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=58&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1401023,"bill_number":"LD19","title":"An Act To Amend the Maine Education Savings Program","description":"An Act To Amend the Maine Education Savings Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD19/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=19&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1401056,"bill_number":"LD40","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 305: Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Traffic Movement Permits, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Transportation","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 305: Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Traffic Movement Permits, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Transportation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD40/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=40&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1401089,"bill_number":"LD17","title":"Resolve, To Provide Rural Nonmedical Transportation Services to the Elderly and Adults with Disabilities Receiving Home and Community Benefits under the MaineCare Program","description":"Resolve, To Provide Rural Nonmedical Transportation Services to the Elderly and Adults with Disabilities Receiving Home and Community Benefits under the MaineCare Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD17/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=17&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
{"bill_id":1401122,"bill_number":"LD56","title":"An Act To Prohibit Insurers and Third-party Payors from Adjusting Their Fee Schedules for In-network Providers Unless the Adjustments Apply to All Specialties","description":"An Act To Prohibit Insurers and Third-party Payors from Adjusting Their Fee Schedules for In-network Providers Unless the Adjustments Apply to All Specialties","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD56/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=56&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Doore"},
{"bill_id":1401155,"bill_number":"LD59","title":"An Act To Define the Term \"Unenrolled Political Action Committee\"","description":"An Act To Define the Term \"Unenrolled Political Action Committee\"","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD59/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=59&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1401188,"bill_number":"LD45","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Improve a Bridge over the West Branch of the Mattawamkeag River in Moro Plantation and Associated Culverts","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Improve a Bridge over the West Branch of the Mattawamkeag River in Moro Plantation and Associated Culverts","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD45/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=45&snum=130","sponsor":"Chris Johansen"},
{"bill_id":1401221,"bill_number":"LD15","title":"An Act To Amend the Intelligence and Investigative Record Information Act To Ensure Government Transparency and To Protect the Privacy and Safety of the Public","description":"An Act To Amend the Intelligence and Investigative Record Information Act To Ensure Government Transparency and To Protect the Privacy and Safety of the Public","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD15/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=15&snum=130","sponsor":"Susan Deschambault"},
{"bill_id":1401254,"bill_number":"LD38","title":"An Act To Clarify the Timing of an Appeal of a Finding Regarding Involuntary Mental Health Treatment at a Designated Nonstate Mental Health Institution","description":"An Act To Clarify the Timing of an Appeal of a Finding Regarding Involuntary Mental Health Treatment at a Designated Nonstate Mental Health Institution","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD38/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=38&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1401286,"bill_number":"LD1","title":"An Act To Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights and To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers","description":"An Act To Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights and To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1401319,"bill_number":"LD23","title":"An Act To Reinstate and Increase the Income Tax Deduction for Contributions to Education Savings Plans","description":"An Act To Reinstate and Increase the Income Tax Deduction for Contributions to Education Savings Plans","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD23/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=23&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1401352,"bill_number":"LD46","title":"An Act To Further Protect Consumers from Surprise Medical Bills","description":"An Act To Further Protect Consumers from Surprise Medical Bills","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD46/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=46&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1401385,"bill_number":"LD25","title":"An Act To Modify the Qualifications for Resident Dentist Licensure","description":"An Act To Modify the Qualifications for Resident Dentist Licensure","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD25/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=25&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacy Brenner"},
{"bill_id":1401417,"bill_number":"LD54","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Post-conviction Review in Order To Facilitate the Fair Hearing of All Newly Discovered Evidence","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Post-conviction Review in Order To Facilitate the Fair Hearing of All Newly Discovered Evidence","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD54/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=54&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Evangelos"},
{"bill_id":1401450,"bill_number":"LD24","title":"An Act Regarding Certificates of Birth, Marriage and Death","description":"An Act Regarding Certificates of Birth, Marriage and Death","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD24/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=24&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1401483,"bill_number":"LD55","title":"An Act To Protect Minority Religious Groups by Eliminating the Prior Approval Requirement for a School Absence for a Recognized Religious Holiday","description":"An Act To Protect Minority Religious Groups by Eliminating the Prior Approval Requirement for a School Absence for a Recognized Religious Holiday","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD55/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=55&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1401516,"bill_number":"LD32","title":"An Act Regarding Remote Participation in Public Proceedings","description":"An Act Regarding Remote Participation in Public Proceedings","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD32/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=32&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1401548,"bill_number":"LD35","title":"An Act To Facilitate Interagency Sharing of Information and Academic Research by Allowing Disclosure of Certain Confidential Information in Wood Processor and Forest Landowner Reports","description":"An Act To Facilitate Interagency Sharing of Information and Academic Research by Allowing Disclosure of Certain Confidential Information in Wood Processor and Forest Landowner Reports","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD35/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=35&snum=130","sponsor":"James Dill"},
{"bill_id":1401581,"bill_number":"LD44","title":"An Act To Require the Department of Education To Report Annually on Summer Educational Programs","description":"An Act To Require the Department of Education To Report Annually on Summer Educational Programs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD44/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=44&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1401614,"bill_number":"LD11","title":"An Act To Clarify the Laws Regarding Reciprocity for Licensure of Professional Engineers","description":"An Act To Clarify the Laws Regarding Reciprocity for Licensure of Professional Engineers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD11/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=11&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1401646,"bill_number":"LD21","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide a New Dormitory Facility at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide a New Dormitory Facility at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD21/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=21&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1401678,"bill_number":"LD10","title":"An Act To Allow Resident Hunters To Harvest 2 Bears per Bear Hunting Season","description":"An Act To Allow Resident Hunters To Harvest 2 Bears per Bear Hunting Season","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD10/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=10&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Davis"},
{"bill_id":1401711,"bill_number":"LD8","title":"An Act To Support Collection and Proper Disposal of Unwanted Drugs","description":"An Act To Support Collection and Proper Disposal of Unwanted Drugs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD8/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=8&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1401744,"bill_number":"LD18","title":"An Act To Clarify the American Sign Language Interpreters Licensing Laws","description":"An Act To Clarify the American Sign Language Interpreters Licensing Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD18/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=18&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1401777,"bill_number":"LD34","title":"An Act To Create the Maine Forestry Operations Cleanup and Response Fund","description":"An Act To Create the Maine Forestry Operations Cleanup and Response Fund","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD34/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=34&snum=130","sponsor":"James Dill"},
{"bill_id":1401810,"bill_number":"LD12","title":"An Act To Require Annual Information Reporting by the Maine Information and Analysis Center","description":"An Act To Require Annual Information Reporting by the Maine Information and Analysis Center","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD12/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=12&snum=130","sponsor":"Susan Deschambault"},
{"bill_id":1401843,"bill_number":"LD2","title":"An Act To Require the Inclusion of Racial Impact Statements in the Legislative Process","description":"An Act To Require the Inclusion of Racial Impact Statements in the Legislative Process","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1401876,"bill_number":"LD47","title":"An Act To Fund the State's Free Health Clinics","description":"An Act To Fund the State's Free Health Clinics","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD47/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=47&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1401909,"bill_number":"LD33","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Seek Input from Stakeholders on the State's Hemp Program","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Seek Input from Stakeholders on the State's Hemp Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD33/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=33&snum=130","sponsor":"Russell Black"},
{"bill_id":1401941,"bill_number":"LD52","title":"An Act Regarding Collective Bargaining Negotiations by Public Employers of Teachers","description":"An Act Regarding Collective Bargaining Negotiations by Public Employers of Teachers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD52/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=52&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1401974,"bill_number":"LD22","title":"An Act To Authorize Early Payment of Anticipated Funds to the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund","description":"An Act To Authorize Early Payment of Anticipated Funds to the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD22/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=22&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1402007,"bill_number":"LD9","title":"An Act To Promote Renewable Energy by Authorizing a Power-to-fuel Pilot Program","description":"An Act To Promote Renewable Energy by Authorizing a Power-to-fuel Pilot Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD9/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=9&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1402040,"bill_number":"LD26","title":"An Act To Allow a Dentist To Administer Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Fillers","description":"An Act To Allow a Dentist To Administer Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Fillers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD26/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=26&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacy Brenner"},
{"bill_id":1402072,"bill_number":"LD16","title":"An Act To Change the Renewal Application Deadline from 6 Months to 60 Days before the Expiration of a License Issued by the Gambling Control Board","description":"An Act To Change the Renewal Application Deadline from 6 Months to 60 Days before the Expiration of a License Issued by the Gambling Control Board","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD16/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=16&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1402105,"bill_number":"LD39","title":"An Act To Remove the Plastic Bag Ban","description":"An Act To Remove the Plastic Bag Ban","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD39/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=39&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacey Guerin"},
{"bill_id":1402138,"bill_number":"LD37","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning the Retired County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance Program","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning the Retired County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD37/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=37&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Libby"},
{"bill_id":1402171,"bill_number":"LD30","title":"Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands To Convey a Parcel of Land in Augusta to the Maine Veterans' Homes","description":"Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands To Convey a Parcel of Land in Augusta to the Maine Veterans' Homes","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD30/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=30&snum=130","sponsor":"James Dill"},
{"bill_id":1402203,"bill_number":"LD29","title":"An Act To Conform the Maine Apprenticeship Program to the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972","description":"An Act To Conform the Maine Apprenticeship Program to the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD29/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=29&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Rafferty"},
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{"bill_id":1426357,"bill_number":"HP0186","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 1/27/2021","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 1/27/2021","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0186/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0186&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1427189,"bill_number":"LD191","title":"An Act To Permit Municipalities To Provide Assistance to Veterans in Paying Property Taxes","description":"An Act To Permit Municipalities To Provide Assistance to Veterans in Paying Property Taxes","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD191/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=191&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1427190,"bill_number":"LD104","title":"An Act To Protect the Health of Student Athletes by Requiring the Department of Education To Report on the Incidence of Concussions","description":"An Act To Protect the Health of Student Athletes by Requiring the Department of Education To Report on the Incidence of Concussions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD104/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=104&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1427191,"bill_number":"LD173","title":"An Act To Restore Honor to Certain Service Members","description":"An Act To Restore Honor to Certain Service Members","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD173/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=173&snum=130","sponsor":"Barbara Wood"},
{"bill_id":1427192,"bill_number":"LD251","title":"An Act Regarding Public Utility Assessments, Fees and Penalties","description":"An Act Regarding Public Utility Assessments, Fees and Penalties","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD251/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=251&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1427193,"bill_number":"LD252","title":"An Act To Expand Training Opportunities for Department of Transportation Workers","description":"An Act To Expand Training Opportunities for Department of Transportation Workers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD252/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=252&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Bryant"},
{"bill_id":1427194,"bill_number":"LD221","title":"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, 2021, June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023","description":"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, 2021, June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 467 Yeas 32 - Nays 2 - Excused 1 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD221/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=221&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1427195,"bill_number":"LD214","title":"An Act To Eliminate Qualified Immunity for Police Officers","description":"An Act To Eliminate Qualified Immunity for Police Officers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD214/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=214&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Evangelos"},
{"bill_id":1427196,"bill_number":"LD144","title":"An Act To Fund Capital Improvements to Career and Technical Education Centers and Regions To Bolster Maine's Future Workforce","description":"An Act To Fund Capital Improvements to Career and Technical Education Centers and Regions To Bolster Maine's Future Workforce","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD144/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=144&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1427197,"bill_number":"LD270","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Study the Regional Adjustment","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Study the Regional Adjustment","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD270/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=270&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1427198,"bill_number":"LD240","title":"An Act Making Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government","description":"An Act Making Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD240/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=240&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1427199,"bill_number":"LD85","title":"An Act Concerning MaineCare Coverage for Donor Breast Milk","description":"An Act Concerning MaineCare Coverage for Donor Breast Milk","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD85/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=85&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret Craven"},
{"bill_id":1427200,"bill_number":"LD112","title":"An Act To Facilitate the Timely and Accurate Counting of Absentee Ballots By Extending the Processing Period","description":"An Act To Facilitate the Timely and Accurate Counting of Absentee Ballots By Extending the Processing Period","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD112/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=112&snum=130","sponsor":"Tiffany Roberts-Lovell"},
{"bill_id":1427201,"bill_number":"LD227","title":"Resolve, To Conduct a Transit Propensity Study for Communities between Portland and Bangor","description":"Resolve, To Conduct a Transit Propensity Study for Communities between Portland and Bangor","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD227/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=227&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1427202,"bill_number":"LD194","title":"An Act To Prohibit Contributions, Expenditures and Participation by Foreign Government-owned Entities To Influence Referenda","description":"An Act To Prohibit Contributions, Expenditures and Participation by Foreign Government-owned Entities To Influence Referenda","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD194/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=194&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1427203,"bill_number":"LD224","title":"An Act To Modify Requirements for Multiple-party Accounts, Limited Purpose Financial Institutions and Mergers","description":"An Act To Modify Requirements for Multiple-party Accounts, Limited Purpose Financial Institutions and Mergers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD224/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=224&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1427204,"bill_number":"LD171","title":"An Act To Enable Out-of-state Certified Public Accountancy Firms To Provide Services in Maine on the Basis of Substantial Equivalency","description":"An Act To Enable Out-of-state Certified Public Accountancy Firms To Provide Services in Maine on the Basis of Substantial Equivalency","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD171/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=171&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1427205,"bill_number":"LD73","title":"An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Allow Harbor Masters and Deputy Harbor Masters To Use Red or Combination Red and White Auxiliary Lights When Responding to Watercraft Emergencies","description":"An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Allow Harbor Masters and Deputy Harbor Masters To Use Red or Combination Red and White Auxiliary Lights When Responding to Watercraft Emergencies","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD73/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=73&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1427206,"bill_number":"LD195","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation To Develop a Draft Registration Program for General Contractors for Home Improvement and Construction","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation To Develop a Draft Registration Program for General Contractors for Home Improvement and Construction","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD195/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=195&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1427207,"bill_number":"LD87","title":"An Act To Implement the State Climate Action Plan, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Enhance Maine's Economy","description":"An Act To Implement the State Climate Action Plan, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Enhance Maine's Economy","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD87/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=87&snum=130","sponsor":"Ralph Tucker"},
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{"bill_id":1427211,"bill_number":"LD130","title":"An Act To Create Appropriate Standards for the Secretary of State To Follow When Approving the Assignments of Vanity Registration Plates","description":"An Act To Create Appropriate Standards for the Secretary of State To Follow When Approving the Assignments of Vanity Registration Plates","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD130/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=130&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1427212,"bill_number":"LD96","title":"An Act To Create Fairness in the Treatment of Students by Retaining Students with Certain Vaccine Exemptions","description":"An Act To Create Fairness in the Treatment of Students by Retaining Students with Certain Vaccine Exemptions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD96/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=96&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1427213,"bill_number":"LD62","title":"An Act To Promote Cost-effectiveness in the MaineCare Program and Improve the Oral Health of Maine Adults and Children","description":"An Act To Promote Cost-effectiveness in the MaineCare Program and Improve the Oral Health of Maine Adults and Children","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD62/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=62&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Brooks"},
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{"bill_id":1427215,"bill_number":"LD237","title":"An Act To Allow Veterans To Opt Out of Jury Duty","description":"An Act To Allow Veterans To Opt Out of Jury Duty","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD237/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=237&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1427216,"bill_number":"LD81","title":"An Act To Ensure the Safety of Children Experiencing Homelessness by Extending Shelter Placement Periods and Amending Licensing Requirements for Emergency Shelters","description":"An Act To Ensure the Safety of Children Experiencing Homelessness by Extending Shelter Placement Periods and Amending Licensing Requirements for Emergency Shelters","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD81/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=81&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
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{"bill_id":1427218,"bill_number":"LD117","title":"An Act To Preserve the Health Care of University of Maine System Retirees","description":"An Act To Preserve the Health Care of University of Maine System Retirees","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD117/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=117&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
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{"bill_id":1427220,"bill_number":"LD71","title":"An Act To Provide State Recognition for the Kineo Band of Maliseet Indians","description":"An Act To Provide State Recognition for the Kineo Band of Maliseet Indians","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD71/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=71&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Stearns"},
{"bill_id":1427221,"bill_number":"LD189","title":"An Act To Permit All Public Employers To Implement Payroll Deductions for Disability and Life Insurance Policies","description":"An Act To Permit All Public Employers To Implement Payroll Deductions for Disability and Life Insurance Policies","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD189/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=189&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
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{"bill_id":1427227,"bill_number":"LD239","title":"An Act To Improve the Transparency of Real Estate Appraisals","description":"An Act To Improve the Transparency of Real Estate Appraisals","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD239/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=239&snum=130","sponsor":"Allison Hepler"},
{"bill_id":1427228,"bill_number":"LD241","title":"An Act To Support the Trades through a Tax Credit for Apprenticeship Programs","description":"An Act To Support the Trades through a Tax Credit for Apprenticeship Programs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD241/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=241&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1427229,"bill_number":"LD157","title":"An Act Regarding the Fair Representation of Candidate Identities","description":"An Act Regarding the Fair Representation of Candidate Identities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD157/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=157&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1427230,"bill_number":"LD259","title":"An Act To Increase the Waste Handling Fee Imposed on the Landfilling of Municipal Solid Waste","description":"An Act To Increase the Waste Handling Fee Imposed on the Landfilling of Municipal Solid Waste","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 728 Yeas 19 - Nays 11 - Excused 4 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD259/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=259&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1427231,"bill_number":"LD176","title":"An Act To Facilitate a Grade 9 to 16 School Project","description":"An Act To Facilitate a Grade 9 to 16 School Project","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD176/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=176&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Stearns"},
{"bill_id":1427232,"bill_number":"LD150","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund Hazardous Substance Site Cleanups","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund Hazardous Substance Site Cleanups","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD150/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=150&snum=130","sponsor":"Jessica Fay"},
{"bill_id":1427233,"bill_number":"LD118","title":"An Act To Address Maine's Shortage of Behavioral Health Services for Minors","description":"An Act To Address Maine's Shortage of Behavioral Health Services for Minors","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD118/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=118&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1427234,"bill_number":"LD193","title":"Resolve, To Name a Mountain in Oxford County","description":"Resolve, To Name a Mountain in Oxford County","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD193/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=193&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1427235,"bill_number":"LD216","title":"An Act To Seal Marijuana Criminal Convictions and Civil Adjudications","description":"An Act To Seal Marijuana Criminal Convictions and Civil Adjudications","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD216/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=216&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1427236,"bill_number":"LD222","title":"An Act To Update the Maine Parentage Act","description":"An Act To Update the Maine Parentage Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD222/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=222&snum=130","sponsor":"Barbara Cardone"},
{"bill_id":1427237,"bill_number":"LD179","title":"Resolve, To Require a Review of Property Tax Assessment of Energy Efficiency Improvements","description":"Resolve, To Require a Review of Property Tax Assessment of Energy Efficiency Improvements","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD179/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=179&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Kessler"},
{"bill_id":1427238,"bill_number":"LD217","title":"An Act To Make Contributions Made To Pay Off School Meal Debt Tax-deductible","description":"An Act To Make Contributions Made To Pay Off School Meal Debt Tax-deductible","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD217/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=217&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1427239,"bill_number":"LD75","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Replace and Repair Bureau of Forestry Aircraft","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Replace and Repair Bureau of Forestry Aircraft","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD75/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=75&snum=130","sponsor":"Michelle Dunphy"},
{"bill_id":1427240,"bill_number":"LD223","title":"An Act To Clarify Maine's Fish and Wildlife Licensing and Registration Laws","description":"An Act To Clarify Maine's Fish and Wildlife Licensing and Registration Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD223/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=223&snum=130","sponsor":"Robert Alley"},
{"bill_id":1427241,"bill_number":"LD132","title":"An Act To Implement the Attorney General's Recommendations on Data Collection in Order To Eliminate Profiling in Maine","description":"An Act To Implement the Attorney General's Recommendations on Data Collection in Order To Eliminate Profiling in Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD132/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=132&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1427242,"bill_number":"LD153","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Change the Number of Legislators Required To Approve a Constitutional Amendment","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Change the Number of Legislators Required To Approve a Constitutional Amendment","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD153/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=153&snum=130","sponsor":"Maryanne Kinney"},
{"bill_id":1427243,"bill_number":"LD101","title":"An Act To Prohibit Offshore Wind Energy Development","description":"An Act To Prohibit Offshore Wind Energy Development","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD101/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=101&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1427244,"bill_number":"LD163","title":"An Act To Revise Maine's Environmental Laws","description":"An Act To Revise Maine's Environmental Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD163/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=163&snum=130","sponsor":"Ralph Tucker"},
{"bill_id":1427245,"bill_number":"LD229","title":"An Act To Increase Investment Caps in the Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program","description":"An Act To Increase Investment Caps in the Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD229/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=229&snum=130","sponsor":"Bradlee Farrin"},
{"bill_id":1427246,"bill_number":"LD265","title":"An Act To Provide Women Access to Affordable Postpartum Care","description":"An Act To Provide Women Access to Affordable Postpartum Care","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD265/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=265&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1427247,"bill_number":"LD145","title":"An Act To Amend the Maine Uniform Probate Code","description":"An Act To Amend the Maine Uniform Probate Code","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD145/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=145&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1427248,"bill_number":"LD127","title":"Resolve, To Establish a Pilot Program To Provide Grants for Professional Development in Computer Science Instruction","description":"Resolve, To Establish a Pilot Program To Provide Grants for Professional Development in Computer Science Instruction","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD127/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=127&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1427249,"bill_number":"LD102","title":"An Act To Extend the Time Frame for Processing Absentee Ballots","description":"An Act To Extend the Time Frame for Processing Absentee Ballots","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD102/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=102&snum=130","sponsor":"Stephen Moriarty"},
{"bill_id":1427250,"bill_number":"LD169","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Stimulate Investment in Innovation by Maine Businesses To Produce Nationally and Globally Competitive Products and Services","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Stimulate Investment in Innovation by Maine Businesses To Produce Nationally and Globally Competitive Products and Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD169/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=169&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1427251,"bill_number":"LD192","title":"An Act To Define the Responsibilities of Residential Property Owners for the Maintenance and Repair of Private Roads","description":"An Act To Define the Responsibilities of Residential Property Owners for the Maintenance and Repair of Private Roads","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD192/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=192&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1427252,"bill_number":"LD232","title":"An Act To Recognize \"My Sweet Maine\" as Maine's Song of the 21st Century","description":"An Act To Recognize \"My Sweet Maine\" as Maine's Song of the 21st Century","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD232/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=232&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1427253,"bill_number":"LD69","title":"An Act To Reduce Duplicative Permitting Review for Projects under the Site Location of Development Laws","description":"An Act To Reduce Duplicative Permitting Review for Projects under the Site Location of Development Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD69/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=69&snum=130","sponsor":"Ralph Tucker"},
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{"bill_id":1427257,"bill_number":"LD76","title":"An Act To Amend the Dental Practice Act To Define \"Supervision\" and Authorize Teledentistry","description":"An Act To Amend the Dental Practice Act To Define \"Supervision\" and Authorize Teledentistry","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD76/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=76&snum=130","sponsor":"Kristi Mathieson"},
{"bill_id":1427258,"bill_number":"LD162","title":"An Act To Make Supplemental Allocations from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021","description":"An Act To Make Supplemental Allocations from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD162/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=162&snum=130","sponsor":"Roland Martin"},
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{"bill_id":1427260,"bill_number":"LD266","title":"An Act To Create the Maine Lighthouse Trust Registration Plate","description":"An Act To Create the Maine Lighthouse Trust Registration Plate","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD266/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=266&snum=130","sponsor":"Susan Deschambault"},
{"bill_id":1427261,"bill_number":"LD97","title":"An Act To Ensure the Right To Work without Payment of Dues or Fees to a Labor Union","description":"An Act To Ensure the Right To Work without Payment of Dues or Fees to a Labor Union","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD97/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=97&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1427262,"bill_number":"LD122","title":"An Act To Protect Home Ownership","description":"An Act To Protect Home Ownership","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD122/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=122&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1427263,"bill_number":"LD198","title":"An Act To Improve Maine's Tax Laws by Providing a Property Tax Exemption for Central Labor Councils","description":"An Act To Improve Maine's Tax Laws by Providing a Property Tax Exemption for Central Labor Councils","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD198/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=198&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Chipman"},
{"bill_id":1427264,"bill_number":"LD249","title":"An Act To Eliminate the Current Net Energy Billing Policy in Maine","description":"An Act To Eliminate the Current Net Energy Billing Policy in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD249/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=249&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1427265,"bill_number":"LD139","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapters 33 to 43, Concerning the Regulation of Fantasy Contests, Major Substantive Rules of the Department of Public Safety, Gambling Control Unit","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapters 33 to 43, Concerning the Regulation of Fantasy Contests, Major Substantive Rules of the Department of Public Safety, Gambling Control Unit","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD139/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=139&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1427266,"bill_number":"LD92","title":"An Act To Amend the Waste Motor Oil Disposal Site Remediation Program","description":"An Act To Amend the Waste Motor Oil Disposal Site Remediation Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD92/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=92&snum=130","sponsor":"Ralph Tucker"},
{"bill_id":1427267,"bill_number":"LD246","title":"Resolve, To Direct Funds to the Tourism Marketing Promotion Fund","description":"Resolve, To Direct Funds to the Tourism Marketing Promotion Fund","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD246/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=246&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacey Guerin"},
{"bill_id":1427268,"bill_number":"LD86","title":"An Act To Make Sales to Area Agencies on Aging Tax-exempt","description":"An Act To Make Sales to Area Agencies on Aging Tax-exempt","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD86/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=86&snum=130","sponsor":"David McCrea"},
{"bill_id":1427269,"bill_number":"LD95","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish a Right to Food","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish a Right to Food","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency 2/3 Present Required in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD95/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=95&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1427270,"bill_number":"LD70","title":"An Act To Allow a Parent or Guardian of a Student Who Has Been Affected by COVID-19 To Keep the Student in the Student's Current Grade Level","description":"An Act To Allow a Parent or Guardian of a Student Who Has Been Affected by COVID-19 To Keep the Student in the Student's Current Grade Level","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD70/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=70&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1427271,"bill_number":"LD257","title":"An Act To Expand the Hunting Season for Deer","description":"An Act To Expand the Hunting Season for Deer","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD257/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=257&snum=130","sponsor":"Wayne Parry"},
{"bill_id":1427272,"bill_number":"LD180","title":"Resolve, Regarding the Storage of Consumer Fireworks","description":"Resolve, Regarding the Storage of Consumer Fireworks","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD180/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=180&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Perkins"},
{"bill_id":1427273,"bill_number":"LD206","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 234: Lead Testing in School Drinking Water Rule, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 234: Lead Testing in School Drinking Water Rule, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD206/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=206&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1427274,"bill_number":"LD129","title":"Resolve, To Protect Consumers of Public Drinking Water by Establishing Maximum Contaminant Levels for Certain Substances and Contaminants","description":"Resolve, To Protect Consumers of Public Drinking Water by Establishing Maximum Contaminant Levels for Certain Substances and Contaminants","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD129/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=129&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1427275,"bill_number":"LD183","title":"An Act To Establish Juneteenth as a Paid State Holiday","description":"An Act To Establish Juneteenth as a Paid State Holiday","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD183/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=183&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1427276,"bill_number":"LD91","title":"An Act To Update the Maine Uniform Accounting and Auditing Practices Act for Community Agencies","description":"An Act To Update the Maine Uniform Accounting and Auditing Practices Act for Community Agencies","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD91/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=91&snum=130","sponsor":"Ann Matlack"},
{"bill_id":1427277,"bill_number":"LD161","title":"An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, Highway 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, 2021, June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023","description":"An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, Highway 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, 2021, June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD161/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=161&snum=130","sponsor":"Roland Martin"},
{"bill_id":1427278,"bill_number":"LD236","title":"An Act To Amend the Definition of \"Reportable Accident\"","description":"An Act To Amend the Definition of \"Reportable Accident\"","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD236/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=236&snum=130","sponsor":"Allison Hepler"},
{"bill_id":1427279,"bill_number":"LD226","title":"An Act To Limit the Use of Hydrofluorocarbons To Fight Climate Change","description":"An Act To Limit the Use of Hydrofluorocarbons To Fight Climate Change","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD226/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=226&snum=130","sponsor":"Ralph Tucker"},
{"bill_id":1427280,"bill_number":"LD250","title":"An Act To Assist Nursing Homes in the Management of Facility Beds","description":"An Act To Assist Nursing Homes in the Management of Facility Beds","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD250/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=250&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Perry"},
{"bill_id":1427281,"bill_number":"LD184","title":"An Act To Minimize the Propagation of Invasive Aquatic Plants","description":"An Act To Minimize the Propagation of Invasive Aquatic Plants","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD184/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=184&snum=130","sponsor":"Walter Riseman"},
{"bill_id":1427282,"bill_number":"LD255","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Develop a Plan for the Provision of Early Intervention Services","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Develop a Plan for the Provision of Early Intervention Services","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD255/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=255&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1427283,"bill_number":"LD212","title":"An Act To Support Senior Hunting by Allowing Lifetime Licensed Hunters over 65 Years of Age To Automatically Receive an Antlerless Deer Permit","description":"An Act To Support Senior Hunting by Allowing Lifetime Licensed Hunters over 65 Years of Age To Automatically Receive an Antlerless Deer Permit","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD212/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=212&snum=130","sponsor":"John Ducharme"},
{"bill_id":1427284,"bill_number":"LD78","title":"An Act To Protect Children from Extreme Poverty by Preserving Children's Access to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Benefits","description":"An Act To Protect Children from Extreme Poverty by Preserving Children's Access to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Benefits","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD78/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=78&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1427285,"bill_number":"LD254","title":"An Act To Allow Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists To Bill for Their Services","description":"An Act To Allow Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists To Bill for Their Services","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD254/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=254&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Perry"},
{"bill_id":1427286,"bill_number":"LD264","title":"Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control To Gather Information Relating to Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the State","description":"Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control To Gather Information Relating to Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the State","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD264/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=264&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1427287,"bill_number":"LD147","title":"An Act To Update References to the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Contained in the Maine Revised Statutes and Amend Income Tax Modifications and the Maine Capital Investment Tax Credit","description":"An Act To Update References to the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Contained in the Maine Revised Statutes and Amend Income Tax Modifications and the Maine Capital Investment Tax Credit","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD147/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=147&snum=130","sponsor":"Maureen Terry"},
{"bill_id":1427288,"bill_number":"LD242","title":"An Act To Support the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission","description":"An Act To Support the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD242/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=242&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cyrway"},
{"bill_id":1427289,"bill_number":"LD66","title":"An Act To Improve Livestock and Poultry Preparation","description":"An Act To Improve Livestock and Poultry Preparation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD66/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=66&snum=130","sponsor":"Michelle Dunphy"},
{"bill_id":1427290,"bill_number":"LD82","title":"Resolve, To Provide for Participation of the State in the Planning and Negotiations for the Atlantic Loop Energy Project","description":"Resolve, To Provide for Participation of the State in the Planning and Negotiations for the Atlantic Loop Energy Project","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-01-05","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-01-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD82/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=82&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Kessler"},
{"bill_id":1427291,"bill_number":"LD185","title":"An Act To Abolish Mandatory Political Caucuses","description":"An Act To Abolish Mandatory Political Caucuses","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD185/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=185&snum=130","sponsor":"Barbara Cardone"},
{"bill_id":1427292,"bill_number":"LD245","title":"An Act Regarding Consumer-owned Water Utilities","description":"An Act Regarding Consumer-owned Water Utilities","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD245/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=245&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacey Guerin"},
{"bill_id":1427293,"bill_number":"LD172","title":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Board of Pharmacy To Evaluate Existing Accommodations Available to Persons Who Are Visually Impaired To Access Prescription Information","description":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Board of Pharmacy To Evaluate Existing Accommodations Available to Persons Who Are Visually Impaired To Access Prescription Information","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD172/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=172&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret Craven"},
{"bill_id":1427294,"bill_number":"LD158","title":"An Act To Eliminate Inactive Boards and Commissions","description":"An Act To Eliminate Inactive Boards and Commissions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD158/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=158&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
{"bill_id":1427295,"bill_number":"LD123","title":"An Act To Make Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike Authority for the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2022","description":"An Act To Make Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike Authority for the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2022","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD123/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=123&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1427296,"bill_number":"LD187","title":"An Act To Require Education about African-American History and the History of Genocide","description":"An Act To Require Education about African-American History and the History of Genocide","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD187/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=187&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1427297,"bill_number":"LD167","title":"An Act To Limit Late Medical Billing to 6 Months","description":"An Act To Limit Late Medical Billing to 6 Months","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD167/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=167&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1427298,"bill_number":"LD230","title":"An Act To Allow Low-beam Headlights on Motorcycles To Flash during Daytime Hours","description":"An Act To Allow Low-beam Headlights on Motorcycles To Flash during Daytime Hours","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD230/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=230&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1427299,"bill_number":"LD218","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Accelerate Weatherization Efforts in the State","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Accelerate Weatherization Efforts in the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD218/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=218&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Kessler"},
{"bill_id":1427300,"bill_number":"LD182","title":"An Act To Expand the Definition of \"Essential Worker\" To Include Retail and Food Service Workers","description":"An Act To Expand the Definition of \"Essential Worker\" To Include Retail and Food Service Workers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD182/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=182&snum=130","sponsor":"Sean Paulhus"},
{"bill_id":1427301,"bill_number":"LD201","title":"An Act To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Promote Weatherization in the Buildings Sector by Extending the Sunset Date for the Historic Property Rehabilitation Tax Credit","description":"An Act To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Promote Weatherization in the Buildings Sector by Extending the Sunset Date for the Historic Property Rehabilitation Tax Credit","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD201/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=201&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Libby"},
{"bill_id":1427302,"bill_number":"LD68","title":"An Act To Support Life and Career Readiness Education in Maine","description":"An Act To Support Life and Career Readiness Education in Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD68/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=68&snum=130","sponsor":"Edward Crockett"},
{"bill_id":1427303,"bill_number":"LD142","title":"An Act To Give the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Rule-making Authority To Establish a Bear Season Framework and Bag Limits","description":"An Act To Give the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Rule-making Authority To Establish a Bear Season Framework and Bag Limits","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD142/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=142&snum=130","sponsor":"John Martin"},
{"bill_id":1427304,"bill_number":"LD94","title":"An Act To Allow Municipalities To Exempt Volunteer Firefighters from Paying Excise Tax on Their Vehicles Used To Respond to Fire Calls","description":"An Act To Allow Municipalities To Exempt Volunteer Firefighters from Paying Excise Tax on Their Vehicles Used To Respond to Fire Calls","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD94/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=94&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Doudera"},
{"bill_id":1427305,"bill_number":"LD125","title":"An Act To Prohibit the Aerial Spraying of Glyphosate and Other Synthetic Herbicides for the Purpose of Silviculture","description":"An Act To Prohibit the Aerial Spraying of Glyphosate and Other Synthetic Herbicides for the Purpose of Silviculture","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD125/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=125&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1427306,"bill_number":"LD149","title":"An Act To Facilitate Licensure for Credentialed Individuals from Other Jurisdictions","description":"An Act To Facilitate Licensure for Credentialed Individuals from Other Jurisdictions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD149/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=149&snum=130","sponsor":"Kristen Cloutier"},
{"bill_id":1427307,"bill_number":"LD170","title":"An Act Pertaining to Transmission Lines Not Needed for Reliability or Local Generation","description":"An Act Pertaining to Transmission Lines Not Needed for Reliability or Local Generation","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD170/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=170&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1427308,"bill_number":"LD107","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Specify the Qualifications of Electors","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Specify the Qualifications of Electors","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD107/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=107&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1427309,"bill_number":"LD90","title":"An Act To Amend the Removal Process Applicable to the Position of State Supervisor of the Forest Protection Unit of the Bureau of Forestry","description":"An Act To Amend the Removal Process Applicable to the Position of State Supervisor of the Forest Protection Unit of the Bureau of Forestry","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD90/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=90&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Skolfield"},
{"bill_id":1427310,"bill_number":"LD228","title":"An Act To Allow Travel in a Center Lane of a Restricted Highway","description":"An Act To Allow Travel in a Center Lane of a Restricted Highway","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD228/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=228&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1427311,"bill_number":"LD67","title":"An Act To Assist in the Restoration of Atlantic Salmon","description":"An Act To Assist in the Restoration of Atlantic Salmon","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD67/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=67&snum=130","sponsor":"Roland Martin"},
{"bill_id":1427312,"bill_number":"LD200","title":"An Act To Allow the Secretary of State To Refuse To Issue or To Recall a Vanity Registration Plate with Vulgar, Obscene, Contemptuous or Profane Language","description":"An Act To Allow the Secretary of State To Refuse To Issue or To Recall a Vanity Registration Plate with Vulgar, Obscene, Contemptuous or Profane Language","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD200/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=200&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacey Guerin"},
{"bill_id":1427313,"bill_number":"LD119","title":"An Act To Increase Faculty in Nursing Education Programs by Amending the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program","description":"An Act To Increase Faculty in Nursing Education Programs by Amending the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD119/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=119&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1427314,"bill_number":"LD100","title":"An Act To Establish the General Election Date in United States Presidential Election Years as a State Holiday","description":"An Act To Establish the General Election Date in United States Presidential Election Years as a State Holiday","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD100/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=100&snum=130","sponsor":"Stephen Moriarty"},
{"bill_id":1427315,"bill_number":"LD98","title":"An Act To Clarify Maine's Statutes Related to the Licensing of Child Care Providers","description":"An Act To Clarify Maine's Statutes Related to the Licensing of Child Care Providers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD98/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=98&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1427316,"bill_number":"LD60","title":"An Act To Clarify the Minimum Amount of Emergency Refills of Insulin","description":"An Act To Clarify the Minimum Amount of Emergency Refills of Insulin","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD60/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=60&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1427317,"bill_number":"LD111","title":"An Act To Allow Career Educators To Retire without Penalty","description":"An Act To Allow Career Educators To Retire without Penalty","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD111/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=111&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
{"bill_id":1427318,"bill_number":"LD146","title":"Resolve, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor To Convey the Interest of the State in Certain Real Estate in the Unorganized Territory","description":"Resolve, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor To Convey the Interest of the State in Certain Real Estate in the Unorganized Territory","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD146/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=146&snum=130","sponsor":"Maureen Terry"},
{"bill_id":1427319,"bill_number":"LD74","title":"Resolve, To Ensure Appropriate Personal Needs Allowances for Persons Residing in Long-term Care Facilities","description":"Resolve, To Ensure Appropriate Personal Needs Allowances for Persons Residing in Long-term Care Facilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD74/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=74&snum=130","sponsor":"David McCrea"},
{"bill_id":1427320,"bill_number":"LD80","title":"An Act To Provide Critical Communications for Family Farms, Businesses and Residences by Strategic Public Investment in High-speed Internet and Broadband Infrastructure","description":"An Act To Provide Critical Communications for Family Farms, Businesses and Residences by Strategic Public Investment in High-speed Internet and Broadband Infrastructure","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD80/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=80&snum=130","sponsor":"David McCrea"},
{"bill_id":1427321,"bill_number":"LD258","title":"An Act To Expand Eligibility for Special Emergency Medical Services Registration Plates to Ambulance Operators","description":"An Act To Expand Eligibility for Special Emergency Medical Services Registration Plates to Ambulance Operators","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD258/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=258&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1427322,"bill_number":"LD260","title":"An Act To Clarify the Establishment, Collection and Use of Certain Fees for Nonwetland Habitat Mitigation Required by the Department of Environmental Protection for Project Permitting","description":"An Act To Clarify the Establishment, Collection and Use of Certain Fees for Nonwetland Habitat Mitigation Required by the Department of Environmental Protection for Project Permitting","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD260/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=260&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1427323,"bill_number":"LD103","title":"An Act To Improve the Animal Welfare Laws","description":"An Act To Improve the Animal Welfare Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD103/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=103&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1427324,"bill_number":"LD233","title":"An Act To Provide Electronic Access to Confidential Juror Information","description":"An Act To Provide Electronic Access to Confidential Juror Information","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD233/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=233&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1427325,"bill_number":"LD190","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Retirement Benefit Reductions for Corrections Officers Currently Included in the 1998 Special Plan","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Retirement Benefit Reductions for Corrections Officers Currently Included in the 1998 Special Plan","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD190/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=190&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1427326,"bill_number":"LD225","title":"An Act Regarding the Treatment of Vacation Time upon the Cessation of Employment","description":"An Act Regarding the Treatment of Vacation Time upon the Cessation of Employment","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD225/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=225&snum=130","sponsor":"Amy Roeder"},
{"bill_id":1427327,"bill_number":"LD136","title":"An Act To Increase the Maximum Pension Deduction for State Income Tax","description":"An Act To Increase the Maximum Pension Deduction for State Income Tax","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD136/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=136&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffery Hanley"},
{"bill_id":1427328,"bill_number":"LD248","title":"An Act Regarding the Board of Occupational Safety and Health","description":"An Act Regarding the Board of Occupational Safety and Health","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD248/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=248&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Rafferty"},
{"bill_id":1427329,"bill_number":"LD116","title":"An Act Relating to the Hunting of Antlerless Deer","description":"An Act Relating to the Hunting of Antlerless Deer","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD116/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=116&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Landry"},
{"bill_id":1427330,"bill_number":"LD269","title":"An Act To Prohibit Smoking in Bus Shelters","description":"An Act To Prohibit Smoking in Bus Shelters","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD269/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=269&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1427331,"bill_number":"LD110","title":"An Act To Clarify Prepayment Requirements in Home Construction Contracts","description":"An Act To Clarify Prepayment Requirements in Home Construction Contracts","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD110/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=110&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1427332,"bill_number":"LD207","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 1: Fee Schedule, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Maine Land Use Planning Commission","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 1: Fee Schedule, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Maine Land Use Planning Commission","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD207/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=207&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1427333,"bill_number":"LD134","title":"An Act To Increase the Minimum Grant Award under the Maine State Grant Program","description":"An Act To Increase the Minimum Grant Award under the Maine State Grant Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD134/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=134&snum=130","sponsor":"Edward Crockett"},
{"bill_id":1427334,"bill_number":"LD234","title":"An Act To Amend the Law Concerning the Annual Number of Ferry Service Trips to Matinicus Isle","description":"An Act To Amend the Law Concerning the Annual Number of Ferry Service Trips to Matinicus Isle","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD234/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=234&snum=130","sponsor":"Ann Matlack"},
{"bill_id":1427335,"bill_number":"LD115","title":"An Act To Restore the Former State of Maine Flag","description":"An Act To Restore the Former State of Maine Flag","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD115/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=115&snum=130","sponsor":"Sean Paulhus"},
{"bill_id":1427336,"bill_number":"LD84","title":"An Act To Increase the State Share of the Cost of Health Insurance for Retired Teachers","description":"An Act To Increase the State Share of the Cost of Health Insurance for Retired Teachers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD84/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=84&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1427337,"bill_number":"LD135","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services To Study a Centralized Billing Process for Developmental and School-based Services Covered by the MaineCare Program and Other Insurers and Report on Updates to the Child Find Process","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services To Study a Centralized Billing Process for Developmental and School-based Services Covered by the MaineCare Program and Other Insurers and Report on Updates to the Child Find Process","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD135/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=135&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1427338,"bill_number":"LD131","title":"An Act To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers","description":"An Act To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD131/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=131&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathleen Dillingham"},
{"bill_id":1427339,"bill_number":"LD109","title":"An Act To Facilitate Fair Ballot Representation for All Candidates By Allowing a Candidate's Nickname To Appear on the Ballot","description":"An Act To Facilitate Fair Ballot Representation for All Candidates By Allowing a Candidate's Nickname To Appear on the Ballot","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD109/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=109&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1427340,"bill_number":"LD181","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Complete the Renovation of a Wharf and Bulkhead in Portland for Marine Research","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Complete the Renovation of a Wharf and Bulkhead in Portland for Marine Research","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD181/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=181&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1427341,"bill_number":"LD208","title":"An Act To Expand Access to Absentee Ballots","description":"An Act To Expand Access to Absentee Ballots","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD208/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=208&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Brooks"},
{"bill_id":1427342,"bill_number":"LD174","title":"An Act To Implement Maine's Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030","description":"An Act To Implement Maine's Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD174/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=174&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1427343,"bill_number":"LD83","title":"An Act To Clarify the Meaning of \"Unserved Area\" within the State's Broadband Service Laws","description":"An Act To Clarify the Meaning of \"Unserved Area\" within the State's Broadband Service Laws","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD83/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=83&snum=130","sponsor":"Walter Riseman"},
{"bill_id":1427344,"bill_number":"LD133","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Fire Stations","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Fire Stations","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD133/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=133&snum=130","sponsor":"Edward Crockett"},
{"bill_id":1427345,"bill_number":"LD204","title":"An Act To Amend the Law Regarding the Interest Rate for State Loans under the Potato Marketing Improvement Fund","description":"An Act To Amend the Law Regarding the Interest Rate for State Loans under the Potato Marketing Improvement Fund","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD204/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=204&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1427346,"bill_number":"LD160","title":"An Act To Allow Insurance Producers To Refer to Third Parties for Credit Card and Debit Card Payments","description":"An Act To Allow Insurance Producers To Refer to Third Parties for Credit Card and Debit Card Payments","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD160/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=160&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Blier"},
{"bill_id":1427347,"bill_number":"LD202","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Implement Ranked-choice Voting","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Implement Ranked-choice Voting","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD202/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=202&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1427348,"bill_number":"LD231","title":"An Act To Establish Open Primaries","description":"An Act To Establish Open Primaries","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD231/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=231&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
{"bill_id":1427349,"bill_number":"LD213","title":"An Act To Require Coverage for Female Firefighters Facing Reproductive System Cancer","description":"An Act To Require Coverage for Female Firefighters Facing Reproductive System Cancer","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD213/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=213&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1427350,"bill_number":"LD263","title":"An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Marine Resources Laws","description":"An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Marine Resources Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD263/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=263&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1427351,"bill_number":"LD196","title":"Resolve, To Ensure Access to Community Mental Health Services","description":"Resolve, To Ensure Access to Community Mental Health Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD196/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=196&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1427352,"bill_number":"LD261","title":"Resolve, Directing the Advisory Committee on Truancy, Dropouts and Alternative Education To Study Truancy and Attendance in the State and Develop Recommendations To Improve Student Attendance","description":"Resolve, Directing the Advisory Committee on Truancy, Dropouts and Alternative Education To Study Truancy and Attendance in the State and Develop Recommendations To Improve Student Attendance","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD261/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=261&snum=130","sponsor":"Tiffany Roberts-Lovell"},
{"bill_id":1427353,"bill_number":"LD268","title":"An Act To Eliminate Online Burn Permit Fees for All Areas of the State","description":"An Act To Eliminate Online Burn Permit Fees for All Areas of the State","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD268/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=268&snum=130","sponsor":"James Dill"},
{"bill_id":1427354,"bill_number":"LD159","title":"An Act To Eliminate Time Limits for Placing Land in Trust Status under the Maine Indian Claims Settlement","description":"An Act To Eliminate Time Limits for Placing Land in Trust Status under the Maine Indian Claims Settlement","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD159/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=159&snum=130","sponsor":"Barbara Wood"},
{"bill_id":1427355,"bill_number":"LD219","title":"An Act To Improve the Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund and Agricultural Development Grant","description":"An Act To Improve the Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund and Agricultural Development Grant","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD219/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=219&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1427356,"bill_number":"LD65","title":"An Act To Invest in the Stewardship and Management of Properties Acquired with the Proceeds from the Land for Maine's Future Fund or the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund","description":"An Act To Invest in the Stewardship and Management of Properties Acquired with the Proceeds from the Land for Maine's Future Fund or the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD65/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=65&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1427357,"bill_number":"LD256","title":"An Act To Adjust Sewer and Wastewater Lien Fees","description":"An Act To Adjust Sewer and Wastewater Lien Fees","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD256/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=256&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Doudera"},
{"bill_id":1427358,"bill_number":"LD89","title":"An Act To Regulate Airboats","description":"An Act To Regulate Airboats","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD89/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=89&snum=130","sponsor":"Melanie Sachs"},
{"bill_id":1427359,"bill_number":"LD156","title":"An Act To Promote School Attendance by Exempting Virtual Public Charter School and Private School Students from Immunization Requirements","description":"An Act To Promote School Attendance by Exempting Virtual Public Charter School and Private School Students from Immunization Requirements","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD156/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=156&snum=130","sponsor":"Gary Drinkwater"},
{"bill_id":1427360,"bill_number":"LD99","title":"An Act To Require the State To Divest Itself of Assets Invested in the Fossil Fuel Industry","description":"An Act To Require the State To Divest Itself of Assets Invested in the Fossil Fuel Industry","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 313 Yeas 18 - Nays 15 - Excused 2 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD99/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=99&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1427361,"bill_number":"LD209","title":"An Act Concerning Name Changes for Minors","description":"An Act Concerning Name Changes for Minors","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD209/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=209&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1427362,"bill_number":"LD128","title":"An Act To Authorize the Commissioner of Transportation To Enter into Agreements with the United States Department of Transportation","description":"An Act To Authorize the Commissioner of Transportation To Enter into Agreements with the United States Department of Transportation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD128/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=128&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1427363,"bill_number":"LD199","title":"An Act To Amend Certain Fish and Wildlife Laws and Related Provisions","description":"An Act To Amend Certain Fish and Wildlife Laws and Related Provisions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD199/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=199&snum=130","sponsor":"James Dill"},
{"bill_id":1427364,"bill_number":"LD120","title":"An Act To Lower Health Care Costs through the Establishment of the Office of Affordable Health Care","description":"An Act To Lower Health Care Costs through the Establishment of the Office of Affordable Health Care","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD120/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=120&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1427365,"bill_number":"LD140","title":"An Act To Assist Certain Businesses in the State That Sell Prepared Food or Alcohol","description":"An Act To Assist Certain Businesses in the State That Sell Prepared Food or Alcohol","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD140/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=140&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathleen Dillingham"},
{"bill_id":1427366,"bill_number":"LD220","title":"An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021","description":"An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD220/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=220&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1427367,"bill_number":"LD210","title":"An Act To Require Crane Operators To Be Licensed","description":"An Act To Require Crane Operators To Be Licensed","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD210/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=210&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cuddy"},
{"bill_id":1427368,"bill_number":"LD247","title":"Resolve, To Reestablish the Commission To Study College Affordability and College Completion","description":"Resolve, To Reestablish the Commission To Study College Affordability and College Completion","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"Subsequently FINALLY PASSED - Emergency 2/3 Elected Required in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD247/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=247&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1427369,"bill_number":"LD243","title":"An Act To Amend the Composition of the Piscataquis County Budget Committee","description":"An Act To Amend the Composition of the Piscataquis County Budget Committee","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD243/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=243&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Davis"},
{"bill_id":1427370,"bill_number":"LD166","title":"An Act To Allow Participants in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program To Qualify for MaineCare Transportation Services","description":"An Act To Allow Participants in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program To Qualify for MaineCare Transportation Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD166/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=166&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1427371,"bill_number":"LD178","title":"An Act To Reduce Waste of Prescription Medications","description":"An Act To Reduce Waste of Prescription Medications","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD178/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=178&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cuddy"},
{"bill_id":1427372,"bill_number":"LD151","title":"An Act To Protect Farm Workers by Allowing Them To Organize for the Purpose of Collective Bargaining","description":"An Act To Protect Farm Workers by Allowing Them To Organize for the Purpose of Collective Bargaining","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2022-01-26","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-01-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD151/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=151&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1427373,"bill_number":"LD211","title":"An Act To Support Emergency Shelter Access for Persons Experiencing Homelessness","description":"An Act To Support Emergency Shelter Access for Persons Experiencing Homelessness","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD211/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=211&snum=130","sponsor":"Kristen Cloutier"},
{"bill_id":1427374,"bill_number":"LD155","title":"Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control To Prohibit the Use of Certain Neonicotinoids for Outdoor Residential Use","description":"Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control To Prohibit the Use of Certain Neonicotinoids for Outdoor Residential Use","status_desc":"Enrolled","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 232 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD155/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=155&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1427375,"bill_number":"LD168","title":"An Act To Provide a Tax Break for Businesses That Employ People with Disabilities","description":"An Act To Provide a Tax Break for Businesses That Employ People with Disabilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD168/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=168&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacey Guerin"},
{"bill_id":1427376,"bill_number":"LD186","title":"An Act To Allow Signs in a Public Right-of-way To Be Removed by the Landowner","description":"An Act To Allow Signs in a Public Right-of-way To Be Removed by the Landowner","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD186/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=186&snum=130","sponsor":"Maryanne Kinney"},
{"bill_id":1427377,"bill_number":"LD188","title":"An Act Regarding the Transportation of Products in the Forest Products Industry","description":"An Act Regarding the Transportation of Products in the Forest Products Industry","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD188/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=188&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1427378,"bill_number":"LD105","title":"An Act To Adopt the Department of Economic and Community Development's 10-year Economic Development Strategy for Maine","description":"An Act To Adopt the Department of Economic and Community Development's 10-year Economic Development Strategy for Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD105/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=105&snum=130","sponsor":"Kyle Bailey"},
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{"bill_id":1427380,"bill_number":"LD203","title":"An Act To Increase Funding for the St. Croix International Waterway Commission","description":"An Act To Increase Funding for the St. Croix International Waterway Commission","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD203/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=203&snum=130","sponsor":"Marianne Moore"},
{"bill_id":1427381,"bill_number":"LD88","title":"An Act To Amend Maine's Wildlife Laws Regarding Species of Special Concern","description":"An Act To Amend Maine's Wildlife Laws Regarding Species of Special Concern","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD88/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=88&snum=130","sponsor":"Lester Ordway"},
{"bill_id":1427382,"bill_number":"LD106","title":"An Act To Amend Maine's Aquaculture Leasing and Licensing Statutes","description":"An Act To Amend Maine's Aquaculture Leasing and Licensing Statutes","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD106/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=106&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1427383,"bill_number":"LD108","title":"An Act To Improve Public Safety by Repealing the Single-use Plastic Carry-out Bag Ban","description":"An Act To Improve Public Safety by Repealing the Single-use Plastic Carry-out Bag Ban","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD108/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=108&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1427384,"bill_number":"LD152","title":"An Act To Address Training Requirements for Harbor Masters","description":"An Act To Address Training Requirements for Harbor Masters","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD152/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=152&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1427385,"bill_number":"LD114","title":"An Act To Address Airboat Operation in the State","description":"An Act To Address Airboat Operation in the State","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD114/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=114&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1427386,"bill_number":"LD267","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Erect and Maintain Markers To Commemorate and Recognize the Lafayette Trail","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Erect and Maintain Markers To Commemorate and Recognize the Lafayette Trail","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD267/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=267&snum=130","sponsor":"Susan Deschambault"},
{"bill_id":1427387,"bill_number":"LD154","title":"Resolve, To Name Bridge 2267 in the Town of Embden and the Town of Solon the Jotham and Emma Stevens Bridge","description":"Resolve, To Name Bridge 2267 in the Town of Embden and the Town of Solon the Jotham and Emma Stevens Bridge","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD154/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=154&snum=130","sponsor":"John Ducharme"},
{"bill_id":1427388,"bill_number":"LD77","title":"An Act To Authorize the Department of Marine Resources To Charge an Application Fee for Entering a Lottery for a Scallop License","description":"An Act To Authorize the Department of Marine Resources To Charge an Application Fee for Entering a Lottery for a Scallop License","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD77/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=77&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1427389,"bill_number":"LD121","title":"An Act To Require a Background Check for High-risk Health Care Providers under the MaineCare Program","description":"An Act To Require a Background Check for High-risk Health Care Providers under the MaineCare Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD121/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=121&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
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{"bill_id":1427391,"bill_number":"LD148","title":"An Act To Establish Ongoing Absentee Voting","description":"An Act To Establish Ongoing Absentee Voting","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD148/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=148&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1427392,"bill_number":"LD165","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide Necessary Maintenance and Upgrades for State Parks and Historic Sites","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide Necessary Maintenance and Upgrades for State Parks and Historic Sites","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD165/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=165&snum=130","sponsor":"Michelle Dunphy"},
{"bill_id":1427393,"bill_number":"LD253","title":"An Act To Strengthen Maine's Election Laws by Requiring Photographic Identification for the Purpose of Voting","description":"An Act To Strengthen Maine's Election Laws by Requiring Photographic Identification for the Purpose of Voting","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD253/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=253&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Cebra"},
{"bill_id":1427394,"bill_number":"LD244","title":"An Act To Repeal Maine's Single-use Plastic Bag Law","description":"An Act To Repeal Maine's Single-use Plastic Bag Law","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD244/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=244&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Davis"},
{"bill_id":1427395,"bill_number":"LD164","title":"An Act To Establish Maximum Contaminant Levels under the State's Drinking Water Rules for Certain Perflouroalkyl and Polyflouroalkyl Substances","description":"An Act To Establish Maximum Contaminant Levels under the State's Drinking Water Rules for Certain Perflouroalkyl and Polyflouroalkyl Substances","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD164/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=164&snum=130","sponsor":"Ralph Tucker"},
{"bill_id":1427396,"bill_number":"LD215","title":"An Act To Require Instruction on the History of Genocide and the Holocaust","description":"An Act To Require Instruction on the History of Genocide and the Holocaust","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD215/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=215&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1427397,"bill_number":"LD143","title":"An Act Regarding the Arrearage Management Program","description":"An Act Regarding the Arrearage Management Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD143/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=143&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Kessler"},
{"bill_id":1427398,"bill_number":"LD113","title":"An Act To Strengthen the Coequal Branches of Maine Government by Ensuring the Legislature Has Access to Necessary Information","description":"An Act To Strengthen the Coequal Branches of Maine Government by Ensuring the Legislature Has Access to Necessary Information","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD113/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=113&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
{"bill_id":1427399,"bill_number":"LD72","title":"An Act To Improve Dental Health for Maine Children and Adults with Low Incomes","description":"An Act To Improve Dental Health for Maine Children and Adults with Low Incomes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD72/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=72&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Brooks"},
{"bill_id":1427408,"bill_number":"LD280","title":"An Act To Increase Funding for Snowmobile Trails and Capital Equipment Grants","description":"An Act To Increase Funding for Snowmobile Trails and Capital Equipment Grants","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD280/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=280&snum=130","sponsor":"Roland Martin"},
{"bill_id":1427450,"bill_number":"LD281","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Analyze Funding To Address Student Achievement Gaps","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Analyze Funding To Address Student Achievement Gaps","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD281/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=281&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1427499,"bill_number":"LD278","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Develop a Process for the Consideration and Implementation of Changes to Mandated Instruction or Training for Students","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Develop a Process for the Consideration and Implementation of Changes to Mandated Instruction or Training for Students","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD278/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=278&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1427549,"bill_number":"LD271","title":"An Act To Recruit and Retain Department of Corrections Facilities Support Staff","description":"An Act To Recruit and Retain Department of Corrections Facilities Support Staff","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD271/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=271&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1427596,"bill_number":"LD285","title":"An Act To Protect Utility Customers from Investor Risk for Costs Incurred Due to a Disaster","description":"An Act To Protect Utility Customers from Investor Risk for Costs Incurred Due to a Disaster","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD285/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=285&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1427642,"bill_number":"LD277","title":"An Act To Discontinue the Use of the SAT in Maine Schools","description":"An Act To Discontinue the Use of the SAT in Maine Schools","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 476 Yeas 21 - Nays 11 - Excused 3 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD277/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=277&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1427690,"bill_number":"LD275","title":"An Act To Amend the Retirement Laws Pertaining to Certain Educational Technicians","description":"An Act To Amend the Retirement Laws Pertaining to Certain Educational Technicians","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD275/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=275&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cuddy"},
{"bill_id":1427738,"bill_number":"LD276","title":"An Act To Improve and Update Maine's Tax Laws","description":"An Act To Improve and Update Maine's Tax Laws","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-23","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD276/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=276&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1427787,"bill_number":"LD286","title":"An Act To Make Election Day a State Holiday","description":"An Act To Make Election Day a State Holiday","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD286/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=286&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1427832,"bill_number":"LD287","title":"An Act To Require Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards To Be Printed with the Beneficiary's Photograph","description":"An Act To Require Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards To Be Printed with the Beneficiary's Photograph","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD287/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=287&snum=130","sponsor":"Jonathan Connor"},
{"bill_id":1427883,"bill_number":"LD284","title":"Resolve, To Study Maine's Motor Vehicle Inspection Program","description":"Resolve, To Study Maine's Motor Vehicle Inspection Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-31","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD284/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=284&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Cebra"},
{"bill_id":1427932,"bill_number":"LD283","title":"Resolve, To Address Inequities for Certain Direct Care Workers","description":"Resolve, To Address Inequities for Certain Direct Care Workers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD283/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=283&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
{"bill_id":1427984,"bill_number":"LD273","title":"An Act To Sustain the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program","description":"An Act To Sustain the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD273/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=273&snum=130","sponsor":"Samuel Zager"},
{"bill_id":1428032,"bill_number":"LD272","title":"An Act To Establish Separate Prosecutorial Districts in Downeast Maine","description":"An Act To Establish Separate Prosecutorial Districts in Downeast Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD272/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=272&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
{"bill_id":1428079,"bill_number":"SP0122","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 268, 270, 265, 269, 266, 267","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 268, 270, 265, 269, 266, 267","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0122/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0122&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1428130,"bill_number":"LD279","title":"An Act To Protect Persons Detained or Committed in a Correctional or Detention Facility from Excessive Telephone or Video Charges","description":"An Act To Protect Persons Detained or Committed in a Correctional or Detention Facility from Excessive Telephone or Video Charges","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD279/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=279&snum=130","sponsor":"Ralph Tucker"},
{"bill_id":1428180,"bill_number":"LD282","title":"An Act Regarding Maine Agriculture","description":"An Act Regarding Maine Agriculture","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD282/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=282&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1428230,"bill_number":"LD274","title":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Health Data Organization To Determine the Best Methods and Definitions To Use in Collecting Data To Better Understand Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Provision of Health Care in Maine","description":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Health Data Organization To Determine the Best Methods and Definitions To Use in Collecting Data To Better Understand Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Provision of Health Care in Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD274/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=274&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
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{"bill_id":1431595,"bill_number":"LD293","title":"An Act To Increase the State's Share of the Cost of Health Insurance for Retired Teachers","description":"An Act To Increase the State's Share of the Cost of Health Insurance for Retired Teachers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD293/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=293&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1431631,"bill_number":"LD295","title":"An Act To Repeal Restrictions That Prohibit Certain Advanced Practice Registered Nurses from Providing Essential Health Care Services","description":"An Act To Repeal Restrictions That Prohibit Certain Advanced Practice Registered Nurses from Providing Essential Health Care Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD295/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=295&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Perry"},
{"bill_id":1431658,"bill_number":"LD303","title":"An Act To Establish Semi-open Primary Elections To Allow Unenrolled Voters To Participate","description":"An Act To Establish Semi-open Primary Elections To Allow Unenrolled Voters To Participate","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD303/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=303&snum=130","sponsor":"Grayson Lookner"},
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{"bill_id":1431722,"bill_number":"LD288","title":"An Act To Conform the Maine Income Tax Law with Federal Law To Exempt Paycheck Protection Program Loans from Being Considered Taxable Income","description":"An Act To Conform the Maine Income Tax Law with Federal Law To Exempt Paycheck Protection Program Loans from Being Considered Taxable Income","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD288/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=288&snum=130","sponsor":"James Dill"},
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{"bill_id":1431853,"bill_number":"LD290","title":"An Act To Stabilize Property Taxes for Individuals 65 Years of Age or Older Who Own a Homestead for at Least 10 Years","description":"An Act To Stabilize Property Taxes for Individuals 65 Years of Age or Older Who Own a Homestead for at Least 10 Years","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD290/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=290&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1431884,"bill_number":"LD294","title":"An Act To Simplify the Any-deer Permit Distribution System by Including the Ability To Purchase Additional Permits","description":"An Act To Simplify the Any-deer Permit Distribution System by Including the Ability To Purchase Additional Permits","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD294/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=294&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Landry"},
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{"bill_id":1431984,"bill_number":"LD298","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund Capital Improvements and Equipment for Career and Technical Education Centers and Regions To Prepare Students To Join Maine's Workforce","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund Capital Improvements and Equipment for Career and Technical Education Centers and Regions To Prepare Students To Join Maine's Workforce","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD298/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=298&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
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{"bill_id":1432084,"bill_number":"LD301","title":"An Act Regarding Adult Use Marijuana","description":"An Act Regarding Adult Use Marijuana","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD301/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=301&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Perry"},
{"bill_id":1432114,"bill_number":"LD296","title":"Resolve, To Create the Family Caregiver Grant Pilot Program","description":"Resolve, To Create the Family Caregiver Grant Pilot Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD296/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=296&snum=130","sponsor":"Kristen Cloutier"},
{"bill_id":1437004,"bill_number":"LD337","title":"An Act Regarding the Powers of the Efficiency Maine Trust and the Maine Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator","description":"An Act Regarding the Powers of the Efficiency Maine Trust and the Maine Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD337/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=337&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1437015,"bill_number":"LD364","title":"An Act To Ensure the Safety of Maine's Scallop Fleet","description":"An Act To Ensure the Safety of Maine's Scallop Fleet","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD364/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=364&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
{"bill_id":1437024,"bill_number":"LD321","title":"An Act To Limit State Legislators to a Lifetime Total of 16 Years of Legislative Service","description":"An Act To Limit State Legislators to a Lifetime Total of 16 Years of Legislative Service","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD321/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=321&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1437040,"bill_number":"LD356","title":"An Act To Increase Opportunities for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities To Participate in Moose Hunting","description":"An Act To Increase Opportunities for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities To Participate in Moose Hunting","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD356/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=356&snum=130","sponsor":"Robert Alley"},
{"bill_id":1437051,"bill_number":"LD343","title":"Resolve, To Review Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Spending","description":"Resolve, To Review Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Spending","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD343/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=343&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1437068,"bill_number":"LD358","title":"An Act To Protect Workers from Unsafe Working Conditions with Regard to Indoor Temperatures","description":"An Act To Protect Workers from Unsafe Working Conditions with Regard to Indoor Temperatures","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD358/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=358&snum=130","sponsor":"Bruce White"},
{"bill_id":1437081,"bill_number":"LD325","title":"An Act To Allow Students Who Experienced Significant Education Interruption as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic To Be Eligible for a Department of Education Diploma","description":"An Act To Allow Students Who Experienced Significant Education Interruption as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic To Be Eligible for a Department of Education Diploma","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD325/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=325&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1437093,"bill_number":"LD309","title":"An Act Relating to Hunters Required To Hire Guides","description":"An Act Relating to Hunters Required To Hire Guides","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD309/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=309&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1437102,"bill_number":"LD352","title":"An Act To Maintain the Integrity of the Individual and Small Group Health Insurance Markets","description":"An Act To Maintain the Integrity of the Individual and Small Group Health Insurance Markets","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD352/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=352&snum=130","sponsor":"Joshua Morris"},
{"bill_id":1437114,"bill_number":"LD318","title":"Resolve, To Direct the Office of the Public Advocate To Study Reforming Maine's System of Retail Electricity Supply To Provide More Options to Maine Customers and Support Maine's Climate Goals","description":"Resolve, To Direct the Office of the Public Advocate To Study Reforming Maine's System of Retail Electricity Supply To Provide More Options to Maine Customers and Support Maine's Climate Goals","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-14","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD318/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=318&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1437126,"bill_number":"LD362","title":"Resolve, To Require the Department of Education To Report on Family Income Data Collection","description":"Resolve, To Require the Department of Education To Report on Family Income Data Collection","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD362/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=362&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1437143,"bill_number":"LD338","title":"An Act To Amend the Law Governing the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative","description":"An Act To Amend the Law Governing the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD338/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=338&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1437152,"bill_number":"LD319","title":"An Act To Promote Socially Responsible Investing by the Maine Public Employees Retirement System by Prohibiting Investment in For-profit Prisons","description":"An Act To Promote Socially Responsible Investing by the Maine Public Employees Retirement System by Prohibiting Investment in For-profit Prisons","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 314 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD319/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=319&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1437168,"bill_number":"LD327","title":"An Act To Return Surplus Money to Maine Taxpayers","description":"An Act To Return Surplus Money to Maine Taxpayers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD327/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=327&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffery Hanley"},
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{"bill_id":1437203,"bill_number":"LD326","title":"An Act To Authorize Lifetime Teaching Certificates","description":"An Act To Authorize Lifetime Teaching Certificates","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD326/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=326&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1437219,"bill_number":"LD322","title":"An Act To Provide Occupants of Motor Vehicles with Gold Star Family Registration Plates Free Entry to State Parks and Historic Sites","description":"An Act To Provide Occupants of Motor Vehicles with Gold Star Family Registration Plates Free Entry to State Parks and Historic Sites","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD322/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=322&snum=130","sponsor":"Tiffany Roberts-Lovell"},
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{"bill_id":1437247,"bill_number":"LD366","title":"An Act Regarding Emergency Guardianship","description":"An Act Regarding Emergency Guardianship","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD366/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=366&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1437262,"bill_number":"LD311","title":"An Act To Require Third-party Certification for Persons Undertaking Corrosion Prevention and Mitigation Projects for Public Water Supply and Wastewater Infrastructure and Bridges","description":"An Act To Require Third-party Certification for Persons Undertaking Corrosion Prevention and Mitigation Projects for Public Water Supply and Wastewater Infrastructure and Bridges","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD311/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=311&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Chipman"},
{"bill_id":1437274,"bill_number":"LD334","title":"An Act To Help Maine Students Catch Up and Keep Up by Providing Remedial and Compensatory Assistance in Response to Education Disruption","description":"An Act To Help Maine Students Catch Up and Keep Up by Providing Remedial and Compensatory Assistance in Response to Education Disruption","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD334/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=334&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
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{"bill_id":1437304,"bill_number":"LD341","title":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Public Employees Retirement System To Study and Report on How Statewide Retirement Systems Affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset Can Cooperate on Solutions","description":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Public Employees Retirement System To Study and Report on How Statewide Retirement Systems Affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset Can Cooperate on Solutions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD341/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=341&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
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{"bill_id":1437328,"bill_number":"LD308","title":"An Act To Promote Research and Development in the State by Increasing and Marketing the Research Expense Tax Credit","description":"An Act To Promote Research and Development in the State by Increasing and Marketing the Research Expense Tax Credit","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD308/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=308&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
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{"bill_id":1437371,"bill_number":"LD331","title":"An Act To Protect Student Privacy","description":"An Act To Protect Student Privacy","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD331/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=331&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
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{"bill_id":1437398,"bill_number":"LD353","title":"An Act To Establish Medical Marijuana Cooperatives","description":"An Act To Establish Medical Marijuana Cooperatives","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD353/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=353&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1437409,"bill_number":"LD350","title":"An Act To Increase the Number of Courses Regarding Autism Spectrum Disorder That Count toward Special Education Certification","description":"An Act To Increase the Number of Courses Regarding Autism Spectrum Disorder That Count toward Special Education Certification","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD350/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=350&snum=130","sponsor":"Lydia Crafts"},
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{"bill_id":1437431,"bill_number":"LD335","title":"An Act To Clarify Requirements for Criminal History Record Checks Pursuant to the Federal Family First Prevention Services Act","description":"An Act To Clarify Requirements for Criminal History Record Checks Pursuant to the Federal Family First Prevention Services Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD335/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=335&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
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{"bill_id":1437516,"bill_number":"LD317","title":"An Act To Create Equality in Retirement for Forest Rangers with That of Employees of State Conservation Law Enforcement Agencies","description":"An Act To Create Equality in Retirement for Forest Rangers with That of Employees of State Conservation Law Enforcement Agencies","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD317/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=317&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Doore"},
{"bill_id":1437529,"bill_number":"LD316","title":"An Act To Prohibit the Use of Chlorpyrifos","description":"An Act To Prohibit the Use of Chlorpyrifos","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD316/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=316&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Doudera"},
{"bill_id":1437547,"bill_number":"LD346","title":"An Act Requiring the Use of Propane and Natural Gas Detectors","description":"An Act Requiring the Use of Propane and Natural Gas Detectors","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD346/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=346&snum=130","sponsor":"Lois Galgay Reckitt"},
{"bill_id":1437561,"bill_number":"LD324","title":"An Act To Limit Public Land Ownership in Maine","description":"An Act To Limit Public Land Ownership in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD324/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=324&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathy Javner"},
{"bill_id":1437572,"bill_number":"LD328","title":"An Act To Fully Fund and Restore State-Municipal Revenue Sharing","description":"An Act To Fully Fund and Restore State-Municipal Revenue Sharing","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD328/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=328&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1437587,"bill_number":"LD360","title":"Resolve, To Reduce Barriers to Recovery from Addiction by Expanding Eligibility for Targeted Case Management Services","description":"Resolve, To Reduce Barriers to Recovery from Addiction by Expanding Eligibility for Targeted Case Management Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD360/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=360&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
{"bill_id":1437601,"bill_number":"LD336","title":"An Act To Encourage Research To Support the Maine Offshore Wind Industry","description":"An Act To Encourage Research To Support the Maine Offshore Wind Industry","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-18","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-18","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD336/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=336&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1437611,"bill_number":"LD333","title":"An Act Regarding Telehealth","description":"An Act Regarding Telehealth","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD333/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=333&snum=130","sponsor":"Patricia Hymanson"},
{"bill_id":1437629,"bill_number":"LD339","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Issuance of Bonds","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Issuance of Bonds","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-31","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD339/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=339&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1437639,"bill_number":"LD357","title":"An Act To Repeal the Working Cars for Working Families Program","description":"An Act To Repeal the Working Cars for Working Families Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD357/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=357&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Cebra"},
{"bill_id":1437652,"bill_number":"LD323","title":"An Act Regarding Insurance Coverage for Telehealth Services","description":"An Act Regarding Insurance Coverage for Telehealth Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD323/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=323&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Perry"},
{"bill_id":1437664,"bill_number":"HP0265","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/4/2021","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/4/2021","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0265/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0265&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1437678,"bill_number":"LD365","title":"An Act To Protect Consumers from Surprise Medical Bills","description":"An Act To Protect Consumers from Surprise Medical Bills","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD365/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=365&snum=130","sponsor":"Joshua Morris"},
{"bill_id":1437689,"bill_number":"LD310","title":"An Act To Establish Equitable Education Requirements for Judges","description":"An Act To Establish Equitable Education Requirements for Judges","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD310/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=310&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1437707,"bill_number":"LD359","title":"An Act To Promote Energy Production from Recyclable Plastics","description":"An Act To Promote Energy Production from Recyclable Plastics","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD359/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=359&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1437720,"bill_number":"LD363","title":"An Act Regarding the Statute of Limitations for Injuries or Harm Resulting from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances","description":"An Act Regarding the Statute of Limitations for Injuries or Harm Resulting from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD363/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=363&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1437731,"bill_number":"LD307","title":"An Act To Expand the Market for Maine Liquor Manufacturers","description":"An Act To Expand the Market for Maine Liquor Manufacturers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD307/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=307&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1437742,"bill_number":"LD305","title":"An Act To Include Certain Employees in the Bureau of Forestry's Forest Protection Unit in the Laws Concerning Cancer Suffered by Firefighters","description":"An Act To Include Certain Employees in the Bureau of Forestry's Forest Protection Unit in the Laws Concerning Cancer Suffered by Firefighters","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD305/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=305&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cyrway"},
{"bill_id":1437755,"bill_number":"LD354","title":"An Act To Require Motor Vehicle Inspections Every 2 Years","description":"An Act To Require Motor Vehicle Inspections Every 2 Years","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD354/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=354&snum=130","sponsor":"Jonathan Connor"},
{"bill_id":1437769,"bill_number":"LD320","title":"An Act To Provide the Right to Counsel for Juveniles and Improve Due Process for Juveniles","description":"An Act To Provide the Right to Counsel for Juveniles and Improve Due Process for Juveniles","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD320/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=320&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1437787,"bill_number":"LD361","title":"An Act To Establish a Permanent Appointment of a Member of the Wabanaki Tribes to the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council","description":"An Act To Establish a Permanent Appointment of a Member of the Wabanaki Tribes to the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD361/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=361&snum=130","sponsor":"Rena Newell"},
{"bill_id":1437798,"bill_number":"LD313","title":"Resolve, To Advance Career and Technical Education Opportunities in Maine","description":"Resolve, To Advance Career and Technical Education Opportunities in Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD313/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=313&snum=130","sponsor":"David Woodsome"},
{"bill_id":1437816,"bill_number":"LD332","title":"An Act To Reevaluate the Frenchboro Area Dragging Exclusion Zone","description":"An Act To Reevaluate the Frenchboro Area Dragging Exclusion Zone","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD332/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=332&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1437825,"bill_number":"LD312","title":"An Act To Extend the Maine Bicentennial Commission and the Use of Maine Bicentennial Registration Plates through 2021","description":"An Act To Extend the Maine Bicentennial Commission and the Use of Maine Bicentennial Registration Plates through 2021","status_desc":"Enrolled","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD312/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=312&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1437838,"bill_number":"LD342","title":"An Act To Establish a Permanent Appointment of a Member of a Federally Recognized Indian Nation, Tribe or Band in the State to the Marine Resources Advisory Council","description":"An Act To Establish a Permanent Appointment of a Member of a Federally Recognized Indian Nation, Tribe or Band in the State to the Marine Resources Advisory Council","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD342/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=342&snum=130","sponsor":"Rena Newell"},
{"bill_id":1437847,"bill_number":"LD344","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Explicitly Prohibit Discrimination Based on the Sex of an Individual","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Explicitly Prohibit Discrimination Based on the Sex of an Individual","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD344/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=344&snum=130","sponsor":"Lois Galgay Reckitt"},
{"bill_id":1439113,"bill_number":"LD367","title":"An Act To Require Timely Billing for Health Care Services","description":"An Act To Require Timely Billing for Health Care Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD367/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=367&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1440189,"bill_number":"LD402","title":"An Act To Protect an Individual's Personal Data","description":"An Act To Protect an Individual's Personal Data","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD402/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=402&snum=130","sponsor":"Bruce White"},
{"bill_id":1440198,"bill_number":"LD422","title":"An Act To Enact the Maine Uniform Trust Decanting Act","description":"An Act To Enact the Maine Uniform Trust Decanting Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD422/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=422&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1440212,"bill_number":"LD390","title":"An Act Regarding the Mapping of Shoreland Zones","description":"An Act Regarding the Mapping of Shoreland Zones","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD390/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=390&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Perry"},
{"bill_id":1440223,"bill_number":"LD412","title":"An Act To Authorize the Use of Tax Increment Financing Funds for Constructing or Renovating Municipal Offices and Other Buildings","description":"An Act To Authorize the Use of Tax Increment Financing Funds for Constructing or Renovating Municipal Offices and Other Buildings","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD412/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=412&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Carlow"},
{"bill_id":1440234,"bill_number":"LD385","title":"An Act To Resolve Conflicts in and Make Other Changes to the Laws Governing the Efficiency Maine Trust","description":"An Act To Resolve Conflicts in and Make Other Changes to the Laws Governing the Efficiency Maine Trust","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD385/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=385&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Kessler"},
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{"bill_id":1440261,"bill_number":"LD395","title":"An Act To Remove the Authorization for Temporary Signs To Be Placed in the Public Right-of-way","description":"An Act To Remove the Authorization for Temporary Signs To Be Placed in the Public Right-of-way","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD395/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=395&snum=130","sponsor":"Lester Ordway"},
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{"bill_id":1440289,"bill_number":"LD378","title":"An Act To Temporarily Waive Renewal Fees for On-premises Retail Liquor Licenses","description":"An Act To Temporarily Waive Renewal Fees for On-premises Retail Liquor Licenses","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD378/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=378&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
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{"bill_id":1440330,"bill_number":"LD384","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund the Transition from a Fossil Fuel-based to an Electrical Energy Economy","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund the Transition from a Fossil Fuel-based to an Electrical Energy Economy","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD384/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=384&snum=130","sponsor":"Sophia Warren"},
{"bill_id":1440341,"bill_number":"LD373","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Maine's Railroad Infrastructure","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Maine's Railroad Infrastructure","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD373/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=373&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1440357,"bill_number":"LD374","title":"An Act To Allow Veterans, Active Duty Service Members and Their Spouses To Apply for Temporary Occupational Licenses","description":"An Act To Allow Veterans, Active Duty Service Members and Their Spouses To Apply for Temporary Occupational Licenses","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD374/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=374&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1440369,"bill_number":"LD377","title":"An Act To Allow Public Members of the Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission To Receive Reimbursement for Travel Expenses","description":"An Act To Allow Public Members of the Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission To Receive Reimbursement for Travel Expenses","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD377/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=377&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1440384,"bill_number":"LD369","title":"An Act To Criminalize Recording an Incident in Progress but Failing To Report the Incident Immediately to the Appropriate Authority","description":"An Act To Criminalize Recording an Incident in Progress but Failing To Report the Incident Immediately to the Appropriate Authority","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD369/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=369&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1440396,"bill_number":"LD375","title":"An Act To Create Greater Accountability in the Office of County Sheriff","description":"An Act To Create Greater Accountability in the Office of County Sheriff","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD375/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=375&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1440410,"bill_number":"LD416","title":"An Act Regarding the Production and Sale of Birch Syrup and Birch Syrup Products","description":"An Act Regarding the Production and Sale of Birch Syrup and Birch Syrup Products","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD416/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=416&snum=130","sponsor":"Maryanne Kinney"},
{"bill_id":1440422,"bill_number":"LD382","title":"An Act Regarding the Department of Transportation and Electric Vehicle Charging Stations","description":"An Act Regarding the Department of Transportation and Electric Vehicle Charging Stations","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD382/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=382&snum=130","sponsor":"Sophia Warren"},
{"bill_id":1440434,"bill_number":"LD420","title":"An Act To Amend the Maine Revised Unclaimed Property Act","description":"An Act To Amend the Maine Revised Unclaimed Property Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD420/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=420&snum=130","sponsor":"Morgan Rielly"},
{"bill_id":1440452,"bill_number":"LD380","title":"Resolve, To Establish the Remote Learning Task Force","description":"Resolve, To Establish the Remote Learning Task Force","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"ADJOURNED SINE DIE and PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD).","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD380/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=380&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1440466,"bill_number":"LD419","title":"An Act Regarding Voluntary Participation in Work Projects by Inmates Who Are Pretrial, Presentence and Sentenced","description":"An Act Regarding Voluntary Participation in Work Projects by Inmates Who Are Pretrial, Presentence and Sentenced","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD419/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=419&snum=130","sponsor":"Danny Costain"},
{"bill_id":1440476,"bill_number":"LD388","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Transportation","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Transportation","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD388/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=388&snum=130","sponsor":"Roland Martin"},
{"bill_id":1440489,"bill_number":"LD381","title":"An Act To Reduce from 8 Weeks to 6 Weeks the Age at Which a Rabbit May be Sold","description":"An Act To Reduce from 8 Weeks to 6 Weeks the Age at Which a Rabbit May be Sold","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD381/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=381&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1440503,"bill_number":"LD389","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Inland Fisheries and Wildlife","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Inland Fisheries and Wildlife","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD389/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=389&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Landry"},
{"bill_id":1440516,"bill_number":"LD410","title":"An Act To Provide Funding for the Reconstruction of Route 161 from Fort Kent to Caribou","description":"An Act To Provide Funding for the Reconstruction of Route 161 from Fort Kent to Caribou","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-23","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD410/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=410&snum=130","sponsor":"John Martin"},
{"bill_id":1440533,"bill_number":"LD372","title":"An Act To Establish the Hospital System Loan Fund Program","description":"An Act To Establish the Hospital System Loan Fund Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD372/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=372&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1440545,"bill_number":"LD379","title":"An Act To Establish the Maine State Cemetery Preservation Commission","description":"An Act To Establish the Maine State Cemetery Preservation Commission","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD379/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=379&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1440558,"bill_number":"LD396","title":"An Act To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Provide Assistance with Applications for Basic Necessities To Prevent Children Being Removed from Parental Custody","description":"An Act To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Provide Assistance with Applications for Basic Necessities To Prevent Children Being Removed from Parental Custody","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD396/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=396&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1440573,"bill_number":"LD398","title":"An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Sixth Amendment Center Concerning Indigent Legal Services","description":"An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Sixth Amendment Center Concerning Indigent Legal Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD398/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=398&snum=130","sponsor":"Barbara Cardone"},
{"bill_id":1440585,"bill_number":"LD408","title":"An Act To Update Dates and Committees of Jurisdiction for the State Government Evaluation Act Review of Agencies","description":"An Act To Update Dates and Committees of Jurisdiction for the State Government Evaluation Act Review of Agencies","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD408/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=408&snum=130","sponsor":"Michelle Dunphy"},
{"bill_id":1440597,"bill_number":"LD400","title":"An Act To Modify the Composition of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy","description":"An Act To Modify the Composition of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD400/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=400&snum=130","sponsor":"Arthur Bell"},
{"bill_id":1440614,"bill_number":"LD414","title":"An Act To Create Parity between Private Schools and Public Schools Regarding Career and Technical Education Tuition Rates","description":"An Act To Create Parity between Private Schools and Public Schools Regarding Career and Technical Education Tuition Rates","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD414/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=414&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1440627,"bill_number":"LD386","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Establish the Process for Transitioning the Provision of Early Childhood Special Education Services for Children with Disabilities from 4 Years of Age to under 6 Years of Age from the Regional Child Development Services System to School Administrative Units","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Establish the Process for Transitioning the Provision of Early Childhood Special Education Services for Children with Disabilities from 4 Years of Age to under 6 Years of Age from the Regional Child Development Services System to School Administrative Units","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD386/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=386&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1440640,"bill_number":"LD404","title":"An Act To Preserve Deer Habitat","description":"An Act To Preserve Deer Habitat","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD404/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=404&snum=130","sponsor":"Chris Johansen"},
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{"bill_id":1440664,"bill_number":"SP0170","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 381, 370, 371, 373, 369, 380, 372, 376, 368, 374, 375, 377, 379, 378","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 381, 370, 371, 373, 369, 380, 372, 376, 368, 374, 375, 377, 379, 378","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0170/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0170&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1440679,"bill_number":"LD394","title":"An Act To Protect Maine's Loons and Other Wildlife in the Issuance of a Permit To Hold a Regatta, Race or Boat or Water-ski Exhibition","description":"An Act To Protect Maine's Loons and Other Wildlife in the Issuance of a Permit To Hold a Regatta, Race or Boat or Water-ski Exhibition","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD394/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=394&snum=130","sponsor":"Lester Ordway"},
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{"bill_id":1440722,"bill_number":"LD415","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Increase MaineCare Reimbursement Rates for Targeted Case Management Services and To Expand Eligibility for Targeted Case Management Services for Adults with Substance Use Disorder","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Increase MaineCare Reimbursement Rates for Targeted Case Management Services and To Expand Eligibility for Targeted Case Management Services for Adults with Substance Use Disorder","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD415/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=415&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Stearns"},
{"bill_id":1440736,"bill_number":"LD368","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Proof of Financial Responsibility with Respect to Motor Vehicles","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Proof of Financial Responsibility with Respect to Motor Vehicles","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD368/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=368&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1440746,"bill_number":"LD411","title":"An Act To Ensure Fair Judicial Outcomes","description":"An Act To Ensure Fair Judicial Outcomes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD411/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=411&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1440763,"bill_number":"LD405","title":"An Act To Prevent Fraudulent Endorsements in Political Materials","description":"An Act To Prevent Fraudulent Endorsements in Political Materials","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD405/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=405&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
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{"bill_id":1440801,"bill_number":"LD413","title":"An Act To Apply the Same Auditing Standards to All Candidates and Political Action Committees","description":"An Act To Apply the Same Auditing Standards to All Candidates and Political Action Committees","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD413/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=413&snum=130","sponsor":"Walter Riseman"},
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{"bill_id":1440840,"bill_number":"LD407","title":"An Act To Improve Education Funding through Lottery Proceeds","description":"An Act To Improve Education Funding through Lottery Proceeds","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD407/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=407&snum=130","sponsor":"Robert Alley"},
{"bill_id":1440853,"bill_number":"LD393","title":"An Act To Improve the Child Welfare System","description":"An Act To Improve the Child Welfare System","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD393/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=393&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
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{"bill_id":1440896,"bill_number":"LD397","title":"An Act To Recalculate Retirement Benefits for Certain State Employees Adversely Affected by Merit Pay Freezes","description":"An Act To Recalculate Retirement Benefits for Certain State Employees Adversely Affected by Merit Pay Freezes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD397/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=397&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Pickett"},
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{"bill_id":1440931,"bill_number":"LD406","title":"An Act To Study the Costs and Feasibility of Requiring Industrial Arts To Be Offered in All Maine Public High Schools","description":"An Act To Study the Costs and Feasibility of Requiring Industrial Arts To Be Offered in All Maine Public High Schools","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD406/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=406&snum=130","sponsor":"Lester Ordway"},
{"bill_id":1442297,"bill_number":"LD431","title":"An Act To Repeal the Requirement That Certain Motor Vehicles Be Inspected","description":"An Act To Repeal the Requirement That Certain Motor Vehicles Be Inspected","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD431/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=431&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Cebra"},
{"bill_id":1442343,"bill_number":"LD425","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor To Establish a State Unemployment Program for Self-employed Workers and Independent Contractors","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor To Establish a State Unemployment Program for Self-employed Workers and Independent Contractors","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD425/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=425&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1442389,"bill_number":"LD433","title":"An Act To Allow Winners of Moose Permits To Sell Subpermittee Selections","description":"An Act To Allow Winners of Moose Permits To Sell Subpermittee Selections","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD433/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=433&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1442438,"bill_number":"HP0307","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/8/2021","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/8/2021","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0307/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0307&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1442530,"bill_number":"SP0176","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 426, 427, 423, 424, 425","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 426, 427, 423, 424, 425","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0176/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0176&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1442576,"bill_number":"LD423","title":"An Act To Improve Access to Bariatric Care in Nursing Homes","description":"An Act To Improve Access to Bariatric Care in Nursing Homes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD423/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=423&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1442625,"bill_number":"LD426","title":"An Act Relating to Solar Energy Installation","description":"An Act Relating to Solar Energy Installation","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD426/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=426&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1442672,"bill_number":"LD432","title":"Resolve, To Improve Behavioral Health Care for Children","description":"Resolve, To Improve Behavioral Health Care for Children","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD432/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=432&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
{"bill_id":1442720,"bill_number":"LD434","title":"An Act To Clarify the Bonding Authority of Counties for Capital Maintenance Projects","description":"An Act To Clarify the Bonding Authority of Counties for Capital Maintenance Projects","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD434/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=434&snum=130","sponsor":"Roland Martin"},
{"bill_id":1442765,"bill_number":"LD429","title":"An Act To Protect the Health of Students and Educators by Requiring School Emergency Management Plans To Address Health and Safety","description":"An Act To Protect the Health of Students and Educators by Requiring School Emergency Management Plans To Address Health and Safety","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD429/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=429&snum=130","sponsor":"David McCrea"},
{"bill_id":1442812,"bill_number":"LD430","title":"An Act To Provide for School Choice and Online Learning Opportunities in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic","description":"An Act To Provide for School Choice and Online Learning Opportunities in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD430/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=430&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1442857,"bill_number":"LD424","title":"An Act To Restore Short-term Health Insurance","description":"An Act To Restore Short-term Health Insurance","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD424/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=424&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1442903,"bill_number":"LD428","title":"Resolve, Directing Maine Revenue Services To Review and Report Regarding Worldwide Combined Reporting of Certain Corporations for Income Tax Purposes","description":"Resolve, Directing Maine Revenue Services To Review and Report Regarding Worldwide Combined Reporting of Certain Corporations for Income Tax Purposes","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-12","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD428/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=428&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1442949,"bill_number":"LD427","title":"An Act Regarding Solar Project Licensing","description":"An Act Regarding Solar Project Licensing","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD427/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=427&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1447201,"bill_number":"LD439","title":"An Act To Amend the Provisions Concerning the Crime of Gross Sexual Assault","description":"An Act To Amend the Provisions Concerning the Crime of Gross Sexual Assault","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD439/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=439&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
{"bill_id":1447318,"bill_number":"LD436","title":"An Act Regarding the Authority of the Department of Environmental Protection Regarding Applications, Permits and Fines","description":"An Act Regarding the Authority of the Department of Environmental Protection Regarding Applications, Permits and Fines","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD436/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=436&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacy Brenner"},
{"bill_id":1447439,"bill_number":"LD438","title":"An Act To Increase Public Safety by Adding a Position to the Computer Crimes Unit of the Maine State Police","description":"An Act To Increase Public Safety by Adding a Position to the Computer Crimes Unit of the Maine State Police","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD438/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=438&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1447561,"bill_number":"LD440","title":"An Act To Conserve the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark","description":"An Act To Conserve the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD440/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=440&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
{"bill_id":1447683,"bill_number":"LD437","title":"An Act To Establish the Maine Healthy Soils Program","description":"An Act To Establish the Maine Healthy Soils Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD437/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=437&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacy Brenner"},
{"bill_id":1447814,"bill_number":"LD471","title":"An Act To Require Legislative Approval for Certain Leases of Public Lands","description":"An Act To Require Legislative Approval for Certain Leases of Public Lands","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD471/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=471&snum=130","sponsor":"Russell Black"},
{"bill_id":1447848,"bill_number":"LD479","title":"An Act To Ban Foreign Campaign Contributions and Expenditures in Maine Elections","description":"An Act To Ban Foreign Campaign Contributions and Expenditures in Maine Elections","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD479/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=479&snum=130","sponsor":"Kyle Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1447886,"bill_number":"LD463","title":"An Act To Establish the Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Testing Reimbursement Fund for the Purpose of Testing Residential Property Wells","description":"An Act To Establish the Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Testing Reimbursement Fund for the Purpose of Testing Residential Property Wells","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD463/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=463&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
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{"bill_id":1448087,"bill_number":"LD466","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support a Climate Center at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support a Climate Center at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD466/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=466&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1448128,"bill_number":"LD454","title":"An Act To Ensure Equity in the Shellfish Depuration Compensation Process for Municipalities by Increasing the Rate of Reimbursement Paid to Municipalities","description":"An Act To Ensure Equity in the Shellfish Depuration Compensation Process for Municipalities by Increasing the Rate of Reimbursement Paid to Municipalities","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD454/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=454&snum=130","sponsor":"Ann Matlack"},
{"bill_id":1448168,"bill_number":"LD451","title":"An Act To Remove the Party Designation from Return Envelopes for Absentee Ballots for the General Election","description":"An Act To Remove the Party Designation from Return Envelopes for Absentee Ballots for the General Election","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-01-26","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-01-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD451/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=451&snum=130","sponsor":"Shelley Rudnicki"},
{"bill_id":1448206,"bill_number":"LD453","title":"An Act To Establish a Permanent Appointment of a Member of the Wabanaki Tribes to the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System","description":"An Act To Establish a Permanent Appointment of a Member of the Wabanaki Tribes to the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD453/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=453&snum=130","sponsor":"Rena Newell"},
{"bill_id":1448249,"bill_number":"LD476","title":"An Act To Provide Licensed Assisted Living and Nursing Facilities Levels of Care for Incarcerated Persons","description":"An Act To Provide Licensed Assisted Living and Nursing Facilities Levels of Care for Incarcerated Persons","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD476/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=476&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
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{"bill_id":1448612,"bill_number":"LD480","title":"An Act To Establish a Presumption of Entitlement to Counsel for a Person Who Is the Subject of an Adult Guardianship, Conservatorship or Other Protective Arrangement Proceeding","description":"An Act To Establish a Presumption of Entitlement to Counsel for a Person Who Is the Subject of an Adult Guardianship, Conservatorship or Other Protective Arrangement Proceeding","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD480/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=480&snum=130","sponsor":"Barbara Cardone"},
{"bill_id":1448655,"bill_number":"LD452","title":"An Act To Require Certain Schools To Provide Menstrual Products","description":"An Act To Require Certain Schools To Provide Menstrual Products","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD452/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=452&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1448695,"bill_number":"LD478","title":"An Act To Establish a Fund To Compensate Unjustly Incarcerated Persons","description":"An Act To Establish a Fund To Compensate Unjustly Incarcerated Persons","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD478/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=478&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Evangelos"},
{"bill_id":1448737,"bill_number":"LD441","title":"An Act To Expand Adult Dental Health Insurance Coverage","description":"An Act To Expand Adult Dental Health Insurance Coverage","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD441/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=441&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Brooks"},
{"bill_id":1448775,"bill_number":"HP0356","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/11/2021","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/11/2021","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0356/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0356&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1448818,"bill_number":"LD481","title":"An Act To Propose a General Fund Bond Issue To Train Workers in High-demand Sectors and Support the State's 10-year Economic Plan Goal of Increasing Wages by 10 Percent","description":"An Act To Propose a General Fund Bond Issue To Train Workers in High-demand Sectors and Support the State's 10-year Economic Plan Goal of Increasing Wages by 10 Percent","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD481/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=481&snum=130","sponsor":"Sawin Millett"},
{"bill_id":1448859,"bill_number":"LD443","title":"An Act To Ensure Choices in Health Insurance Markets","description":"An Act To Ensure Choices in Health Insurance Markets","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD443/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=443&snum=130","sponsor":"Joshua Morris"},
{"bill_id":1448898,"bill_number":"HP0316","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/9/2021","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/9/2021","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0316/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0316&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1448939,"bill_number":"LD465","title":"An Act To Update the Laws Regarding Private Schools That Serve At-risk Youth","description":"An Act To Update the Laws Regarding Private Schools That Serve At-risk Youth","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD465/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=465&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1448976,"bill_number":"LD457","title":"An Act To Provide Free State Park Passes to Persons with Disabilities","description":"An Act To Provide Free State Park Passes to Persons with Disabilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD457/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=457&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cuddy"},
{"bill_id":1449017,"bill_number":"LD472","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 104: Certain Payments Not Immediate, a Major Substantive Rule of the Treasurer of State","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 104: Certain Payments Not Immediate, a Major Substantive Rule of the Treasurer of State","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD472/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=472&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1449058,"bill_number":"LD474","title":"An Act Regarding School Discipline for Maine's Youngest Children","description":"An Act Regarding School Discipline for Maine's Youngest Children","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD474/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=474&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1449099,"bill_number":"LD460","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor To Convene a Stakeholder Group To Examine Workforce Development Issues in the Hospitality and Food and Beverage Industries","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor To Convene a Stakeholder Group To Examine Workforce Development Issues in the Hospitality and Food and Beverage Industries","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD460/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=460&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1449141,"bill_number":"LD444","title":"An Act To Create Parity between Department of Education Recommendations and Maine Principals' Association Guidelines for Sports","description":"An Act To Create Parity between Department of Education Recommendations and Maine Principals' Association Guidelines for Sports","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD444/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=444&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1449180,"bill_number":"LD459","title":"An Act To Change the Licensing Authority for Tattoo Artists","description":"An Act To Change the Licensing Authority for Tattoo Artists","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD459/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=459&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1449220,"bill_number":"LD446","title":"Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Research and Recommend Solutions for Regional and Municipal Planning","description":"Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Research and Recommend Solutions for Regional and Municipal Planning","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"ADJOURNED SINE DIE and PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD).","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD446/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=446&snum=130","sponsor":"Kyle Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1449261,"bill_number":"LD458","title":"An Act To Support Public Transportation Infrastructure in York and Cumberland Counties","description":"An Act To Support Public Transportation Infrastructure in York and Cumberland Counties","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD458/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=458&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1449301,"bill_number":"LD442","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Create the Office of Lieutenant Governor","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Create the Office of Lieutenant Governor","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD442/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=442&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1449342,"bill_number":"LD462","title":"An Act To Reexamine the Relationship among County, Municipal and State Governments","description":"An Act To Reexamine the Relationship among County, Municipal and State Governments","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD462/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=462&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1449382,"bill_number":"LD467","title":"An Act To Support E-9-1-1 Dispatchers and Corrections Officers Diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder","description":"An Act To Support E-9-1-1 Dispatchers and Corrections Officers Diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD467/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=467&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathleen Dillingham"},
{"bill_id":1449422,"bill_number":"LD450","title":"Resolve, To Increase Public Awareness Regarding Bone Marrow Donation","description":"Resolve, To Increase Public Awareness Regarding Bone Marrow Donation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD450/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=450&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret Craven"},
{"bill_id":1449463,"bill_number":"LD470","title":"An Act To Allow a Veteran Who Was a Member of the Military Reserves or Served in the National Guard To Qualify for the Veterans' Property Tax Exemption","description":"An Act To Allow a Veteran Who Was a Member of the Military Reserves or Served in the National Guard To Qualify for the Veterans' Property Tax Exemption","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD470/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=470&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Davis"},
{"bill_id":1449500,"bill_number":"LD449","title":"An Act To Strengthen the Ability of Public Employers and Teacher's Unions To Negotiate","description":"An Act To Strengthen the Ability of Public Employers and Teacher's Unions To Negotiate","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD449/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=449&snum=130","sponsor":"David McCrea"},
{"bill_id":1453757,"bill_number":"LD511","title":"An Act Regarding Services Designed To Reduce the Number of So-called Robocalls and Automatically Dialed Telephone Calls","description":"An Act Regarding Services Designed To Reduce the Number of So-called Robocalls and Automatically Dialed Telephone Calls","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD511/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=511&snum=130","sponsor":"Janice Dodge"},
{"bill_id":1453768,"bill_number":"LD490","title":"An Act To Eliminate Certain Motor Vehicle Inspections in the State","description":"An Act To Eliminate Certain Motor Vehicle Inspections in the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD490/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=490&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1453781,"bill_number":"LD508","title":"An Act To Improve Regulation of Door-to-door Marketing of Retail Energy Supply","description":"An Act To Improve Regulation of Door-to-door Marketing of Retail Energy Supply","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD508/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=508&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1453796,"bill_number":"LD514","title":"An Act To Establish and Promote a System of Safe Disposal of Expired Marine Flares","description":"An Act To Establish and Promote a System of Safe Disposal of Expired Marine Flares","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD514/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=514&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1453809,"bill_number":"LD520","title":"An Act To Continue the Green Power Offer for Electricity","description":"An Act To Continue the Green Power Offer for Electricity","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD520/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=520&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1453826,"bill_number":"LD485","title":"An Act To Continue Funding for Home-delivered Meals for Homebound Seniors and To Address Growing Demand","description":"An Act To Continue Funding for Home-delivered Meals for Homebound Seniors and To Address Growing Demand","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD485/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=485&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1453840,"bill_number":"LD493","title":"An Act To Increase Capacity for Slaughtering and Meat Processing in Maine","description":"An Act To Increase Capacity for Slaughtering and Meat Processing in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD493/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=493&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Timberlake"},
{"bill_id":1453854,"bill_number":"LD491","title":"An Act To Give Special Weight to Discriminatory Motive in Sentencing for False Public Alarm or Report","description":"An Act To Give Special Weight to Discriminatory Motive in Sentencing for False Public Alarm or Report","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD491/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=491&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1453868,"bill_number":"LD510","title":"Resolve, To Reduce Stigma Regarding Substance Use Disorder by Requiring the Use of Respectful Language in the MaineCare Benefits Manual and Other Department of Health and Human Services Publications","description":"Resolve, To Reduce Stigma Regarding Substance Use Disorder by Requiring the Use of Respectful Language in the MaineCare Benefits Manual and Other Department of Health and Human Services Publications","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD510/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=510&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1453886,"bill_number":"SP0188","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 437, 471, 438, 439, 440, 436, 470","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 437, 471, 438, 439, 440, 436, 470","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0188/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0188&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1453901,"bill_number":"LD487","title":"An Act Regarding Certain Employees of and To Provide for the Payment of Certain Filing Fees to the Public Advocate","description":"An Act Regarding Certain Employees of and To Provide for the Payment of Certain Filing Fees to the Public Advocate","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD487/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=487&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1453915,"bill_number":"LD506","title":"An Act To Reduce the Tax Burden on Low-income Electricity Customers","description":"An Act To Reduce the Tax Burden on Low-income Electricity Customers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD506/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=506&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1453930,"bill_number":"LD496","title":"An Act To Increase Timely Access to Mental Health Services by Increasing MaineCare Reimbursement Rates","description":"An Act To Increase Timely Access to Mental Health Services by Increasing MaineCare Reimbursement Rates","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD496/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=496&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1453947,"bill_number":"LD516","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Review Career and Technical Education Courses and Provide Guidance on High School Credit Equivalencies","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Review Career and Technical Education Courses and Provide Guidance on High School Credit Equivalencies","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD516/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=516&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1453962,"bill_number":"LD507","title":"An Act To Improve Consumer Protections for Community Solar Projects","description":"An Act To Improve Consumer Protections for Community Solar Projects","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD507/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=507&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1453977,"bill_number":"LD515","title":"An Act To Create New Models of Maine Manufacturing Employment and Education","description":"An Act To Create New Models of Maine Manufacturing Employment and Education","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD515/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=515&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1453991,"bill_number":"LD499","title":"An Act To Eliminate the Waiting Lists for Older and Disabled Residents Who Are Eligible To Receive Home-based Care","description":"An Act To Eliminate the Waiting Lists for Older and Disabled Residents Who Are Eligible To Receive Home-based Care","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD499/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=499&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret Craven"},
{"bill_id":1454009,"bill_number":"LD498","title":"An Act To Reauthorize a 3 Percent Tax on Income over $200,000 To Lift All Maine Workers out of Poverty","description":"An Act To Reauthorize a 3 Percent Tax on Income over $200,000 To Lift All Maine Workers out of Poverty","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD498/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=498&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1454023,"bill_number":"LD483","title":"An Act To Clarify Funding for Civil Legal Services","description":"An Act To Clarify Funding for Civil Legal Services","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-18","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-18","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD483/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=483&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1454036,"bill_number":"LD494","title":"An Act To Change the Compensation Structure of the Maine Labor Relations Board and the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation","description":"An Act To Change the Compensation Structure of the Maine Labor Relations Board and the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD494/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=494&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1454051,"bill_number":"LD501","title":"An Act To Amend Maine's Corporate Income Tax by Increasing the Top Rate from 8.93 Percent to 12.4 Percent","description":"An Act To Amend Maine's Corporate Income Tax by Increasing the Top Rate from 8.93 Percent to 12.4 Percent","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD501/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=501&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Brooks"},
{"bill_id":1454068,"bill_number":"LD504","title":"Resolve, Regarding Certification for Certain Mental Health Rehabilitation Technicians","description":"Resolve, Regarding Certification for Certain Mental Health Rehabilitation Technicians","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD504/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=504&snum=130","sponsor":"Melanie Sachs"},
{"bill_id":1454082,"bill_number":"LD502","title":"An Act To Broaden the Definition of \"Working Waterfront\" with Respect to Land Use Planning","description":"An Act To Broaden the Definition of \"Working Waterfront\" with Respect to Land Use Planning","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD502/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=502&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1454095,"bill_number":"LD497","title":"Resolve, To Direct the Department of Health and Human Services To Report on Child Abuse Prevention Efforts To Implement the Family First Prevention Services Act","description":"Resolve, To Direct the Department of Health and Human Services To Report on Child Abuse Prevention Efforts To Implement the Family First Prevention Services Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD497/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=497&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
{"bill_id":1454109,"bill_number":"LD489","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish a Right to a Healthy Environment","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish a Right to a Healthy Environment","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD489/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=489&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
{"bill_id":1454127,"bill_number":"LD488","title":"Resolve, To Expand Recovery Community Organizations throughout Maine","description":"Resolve, To Expand Recovery Community Organizations throughout Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD488/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=488&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
{"bill_id":1454140,"bill_number":"LD484","title":"An Act Relating to the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund","description":"An Act Relating to the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD484/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=484&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Chipman"},
{"bill_id":1454155,"bill_number":"LD518","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Review and Assess State-mandated Instruction and Training for Students","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Review and Assess State-mandated Instruction and Training for Students","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD518/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=518&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1454170,"bill_number":"LD513","title":"An Act Regarding the Citizen Members and the Complaint Review Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy","description":"An Act Regarding the Citizen Members and the Complaint Review Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD513/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=513&snum=130","sponsor":"Lois Galgay Reckitt"},
{"bill_id":1454185,"bill_number":"LD500","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 895: Underground Facility Damage Prevention Requirements, a Major Substantive Rule of the Public Utilities Commission","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 895: Underground Facility Damage Prevention Requirements, a Major Substantive Rule of the Public Utilities Commission","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD500/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=500&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1454201,"bill_number":"LD495","title":"An Act To Improve Income Tax Progressivity by Establishing New Top Individual Income Tax Rates","description":"An Act To Improve Income Tax Progressivity by Establishing New Top Individual Income Tax Rates","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD495/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=495&snum=130","sponsor":"Laurie Osher"},
{"bill_id":1454215,"bill_number":"LD486","title":"Resolve, Directing the Bureau of Parks and Lands To Provide Annual Updates on Efforts To Consolidate the Bureau's Unconsolidated Public Lots","description":"Resolve, Directing the Bureau of Parks and Lands To Provide Annual Updates on Efforts To Consolidate the Bureau's Unconsolidated Public Lots","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD486/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=486&snum=130","sponsor":"Bradlee Farrin"},
{"bill_id":1454229,"bill_number":"LD505","title":"An Act To Expand the Disciplinary Authority of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy","description":"An Act To Expand the Disciplinary Authority of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD505/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=505&snum=130","sponsor":"David McCrea"},
{"bill_id":1454246,"bill_number":"LD503","title":"Resolve, To Help Children in Therapeutic Foster Care Move toward Adoption","description":"Resolve, To Help Children in Therapeutic Foster Care Move toward Adoption","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD503/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=503&snum=130","sponsor":"Maryanne Kinney"},
{"bill_id":1454261,"bill_number":"LD492","title":"An Act To Create a Regional Grant Program To Help Rural Businesses Find Qualified Staff","description":"An Act To Create a Regional Grant Program To Help Rural Businesses Find Qualified Staff","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD492/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=492&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1454275,"bill_number":"LD482","title":"An Act Regarding Pet Insurance","description":"An Act Regarding Pet Insurance","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD482/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=482&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1454289,"bill_number":"LD512","title":"An Act To Increase the Number of Intensive Case Managers","description":"An Act To Increase the Number of Intensive Case Managers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD512/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=512&snum=130","sponsor":"Janice Dodge"},
{"bill_id":1454305,"bill_number":"LD517","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Promote the Construction of Energy-efficient Affordable Homes and the Adaptive Reuse, Repair and Weatherization of Existing Homes for Low-income Seniors","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Promote the Construction of Energy-efficient Affordable Homes and the Adaptive Reuse, Repair and Weatherization of Existing Homes for Low-income Seniors","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD517/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=517&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Babbidge"},
{"bill_id":1454319,"bill_number":"LD519","title":"An Act To Protect Children from Exposure to Toxic Chemicals","description":"An Act To Protect Children from Exposure to Toxic Chemicals","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD519/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=519&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1454333,"bill_number":"SP0202","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 486, 493, 491, 487, 489, 485, 488, 482, 492, 483, 484, 490","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 486, 493, 491, 487, 489, 485, 488, 482, 492, 483, 484, 490","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0202/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0202&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1454347,"bill_number":"LD509","title":"An Act To Protect Teachers from a Decrease in Retirement Benefits Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic","description":"An Act To Protect Teachers from a Decrease in Retirement Benefits Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD509/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=509&snum=130","sponsor":"Janice Dodge"},
{"bill_id":1455300,"bill_number":"HP0384","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/17/2021","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/17/2021","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0384/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0384&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1459315,"bill_number":"LD534","title":"An Act To Allow Tax Abatements for Catastrophic Loss","description":"An Act To Allow Tax Abatements for Catastrophic Loss","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD534/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=534&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Chipman"},
{"bill_id":1459327,"bill_number":"LD533","title":"An Act To Expand the Statewide Voluntary Early Childhood Consultation Program","description":"An Act To Expand the Statewide Voluntary Early Childhood Consultation Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD533/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=533&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1459337,"bill_number":"LD537","title":"An Act To Dedicate Sections of Maine's State Highway System to Fallen State Troopers","description":"An Act To Dedicate Sections of Maine's State Highway System to Fallen State Troopers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD537/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=537&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1459350,"bill_number":"LD539","title":"An Act To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Do a Thorough Background Check of Applicant Officers and To Require the Release of Records, Including Sealed Records, to the Requesting Agency","description":"An Act To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Do a Thorough Background Check of Applicant Officers and To Require the Release of Records, Including Sealed Records, to the Requesting Agency","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD539/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=539&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1459363,"bill_number":"SP0215","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS OF THE STATE FOR THEIR SERVICE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS OF THE STATE FOR THEIR SERVICE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0215/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0215&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacy Brenner"},
{"bill_id":1459373,"bill_number":"LD527","title":"An Act To Exempt MaineCare Appendix C Private Nonmedical Institutions from the Service Provider Tax","description":"An Act To Exempt MaineCare Appendix C Private Nonmedical Institutions from the Service Provider Tax","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD527/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=527&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1459385,"bill_number":"LD531","title":"An Act To Help More Students Attain a College Credential by Strengthening the Maine State Grant Program","description":"An Act To Help More Students Attain a College Credential by Strengthening the Maine State Grant Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD531/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=531&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1459396,"bill_number":"LD526","title":"An Act To Require an Affidavit for Every Independent Expenditure Influencing an Election and To Penalize the Use of Mistruths","description":"An Act To Require an Affidavit for Every Independent Expenditure Influencing an Election and To Penalize the Use of Mistruths","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD526/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=526&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1459411,"bill_number":"LD535","title":"An Act To Provide for the Well-being of Companion Animals upon the Dissolution of Marriages","description":"An Act To Provide for the Well-being of Companion Animals upon the Dissolution of Marriages","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD535/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=535&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Chipman"},
{"bill_id":1459423,"bill_number":"LD538","title":"An Act To Exempt Trailers Sold to Out-of-state Entities from Sales and Use Tax","description":"An Act To Exempt Trailers Sold to Out-of-state Entities from Sales and Use Tax","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD538/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=538&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1459436,"bill_number":"LD525","title":"An Act To Allow Medical and Adult Use Marijuana Stores To Share a Common Space","description":"An Act To Allow Medical and Adult Use Marijuana Stores To Share a Common Space","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD525/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=525&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1459447,"bill_number":"LD532","title":"An Act To Lower Income Taxes for Middle-income Families in Maine","description":"An Act To Lower Income Taxes for Middle-income Families in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD532/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=532&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1459462,"bill_number":"LD524","title":"Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control To Research Workable Methods To Collect Pesticide Sales and Use Records for the Purpose of Providing Information to the Public","description":"Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control To Research Workable Methods To Collect Pesticide Sales and Use Records for the Purpose of Providing Information to the Public","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD524/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=524&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1459470,"bill_number":"LD522","title":"An Act To Protect Consumers against Predatory Lending Practices","description":"An Act To Protect Consumers against Predatory Lending Practices","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD522/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=522&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1459484,"bill_number":"LD521","title":"An Act To Modify the Rule-making Process for Establishing County and Municipal Jail Standards","description":"An Act To Modify the Rule-making Process for Establishing County and Municipal Jail Standards","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD521/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=521&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1459495,"bill_number":"LD536","title":"An Act To Amend the Maine Criminal Code","description":"An Act To Amend the Maine Criminal Code","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD536/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=536&snum=130","sponsor":"Susan Deschambault"},
{"bill_id":1459508,"bill_number":"LD529","title":"Resolve, To Direct the Department of Health and Human Services To Review the Needs of Persons with Low-incidence Health Conditions","description":"Resolve, To Direct the Department of Health and Human Services To Review the Needs of Persons with Low-incidence Health Conditions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD529/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=529&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1459520,"bill_number":"LD523","title":"An Act Regarding Prior Authorizations for Prescription Drugs","description":"An Act Regarding Prior Authorizations for Prescription Drugs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD523/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=523&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1459534,"bill_number":"LD528","title":"An Act To Advance Energy Storage in Maine","description":"An Act To Advance Energy Storage in Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD528/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=528&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1459547,"bill_number":"LD530","title":"An Act To Consolidate Patient Bills by Directing Health Insurers To Collect Copayments and Deductibles","description":"An Act To Consolidate Patient Bills by Directing Health Insurers To Collect Copayments and Deductibles","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD530/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=530&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1459572,"bill_number":"LD587","title":"An Act Regarding the Licensing of Persons To Conduct Advance Deposit Wagering","description":"An Act Regarding the Licensing of Persons To Conduct Advance Deposit Wagering","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD587/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=587&snum=130","sponsor":"Sawin Millett"},
{"bill_id":1459579,"bill_number":"LD572","title":"An Act To Assist Students in Preparing for Opportunities To Live and Work in Maine","description":"An Act To Assist Students in Preparing for Opportunities To Live and Work in Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD572/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=572&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Stearns"},
{"bill_id":1459588,"bill_number":"LD558","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Develop a Study Plan Relating to Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Contamination in the Agricultural Sector","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Develop a Study Plan Relating to Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Contamination in the Agricultural Sector","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD558/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=558&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1459601,"bill_number":"LD583","title":"An Act To Repeal the Changes Made by Public Law 2019, Chapter 478, \"An Act To Promote Solar Energy Projects and Distributed Generation Resources in Maine\"","description":"An Act To Repeal the Changes Made by Public Law 2019, Chapter 478, \"An Act To Promote Solar Energy Projects and Distributed Generation Resources in Maine\"","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD583/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=583&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffery Hanley"},
{"bill_id":1459610,"bill_number":"LD571","title":"Resolve, To Name a Bridge in the Town of Veazie the Hayward Carl Spencer Memorial Bridge","description":"Resolve, To Name a Bridge in the Town of Veazie the Hayward Carl Spencer Memorial Bridge","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD571/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=571&snum=130","sponsor":"Peter Lyford"},
{"bill_id":1459623,"bill_number":"LD543","title":"An Act To Provide That the Minimum Wage Increases by the Cost of Living Every 3 Years","description":"An Act To Provide That the Minimum Wage Increases by the Cost of Living Every 3 Years","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD543/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=543&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bradstreet"},
{"bill_id":1459635,"bill_number":"LD544","title":"An Act To Eliminate Moose Permits for Hunting Lodges","description":"An Act To Eliminate Moose Permits for Hunting Lodges","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD544/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=544&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1459646,"bill_number":"LD592","title":"An Act To Ensure Access to Outpatient Mental Health Services by Increasing Reimbursement for Outpatient Therapists","description":"An Act To Ensure Access to Outpatient Mental Health Services by Increasing Reimbursement for Outpatient Therapists","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD592/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=592&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1459659,"bill_number":"LD549","title":"An Act To Include Community Service Hours in High School Graduation Standards","description":"An Act To Include Community Service Hours in High School Graduation Standards","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD549/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=549&snum=130","sponsor":"Jennifer Poirier"},
{"bill_id":1459671,"bill_number":"LD574","title":"An Act To Amend the Maine Food Sovereignty Act and To Recognize the Maine Food Sovereignty Act in Plantations and Unorganized Territories","description":"An Act To Amend the Maine Food Sovereignty Act and To Recognize the Maine Food Sovereignty Act in Plantations and Unorganized Territories","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD574/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=574&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1459681,"bill_number":"LD548","title":"An Act Regarding Penalties for Early Retirement for Certain Members of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System","description":"An Act Regarding Penalties for Early Retirement for Certain Members of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD548/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=548&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Doore"},
{"bill_id":1459691,"bill_number":"LD562","title":"An Act To Enhance Tribal-State Collaboration in the Enforcement of Child Support","description":"An Act To Enhance Tribal-State Collaboration in the Enforcement of Child Support","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD562/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=562&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1459701,"bill_number":"LD564","title":"An Act To Save Money by Eliminating the Requirement That the Annual Reports of State Agencies Be Printed","description":"An Act To Save Money by Eliminating the Requirement That the Annual Reports of State Agencies Be Printed","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD564/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=564&snum=130","sponsor":"Jonathan Connor"},
{"bill_id":1459717,"bill_number":"LD546","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Maine Juvenile Justice System Assessment and Reinvestment Task Force","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Maine Juvenile Justice System Assessment and Reinvestment Task Force","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD546/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=546&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1459725,"bill_number":"LD591","title":"An Act Regarding Agency Liquor Store Licensing","description":"An Act Regarding Agency Liquor Store Licensing","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD591/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=591&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Caiazzo"},
{"bill_id":1459740,"bill_number":"LD550","title":"Resolve, Directing the State Board of Education To Adopt Rules Prohibiting Teachers in Public Schools from Engaging in Political, Ideological or Religious Advocacy in the Classroom","description":"Resolve, Directing the State Board of Education To Adopt Rules Prohibiting Teachers in Public Schools from Engaging in Political, Ideological or Religious Advocacy in the Classroom","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD550/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=550&snum=130","sponsor":"Meldon Carmichael"},
{"bill_id":1459751,"bill_number":"LD563","title":"Resolve, To Create the Criminal Records Review Committee","description":"Resolve, To Create the Criminal Records Review Committee","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 502 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD563/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=563&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1459761,"bill_number":"LD577","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 6: Crisis Prevention and Intervention Services, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Aging and Disability Services","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 6: Crisis Prevention and Intervention Services, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Aging and Disability Services","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD577/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=577&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1459773,"bill_number":"LD584","title":"Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study the Reduction of Unfunded and Outdated Municipal Mandates","description":"Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study the Reduction of Unfunded and Outdated Municipal Mandates","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"ADJOURNED SINE DIE and PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD).","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD584/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=584&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
{"bill_id":1459790,"bill_number":"LD545","title":"An Act To Combat the Sexual Exploitation of Minors in Maine","description":"An Act To Combat the Sexual Exploitation of Minors in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD545/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=545&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1459799,"bill_number":"LD565","title":"An Act To Study the Fee Structure for Motor Vehicle Inspections as It Relates to the Viability of Inspection Stations","description":"An Act To Study the Fee Structure for Motor Vehicle Inspections as It Relates to the Viability of Inspection Stations","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD565/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=565&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Harrington"},
{"bill_id":1459811,"bill_number":"LD578","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 113: Regulations Governing the Licensing and Functioning of Assisted Housing Programs: Infection Prevention and Control, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Certification","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 113: Regulations Governing the Licensing and Functioning of Assisted Housing Programs: Infection Prevention and Control, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Certification","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD578/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=578&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1459821,"bill_number":"LD580","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Regarding Early Voting","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Regarding Early Voting","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD580/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=580&snum=130","sponsor":"Stephen Moriarty"},
{"bill_id":1459832,"bill_number":"LD552","title":"Resolve, To Improve the Individualized Education Program Process","description":"Resolve, To Improve the Individualized Education Program Process","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD552/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=552&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1459841,"bill_number":"LD561","title":"Resolve, To Improve Standards for Animal Rescue Entities","description":"Resolve, To Improve Standards for Animal Rescue Entities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD561/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=561&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Stearns"},
{"bill_id":1459857,"bill_number":"LD579","title":"Resolve, To Conduct an Independent Examination of the Protection Order System To Determine whether There Is Systemic Misuse by Applicants","description":"Resolve, To Conduct an Independent Examination of the Protection Order System To Determine whether There Is Systemic Misuse by Applicants","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD579/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=579&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffery Hanley"},
{"bill_id":1459870,"bill_number":"LD582","title":"An Act To Support the Fidelity and Sustainability of Assertive Community Treatment","description":"An Act To Support the Fidelity and Sustainability of Assertive Community Treatment","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD582/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=582&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
{"bill_id":1459881,"bill_number":"LD590","title":"An Act To Require MaineCare Coverage for Ostomy Equipment","description":"An Act To Require MaineCare Coverage for Ostomy Equipment","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD590/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=590&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Lemelin"},
{"bill_id":1459891,"bill_number":"LD593","title":"An Act To Restore Eelgrass Mapping and Enhance Salt Marsh Vegetation Mapping in the State","description":"An Act To Restore Eelgrass Mapping and Enhance Salt Marsh Vegetation Mapping in the State","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD593/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=593&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1459910,"bill_number":"LD551","title":"An Act To Accelerate Weatherization Efforts in the State","description":"An Act To Accelerate Weatherization Efforts in the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD551/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=551&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Kessler"},
{"bill_id":1459918,"bill_number":"LD585","title":"An Act To Enhance Tribal-State Collaboration, To Revise the Tax Laws Regarding the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation and To Authorize Casinos, Off-track Betting Facilities, Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and Certain Commercial Tracks To Conduct Sports Wagering","description":"An Act To Enhance Tribal-State Collaboration, To Revise the Tax Laws Regarding the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation and To Authorize Casinos, Off-track Betting Facilities, Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and Certain Commercial Tracks To Conduct Sports Wagering","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD585/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=585&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1459931,"bill_number":"LD540","title":"An Act To Promote Safety and Protect Consumers Using Peer-to-peer Car Sharing Programs","description":"An Act To Promote Safety and Protect Consumers Using Peer-to-peer Car Sharing Programs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD540/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=540&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1459945,"bill_number":"LD567","title":"An Act To Amend the Penalty for Early Retirement for Certain Members of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System","description":"An Act To Amend the Penalty for Early Retirement for Certain Members of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD567/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=567&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffery Hanley"},
{"bill_id":1459956,"bill_number":"LD556","title":"An Act Regarding Copayment and Coinsurance Issues for Chiropractors","description":"An Act Regarding Copayment and Coinsurance Issues for Chiropractors","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD556/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=556&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Doore"},
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{"bill_id":1459979,"bill_number":"LD554","title":"An Act To Create Gaming Equity and Fairness for the Native American Tribes in Maine","description":"An Act To Create Gaming Equity and Fairness for the Native American Tribes in Maine","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2021-07-01","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-07-01","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD554/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=554&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1459988,"bill_number":"LD560","title":"An Act To Amend the Safe Haven Laws","description":"An Act To Amend the Safe Haven Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD560/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=560&snum=130","sponsor":"Patrick Corey"},
{"bill_id":1459999,"bill_number":"HP0437","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/22/2021","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/22/2021","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0437/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0437&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Wadsworth"},
{"bill_id":1460016,"bill_number":"LD589","title":"An Act To Provide Access to Justice for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse","description":"An Act To Provide Access to Justice for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD589/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=589&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1460030,"bill_number":"LD569","title":"An Act To Prohibit Hunting with a Bow on Land of Another Person within 100 Yards of a Building or Residence on That Land without Permission","description":"An Act To Prohibit Hunting with a Bow on Land of Another Person within 100 Yards of a Building or Residence on That Land without Permission","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD569/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=569&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
{"bill_id":1460039,"bill_number":"LD581","title":"Resolve, To Expedite Processing of Applications for Certification under the Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit","description":"Resolve, To Expedite Processing of Applications for Certification under the Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD581/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=581&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1460051,"bill_number":"LD566","title":"An Act To Address Labor Market Inequities in the School Funding Formula","description":"An Act To Address Labor Market Inequities in the School Funding Formula","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD566/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=566&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
{"bill_id":1460067,"bill_number":"LD547","title":"An Act Regarding Nuisance Beavers","description":"An Act Regarding Nuisance Beavers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD547/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=547&snum=130","sponsor":"Maryanne Kinney"},
{"bill_id":1460075,"bill_number":"LD573","title":"An Act Concerning Records of the Employment of Law Enforcement Officers and Corrections Officers","description":"An Act Concerning Records of the Employment of Law Enforcement Officers and Corrections Officers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD573/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=573&snum=130","sponsor":"Patrick Corey"},
{"bill_id":1460091,"bill_number":"LD570","title":"An Act To Provide for Fairness in the Taxation of Extraordinary and Unearned Income by Establishing a 3 Percent Surcharge on Net Capital Gains and Dividends Income over $250,000 for Taxpayers Filing Single or Married Separate Returns and over $500,000 for Taxpayers Filing Joint Returns","description":"An Act To Provide for Fairness in the Taxation of Extraordinary and Unearned Income by Establishing a 3 Percent Surcharge on Net Capital Gains and Dividends Income over $250,000 for Taxpayers Filing Single or Married Separate Returns and over $500,000 for Taxpayers Filing Joint Returns","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD570/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=570&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1460101,"bill_number":"LD568","title":"An Act To Establish a Working Farmland Access and Protection Program within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and a Working Farmland Access and Protection Fund within the Land for Maine's Future Program","description":"An Act To Establish a Working Farmland Access and Protection Program within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and a Working Farmland Access and Protection Fund within the Land for Maine's Future Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD568/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=568&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1460112,"bill_number":"LD575","title":"An Act To Establish a Conditional Presumption of Compensability for Certain Employees in Cases of Impairment from Hypertension or Heart Disease","description":"An Act To Establish a Conditional Presumption of Compensability for Certain Employees in Cases of Impairment from Hypertension or Heart Disease","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD575/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=575&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1460125,"bill_number":"LD542","title":"An Act To Establish the Maine Veterans' Homes Stabilization Fund","description":"An Act To Establish the Maine Veterans' Homes Stabilization Fund","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD542/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=542&snum=130","sponsor":"Maureen Terry"},
{"bill_id":1460137,"bill_number":"LD586","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD586/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=586&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
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{"bill_id":1460186,"bill_number":"SP0230","title":"Joint Rule 308.2 Letter, LD 524 , 521, 536, 539, 528, 529, 533, 522, 523, 530, 531, 535, 575, 527, 532, 534, 538, 576, 537, 525, 526","description":"Joint Rule 308.2 Letter, LD 524 , 521, 536, 539, 528, 529, 533, 522, 523, 530, 531, 535, 575, 527, 532, 534, 538, 576, 537, 525, 526","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0230/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0230&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
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{"bill_id":1461245,"bill_number":"HP0438","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING APPLICATION TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES CALLING AN ARTICLE V CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION TO IMPOSE CONGRESSIONAL TERM LIMITS","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING APPLICATION TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES CALLING AN ARTICLE V CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION TO IMPOSE CONGRESSIONAL TERM LIMITS","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0438/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0438&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Wadsworth"},
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{"bill_id":1464870,"bill_number":"LD628","title":"An Act To Protect Businesses and Civic and Religious Organizations from Actions Taken Pursuant to an Emergency Proclamation","description":"An Act To Protect Businesses and Civic and Religious Organizations from Actions Taken Pursuant to an Emergency Proclamation","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD628/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=628&snum=130","sponsor":"Meldon Carmichael"},
{"bill_id":1464888,"bill_number":"LD625","title":"Resolve, Directing a Review of Crucial Needs and Lapses in Responding to and Preventing Sexual Trauma in the Maine National Guard","description":"Resolve, Directing a Review of Crucial Needs and Lapses in Responding to and Preventing Sexual Trauma in the Maine National Guard","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD625/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=625&snum=130","sponsor":"Morgan Rielly"},
{"bill_id":1464900,"bill_number":"LD611","title":"An Act To Exempt Long-term Lodging from the 9 Percent Sales Tax on Lodging","description":"An Act To Exempt Long-term Lodging from the 9 Percent Sales Tax on Lodging","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD611/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=611&snum=130","sponsor":"Shelley Rudnicki"},
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{"bill_id":1465036,"bill_number":"LD621","title":"An Act To Increase the Number of Franklin County Commissioners","description":"An Act To Increase the Number of Franklin County Commissioners","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD621/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=621&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Landry"},
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{"bill_id":1465061,"bill_number":"LD609","title":"Resolve, To Establish a Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions","description":"Resolve, To Establish a Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD609/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=609&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1465071,"bill_number":"LD614","title":"Resolve, To Extend Funding to Maine Veterans' Homes during the COVID-19 Pandemic","description":"Resolve, To Extend Funding to Maine Veterans' Homes during the COVID-19 Pandemic","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD614/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=614&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
{"bill_id":1465089,"bill_number":"LD608","title":"An Act Regarding the Governor's Emergency Powers","description":"An Act Regarding the Governor's Emergency Powers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD608/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=608&snum=130","sponsor":"Chris Johansen"},
{"bill_id":1465099,"bill_number":"LD616","title":"An Act To Increase Accountability for Wage Violations","description":"An Act To Increase Accountability for Wage Violations","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD616/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=616&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1465115,"bill_number":"LD602","title":"An Act To Prevent Pollution from Single-use Plastic Straws, Splash Sticks and Beverage Lid Plugs","description":"An Act To Prevent Pollution from Single-use Plastic Straws, Splash Sticks and Beverage Lid Plugs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD602/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=602&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1465134,"bill_number":"HP0466","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/25/2021","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/25/2021","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0466/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0466&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1465145,"bill_number":"LD627","title":"An Act Relating to the Statute of Limitations for Injuries or Harm Resulting from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances","description":"An Act Relating to the Statute of Limitations for Injuries or Harm Resulting from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD627/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=627&snum=130","sponsor":"Wayne Parry"},
{"bill_id":1465157,"bill_number":"LD594","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor To Submit to the United States Secretary of Labor a Plan for a Self-employment Assistance Program","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor To Submit to the United States Secretary of Labor a Plan for a Self-employment Assistance Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD594/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=594&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1465168,"bill_number":"LD605","title":"An Act To Amend the Marijuana Legalization Act","description":"An Act To Amend the Marijuana Legalization Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD605/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=605&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1465181,"bill_number":"LD598","title":"An Act To Prohibit Discrimination in Employment and School Based on Hair Texture or Hairstyle","description":"An Act To Prohibit Discrimination in Employment and School Based on Hair Texture or Hairstyle","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-15","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 757 Yeas 26 - Nays 6 - Excused 2 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD598/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=598&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1465194,"bill_number":"SP0243","title":"Joint Rule 308.2 Letter, LD 597, 602, 595, 601, 599, 600, 603, 598, 594, 596","description":"Joint Rule 308.2 Letter, LD 597, 602, 595, 601, 599, 600, 603, 598, 594, 596","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0243/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0243&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1465213,"bill_number":"LD615","title":"An Act To Remove the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification Requirement for Dental Therapists","description":"An Act To Remove the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification Requirement for Dental Therapists","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD615/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=615&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1465230,"bill_number":"LD619","title":"An Act Regarding Eligibility for Burial in the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery System","description":"An Act Regarding Eligibility for Burial in the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery System","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 723 Yeas 29 - Nays 0 - Excused 5 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD619/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=619&snum=130","sponsor":"John Tuttle"},
{"bill_id":1465241,"bill_number":"LD595","title":"Resolve, To Ensure That Access to Oral and Facial Ambulatory Surgical Centers in Maine Remains Viable","description":"Resolve, To Ensure That Access to Oral and Facial Ambulatory Surgical Centers in Maine Remains Viable","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD595/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=595&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1465260,"bill_number":"LD601","title":"An Act Regarding Indices of Vital Records","description":"An Act Regarding Indices of Vital Records","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD601/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=601&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1465272,"bill_number":"LD623","title":"An Act To Amend the Advance Deposit Wagering Laws","description":"An Act To Amend the Advance Deposit Wagering Laws","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD623/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=623&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1465284,"bill_number":"LD612","title":"An Act To Recognize Occupational Licenses and Certifications from Other States To Attract New Residents and Businesses to Maine","description":"An Act To Recognize Occupational Licenses and Certifications from Other States To Attract New Residents and Businesses to Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD612/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=612&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1465299,"bill_number":"LD606","title":"An Act Regarding the Child Protection System","description":"An Act Regarding the Child Protection System","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD606/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=606&snum=130","sponsor":"Patricia Hymanson"},
{"bill_id":1465314,"bill_number":"LD613","title":"An Act To Amend the Adult Use Marijuana Program Rules and Make Other Technical Changes","description":"An Act To Amend the Adult Use Marijuana Program Rules and Make Other Technical Changes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD613/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=613&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1465327,"bill_number":"LD629","title":"Resolve, To Establish the Task Force To Study the Process for Bringing Criminal Cases in Situations of Violence against Health Care Workers","description":"Resolve, To Establish the Task Force To Study the Process for Bringing Criminal Cases in Situations of Violence against Health Care Workers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD629/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=629&snum=130","sponsor":"Walter Riseman"},
{"bill_id":1465345,"bill_number":"LD617","title":"An Act Concerning Prior Authorizations for Prescription Drugs","description":"An Act Concerning Prior Authorizations for Prescription Drugs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD617/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=617&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Brooks"},
{"bill_id":1465356,"bill_number":"LD604","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Report on Charter School Funding Methods and Reporting Protocols","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Report on Charter School Funding Methods and Reporting Protocols","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD604/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=604&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1466827,"bill_number":"HP0467","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING APPLICATION TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES CALLING AN ARTICLE V CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION TO IMPOSE FISCAL RESTRAINTS ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, LIMIT THE POWER AND JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND LIMIT THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING APPLICATION TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES CALLING AN ARTICLE V CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION TO IMPOSE FISCAL RESTRAINTS ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, LIMIT THE POWER AND JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND LIMIT THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0467/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0467&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Harrington"},
{"bill_id":1469425,"bill_number":"LD637","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 21: Rules for the Provision of Room and Board Payments for Residential Programs Serving Children, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 21: Rules for the Provision of Room and Board Payments for Residential Programs Serving Children, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD637/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=637&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1469429,"bill_number":"LD639","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Develop Training for School Counselors and Review Limitations on Autism Spectrum Disorder Course Work for Special Education Certification","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Develop Training for School Counselors and Review Limitations on Autism Spectrum Disorder Course Work for Special Education Certification","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD639/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=639&snum=130","sponsor":"Lydia Crafts"},
{"bill_id":1469436,"bill_number":"LD666","title":"An Act To Lower the Youth Hunting Age","description":"An Act To Lower the Youth Hunting Age","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD666/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=666&snum=130","sponsor":"Dustin White"},
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{"bill_id":1469457,"bill_number":"LD651","title":"An Act To Stabilize Student Count in Maine's School Funding Formula","description":"An Act To Stabilize Student Count in Maine's School Funding Formula","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD651/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=651&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
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{"bill_id":1469524,"bill_number":"LD656","title":"An Act To Strengthen the Integrity of the Office of Marijuana Policy","description":"An Act To Strengthen the Integrity of the Office of Marijuana Policy","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD656/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=656&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
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{"bill_id":1469541,"bill_number":"LD648","title":"An Act To Improve the Lives of Maine Workers by Supporting Apprenticeships That Lead to Good-paying Jobs","description":"An Act To Improve the Lives of Maine Workers by Supporting Apprenticeships That Lead to Good-paying Jobs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD648/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=648&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Rafferty"},
{"bill_id":1469551,"bill_number":"LD653","title":"An Act To Provide Maine Residents Losing Employer-based Health Coverage with Information about Other Coverage","description":"An Act To Provide Maine Residents Losing Employer-based Health Coverage with Information about Other Coverage","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD653/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=653&snum=130","sponsor":"Poppy Arford"},
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{"bill_id":1469583,"bill_number":"LD659","title":"An Act To Ease the Property Tax Burden by Authorizing Municipalities To Require Payments in Lieu of Taxes from Certain Exempt Organizations","description":"An Act To Ease the Property Tax Burden by Authorizing Municipalities To Require Payments in Lieu of Taxes from Certain Exempt Organizations","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD659/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=659&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
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{"bill_id":1469603,"bill_number":"LD662","title":"An Act To Allow the Use of an Additional Light on the Roof of Vehicles of Active Members of a Municipal or Volunteer Fire Department","description":"An Act To Allow the Use of an Additional Light on the Roof of Vehicles of Active Members of a Municipal or Volunteer Fire Department","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD662/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=662&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Wadsworth"},
{"bill_id":1469613,"bill_number":"LD664","title":"An Act To Strengthen the Integrity of the Maine Clean Election Program","description":"An Act To Strengthen the Integrity of the Maine Clean Election Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD664/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=664&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1469622,"bill_number":"LD633","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Review Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training and Other Professional Development for School Staff","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Review Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training and Other Professional Development for School Staff","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD633/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=633&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1469636,"bill_number":"LD650","title":"An Act To Increase Funding for School Construction Projects","description":"An Act To Increase Funding for School Construction Projects","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD650/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=650&snum=130","sponsor":"Kyle Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1469645,"bill_number":"LD645","title":"Resolve, To Create an Electronic Titling Work Group","description":"Resolve, To Create an Electronic Titling Work Group","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD645/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=645&snum=130","sponsor":"Bruce White"},
{"bill_id":1469658,"bill_number":"LD661","title":"An Act To Ensure Equity in Petitions for Rulemaking under the Maine Administrative Procedure Act","description":"An Act To Ensure Equity in Petitions for Rulemaking under the Maine Administrative Procedure Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD661/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=661&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1469664,"bill_number":"LD671","title":"An Act To Allow the Sale of Raffle Tickets Online","description":"An Act To Allow the Sale of Raffle Tickets Online","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD671/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=671&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1469678,"bill_number":"LD654","title":"An Act To Create a 24-hour Shelter Capital Project Funding Program","description":"An Act To Create a 24-hour Shelter Capital Project Funding Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD654/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=654&snum=130","sponsor":"Poppy Arford"},
{"bill_id":1469687,"bill_number":"LD669","title":"An Act To Ensure Public Ways Are Compliant with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990","description":"An Act To Ensure Public Ways Are Compliant with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD669/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=669&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1469695,"bill_number":"LD660","title":"An Act Regarding Protection from Power Outages for Tenants 65 Years of Age and Older in Subsidized Housing","description":"An Act Regarding Protection from Power Outages for Tenants 65 Years of Age and Older in Subsidized Housing","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD660/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=660&snum=130","sponsor":"Frances Head"},
{"bill_id":1469710,"bill_number":"LD642","title":"An Act To Ensure That Children Receive Behavioral Health Services","description":"An Act To Ensure That Children Receive Behavioral Health Services","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD642/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=642&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1469721,"bill_number":"LD640","title":"An Act To Ban Single-serving, Disposable Plastic Water Bottles","description":"An Act To Ban Single-serving, Disposable Plastic Water Bottles","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD640/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=640&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1469728,"bill_number":"LD668","title":"An Act To Ensure Public Accountability While Implementing a Practical Approach to Remote Participation","description":"An Act To Ensure Public Accountability While Implementing a Practical Approach to Remote Participation","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD668/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=668&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Babbidge"},
{"bill_id":1469740,"bill_number":"LD641","title":"An Act To Prohibit Contributions, Expenditures and Participation by Foreign Nationals To Influence Referenda","description":"An Act To Prohibit Contributions, Expenditures and Participation by Foreign Nationals To Influence Referenda","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD641/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=641&snum=130","sponsor":"Walter Riseman"},
{"bill_id":1469750,"bill_number":"LD658","title":"An Act To Provide Funding for 2 Veteran Service Officers in the Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services","description":"An Act To Provide Funding for 2 Veteran Service Officers in the Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD658/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=658&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1469760,"bill_number":"LD670","title":"An Act To Increase the Lobbyist Registration Fee","description":"An Act To Increase the Lobbyist Registration Fee","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD670/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=670&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1469773,"bill_number":"LD635","title":"An Act To Repeal the Requirement To Obtain a Permit before Hunting with a Noise Suppression Device","description":"An Act To Repeal the Requirement To Obtain a Permit before Hunting with a Noise Suppression Device","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD635/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=635&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1469785,"bill_number":"LD630","title":"An Act To Prohibit Shelf-stable Products from Being Sold as Cider","description":"An Act To Prohibit Shelf-stable Products from Being Sold as Cider","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD630/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=630&snum=130","sponsor":"Russell Black"},
{"bill_id":1469792,"bill_number":"LD638","title":"An Act To Ensure the Timely and Transparent Delivery of Unofficial Election Results in Maine","description":"An Act To Ensure the Timely and Transparent Delivery of Unofficial Election Results in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD638/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=638&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
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{"bill_id":1469814,"bill_number":"LD663","title":"Resolve, Establishing a Comprehensive Substance Use Disorder Treatment Pilot Program for Maine's Incarcerated Population","description":"Resolve, Establishing a Comprehensive Substance Use Disorder Treatment Pilot Program for Maine's Incarcerated Population","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD663/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=663&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1469825,"bill_number":"LD655","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Survey School Administrative Units and Review the Feasibility of a 30-minute Lunch Period for Students","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Survey School Administrative Units and Review the Feasibility of a 30-minute Lunch Period for Students","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD655/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=655&snum=130","sponsor":"Janice Dodge"},
{"bill_id":1469835,"bill_number":"LD632","title":"An Act To Facilitate the Conversion of Children's Private Nonmedical Institutions to Qualified Residential Treatment Programs as Required by Federal Law","description":"An Act To Facilitate the Conversion of Children's Private Nonmedical Institutions to Qualified Residential Treatment Programs as Required by Federal Law","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD632/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=632&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
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{"bill_id":1470819,"bill_number":"LD709","title":"Resolve, To Provide a Brief Moratorium on Certain New Net Energy Billing Arrangements and To Examine the Costs and Benefits of Net Energy Billing","description":"Resolve, To Provide a Brief Moratorium on Certain New Net Energy Billing Arrangements and To Examine the Costs and Benefits of Net Energy Billing","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD709/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=709&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
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{"bill_id":1470858,"bill_number":"LD681","title":"Resolve, To Establish a Task Force To Study Safe and Stable Housing in Lodging Facilities","description":"Resolve, To Establish a Task Force To Study Safe and Stable Housing in Lodging Facilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"ADJOURNED SINE DIE and PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD).","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD681/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=681&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Libby"},
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{"bill_id":1470899,"bill_number":"LD677","title":"An Act To Improve Public Sector Labor Relations by Amending the Laws Governing Arbitration under Certain Public Employees Labor Relations Laws","description":"An Act To Improve Public Sector Labor Relations by Amending the Laws Governing Arbitration under Certain Public Employees Labor Relations Laws","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD677/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=677&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
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{"bill_id":1470924,"bill_number":"LD689","title":"An Act To Allow Trucks To Use the Leftmost Lane of a Three-lane Interstate Highway To Safely Accommodate Entering and Exiting Vehicles","description":"An Act To Allow Trucks To Use the Leftmost Lane of a Three-lane Interstate Highway To Safely Accommodate Entering and Exiting Vehicles","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD689/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=689&snum=130","sponsor":"Maryanne Kinney"},
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{"bill_id":1470950,"bill_number":"LD685","title":"An Act To Legalize Online Raffles for Nonprofit Organizations","description":"An Act To Legalize Online Raffles for Nonprofit Organizations","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD685/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=685&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Timberlake"},
{"bill_id":1470957,"bill_number":"LD688","title":"An Act To Promote Justice for Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse","description":"An Act To Promote Justice for Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD688/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=688&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1470971,"bill_number":"LD705","title":"Resolve, To Improve Air Quality and Ventilation in Maine's Public Schools","description":"Resolve, To Improve Air Quality and Ventilation in Maine's Public Schools","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD705/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=705&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1470976,"bill_number":"LD676","title":"An Act To Reclassify Part of the Androscoggin River to Class B","description":"An Act To Reclassify Part of the Androscoggin River to Class B","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD676/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=676&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1470985,"bill_number":"LD708","title":"An Act To Increase the Homestead Exemption to $50,000","description":"An Act To Increase the Homestead Exemption to $50,000","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD708/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=708&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1470996,"bill_number":"LD684","title":"Resolve, To Amend MaineCare Reimbursement Provisions Governing Supplemental Payments to Nursing Facilities with High MaineCare Use","description":"Resolve, To Amend MaineCare Reimbursement Provisions Governing Supplemental Payments to Nursing Facilities with High MaineCare Use","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently FINALLY PASSED - Emergency 2/3 Elected Required in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD684/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=684&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Timberlake"},
{"bill_id":1471005,"bill_number":"LD702","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Recapitalize the School Revolving Renovation Fund","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Recapitalize the School Revolving Renovation Fund","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD702/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=702&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1471012,"bill_number":"LD695","title":"An Act To Allow Municipal Utility Expansion under Certain Conditions","description":"An Act To Allow Municipal Utility Expansion under Certain Conditions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD695/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=695&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1471018,"bill_number":"LD707","title":"An Act To Promote Student Health by Requiring School Administrative Units To Offer Extracurricular Sports as a Requirement of Receiving State Education Funds","description":"An Act To Promote Student Health by Requiring School Administrative Units To Offer Extracurricular Sports as a Requirement of Receiving State Education Funds","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD707/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=707&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1471027,"bill_number":"LD691","title":"An Act To Support Farms and Address Food Insecurity","description":"An Act To Support Farms and Address Food Insecurity","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD691/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=691&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1471033,"bill_number":"LD701","title":"An Act To Require the Education of High School Students in Certain Life Skills","description":"An Act To Require the Education of High School Students in Certain Life Skills","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD701/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=701&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1471047,"bill_number":"LD692","title":"An Act To Establish the Operation Game Thief Fund and Allow an Applicant for a State Hunting or Fishing License To Make a Donation To Prevent Illegal Hunting and Fishing","description":"An Act To Establish the Operation Game Thief Fund and Allow an Applicant for a State Hunting or Fishing License To Make a Donation To Prevent Illegal Hunting and Fishing","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD692/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=692&snum=130","sponsor":"Lester Ordway"},
{"bill_id":1471058,"bill_number":"LD704","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Culvert Replacement","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Culvert Replacement","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD704/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=704&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1471064,"bill_number":"LD672","title":"Resolve, To Direct the Department of Transportation To Use a Rail Corridor Use Advisory Council in Reviewing the Mountain Division Line for Potential Nonrail Uses","description":"Resolve, To Direct the Department of Transportation To Use a Rail Corridor Use Advisory Council in Reviewing the Mountain Division Line for Potential Nonrail Uses","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD672/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=672&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1471074,"bill_number":"LD694","title":"An Act Concerning Business Interruption Insurance","description":"An Act Concerning Business Interruption Insurance","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD694/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=694&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1471079,"bill_number":"LD696","title":"An Act To Define \"Solitary Confinement\"","description":"An Act To Define \"Solitary Confinement\"","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-19","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD696/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=696&snum=130","sponsor":"Grayson Lookner"},
{"bill_id":1471086,"bill_number":"LD682","title":"Resolve, To Monitor Northern and Rural Energy","description":"Resolve, To Monitor Northern and Rural Energy","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD682/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=682&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1471101,"bill_number":"LD699","title":"An Act To Create a Kinship Care Navigator Program within the Department of Health and Human Services","description":"An Act To Create a Kinship Care Navigator Program within the Department of Health and Human Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD699/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=699&snum=130","sponsor":"Holly Stover"},
{"bill_id":1471108,"bill_number":"LD687","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Promote the Conservation of Land, Working Waterfronts, Water Access and Outdoor Recreation","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Promote the Conservation of Land, Working Waterfronts, Water Access and Outdoor Recreation","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD687/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=687&snum=130","sponsor":"Patrick Corey"},
{"bill_id":1471114,"bill_number":"LD674","title":"An Act To Support Early Intervention and Treatment of Psychotic Disorders","description":"An Act To Support Early Intervention and Treatment of Psychotic Disorders","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD674/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=674&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1471123,"bill_number":"LD678","title":"An Act Regarding Timelines for Permitting by the Department of Environmental Protection","description":"An Act Regarding Timelines for Permitting by the Department of Environmental Protection","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD678/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=678&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1471129,"bill_number":"LD706","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Lower the Voting Age to 16 Years of Age","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Lower the Voting Age to 16 Years of Age","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD706/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=706&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1471133,"bill_number":"LD690","title":"An Act To Ensure That Victims of Assault, Battery and False Imprisonment, Including Victims of Domestic Violence, Have Parity under Tort Law","description":"An Act To Ensure That Victims of Assault, Battery and False Imprisonment, Including Victims of Domestic Violence, Have Parity under Tort Law","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD690/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=690&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1471642,"bill_number":"LD715","title":"An Act To Make Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government","description":"An Act To Make Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 74 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD715/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=715&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1471664,"bill_number":"LD721","title":"An Act To Increase Transparency in Certain Expenditures of the Governor","description":"An Act To Increase Transparency in Certain Expenditures of the Governor","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD721/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=721&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
{"bill_id":1471685,"bill_number":"LD713","title":"An Act To Allow the Purchase of Health Insurance across State Lines","description":"An Act To Allow the Purchase of Health Insurance across State Lines","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD713/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=713&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1471707,"bill_number":"LD720","title":"An Act To Provide Funds to Aroostook County for Broadband Development","description":"An Act To Provide Funds to Aroostook County for Broadband Development","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD720/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=720&snum=130","sponsor":"John Martin"},
{"bill_id":1471730,"bill_number":"LD714","title":"An Act To Support the Recovery of Maine's Distilleries by Allowing the Sale of Cocktails for On-premises Consumption","description":"An Act To Support the Recovery of Maine's Distilleries by Allowing the Sale of Cocktails for On-premises Consumption","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD714/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=714&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1471751,"bill_number":"LD724","title":"An Act To Base the Vehicle and Mobile Home Excise Tax on Actual Value","description":"An Act To Base the Vehicle and Mobile Home Excise Tax on Actual Value","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD724/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=724&snum=130","sponsor":"Lester Ordway"},
{"bill_id":1471772,"bill_number":"LD716","title":"An Act To Enhance and Improve the Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board","description":"An Act To Enhance and Improve the Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD716/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=716&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
{"bill_id":1471795,"bill_number":"LD718","title":"An Act To Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Closing Coverage Gaps in the MaineCare Program and the Children's Health Insurance Program","description":"An Act To Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Closing Coverage Gaps in the MaineCare Program and the Children's Health Insurance Program","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"The Bill was in the possession of the Committee on Health and Human Services when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD718/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=718&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1471819,"bill_number":"LD711","title":"An Act To Allow Certain Employees To Return to Participation in the Maine Public Employees Retirement System","description":"An Act To Allow Certain Employees To Return to Participation in the Maine Public Employees Retirement System","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD711/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=711&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
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{"bill_id":1471859,"bill_number":"LD719","title":"Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Create a Plan To Incorporate the Probate Courts into the Judicial Branch","description":"Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Create a Plan To Incorporate the Probate Courts into the Judicial Branch","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"Subsequently FINALLY PASSED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD719/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=719&snum=130","sponsor":"Barbara Cardone"},
{"bill_id":1471879,"bill_number":"LD712","title":"An Act To Eliminate the Requirement for an Inspection for a Noncommercial Vehicle Less Than 20 Years Old","description":"An Act To Eliminate the Requirement for an Inspection for a Noncommercial Vehicle Less Than 20 Years Old","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD712/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=712&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1471901,"bill_number":"LD717","title":"An Act To Allow the Efficiency Maine Trust To Own Electricity Facilities","description":"An Act To Allow the Efficiency Maine Trust To Own Electricity Facilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD717/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=717&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1471924,"bill_number":"LD725","title":"An Act To Improve Transparency in State Code and License Violations by Making Public the Names of Complainants","description":"An Act To Improve Transparency in State Code and License Violations by Making Public the Names of Complainants","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD725/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=725&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathleen Dillingham"},
{"bill_id":1471945,"bill_number":"LD723","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Establishing Regional School Units","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Establishing Regional School Units","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD723/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=723&snum=130","sponsor":"John Martin"},
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{"bill_id":1472003,"bill_number":"LD726","title":"An Act To Combat Climate Change and Address Its Impact in Maine","description":"An Act To Combat Climate Change and Address Its Impact in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD726/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=726&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1472022,"bill_number":"LD749","title":"An Act To Establish a Council on Health Systems Development","description":"An Act To Establish a Council on Health Systems Development","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD749/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=749&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Perry"},
{"bill_id":1472025,"bill_number":"LD751","title":"An Act To Allow Employers To Shop for Competitive Health Plan Options","description":"An Act To Allow Employers To Shop for Competitive Health Plan Options","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD751/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=751&snum=130","sponsor":"Joshua Morris"},
{"bill_id":1472029,"bill_number":"LD734","title":"An Act To Set a Minimum Wage for School Support Staff","description":"An Act To Set a Minimum Wage for School Support Staff","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD734/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=734&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1472032,"bill_number":"LD728","title":"Resolve, Directing State Agencies That Maintain Public Lands for Recreation To Make Certain Information Readily Accessible to the General Public","description":"Resolve, Directing State Agencies That Maintain Public Lands for Recreation To Make Certain Information Readily Accessible to the General Public","status_desc":"In J Committee","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Reported Out: ONTP","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD728/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=728&snum=130","sponsor":"Russell Black"},
{"bill_id":1472039,"bill_number":"LD819","title":"An Act To Reduce Lung Cancer Rates in Maine by Creating a Voluntary Radon Testing and Mitigation Program for Landlords, Homeowners and Home Builders","description":"An Act To Reduce Lung Cancer Rates in Maine by Creating a Voluntary Radon Testing and Mitigation Program for Landlords, Homeowners and Home Builders","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD819/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=819&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1472040,"bill_number":"LD739","title":"An Act Regarding Credible Allegations of Fraud by MaineCare Providers","description":"An Act Regarding Credible Allegations of Fraud by MaineCare Providers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD739/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=739&snum=130","sponsor":"Beth O'Connor"},
{"bill_id":1472046,"bill_number":"LD815","title":"An Act To Support School Decarbonization","description":"An Act To Support School Decarbonization","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD815/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=815&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
{"bill_id":1472052,"bill_number":"LD742","title":"Resolve, To Track Youth Mental Health during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency by Ensuring the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey Is Conducted during the 2020-2021 School Year","description":"Resolve, To Track Youth Mental Health during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency by Ensuring the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey Is Conducted during the 2020-2021 School Year","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD742/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=742&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1472055,"bill_number":"LD826","title":"Resolve, Directing the University of Maine System To Study the Potential Effects of the State Adopting Atlantic Standard Time","description":"Resolve, Directing the University of Maine System To Study the Potential Effects of the State Adopting Atlantic Standard Time","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD826/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=826&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1472063,"bill_number":"LD765","title":"An Act To Provide for Judicial Review in Compliance with the Federal Family First Prevention Services Act","description":"An Act To Provide for Judicial Review in Compliance with the Federal Family First Prevention Services Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD765/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=765&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1472066,"bill_number":"LD730","title":"An Act To Protect Economic Competitiveness in Maine by Extending the End Date for Pine Tree Development Zone Benefits","description":"An Act To Protect Economic Competitiveness in Maine by Extending the End Date for Pine Tree Development Zone Benefits","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD730/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=730&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1472070,"bill_number":"LD817","title":"Resolve, To Establish the COVID-19 Review Commission","description":"Resolve, To Establish the COVID-19 Review Commission","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD817/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=817&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1472078,"bill_number":"LD747","title":"An Act Regarding Civil Mental Health Evaluations of Former Criminal Defendants","description":"An Act Regarding Civil Mental Health Evaluations of Former Criminal Defendants","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD747/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=747&snum=130","sponsor":"Holly Stover"},
{"bill_id":1472085,"bill_number":"LD811","title":"An Act To Protect the Reproductive Rights and Freedoms of Maine People","description":"An Act To Protect the Reproductive Rights and Freedoms of Maine People","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"On motion by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 811 Yeas 18 - Nays 12 - Excused 4 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD811/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=811&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1472088,"bill_number":"LD812","title":"An Act To Provide Student Loan Debt Relief","description":"An Act To Provide Student Loan Debt Relief","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD812/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=812&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1472092,"bill_number":"LD770","title":"An Act To Apply the Civil Trespass Law to Hunting Dogs","description":"An Act To Apply the Civil Trespass Law to Hunting Dogs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD770/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=770&snum=130","sponsor":"Timothy Theriault"},
{"bill_id":1472096,"bill_number":"LD786","title":"An Act To Direct the Department of Labor To Work with the Department of Education and Colleges and Universities and Career and Technical Education Centers To Develop a Preapprenticeship Program and Career Ladder for the Direct Care Workforce","description":"An Act To Direct the Department of Labor To Work with the Department of Education and Colleges and Universities and Career and Technical Education Centers To Develop a Preapprenticeship Program and Career Ladder for the Direct Care Workforce","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD786/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=786&snum=130","sponsor":"Abigail Griffin"},
{"bill_id":1472099,"bill_number":"LD813","title":"An Act To Create the Crime of Aggravated Sex Trafficking of a Person 14 Years of Age or Younger","description":"An Act To Create the Crime of Aggravated Sex Trafficking of a Person 14 Years of Age or Younger","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD813/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=813&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1472105,"bill_number":"LD820","title":"Resolve, To Convene a Working Group To Develop Plans To Protect Maine's Agricultural Lands When Siting Solar Arrays","description":"Resolve, To Convene a Working Group To Develop Plans To Protect Maine's Agricultural Lands When Siting Solar Arrays","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD820/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=820&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1472110,"bill_number":"LD767","title":"An Act To Allow the Participation of Marine Patrol Officers in Proceedings for Administrative Suspension of a License or Certificate","description":"An Act To Allow the Participation of Marine Patrol Officers in Proceedings for Administrative Suspension of a License or Certificate","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD767/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=767&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1472116,"bill_number":"LD796","title":"An Act Governing the Sale, Purchase, Removal, Transport and Disposal of Catalytic Converters Removed from Motor Vehicles, Governing Scrap Metal Processors and Creating the Motor Vehicle Services Fund","description":"An Act Governing the Sale, Purchase, Removal, Transport and Disposal of Catalytic Converters Removed from Motor Vehicles, Governing Scrap Metal Processors and Creating the Motor Vehicle Services Fund","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD796/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=796&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Timberlake"},
{"bill_id":1472119,"bill_number":"LD741","title":"An Act To Establish a Bill of Rights for Maine Residents 65 Years of Age and Older","description":"An Act To Establish a Bill of Rights for Maine Residents 65 Years of Age and Older","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD741/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=741&snum=130","sponsor":"Sophia Warren"},
{"bill_id":1472122,"bill_number":"LD735","title":"An Act To Establish a Funding Mechanism To Protect Private Roads Endangered by Climate Action Impacts","description":"An Act To Establish a Funding Mechanism To Protect Private Roads Endangered by Climate Action Impacts","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD735/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=735&snum=130","sponsor":"Lydia Blume"},
{"bill_id":1472131,"bill_number":"LD759","title":"An Act To Amend the Child Endangerment Laws To Include Certain Unauthorized Access to a Loaded Firearm","description":"An Act To Amend the Child Endangerment Laws To Include Certain Unauthorized Access to a Loaded Firearm","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-18","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD759/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=759&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Doudera"},
{"bill_id":1472134,"bill_number":"LD828","title":"An Act To Amend the Maine Education Savings Program","description":"An Act To Amend the Maine Education Savings Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD828/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=828&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1472142,"bill_number":"LD755","title":"An Act Regarding Monhegan Plantation","description":"An Act Regarding Monhegan Plantation","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD755/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=755&snum=130","sponsor":"Lydia Crafts"},
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{"bill_id":1472151,"bill_number":"LD779","title":"An Act To Extend the Time Allowed for Selling, Distributing and Displaying the State of Maine Bicentennial Commemorative License Plate and To Allow the Maine Bicentennial Commission To Continue To Serve in 2021","description":"An Act To Extend the Time Allowed for Selling, Distributing and Displaying the State of Maine Bicentennial Commemorative License Plate and To Allow the Maine Bicentennial Commission To Continue To Serve in 2021","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD779/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=779&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Bryant"},
{"bill_id":1472155,"bill_number":"LD768","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development and a Representative from the Office of the Governor To Study the Softwood Pulp Industry","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development and a Representative from the Office of the Governor To Study the Softwood Pulp Industry","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD768/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=768&snum=130","sponsor":"John Ducharme"},
{"bill_id":1472158,"bill_number":"LD750","title":"An Act To Increase Transparency of and Lower Health Care Costs","description":"An Act To Increase Transparency of and Lower Health Care Costs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD750/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=750&snum=130","sponsor":"Joshua Morris"},
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{"bill_id":1472164,"bill_number":"LD766","title":"An Act To Ensure the Safety of Certain State Employees by Allowing Disclosure of Certain Confidential Information in Limited Circumstances","description":"An Act To Ensure the Safety of Certain State Employees by Allowing Disclosure of Certain Confidential Information in Limited Circumstances","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD766/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=766&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
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{"bill_id":1472175,"bill_number":"LD801","title":"An Act Regarding Sentencing Options for a Person Convicted of a Crime Committed While Serving a Term of Imprisonment","description":"An Act Regarding Sentencing Options for a Person Convicted of a Crime Committed While Serving a Term of Imprisonment","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD801/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=801&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1472183,"bill_number":"LD823","title":"An Act To Reduce State Licensing Fees for Maine Bars and Restaurants by 50 Percent for a 12-month Period","description":"An Act To Reduce State Licensing Fees for Maine Bars and Restaurants by 50 Percent for a 12-month Period","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD823/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=823&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1472186,"bill_number":"LD804","title":"An Act To Require Notice for Orthopedic Medical Device Recalls","description":"An Act To Require Notice for Orthopedic Medical Device Recalls","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD804/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=804&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1472191,"bill_number":"LD822","title":"An Act To Affirm That Food Seeds Are a Necessity in Maine","description":"An Act To Affirm That Food Seeds Are a Necessity in Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD822/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=822&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
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{"bill_id":1472206,"bill_number":"LD761","title":"An Act To Establish the Maine Community College System Pell Grant Match Program","description":"An Act To Establish the Maine Community College System Pell Grant Match Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD761/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=761&snum=130","sponsor":"Edward Crockett"},
{"bill_id":1472207,"bill_number":"LD805","title":"An Act To Allow Municipalities To Prohibit Firearms at Voting Places","description":"An Act To Allow Municipalities To Prohibit Firearms at Voting Places","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD805/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=805&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1472212,"bill_number":"LD764","title":"An Act To Authorize the Maine Emergency Management Agency To Requisition Food Supplies for Emergency Use or Special Duty Assignments","description":"An Act To Authorize the Maine Emergency Management Agency To Requisition Food Supplies for Emergency Use or Special Duty Assignments","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD764/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=764&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1472219,"bill_number":"LD789","title":"An Act To Expand Administration of Lifesaving Opioid Medication","description":"An Act To Expand Administration of Lifesaving Opioid Medication","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD789/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=789&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1472223,"bill_number":"LD772","title":"An Act To Permit Naloxone Possession, Prescription, Administration and Distribution in Public and Private Schools","description":"An Act To Permit Naloxone Possession, Prescription, Administration and Distribution in Public and Private Schools","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD772/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=772&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1472227,"bill_number":"LD782","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Department of Corrections for Certified Batterer Intervention Programming","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Department of Corrections for Certified Batterer Intervention Programming","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD782/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=782&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1472234,"bill_number":"LD746","title":"An Act Regarding Remote Participation in Municipal Meetings","description":"An Act Regarding Remote Participation in Municipal Meetings","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD746/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=746&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathleen Dillingham"},
{"bill_id":1472237,"bill_number":"LD783","title":"An Act Regarding the Membership of the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Advisory Board","description":"An Act Regarding the Membership of the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Advisory Board","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD783/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=783&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1472243,"bill_number":"LD792","title":"An Act To Make Technical Changes to the Eligibility Provisions of the Higher Opportunity for Pathways to Employment Program","description":"An Act To Make Technical Changes to the Eligibility Provisions of the Higher Opportunity for Pathways to Employment Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD792/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=792&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1472249,"bill_number":"LD775","title":"An Act To Include within the Definitions of \"Public Employee\" and \"Judicial Employee\" Those Who Have Been Employed for Less Than 6 Months","description":"An Act To Include within the Definitions of \"Public Employee\" and \"Judicial Employee\" Those Who Have Been Employed for Less Than 6 Months","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD775/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=775&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1472250,"bill_number":"LD816","title":"An Act To Improve Communication between School Board Members and School Employees and Members of the Public","description":"An Act To Improve Communication between School Board Members and School Employees and Members of the Public","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD816/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=816&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Rafferty"},
{"bill_id":1472253,"bill_number":"LD752","title":"An Act To Increase Patients' Access to Quality Doctors","description":"An Act To Increase Patients' Access to Quality Doctors","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD752/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=752&snum=130","sponsor":"Joshua Morris"},
{"bill_id":1472268,"bill_number":"LD760","title":"An Act To Clarify the Disclosure of Records under the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act","description":"An Act To Clarify the Disclosure of Records under the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD760/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=760&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
{"bill_id":1472270,"bill_number":"LD733","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require Constitutional Officers To Be Elected by Statewide Election","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require Constitutional Officers To Be Elected by Statewide Election","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD733/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=733&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Timberlake"},
{"bill_id":1472274,"bill_number":"LD825","title":"An Act To Ensure Equality in Women's Health Care Access in Maine by Requiring Facilities Providing Abortions To Inform Patients of Options and Alternatives","description":"An Act To Ensure Equality in Women's Health Care Access in Maine by Requiring Facilities Providing Abortions To Inform Patients of Options and Alternatives","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD825/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=825&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1472276,"bill_number":"LD757","title":"An Act Concerning Large-scale Water Extraction","description":"An Act Concerning Large-scale Water Extraction","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD757/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=757&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1472283,"bill_number":"LD776","title":"An Act To Amend the Length of Time and Circumstances for Which a Sheriff May Furlough Individuals Incarcerated in a County Jail","description":"An Act To Amend the Length of Time and Circumstances for Which a Sheriff May Furlough Individuals Incarcerated in a County Jail","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD776/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=776&snum=130","sponsor":"Danny Costain"},
{"bill_id":1472288,"bill_number":"LD797","title":"An Act To Create a Registry To Improve Access to Automated External Defibrillators","description":"An Act To Create a Registry To Improve Access to Automated External Defibrillators","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD797/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=797&snum=130","sponsor":"Susan Deschambault"},
{"bill_id":1472292,"bill_number":"LD777","title":"An Act To Correct Career and Technical Education Funding","description":"An Act To Correct Career and Technical Education Funding","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD777/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=777&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1472297,"bill_number":"LD798","title":"An Act To Improve the Educational Opportunity Tax Credit","description":"An Act To Improve the Educational Opportunity Tax Credit","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD798/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=798&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1472302,"bill_number":"LD790","title":"An Act Clarifying Patient Consent for Certain Medical Examinations","description":"An Act Clarifying Patient Consent for Certain Medical Examinations","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD790/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=790&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Doudera"},
{"bill_id":1472306,"bill_number":"LD785","title":"An Act To Change the Standard for Taking a Person into Protective Custody","description":"An Act To Change the Standard for Taking a Person into Protective Custody","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD785/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=785&snum=130","sponsor":"Barbara Cardone"},
{"bill_id":1472312,"bill_number":"LD731","title":"An Act To Establish a Program To Assist Regional Firefighter Training Programs, To Provide Tax Credits to Businesses That Employ Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Persons and To Provide Benefits to Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Persons","description":"An Act To Establish a Program To Assist Regional Firefighter Training Programs, To Provide Tax Credits to Businesses That Employ Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Persons and To Provide Benefits to Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Persons","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD731/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=731&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1472318,"bill_number":"LD756","title":"An Act Regarding Criminal Services for Juveniles","description":"An Act Regarding Criminal Services for Juveniles","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD756/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=756&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1472320,"bill_number":"LD744","title":"An Act To Extend the Right-of-way Surrounding Power Lines for the Purpose of Tree Trimming","description":"An Act To Extend the Right-of-way Surrounding Power Lines for the Purpose of Tree Trimming","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD744/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=744&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Pickett"},
{"bill_id":1472326,"bill_number":"LD773","title":"An Act To Assist Public School Students and Families Who Are Homeless","description":"An Act To Assist Public School Students and Families Who Are Homeless","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD773/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=773&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
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{"bill_id":1472336,"bill_number":"LD754","title":"An Act To Promote Municipal Climate Action","description":"An Act To Promote Municipal Climate Action","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD754/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=754&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1472341,"bill_number":"LD774","title":"An Act To Promote Minimum Wage Consistency","description":"An Act To Promote Minimum Wage Consistency","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD774/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=774&snum=130","sponsor":"Joshua Morris"},
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{"bill_id":1472358,"bill_number":"LD808","title":"An Act To Repeal the Pesticide Container Fee and the Tick Laboratory and Pest Management Fund","description":"An Act To Repeal the Pesticide Container Fee and the Tick Laboratory and Pest Management Fund","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD808/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=808&snum=130","sponsor":"Bradlee Farrin"},
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{"bill_id":1472374,"bill_number":"LD740","title":"An Act To Provide Municipalities a Percentage of the Revenue Generated from the Taxes Imposed on the Sale of Recreational Marijuana in Those Municipalities","description":"An Act To Provide Municipalities a Percentage of the Revenue Generated from the Taxes Imposed on the Sale of Recreational Marijuana in Those Municipalities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD740/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=740&snum=130","sponsor":"Kevin O'Connell"},
{"bill_id":1472378,"bill_number":"LD810","title":"An Act To Allow Remote Notarization of Documents in Limited Circumstances While Preventing Exploitation","description":"An Act To Allow Remote Notarization of Documents in Limited Circumstances While Preventing Exploitation","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD810/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=810&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1472384,"bill_number":"LD794","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Survey State-contracted Providers of Therapeutic Foster Care in the State about Their Liability Insurance Needs","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Survey State-contracted Providers of Therapeutic Foster Care in the State about Their Liability Insurance Needs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD794/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=794&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1472392,"bill_number":"LD791","title":"An Act Regarding Telehealth Regulations","description":"An Act Regarding Telehealth Regulations","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD791/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=791&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1472395,"bill_number":"LD793","title":"An Act To Include as a Factor in Sentencing the Selection of a Victim Based on the Victim's Employment as a Law Enforcement Officer","description":"An Act To Include as a Factor in Sentencing the Selection of a Victim Based on the Victim's Employment as a Law Enforcement Officer","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD793/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=793&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Davis"},
{"bill_id":1472399,"bill_number":"LD795","title":"An Act To Address Rental Housing Policies","description":"An Act To Address Rental Housing Policies","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD795/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=795&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1472406,"bill_number":"LD743","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Invasive Aquatic Species","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Invasive Aquatic Species","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD743/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=743&snum=130","sponsor":"Jessica Fay"},
{"bill_id":1472409,"bill_number":"LD781","title":"An Act To Strengthen Maine's Economy","description":"An Act To Strengthen Maine's Economy","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD781/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=781&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1472412,"bill_number":"LD814","title":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Community College System To Evaluate the Need To Expand Workforce Training Options in Waldo County","description":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Community College System To Evaluate the Need To Expand Workforce Training Options in Waldo County","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD814/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=814&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1472419,"bill_number":"LD745","title":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Vaccine Board To Review and Make Recommendations Regarding Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program To Include Adults","description":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Vaccine Board To Review and Make Recommendations Regarding Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program To Include Adults","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD745/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=745&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1472423,"bill_number":"LD803","title":"An Act Regarding Violation of a Protective Order","description":"An Act Regarding Violation of a Protective Order","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD803/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=803&snum=130","sponsor":"Susan Deschambault"},
{"bill_id":1472430,"bill_number":"LD784","title":"An Act To Amend the Law Governing Approval Authority over and Oversight of Certified Nursing Assistant Educational Programs","description":"An Act To Amend the Law Governing Approval Authority over and Oversight of Certified Nursing Assistant Educational Programs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD784/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=784&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret Craven"},
{"bill_id":1472432,"bill_number":"LD818","title":"An Act To Limit Spam Texting","description":"An Act To Limit Spam Texting","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD818/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=818&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Rafferty"},
{"bill_id":1472437,"bill_number":"HP0522","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/2/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/2/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0522/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0522&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1472441,"bill_number":"LD806","title":"An Act To Clarify That Municipal Officers May Accept a Proposed, Unaccepted Way for Pedestrian, Bicycle and Other Nonmotorized Use","description":"An Act To Clarify That Municipal Officers May Accept a Proposed, Unaccepted Way for Pedestrian, Bicycle and Other Nonmotorized Use","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD806/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=806&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1472444,"bill_number":"LD732","title":"An Act To Refund 50 Percent of 2020 State Liquor Licensing Fees to Nonprofit Organizations","description":"An Act To Refund 50 Percent of 2020 State Liquor Licensing Fees to Nonprofit Organizations","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD732/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=732&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1472453,"bill_number":"LD763","title":"An Act To Allow State Vehicles Assigned to Certain Maine Emergency Management Agency Employees To Be Used for Commuting","description":"An Act To Allow State Vehicles Assigned to Certain Maine Emergency Management Agency Employees To Be Used for Commuting","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD763/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=763&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1472459,"bill_number":"LD788","title":"An Act To Align the Preconviction and Post-conviction Discretionary Deductions for Time Served","description":"An Act To Align the Preconviction and Post-conviction Discretionary Deductions for Time Served","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD788/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=788&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Evangelos"},
{"bill_id":1472462,"bill_number":"LD758","title":"Resolve, To Study Streamlining the Background Check Process for State-licensed Professions That Require Background Checks","description":"Resolve, To Study Streamlining the Background Check Process for State-licensed Professions That Require Background Checks","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD758/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=758&snum=130","sponsor":"David McCrea"},
{"bill_id":1472466,"bill_number":"LD787","title":"An Act To Comprehensively Address Homelessness and Affordable Housing in Maine","description":"An Act To Comprehensively Address Homelessness and Affordable Housing in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD787/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=787&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1472472,"bill_number":"LD827","title":"An Act To Help Veterans Access Jobs, Education and Housing","description":"An Act To Help Veterans Access Jobs, Education and Housing","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD827/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=827&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Rafferty"},
{"bill_id":1472476,"bill_number":"HP0528","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/3/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/3/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0528/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0528&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1472482,"bill_number":"LD809","title":"An Act To Prohibit the Purging of Volatile Organic Compound Gases from Oil Tankers in the Waters of Maine","description":"An Act To Prohibit the Purging of Volatile Organic Compound Gases from Oil Tankers in the Waters of Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD809/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=809&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1472488,"bill_number":"LD748","title":"An Act To Remove Coverage under the MaineCare Program for Abortions Not Covered by Medicaid","description":"An Act To Remove Coverage under the MaineCare Program for Abortions Not Covered by Medicaid","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD748/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=748&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathy Javner"},
{"bill_id":1472490,"bill_number":"LD769","title":"An Act To Increase the Availability of Mental Health Services for a Defendant Who Has Been Found Incompetent To Stand Trial","description":"An Act To Increase the Availability of Mental Health Services for a Defendant Who Has Been Found Incompetent To Stand Trial","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD769/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=769&snum=130","sponsor":"Holly Stover"},
{"bill_id":1472497,"bill_number":"LD821","title":"An Act To Improve the Investigation and Prosecution of Cases That Involve Vulnerable Road Users","description":"An Act To Improve the Investigation and Prosecution of Cases That Involve Vulnerable Road Users","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD821/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=821&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1472498,"bill_number":"LD771","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD771/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=771&snum=130","sponsor":"John Martin"},
{"bill_id":1472502,"bill_number":"LD737","title":"An Act To Increase the Value of Property Exempt from Attachment and Execution","description":"An Act To Increase the Value of Property Exempt from Attachment and Execution","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD737/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=737&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1472505,"bill_number":"LD807","title":"An Act To Ensure Equitable Access to Mobile Hotspots for Maine Students","description":"An Act To Ensure Equitable Access to Mobile Hotspots for Maine Students","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD807/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=807&snum=130","sponsor":"James Dill"},
{"bill_id":1472507,"bill_number":"LD824","title":"An Act To Extend the Protections Provided to State Employees upon the Expiration of Labor Contracts to Other Public Sector Employees","description":"An Act To Extend the Protections Provided to State Employees upon the Expiration of Labor Contracts to Other Public Sector Employees","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD824/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=824&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1473198,"bill_number":"LD838","title":"An Act To Exempt Substitutes, Coaches and Temporary Employees in the Education System from Paid Sick Leave Requirements","description":"An Act To Exempt Substitutes, Coaches and Temporary Employees in the Education System from Paid Sick Leave Requirements","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD838/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=838&snum=130","sponsor":"Jennifer Poirier"},
{"bill_id":1473200,"bill_number":"LD948","title":"An Act To Support Boys and Girls Clubs through Lottery Revenue","description":"An Act To Support Boys and Girls Clubs through Lottery Revenue","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD948/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=948&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1473203,"bill_number":"LD879","title":"An Act Clarifying the Acceptance of Public Funding by Community Benefit Organizations","description":"An Act Clarifying the Acceptance of Public Funding by Community Benefit Organizations","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD879/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=879&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
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{"bill_id":1473218,"bill_number":"LD901","title":"An Act To Assist Maine Residents Negatively Affected by Climate Change","description":"An Act To Assist Maine Residents Negatively Affected by Climate Change","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD901/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=901&snum=130","sponsor":"Sophia Warren"},
{"bill_id":1473223,"bill_number":"LD944","title":"An Act To Simplify Dual Registration of Snowmobiles and All-terrain Vehicles","description":"An Act To Simplify Dual Registration of Snowmobiles and All-terrain Vehicles","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD944/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=944&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Skolfield"},
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{"bill_id":1473231,"bill_number":"LD859","title":"An Act To Give Municipalities More Options in Municipal Elections","description":"An Act To Give Municipalities More Options in Municipal Elections","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD859/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=859&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1473239,"bill_number":"LD870","title":"Resolve, Directing the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations To Study the Impact of Policies Regarding Agriculture, Access to Land, Access to Grants and Access to Financing on African American and Indigenous Farmers in the State","description":"Resolve, Directing the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations To Study the Impact of Policies Regarding Agriculture, Access to Land, Access to Grants and Access to Financing on African American and Indigenous Farmers in the State","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD870/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=870&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
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{"bill_id":1473248,"bill_number":"LD846","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of the Secretary of State To Develop Website Information Related to Promoting Benefit Corporations","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of the Secretary of State To Develop Website Information Related to Promoting Benefit Corporations","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD846/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=846&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1473254,"bill_number":"LD848","title":"An Act To Increase High-speed Internet In Rural Maine","description":"An Act To Increase High-speed Internet In Rural Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD848/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=848&snum=130","sponsor":"Amanda Collamore"},
{"bill_id":1473260,"bill_number":"LD929","title":"An Act To Address Funding for Maine Clean Elections","description":"An Act To Address Funding for Maine Clean Elections","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD929/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=929&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bradstreet"},
{"bill_id":1473264,"bill_number":"LD917","title":"An Act Regarding Electronic Monitoring of Pretrial and Post-conviction Defendants","description":"An Act Regarding Electronic Monitoring of Pretrial and Post-conviction Defendants","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD917/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=917&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1473273,"bill_number":"LD831","title":"An Act To Aid Workforce Development","description":"An Act To Aid Workforce Development","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD831/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=831&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1473275,"bill_number":"LD845","title":"An Act To Make a Vehicle Registration Violation a Secondary Offense","description":"An Act To Make a Vehicle Registration Violation a Secondary Offense","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD845/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=845&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1473277,"bill_number":"LD883","title":"An Act To Protect Endangered Species Whose Life Cycles Include Maine Land or Waters","description":"An Act To Protect Endangered Species Whose Life Cycles Include Maine Land or Waters","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD883/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=883&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
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{"bill_id":1473319,"bill_number":"LD897","title":"An Act To Allow Municipalities To Set Below-market Interest Rates for Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral Programs","description":"An Act To Allow Municipalities To Set Below-market Interest Rates for Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral Programs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD897/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=897&snum=130","sponsor":"Sophia Warren"},
{"bill_id":1473327,"bill_number":"LD843","title":"An Act To Create a Pathway to Housing Stability for Homeless Young People and Those at Risk of Entering and Those Exiting Corrections Systems","description":"An Act To Create a Pathway to Housing Stability for Homeless Young People and Those at Risk of Entering and Those Exiting Corrections Systems","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD843/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=843&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1473330,"bill_number":"LD841","title":"An Act Regarding Deferred Disposition","description":"An Act Regarding Deferred Disposition","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD841/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=841&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1473337,"bill_number":"LD927","title":"An Act To Increase the Availability of Health Care Services by Eliminating the Certificate of Need for All Health Care Services","description":"An Act To Increase the Availability of Health Care Services by Eliminating the Certificate of Need for All Health Care Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD927/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=927&snum=130","sponsor":"Laurel Libby"},
{"bill_id":1473340,"bill_number":"LD931","title":"An Act To Increase Hospital Bed Capacity by Eliminating the Certificate of Need for Outside Hospital Beds","description":"An Act To Increase Hospital Bed Capacity by Eliminating the Certificate of Need for Outside Hospital Beds","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD931/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=931&snum=130","sponsor":"Laurel Libby"},
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{"bill_id":1473358,"bill_number":"LD895","title":"An Act Regarding the Apportionment of the Franklin County Commissioner Districts","description":"An Act Regarding the Apportionment of the Franklin County Commissioner Districts","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-01-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-01-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD895/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=895&snum=130","sponsor":"Michelle Dunphy"},
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{"bill_id":1473370,"bill_number":"LD894","title":"An Act To Increase Government Accountability by Removing the Restriction on the Dissemination of Information Regarding Investigations","description":"An Act To Increase Government Accountability by Removing the Restriction on the Dissemination of Information Regarding Investigations","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD894/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=894&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
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{"bill_id":1473379,"bill_number":"LD915","title":"An Act To Conform State Funding to the Federal Hyde Amendment Limiting Funding for Some Abortion Services","description":"An Act To Conform State Funding to the Federal Hyde Amendment Limiting Funding for Some Abortion Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD915/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=915&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
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{"bill_id":1473388,"bill_number":"LD852","title":"Resolve, To Review Public Safety around School Buses and School Bus Stops","description":"Resolve, To Review Public Safety around School Buses and School Bus Stops","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD852/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=852&snum=130","sponsor":"Walter Riseman"},
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{"bill_id":1473398,"bill_number":"LD882","title":"Resolve, To Direct the Office of Marijuana Policy To Convene Stakeholder Meetings Regarding the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Program","description":"Resolve, To Direct the Office of Marijuana Policy To Convene Stakeholder Meetings Regarding the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD882/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=882&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
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{"bill_id":1473410,"bill_number":"LD936","title":"An Act To Amend State Laws Relating to Net Energy Billing and the Procurement of Distributed Generation","description":"An Act To Amend State Laws Relating to Net Energy Billing and the Procurement of Distributed Generation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD936/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=936&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
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{"bill_id":1473524,"bill_number":"LD873","title":"Resolve, To Waive Reductions to Nursing Facility Reimbursement Resulting from Payroll Protection Program Loans and Grants","description":"Resolve, To Waive Reductions to Nursing Facility Reimbursement Resulting from Payroll Protection Program Loans and Grants","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD873/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=873&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
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{"bill_id":1473531,"bill_number":"LD860","title":"An Act To Clarify the Laws Concerning Off-track Betting Facility Licenses","description":"An Act To Clarify the Laws Concerning Off-track Betting Facility Licenses","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD860/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=860&snum=130","sponsor":"Bruce White"},
{"bill_id":1473537,"bill_number":"LD858","title":"An Act To Limit Reincarceration for Persons on Probation","description":"An Act To Limit Reincarceration for Persons on Probation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD858/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=858&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1473539,"bill_number":"LD926","title":"An Act To Ban Biological Males from Participating in Women's Sports","description":"An Act To Ban Biological Males from Participating in Women's Sports","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"IN POSSESSION OF THE SENATE WHEN THE SENATE ADJOURNED SINE DIE AND PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD926/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=926&snum=130","sponsor":"Beth O'Connor"},
{"bill_id":1473544,"bill_number":"LD925","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Develop a Plan To Redevelop Exit 5 of Interstate 295 in Portland","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Develop a Plan To Redevelop Exit 5 of Interstate 295 in Portland","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD925/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=925&snum=130","sponsor":"Grayson Lookner"},
{"bill_id":1473546,"bill_number":"LD869","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Review the Progressive Treatment Program and Processes by Which a Person May Be Involuntarily Admitted to a Psychiatric Hospital or Receive Court-ordered Community Treatment","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Review the Progressive Treatment Program and Processes by Which a Person May Be Involuntarily Admitted to a Psychiatric Hospital or Receive Court-ordered Community Treatment","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD869/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=869&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Perry"},
{"bill_id":1473553,"bill_number":"LD914","title":"An Act To Meet the State's Obligation To Pay 55 Percent of Education Costs","description":"An Act To Meet the State's Obligation To Pay 55 Percent of Education Costs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD914/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=914&snum=130","sponsor":"John Tuttle"},
{"bill_id":1473559,"bill_number":"LD854","title":"An Act To Ensure Continued Health-related Services for Children To Access Education","description":"An Act To Ensure Continued Health-related Services for Children To Access Education","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD854/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=854&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1473568,"bill_number":"LD938","title":"An Act To Ensure Maine Workers' Right To Request a Schedule Change at Their Places of Employment","description":"An Act To Ensure Maine Workers' Right To Request a Schedule Change at Their Places of Employment","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD938/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=938&snum=130","sponsor":"Barbara Wood"},
{"bill_id":1473570,"bill_number":"LD836","title":"An Act To Enhance Compliance with Motor Vehicle Insurance Requirements","description":"An Act To Enhance Compliance with Motor Vehicle Insurance Requirements","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD836/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=836&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Stearns"},
{"bill_id":1473576,"bill_number":"LD937","title":"Resolve, To Direct the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Jointly Develop Recommendations Regarding Carbon Storage Programs and Policies","description":"Resolve, To Direct the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Jointly Develop Recommendations Regarding Carbon Storage Programs and Policies","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD937/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=937&snum=130","sponsor":"Laurie Osher"},
{"bill_id":1473580,"bill_number":"LD899","title":"An Act To Protect Privacy and Security at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles","description":"An Act To Protect Privacy and Security at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD899/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=899&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1473585,"bill_number":"LD892","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Governor's Economic Recovery Committee","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Governor's Economic Recovery Committee","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD892/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=892&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1473592,"bill_number":"LD840","title":"An Act To Prevent Power Line Electrocutions","description":"An Act To Prevent Power Line Electrocutions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD840/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=840&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1473597,"bill_number":"LD877","title":"An Act To Expand the Definition of Unlawful Sexual Touching","description":"An Act To Expand the Definition of Unlawful Sexual Touching","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD877/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=877&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1473600,"bill_number":"LD876","title":"An Act To Promote Efficiency in County and Municipal Government","description":"An Act To Promote Efficiency in County and Municipal Government","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD876/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=876&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1473606,"bill_number":"LD874","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require the Popular Election of Maine Constitutional Officers","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require the Popular Election of Maine Constitutional Officers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD874/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=874&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1473608,"bill_number":"LD910","title":"An Act To Amend the General Assistance Laws Governing Reimbursement","description":"An Act To Amend the General Assistance Laws Governing Reimbursement","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD910/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=910&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1473619,"bill_number":"LD887","title":"An Act To Require Uniform Adherence to Internal Revenue Service Guidelines by Maine Nonprofit Organizations","description":"An Act To Require Uniform Adherence to Internal Revenue Service Guidelines by Maine Nonprofit Organizations","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD887/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=887&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Stearns"},
{"bill_id":1473623,"bill_number":"LD875","title":"An Act To Protect Taxpayers in the Privatization of Services and To Establish the State Procurement Review Committee","description":"An Act To Protect Taxpayers in the Privatization of Services and To Establish the State Procurement Review Committee","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD875/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=875&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1473628,"bill_number":"LD939","title":"An Act To Support Maine's Medical Marijuana Program and Ensure Patient Access","description":"An Act To Support Maine's Medical Marijuana Program and Ensure Patient Access","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD939/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=939&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1473633,"bill_number":"LD888","title":"An Act To Ensure Ongoing Services for Victims of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence","description":"An Act To Ensure Ongoing Services for Victims of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD888/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=888&snum=130","sponsor":"Michelle Dunphy"},
{"bill_id":1473637,"bill_number":"LD837","title":"An Act To Amend the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act","description":"An Act To Amend the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD837/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=837&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1473644,"bill_number":"LD902","title":"An Act To Enact the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act","description":"An Act To Enact the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD902/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=902&snum=130","sponsor":"Stephen Moriarty"},
{"bill_id":1473646,"bill_number":"LD907","title":"An Act Concerning State Pension Funds and Climate Change","description":"An Act Concerning State Pension Funds and Climate Change","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD907/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=907&snum=130","sponsor":"Sophia Warren"},
{"bill_id":1473652,"bill_number":"LD905","title":"An Act To Enact the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act","description":"An Act To Enact the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD905/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=905&snum=130","sponsor":"Stephen Moriarty"},
{"bill_id":1473657,"bill_number":"LD865","title":"An Act Regarding the University of Maine System Hiring Practices","description":"An Act Regarding the University of Maine System Hiring Practices","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD865/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=865&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1473670,"bill_number":"LD886","title":"Resolve, To Encourage Employment in the Direct Care Workforce","description":"Resolve, To Encourage Employment in the Direct Care Workforce","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD886/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=886&snum=130","sponsor":"Jessica Fay"},
{"bill_id":1473673,"bill_number":"HP0596","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION TERMINATING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY PROCLAIMED BY THE GOVERNOR","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION TERMINATING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY PROCLAIMED BY THE GOVERNOR","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0596/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0596&snum=130","sponsor":"Peter Lyford"},
{"bill_id":1473676,"bill_number":"LD868","title":"An Act To Provide Consistency Regarding Persons Authorized To Conduct Examinations for Emergency Involuntary Commitment and Post-admission Examinations","description":"An Act To Provide Consistency Regarding Persons Authorized To Conduct Examinations for Emergency Involuntary Commitment and Post-admission Examinations","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD868/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=868&snum=130","sponsor":"Lois Galgay Reckitt"},
{"bill_id":1473683,"bill_number":"LD890","title":"An Act To Protect Maine Consumers and Decrease Environmental Pollution","description":"An Act To Protect Maine Consumers and Decrease Environmental Pollution","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD890/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=890&snum=130","sponsor":"Sophia Warren"},
{"bill_id":1473685,"bill_number":"LD835","title":"An Act To Allow Citizens To Petition Government Agencies To Repeal or Modify Occupational Regulations","description":"An Act To Allow Citizens To Petition Government Agencies To Repeal or Modify Occupational Regulations","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD835/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=835&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
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{"bill_id":1473697,"bill_number":"LD912","title":"An Act To Extend Family Medical Leave to Hourly School Employees","description":"An Act To Extend Family Medical Leave to Hourly School Employees","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD912/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=912&snum=130","sponsor":"Amy Roeder"},
{"bill_id":1473701,"bill_number":"LD851","title":"An Act To Ensure Women Are Informed of Abortion Pill Reversal","description":"An Act To Ensure Women Are Informed of Abortion Pill Reversal","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD851/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=851&snum=130","sponsor":"Abigail Griffin"},
{"bill_id":1473710,"bill_number":"LD943","title":"An Act To Improve Turkey Tagging","description":"An Act To Improve Turkey Tagging","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD943/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=943&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Mason"},
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{"bill_id":1473720,"bill_number":"LD923","title":"An Act To Enact the Stop Guilt by Accusation Act","description":"An Act To Enact the Stop Guilt by Accusation Act","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD923/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=923&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Sampson"},
{"bill_id":1473724,"bill_number":"LD884","title":"An Act To Restrict the Collection of Surveillance Video, Information and Data Regarding Lawful Firearm Purchases","description":"An Act To Restrict the Collection of Surveillance Video, Information and Data Regarding Lawful Firearm Purchases","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD884/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=884&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1473730,"bill_number":"LD908","title":"An Act To Protect Maine Residents and Organizations from Unreasonable and Illegal Surveillance, Monitoring or Tracking","description":"An Act To Protect Maine Residents and Organizations from Unreasonable and Illegal Surveillance, Monitoring or Tracking","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD908/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=908&snum=130","sponsor":"Sophia Warren"},
{"bill_id":1473735,"bill_number":"LD924","title":"Resolve, To Establish a Task Force To Study the Coordination of Services and Expansion of Educational Programs and Vocational Opportunities for Young Adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities or Acquired Brain Injury","description":"Resolve, To Establish a Task Force To Study the Coordination of Services and Expansion of Educational Programs and Vocational Opportunities for Young Adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities or Acquired Brain Injury","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD924/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=924&snum=130","sponsor":"Sarah Pebworth"},
{"bill_id":1473736,"bill_number":"LD903","title":"An Act To Enact the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act and the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act","description":"An Act To Enact the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act and the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD903/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=903&snum=130","sponsor":"Stephen Moriarty"},
{"bill_id":1473743,"bill_number":"LD911","title":"An Act To Prohibit the Reception of Foreign Waste Plastic in Maine Ports","description":"An Act To Prohibit the Reception of Foreign Waste Plastic in Maine Ports","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD911/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=911&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1473747,"bill_number":"LD933","title":"An Act To Facilitate the Expansion of Broadband to Unserved Areas of the State","description":"An Act To Facilitate the Expansion of Broadband to Unserved Areas of the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD933/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=933&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1473753,"bill_number":"LD862","title":"An Act To Protect Consumer Property by Requiring Liability Insurance for Snowplow Vehicles and Vehicles Used in Landscaping or Gardening","description":"An Act To Protect Consumer Property by Requiring Liability Insurance for Snowplow Vehicles and Vehicles Used in Landscaping or Gardening","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD862/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=862&snum=130","sponsor":"Allison Hepler"},
{"bill_id":1473755,"bill_number":"LD906","title":"An Act To Provide Passamaquoddy Tribal Members Access to Clean Drinking Water","description":"An Act To Provide Passamaquoddy Tribal Members Access to Clean Drinking Water","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD906/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=906&snum=130","sponsor":"Rena Newell"},
{"bill_id":1473761,"bill_number":"LD853","title":"An Act To Increase the Fees Paid to Sheriffs and Their Deputies for Service of Civil Process Documents","description":"An Act To Increase the Fees Paid to Sheriffs and Their Deputies for Service of Civil Process Documents","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD853/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=853&snum=130","sponsor":"Ann Matlack"},
{"bill_id":1473766,"bill_number":"LD842","title":"Resolve, To Create the Commission To Examine Reestablishing Parole","description":"Resolve, To Create the Commission To Examine Reestablishing Parole","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD842/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=842&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Evangelos"},
{"bill_id":1473773,"bill_number":"LD918","title":"An Act To Transition from a Fossil Fuel-based to an Electrical Energy Economy","description":"An Act To Transition from a Fossil Fuel-based to an Electrical Energy Economy","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD918/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=918&snum=130","sponsor":"Sophia Warren"},
{"bill_id":1473778,"bill_number":"LD867","title":"An Act To Prohibit Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations for 5 Years To Allow for Safety Testing and Investigations into Reproductive Harm","description":"An Act To Prohibit Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations for 5 Years To Allow for Safety Testing and Investigations into Reproductive Harm","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD867/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=867&snum=130","sponsor":"Tracy Quint"},
{"bill_id":1473782,"bill_number":"LD896","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Study Disciplinary Policies","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Study Disciplinary Policies","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD896/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=896&snum=130","sponsor":"Sophia Warren"},
{"bill_id":1473785,"bill_number":"LD919","title":"An Act To Advance Maine's Economic Growth by Investing in Innovative, Next-generation Technology and Research","description":"An Act To Advance Maine's Economic Growth by Investing in Innovative, Next-generation Technology and Research","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD919/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=919&snum=130","sponsor":"Amanda Collamore"},
{"bill_id":1473793,"bill_number":"LD872","title":"An Act Concerning Motor Vehicle Emissions Control System Tampering","description":"An Act Concerning Motor Vehicle Emissions Control System Tampering","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD872/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=872&snum=130","sponsor":"Stanley Zeigler"},
{"bill_id":1473798,"bill_number":"LD942","title":"An Act To Waive Professional and Occupational Licensing Fees for Calendar Year 2020","description":"An Act To Waive Professional and Occupational Licensing Fees for Calendar Year 2020","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD942/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=942&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1473802,"bill_number":"LD871","title":"An Act To Clarify Certain Provisions Regarding the Marijuana Excise Tax","description":"An Act To Clarify Certain Provisions Regarding the Marijuana Excise Tax","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-18","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD871/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=871&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Perry"},
{"bill_id":1473805,"bill_number":"LD935","title":"An Act To Increase the Ability of Health Care Facilities To Respond to Health Needs by Eliminating the Certificate of Need for Health Care Facilities","description":"An Act To Increase the Ability of Health Care Facilities To Respond to Health Needs by Eliminating the Certificate of Need for Health Care Facilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD935/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=935&snum=130","sponsor":"Laurel Libby"},
{"bill_id":1474439,"bill_number":"LD984","title":"An Act To Allow Procurement of Surplus Lines Insurance for Commercial Forestry and Construction Equipment","description":"An Act To Allow Procurement of Surplus Lines Insurance for Commercial Forestry and Construction Equipment","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD984/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=984&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1474444,"bill_number":"LD963","title":"An Act To Ensure Culturally Informed Programs and Services for Adjudicated Juveniles in the Custody of the Department of Corrections","description":"An Act To Ensure Culturally Informed Programs and Services for Adjudicated Juveniles in the Custody of the Department of Corrections","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD963/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=963&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Brooks"},
{"bill_id":1474451,"bill_number":"LD974","title":"An Act To Ensure the Continuance of a Citizen Legislature by Tying Future Pay to the State Minimum Wage","description":"An Act To Ensure the Continuance of a Citizen Legislature by Tying Future Pay to the State Minimum Wage","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD974/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=974&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1474459,"bill_number":"LD979","title":"An Act To Expand Maine's School-based Health Centers","description":"An Act To Expand Maine's School-based Health Centers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD979/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=979&snum=130","sponsor":"Melanie Sachs"},
{"bill_id":1474465,"bill_number":"LD952","title":"An Act To Limit Liability Regarding Donations of Menstrual Products","description":"An Act To Limit Liability Regarding Donations of Menstrual Products","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD952/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=952&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1474473,"bill_number":"HP0705","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2021 AS AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2021 AS AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0705/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0705&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1474483,"bill_number":"LD977","title":"An Act Regarding the Maine Educational Opportunity Tax Credit","description":"An Act Regarding the Maine Educational Opportunity Tax Credit","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD977/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=977&snum=130","sponsor":"Allison Hepler"},
{"bill_id":1474490,"bill_number":"LD954","title":"An Act To Provide Equal Access to the Benefits of the Maine Food Sovereignty Act","description":"An Act To Provide Equal Access to the Benefits of the Maine Food Sovereignty Act","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD954/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=954&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1474497,"bill_number":"LD975","title":"An Act To Create an Additional Pathway To Certify Industrial Arts Teachers To Foster Career and Technical Subjects in Maine Schools","description":"An Act To Create an Additional Pathway To Certify Industrial Arts Teachers To Foster Career and Technical Subjects in Maine Schools","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD975/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=975&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1474503,"bill_number":"LD978","title":"An Act To Create an Access to Justice Income Tax Credit","description":"An Act To Create an Access to Justice Income Tax Credit","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD978/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=978&snum=130","sponsor":"Allison Hepler"},
{"bill_id":1474511,"bill_number":"SP0300","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 1, 2021 AS PUREBRED DOG DAY","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 1, 2021 AS PUREBRED DOG DAY","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0300/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0300&snum=130","sponsor":"Marianne Moore"},
{"bill_id":1474519,"bill_number":"LD956","title":"An Act To Amend the Eligibility Criteria for Creditable Service in the Armed Forces of the United States under the State Retirement System","description":"An Act To Amend the Eligibility Criteria for Creditable Service in the Armed Forces of the United States under the State Retirement System","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD956/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=956&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1474525,"bill_number":"LD965","title":"An Act Concerning Nondisclosure Agreements in Employment","description":"An Act Concerning Nondisclosure Agreements in Employment","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD965/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=965&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1474531,"bill_number":"LD969","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Construction of a Convention Center in Portland, Improvements to the Augusta Civic Center and a Competitive Grant Program for Capital Improvements to Public Venues across the State","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Construction of a Convention Center in Portland, Improvements to the Augusta Civic Center and a Competitive Grant Program for Capital Improvements to Public Venues across the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD969/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=969&snum=130","sponsor":"Kyle Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1474537,"bill_number":"SP0297","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0297/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0297&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1474547,"bill_number":"LD980","title":"An Act To Establish Balance in the Governor's Emergency Powers","description":"An Act To Establish Balance in the Governor's Emergency Powers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD980/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=980&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Sampson"},
{"bill_id":1474554,"bill_number":"LD986","title":"An Act To Provide Campground Owners Limited Civil Liability from the Inherent Risks of Camping","description":"An Act To Provide Campground Owners Limited Civil Liability from the Inherent Risks of Camping","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD986/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=986&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Timberlake"},
{"bill_id":1474560,"bill_number":"LD964","title":"An Act To Expand Access to Certified Substance Use Disorder Recovery Residence Services","description":"An Act To Expand Access to Certified Substance Use Disorder Recovery Residence Services","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD964/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=964&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1474567,"bill_number":"LD976","title":"An Act To Amend the Definition of \"Machine Gun\" To Include Bump Stock Devices","description":"An Act To Amend the Definition of \"Machine Gun\" To Include Bump Stock Devices","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD976/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=976&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Doudera"},
{"bill_id":1474577,"bill_number":"LD951","title":"An Act To Improve Transparency of Medical Billing","description":"An Act To Improve Transparency of Medical Billing","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD951/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=951&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1474583,"bill_number":"LD967","title":"An Act To Make Possession of Scheduled Drugs for Personal Use a Civil Penalty","description":"An Act To Make Possession of Scheduled Drugs for Personal Use a Civil Penalty","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD967/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=967&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Perry"},
{"bill_id":1474594,"bill_number":"LD970","title":"An Act To Base the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax on Actual Sale Price","description":"An Act To Base the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax on Actual Sale Price","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD970/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=970&snum=130","sponsor":"Jonathan Connor"},
{"bill_id":1474601,"bill_number":"LD982","title":"An Act To Protect against Discrimination by Public Entities","description":"An Act To Protect against Discrimination by Public Entities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD982/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=982&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1474607,"bill_number":"LD981","title":"An Act To Strengthen the Integrity of the Maine Clean Election Act by Limiting the Amount of Money Paid to Political Operatives","description":"An Act To Strengthen the Integrity of the Maine Clean Election Act by Limiting the Amount of Money Paid to Political Operatives","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD981/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=981&snum=130","sponsor":"Joshua Morris"},
{"bill_id":1474615,"bill_number":"LD962","title":"An Act To Appropriate Funds To Eliminate Waiting Lists for Home and Community-based Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, Brain Injury and Other Related Conditions","description":"An Act To Appropriate Funds To Eliminate Waiting Lists for Home and Community-based Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, Brain Injury and Other Related Conditions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD962/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=962&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1474623,"bill_number":"LD957","title":"An Act To Authorize Expanded Deferred Disposition Requirements","description":"An Act To Authorize Expanded Deferred Disposition Requirements","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD957/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=957&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
{"bill_id":1474630,"bill_number":"LD983","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Promote Land Conservation, Working Waterfronts, Water Access and Outdoor Recreation","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Promote Land Conservation, Working Waterfronts, Water Access and Outdoor Recreation","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD983/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=983&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1474638,"bill_number":"LD961","title":"An Act To Provide Equity in Access to Applications for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program","description":"An Act To Provide Equity in Access to Applications for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD961/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=961&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1474644,"bill_number":"LD966","title":"Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Study Fair, Equitable and Competitive Tax Policy for Maine's Working Families and Small Businesses To Enable the Implementation of the State's 10-year Economic Development Strategy","description":"Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Study Fair, Equitable and Competitive Tax Policy for Maine's Working Families and Small Businesses To Enable the Implementation of the State's 10-year Economic Development Strategy","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD966/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=966&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1474652,"bill_number":"LD959","title":"An Act To Protect Small Businesses by Ensuring That a Prevailing Wage Is Paid on Public Works Construction Projects","description":"An Act To Protect Small Businesses by Ensuring That a Prevailing Wage Is Paid on Public Works Construction Projects","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD959/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=959&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1474659,"bill_number":"LD950","title":"An Act To Improve Maine's Economic Development Incentives","description":"An Act To Improve Maine's Economic Development Incentives","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD950/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=950&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1474664,"bill_number":"LD949","title":"Resolve, To Restore the MaineCare Nursing Facility COVID-19 Temporary Rate Increase","description":"Resolve, To Restore the MaineCare Nursing Facility COVID-19 Temporary Rate Increase","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD949/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=949&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1474674,"bill_number":"LD955","title":"An Act To Narrowly Tailor Emergency Powers of the Governor and Other Public Officials","description":"An Act To Narrowly Tailor Emergency Powers of the Governor and Other Public Officials","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD955/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=955&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1474681,"bill_number":"LD968","title":"Resolve, To Expand Mental Health Crisis Intervention Mobile Response Services","description":"Resolve, To Expand Mental Health Crisis Intervention Mobile Response Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD968/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=968&snum=130","sponsor":"Laura Supica"},
{"bill_id":1474688,"bill_number":"SP0312","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE TO INCLUDE CERTAIN NONFOOD ESSENTIALS IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE TO INCLUDE CERTAIN NONFOOD ESSENTIALS IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0312/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0312&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1474695,"bill_number":"LD960","title":"An Act To Require Reporting of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, PFAS, in Products and of Discharges of Firefighting Foam Containing PFAS","description":"An Act To Require Reporting of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, PFAS, in Products and of Discharges of Firefighting Foam Containing PFAS","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD960/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=960&snum=130","sponsor":"Jessica Fay"},
{"bill_id":1474701,"bill_number":"LD953","title":"An Act To Improve Affordable Housing Options and Services To Address Homelessness","description":"An Act To Improve Affordable Housing Options and Services To Address Homelessness","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD953/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=953&snum=130","sponsor":"Susan Deschambault"},
{"bill_id":1474710,"bill_number":"LD971","title":"An Act To Require the Public Utilities Commission To Open an Inquiry Regarding Notification of the Sale of an Investor-owned Transmission and Distribution Utility","description":"An Act To Require the Public Utilities Commission To Open an Inquiry Regarding Notification of the Sale of an Investor-owned Transmission and Distribution Utility","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD971/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=971&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1474719,"bill_number":"LD985","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require Legislative Approval of Any State of Emergency Lasting Longer Than 60 Days","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require Legislative Approval of Any State of Emergency Lasting Longer Than 60 Days","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD985/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=985&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1474723,"bill_number":"LD972","title":"An Act To Establish the Rare Disease Advisory Council","description":"An Act To Establish the Rare Disease Advisory Council","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD972/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=972&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret Craven"},
{"bill_id":1474731,"bill_number":"LD973","title":"An Act Regarding the Educational Opportunity Tax Credit","description":"An Act Regarding the Educational Opportunity Tax Credit","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD973/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=973&snum=130","sponsor":"Barbara Wood"},
{"bill_id":1474738,"bill_number":"LD958","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Conduct a Review of Rules Governing In-home Personal Care Assistance Services","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Conduct a Review of Rules Governing In-home Personal Care Assistance Services","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD958/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=958&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
{"bill_id":1474961,"bill_number":"LD989","title":"An Act Regarding the Procurement of Renewable Natural Gas by Gas Utilities","description":"An Act Regarding the Procurement of Renewable Natural Gas by Gas Utilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD989/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=989&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1475000,"bill_number":"LD990","title":"An Act Regarding Veterans License Plates","description":"An Act Regarding Veterans License Plates","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD990/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=990&snum=130","sponsor":"Kimberley Rosen"},
{"bill_id":1475045,"bill_number":"LD988","title":"An Act To Increase Economic Development by Expanding the Special Fee Application Review Process of the Department of Environmental Protection","description":"An Act To Increase Economic Development by Expanding the Special Fee Application Review Process of the Department of Environmental Protection","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD988/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=988&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1475086,"bill_number":"LD991","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Conduct an Economic Evaluation Study for Commuter and Passenger Train Service between Portland and the Lewiston and Auburn Area","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Conduct an Economic Evaluation Study for Commuter and Passenger Train Service between Portland and the Lewiston and Auburn Area","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD991/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=991&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Chipman"},
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{"bill_id":1475171,"bill_number":"LD987","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Portland Harbor Commercial Revitalization Project's Confined Aquatic Disposal Cell and Dredging Projects","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Portland Harbor Commercial Revitalization Project's Confined Aquatic Disposal Cell and Dredging Projects","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD987/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=987&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Chipman"},
{"bill_id":1475224,"bill_number":"LD1030","title":"An Act Regarding Courts' Authority To Protect Children When a Parent Has Been Awarded Sole Parental Rights and Responsibilities","description":"An Act Regarding Courts' Authority To Protect Children When a Parent Has Been Awarded Sole Parental Rights and Responsibilities","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1030/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1030&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1475236,"bill_number":"LD1012","title":"An Act To Provide Funding for the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Program","description":"An Act To Provide Funding for the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1012/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1012&snum=130","sponsor":"Jessica Fay"},
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{"bill_id":1475304,"bill_number":"LD1006","title":"An Act To Allow the Sale of Ethanol-free Gasoline Statewide","description":"An Act To Allow the Sale of Ethanol-free Gasoline Statewide","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1006/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1006&snum=130","sponsor":"Beth O'Connor"},
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{"bill_id":1475319,"bill_number":"LD996","title":"An Act To Improve Dental Health Access for Maine Children and Adults with Low Incomes","description":"An Act To Improve Dental Health Access for Maine Children and Adults with Low Incomes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD996/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=996&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1475329,"bill_number":"LD1026","title":"An Act To Update the Regulation of Public Utility Monopolies","description":"An Act To Update the Regulation of Public Utility Monopolies","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1026/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1026&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
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{"bill_id":1475357,"bill_number":"LD1024","title":"Resolve, Directing the Workers' Compensation Board To Study the Impact of Workers' Compensation Laws on Certain Public Sector Employees","description":"Resolve, Directing the Workers' Compensation Board To Study the Impact of Workers' Compensation Laws on Certain Public Sector Employees","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1024/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1024&snum=130","sponsor":"John Tuttle"},
{"bill_id":1475369,"bill_number":"LD1000","title":"An Act To Change Licensure Requirements for Foreign-trained Dentists","description":"An Act To Change Licensure Requirements for Foreign-trained Dentists","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1000/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1000&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1475377,"bill_number":"LD1011","title":"An Act To Include Excluded Individuals on Insurance Cards","description":"An Act To Include Excluded Individuals on Insurance Cards","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1011/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1011&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1475386,"bill_number":"LD1016","title":"An Act To Ensure That Assemblies, Protests and Demonstrations in Maine Remain Peaceful","description":"An Act To Ensure That Assemblies, Protests and Demonstrations in Maine Remain Peaceful","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1016/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1016&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1475398,"bill_number":"LD1025","title":"An Act To Support Arrearage Management Programs through Unused Kilowatt-hour Credits Derived from Net Energy Billing Arrangements","description":"An Act To Support Arrearage Management Programs through Unused Kilowatt-hour Credits Derived from Net Energy Billing Arrangements","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1025/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1025&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1475404,"bill_number":"LD995","title":"An Act To Improve Future Reorganizations of Transmission and Distribution Utilities","description":"An Act To Improve Future Reorganizations of Transmission and Distribution Utilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD995/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=995&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1475419,"bill_number":"LD1019","title":"An Act To Promote Transparent Emergency Management","description":"An Act To Promote Transparent Emergency Management","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1019/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1019&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bradstreet"},
{"bill_id":1475428,"bill_number":"LD998","title":"An Act To Amend the Continuing Education Requirement for Pharmacists","description":"An Act To Amend the Continuing Education Requirement for Pharmacists","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD998/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=998&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1475433,"bill_number":"LD1018","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Allow the Citizens of the State To Elect the Secretary of State, Treasurer of State and Attorney General","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Allow the Citizens of the State To Elect the Secretary of State, Treasurer of State and Attorney General","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1018/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1018&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1475444,"bill_number":"LD1027","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Local Bridges","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Local Bridges","status_desc":"Enrolled","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1027/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1027&snum=130","sponsor":"Bradlee Farrin"},
{"bill_id":1475450,"bill_number":"LD1002","title":"An Act Regarding the Availability of Health Insurance Coverage for Dependents of Certain State Employees","description":"An Act Regarding the Availability of Health Insurance Coverage for Dependents of Certain State Employees","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1002/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1002&snum=130","sponsor":"Allison Hepler"},
{"bill_id":1475457,"bill_number":"LD1022","title":"An Act To Make Agricultural Workers and Other Workers Employees under the Wage and Hour Laws","description":"An Act To Make Agricultural Workers and Other Workers Employees under the Wage and Hour Laws","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1022/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1022&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1475468,"bill_number":"LD999","title":"An Act Regarding Background Checks for the Sale of Firearms","description":"An Act Regarding Background Checks for the Sale of Firearms","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD999/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=999&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1475477,"bill_number":"LD1028","title":"An Act To Ease Business Expansion by Increasing the Number and Applicability of Permit Exemptions under the Site Location of Development Laws","description":"An Act To Ease Business Expansion by Increasing the Number and Applicability of Permit Exemptions under the Site Location of Development Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1028/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1028&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1475487,"bill_number":"LD1017","title":"An Act To Let the Citizens of the State Choose Their State Auditor","description":"An Act To Let the Citizens of the State Choose Their State Auditor","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1017/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1017&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1475495,"bill_number":"LD1023","title":"An Act Regarding the Outdoor Release or Abandonment of Balloons","description":"An Act Regarding the Outdoor Release or Abandonment of Balloons","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1023/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1023&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1475506,"bill_number":"LD1005","title":"Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Study Strategies To Assist Working-class Families in Building Wealth and Achieving Upward Mobility","description":"Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Study Strategies To Assist Working-class Families in Building Wealth and Achieving Upward Mobility","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1005/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1005&snum=130","sponsor":"Morgan Rielly"},
{"bill_id":1475515,"bill_number":"LD993","title":"An Act To Retroactively Grant Sick Leave Days to Public School Employees Affected by COVID-19","description":"An Act To Retroactively Grant Sick Leave Days to Public School Employees Affected by COVID-19","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD993/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=993&snum=130","sponsor":"Bruce White"},
{"bill_id":1475524,"bill_number":"LD1015","title":"An Act To Ban Hunting with Ammunition That Contains Lead","description":"An Act To Ban Hunting with Ammunition That Contains Lead","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1015/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1015&snum=130","sponsor":"Amy Roeder"},
{"bill_id":1475534,"bill_number":"LD1034","title":"An Act To Provide Funding To Support the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations","description":"An Act To Provide Funding To Support the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1034/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1034&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1475543,"bill_number":"LD1004","title":"An Act To Ensure Access to Health Care Equipment by Eliminating the Certificate of Need for Major Medical Equipment","description":"An Act To Ensure Access to Health Care Equipment by Eliminating the Certificate of Need for Major Medical Equipment","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1004/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1004&snum=130","sponsor":"Laurel Libby"},
{"bill_id":1475551,"bill_number":"LD1032","title":"An Act To Promote the Sustainability of the State's Unemployment Insurance System by Linking the Duration of Benefits to the State's Average Unemployment Rate","description":"An Act To Promote the Sustainability of the State's Unemployment Insurance System by Linking the Duration of Benefits to the State's Average Unemployment Rate","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1032/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1032&snum=130","sponsor":"Joel Stetkis"},
{"bill_id":1475560,"bill_number":"LD1014","title":"An Act To Repeal the School Bus Reimbursement Formula and Replace It with Essential Programs and Services Funding","description":"An Act To Repeal the School Bus Reimbursement Formula and Replace It with Essential Programs and Services Funding","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1014/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1014&snum=130","sponsor":"Randall Greenwood"},
{"bill_id":1475568,"bill_number":"LD1029","title":"An Act To Amend the Marijuana Legalization Act and the Laws Governing the Taxation of Marijuana","description":"An Act To Amend the Marijuana Legalization Act and the Laws Governing the Taxation of Marijuana","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1029/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1029&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1475575,"bill_number":"LD1001","title":"An Act To Ensure Parents' Access to Their Minor and Adult Children with Special Needs","description":"An Act To Ensure Parents' Access to Their Minor and Adult Children with Special Needs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1001/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1001&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Lemelin"},
{"bill_id":1475584,"bill_number":"LD1008","title":"An Act To Require Joint Use Entities To Establish Permanent Liaisons with All County Emergency Management Agencies","description":"An Act To Require Joint Use Entities To Establish Permanent Liaisons with All County Emergency Management Agencies","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1008/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1008&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1475591,"bill_number":"LD994","title":"An Act To Promote Public Health by Eliminating Criminal Penalties for Possession of Hypodermic Apparatuses","description":"An Act To Promote Public Health by Eliminating Criminal Penalties for Possession of Hypodermic Apparatuses","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD994/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=994&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
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{"bill_id":1476026,"bill_number":"LD1036","title":"An Act To Allow a State Employee To Use a Federal Military Health Insurance Program and Reenroll upon Retirement in the State's Group Health Plan","description":"An Act To Allow a State Employee To Use a Federal Military Health Insurance Program and Reenroll upon Retirement in the State's Group Health Plan","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1036/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1036&snum=130","sponsor":"Russell Black"},
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{"bill_id":1476096,"bill_number":"LD1040","title":"An Act To Require Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training or Implicit Bias Training for School Resource Officers","description":"An Act To Require Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training or Implicit Bias Training for School Resource Officers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1040/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1040&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
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{"bill_id":1476172,"bill_number":"LD1043","title":"An Act Concerning the Unannounced Execution of Search Warrants","description":"An Act Concerning the Unannounced Execution of Search Warrants","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1043/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1043&snum=130","sponsor":"David McCrea"},
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{"bill_id":1476222,"bill_number":"LD1037","title":"An Act To Enable Nonprofit Organizations To Offer Raffle Tickets by Mail","description":"An Act To Enable Nonprofit Organizations To Offer Raffle Tickets by Mail","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1037/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1037&snum=130","sponsor":"Russell Black"},
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{"bill_id":1477959,"bill_number":"SP0332","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ELIMINATE THE WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISION THAT PENALIZES MAINE STATE RETIREES","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ELIMINATE THE WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISION THAT PENALIZES MAINE STATE RETIREES","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0332/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0332&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
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{"bill_id":1478264,"bill_number":"LD1057","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Provide for the Popular Election of the Secretary of State","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Provide for the Popular Election of the Secretary of State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1057/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1057&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1478268,"bill_number":"LD1062","title":"An Act To Phase Out the Insurance Premium Tax on Annuities","description":"An Act To Phase Out the Insurance Premium Tax on Annuities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1062/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1062&snum=130","sponsor":"Kristen Cloutier"},
{"bill_id":1478277,"bill_number":"LD1068","title":"An Act To Restrict Access to Weapons Pursuant to Court Order in Cases of Harassment","description":"An Act To Restrict Access to Weapons Pursuant to Court Order in Cases of Harassment","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-07","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1068/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1068&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1478285,"bill_number":"LD1063","title":"An Act To Allow a Qualifying Religious Organization To Self-insure for Automobile Insurance","description":"An Act To Allow a Qualifying Religious Organization To Self-insure for Automobile Insurance","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1063/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1063&snum=130","sponsor":"Steven Foster"},
{"bill_id":1478290,"bill_number":"LD1052","title":"An Act To Protect the Firearm Use and Possession Rights of Maine Citizens during an Emergency","description":"An Act To Protect the Firearm Use and Possession Rights of Maine Citizens during an Emergency","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1052/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1052&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1478299,"bill_number":"LD1059","title":"An Act To Provide Substance Use Disorder Treatment to Adolescents","description":"An Act To Provide Substance Use Disorder Treatment to Adolescents","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1059/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1059&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1478310,"bill_number":"LD1067","title":"An Act To Institute a State Tax Amnesty Program To Increase General Revenue Collections","description":"An Act To Institute a State Tax Amnesty Program To Increase General Revenue Collections","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1067/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1067&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1478321,"bill_number":"LD1060","title":"An Act To Increase the State Revenue from Casino Net Income, Reallocate the State Distribution and Provide Tax Uniformity","description":"An Act To Increase the State Revenue from Casino Net Income, Reallocate the State Distribution and Provide Tax Uniformity","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1060/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1060&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Babbidge"},
{"bill_id":1478326,"bill_number":"LD1069","title":"An Act To Provide Program Solvency, Clarity, Consistency and Flexibility in Routine Public Health Licensing Activities","description":"An Act To Provide Program Solvency, Clarity, Consistency and Flexibility in Routine Public Health Licensing Activities","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1069/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1069&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1478334,"bill_number":"LD1049","title":"Resolve, To Promote the Education of Students Who Participate in Health Education Classes Regarding Common Cancer Symptoms, the Bone Marrow Registry and Organ Donation","description":"Resolve, To Promote the Education of Students Who Participate in Health Education Classes Regarding Common Cancer Symptoms, the Bone Marrow Registry and Organ Donation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1049/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1049&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret Craven"},
{"bill_id":1478345,"bill_number":"LD1056","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Provide for the Popular Election of the Attorney General","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Provide for the Popular Election of the Attorney General","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1056/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1056&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1478355,"bill_number":"LD1077","title":"Resolve, To Promote Equity in COVID-19 Immunizations","description":"Resolve, To Promote Equity in COVID-19 Immunizations","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1077/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1077&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Libby"},
{"bill_id":1478360,"bill_number":"LD1072","title":"An Act Regarding Career and Technical Education, Adult Education and Memoranda of Understanding with Community Colleges and the University of Maine System","description":"An Act Regarding Career and Technical Education, Adult Education and Memoranda of Understanding with Community Colleges and the University of Maine System","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1072/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1072&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1478370,"bill_number":"LD1061","title":"An Act To Protect Minor Political Parties That Seek To Retain Qualified Party Status","description":"An Act To Protect Minor Political Parties That Seek To Retain Qualified Party Status","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1061/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1061&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1478382,"bill_number":"LD1066","title":"An Act To Clarify the Definition of \"Mortgage Servicer\" in the Laws Governing Mortgage Foreclosures","description":"An Act To Clarify the Definition of \"Mortgage Servicer\" in the Laws Governing Mortgage Foreclosures","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1066/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1066&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1478390,"bill_number":"LD1053","title":"An Act To Allow Microgrids That Are in the Public Interest","description":"An Act To Allow Microgrids That Are in the Public Interest","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1053/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1053&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1478397,"bill_number":"LD1051","title":"An Act To Promote Civic Engagement and Voter Participation for Young People by Lowering the Voting Age for Municipal Elections to 16 Years of Age","description":"An Act To Promote Civic Engagement and Voter Participation for Young People by Lowering the Voting Age for Municipal Elections to 16 Years of Age","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1051/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1051&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1478405,"bill_number":"LD1058","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Provide for the Popular Election of the Treasurer of State","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Provide for the Popular Election of the Treasurer of State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1058/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1058&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1478417,"bill_number":"LD1055","title":"Resolve, To Automatically Seal the Criminal History Records Relating to Any Crimes Decriminalized in the 130th Legislature","description":"Resolve, To Automatically Seal the Criminal History Records Relating to Any Crimes Decriminalized in the 130th Legislature","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1055/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1055&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1478427,"bill_number":"LD1070","title":"An Act To Make Assault on a Person 50 Years of Age or Older with a Preexisting Serious Medical Condition a Class C Crime","description":"An Act To Make Assault on a Person 50 Years of Age or Older with a Preexisting Serious Medical Condition a Class C Crime","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1070/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1070&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cyrway"},
{"bill_id":1478433,"bill_number":"LD1054","title":"An Act To Allow Hunting on Sundays with Written Consent on Private Property","description":"An Act To Allow Hunting on Sundays with Written Consent on Private Property","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1054/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1054&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffery Hanley"},
{"bill_id":1478443,"bill_number":"LD1050","title":"An Act Regarding the Duties of School Boards Pursuant to the Laws Governing Attendance at Elementary and Secondary Schools","description":"An Act Regarding the Duties of School Boards Pursuant to the Laws Governing Attendance at Elementary and Secondary Schools","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1050/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1050&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cuddy"},
{"bill_id":1478452,"bill_number":"LD1075","title":"An Act To Protect Public Lands","description":"An Act To Protect Public Lands","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1075/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1075&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1478462,"bill_number":"LD1065","title":"An Act To Clarify the Qualifications and Oversight of Sheriffs","description":"An Act To Clarify the Qualifications and Oversight of Sheriffs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1065/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1065&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Pickett"},
{"bill_id":1478467,"bill_number":"LD1071","title":"An Act To Reduce Property Taxes for Maine Residents","description":"An Act To Reduce Property Taxes for Maine Residents","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1071/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1071&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1478478,"bill_number":"LD1074","title":"An Act To Permit the Conduct of Open Air Cremation at Designated Scattering Sites","description":"An Act To Permit the Conduct of Open Air Cremation at Designated Scattering Sites","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1074/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1074&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1478489,"bill_number":"LD1064","title":"An Act To Advance Palliative Care Utilization in the State","description":"An Act To Advance Palliative Care Utilization in the State","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1064/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1064&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret Craven"},
{"bill_id":1478499,"bill_number":"LD1048","title":"An Act To Promote Hunting by Persons with Disabilities","description":"An Act To Promote Hunting by Persons with Disabilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1048/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1048&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Wadsworth"},
{"bill_id":1478504,"bill_number":"LD1078","title":"An Act To Promote Traffic Safety in Emergency Situations","description":"An Act To Promote Traffic Safety in Emergency Situations","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1078/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1078&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1478512,"bill_number":"LD1076","title":"An Act To Support the Operations of Youth Shelters in Maine","description":"An Act To Support the Operations of Youth Shelters in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1076/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1076&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Libby"},
{"bill_id":1478521,"bill_number":"LD1073","title":"Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Research Effective Strategies and Efficiencies of Legislatures","description":"Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Research Effective Strategies and Efficiencies of Legislatures","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1073/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1073&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1478770,"bill_number":"LD1079","title":"Resolve, To Review the Effects of the Deregulation of Maine Utilities","description":"Resolve, To Review the Effects of the Deregulation of Maine Utilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1079/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1079&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1478807,"bill_number":"LD1080","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Update the Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Update the Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1080/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1080&snum=130","sponsor":"Holly Stover"},
{"bill_id":1478846,"bill_number":"SP0347","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-11","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0347/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0347&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1478883,"bill_number":"LD1087","title":"An Act To Save Maine Businesses","description":"An Act To Save Maine Businesses","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1087/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1087&snum=130","sponsor":"Dwayne Prescott"},
{"bill_id":1478921,"bill_number":"LD1085","title":"An Act Relating to the Use of Genetic Information for Insurance Purposes","description":"An Act Relating to the Use of Genetic Information for Insurance Purposes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1085/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1085&snum=130","sponsor":"Patricia Hymanson"},
{"bill_id":1478962,"bill_number":"LD1082","title":"An Act To Improve Educational Opportunities by Exempting Children Who Attend Virtual Public Charter Schools from Immunization Requirements and Expanding Enrollment at Virtual Public Charter Schools","description":"An Act To Improve Educational Opportunities by Exempting Children Who Attend Virtual Public Charter Schools from Immunization Requirements and Expanding Enrollment at Virtual Public Charter Schools","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1082/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1082&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Sampson"},
{"bill_id":1479000,"bill_number":"LD1084","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Create Energy-efficient and Affordable Homes for Maine People","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Create Energy-efficient and Affordable Homes for Maine People","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1084/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1084&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Doudera"},
{"bill_id":1479039,"bill_number":"LD1083","title":"An Act To Create a Voter Identification System","description":"An Act To Create a Voter Identification System","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1083/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1083&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1479078,"bill_number":"LD1086","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Upgrade Customs Facilities at the Portland International Jetport and the Bangor International Airport To Promote International Tourism and Commerce","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Upgrade Customs Facilities at the Portland International Jetport and the Bangor International Airport To Promote International Tourism and Commerce","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1086/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1086&snum=130","sponsor":"Kyle Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1479113,"bill_number":"LD1081","title":"An Act Regarding the Special Guides Permit Drawings","description":"An Act Regarding the Special Guides Permit Drawings","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1081/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1081&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1484605,"bill_number":"LD1137","title":"An Act To Limit the Governor's Emergency Powers by Requiring a Two-thirds Vote of the Legislature To Continue an Emergency after 90 Days","description":"An Act To Limit the Governor's Emergency Powers by Requiring a Two-thirds Vote of the Legislature To Continue an Emergency after 90 Days","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1137/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1137&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Lemelin"},
{"bill_id":1484606,"bill_number":"LD1154","title":"An Act To Improve the Safety of Prisoners and Jail Staff by Limiting Work Hours of Jail Employees","description":"An Act To Improve the Safety of Prisoners and Jail Staff by Limiting Work Hours of Jail Employees","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-12","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1154/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1154&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1484608,"bill_number":"LD1101","title":"An Act To Expand the 1998 Special Retirement Plan To Include Civilian Employees Who Work for the Department of Public Safety Crime Lab and Computer Crimes Unit","description":"An Act To Expand the 1998 Special Retirement Plan To Include Civilian Employees Who Work for the Department of Public Safety Crime Lab and Computer Crimes Unit","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1101/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1101&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1484609,"bill_number":"LD1191","title":"Resolve, To Study the Feasibility of Time-of-use Rates","description":"Resolve, To Study the Feasibility of Time-of-use Rates","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1191/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1191&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Kessler"},
{"bill_id":1484614,"bill_number":"SP0375","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2021 AS BLEEDING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2021 AS BLEEDING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0375/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0375&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacey Guerin"},
{"bill_id":1484615,"bill_number":"LD1116","title":"Resolve, To Require Review of the Outcomes of Utility Restructuring and Electricity Generation Divestiture","description":"Resolve, To Require Review of the Outcomes of Utility Restructuring and Electricity Generation Divestiture","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1116/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1116&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1484617,"bill_number":"LD1110","title":"An Act To Clarify the Authority To Manage Electric Bicycle Access to Off-road Trails","description":"An Act To Clarify the Authority To Manage Electric Bicycle Access to Off-road Trails","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1110/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1110&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1484618,"bill_number":"LD1179","title":"An Act To Restrict Maine Law Enforcement Participation in Federal Firearm Confiscation or Buy-back Programs without Legislative Approval","description":"An Act To Restrict Maine Law Enforcement Participation in Federal Firearm Confiscation or Buy-back Programs without Legislative Approval","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1179/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1179&snum=130","sponsor":"Patrick Corey"},
{"bill_id":1484620,"bill_number":"LD1135","title":"An Act Regarding Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services and Increasing Reimbursement Rates for Those Services","description":"An Act Regarding Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services and Increasing Reimbursement Rates for Those Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1135/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1135&snum=130","sponsor":"Holly Stover"},
{"bill_id":1484625,"bill_number":"LD1150","title":"An Act To Phase Out Insurance Rating Based on Smoking History","description":"An Act To Phase Out Insurance Rating Based on Smoking History","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-18","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 455 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2021-06-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1150/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1150&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Brooks"},
{"bill_id":1484628,"bill_number":"LD1119","title":"An Act To Limit Credit Card Fees by Requiring Monthly Credit Card Billing","description":"An Act To Limit Credit Card Fees by Requiring Monthly Credit Card Billing","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1119/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1119&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
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{"bill_id":1484634,"bill_number":"LD1177","title":"An Act To Increase Access to Intranasal Naloxone Hydrochloride for Syringe Services Programs","description":"An Act To Increase Access to Intranasal Naloxone Hydrochloride for Syringe Services Programs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1177/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1177&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1484637,"bill_number":"SP0388","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1094, 1095, 1092, 1114, 1098, 1100, 1107, 1116, 1089, 1097, 1090, 1091, 1112, 1113, 1115, 1117, 1119, 1120, 1096, 1102, 1101, 1103, 1105, 1106, 1088, 1108, 1123, 1118, 1104, 1109, 1110, 1122, 1124, 1093, 1099, 1111, 1121","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1094, 1095, 1092, 1114, 1098, 1100, 1107, 1116, 1089, 1097, 1090, 1091, 1112, 1113, 1115, 1117, 1119, 1120, 1096, 1102, 1101, 1103, 1105, 1106, 1088, 1108, 1123, 1118, 1104, 1109, 1110, 1122, 1124, 1093, 1099, 1111, 1121","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0388/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0388&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1484640,"bill_number":"LD1104","title":"An Act To Increase the Time for Which a Temporary Motor Vehicle Registration Plate Is Valid","description":"An Act To Increase the Time for Which a Temporary Motor Vehicle Registration Plate Is Valid","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1104/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1104&snum=130","sponsor":"Bradlee Farrin"},
{"bill_id":1484641,"bill_number":"LD1163","title":"An Act To Reduce Pollution by Prohibiting Metallic Mineral Mining","description":"An Act To Reduce Pollution by Prohibiting Metallic Mineral Mining","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1163/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1163&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
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{"bill_id":1484646,"bill_number":"LD1105","title":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Public Employees Retirement System To Convene a Working Group To Investigate Public Pension Options","description":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Public Employees Retirement System To Convene a Working Group To Investigate Public Pension Options","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1105/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1105&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
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{"bill_id":1484656,"bill_number":"LD1120","title":"An Act To Allow Dentists To Receive Continuing Education Credits for Uncompensated Volunteer Work","description":"An Act To Allow Dentists To Receive Continuing Education Credits for Uncompensated Volunteer Work","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1120/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1120&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Timberlake"},
{"bill_id":1484657,"bill_number":"LD1141","title":"An Act To Amend the Service Contracts Act To Include the Replacement of Motor Vehicle Keys and Key Fobs and Damage to a Motor Vehicle That Results in Lease-end or Other Charges for Excessive Wear and Use","description":"An Act To Amend the Service Contracts Act To Include the Replacement of Motor Vehicle Keys and Key Fobs and Damage to a Motor Vehicle That Results in Lease-end or Other Charges for Excessive Wear and Use","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1141/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1141&snum=130","sponsor":"Joshua Morris"},
{"bill_id":1484661,"bill_number":"LD1181","title":"An Act To Reduce Property Taxes on the Primary Residence of Veterans Who Are 100 Percent Disabled Due to Service-connected Disabilities","description":"An Act To Reduce Property Taxes on the Primary Residence of Veterans Who Are 100 Percent Disabled Due to Service-connected Disabilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1181/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1181&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Wadsworth"},
{"bill_id":1484665,"bill_number":"LD1173","title":"Resolve, To Develop a Plan To Treat in Maine Those Children with Behavioral Health Needs Currently Treated Outside the State","description":"Resolve, To Develop a Plan To Treat in Maine Those Children with Behavioral Health Needs Currently Treated Outside the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1173/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1173&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1484667,"bill_number":"LD1203","title":"An Act To Amend the Application of the Excise Tax on Noncommercial Watercraft Temporarily in the State","description":"An Act To Amend the Application of the Excise Tax on Noncommercial Watercraft Temporarily in the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1203/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1203&snum=130","sponsor":"Jessica Fay"},
{"bill_id":1484669,"bill_number":"LD1130","title":"An Act To Establish a Public Registry for Automated Telephone Calls and So-called Robocalls","description":"An Act To Establish a Public Registry for Automated Telephone Calls and So-called Robocalls","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1130/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1130&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1484673,"bill_number":"LD1089","title":"An Act To Increase Municipal Oversight in the Site Location of Development Laws","description":"An Act To Increase Municipal Oversight in the Site Location of Development Laws","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1089/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1089&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1484676,"bill_number":"LD1157","title":"An Act To Ensure MaineCare Reimbursement Rates for Home and Community-based Services for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Are Adjusted in Accordance with Increases in State and Municipal Minimum Wage","description":"An Act To Ensure MaineCare Reimbursement Rates for Home and Community-based Services for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Are Adjusted in Accordance with Increases in State and Municipal Minimum Wage","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1157/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1157&snum=130","sponsor":"Laurel Libby"},
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{"bill_id":1484681,"bill_number":"LD1164","title":"An Act To Expand the Application Period for Absentee Ballot Requests and Allow Early Processing of Absentee Ballots","description":"An Act To Expand the Application Period for Absentee Ballot Requests and Allow Early Processing of Absentee Ballots","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1164/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1164&snum=130","sponsor":"Kyle Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1484684,"bill_number":"LD1162","title":"An Act To Dedicate a Percentage of the Sales and Use Tax on Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts to the Highway Fund","description":"An Act To Dedicate a Percentage of the Sales and Use Tax on Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts to the Highway Fund","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1162/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1162&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Cebra"},
{"bill_id":1484691,"bill_number":"LD1094","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Reduce Homeowner and Municipal Energy Bills through Increased Efficiency and Weatherization Projects","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Reduce Homeowner and Municipal Energy Bills through Increased Efficiency and Weatherization Projects","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1094/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1094&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1484693,"bill_number":"LD1183","title":"An Act To Establish a License Plate in Support of Multiple Sclerosis Programs","description":"An Act To Establish a License Plate in Support of Multiple Sclerosis Programs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1183/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1183&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Wadsworth"},
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{"bill_id":1484698,"bill_number":"LD1139","title":"An Act To Authorize and Regulate Visitation of Essential Caregivers at Long-term Care Facilities","description":"An Act To Authorize and Regulate Visitation of Essential Caregivers at Long-term Care Facilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1139/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1139&snum=130","sponsor":"Laurel Libby"},
{"bill_id":1484700,"bill_number":"LD1144","title":"An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Advance Health Care Directives","description":"An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Advance Health Care Directives","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1144/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1144&snum=130","sponsor":"Amy Roeder"},
{"bill_id":1484702,"bill_number":"LD1132","title":"An Act To Encourage the Renovation of Available Housing Stock","description":"An Act To Encourage the Renovation of Available Housing Stock","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1132/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1132&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
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{"bill_id":1484708,"bill_number":"LD1113","title":"Resolve, To Direct the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations To Study and Propose Solutions to Disparities in Access to Prenatal Care in the State","description":"Resolve, To Direct the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations To Study and Propose Solutions to Disparities in Access to Prenatal Care in the State","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1113/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1113&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1484711,"bill_number":"LD1107","title":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Connectivity Authority To Take Further Actions To Bring High-speed Broadband to Unserved Areas","description":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Connectivity Authority To Take Further Actions To Bring High-speed Broadband to Unserved Areas","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1107/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1107&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1484715,"bill_number":"LD1184","title":"An Act To Exempt from Taxation Certain Out-of-state Pensions","description":"An Act To Exempt from Taxation Certain Out-of-state Pensions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1184/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1184&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Wadsworth"},
{"bill_id":1484716,"bill_number":"LD1093","title":"An Act To Expand the Options for Shipping Wine Directly to Customers","description":"An Act To Expand the Options for Shipping Wine Directly to Customers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1093/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1093&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1484720,"bill_number":"LD1192","title":"An Act Concerning the Composition of the Criminal Law Advisory Commission","description":"An Act Concerning the Composition of the Criminal Law Advisory Commission","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1192/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1192&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
{"bill_id":1484723,"bill_number":"LD1124","title":"An Act To Change the Threshold for Creating a Specialty License Plate from 2,000 Prepaid Orders to 1,000 Prepaid Orders and To Extend by One Year the Time Allowed for Gathering Signatures","description":"An Act To Change the Threshold for Creating a Specialty License Plate from 2,000 Prepaid Orders to 1,000 Prepaid Orders and To Extend by One Year the Time Allowed for Gathering Signatures","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1124/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1124&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1484726,"bill_number":"LD1098","title":"An Act To Support Rural Maine Residents through the Winter by Providing Rebates for Backup Power Generators","description":"An Act To Support Rural Maine Residents through the Winter by Providing Rebates for Backup Power Generators","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1098/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1098&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1484727,"bill_number":"LD1146","title":"An Act To Protect Maine's Ocean Waters and Support Regulatory Oversight and the Long-term Health of the Aquaculture Industry","description":"An Act To Protect Maine's Ocean Waters and Support Regulatory Oversight and the Long-term Health of the Aquaculture Industry","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1146/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1146&snum=130","sponsor":"Robert Alley"},
{"bill_id":1484731,"bill_number":"LD1161","title":"An Act Concerning Marina-based Restaurants in the Shoreland Zone","description":"An Act Concerning Marina-based Restaurants in the Shoreland Zone","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1161/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1161&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Cebra"},
{"bill_id":1484736,"bill_number":"LD1166","title":"An Act To Increase the Property Tax Exemption for Veterans by 50 Percent","description":"An Act To Increase the Property Tax Exemption for Veterans by 50 Percent","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1166/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1166&snum=130","sponsor":"Janice Dodge"},
{"bill_id":1484739,"bill_number":"LD1140","title":"An Act To Establish a Sales Tax Exemption for the Purchase of Firearm Safety Devices","description":"An Act To Establish a Sales Tax Exemption for the Purchase of Firearm Safety Devices","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1140/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1140&snum=130","sponsor":"Patrick Corey"},
{"bill_id":1484741,"bill_number":"LD1142","title":"An Act To Prohibit the Unequal Restriction of Essential Businesses during a State of Civil Emergency","description":"An Act To Prohibit the Unequal Restriction of Essential Businesses during a State of Civil Emergency","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1142/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1142&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1484743,"bill_number":"LD1187","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Amending the Pardon Powers of the Governor","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Amending the Pardon Powers of the Governor","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-01-26","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-01-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1187/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1187&snum=130","sponsor":"John Martin"},
{"bill_id":1484748,"bill_number":"LD1092","title":"An Act To Expand the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy To Include 6 Members of the Public Who Are Not Employed as Any Type of Law Enforcement Personnel and To Require a Public Review of the Training Syllabus","description":"An Act To Expand the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy To Include 6 Members of the Public Who Are Not Employed as Any Type of Law Enforcement Personnel and To Require a Public Review of the Training Syllabus","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1092/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1092&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1484752,"bill_number":"LD1185","title":"An Act To Distribute Tax Revenue To Offset Costs Incurred by Adult Use Marijuana Host Municipalities","description":"An Act To Distribute Tax Revenue To Offset Costs Incurred by Adult Use Marijuana Host Municipalities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1185/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1185&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Perry"},
{"bill_id":1484754,"bill_number":"LD1112","title":"Resolve, To Classify Employee Health Insurance as a Fixed Cost for MaineCare Reimbursement in Nursing Homes","description":"Resolve, To Classify Employee Health Insurance as a Fixed Cost for MaineCare Reimbursement in Nursing Homes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1112/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1112&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Timberlake"},
{"bill_id":1484755,"bill_number":"LD1090","title":"Resolve, To Equitably Fund Legal Fees for Progressive Treatment Programs","description":"Resolve, To Equitably Fund Legal Fees for Progressive Treatment Programs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1090/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1090&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1484757,"bill_number":"LD1126","title":"An Act To Update the Voter Registration Process","description":"An Act To Update the Voter Registration Process","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1126/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1126&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1484762,"bill_number":"LD1170","title":"An Act Regarding Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm in a Correctional Facility or Jail","description":"An Act Regarding Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm in a Correctional Facility or Jail","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1170/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1170&snum=130","sponsor":"Danny Costain"},
{"bill_id":1484763,"bill_number":"LD1097","title":"An Act Regarding the Definition of \"Development of State or Regional Significance That May Substantially Affect the Environment\"","description":"An Act Regarding the Definition of \"Development of State or Regional Significance That May Substantially Affect the Environment\"","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1097/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1097&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1484766,"bill_number":"LD1128","title":"An Act Relating to Personnel Working in Public Safety","description":"An Act Relating to Personnel Working in Public Safety","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1128/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1128&snum=130","sponsor":"Patrick Corey"},
{"bill_id":1484769,"bill_number":"LD1143","title":"An Act To Protect Tenants from Unnecessary Evictions","description":"An Act To Protect Tenants from Unnecessary Evictions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1143/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1143&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1484770,"bill_number":"LD1095","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Purchase 4 Nursing Simulators for Use by the University of Maine System and the Maine Community College System","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Purchase 4 Nursing Simulators for Use by the University of Maine System and the Maine Community College System","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1095/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1095&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1484782,"bill_number":"LD1196","title":"An Act Regarding Reporting on Spending for Behavioral Health Care Services and To Clarify Requirements for Credentialing by Health Insurance Carriers","description":"An Act Regarding Reporting on Spending for Behavioral Health Care Services and To Clarify Requirements for Credentialing by Health Insurance Carriers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1196/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1196&snum=130","sponsor":"Samuel Zager"},
{"bill_id":1484783,"bill_number":"LD1111","title":"An Act To Update the Statutes Governing Membership of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Veterans' Homes","description":"An Act To Update the Statutes Governing Membership of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Veterans' Homes","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1111/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1111&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1484786,"bill_number":"LD1096","title":"An Act To Clarify the Rule-making Authority of the Supreme Judicial Court Concerning Electronic Records and Filing","description":"An Act To Clarify the Rule-making Authority of the Supreme Judicial Court Concerning Electronic Records and Filing","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1096/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1096&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1484789,"bill_number":"LD1172","title":"An Act To Delay State-mandated Teacher and Principal Evaluation","description":"An Act To Delay State-mandated Teacher and Principal Evaluation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1172/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1172&snum=130","sponsor":"David McCrea"},
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{"bill_id":1484802,"bill_number":"LD1121","title":"An Act To Create an Open and Streamlined Primary System","description":"An Act To Create an Open and Streamlined Primary System","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1121/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1121&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1484807,"bill_number":"LD1195","title":"An Act To Increase Funding to Qualifying Municipalities by Sharing Adult Use Marijuana Sales and Excise Tax Revenue","description":"An Act To Increase Funding to Qualifying Municipalities by Sharing Adult Use Marijuana Sales and Excise Tax Revenue","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-18","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1195/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1195&snum=130","sponsor":"Tiffany Roberts-Lovell"},
{"bill_id":1484810,"bill_number":"LD1122","title":"An Act To Promote Public Safety by Allowing Lighted Signs on Certain Vehicles","description":"An Act To Promote Public Safety by Allowing Lighted Signs on Certain Vehicles","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1122/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1122&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Chipman"},
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{"bill_id":1484817,"bill_number":"LD1169","title":"An Act To Improve Teacher Certification during Staffing Shortages","description":"An Act To Improve Teacher Certification during Staffing Shortages","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1169/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1169&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Sampson"},
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{"bill_id":1484832,"bill_number":"LD1091","title":"An Act To Improve the Long-term Outcomes for Youth Transitioning from State Care by Raising the Upper Age Limit for Voluntary Support Eligibility","description":"An Act To Improve the Long-term Outcomes for Youth Transitioning from State Care by Raising the Upper Age Limit for Voluntary Support Eligibility","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1091/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1091&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1484835,"bill_number":"LD1118","title":"An Act To Promote Reliable Rural High-speed Internet","description":"An Act To Promote Reliable Rural High-speed Internet","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1118/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1118&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1484839,"bill_number":"LD1182","title":"An Act To Allow Commercial Lobster License Holders To Possess a Marine Harvesting Demonstration License","description":"An Act To Allow Commercial Lobster License Holders To Possess a Marine Harvesting Demonstration License","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1182/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1182&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1484842,"bill_number":"LD1190","title":"An Act To Support the Provision of Universal, Affordable Broadband Internet","description":"An Act To Support the Provision of Universal, Affordable Broadband Internet","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1190/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1190&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1484844,"bill_number":"HP0882","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION, RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF TEACHERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION, RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF TEACHERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0882/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0882&snum=130","sponsor":"Maureen Terry"},
{"bill_id":1484849,"bill_number":"LD1165","title":"An Act To Provide Secured Drop Boxes for Absentee Ballots","description":"An Act To Provide Secured Drop Boxes for Absentee Ballots","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1165/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1165&snum=130","sponsor":"Kyle Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1484850,"bill_number":"LD1189","title":"An Act To Amend the Teacher Certification Statutes","description":"An Act To Amend the Teacher Certification Statutes","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1189/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1189&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1484852,"bill_number":"SP0369","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN MAINE AND TAIWAN AND SUPPORTING BILATERAL TRADE RELATIONS AND TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN MAINE AND TAIWAN AND SUPPORTING BILATERAL TRADE RELATIONS AND TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0369/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0369&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1484856,"bill_number":"LD1115","title":"An Act To Improve Access to HIV Prevention Medications","description":"An Act To Improve Access to HIV Prevention Medications","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1115/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1115&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1484859,"bill_number":"LD1197","title":"Resolve, To Require Continued MaineCare Reimbursement to Nursing Facilities for Bed Hold Days during Hospitalizations and Therapeutic Leaves of Absence","description":"Resolve, To Require Continued MaineCare Reimbursement to Nursing Facilities for Bed Hold Days during Hospitalizations and Therapeutic Leaves of Absence","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1197/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1197&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret Craven"},
{"bill_id":1484861,"bill_number":"LD1123","title":"An Act To Authorize a Monument to the Victims of and First Responders to COVID-19","description":"An Act To Authorize a Monument to the Victims of and First Responders to COVID-19","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1123/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1123&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Chipman"},
{"bill_id":1484863,"bill_number":"LD1152","title":"Resolve, To Require Maine Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Review the Level of Student Debt and Develop Plans To Limit Student Debt","description":"Resolve, To Require Maine Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Review the Level of Student Debt and Develop Plans To Limit Student Debt","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1152/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1152&snum=130","sponsor":"Edward Crockett"},
{"bill_id":1484870,"bill_number":"LD1174","title":"An Act To Allow Municipalities To Send Separate Tax Bills for Municipal, County and School Taxes","description":"An Act To Allow Municipalities To Send Separate Tax Bills for Municipal, County and School Taxes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1174/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1174&snum=130","sponsor":"Lester Ordway"},
{"bill_id":1484873,"bill_number":"LD1186","title":"An Act To Require a Course Regarding the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Maine To Be Taught to High School Seniors","description":"An Act To Require a Course Regarding the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Maine To Be Taught to High School Seniors","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1186/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1186&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Cebra"},
{"bill_id":1484876,"bill_number":"LD1188","title":"An Act To Include Career and Technical Education Teachers in the Minimum $40,000 Salary Initiative","description":"An Act To Include Career and Technical Education Teachers in the Minimum $40,000 Salary Initiative","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1188/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1188&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1484878,"bill_number":"LD1125","title":"An Act To Define \"Leadership Political Action Committee\"","description":"An Act To Define \"Leadership Political Action Committee\"","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1125/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1125&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1484880,"bill_number":"LD1171","title":"An Act To Curtail No-knock Warrants","description":"An Act To Curtail No-knock Warrants","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1171/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1171&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1484884,"bill_number":"LD1201","title":"Resolve, Directing the Maine State Housing Authority To Engage Stakeholders in an Examination of Fair Chance Housing Policy Options","description":"Resolve, Directing the Maine State Housing Authority To Engage Stakeholders in an Examination of Fair Chance Housing Policy Options","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1201/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1201&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1484885,"bill_number":"LD1103","title":"An Act To Allow a 5-year Open Enrollment in the Participating Local District Retirement Program for Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters and Other Municipal Employees","description":"An Act To Allow a 5-year Open Enrollment in the Participating Local District Retirement Program for Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters and Other Municipal Employees","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1103/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1103&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1484890,"bill_number":"LD1145","title":"An Act To Eliminate the State Income Tax on Maine Public Employees Retirement System Pensions","description":"An Act To Eliminate the State Income Tax on Maine Public Employees Retirement System Pensions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1145/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1145&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1484892,"bill_number":"LD1160","title":"An Act To Reduce the Burden on Courts and Promote the Resolution of Civil Cases","description":"An Act To Reduce the Burden on Courts and Promote the Resolution of Civil Cases","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1160/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1160&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1484895,"bill_number":"LD1149","title":"An Act To Provide Exemptions from Certain Teacher Certification Examination Requirements","description":"An Act To Provide Exemptions from Certain Teacher Certification Examination Requirements","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1149/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1149&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1484896,"bill_number":"LD1168","title":"An Act To License Operators of Personnel Hoists","description":"An Act To License Operators of Personnel Hoists","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1168/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1168&snum=130","sponsor":"Tiffany Roberts-Lovell"},
{"bill_id":1484900,"bill_number":"LD1138","title":"An Act To Ensure the Right to Self-defense Exists outside the Home by Removing the Requirement To Retreat","description":"An Act To Ensure the Right to Self-defense Exists outside the Home by Removing the Requirement To Retreat","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1138/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1138&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1484904,"bill_number":"LD1200","title":"An Act To Bring Gender Parity to Corporate Boards","description":"An Act To Bring Gender Parity to Corporate Boards","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1200/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1200&snum=130","sponsor":"Lois Galgay Reckitt"},
{"bill_id":1484907,"bill_number":"LD1108","title":"An Act To Promote Legislative Oversight of Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds","description":"An Act To Promote Legislative Oversight of Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1108/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1108&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1484908,"bill_number":"LD1117","title":"An Act To Prevent Excessive Prices for Prescription Drugs","description":"An Act To Prevent Excessive Prices for Prescription Drugs","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1117/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1117&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1484910,"bill_number":"LD1158","title":"An Act Regarding the Application of Certain Pesticides for Nonagricultural Use","description":"An Act Regarding the Application of Certain Pesticides for Nonagricultural Use","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1158/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1158&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1484914,"bill_number":"LD1178","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Prohibit the Consideration of a People's Veto at a Presidential Primary","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Prohibit the Consideration of a People's Veto at a Presidential Primary","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1178/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1178&snum=130","sponsor":"Patrick Corey"},
{"bill_id":1484918,"bill_number":"LD1109","title":"An Act To Align Equipment Requirements for Electric Bicycles with National Manufacturing Standards","description":"An Act To Align Equipment Requirements for Electric Bicycles with National Manufacturing Standards","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1109/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1109&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1484920,"bill_number":"LD1151","title":"An Act To Lower Out-of-pocket Prescription Medicine Costs by Requiring Health Insurers To Offer Plans with No Deductibles","description":"An Act To Lower Out-of-pocket Prescription Medicine Costs by Requiring Health Insurers To Offer Plans with No Deductibles","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1151/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1151&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1484922,"bill_number":"LD1202","title":"An Act To Establish a Wood-fired Combined Heat and Power Program","description":"An Act To Establish a Wood-fired Combined Heat and Power Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1202/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1202&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Wadsworth"},
{"bill_id":1484924,"bill_number":"LD1127","title":"An Act To Prohibit the Use of \"No-knock\" Warrants","description":"An Act To Prohibit the Use of \"No-knock\" Warrants","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1127/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1127&snum=130","sponsor":"Amy Roeder"},
{"bill_id":1484929,"bill_number":"LD1193","title":"An Act To Exempt Certain Disabled Veterans from the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax","description":"An Act To Exempt Certain Disabled Veterans from the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1193/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1193&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Brooks"},
{"bill_id":1484932,"bill_number":"LD1102","title":"Resolve, Directing the Family Law Advisory Commission To Review Preliminary Injunctions in Judicial Separation and Divorce Actions","description":"Resolve, Directing the Family Law Advisory Commission To Review Preliminary Injunctions in Judicial Separation and Divorce Actions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1102/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1102&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Bailey"},
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{"bill_id":1484939,"bill_number":"LD1180","title":"An Act To Prohibit Discrimination in Housing Based on a Person's Participation in a Rental Assistance Program","description":"An Act To Prohibit Discrimination in Housing Based on a Person's Participation in a Rental Assistance Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1180/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1180&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1484941,"bill_number":"LD1147","title":"Resolve, To Enhance Access to Medication Management for Individuals with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness","description":"Resolve, To Enhance Access to Medication Management for Individuals with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1147/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1147&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
{"bill_id":1484945,"bill_number":"LD1155","title":"An Act To Require Election Transparency and Audits","description":"An Act To Require Election Transparency and Audits","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1155/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1155&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1484947,"bill_number":"LD1088","title":"An Act To Allow Nonresidents Who Own Property To Speak at Town Meetings on Local Issues","description":"An Act To Allow Nonresidents Who Own Property To Speak at Town Meetings on Local Issues","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1088/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1088&snum=130","sponsor":"Marianne Moore"},
{"bill_id":1484948,"bill_number":"LD1175","title":"An Act To Prohibit Excessive Telephone Charges in Maine Jails and Prisons","description":"An Act To Prohibit Excessive Telephone Charges in Maine Jails and Prisons","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1175/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1175&snum=130","sponsor":"Maryanne Kinney"},
{"bill_id":1486261,"bill_number":"LD1206","title":"An Act Regarding the Terms of Office of the Director of the Maine State Museum Commission, the State Librarian and the Director of the Maine Arts Commission","description":"An Act Regarding the Terms of Office of the Director of the Maine State Museum Commission, the State Librarian and the Director of the Maine Arts Commission","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1206/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1206&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1486280,"bill_number":"LD1205","title":"An Act To Ensure Equitable Taxation of Off-track Betting Facilities","description":"An Act To Ensure Equitable Taxation of Off-track Betting Facilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1205/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1205&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1486299,"bill_number":"LD1208","title":"An Act To Amend the State's Electronic Waste Recycling Law","description":"An Act To Amend the State's Electronic Waste Recycling Law","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1208/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1208&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1486321,"bill_number":"LD1204","title":"An Act To Address the Shortage of Direct Care Workers for Children with Disabilities in Maine","description":"An Act To Address the Shortage of Direct Care Workers for Children with Disabilities in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1204/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1204&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1486339,"bill_number":"LD1207","title":"Resolve, Regarding Education Technician III Certification for Students at Eastern Maine Community College","description":"Resolve, Regarding Education Technician III Certification for Students at Eastern Maine Community College","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 729 Yeas 30 - Nays 0 - Excused 4 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1207/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1207&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Rafferty"},
{"bill_id":1486354,"bill_number":"LD1223","title":"An Act To Allow Crematories Using Chemical Dissolution Processes in Facilities Other Than Cemeteries","description":"An Act To Allow Crematories Using Chemical Dissolution Processes in Facilities Other Than Cemeteries","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1223/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1223&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1486359,"bill_number":"LD1227","title":"An Act To Provide Equity in the State Income Tax Deduction for Certain Public Employees Retirement System Pensions","description":"An Act To Provide Equity in the State Income Tax Deduction for Certain Public Employees Retirement System Pensions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1227/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1227&snum=130","sponsor":"Janice Dodge"},
{"bill_id":1486368,"bill_number":"LD1210","title":"An Act To Remove Barriers to Employment by Sealing the Records of Persons Convicted of Certain Nonviolent Crimes","description":"An Act To Remove Barriers to Employment by Sealing the Records of Persons Convicted of Certain Nonviolent Crimes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1210/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1210&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1486378,"bill_number":"LD1219","title":"Resolve, To Facilitate the Modernization and Streamlining of the Utility Pole Attachment Process","description":"Resolve, To Facilitate the Modernization and Streamlining of the Utility Pole Attachment Process","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1219/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1219&snum=130","sponsor":"William Tuell"},
{"bill_id":1486385,"bill_number":"LD1217","title":"An Act To Require the Acceptance of Cash for In-person Retail Transactions","description":"An Act To Require the Acceptance of Cash for In-person Retail Transactions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1217/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1217&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathleen Dillingham"},
{"bill_id":1486394,"bill_number":"HP0906","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/22/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/22/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0906/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0906&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1486405,"bill_number":"LD1231","title":"An Act Concerning Climate and Community Investment Projects","description":"An Act Concerning Climate and Community Investment Projects","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"IN POSSESSION OF THE SENATE WHEN THE SENATE ADJOURNED SINE DIE AND PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1231/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1231&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cuddy"},
{"bill_id":1486410,"bill_number":"SP0401","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1206, 1207, 1208, 1204, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1222, 1205","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1206, 1207, 1208, 1204, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1222, 1205","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0401/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0401&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1486419,"bill_number":"LD1211","title":"Resolve, To Create the Study Group To Research Balancing Development and Conservation in Maine's Coastal Waters and Submerged Lands","description":"Resolve, To Create the Study Group To Research Balancing Development and Conservation in Maine's Coastal Waters and Submerged Lands","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1211/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1211&snum=130","sponsor":"Lynne Williams"},
{"bill_id":1486429,"bill_number":"LD1221","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1221/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1221&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1486436,"bill_number":"LD1232","title":"An Act To Clarify Services Provided by Barbers and Master Barbers","description":"An Act To Clarify Services Provided by Barbers and Master Barbers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1232/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1232&snum=130","sponsor":"Suzanne Salisbury"},
{"bill_id":1486446,"bill_number":"LD1220","title":"An Act To Require a Two-thirds Vote of the Legislature Every 2 Weeks To Maintain a State of Emergency Declared by the Governor","description":"An Act To Require a Two-thirds Vote of the Legislature Every 2 Weeks To Maintain a State of Emergency Declared by the Governor","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1220/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1220&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1486458,"bill_number":"LD1222","title":"An Act To Reduce Property Taxes of Seniors in an Amount Equal to the Cost of Education","description":"An Act To Reduce Property Taxes of Seniors in an Amount Equal to the Cost of Education","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1222/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1222&snum=130","sponsor":"Russell Black"},
{"bill_id":1486464,"bill_number":"LD1226","title":"Resolve, Directing the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations To Examine Restorative Justice","description":"Resolve, Directing the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations To Examine Restorative Justice","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1226/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1226&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1486474,"bill_number":"SP0400","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO DESIGNATE A STATE FUNERAL FOR THE LAST LIVING WORLD WAR II MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO DESIGNATE A STATE FUNERAL FOR THE LAST LIVING WORLD WAR II MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0400/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0400&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacey Guerin"},
{"bill_id":1486487,"bill_number":"LD1228","title":"An Act To Promote Transparency in Nonconsensual Towing and Roadside Assistance","description":"An Act To Promote Transparency in Nonconsensual Towing and Roadside Assistance","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1228/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1228&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Bryant"},
{"bill_id":1486495,"bill_number":"LD1213","title":"Resolve, Regarding Electronic Tagging of Big Game Animals","description":"Resolve, Regarding Electronic Tagging of Big Game Animals","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1213/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1213&snum=130","sponsor":"Roland Martin"},
{"bill_id":1486504,"bill_number":"LD1224","title":"An Act To Authorize Remote Participation in Maine State Cultural Affairs Council Meetings","description":"An Act To Authorize Remote Participation in Maine State Cultural Affairs Council Meetings","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1224/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1224&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1486512,"bill_number":"LD1233","title":"An Act To Determine How Many Employees of Large Companies in Maine Receive Public Benefits","description":"An Act To Determine How Many Employees of Large Companies in Maine Receive Public Benefits","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1233/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1233&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1486522,"bill_number":"LD1215","title":"Resolve, To Require the State Auditor To Report on Corrective Actions Regarding the Administration of Federal Grants","description":"Resolve, To Require the State Auditor To Report on Corrective Actions Regarding the Administration of Federal Grants","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1215/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1215&snum=130","sponsor":"Walter Riseman"},
{"bill_id":1486532,"bill_number":"LD1234","title":"An Act To Allow Lemonade Stands and Other Food and Nonalcoholic Beverage Sales by Minors","description":"An Act To Allow Lemonade Stands and Other Food and Nonalcoholic Beverage Sales by Minors","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1234/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1234&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1486539,"bill_number":"LD1209","title":"An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2021-22","description":"An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2021-22","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1209/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1209&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1486550,"bill_number":"LD1212","title":"An Act To Allow Sunday Hunting North of U.S. Route 2 from the New Hampshire Border to Bangor, North of Route 9 from Bangor to the Canadian Border and within That Portion of the White Mountain National Forest inside the State","description":"An Act To Allow Sunday Hunting North of U.S. Route 2 from the New Hampshire Border to Bangor, North of Route 9 from Bangor to the Canadian Border and within That Portion of the White Mountain National Forest inside the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1212/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1212&snum=130","sponsor":"Lester Ordway"},
{"bill_id":1486556,"bill_number":"LD1218","title":"Resolve, To Require the Attorney General To Provide an Update on Maine's Implementation of the Federal Law Called \"Savanna's Act\"","description":"Resolve, To Require the Attorney General To Provide an Update on Maine's Implementation of the Federal Law Called \"Savanna's Act\"","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1218/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1218&snum=130","sponsor":"Rena Newell"},
{"bill_id":1486568,"bill_number":"LD1229","title":"An Act To Require Certain Medical Providers To Administer Ultrasounds and Provide Information to Certain Pregnant Patients","description":"An Act To Require Certain Medical Providers To Administer Ultrasounds and Provide Information to Certain Pregnant Patients","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1229/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1229&snum=130","sponsor":"Abigail Griffin"},
{"bill_id":1486579,"bill_number":"LD1214","title":"An Act To Require Vehicle Safety within the Funeral Industry","description":"An Act To Require Vehicle Safety within the Funeral Industry","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1214/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1214&snum=130","sponsor":"Tavis Hasenfus"},
{"bill_id":1486584,"bill_number":"LD1225","title":"An Act To Provide Dignity for Fetal Remains by Requiring Their Interment or Cremation","description":"An Act To Provide Dignity for Fetal Remains by Requiring Their Interment or Cremation","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1225/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1225&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cyrway"},
{"bill_id":1486596,"bill_number":"LD1230","title":"An Act To Enhance Traffic Safety with Regard to the Operation of Bicycles on Public Ways","description":"An Act To Enhance Traffic Safety with Regard to the Operation of Bicycles on Public Ways","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1230/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1230&snum=130","sponsor":"Allison Hepler"},
{"bill_id":1486604,"bill_number":"LD1216","title":"An Act To Amend the State Tax Laws","description":"An Act To Amend the State Tax Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1216/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1216&snum=130","sponsor":"Maureen Terry"},
{"bill_id":1487032,"bill_number":"LD1241","title":"An Act To Establish More Transparency, Due Process, Education and Understanding between the Department of Health and Human Services and Certain Maine Businesses","description":"An Act To Establish More Transparency, Due Process, Education and Understanding between the Department of Health and Human Services and Certain Maine Businesses","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1241/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1241&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1487050,"bill_number":"LD1245","title":"An Act To Ensure the Provision of Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to Firefighters","description":"An Act To Ensure the Provision of Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to Firefighters","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1245/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1245&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1487068,"bill_number":"LD1238","title":"An Act To Protect Women's Single-sex Shelters","description":"An Act To Protect Women's Single-sex Shelters","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1238/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1238&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1487086,"bill_number":"LD1244","title":"An Act To Extend Electronic Proof of Registration to All-terrain Vehicles, Snowmobiles and Watercraft","description":"An Act To Extend Electronic Proof of Registration to All-terrain Vehicles, Snowmobiles and Watercraft","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1244/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1244&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Landry"},
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{"bill_id":1487153,"bill_number":"LD1243","title":"An Act To Exempt from Taxation Out-of-state Pensions","description":"An Act To Exempt from Taxation Out-of-state Pensions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1243/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1243&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Sampson"},
{"bill_id":1487170,"bill_number":"HP0913","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/23/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/23/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0913/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0913&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1487186,"bill_number":"LD1242","title":"An Act To Amend the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act","description":"An Act To Amend the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-18","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1242/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1242&snum=130","sponsor":"Lynne Williams"},
{"bill_id":1487203,"bill_number":"LD1236","title":"An Act Authorizing the Attorney General To Enter into Contingent Fee Agreements","description":"An Act Authorizing the Attorney General To Enter into Contingent Fee Agreements","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1236/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1236&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1487223,"bill_number":"LD1237","title":"An Act To Allow the Governor To Declare a Limited State of Emergency for Federal Aid Purposes","description":"An Act To Allow the Governor To Declare a Limited State of Emergency for Federal Aid Purposes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1237/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1237&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1487242,"bill_number":"LD1246","title":"Resolve, To Study Best Practices and Different Area Needs for Development of Affordable Homes and Expanding Home Ownership in Maine Communities","description":"Resolve, To Study Best Practices and Different Area Needs for Development of Affordable Homes and Expanding Home Ownership in Maine Communities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1246/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1246&snum=130","sponsor":"Traci Gere"},
{"bill_id":1487252,"bill_number":"LD1239","title":"An Act Establishing Employers' Right To File a Complaint To Enforce Payment of Workers' Compensation Premiums","description":"An Act Establishing Employers' Right To File a Complaint To Enforce Payment of Workers' Compensation Premiums","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1239/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1239&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1487548,"bill_number":"LD1248","title":"An Act To Limit the Cost of a 4-year Degree Offered in this State and Implement Provisions Designed To Reduce Student Debt","description":"An Act To Limit the Cost of a 4-year Degree Offered in this State and Implement Provisions Designed To Reduce Student Debt","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1248/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1248&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1487555,"bill_number":"LD1250","title":"An Act To Allow Law Enforcement Officers with Federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Clearance To Carry a Concealed Weapon","description":"An Act To Allow Law Enforcement Officers with Federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Clearance To Carry a Concealed Weapon","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1250/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1250&snum=130","sponsor":"Joshua Morris"},
{"bill_id":1487563,"bill_number":"LD1252","title":"An Act To Improve Family Day Care Providers by Increasing the Number of Children Allowed To Be Cared For without Obtaining Certification","description":"An Act To Improve Family Day Care Providers by Increasing the Number of Children Allowed To Be Cared For without Obtaining Certification","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1252/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1252&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Sampson"},
{"bill_id":1487573,"bill_number":"LD1253","title":"An Act To Add a Faculty Member and Nonfaculty Staff Member to the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System","description":"An Act To Add a Faculty Member and Nonfaculty Staff Member to the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1253/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1253&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1487582,"bill_number":"LD1255","title":"An Act To Prohibit Evictions until 90 Days after the End of the Governor's Declaration of Emergency","description":"An Act To Prohibit Evictions until 90 Days after the End of the Governor's Declaration of Emergency","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1255/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1255&snum=130","sponsor":"Grayson Lookner"},
{"bill_id":1487589,"bill_number":"LD1257","title":"An Act To Encourage Inclusionary Zoning in Municipalities by Increasing Revenue Sharing","description":"An Act To Encourage Inclusionary Zoning in Municipalities by Increasing Revenue Sharing","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1257/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1257&snum=130","sponsor":"Grayson Lookner"},
{"bill_id":1487595,"bill_number":"LD1247","title":"An Act To Place a Moratorium on Property Revaluations for Tax Purposes during a State of Emergency","description":"An Act To Place a Moratorium on Property Revaluations for Tax Purposes during a State of Emergency","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1247/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1247&snum=130","sponsor":"James Dill"},
{"bill_id":1487603,"bill_number":"LD1254","title":"An Act Shielding Fire Departments That Install Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors from Liability","description":"An Act Shielding Fire Departments That Install Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors from Liability","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1254/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1254&snum=130","sponsor":"Sarah Pebworth"},
{"bill_id":1487612,"bill_number":"LD1256","title":"An Act Requiring Climate Impact Notes on Proposed Legislation and Agency Rules","description":"An Act Requiring Climate Impact Notes on Proposed Legislation and Agency Rules","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1256/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1256&snum=130","sponsor":"Grayson Lookner"},
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{"bill_id":1487623,"bill_number":"LD1251","title":"An Act To Encourage Charitable Giving","description":"An Act To Encourage Charitable Giving","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1251/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1251&snum=130","sponsor":"Amy Arata"},
{"bill_id":1487685,"bill_number":"LD1258","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Stakeholder Group Convened by the Emergency Medical Services' Board Related to Reimbursement Rates for Ambulance Services by Health Insurance Carriers and To Improve Participation of Ambulance Service Providers in Carrier Networks","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Stakeholder Group Convened by the Emergency Medical Services' Board Related to Reimbursement Rates for Ambulance Services by Health Insurance Carriers and To Improve Participation of Ambulance Service Providers in Carrier Networks","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1258/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1258&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1487829,"bill_number":"LD1260","title":"An Act To Promote the Sustainability of Unemployment Insurance by Linking the Duration of Benefits to the State's Average Unemployment Rate","description":"An Act To Promote the Sustainability of Unemployment Insurance by Linking the Duration of Benefits to the State's Average Unemployment Rate","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1260/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1260&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bradstreet"},
{"bill_id":1487874,"bill_number":"LD1261","title":"An Act To Improve Camping Opportunities in Maine by Exempting Certain Campground Rental Fees from the Sales and Use Tax","description":"An Act To Improve Camping Opportunities in Maine by Exempting Certain Campground Rental Fees from the Sales and Use Tax","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1261/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1261&snum=130","sponsor":"Allison Hepler"},
{"bill_id":1488023,"bill_number":"LD1278","title":"An Act To End the Maine Information and Analysis Center Program","description":"An Act To End the Maine Information and Analysis Center Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1278/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1278&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1488034,"bill_number":"LD1262","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Develop a Comprehensive Statewide Strategic Plan To Serve Maine People with Behavioral Health Needs throughout Their Lifespans","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Develop a Comprehensive Statewide Strategic Plan To Serve Maine People with Behavioral Health Needs throughout Their Lifespans","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1262/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1262&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1488043,"bill_number":"LD1264","title":"An Act To Allow Owners and Renters To Use Future Electric Bill Payments To Finance Heat Pumps","description":"An Act To Allow Owners and Renters To Use Future Electric Bill Payments To Finance Heat Pumps","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1264/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1264&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
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{"bill_id":1488071,"bill_number":"LD1267","title":"Resolve, To Provide Medicaid Rate Increases for Professionals Working with Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities","description":"Resolve, To Provide Medicaid Rate Increases for Professionals Working with Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1267/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1267&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
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{"bill_id":1488094,"bill_number":"LD1270","title":"An Act To Establish Resentencing Units in the Attorney General's Office and All Maine Prosecutorial Districts","description":"An Act To Establish Resentencing Units in the Attorney General's Office and All Maine Prosecutorial Districts","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-18","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1270/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1270&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Evangelos"},
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{"bill_id":1488157,"bill_number":"LD1265","title":"An Act To Control the Means of Hunting Coyotes","description":"An Act To Control the Means of Hunting Coyotes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1265/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1265&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1488166,"bill_number":"LD1269","title":"An Act To Preserve Fair Housing in Maine","description":"An Act To Preserve Fair Housing in Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1269/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1269&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1488176,"bill_number":"LD1271","title":"An Act To Improve Access to Automobile Insurance and Employment by Clarifying Driving Records","description":"An Act To Improve Access to Automobile Insurance and Employment by Clarifying Driving Records","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1271/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1271&snum=130","sponsor":"Amy Arata"},
{"bill_id":1488185,"bill_number":"LD1282","title":"An Act To Prevent Underage Tobacco and Nicotine Access and Use","description":"An Act To Prevent Underage Tobacco and Nicotine Access and Use","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1282/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1282&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Harrington"},
{"bill_id":1488198,"bill_number":"LD1263","title":"An Act To Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services","description":"An Act To Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1263/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1263&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1488207,"bill_number":"LD1277","title":"An Act To Remove Sales and Use Taxation on Monetary Metals","description":"An Act To Remove Sales and Use Taxation on Monetary Metals","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1277/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1277&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1488212,"bill_number":"LD1268","title":"An Act To Provide Greater Access to Treatment for Serious Mental Illness by Restricting Prescription Drug Utilization Management by an Insurance Carrier","description":"An Act To Provide Greater Access to Treatment for Serious Mental Illness by Restricting Prescription Drug Utilization Management by an Insurance Carrier","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1268/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1268&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1488225,"bill_number":"SP0421","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1262, 1263, 1264, 1265, 1266, 1267, 1268","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1262, 1263, 1264, 1265, 1266, 1267, 1268","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0421/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0421&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1488261,"bill_number":"LD1285","title":"An Act To Require an Official Declaration of War or a Congressional Action To Call Out the State Militia before the Maine National Guard Is Released for Combat Duty","description":"An Act To Require an Official Declaration of War or a Congressional Action To Call Out the State Militia before the Maine National Guard Is Released for Combat Duty","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1285/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1285&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Sampson"},
{"bill_id":1488305,"bill_number":"LD1284","title":"An Act To Amend the Maine Clean Election Act and Related Laws","description":"An Act To Amend the Maine Clean Election Act and Related Laws","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1284/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1284&snum=130","sponsor":"Joel Stetkis"},
{"bill_id":1488345,"bill_number":"LD1283","title":"An Act To Amend the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law To Encourage Public Access","description":"An Act To Amend the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law To Encourage Public Access","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1283/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1283&snum=130","sponsor":"John Martin"},
{"bill_id":1488387,"bill_number":"HP0946","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/25/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/25/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0946/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0946&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1488718,"bill_number":"LD1288","title":"An Act Regarding Interconnectivity of Small Electric Distributed Generation Resources","description":"An Act Regarding Interconnectivity of Small Electric Distributed Generation Resources","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1288/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1288&snum=130","sponsor":"Maryanne Kinney"},
{"bill_id":1488742,"bill_number":"LD1287","title":"An Act To Allow Unlicensed Persons To Sell Caskets To Bury Human Remains","description":"An Act To Allow Unlicensed Persons To Sell Caskets To Bury Human Remains","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1287/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1287&snum=130","sponsor":"Maryanne Kinney"},
{"bill_id":1488764,"bill_number":"LD1286","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Public Safety To Apply for an Exemption from Background Checks for Holders of Concealed Weapons Permits","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Public Safety To Apply for an Exemption from Background Checks for Holders of Concealed Weapons Permits","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1286/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1286&snum=130","sponsor":"Maryanne Kinney"},
{"bill_id":1488783,"bill_number":"LD1289","title":"An Act To Cut Property Taxes for Maine Residential Homeowners","description":"An Act To Cut Property Taxes for Maine Residential Homeowners","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1289/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1289&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Perry"},
{"bill_id":1488813,"bill_number":"LD1313","title":"An Act To Clarify Who Signs and Swears to a Certificate Stating the Results of a Breath-alcohol Test","description":"An Act To Clarify Who Signs and Swears to a Certificate Stating the Results of a Breath-alcohol Test","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1313/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1313&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1488815,"bill_number":"HP0982","title":"Communication - SEC OF STATE - Enclosed please find my official certification to the 130th Legislature of the citizen initiative petition entitled \"An Act To Require Legislative Approval of Certain Transmission Lines, Require Legislative Approval of Certain Transmission Lines and Facilities and Other Projects on Public Reserved Lands and Prohibit the Construction of Certain Transmission Lines in the Upper Kennebec Region\".","description":"Communication - SEC OF STATE - Enclosed please find my official certification to the 130th Legislature of the citizen initiative petition entitled \"An Act To Require Legislative Approval of Certain Transmission Lines, Require Legislative Approval of Certain Transmission Lines and Facilities and Other Projects on Public Reserved Lands and Prohibit the Construction of Certain Transmission Lines in the Upper Kennebec Region\".","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0982/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0982&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1488819,"bill_number":"LD1314","title":"An Act To Require Dispatch Units To Employ a Person with a Social Work Background","description":"An Act To Require Dispatch Units To Employ a Person with a Social Work Background","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1314/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1314&snum=130","sponsor":"Maureen Terry"},
{"bill_id":1488824,"bill_number":"LD1327","title":"An Act To Create the Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program","description":"An Act To Create the Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1327/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1327&snum=130","sponsor":"Kyle Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1488829,"bill_number":"LD1294","title":"An Act To Prevent Discrimination against Domestic Violence Victims","description":"An Act To Prevent Discrimination against Domestic Violence Victims","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1294/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1294&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1488830,"bill_number":"LD1308","title":"An Act To Allow the Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard To Request Quick Response Funds from the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund after Receiving Authorization from the Governor","description":"An Act To Allow the Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard To Request Quick Response Funds from the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund after Receiving Authorization from the Governor","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1308/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1308&snum=130","sponsor":"Sherman Hutchins"},
{"bill_id":1488833,"bill_number":"LD1298","title":"An Act To Provide Funds for Community-based Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Services and To Reduce by Half the Funding for the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency","description":"An Act To Provide Funds for Community-based Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Services and To Reduce by Half the Funding for the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1298/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1298&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1488838,"bill_number":"LD1326","title":"An Act To Provide Funding for the Maine Civil Legal Services Fund","description":"An Act To Provide Funding for the Maine Civil Legal Services Fund","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1326/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1326&snum=130","sponsor":"Barbara Cardone"},
{"bill_id":1488844,"bill_number":"LD1291","title":"An Act To Reduce Fire Response Time by Eliminating Standardized Dispatch Protocols for Fire 9-1-1 Calls","description":"An Act To Reduce Fire Response Time by Eliminating Standardized Dispatch Protocols for Fire 9-1-1 Calls","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1291/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1291&snum=130","sponsor":"David Woodsome"},
{"bill_id":1488847,"bill_number":"LD1301","title":"An Act To Support Transitional Housing for Persons Experiencing Abuse, Dangerous Living Conditions, Economic Insecurity Due to Divorce or Separation, Chronic Homelessness, Substance Use Disorder or Mental Disorders","description":"An Act To Support Transitional Housing for Persons Experiencing Abuse, Dangerous Living Conditions, Economic Insecurity Due to Divorce or Separation, Chronic Homelessness, Substance Use Disorder or Mental Disorders","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1301/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1301&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1488852,"bill_number":"LD1309","title":"An Act To Address Systemic Racism and Improve Economic Prosperity","description":"An Act To Address Systemic Racism and Improve Economic Prosperity","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1309/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1309&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1488854,"bill_number":"LD1296","title":"An Act To Guarantee Housing Rights during a State of Civil Emergency","description":"An Act To Guarantee Housing Rights during a State of Civil Emergency","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1296/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1296&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1488859,"bill_number":"LD1318","title":"An Act To Increase High School Graduation Rates for Students Experiencing Education Disruption","description":"An Act To Increase High School Graduation Rates for Students Experiencing Education Disruption","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1318/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1318&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Libby"},
{"bill_id":1488868,"bill_number":"LD1311","title":"An Act Regarding the State Employee Health Commission","description":"An Act Regarding the State Employee Health Commission","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1311/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1311&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Evans"},
{"bill_id":1488873,"bill_number":"LD1315","title":"An Act To Protect Firearm Use and Possession Rights during a State of Emergency and Require a Two-thirds Vote by the Legislative Council To Declare or Extend a State of Emergency","description":"An Act To Protect Firearm Use and Possession Rights during a State of Emergency and Require a Two-thirds Vote by the Legislative Council To Declare or Extend a State of Emergency","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1315/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1315&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1488874,"bill_number":"LD1303","title":"Resolve, To Require the Revisor of Statutes To Compile a List of Mandatory Minimum Sentences Contained in the Maine Revised Statutes","description":"Resolve, To Require the Revisor of Statutes To Compile a List of Mandatory Minimum Sentences Contained in the Maine Revised Statutes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1303/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1303&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1488880,"bill_number":"LD1310","title":"An Act Regarding a Post-judgment Motion To Seal the Criminal History Record Information for Certain Criminal Convictions","description":"An Act Regarding a Post-judgment Motion To Seal the Criminal History Record Information for Certain Criminal Convictions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-19","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 782 Yeas 25 - Nays 9 - Excused 0 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1310/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1310&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1488883,"bill_number":"LD1292","title":"An Act Regarding the Parental Right To Direct the Health Care of Children","description":"An Act Regarding the Parental Right To Direct the Health Care of Children","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1292/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1292&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1488887,"bill_number":"LD1305","title":"Resolve, To Increase Collaboration between the Maine State Housing Authority and the Department of Health and Human Services","description":"Resolve, To Increase Collaboration between the Maine State Housing Authority and the Department of Health and Human Services","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1305/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1305&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1488890,"bill_number":"LD1329","title":"An Act To Establish the Career Advancement and Navigation Initiative in the Department of Education To Lower Barriers to Career Advancement","description":"An Act To Establish the Career Advancement and Navigation Initiative in the Department of Education To Lower Barriers to Career Advancement","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1329/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1329&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1488900,"bill_number":"LD1302","title":"Resolve, To Change the Educational Requirements of Certain Behavioral Health Professionals","description":"Resolve, To Change the Educational Requirements of Certain Behavioral Health Professionals","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1302/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1302&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Stearns"},
{"bill_id":1488901,"bill_number":"HP0951","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/26/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/26/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP0951/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0951&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1488905,"bill_number":"LD1320","title":"An Act To Allow Maine Shareholders of Banks and Members and Corporators of Credit Unions To Hold Virtual Meetings","description":"An Act To Allow Maine Shareholders of Banks and Members and Corporators of Credit Unions To Hold Virtual Meetings","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1320/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1320&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1488908,"bill_number":"LD1304","title":"An Act To Create the Career and Technical Education Workforce Fund","description":"An Act To Create the Career and Technical Education Workforce Fund","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1304/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1304&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1488912,"bill_number":"LD1325","title":"An Act To Provide Relief from Audit Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities during a State of Emergency","description":"An Act To Provide Relief from Audit Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities during a State of Emergency","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1325/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1325&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Perry"},
{"bill_id":1488920,"bill_number":"LD1300","title":"An Act To Require County Governments To Coordinate with Municipalities To Create Plans To Address Homelessness","description":"An Act To Require County Governments To Coordinate with Municipalities To Create Plans To Address Homelessness","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1300/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1300&snum=130","sponsor":"Laura Supica"},
{"bill_id":1488923,"bill_number":"LD1323","title":"An Act To Maximize Service to Students by Adopting Conditional Allowances for Participation by Families of School Board Members in School Activities","description":"An Act To Maximize Service to Students by Adopting Conditional Allowances for Participation by Families of School Board Members in School Activities","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1323/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1323&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Babbidge"},
{"bill_id":1488930,"bill_number":"LD1324","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Conduct an Assessment of Human Trafficking in the State","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Conduct an Assessment of Human Trafficking in the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1324/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1324&snum=130","sponsor":"Tiffany Roberts-Lovell"},
{"bill_id":1488934,"bill_number":"LD1307","title":"An Act Regarding the Sale and Use of Consumer Fireworks","description":"An Act Regarding the Sale and Use of Consumer Fireworks","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1307/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1307&snum=130","sponsor":"Kristen Cloutier"},
{"bill_id":1488939,"bill_number":"LD1299","title":"An Act To Permit Emergency Funding for Food Banks When a State of Emergency is Declared","description":"An Act To Permit Emergency Funding for Food Banks When a State of Emergency is Declared","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1299/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1299&snum=130","sponsor":"Sean Paulhus"},
{"bill_id":1488945,"bill_number":"LD1290","title":"An Act To Amend the Statement of Purpose of the Maine Emergency Medical Services Act of 1982 To Include Emergency Responses That Do Not Require Transportation","description":"An Act To Amend the Statement of Purpose of the Maine Emergency Medical Services Act of 1982 To Include Emergency Responses That Do Not Require Transportation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1290/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1290&snum=130","sponsor":"Bradlee Farrin"},
{"bill_id":1488946,"bill_number":"LD1293","title":"An Act To Improve Access to Certain Injectable Medications Approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration","description":"An Act To Improve Access to Certain Injectable Medications Approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1293/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1293&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1488950,"bill_number":"LD1317","title":"An Act To Regulate Insurance Carrier Practice or Facility-wide Prepayment Review","description":"An Act To Regulate Insurance Carrier Practice or Facility-wide Prepayment Review","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1317/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1317&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacy Brenner"},
{"bill_id":1488957,"bill_number":"LD1316","title":"An Act To Provide Funding for the Maine Length of Service Award Program","description":"An Act To Provide Funding for the Maine Length of Service Award Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1316/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1316&snum=130","sponsor":"Stanley Zeigler"},
{"bill_id":1488962,"bill_number":"LD1328","title":"An Act To Protect Maine Electricity Customers from Threats of Disconnection in the Wintertime","description":"An Act To Protect Maine Electricity Customers from Threats of Disconnection in the Wintertime","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1328/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1328&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1488966,"bill_number":"LD1319","title":"An Act Regarding Registered Dispensaries and Rules under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act and the Definition of \"Resident\" in the Marijuana Legalization Act","description":"An Act Regarding Registered Dispensaries and Rules under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act and the Definition of \"Resident\" in the Marijuana Legalization Act","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1319/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1319&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1488969,"bill_number":"LD1306","title":"Resolve, To Facilitate the Inclusion of Crisis Response Services in Emergency Services Offered through the E-9-1-1 System","description":"Resolve, To Facilitate the Inclusion of Crisis Response Services in Emergency Services Offered through the E-9-1-1 System","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1306/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1306&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1488975,"bill_number":"LD1312","title":"An Act To Remove Barriers to Accessory Dwelling Units and Allow Accessory Dwelling Units where Single-family Houses Are Allowed","description":"An Act To Remove Barriers to Accessory Dwelling Units and Allow Accessory Dwelling Units where Single-family Houses Are Allowed","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1312/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1312&snum=130","sponsor":"Valli Geiger"},
{"bill_id":1488979,"bill_number":"LD1321","title":"An Act To Provide Protection for Tractors When Using Public Ways","description":"An Act To Provide Protection for Tractors When Using Public Ways","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1321/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1321&snum=130","sponsor":"Maryanne Kinney"},
{"bill_id":1488982,"bill_number":"LD1297","title":"An Act To Provide Educational Opportunities for Family Members of Deceased Veterans, First Responders and Health Care Workers","description":"An Act To Provide Educational Opportunities for Family Members of Deceased Veterans, First Responders and Health Care Workers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1297/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1297&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Brooks"},
{"bill_id":1488984,"bill_number":"LD1322","title":"Resolve, Directing the Maine State Housing Authority To Allow Rental Housing Owners To Apply for Emergency Rental Relief Assistance","description":"Resolve, Directing the Maine State Housing Authority To Allow Rental Housing Owners To Apply for Emergency Rental Relief Assistance","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1322/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1322&snum=130","sponsor":"Gary Drinkwater"},
{"bill_id":1489180,"bill_number":"LD1336","title":"An Act To Discontinue the Use of the Terms \"Handicap,\" \"Handicapped\" and \"Hearing Impaired\" in State Laws, Rules and Official Documents","description":"An Act To Discontinue the Use of the Terms \"Handicap,\" \"Handicapped\" and \"Hearing Impaired\" in State Laws, Rules and Official Documents","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1336/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1336&snum=130","sponsor":"Stanley Zeigler"},
{"bill_id":1489183,"bill_number":"LD1334","title":"An Act To Promote Economic Development through Increased Film Incentives","description":"An Act To Promote Economic Development through Increased Film Incentives","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1334/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1334&snum=130","sponsor":"Suzanne Salisbury"},
{"bill_id":1489185,"bill_number":"LD1335","title":"An Act To Provide for Exemption from the Sales Tax for Menstrual Products","description":"An Act To Provide for Exemption from the Sales Tax for Menstrual Products","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1335/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1335&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1489188,"bill_number":"LD1337","title":"An Act To Increase Affordable Housing and Reduce Property Taxes through an Impact Fee on Vacant Residences","description":"An Act To Increase Affordable Housing and Reduce Property Taxes through an Impact Fee on Vacant Residences","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1337/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1337&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Kessler"},
{"bill_id":1489193,"bill_number":"LD1341","title":"An Act To Protect Medicare Beneficiaries from Surprise Medical Billing","description":"An Act To Protect Medicare Beneficiaries from Surprise Medical Billing","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1341/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1341&snum=130","sponsor":"Arthur Bell"},
{"bill_id":1489196,"bill_number":"LD1331","title":"An Act To Make Individual and Small Group Health Insurance More Affordable in Certain High-premium Counties","description":"An Act To Make Individual and Small Group Health Insurance More Affordable in Certain High-premium Counties","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1331/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1331&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1489201,"bill_number":"LD1344","title":"An Act To Clarify the Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services during a Public Health Emergency","description":"An Act To Clarify the Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services during a Public Health Emergency","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1344/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1344&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1489204,"bill_number":"LD1338","title":"An Act To Prohibit Employers from Retaliating against the Use of Earned Paid Leave","description":"An Act To Prohibit Employers from Retaliating against the Use of Earned Paid Leave","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1338/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1338&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1489206,"bill_number":"LD1342","title":"An Act To Authorize a Local Option Sales Tax on Lodging and Other Goods and Provide Funding for Tax Abatement and Rental Relief","description":"An Act To Authorize a Local Option Sales Tax on Lodging and Other Goods and Provide Funding for Tax Abatement and Rental Relief","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1342/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1342&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1489210,"bill_number":"LD1339","title":"An Act To Clarify That Municipal Firefighters, Volunteer First Responders and Substitute Teachers Are Excluded from Maine Earned Paid Leave","description":"An Act To Clarify That Municipal Firefighters, Volunteer First Responders and Substitute Teachers Are Excluded from Maine Earned Paid Leave","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1339/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1339&snum=130","sponsor":"Randall Greenwood"},
{"bill_id":1489213,"bill_number":"LD1346","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Fees Charged for Responding to Public Records Requests","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Fees Charged for Responding to Public Records Requests","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1346/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1346&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1489216,"bill_number":"LD1340","title":"An Act To Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws","description":"An Act To Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"IN POSSESSION OF THE SENATE WHEN THE SENATE ADJOURNED SINE DIE AND PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1340/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1340&snum=130","sponsor":"Randall Greenwood"},
{"bill_id":1489223,"bill_number":"LD1343","title":"An Act To Create Education Choices by Creating Education Savings Accounts for Maine Students","description":"An Act To Create Education Choices by Creating Education Savings Accounts for Maine Students","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1343/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1343&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffery Hanley"},
{"bill_id":1489228,"bill_number":"LD1345","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1345/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1345&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1489232,"bill_number":"LD1330","title":"An Act To Join the National Popular Vote Compact","description":"An Act To Join the National Popular Vote Compact","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1330/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1330&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1489235,"bill_number":"LD1332","title":"An Act Regarding Net Energy Billing Limits","description":"An Act Regarding Net Energy Billing Limits","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1332/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1332&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1489238,"bill_number":"LD1333","title":"An Act Concerning the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program and the Dispensing of Naloxone Hydrochloride by Emergency Medical Services Providers","description":"An Act Concerning the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program and the Dispensing of Naloxone Hydrochloride by Emergency Medical Services Providers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1333/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1333&snum=130","sponsor":"Samuel Zager"},
{"bill_id":1489409,"bill_number":"LD1347","title":"An Act To Clarify That Commercial Service Contracts Are Excluded from the Service Contracts Act","description":"An Act To Clarify That Commercial Service Contracts Are Excluded from the Service Contracts Act","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1347/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1347&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1489754,"bill_number":"SP0433","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned Sine a Die","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned Sine a Die","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":null,"last_action":"Introduced","last_action_date":null,"committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0433/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0433&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1489822,"bill_number":"SP0435","title":"Joint Order, To Carry Over Items from the First Regular Session of the 130th Legislature","description":"Joint Order, To Carry Over Items from the First Regular Session of the 130th Legislature","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-03-30","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0435/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0435&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1489887,"bill_number":"SP0434","title":"Communication - SEC OF STATE - Enclosed please find my official certification to the 130th Legislature of the citizen initiative petition entitled \"An Act To Require Legislative Approval of Certain Transmission Lines, Require Legislative Approval of Certain Transmission Lines and Facilities and Other Projects on Public Reserved Lands and Prohibit the Construction of Certain Transmission Lines in the Upper Kennebec Region\".","description":"Communication - SEC OF STATE - Enclosed please find my official certification to the 130th Legislature of the citizen initiative petition entitled \"An Act To Require Legislative Approval of Certain Transmission Lines, Require Legislative Approval of Certain Transmission Lines and Facilities and Other Projects on Public Reserved Lands and Prohibit the Construction of Certain Transmission Lines in the Upper Kennebec Region\".","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":null,"last_action":"Introduced","last_action_date":null,"committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0434/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0434&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1490076,"bill_number":"LD1295","title":"An Act To Require Legislative Approval of Certain Transmission Lines, Require Legislative Approval of Certain Transmission Lines and Facilities and Other Projects on Public Reserved Lands and Prohibit the Construction of Certain Transmission Lines in the Upper Kennebec Region","description":"An Act To Require Legislative Approval of Certain Transmission Lines, Require Legislative Approval of Certain Transmission Lines and Facilities and Other Projects on Public Reserved Lands and Prohibit the Construction of Certain Transmission Lines in the Upper Kennebec Region","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1295/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1295&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1491274,"bill_number":"LD1361","title":"An Act To Amend Telehealth Laws Regarding Out-of-state Telehealth Provisions","description":"An Act To Amend Telehealth Laws Regarding Out-of-state Telehealth Provisions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1361/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1361&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1491285,"bill_number":"LD1348","title":"Resolve, To Study the Impacts of Consumer Fireworks Use","description":"Resolve, To Study the Impacts of Consumer Fireworks Use","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1348/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1348&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cyrway"},
{"bill_id":1491299,"bill_number":"LD1355","title":"An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Exemption for Veterans Who Are Disabled","description":"An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Exemption for Veterans Who Are Disabled","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1355/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1355&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1491316,"bill_number":"LD1352","title":"An Act To Regulate Sports Betting","description":"An Act To Regulate Sports Betting","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1352/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1352&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1491330,"bill_number":"LD1363","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Elections","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Elections","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1363/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1363&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1491346,"bill_number":"LD1349","title":"An Act To Increase Transparency in Dental Billing","description":"An Act To Increase Transparency in Dental Billing","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1349/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1349&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1491359,"bill_number":"LD1353","title":"An Act To Require the Public Posting of the Costs of Medical Procedures, Services, Medications and Equipment Delivered in Hospitals and the Reporting of Those Costs upon Request","description":"An Act To Require the Public Posting of the Costs of Medical Procedures, Services, Medications and Equipment Delivered in Hospitals and the Reporting of Those Costs upon Request","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1353/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1353&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1491374,"bill_number":"SP0452","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1348, 1351, 1350, 1360, 1349, 1353, 1357, 1361, 1355, 1362, 1356, 1359, 1352, 1354, 1358, 1363","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1348, 1351, 1350, 1360, 1349, 1353, 1357, 1361, 1355, 1362, 1356, 1359, 1352, 1354, 1358, 1363","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0452/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0452&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1491386,"bill_number":"LD1354","title":"Resolve, To Study the Establishment of a System of Voting by Mail","description":"Resolve, To Study the Establishment of a System of Voting by Mail","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1354/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1354&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1491403,"bill_number":"LD1360","title":"An Act To Provide Services to Maine's Most Vulnerable Citizens by Eliminating the Waiting Lists for Certain MaineCare Services","description":"An Act To Provide Services to Maine's Most Vulnerable Citizens by Eliminating the Waiting Lists for Certain MaineCare Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1360/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1360&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1491416,"bill_number":"LD1362","title":"An Act To Excuse Certain Marketplace Sellers and Facilitators for Failing To Collect and Remit Sales and Use Taxes on Ammunition Sales","description":"An Act To Excuse Certain Marketplace Sellers and Facilitators for Failing To Collect and Remit Sales and Use Taxes on Ammunition Sales","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1362/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1362&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Davis"},
{"bill_id":1491430,"bill_number":"LD1351","title":"An Act To Amend Certain Provisions of the Maine Criminal Code and the Maine Bail Code","description":"An Act To Amend Certain Provisions of the Maine Criminal Code and the Maine Bail Code","status_desc":"In J Committee","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Reported Out: ONTP","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1351/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1351&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1491443,"bill_number":"LD1358","title":"Resolve, Directing the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations To Evaluate Direct-to-consumer Wine and Spirits Sales","description":"Resolve, Directing the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations To Evaluate Direct-to-consumer Wine and Spirits Sales","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1358/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1358&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1491460,"bill_number":"LD1357","title":"An Act To Clarify Health Insurance Coverage for Postpartum Care","description":"An Act To Clarify Health Insurance Coverage for Postpartum Care","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1357/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1357&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1491475,"bill_number":"LD1359","title":"An Act To Change Driver's License Requirements Regarding Sleep Apnea","description":"An Act To Change Driver's License Requirements Regarding Sleep Apnea","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1359/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1359&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1491488,"bill_number":"LD1350","title":"An Act To Expand Maine's Clean Energy Economy","description":"An Act To Expand Maine's Clean Energy Economy","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1350/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1350&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1491505,"bill_number":"LD1356","title":"An Act Regarding the Placement of Temporary Signs","description":"An Act Regarding the Placement of Temporary Signs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1356/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1356&snum=130","sponsor":"Marianne Moore"},
{"bill_id":1492423,"bill_number":"LD1390","title":"An Act To Maximize Health Care Coverage for the Uninsured through Easy Enrollment in the MaineCare Program or in a Qualified Health Plan in the Marketplace","description":"An Act To Maximize Health Care Coverage for the Uninsured through Easy Enrollment in the MaineCare Program or in a Qualified Health Plan in the Marketplace","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1390/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1390&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Evans"},
{"bill_id":1492424,"bill_number":"LD1383","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Study the Use of Homework in Public Schools","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Study the Use of Homework in Public Schools","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1383/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1383&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1492425,"bill_number":"LD1397","title":"Resolve, Directing the Maine State Housing Authority To Assist the City of Lewiston with its Rental Registration Program","description":"Resolve, Directing the Maine State Housing Authority To Assist the City of Lewiston with its Rental Registration Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1397/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1397&snum=130","sponsor":"Traci Gere"},
{"bill_id":1492426,"bill_number":"LD1370","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Develop and Adopt an Active Transportation Plan","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Develop and Adopt an Active Transportation Plan","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1370/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1370&snum=130","sponsor":"Arthur Bell"},
{"bill_id":1492427,"bill_number":"LD1368","title":"An Act To Require Due Process in Asset Seizure","description":"An Act To Require Due Process in Asset Seizure","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1368/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1368&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1492428,"bill_number":"LD1398","title":"An Act To Change Driver's License Requirements for Obstructive Sleep Apnea","description":"An Act To Change Driver's License Requirements for Obstructive Sleep Apnea","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1398/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1398&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Wadsworth"},
{"bill_id":1492429,"bill_number":"LD1373","title":"An Act To Keep All Maine Students Safe by Restricting the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Schools","description":"An Act To Keep All Maine Students Safe by Restricting the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Schools","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 466 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1373/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1373&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1492430,"bill_number":"LD1388","title":"An Act To Require Testing of Public Drinking Water Supplies for Toxic Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and To Establish Maximum Contaminant Levels","description":"An Act To Require Testing of Public Drinking Water Supplies for Toxic Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and To Establish Maximum Contaminant Levels","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1388/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1388&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1492431,"bill_number":"LD1364","title":"Resolve, To Study Incentives for Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems","description":"Resolve, To Study Incentives for Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1364/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1364&snum=130","sponsor":"Kyle Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1492432,"bill_number":"LD1400","title":"An Act To Protect Towing Operators Providing Emergency Assistance by Allowing the Use of a Flashing Green Light","description":"An Act To Protect Towing Operators Providing Emergency Assistance by Allowing the Use of a Flashing Green Light","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1400/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1400&snum=130","sponsor":"Traci Gere"},
{"bill_id":1492433,"bill_number":"LD1393","title":"An Act To Protect a Parent's and Guardian's Right to Educational Information Regarding a Juvenile Student","description":"An Act To Protect a Parent's and Guardian's Right to Educational Information Regarding a Juvenile Student","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1393/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1393&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Skolfield"},
{"bill_id":1492434,"bill_number":"LD1380","title":"An Act To Increase Protections for Option Contracts for the Purchase of Real Property or Rent-to-own Real Property","description":"An Act To Increase Protections for Option Contracts for the Purchase of Real Property or Rent-to-own Real Property","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1380/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1380&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1492435,"bill_number":"LD1374","title":"An Act To Extend the Time Period for Filing a Complaint under the Maine Human Rights Act for Discrimination Based on an Alleged Sexual Act, Sexual Contact or Sexual Touching","description":"An Act To Extend the Time Period for Filing a Complaint under the Maine Human Rights Act for Discrimination Based on an Alleged Sexual Act, Sexual Contact or Sexual Touching","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1374/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1374&snum=130","sponsor":"Maureen Terry"},
{"bill_id":1492436,"bill_number":"LD1376","title":"An Act To Clarify and Enhance Maine's Fish and Wildlife Laws","description":"An Act To Clarify and Enhance Maine's Fish and Wildlife Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1376/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1376&snum=130","sponsor":"Roland Martin"},
{"bill_id":1492437,"bill_number":"LD1366","title":"An Act To Require a Majority Vote of the Legislature for Maine To Join Any Multistate Compact","description":"An Act To Require a Majority Vote of the Legislature for Maine To Join Any Multistate Compact","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1366/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1366&snum=130","sponsor":"Laurel Libby"},
{"bill_id":1492438,"bill_number":"LD1379","title":"An Act To Establish a Lifetime Substitute Teacher Certification for Established and Successful Educators","description":"An Act To Establish a Lifetime Substitute Teacher Certification for Established and Successful Educators","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1379/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1379&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1492439,"bill_number":"LD1371","title":"An Act To Exempt Gold and Silver Transactions from State Sales and Use Tax","description":"An Act To Exempt Gold and Silver Transactions from State Sales and Use Tax","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1371/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1371&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Cebra"},
{"bill_id":1492440,"bill_number":"LD1387","title":"An Act To Remove the Provision of Law Allowing a Legislator Who Resigns from Service as a Town Assessor To Continue To Serve Concurrently as a Selectman and as a Legislator","description":"An Act To Remove the Provision of Law Allowing a Legislator Who Resigns from Service as a Town Assessor To Continue To Serve Concurrently as a Selectman and as a Legislator","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1387/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1387&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Carlow"},
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{"bill_id":1492444,"bill_number":"LD1381","title":"An Act To Establish a Sales Tax Holiday To Help Maine Businesses Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic","description":"An Act To Establish a Sales Tax Holiday To Help Maine Businesses Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1381/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1381&snum=130","sponsor":"Joshua Morris"},
{"bill_id":1492445,"bill_number":"LD1372","title":"An Act To Collect Data To Assess the Need and Plan for Noise Abatement by the Maine Turnpike Authority","description":"An Act To Collect Data To Assess the Need and Plan for Noise Abatement by the Maine Turnpike Authority","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1372/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1372&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Babbidge"},
{"bill_id":1492446,"bill_number":"LD1367","title":"An Act To Create a Grant Program To Promote Innovation in Municipal Carbon Reduction Initiatives","description":"An Act To Create a Grant Program To Promote Innovation in Municipal Carbon Reduction Initiatives","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1367/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1367&snum=130","sponsor":"Kyle Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1492447,"bill_number":"LD1385","title":"An Act To Provide for Timely Placement with Respect to Violent Patients in Hospital Emergency Rooms","description":"An Act To Provide for Timely Placement with Respect to Violent Patients in Hospital Emergency Rooms","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1385/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1385&snum=130","sponsor":"Janice Dodge"},
{"bill_id":1492448,"bill_number":"LD1394","title":"An Act To Prohibit Legislators from Legislating While Intoxicated","description":"An Act To Prohibit Legislators from Legislating While Intoxicated","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1394/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1394&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1492449,"bill_number":"LD1395","title":"An Act To Suspend Meals and Lodging Taxes until 12 Months after the COVID-19 Civil Emergency","description":"An Act To Suspend Meals and Lodging Taxes until 12 Months after the COVID-19 Civil Emergency","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1395/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1395&snum=130","sponsor":"Jonathan Connor"},
{"bill_id":1492450,"bill_number":"LD1382","title":"An Act To Invest in Maine's Roads and Bridges","description":"An Act To Invest in Maine's Roads and Bridges","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1382/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1382&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1492451,"bill_number":"LD1369","title":"An Act To Provide Stimulus for Economic Recovery by Enacting a 5 Percent Flat Income Tax","description":"An Act To Provide Stimulus for Economic Recovery by Enacting a 5 Percent Flat Income Tax","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1369/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1369&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1492452,"bill_number":"LD1389","title":"An Act To Improve Maritime Education in Maine","description":"An Act To Improve Maritime Education in Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1389/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1389&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cuddy"},
{"bill_id":1492453,"bill_number":"LD1378","title":"An Act To Facilitate Compliance with Federal Immigration Law by State and Local Government Entities","description":"An Act To Facilitate Compliance with Federal Immigration Law by State and Local Government Entities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1378/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1378&snum=130","sponsor":"Peter Lyford"},
{"bill_id":1492454,"bill_number":"LD1365","title":"An Act To Prohibit Municipalities from Prohibiting Short-term Rentals","description":"An Act To Prohibit Municipalities from Prohibiting Short-term Rentals","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1365/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1365&snum=130","sponsor":"William Faulkingham"},
{"bill_id":1492455,"bill_number":"LD1399","title":"An Act To Continue Temporary Modification of Certain In-person Notarization and Acknowledgement Requirements and Developing Permanent Implementation of Remote and Online Notarization","description":"An Act To Continue Temporary Modification of Certain In-person Notarization and Acknowledgement Requirements and Developing Permanent Implementation of Remote and Online Notarization","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1399/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1399&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Doudera"},
{"bill_id":1492456,"bill_number":"LD1401","title":"An Act To Prohibit Biological Males from Participating in School Athletic Programs and Activities Designated for Females at Schools That Receive Federal Funding","description":"An Act To Prohibit Biological Males from Participating in School Athletic Programs and Activities Designated for Females at Schools That Receive Federal Funding","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1401/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1401&snum=130","sponsor":"Maryanne Kinney"},
{"bill_id":1492457,"bill_number":"LD1402","title":"An Act To Remove a Requirement Regarding Payment of Union Fees","description":"An Act To Remove a Requirement Regarding Payment of Union Fees","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1402/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1402&snum=130","sponsor":"Joel Stetkis"},
{"bill_id":1492458,"bill_number":"LD1392","title":"An Act Directing the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention To Release Annually Public Health Data Regarding Certain Fatalities and Hospitalizations","description":"An Act Directing the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention To Release Annually Public Health Data Regarding Certain Fatalities and Hospitalizations","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1392/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1392&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1492459,"bill_number":"LD1396","title":"Resolve, To Ensure Proper Funding for Recreational Trails and Transportation Alternatives","description":"Resolve, To Ensure Proper Funding for Recreational Trails and Transportation Alternatives","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1396/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1396&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1492460,"bill_number":"LD1375","title":"An Act To Permit Online Absentee Voting","description":"An Act To Permit Online Absentee Voting","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1375/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1375&snum=130","sponsor":"Maureen Terry"},
{"bill_id":1492461,"bill_number":"LD1384","title":"An Act To Adopt the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact","description":"An Act To Adopt the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1384/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1384&snum=130","sponsor":"Arthur Bell"},
{"bill_id":1492462,"bill_number":"LD1377","title":"An Act Regarding Campaign Finance Disclosure and the Filing of Statements of Sources of Income","description":"An Act Regarding Campaign Finance Disclosure and the Filing of Statements of Sources of Income","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1377/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1377&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1492463,"bill_number":"LD1403","title":"An Act To Protect Maine Businesses, Nonprofits, Educational Institutions and Municipalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic","description":"An Act To Protect Maine Businesses, Nonprofits, Educational Institutions and Municipalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1403/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1403&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathleen Dillingham"},
{"bill_id":1492598,"bill_number":"LD1406","title":"An Act To Encourage the Relocation of Persons from outside the State to Rural Maine","description":"An Act To Encourage the Relocation of Persons from outside the State to Rural Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1406/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1406&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1492599,"bill_number":"LD1443","title":"An Act Regarding Higher Income Tax Levels","description":"An Act Regarding Higher Income Tax Levels","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1443/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1443&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1492602,"bill_number":"LD1469","title":"Resolve, To Provide Add-on Payments for Ambulance Services Reimbursed by the MaineCare Program and To Increase Reimbursement Rates for Physical Therapy under the MaineCare Program","description":"Resolve, To Provide Add-on Payments for Ambulance Services Reimbursed by the MaineCare Program and To Increase Reimbursement Rates for Physical Therapy under the MaineCare Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1469/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1469&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret Craven"},
{"bill_id":1492603,"bill_number":"LD1416","title":"An Act To Limit Qualified Immunity of Law Enforcement Officers in Maine Civil Rights Act Claims","description":"An Act To Limit Qualified Immunity of Law Enforcement Officers in Maine Civil Rights Act Claims","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1416/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1416&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1492605,"bill_number":"LD1470","title":"Resolve, Regarding Reimbursement for Providing Inpatient Care to Individuals with Acute Mental Health Care Needs","description":"Resolve, Regarding Reimbursement for Providing Inpatient Care to Individuals with Acute Mental Health Care Needs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1470/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1470&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1492607,"bill_number":"LD1422","title":"An Act To Strengthen Laws Protecting Members of Law Enforcement and Promote In-classroom Drug Use Avoidance Education","description":"An Act To Strengthen Laws Protecting Members of Law Enforcement and Promote In-classroom Drug Use Avoidance Education","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1422/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1422&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1492609,"bill_number":"LD1419","title":"An Act To Support Health Care Providers during State Public Health Emergencies","description":"An Act To Support Health Care Providers during State Public Health Emergencies","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1419/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1419&snum=130","sponsor":"Marianne Moore"},
{"bill_id":1492612,"bill_number":"LD1418","title":"An Act To Allow a Local Option Sales Tax on Meals and Lodging","description":"An Act To Allow a Local Option Sales Tax on Meals and Lodging","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1418/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1418&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
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{"bill_id":1492619,"bill_number":"LD1468","title":"An Act To Support All-terrain Vehicle Trail Improvement","description":"An Act To Support All-terrain Vehicle Trail Improvement","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1468/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1468&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Stearns"},
{"bill_id":1492620,"bill_number":"LD1413","title":"An Act To Provide Equity in the State Income Tax Deduction for Certain Public Employees Retirement System Pensions","description":"An Act To Provide Equity in the State Income Tax Deduction for Certain Public Employees Retirement System Pensions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1413/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1413&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Rafferty"},
{"bill_id":1492623,"bill_number":"LD1463","title":"An Act To Make Health Care Coverage More Affordable for Working Families and Small Businesses","description":"An Act To Make Health Care Coverage More Affordable for Working Families and Small Businesses","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1463/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1463&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1492627,"bill_number":"LD1430","title":"An Act Regarding the Waiting Period for Compensation for Incapacity To Work under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992","description":"An Act Regarding the Waiting Period for Compensation for Incapacity To Work under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1430/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1430&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Bryant"},
{"bill_id":1492628,"bill_number":"LD1425","title":"Resolve, To Dedicate a Portion of Route 6 from Lee to Springfield in Honor of Sgt. Blair Emery","description":"Resolve, To Dedicate a Portion of Route 6 from Lee to Springfield in Honor of Sgt. Blair Emery","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1425/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1425&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathy Javner"},
{"bill_id":1492633,"bill_number":"LD1438","title":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Declare the Natural, Inherent and Unalienable Right of Enjoying Personal Privacy","description":"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Declare the Natural, Inherent and Unalienable Right of Enjoying Personal Privacy","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1438/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1438&snum=130","sponsor":"Justin Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1492636,"bill_number":"LD1437","title":"An Act To Reduce Poisoning from Radon, Arsenic and Other Air or Water Pollutants by Expanding Education, Testing and Mitigation Regarding Those Pollutants","description":"An Act To Reduce Poisoning from Radon, Arsenic and Other Air or Water Pollutants by Expanding Education, Testing and Mitigation Regarding Those Pollutants","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1437/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1437&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Kessler"},
{"bill_id":1492637,"bill_number":"LD1431","title":"An Act To Allow Certain Veterans' Organizations To Be Billed for Electricity Usage at the Same Rate as Residential Customers and To Require the Public Utilities Commission To Consider Rate Design Modifications","description":"An Act To Allow Certain Veterans' Organizations To Be Billed for Electricity Usage at the Same Rate as Residential Customers and To Require the Public Utilities Commission To Consider Rate Design Modifications","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1431/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1431&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
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{"bill_id":1492661,"bill_number":"LD1441","title":"An Act To Create a James Weldon Johnson Annual Observance Day and an Observance Task Force","description":"An Act To Create a James Weldon Johnson Annual Observance Day and an Observance Task Force","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1441/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1441&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1492664,"bill_number":"LD1467","title":"An Act To Promote a Circular Economy through Increased Post-consumer Recycled Plastic Content in Plastic Beverage Containers","description":"An Act To Promote a Circular Economy through Increased Post-consumer Recycled Plastic Content in Plastic Beverage Containers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1467/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1467&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Doudera"},
{"bill_id":1492665,"bill_number":"LD1424","title":"Resolve, To Change the Educational Requirements of Behavioral Health Professionals Providing Services for Children","description":"Resolve, To Change the Educational Requirements of Behavioral Health Professionals Providing Services for Children","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1424/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1424&snum=130","sponsor":"Suzanne Salisbury"},
{"bill_id":1492668,"bill_number":"LD1461","title":"An Act Relating to Heat Illness Prevention","description":"An Act Relating to Heat Illness Prevention","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1461/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1461&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1492671,"bill_number":"LD1423","title":"An Act To Align Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Funding with Recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","description":"An Act To Align Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Funding with Recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1423/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1423&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1492675,"bill_number":"LD1415","title":"Resolve, To Direct the Department of Environmental Protection To Determine Staffing Needs To More Efficiently and Effectively Issue Decisions on New, Amendment and Minor Revision Applications","description":"Resolve, To Direct the Department of Environmental Protection To Determine Staffing Needs To More Efficiently and Effectively Issue Decisions on New, Amendment and Minor Revision Applications","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1415/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1415&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1492676,"bill_number":"LD1448","title":"An Act To Increase the Homestead Property Tax Exemption","description":"An Act To Increase the Homestead Property Tax Exemption","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1448/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1448&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1492679,"bill_number":"LD1408","title":"An Act To Increase the Protection of Children from Domestic Abuse and Violence","description":"An Act To Increase the Protection of Children from Domestic Abuse and Violence","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1408/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1408&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1492680,"bill_number":"LD1417","title":"An Act Regarding Campaign Finance Reform","description":"An Act Regarding Campaign Finance Reform","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1417/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1417&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1492682,"bill_number":"LD1410","title":"An Act To Incentivize the Development of the Labor Force in the Green Jobs Sector through Assistance in Repaying Student Loan Debt","description":"An Act To Incentivize the Development of the Labor Force in the Green Jobs Sector through Assistance in Repaying Student Loan Debt","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1410/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1410&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacy Brenner"},
{"bill_id":1492684,"bill_number":"LD1454","title":"An Act To Prohibit Untraceable and Undetectable Firearms","description":"An Act To Prohibit Untraceable and Undetectable Firearms","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1454/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1454&snum=130","sponsor":"Samuel Zager"},
{"bill_id":1492691,"bill_number":"LD1453","title":"An Act To Protect Small Employers by Prohibiting Municipalities from Adopting Ordinances Regarding Employee Work Benefits Other Than Ordinances Regarding Minimum Wage Rates","description":"An Act To Protect Small Employers by Prohibiting Municipalities from Adopting Ordinances Regarding Employee Work Benefits Other Than Ordinances Regarding Minimum Wage Rates","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1453/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1453&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bradstreet"},
{"bill_id":1492696,"bill_number":"LD1412","title":"An Act To Update and Improve the MaineEARNS Database and Reconvene the State Education and Employment Outcomes Task Force","description":"An Act To Update and Improve the MaineEARNS Database and Reconvene the State Education and Employment Outcomes Task Force","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1412/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1412&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1492699,"bill_number":"LD1466","title":"An Act To Improve the Efficiency of Certain Consumer Credit Protection Laws","description":"An Act To Improve the Efficiency of Certain Consumer Credit Protection Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1466/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1466&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1492701,"bill_number":"LD1432","title":"An Act To Update the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund","description":"An Act To Update the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1432/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1432&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1492702,"bill_number":"LD1420","title":"An Act To Conform State Law to the Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Model Act","description":"An Act To Conform State Law to the Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Model Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1420/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1420&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1492705,"bill_number":"LD1434","title":"An Act Regarding Controlled Entry Areas within Retail Marijuana Stores","description":"An Act Regarding Controlled Entry Areas within Retail Marijuana Stores","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1434/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1434&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Perry"},
{"bill_id":1492706,"bill_number":"LD1433","title":"An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws","description":"An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1433/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1433&snum=130","sponsor":"Roland Martin"},
{"bill_id":1492707,"bill_number":"LD1457","title":"An Act To Improve Access to Dental Hygiene by Authorizing Dental Hygienists To Perform Dental Hygiene Diagnosis","description":"An Act To Improve Access to Dental Hygiene by Authorizing Dental Hygienists To Perform Dental Hygiene Diagnosis","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1457/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1457&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1492716,"bill_number":"LD1450","title":"An Act To Provide Fairness in Communications from Pharmacy Benefits Managers","description":"An Act To Provide Fairness in Communications from Pharmacy Benefits Managers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1450/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1450&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1492717,"bill_number":"LD1449","title":"An Act To Provide for Education Funding Reform for More Equitable State Support to Communities","description":"An Act To Provide for Education Funding Reform for More Equitable State Support to Communities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1449/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1449&snum=130","sponsor":"Valli Geiger"},
{"bill_id":1492718,"bill_number":"LD1407","title":"Resolve, Regarding Authority of Municipalities To Regulate Timber Harvesting","description":"Resolve, Regarding Authority of Municipalities To Regulate Timber Harvesting","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1407/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1407&snum=130","sponsor":"Russell Black"},
{"bill_id":1492721,"bill_number":"LD1404","title":"An Act To Legalize Sports Betting and Strengthen Public Education","description":"An Act To Legalize Sports Betting and Strengthen Public Education","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1404/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1404&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1492726,"bill_number":"LD1458","title":"An Act To Expand Incentives To Live and Work in Maine through a Partial Tax Credit for Certain Student Loans","description":"An Act To Expand Incentives To Live and Work in Maine through a Partial Tax Credit for Certain Student Loans","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1458/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1458&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Babbidge"},
{"bill_id":1492728,"bill_number":"LD1436","title":"An Act To Protect Certain Essential Workers from Infectious Disease","description":"An Act To Protect Certain Essential Workers from Infectious Disease","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1436/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1436&snum=130","sponsor":"Kevin O'Connell"},
{"bill_id":1492730,"bill_number":"LD1465","title":"An Act To Remove Barriers to Occupational Licensing Due to Criminal Records","description":"An Act To Remove Barriers to Occupational Licensing Due to Criminal Records","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1465/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1465&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1492732,"bill_number":"LD1414","title":"An Act To Prohibit Candidates for President or Federal Office from Donating to State Political Action Committees","description":"An Act To Prohibit Candidates for President or Federal Office from Donating to State Political Action Committees","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1414/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1414&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Timberlake"},
{"bill_id":1492734,"bill_number":"LD1440","title":"An Act To Provide Safe Gear for Female Firefighters","description":"An Act To Provide Safe Gear for Female Firefighters","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1440/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1440&snum=130","sponsor":"Amy Roeder"},
{"bill_id":1492736,"bill_number":"LD1429","title":"An Act To Achieve Carbon Neutrality in Maine by the Year 2045","description":"An Act To Achieve Carbon Neutrality in Maine by the Year 2045","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1429/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1429&snum=130","sponsor":"Michelle Dunphy"},
{"bill_id":1492742,"bill_number":"LD1421","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development To Update Its Current Priorities under the Northern Border Regional Commission's Allowable Grant Requests To Include Support of Population Growth Strategies around the State in Concert with the State's 10-year Economic Development Strategy","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development To Update Its Current Priorities under the Northern Border Regional Commission's Allowable Grant Requests To Include Support of Population Growth Strategies around the State in Concert with the State's 10-year Economic Development Strategy","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1421/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1421&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1492745,"bill_number":"LD1446","title":"An Act To Aid Municipalities in the Issuance of Concealed Handgun Permits","description":"An Act To Aid Municipalities in the Issuance of Concealed Handgun Permits","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1446/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1446&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1492748,"bill_number":"LD1462","title":"An Act To Serve the Public Interest, Promote Journalism and Save Jobs by Restoring the Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Publications","description":"An Act To Serve the Public Interest, Promote Journalism and Save Jobs by Restoring the Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Publications","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1462/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1462&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Babbidge"},
{"bill_id":1492749,"bill_number":"LD1439","title":"An Act To Clarify All-terrain Vehicle Registration Requirements and Establish Regular Maintenance of Designated State-approved All-terrain Vehicle Trails","description":"An Act To Clarify All-terrain Vehicle Registration Requirements and Establish Regular Maintenance of Designated State-approved All-terrain Vehicle Trails","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1439/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1439&snum=130","sponsor":"Timothy Theriault"},
{"bill_id":1492753,"bill_number":"LD1455","title":"An Act To Support Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Exploitation","description":"An Act To Support Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Exploitation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1455/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1455&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1492756,"bill_number":"SP0473","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1407, 1408, 1422, 1412, 1409, 1415, 1420, 1421, 1416, 1419, 1411, 1406, 1410, 1413, 1418, 1404, 1405, 1414, 1417","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1407, 1408, 1422, 1412, 1409, 1415, 1420, 1421, 1416, 1419, 1411, 1406, 1410, 1413, 1418, 1404, 1405, 1414, 1417","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0473/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0473&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1492758,"bill_number":"LD1452","title":"An Act To Amend the Law Regarding the Advertising and Marketing of Adult Use Marijuana","description":"An Act To Amend the Law Regarding the Advertising and Marketing of Adult Use Marijuana","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1452/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1452&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
{"bill_id":1492759,"bill_number":"LD1409","title":"An Act Regarding High-impact Electric Transmission Lines","description":"An Act Regarding High-impact Electric Transmission Lines","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-01-05","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-01-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1409/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1409&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1492764,"bill_number":"LD1426","title":"An Act To Provide for the Equitable Funding of Education Chosen by Maine Families","description":"An Act To Provide for the Equitable Funding of Education Chosen by Maine Families","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1426/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1426&snum=130","sponsor":"Randall Greenwood"},
{"bill_id":1492765,"bill_number":"LD1435","title":"An Act Regarding the Solicitation of Contracts for Distributed Resources That Use Renewable Energy","description":"An Act Regarding the Solicitation of Contracts for Distributed Resources That Use Renewable Energy","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1435/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1435&snum=130","sponsor":"Steven Foster"},
{"bill_id":1492767,"bill_number":"LD1442","title":"An Act Regarding Publicly Financed Legislative Candidates in Competitive Primaries","description":"An Act Regarding Publicly Financed Legislative Candidates in Competitive Primaries","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1442/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1442&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1492770,"bill_number":"LD1456","title":"An Act To Invest in Passenger Rail Expansion","description":"An Act To Invest in Passenger Rail Expansion","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1456/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1456&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1492772,"bill_number":"LD1464","title":"An Act To Improve Accessibility of Affordable Housing Data","description":"An Act To Improve Accessibility of Affordable Housing Data","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1464/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1464&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1492774,"bill_number":"LD1447","title":"An Act To Require Training in Racial Issues, Racial Justice and Social Issues at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy and To Establish Additional Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers and Candidates","description":"An Act To Require Training in Racial Issues, Racial Justice and Social Issues at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy and To Establish Additional Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers and Candidates","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1447/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1447&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1492776,"bill_number":"LD1411","title":"An Act To Establish the Maine Buy American and Build Maine Act","description":"An Act To Establish the Maine Buy American and Build Maine Act","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1411/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1411&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1492779,"bill_number":"HP1088","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 4/8/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 4/8/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1088/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1088&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1492780,"bill_number":"LD1459","title":"An Act Regarding a Post-judgment Motion by a Person Seeking To Satisfy the Prerequisites for Obtaining Special Restrictions on the Dissemination and Use of Criminal History Record Information for Certain Criminal Convictions","description":"An Act Regarding a Post-judgment Motion by a Person Seeking To Satisfy the Prerequisites for Obtaining Special Restrictions on the Dissemination and Use of Criminal History Record Information for Certain Criminal Convictions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1459/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1459&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1492781,"bill_number":"LD1428","title":"An Act To Increase the Availability of Intranasal Naloxone in Community and Corrections Settings","description":"An Act To Increase the Availability of Intranasal Naloxone in Community and Corrections Settings","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1428/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1428&snum=130","sponsor":"Janice Dodge"},
{"bill_id":1493239,"bill_number":"LD1471","title":"An Act To Establish a Stewardship Program for Packaging","description":"An Act To Establish a Stewardship Program for Packaging","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1471/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1471&snum=130","sponsor":"James Dill"},
{"bill_id":1493244,"bill_number":"LD1491","title":"An Act To Ensure Access to and Availability of Violence Intervention Services To Reduce Domestic Violence in Maine","description":"An Act To Ensure Access to and Availability of Violence Intervention Services To Reduce Domestic Violence in Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1491/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1491&snum=130","sponsor":"Susan Deschambault"},
{"bill_id":1493250,"bill_number":"LD1474","title":"An Act To Promote Outdoor Recreational Opportunities for Maine Students","description":"An Act To Promote Outdoor Recreational Opportunities for Maine Students","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1474/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1474&snum=130","sponsor":"Michelle Dunphy"},
{"bill_id":1493257,"bill_number":"LD1480","title":"An Act Regarding the Review of Law Enforcement Use of Deadly Force","description":"An Act Regarding the Review of Law Enforcement Use of Deadly Force","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1480/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1480&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1493262,"bill_number":"LD1476","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development To Create and Share Measures of Progress","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development To Create and Share Measures of Progress","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1476/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1476&snum=130","sponsor":"Traci Gere"},
{"bill_id":1493267,"bill_number":"LD1484","title":"An Act To Establish the Maine Connectivity Authority","description":"An Act To Establish the Maine Connectivity Authority","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1484/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1484&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1493274,"bill_number":"LD1488","title":"Resolve, To Study and Recommend Improvements to Maine's Dam Safety","description":"Resolve, To Study and Recommend Improvements to Maine's Dam Safety","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1488/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1488&snum=130","sponsor":"Arthur Bell"},
{"bill_id":1493284,"bill_number":"LD1486","title":"An Act To Improve Investigations of Child Sexual Abuse","description":"An Act To Improve Investigations of Child Sexual Abuse","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1486/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1486&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1493289,"bill_number":"LD1478","title":"An Act To Require the Use of Homelessness Crisis Protocols by Law Enforcement Agencies","description":"An Act To Require the Use of Homelessness Crisis Protocols by Law Enforcement Agencies","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1478/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1478&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1493296,"bill_number":"LD1492","title":"An Act To Provide More Choice for Maine Consumers in the Purchase of Spirits","description":"An Act To Provide More Choice for Maine Consumers in the Purchase of Spirits","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1492/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1492&snum=130","sponsor":"Bradlee Farrin"},
{"bill_id":1493303,"bill_number":"LD1493","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development To Create and Administer a Fund To Provide Seasonal and Tourism Industry Recovery Grants","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development To Create and Administer a Fund To Provide Seasonal and Tourism Industry Recovery Grants","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1493/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1493&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Rafferty"},
{"bill_id":1493308,"bill_number":"LD1481","title":"An Act To Clarify Surprise Billing Restrictions","description":"An Act To Clarify Surprise Billing Restrictions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1481/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1481&snum=130","sponsor":"Joshua Morris"},
{"bill_id":1493314,"bill_number":"LD1498","title":"An Act To Prevent Increased Heating Fuel, Natural Gas, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Pricing in Maine by Prohibiting Adoption of Rules Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions","description":"An Act To Prevent Increased Heating Fuel, Natural Gas, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Pricing in Maine by Prohibiting Adoption of Rules Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1498/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1498&snum=130","sponsor":"Joel Stetkis"},
{"bill_id":1493320,"bill_number":"LD1475","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Targeted Food Processing Infrastructure","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Targeted Food Processing Infrastructure","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1475/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1475&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1493323,"bill_number":"LD1495","title":"An Act To Help Veterans Who Are Caregivers of Children with Special Needs and of Family Members To Optimize Their Respite Hours","description":"An Act To Help Veterans Who Are Caregivers of Children with Special Needs and of Family Members To Optimize Their Respite Hours","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1495/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1495&snum=130","sponsor":"John Andrews"},
{"bill_id":1493335,"bill_number":"LD1472","title":"An Act To Require Legislative Approval for the State's Participation in Compacts, Programs and Agreements Regarding Transportation and Climate Change","description":"An Act To Require Legislative Approval for the State's Participation in Compacts, Programs and Agreements Regarding Transportation and Climate Change","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1472/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1472&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacey Guerin"},
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{"bill_id":1493362,"bill_number":"LD1490","title":"An Act To Improve Home and Community-based Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, Brain Injury and Other Related Conditions","description":"An Act To Improve Home and Community-based Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, Brain Injury and Other Related Conditions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1490/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1490&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1493366,"bill_number":"LD1482","title":"An Act To Improve Access to Property Tax Exemptions for New Homeowners","description":"An Act To Improve Access to Property Tax Exemptions for New Homeowners","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1482/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1482&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
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{"bill_id":1493385,"bill_number":"LD1473","title":"An Act To Exempt Land-based Aquaculture Facilities from the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Requirements","description":"An Act To Exempt Land-based Aquaculture Facilities from the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Requirements","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1473/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1473&snum=130","sponsor":"Kimberley Rosen"},
{"bill_id":1493388,"bill_number":"LD1479","title":"An Act To Make Certain Traffic Infractions Secondary Offenses","description":"An Act To Make Certain Traffic Infractions Secondary Offenses","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1479/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1479&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
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{"bill_id":1493405,"bill_number":"LD1487","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Seek a Waiver for Additional Medication-assisted Treatment for Certain Persons with Substance Use Disorder up to 30 Days Prior to Their Release from Incarceration","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Seek a Waiver for Additional Medication-assisted Treatment for Certain Persons with Substance Use Disorder up to 30 Days Prior to Their Release from Incarceration","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1487/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1487&snum=130","sponsor":"Holly Stover"},
{"bill_id":1493411,"bill_number":"LD1497","title":"An Act To Expand Youth-led Perspectives in Economic and Workforce Development through the Maine Development Foundation's Realize Maine Network","description":"An Act To Expand Youth-led Perspectives in Economic and Workforce Development through the Maine Development Foundation's Realize Maine Network","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1497/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1497&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
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{"bill_id":1493420,"bill_number":"LD1477","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Collaborate with the Long-term Care Ombudsman Program To Convene a Stakeholder Group To Make Recommendations for In-home Rehabilitation Services","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Collaborate with the Long-term Care Ombudsman Program To Convene a Stakeholder Group To Make Recommendations for In-home Rehabilitation Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1477/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1477&snum=130","sponsor":"Janice Dodge"},
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{"bill_id":1493585,"bill_number":"LD1501","title":"An Act To Protect Oral Health for Children in Maine","description":"An Act To Protect Oral Health for Children in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1501/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1501&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1493598,"bill_number":"LD1506","title":"Resolve, To Continue until July 1, 2021 Limited-period Positions Expiring in June 2021","description":"Resolve, To Continue until July 1, 2021 Limited-period Positions Expiring in June 2021","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1506/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1506&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1493605,"bill_number":"LD1504","title":"An Act To Enhance Use of Critical Incident Stress Management Teams for Firefighters and for Employees and Members of a Public Safety Agency, a Fire Department or an Agency Involved in Emergency Care or Response","description":"An Act To Enhance Use of Critical Incident Stress Management Teams for Firefighters and for Employees and Members of a Public Safety Agency, a Fire Department or an Agency Involved in Emergency Care or Response","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1504/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1504&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1493613,"bill_number":"HP1117","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 4/8/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 4/8/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1117/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1117&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1493624,"bill_number":"LD1505","title":"An Act To Restrict the Use of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Firefighting Foam","description":"An Act To Restrict the Use of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Firefighting Foam","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1505/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1505&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1493626,"bill_number":"LD1502","title":"An Act To Clarify Safety Issues in Schools with Respect to Health-related States of Emergency","description":"An Act To Clarify Safety Issues in Schools with Respect to Health-related States of Emergency","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1502/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1502&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1493642,"bill_number":"LD1515","title":"An Act To Create a People's Revisor","description":"An Act To Create a People's Revisor","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1515/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1515&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1493954,"bill_number":"SP0488","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1507, 1508, 1510, 1509","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1507, 1508, 1510, 1509","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0488/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0488&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1494268,"bill_number":"LD1513","title":"An Act To Establish the Maine Abandoned and Discontinued Roads Commission","description":"An Act To Establish the Maine Abandoned and Discontinued Roads Commission","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1513/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1513&snum=130","sponsor":"Daniel Newman"},
{"bill_id":1494578,"bill_number":"LD1511","title":"An Act To Finance Distribution Investments at the Lowest Cost to Customers and To Encourage Utility Performance","description":"An Act To Finance Distribution Investments at the Lowest Cost to Customers and To Encourage Utility Performance","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1511/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1511&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1494645,"bill_number":"LD1510","title":"An Act Concerning Informed Consent of Minors' Authority to Release Health Care Information","description":"An Act Concerning Informed Consent of Minors' Authority to Release Health Care Information","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1510/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1510&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1494764,"bill_number":"LD1508","title":"An Act To Prevent Homelessness by Establishing an Eviction Mediation Program","description":"An Act To Prevent Homelessness by Establishing an Eviction Mediation Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1508/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1508&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1495083,"bill_number":"LD1509","title":"An Act To Provide That Maine's School Bus Drivers Are Eligible for Unemployment Insurance","description":"An Act To Provide That Maine's School Bus Drivers Are Eligible for Unemployment Insurance","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1509/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1509&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Davis"},
{"bill_id":1495394,"bill_number":"HP1124","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 4/13/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 4/13/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1124/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1124&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1495708,"bill_number":"LD1512","title":"Resolve, To Study the Establishment of the Office of the Education Ombudsman","description":"Resolve, To Study the Establishment of the Office of the Education Ombudsman","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"ADJOURNED SINE DIE and PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD).","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1512/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1512&snum=130","sponsor":"Traci Gere"},
{"bill_id":1495819,"bill_number":"LD1507","title":"An Act To Establish a Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program and Allocation","description":"An Act To Establish a Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program and Allocation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1507/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1507&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1495965,"bill_number":"LD1514","title":"Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Study the Impact of Various Types of Taxes on Various Populations in the State","description":"Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Study the Impact of Various Types of Taxes on Various Populations in the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"ADJOURNED SINE DIE and PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD).","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1514/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1514&snum=130","sponsor":"Grayson Lookner"},
{"bill_id":1500587,"bill_number":"LD1516","title":"An Act To Amend the Property Tax Exemption for Persons Who Are Legally Blind","description":"An Act To Amend the Property Tax Exemption for Persons Who Are Legally Blind","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1516/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1516&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1500599,"bill_number":"LD1518","title":"An Act To Support Maine's Tasting Rooms and Restaurants during the COVID-19 Pandemic","description":"An Act To Support Maine's Tasting Rooms and Restaurants during the COVID-19 Pandemic","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1518/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1518&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1500611,"bill_number":"LD1519","title":"An Act To Increase Workplace Transparency with Regard to Arbitration Agreements, the Rights of Employees and Legal Remedies","description":"An Act To Increase Workplace Transparency with Regard to Arbitration Agreements, the Rights of Employees and Legal Remedies","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1519/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1519&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1500621,"bill_number":"LD1520","title":"An Act To Terminate the Augusta Downtown Parking District","description":"An Act To Terminate the Augusta Downtown Parking District","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1520/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1520&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1500632,"bill_number":"LD1517","title":"An Act To Establish the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute","description":"An Act To Establish the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1517/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1517&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1500653,"bill_number":"LD1522","title":"An Act To Update and Eliminate References in Statute to Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor","description":"An Act To Update and Eliminate References in Statute to Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1522/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1522&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Doudera"},
{"bill_id":1500661,"bill_number":"LD1523","title":"An Act To Establish the Trust for a Healthy Maine","description":"An Act To Establish the Trust for a Healthy Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1523/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1523&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
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{"bill_id":1500687,"bill_number":"LD1532","title":"An Act To Protect Maine's Air Quality by Strengthening Requirements for Air Emissions Licensing","description":"An Act To Protect Maine's Air Quality by Strengthening Requirements for Air Emissions Licensing","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-01-26","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-01-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1532/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1532&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Morales"},
{"bill_id":1500697,"bill_number":"LD1527","title":"An Act To Ensure Proper Oversight of Sports Betting in the State","description":"An Act To Ensure Proper Oversight of Sports Betting in the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1527/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1527&snum=130","sponsor":"Timothy Roche"},
{"bill_id":1500709,"bill_number":"LD1526","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Strengthen University of Maine System Workforce Education and Innovation","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Strengthen University of Maine System Workforce Education and Innovation","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1526/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1526&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1500721,"bill_number":"LD1535","title":"An Act To Allow Green Death Care Practices by Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction","description":"An Act To Allow Green Death Care Practices by Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1535/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1535&snum=130","sponsor":"Lynne Williams"},
{"bill_id":1500736,"bill_number":"LD1531","title":"An Act To Provide Affordable Behavioral Health Services to Individuals under 26 Years of Age","description":"An Act To Provide Affordable Behavioral Health Services to Individuals under 26 Years of Age","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1531/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1531&snum=130","sponsor":"Poppy Arford"},
{"bill_id":1500748,"bill_number":"LD1525","title":"An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax Plastic Bags Required by a Municipal Solid Waste Management Program","description":"An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax Plastic Bags Required by a Municipal Solid Waste Management Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1525/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1525&snum=130","sponsor":"John Tuttle"},
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{"bill_id":1500769,"bill_number":"LD1528","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Adjust Reimbursement Rates for Certain Home-based Services","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Adjust Reimbursement Rates for Certain Home-based Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1528/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1528&snum=130","sponsor":"Holly Stover"},
{"bill_id":1500779,"bill_number":"LD1533","title":"An Act To Amend the Foreign Credentialing and Skills Recognition Revolving Loan Program","description":"An Act To Amend the Foreign Credentialing and Skills Recognition Revolving Loan Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1533/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1533&snum=130","sponsor":"Kristen Cloutier"},
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{"bill_id":1500810,"bill_number":"LD1534","title":"An Act To Preserve and Protect the State's Rail Corridors","description":"An Act To Preserve and Protect the State's Rail Corridors","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1534/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1534&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1501823,"bill_number":"LD1556","title":"Resolve, To Create the Commission To Study and Recommend a Financing Model To Increase Capital Investment in Renewable Energy, Clean Energy Technology, Energy Efficiency Projects and Jobs in Maine","description":"Resolve, To Create the Commission To Study and Recommend a Financing Model To Increase Capital Investment in Renewable Energy, Clean Energy Technology, Energy Efficiency Projects and Jobs in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1556/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1556&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1501825,"bill_number":"LD1540","title":"An Act To Reduce Hunger and Use Food Scraps in Farming and Energy Production","description":"An Act To Reduce Hunger and Use Food Scraps in Farming and Energy Production","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1540/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1540&snum=130","sponsor":"Stanley Zeigler"},
{"bill_id":1501829,"bill_number":"LD1558","title":"An Act To Require Campaign Finance Reports for State and County Candidates Other Than Governor To Be Filed on the 42nd Day before Any Election","description":"An Act To Require Campaign Finance Reports for State and County Candidates Other Than Governor To Be Filed on the 42nd Day before Any Election","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1558/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1558&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1501835,"bill_number":"SP0495","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1516, 1517, 1518, 1519, 1520","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1516, 1517, 1518, 1519, 1520","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0495/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0495&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1501840,"bill_number":"LD1555","title":"An Act To Fund Broadband Internet Infrastructure for Marginalized Groups in the State","description":"An Act To Fund Broadband Internet Infrastructure for Marginalized Groups in the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1555/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1555&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1501849,"bill_number":"LD1541","title":"An Act To Support and Improve Municipal Recycling Programs and Save Taxpayer Money","description":"An Act To Support and Improve Municipal Recycling Programs and Save Taxpayer Money","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1541/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1541&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1501855,"bill_number":"LD1548","title":"Resolve, To Alleviate the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 and Public Health Outcomes","description":"Resolve, To Alleviate the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 and Public Health Outcomes","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1548/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1548&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1501867,"bill_number":"LD1546","title":"An Act Directing the Maine State Housing Authority To Report on Emergency Rental Assistance Programs","description":"An Act Directing the Maine State Housing Authority To Report on Emergency Rental Assistance Programs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1546/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1546&snum=130","sponsor":"Grayson Lookner"},
{"bill_id":1501871,"bill_number":"HP1140","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 4/15/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 4/15/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1140/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1140&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1501879,"bill_number":"LD1561","title":"An Act To Amend the Maine Fair Debt Collection Practices Act","description":"An Act To Amend the Maine Fair Debt Collection Practices Act","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1561/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1561&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1501886,"bill_number":"LD1539","title":"An Act To Provide Access to Fertility Care","description":"An Act To Provide Access to Fertility Care","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1539/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1539&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
{"bill_id":1501895,"bill_number":"LD1559","title":"Resolve, To Create the Commission To Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program","description":"Resolve, To Create the Commission To Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1559/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1559&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1501901,"bill_number":"LD1553","title":"An Act To Amend the Law Governing MaineCare Coverage of Chiropractic Treatment","description":"An Act To Amend the Law Governing MaineCare Coverage of Chiropractic Treatment","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1553/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1553&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
{"bill_id":1501911,"bill_number":"LD1545","title":"An Act Regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reductions Associated with Significant Development Projects","description":"An Act Regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reductions Associated with Significant Development Projects","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1545/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1545&snum=130","sponsor":"Jessica Fay"},
{"bill_id":1501918,"bill_number":"LD1542","title":"An Act To Repeal and Replace the Kittery Water District Charter","description":"An Act To Repeal and Replace the Kittery Water District Charter","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1542/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1542&snum=130","sponsor":"Kristi Mathieson"},
{"bill_id":1501922,"bill_number":"LD1547","title":"An Act To Promote Intergovernmental Coordination Regarding Age-friendly State Initiatives","description":"An Act To Promote Intergovernmental Coordination Regarding Age-friendly State Initiatives","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1547/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1547&snum=130","sponsor":"Jessica Fay"},
{"bill_id":1501930,"bill_number":"LD1557","title":"An Act To Ensure the Provision of Housing Coordinator Services to Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities","description":"An Act To Ensure the Provision of Housing Coordinator Services to Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1557/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1557&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1501938,"bill_number":"LD1538","title":"An Act To Protect the Rights of People Who Are LGBTQ in Maine","description":"An Act To Protect the Rights of People Who Are LGBTQ in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1538/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1538&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1501945,"bill_number":"LD1554","title":"An Act To Provide Climate Change Transition Assistance for Maine's Energy-intensive Businesses","description":"An Act To Provide Climate Change Transition Assistance for Maine's Energy-intensive Businesses","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1554/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1554&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Wadsworth"},
{"bill_id":1501953,"bill_number":"LD1543","title":"An Act To Improve and Modernize Home-based Care","description":"An Act To Improve and Modernize Home-based Care","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1543/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1543&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1501959,"bill_number":"LD1551","title":"An Act To Ban the Sale of Cosmetics That Have Been Tested on Animals","description":"An Act To Ban the Sale of Cosmetics That Have Been Tested on Animals","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1551/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1551&snum=130","sponsor":"Victoria Doudera"},
{"bill_id":1501969,"bill_number":"LD1549","title":"An Act To Establish the Maine Forest Advisory Board","description":"An Act To Establish the Maine Forest Advisory Board","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1549/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1549&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1501976,"bill_number":"LD1550","title":"An Act To End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products","description":"An Act To End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1550/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1550&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1501982,"bill_number":"HP1161","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 4/20/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 4/20/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1161/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1161&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1501990,"bill_number":"SP0504","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1560, 1556, 1557, 1561, 1559, 1558","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1560, 1556, 1557, 1561, 1559, 1558","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0504/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0504&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1501996,"bill_number":"LD1552","title":"An Act To Provide Reentry Services to Persons Reentering the Community after Incarceration","description":"An Act To Provide Reentry Services to Persons Reentering the Community after Incarceration","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1552/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1552&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1502007,"bill_number":"LD1560","title":"Resolve, Authorizing the State To Convey to the Passamaquoddy Tribe the State's Interest in a Certain Parcel of Land in the Town of Meddybemps","description":"Resolve, Authorizing the State To Convey to the Passamaquoddy Tribe the State's Interest in a Certain Parcel of Land in the Town of Meddybemps","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1560/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1560&snum=130","sponsor":"Marianne Moore"},
{"bill_id":1502014,"bill_number":"LD1537","title":"An Act To Restore Funding to the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery","description":"An Act To Restore Funding to the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1537/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1537&snum=130","sponsor":"John Tuttle"},
{"bill_id":1502023,"bill_number":"LD1544","title":"An Act Regarding Credit and Debit Card Merchant Fees","description":"An Act Regarding Credit and Debit Card Merchant Fees","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1544/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1544&snum=130","sponsor":"Melanie Sachs"},
{"bill_id":1502028,"bill_number":"LD1536","title":"An Act Regarding Municipal Public Hearings on Citizen-initiated Municipal Referenda","description":"An Act Regarding Municipal Public Hearings on Citizen-initiated Municipal Referenda","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1536/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1536&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bradstreet"},
{"bill_id":1503255,"bill_number":"LD1586","title":"An Act To Strengthen Statewide Mental Health Peer Support, Crisis Intervention Mobile Response and Crisis Residential Services","description":"An Act To Strengthen Statewide Mental Health Peer Support, Crisis Intervention Mobile Response and Crisis Residential Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1586/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1586&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1503256,"bill_number":"LD1566","title":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Arts Commission To Create a Program for Public Art Recovery Grants","description":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Arts Commission To Create a Program for Public Art Recovery Grants","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1566/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1566&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1503257,"bill_number":"LD1571","title":"An Act To Strengthen the Unemployment Insurance System To Better Serve Maine Workers","description":"An Act To Strengthen the Unemployment Insurance System To Better Serve Maine Workers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1571/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1571&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1503259,"bill_number":"LD1610","title":"An Act To Promote Equity in Policy Making by Enhancing the State's Ability To Collect, Analyze and Apply Data","description":"An Act To Promote Equity in Policy Making by Enhancing the State's Ability To Collect, Analyze and Apply Data","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1610/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1610&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1503260,"bill_number":"LD1597","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Strengthen Maine's Health Care Workforce","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Strengthen Maine's Health Care Workforce","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1597/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1597&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1503262,"bill_number":"LD1599","title":"An Act To Establish A Maine Pesticide Sales and Use Registry","description":"An Act To Establish A Maine Pesticide Sales and Use Registry","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1599/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1599&snum=130","sponsor":"Laurie Osher"},
{"bill_id":1503264,"bill_number":"LD1615","title":"An Act To Implement Strategies Relating to Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Other Financial Technology","description":"An Act To Implement Strategies Relating to Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Other Financial Technology","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1615/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1615&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Wadsworth"},
{"bill_id":1503265,"bill_number":"LD1603","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Committee To Study the Feasibility of Creating Basic Income Security","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Committee To Study the Feasibility of Creating Basic Income Security","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1603/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1603&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1503266,"bill_number":"LD1600","title":"An Act To Investigate Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Contamination of Land and Groundwater","description":"An Act To Investigate Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Contamination of Land and Groundwater","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1600/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1600&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1503267,"bill_number":"LD1596","title":"An Act To Reduce the Nameplate Capacity of Distributed Generation Resource Projects to Qualify for Net Energy Billing and Decrease Tariff Rates for Customers Participating in Net Energy Billing Programs","description":"An Act To Reduce the Nameplate Capacity of Distributed Generation Resource Projects to Qualify for Net Energy Billing and Decrease Tariff Rates for Customers Participating in Net Energy Billing Programs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1596/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1596&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Caiazzo"},
{"bill_id":1503271,"bill_number":"LD1565","title":"An Act To Strengthen Maine's Agriculture, Food and Forest Economy","description":"An Act To Strengthen Maine's Agriculture, Food and Forest Economy","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1565/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1565&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1503272,"bill_number":"LD1601","title":"Resolve, To Establish an Advisory Panel To Study the Implications of Genome-editing Technology for the Citizens of the State","description":"Resolve, To Establish an Advisory Panel To Study the Implications of Genome-editing Technology for the Citizens of the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"ADJOURNED SINE DIE and PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD).","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1601/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1601&snum=130","sponsor":"Samuel Zager"},
{"bill_id":1503273,"bill_number":"LD1608","title":"An Act To Expand the MaineCare Program To Cover All Citizens of the State","description":"An Act To Expand the MaineCare Program To Cover All Citizens of the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1608/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1608&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1503275,"bill_number":"LD1575","title":"An Act To Improve Maine's Election Laws","description":"An Act To Improve Maine's Election Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1575/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1575&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1503276,"bill_number":"LD1585","title":"An Act To Increase Privacy and Security by Regulating the Use of Facial Surveillance Systems by Departments, Public Employees and Public Officials","description":"An Act To Increase Privacy and Security by Regulating the Use of Facial Surveillance Systems by Departments, Public Employees and Public Officials","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1585/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1585&snum=130","sponsor":"Grayson Lookner"},
{"bill_id":1503277,"bill_number":"LD1573","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study Long-term Care Workforce Issues","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study Long-term Care Workforce Issues","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1573/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1573&snum=130","sponsor":"Jessica Fay"},
{"bill_id":1503278,"bill_number":"LD1593","title":"An Act To Provide Pathways to Rehabilitation, Reentry and Reintegration","description":"An Act To Provide Pathways to Rehabilitation, Reentry and Reintegration","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1593/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1593&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1503281,"bill_number":"LD1614","title":"An Act To Mandate That Certain Health Care Providers Disclose an Estimate of Charges at Time of Service","description":"An Act To Mandate That Certain Health Care Providers Disclose an Estimate of Charges at Time of Service","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1614/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1614&snum=130","sponsor":"Grayson Lookner"},
{"bill_id":1503282,"bill_number":"LD1574","title":"Resolve, To Ensure Support for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism with High Behavioral Need","description":"Resolve, To Ensure Support for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism with High Behavioral Need","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1574/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1574&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1503283,"bill_number":"LD1609","title":"An Act To Stop Social Media Censorship","description":"An Act To Stop Social Media Censorship","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1609/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1609&snum=130","sponsor":"Heidi Sampson"},
{"bill_id":1503285,"bill_number":"LD1612","title":"An Act To Facilitate Children's Testimony in Certain Sex Crime Cases","description":"An Act To Facilitate Children's Testimony in Certain Sex Crime Cases","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1612/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1612&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1503286,"bill_number":"LD1567","title":"An Act To Equitably Fund Maine's Climate Change Mitigation Efforts","description":"An Act To Equitably Fund Maine's Climate Change Mitigation Efforts","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1567/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1567&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Kessler"},
{"bill_id":1503287,"bill_number":"LD1588","title":"Resolve, To Replace Certain Stigmatizing Language in the Maine Revised Statutes with Respectful Language","description":"Resolve, To Replace Certain Stigmatizing Language in the Maine Revised Statutes with Respectful Language","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1588/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1588&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1503289,"bill_number":"LD1591","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Identify Places with Offensive Names and Methods of Changing Those Names","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Identify Places with Offensive Names and Methods of Changing Those Names","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-18","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1591/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1591&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1503290,"bill_number":"LD1569","title":"Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Study the Role of Water as a Resource in the State of Maine","description":"Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Study the Role of Water as a Resource in the State of Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1569/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1569&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1503294,"bill_number":"LD1604","title":"An Act To Reclassify Certain Offenses under the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Laws and Motor Vehicle Laws and Increase the Efficiency of the Criminal Justice System","description":"An Act To Reclassify Certain Offenses under the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Laws and Motor Vehicle Laws and Increase the Efficiency of the Criminal Justice System","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1604/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1604&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1503296,"bill_number":"LD1617","title":"An Act To Amend the Victim Services Laws To Define \"Restorative Justice\"","description":"An Act To Amend the Victim Services Laws To Define \"Restorative Justice\"","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1617/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1617&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1503298,"bill_number":"LD1616","title":"An Act To Ensure That Municipalities and Multimunicipal Regions of Every Size and Capacity Have Guidance on Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategies for Policy, Implementation and Investment Decision Support","description":"An Act To Ensure That Municipalities and Multimunicipal Regions of Every Size and Capacity Have Guidance on Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategies for Policy, Implementation and Investment Decision Support","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-14","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1616/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1616&snum=130","sponsor":"Lydia Blume"},
{"bill_id":1503299,"bill_number":"LD1589","title":"An Act To Ensure Equity in the Membership of the Marijuana Advisory Commission","description":"An Act To Ensure Equity in the Membership of the Marijuana Advisory Commission","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1589/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1589&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1503302,"bill_number":"LD1562","title":"An Act To Strengthen the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority","description":"An Act To Strengthen the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1562/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1562&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1503303,"bill_number":"LD1607","title":"An Act To Criminalize Calls Made to Emergency Services Based on Racial Profiling","description":"An Act To Criminalize Calls Made to Emergency Services Based on Racial Profiling","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1607/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1607&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1503304,"bill_number":"LD1570","title":"An Act To Protect Drinking Water for Maine Residents","description":"An Act To Protect Drinking Water for Maine Residents","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1570/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1570&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1503307,"bill_number":"LD1606","title":"An Act To Expand Tenant Representation on Boards of Directors of Nonprofit Housing Corporations","description":"An Act To Expand Tenant Representation on Boards of Directors of Nonprofit Housing Corporations","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1606/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1606&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1503308,"bill_number":"SP0509","title":"Joint Order, To Authorize the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources To Report Out a Bill Related to the Limited-entry Lobster and Crab Fishing Licensing System","description":"Joint Order, To Authorize the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources To Report Out a Bill Related to the Limited-entry Lobster and Crab Fishing Licensing System","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0509/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0509&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1503310,"bill_number":"LD1564","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Unemployment Compensation","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Unemployment Compensation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1564/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1564&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1503311,"bill_number":"LD1613","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Labor and the Department of Transportation To Develop Partnerships with Businesses, Unions and Educational Programs and Institutions To Provide Training and Transportation for Workers","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Labor and the Department of Transportation To Develop Partnerships with Businesses, Unions and Educational Programs and Institutions To Provide Training and Transportation for Workers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1613/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1613&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
{"bill_id":1503314,"bill_number":"LD1595","title":"An Act To Address Waste Associated with Solar Energy Equipment","description":"An Act To Address Waste Associated with Solar Energy Equipment","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1595/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1595&snum=130","sponsor":"Beth O'Connor"},
{"bill_id":1503315,"bill_number":"LD1572","title":"Resolve, To Analyze the Impact of Sea Level Rise","description":"Resolve, To Analyze the Impact of Sea Level Rise","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1572/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1572&snum=130","sponsor":"Lydia Blume"},
{"bill_id":1503316,"bill_number":"HP1173","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 4/23/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 4/23/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1173/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1173&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1503321,"bill_number":"LD1594","title":"An Act To Suspend the Collection of the Container Fee for Hand Sanitizer and Sanitizing Wipes during the COVID-19 Pandemic","description":"An Act To Suspend the Collection of the Container Fee for Hand Sanitizer and Sanitizing Wipes during the COVID-19 Pandemic","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1594/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1594&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1503322,"bill_number":"LD1592","title":"An Act To Remove Punishments for Sex Selling and Decrease Demand by Increasing Penalties for Sex Buying","description":"An Act To Remove Punishments for Sex Selling and Decrease Demand by Increasing Penalties for Sex Buying","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1592/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1592&snum=130","sponsor":"Lois Galgay Reckitt"},
{"bill_id":1503323,"bill_number":"LD1611","title":"An Act To Amend Maine's Harness Racing Laws Regarding Race Dates and Pari-mutuel Pools","description":"An Act To Amend Maine's Harness Racing Laws Regarding Race Dates and Pari-mutuel Pools","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1611/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1611&snum=130","sponsor":"Theodore Kryzak"},
{"bill_id":1503325,"bill_number":"LD1602","title":"An Act Regarding Criminal Records","description":"An Act Regarding Criminal Records","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1602/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1602&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1503326,"bill_number":"LD1587","title":"An Act To Remove the Municipal Ordinance Exemption for the Development of Nonessential Transmission Lines","description":"An Act To Remove the Municipal Ordinance Exemption for the Development of Nonessential Transmission Lines","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1587/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1587&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Landry"},
{"bill_id":1503327,"bill_number":"LD1568","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1568/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1568&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Evangelos"},
{"bill_id":1503330,"bill_number":"LD1563","title":"An Act Regarding Travel Insurance in the Maine Insurance Code","description":"An Act Regarding Travel Insurance in the Maine Insurance Code","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1563/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1563&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1503331,"bill_number":"LD1598","title":"An Act To Eliminate Taxpayer Subsidies for Discriminatory Employers","description":"An Act To Eliminate Taxpayer Subsidies for Discriminatory Employers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1598/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1598&snum=130","sponsor":"Maureen Terry"},
{"bill_id":1503333,"bill_number":"LD1590","title":"An Act To Define Commercial and Noncommercial Purveyors of Accommodations for Short-term Rental","description":"An Act To Define Commercial and Noncommercial Purveyors of Accommodations for Short-term Rental","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1590/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1590&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1503349,"bill_number":"LD1582","title":"An Act To Enact the Maine Psilocybin Services Act","description":"An Act To Enact the Maine Psilocybin Services Act","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-19","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-04-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1582/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1582&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1503356,"bill_number":"LD1583","title":"An Act To Enhance Private Property Protections Using Modern Technology","description":"An Act To Enhance Private Property Protections Using Modern Technology","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1583/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1583&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1503363,"bill_number":"SP0510","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1563, 1564, 1562","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1563, 1564, 1562","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0510/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0510&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1503373,"bill_number":"LD1577","title":"Resolve, To Convene a Working Group To Study Possible Solutions for Families Facing Emergency Child Custody Situations","description":"Resolve, To Convene a Working Group To Study Possible Solutions for Families Facing Emergency Child Custody Situations","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1577/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1577&snum=130","sponsor":"Marianne Moore"},
{"bill_id":1503384,"bill_number":"LD1579","title":"An Act To Transition State and Local Motor Vehicle Fleets to Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles and Zero-emission Vehicles","description":"An Act To Transition State and Local Motor Vehicle Fleets to Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles and Zero-emission Vehicles","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1579/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1579&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1503392,"bill_number":"LD1578","title":"An Act To Permit Remote Access for Public Proceedings","description":"An Act To Permit Remote Access for Public Proceedings","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1578/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1578&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1503403,"bill_number":"LD1580","title":"An Act To Provide Protections for Mobile Home Park Residents","description":"An Act To Provide Protections for Mobile Home Park Residents","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-03","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1580/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1580&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1503411,"bill_number":"LD1576","title":"Resolve, To Establish and Fund a Medical Professionals Health Program from Health Care Provider License Fees","description":"Resolve, To Establish and Fund a Medical Professionals Health Program from Health Care Provider License Fees","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1576/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1576&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacy Brenner"},
{"bill_id":1503420,"bill_number":"LD1581","title":"An Act To Require Telecommunications Companies To Divulge Location Information to Law Enforcement When Necessary To Respond to a 9-1-1 Call or Locate a Person in Danger","description":"An Act To Require Telecommunications Companies To Divulge Location Information to Law Enforcement When Necessary To Respond to a 9-1-1 Call or Locate a Person in Danger","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1581/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1581&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cyrway"},
{"bill_id":1503427,"bill_number":"LD1584","title":"An Act To Make Donated Medicines Available to Maine Patients at an Affordable Cost","description":"An Act To Make Donated Medicines Available to Maine Patients at an Affordable Cost","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1584/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1584&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1503520,"bill_number":"LD1618","title":"Resolve, To Place a Temporary Moratorium on the Approval of Any New Motor Vehicle Registration Plates and Initiate a Registration Plate Working Group","description":"Resolve, To Place a Temporary Moratorium on the Approval of Any New Motor Vehicle Registration Plates and Initiate a Registration Plate Working Group","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"Subsequently FINALLY PASSED - Emergency 2/3 Elected Required in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1618/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1618&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1503526,"bill_number":"LD1621","title":"An Act To Reform Payments to Legislators by Political Action Committees and Ballot Question Committees","description":"An Act To Reform Payments to Legislators by Political Action Committees and Ballot Question Committees","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1621/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1621&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
{"bill_id":1503535,"bill_number":"LD1620","title":"An Act To Support Maine Theaters by Expanding Eligibility for Off-premises Catering Licenses","description":"An Act To Support Maine Theaters by Expanding Eligibility for Off-premises Catering Licenses","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1620/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1620&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1503542,"bill_number":"LD1619","title":"An Act To Establish a Moratorium on Offshore Wind Power Projects in Maine's Territorial Waters","description":"An Act To Establish a Moratorium on Offshore Wind Power Projects in Maine's Territorial Waters","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1619/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1619&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1503552,"bill_number":"LD1628","title":"An Act To Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations from Insurance Requirements","description":"An Act To Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations from Insurance Requirements","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1628/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1628&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1503565,"bill_number":"LD1622","title":"An Act To Promote Individual Retirement Savings through a Public-Private Partnership","description":"An Act To Promote Individual Retirement Savings through a Public-Private Partnership","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1622/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1622&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1503572,"bill_number":"LD1627","title":"An Act To Enhance Behavioral Health Services To Better Protect Maine Residents","description":"An Act To Enhance Behavioral Health Services To Better Protect Maine Residents","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1627/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1627&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Timberlake"},
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{"bill_id":1503638,"bill_number":"LD1625","title":"An Act To Increase the Number of Lincolnville Sewer District Trustees from 3 to 5","description":"An Act To Increase the Number of Lincolnville Sewer District Trustees from 3 to 5","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1625/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1625&snum=130","sponsor":"Stanley Zeigler"},
{"bill_id":1503642,"bill_number":"HP1211","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE STRUGGLE OF MAINE RESIDENTS WITH HOUSING COSTS AND THE INADEQUACY OF HOUSING STOCK","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE STRUGGLE OF MAINE RESIDENTS WITH HOUSING COSTS AND THE INADEQUACY OF HOUSING STOCK","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2021-04-28","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1211/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1211&snum=130","sponsor":"Kristen Cloutier"},
{"bill_id":1503648,"bill_number":"LD1631","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Banning Polystyrene Foam Regarding Packaging for Meat, Poultry, Fish, Seafood and Eggs","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Banning Polystyrene Foam Regarding Packaging for Meat, Poultry, Fish, Seafood and Eggs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 305 Yeas 32 - Nays 2 - Excused 1 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1631/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1631&snum=130","sponsor":"John Martin"},
{"bill_id":1503654,"bill_number":"LD1626","title":"An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act","description":"An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1626/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1626&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1503661,"bill_number":"LD1624","title":"Resolve, To Create a Stakeholder Group To Identify the Needs of Long-term Care Family Caregivers","description":"Resolve, To Create a Stakeholder Group To Identify the Needs of Long-term Care Family Caregivers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1624/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1624&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret Craven"},
{"bill_id":1503670,"bill_number":"LD1623","title":"An Act To Require That Motor Vehicles Be Clear of Snow and Ice When Operated on Public Ways","description":"An Act To Require That Motor Vehicles Be Clear of Snow and Ice When Operated on Public Ways","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1623/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1623&snum=130","sponsor":"Dustin White"},
{"bill_id":1503676,"bill_number":"LD1629","title":"An Act Regarding the Qualifications for Licensure as a Physician or Surgeon","description":"An Act Regarding the Qualifications for Licensure as a Physician or Surgeon","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1629/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1629&snum=130","sponsor":"Tavis Hasenfus"},
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{"bill_id":1504101,"bill_number":"LD1632","title":"An Act To Update the Laws Regarding the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf","description":"An Act To Update the Laws Regarding the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1632/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1632&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
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{"bill_id":1505551,"bill_number":"LD1637","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide Funds for Maine To Meet the State's Carbon Reduction Goals by Supporting the Use of Biofuels","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide Funds for Maine To Meet the State's Carbon Reduction Goals by Supporting the Use of Biofuels","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1637/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1637&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
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{"bill_id":1505591,"bill_number":"LD1676","title":"An Act To Limit Access to Juvenile Case Records and Protect the Confidentiality of Juvenile History Record Information","description":"An Act To Limit Access to Juvenile Case Records and Protect the Confidentiality of Juvenile History Record Information","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1676/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1676&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1505594,"bill_number":"LD1677","title":"An Act To Support Frontline Workers by Adding a Temporary Tax Bracket Affecting High Earners","description":"An Act To Support Frontline Workers by Adding a Temporary Tax Bracket Affecting High Earners","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1677/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1677&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1505600,"bill_number":"LD1667","title":"An Act To Create a Tax Credit for Maine Workers Who Have Earned Certificates from Accredited Institutions","description":"An Act To Create a Tax Credit for Maine Workers Who Have Earned Certificates from Accredited Institutions","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-07","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1667/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1667&snum=130","sponsor":"Erin Sheehan"},
{"bill_id":1505602,"bill_number":"LD1664","title":"An Act To Integrate African American Studies and the History of Genocide into the Statewide System of Learning Results","description":"An Act To Integrate African American Studies and the History of Genocide into the Statewide System of Learning Results","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1664/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1664&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1505607,"bill_number":"LD1653","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 124: Emergency Medical Services Personnel Reporting Rule, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 124: Emergency Medical Services Personnel Reporting Rule, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-08","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1653/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1653&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1505613,"bill_number":"LD1652","title":"An Act To Build a Child Care System by Recruiting and Retaining Maine's Early Childhood Educators Workforce","description":"An Act To Build a Child Care System by Recruiting and Retaining Maine's Early Childhood Educators Workforce","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1652/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1652&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1505616,"bill_number":"SP0539","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1637, 1647, 1640, 1639, 1649, 1636, 1645, 1646, 1648, 1641, 1650, 1644, 1638, 1651, 1642, 1643","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1637, 1647, 1640, 1639, 1649, 1636, 1645, 1646, 1648, 1641, 1650, 1644, 1638, 1651, 1642, 1643","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0539/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0539&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1505626,"bill_number":"LD1666","title":"Resolve, To Require the Public Utilities Commission To Issue a Request for Information on a Statewide, Multiple-use Online Energy Data Platform","description":"Resolve, To Require the Public Utilities Commission To Issue a Request for Information on a Statewide, Multiple-use Online Energy Data Platform","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1666/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1666&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Kessler"},
{"bill_id":1505629,"bill_number":"LD1638","title":"An Act To Help Seniors and Certain Persons with Disabilities Remain in Their Homes by Providing for the Deferral of Property Taxes","description":"An Act To Help Seniors and Certain Persons with Disabilities Remain in Their Homes by Providing for the Deferral of Property Taxes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1638/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1638&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1505631,"bill_number":"LD1647","title":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide Funds for Infrastructure Projects across the State and To Direct the Department of Environmental Protection To Establish a State Infrastructure Adaptation Fund and Predevelopment Assistance Program","description":"An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide Funds for Infrastructure Projects across the State and To Direct the Department of Environmental Protection To Establish a State Infrastructure Adaptation Fund and Predevelopment Assistance Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1647/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1647&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1505640,"bill_number":"LD1663","title":"An Act To Improve Boating Safety on Maine Waters","description":"An Act To Improve Boating Safety on Maine Waters","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1663/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1663&snum=130","sponsor":"Jessica Fay"},
{"bill_id":1505642,"bill_number":"LD1643","title":"An Act To Correct Errors, Inconsistencies and Conflicts in and To Revise the State's Liquor Laws","description":"An Act To Correct Errors, Inconsistencies and Conflicts in and To Revise the State's Liquor Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1643/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1643&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1505647,"bill_number":"LD1665","title":"An Act To Amend AN ACT to Implement the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Concerning Land Acquisition and Criminal Jurisdiction","description":"An Act To Amend AN ACT to Implement the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Concerning Land Acquisition and Criminal Jurisdiction","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1665/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1665&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Babbidge"},
{"bill_id":1505650,"bill_number":"LD1648","title":"An Act To Ensure Reasonable Access to Laboratory Testing and Imaging Services for State Employee Health Care Plan Participants","description":"An Act To Ensure Reasonable Access to Laboratory Testing and Imaging Services for State Employee Health Care Plan Participants","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1648/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1648&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1505655,"bill_number":"LD1656","title":"An Act To Promote Energy-efficient Affordable Housing","description":"An Act To Promote Energy-efficient Affordable Housing","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1656/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1656&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1505667,"bill_number":"LD1670","title":"Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study and Recommend Solutions for Modernizing the Maine Legislature","description":"Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study and Recommend Solutions for Modernizing the Maine Legislature","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1670/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1670&snum=130","sponsor":"Kyle Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1505672,"bill_number":"LD1646","title":"An Act To Amend the Occupational Therapy Licensing Statutes","description":"An Act To Amend the Occupational Therapy Licensing Statutes","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1646/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1646&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1505673,"bill_number":"HP1222","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AUGUST 31, 2021 AS OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY IN MAINE","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AUGUST 31, 2021 AS OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY IN MAINE","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1222/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1222&snum=130","sponsor":"Patricia Hymanson"},
{"bill_id":1505683,"bill_number":"LD1672","title":"An Act To Require That Private Schools That Enroll 60 Percent or More Publicly Funded Students Meet Certain Requirements","description":"An Act To Require That Private Schools That Enroll 60 Percent or More Publicly Funded Students Meet Certain Requirements","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1672/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1672&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1505685,"bill_number":"LD1645","title":"An Act To Establish Protections for Private Student Loan Borrowers and a Registry of Lenders","description":"An Act To Establish Protections for Private Student Loan Borrowers and a Registry of Lenders","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1645/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1645&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1505688,"bill_number":"LD1673","title":"An Act To Establish Fair Housing Goals in Certain Communities in Maine","description":"An Act To Establish Fair Housing Goals in Certain Communities in Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1673/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1673&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1505690,"bill_number":"LD1650","title":"An Act To Create the Small Business Capital Savings Account Program","description":"An Act To Create the Small Business Capital Savings Account Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1650/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1650&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1505701,"bill_number":"LD1641","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development To Create a Program and Fund To Provide Grants To Movie and Stage Theaters and Music Venues","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development To Create a Program and Fund To Provide Grants To Movie and Stage Theaters and Music Venues","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1641/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1641&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1505703,"bill_number":"LD1658","title":"An Act To Increase Campaign Finance Transparency and Accountability in Municipal Elections","description":"An Act To Increase Campaign Finance Transparency and Accountability in Municipal Elections","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1658/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1658&snum=130","sponsor":"Grayson Lookner"},
{"bill_id":1505712,"bill_number":"LD1674","title":"An Act To Improve Access to Medical Care for and Expand the Rights of Adult Clients of State Correctional Facilities","description":"An Act To Improve Access to Medical Care for and Expand the Rights of Adult Clients of State Correctional Facilities","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1674/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1674&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1505714,"bill_number":"LD1639","title":"An Act To Protect the Health and Welfare of Maine Communities and Reduce Harmful Solid Waste","description":"An Act To Protect the Health and Welfare of Maine Communities and Reduce Harmful Solid Waste","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1639/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1639&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1505720,"bill_number":"LD1644","title":"An Act To Improve the Disability Retirement Program of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System","description":"An Act To Improve the Disability Retirement Program of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1644/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1644&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1505723,"bill_number":"LD1675","title":"An Act To Amend Certain Provisions of Maine's Drug Laws","description":"An Act To Amend Certain Provisions of Maine's Drug Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1675/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1675&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1505729,"bill_number":"LD1657","title":"An Act To Protect the Health, Safety and Comfort of Elderly Residents and Residents with Disabilities by Ensuring Backup Access to Electrical Power in Certain Facilities during Power Outages","description":"An Act To Protect the Health, Safety and Comfort of Elderly Residents and Residents with Disabilities by Ensuring Backup Access to Electrical Power in Certain Facilities during Power Outages","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1657/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1657&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Babbidge"},
{"bill_id":1505730,"bill_number":"LD1668","title":"Resolve, To Develop a Plan To Close the Long Creek Youth Development Center and Redirect Funding to Community Integration Services for Adjudicated Youth","description":"Resolve, To Develop a Plan To Close the Long Creek Youth Development Center and Redirect Funding to Community Integration Services for Adjudicated Youth","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1668/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1668&snum=130","sponsor":"Grayson Lookner"},
{"bill_id":1505742,"bill_number":"LD1678","title":"An Act To Support Child Care Providers and School Readiness through Tax Credits","description":"An Act To Support Child Care Providers and School Readiness through Tax Credits","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1678/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1678&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1505743,"bill_number":"LD1655","title":"An Act To Create a Data Broker Registry and Improve Consumer Protections","description":"An Act To Create a Data Broker Registry and Improve Consumer Protections","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1655/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1655&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
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{"bill_id":1505753,"bill_number":"LD1640","title":"An Act To Enact the Campus Free Speech and Free Press Act","description":"An Act To Enact the Campus Free Speech and Free Press Act","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-09","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1640/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1640&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1505757,"bill_number":"LD1659","title":"An Act To Create the Maine Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator","description":"An Act To Create the Maine Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1659/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1659&snum=130","sponsor":"Stanley Zeigler"},
{"bill_id":1505763,"bill_number":"LD1661","title":"An Act To Protect the Insurable Interest of Homeowners in Multifamily Residences","description":"An Act To Protect the Insurable Interest of Homeowners in Multifamily Residences","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1661/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1661&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Perry"},
{"bill_id":1505765,"bill_number":"LD1636","title":"An Act To Determine Potential Savings in Prescription Drug Costs by Using International Pricing","description":"An Act To Determine Potential Savings in Prescription Drug Costs by Using International Pricing","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 725 Yeas 30 - Nays 0 - Excused 4 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1636/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1636&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1505865,"bill_number":"LD1680","title":"An Act To Amend Legislative Expenses Reimbursement and Allowances","description":"An Act To Amend Legislative Expenses Reimbursement and Allowances","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1680/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1680&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1505886,"bill_number":"LD1679","title":"An Act Regarding Expanding Access to Free School Meals","description":"An Act Regarding Expanding Access to Free School Meals","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1679/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1679&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
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{"bill_id":1506187,"bill_number":"LD1684","title":"Resolve, To Strengthen Maine's Workforce by Expanding English Language Acquisition and Workforce Training Programs","description":"Resolve, To Strengthen Maine's Workforce by Expanding English Language Acquisition and Workforce Training Programs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-10","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1684/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1684&snum=130","sponsor":"Kristen Cloutier"},
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{"bill_id":1509499,"bill_number":"LD1717","title":"An Act To Ensure Home Care and Hospice Providers Are Included in Maine's Emergency Response Plans","description":"An Act To Ensure Home Care and Hospice Providers Are Included in Maine's Emergency Response Plans","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1717/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1717&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathleen Dillingham"},
{"bill_id":1509501,"bill_number":"LD1720","title":"An Act To Protect the Privacy of Personal Information of Maine Residents","description":"An Act To Protect the Privacy of Personal Information of Maine Residents","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1720/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1720&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1509505,"bill_number":"LD1722","title":"An Act To Ensure Access to All Paths to Recovery for Persons Affected by Opioids Using Money Obtained through Litigation against Opioid Manufacturers","description":"An Act To Ensure Access to All Paths to Recovery for Persons Affected by Opioids Using Money Obtained through Litigation against Opioid Manufacturers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1722/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1722&snum=130","sponsor":"Charlotte Warren"},
{"bill_id":1509507,"bill_number":"LD1721","title":"An Act Regarding Dignity for Women in Correctional Facilities","description":"An Act Regarding Dignity for Women in Correctional Facilities","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1721/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1721&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1509512,"bill_number":"LD1713","title":"An Act To Revitalize Maine's Paper Industry through the Establishment of an Income Tax Credit for Paper Manufacturing","description":"An Act To Revitalize Maine's Paper Industry through the Establishment of an Income Tax Credit for Paper Manufacturing","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1713/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1713&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1509515,"bill_number":"SP0565","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION TO REAFFIRM THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN MAINE AND TAIWAN AND SUPPORT BILATERAL TRADE RELATIONS AND TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION TO REAFFIRM THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN MAINE AND TAIWAN AND SUPPORT BILATERAL TRADE RELATIONS AND TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0565/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0565&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
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{"bill_id":1509527,"bill_number":"LD1712","title":"An Act To Support Children's Healthy Development and School Success","description":"An Act To Support Children's Healthy Development and School Success","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1712/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1712&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1509530,"bill_number":"LD1714","title":"An Act To Protect the Private Information of Maine Residents","description":"An Act To Protect the Private Information of Maine Residents","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2021-06-02","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1714/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1714&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1509535,"bill_number":"LD1711","title":"An Act To Enhance Enforcement of Employment Laws","description":"An Act To Enhance Enforcement of Employment Laws","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1711/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1711&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1509538,"bill_number":"SP0564","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1709, 1710","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1709, 1710","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0564/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0564&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1509542,"bill_number":"LD1716","title":"An Act To Ensure Full Payment of the State's Salary Supplement Obligation to Teachers with National Board Certification","description":"An Act To Ensure Full Payment of the State's Salary Supplement Obligation to Teachers with National Board Certification","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1716/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1716&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1510010,"bill_number":"LD1724","title":"An Act To Create a Logging Dispute Resolution Board and To Require Proof of Ownership Documents To Be Available within 14 Days of Request","description":"An Act To Create a Logging Dispute Resolution Board and To Require Proof of Ownership Documents To Be Available within 14 Days of Request","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-12","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 745 Yeas 17 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1724/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1724&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1510243,"bill_number":"SP0569","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-05-19","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-05-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0569/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0569&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1510276,"bill_number":"LD1723","title":"An Act Regarding Winter Maintenance on Private Roads in the Town of Windham","description":"An Act Regarding Winter Maintenance on Private Roads in the Town of Windham","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1723/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1723&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Bryant"},
{"bill_id":1510312,"bill_number":"LD1725","title":"An Act To Clarify the Deferral of the Pooled Market and Link Small Employer Clear Choice to Pooling in the Made for Maine Health Coverage Act","description":"An Act To Clarify the Deferral of the Pooled Market and Link Small Employer Clear Choice to Pooling in the Made for Maine Health Coverage Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1725/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1725&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1510434,"bill_number":"LD1726","title":"An Act To Increase Transparency in Political Communications","description":"An Act To Increase Transparency in Political Communications","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1726/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1726&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1510515,"bill_number":"LD1727","title":"An Act Concerning Sexual Misconduct on College Campuses","description":"An Act Concerning Sexual Misconduct on College Campuses","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1727/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1727&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1511965,"bill_number":"LD1728","title":"An Act To Provide Assistance to Law Enforcement Officers To Allow Them To Protect the Residents of the State","description":"An Act To Provide Assistance to Law Enforcement Officers To Allow Them To Protect the Residents of the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1728/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1728&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Timberlake"},
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{"bill_id":1516320,"bill_number":"HP1289","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION CELEBRATING MARCH 25, 2021 AS THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREEK INDEPENDENCE AND CELEBRATING DEMOCRACY IN GREECE AND THE UNITED STATES","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION CELEBRATING MARCH 25, 2021 AS THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREEK INDEPENDENCE AND CELEBRATING DEMOCRACY IN GREECE AND THE UNITED STATES","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1289/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1289&snum=130","sponsor":"Randall Greenwood"},
{"bill_id":1516321,"bill_number":"HP1288","title":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 1167, An Act Relating to Fair Chance in Employment","description":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 1167, An Act Relating to Fair Chance in Employment","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-06-15","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1288/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1288&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1516322,"bill_number":"HP1290","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE 215 INDIGENOUS CHILDREN WHOSE REMAINS WERE FOUND ON THE GROUNDS OF THE KAMLOOPS INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL IN BRITISH COLUMBIA","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE 215 INDIGENOUS CHILDREN WHOSE REMAINS WERE FOUND ON THE GROUNDS OF THE KAMLOOPS INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL IN BRITISH COLUMBIA","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1290/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1290&snum=130","sponsor":"Rena Newell"},
{"bill_id":1516546,"bill_number":"SP0582","title":"Joint Order, To Extend the Authorization for Electronic Meetings of the Legislature","description":"Joint Order, To Extend the Authorization for Electronic Meetings of the Legislature","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-06-16","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0582/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0582&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1516550,"bill_number":"HP1291","title":"Joint Order, Recalling from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 552, An Act To Strengthen the Individualized Education Program Process","description":"Joint Order, Recalling from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 552, An Act To Strengthen the Individualized Education Program Process","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1291/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1291&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1516556,"bill_number":"HP1292","title":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 775, An Act To Include within the Definitions of \"Public Employee\" and \"Judicial Employee\" Those Who Have Been Employed for Less Than 6 Months","description":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 775, An Act To Include within the Definitions of \"Public Employee\" and \"Judicial Employee\" Those Who Have Been Employed for Less Than 6 Months","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1292/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1292&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1516890,"bill_number":"HP1294","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE OBSERVANCE OF JUNETEENTH ON JUNE 19, 2021","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE OBSERVANCE OF JUNETEENTH ON JUNE 19, 2021","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1294/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1294&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1516891,"bill_number":"HP1295","title":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 1489, An Act To Update the Classification of Service Employees","description":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 1489, An Act To Update the Classification of Service Employees","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1295/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1295&snum=130","sponsor":"Scott Cuddy"},
{"bill_id":1516892,"bill_number":"SP0583","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0583/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0583&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1516893,"bill_number":"SP0584","title":"Joint Order, To Recall L.D. 347 from the Governor's Desk to the Senate","description":"Joint Order, To Recall L.D. 347 from the Governor's Desk to the Senate","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0584/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0584&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1516894,"bill_number":"HP1293","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2021-06-17","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1293/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1293&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1518084,"bill_number":"HP1296","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO FIX THE SO-CALLED FAMILY GLITCH IN THE FEDERAL AFFORDABLE CARE ACT","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO FIX THE SO-CALLED FAMILY GLITCH IN THE FEDERAL AFFORDABLE CARE ACT","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 469 Yeas 34 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1296/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1296&snum=130","sponsor":"Denise Tepler"},
{"bill_id":1518116,"bill_number":"SP0585","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH A FEDERAL WAIVER PROCESS FOR STATES TO ESTABLISH A UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PLAN","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH A FEDERAL WAIVER PROCESS FOR STATES TO ESTABLISH A UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PLAN","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0585/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0585&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1518167,"bill_number":"HP1297","title":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 858, An Act To Expand Recovery Services to Persons on Probation","description":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 858, An Act To Expand Recovery Services to Persons on Probation","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1297/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1297&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1518177,"bill_number":"SP0586","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE HOPE FOR A SWIFT CONCLUSION TO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE MAINE SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE HOPE FOR A SWIFT CONCLUSION TO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE MAINE SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-06-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0586/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0586&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1518198,"bill_number":"SP0587","title":"Joint Order, To Recall L.D. 954 from the Governor's Desk to the Senate","description":"Joint Order, To Recall L.D. 954 from the Governor's Desk to the Senate","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-06-30","last_action":"ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-07-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0587/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0587&snum=130","sponsor":"Lisa Keim"},
{"bill_id":1518222,"bill_number":"LD1734","title":"An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements with Certain Judicial Department Employees","description":"An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements with Certain Judicial Department Employees","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1734/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1734&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1518455,"bill_number":"SP0419","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":null,"last_action":"Introduced","last_action_date":null,"committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0419/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0419&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1518459,"bill_number":"SP0590","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0590/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0590&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1518464,"bill_number":"SP0589","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE HOPE OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROVIDES A MINIMUM SALARY FOR TEACHERS IN THE UNORGANIZED TERRITORY","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE HOPE OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROVIDES A MINIMUM SALARY FOR TEACHERS IN THE UNORGANIZED TERRITORY","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-07-02","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-07-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0589/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0589&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1519480,"bill_number":"LD1737","title":"An Act To Clarify the Definition of \"Qualified Investment\" for Purposes of the Income Tax Credit for Paper Manufacturing Facility Investment","description":"An Act To Clarify the Definition of \"Qualified Investment\" for Purposes of the Income Tax Credit for Paper Manufacturing Facility Investment","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1737/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1737&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1519482,"bill_number":"SP0591","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION TO REAFFIRM THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THE MAINE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS IN THE TOWN OF LIMESTONE","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION TO REAFFIRM THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THE MAINE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS IN THE TOWN OF LIMESTONE","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0591/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0591&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1519483,"bill_number":"LD1735","title":"An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements with Executive Branch Employees","description":"An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements with Executive Branch Employees","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1735/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1735&snum=130","sponsor":"Sawin Millett"},
{"bill_id":1519487,"bill_number":"HP1298","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING CLEAN ENERGY'S IMPORTANCE TO MAINE'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC FUTURE","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING CLEAN ENERGY'S IMPORTANCE TO MAINE'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC FUTURE","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1298/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1298&snum=130","sponsor":"Nathan Carlow"},
{"bill_id":1519490,"bill_number":"HP1300","title":"Joint Order, To Carry Over Certain Matters from the First Special Session of the 130th Legislature","description":"Joint Order, To Carry Over Certain Matters from the First Special Session of the 130th Legislature","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"Not Presented.","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1300/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1300&snum=130","sponsor":"Michelle Dunphy"},
{"bill_id":1519494,"bill_number":"LD1736","title":"An Act To Clarify Funding for the Office of Affordable Health Care","description":"An Act To Clarify Funding for the Office of Affordable Health Care","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"Senator POULIOT of Kennebec asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw their motion for a Roll Call.","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1736/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1736&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1519498,"bill_number":"HP1302","title":"Joint Order, Carrying Over Certain Matters from the First Special Session of the 130th Legislature","description":"Joint Order, Carrying Over Certain Matters from the First Special Session of the 130th Legislature","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"READ and PASSED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1302/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1302&snum=130","sponsor":"Michelle Dunphy"},
{"bill_id":1519500,"bill_number":"HP1301","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION, RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY ON JULY 24, 2021","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION, RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY ON JULY 24, 2021","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1301/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1301&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Perry"},
{"bill_id":1519501,"bill_number":"SP0594","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION, EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING THE USE OF PUBLIC LAND LEASED BY THE STATE","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION, EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING THE USE OF PUBLIC LAND LEASED BY THE STATE","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-07-19","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-07-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0594/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0594&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
{"bill_id":1525139,"bill_number":"LD1741","title":"An Act To Reapportion the Districts of the State Senate","description":"An Act To Reapportion the Districts of the State Senate","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-09-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Present Required in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-09-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1741/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1741&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1525140,"bill_number":"HP1303","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING REGRET OVER THE LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH OF HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY LUKE GROSS","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING REGRET OVER THE LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH OF HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY LUKE GROSS","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2021-09-29","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2021-09-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1303/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1303&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1525141,"bill_number":"LD1739","title":"An Act To Reapportion Maine's Congressional Districts","description":"An Act To Reapportion Maine's Congressional Districts","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-09-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Present Required in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-09-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1739/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1739&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1525142,"bill_number":"SP0596","title":"Joint Order, To Require the Legislative Council To Take Legal Action Opposing the Restrictions Imposed on the Lobstering Industry by Federal Rules","description":"Joint Order, To Require the Legislative Council To Take Legal Action Opposing the Restrictions Imposed on the Lobstering Industry by Federal Rules","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2021-09-29","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2021-09-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0596/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0596&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1525143,"bill_number":"LD1738","title":"An Act To Reapportion the Districts of the State House of Representatives","description":"An Act To Reapportion the Districts of the State House of Representatives","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-09-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Present Required in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-09-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1738/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1738&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1525144,"bill_number":"LD1740","title":"An Act To Reapportion the County Commissioner Districts","description":"An Act To Reapportion the County Commissioner Districts","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2021-09-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Present Required in concurrence","last_action_date":"2021-09-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1740/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1740&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1535489,"bill_number":"LD1770","title":"An Act To Create a Commercial Halibut Fishing License","description":"An Act To Create a Commercial Halibut Fishing License","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1770/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1770&snum=130","sponsor":"Allison Hepler"},
{"bill_id":1535493,"bill_number":"LD1761","title":"An Act To Amend the Inspection Requirement for Facilities for Children and Adults with a National Accreditation","description":"An Act To Amend the Inspection Requirement for Facilities for Children and Adults with a National Accreditation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1761/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1761&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1535496,"bill_number":"LD1775","title":"Resolve, Regarding MaineCare Funding for Maine Schools","description":"Resolve, Regarding MaineCare Funding for Maine Schools","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1775/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1775&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
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{"bill_id":1535504,"bill_number":"HP1332","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 11/30/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 11/30/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-01-05","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-01-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1332/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1332&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1535510,"bill_number":"LD1747","title":"An Act To Require Screening for Cytomegalovirus in Certain Newborn Infants","description":"An Act To Require Screening for Cytomegalovirus in Certain Newborn Infants","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1747/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1747&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1535516,"bill_number":"LD1753","title":"An Act Regarding the Retirement of Law Enforcement Officers under the Participating Local District Retirement Program","description":"An Act Regarding the Retirement of Law Enforcement Officers under the Participating Local District Retirement Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1753/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1753&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Davis"},
{"bill_id":1535518,"bill_number":"SP0616","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1744, 1747, 1748, 1755, 1752, 1746, 1753, 1742, 1749, 1743, 1745, 1750, 1751, 1754","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1744, 1747, 1748, 1755, 1752, 1746, 1753, 1742, 1749, 1743, 1745, 1750, 1751, 1754","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-01-05","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-01-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0616/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0616&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1535522,"bill_number":"LD1766","title":"An Act To Remove Watson's Bridge in the Town of Littleton from the List of Historic Bridges for Which the State Is Responsible for Maintenance and Rehabilitation","description":"An Act To Remove Watson's Bridge in the Town of Littleton from the List of Historic Bridges for Which the State Is Responsible for Maintenance and Rehabilitation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1766/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1766&snum=130","sponsor":"Roland Martin"},
{"bill_id":1535524,"bill_number":"LD1756","title":"Resolve, Authorizing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Convey Certain Land in Penobscot County","description":"Resolve, Authorizing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Convey Certain Land in Penobscot County","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1756/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1756&snum=130","sponsor":"John Martin"},
{"bill_id":1535528,"bill_number":"LD1752","title":"An Act To Provide Insurance Coverage for a Beneficiary on a Transfer on Death Deed","description":"An Act To Provide Insurance Coverage for a Beneficiary on a Transfer on Death Deed","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1752/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1752&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1535533,"bill_number":"LD1755","title":"An Act To Enhance the Child Welfare Ombudsman Program","description":"An Act To Enhance the Child Welfare Ombudsman Program","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1755/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1755&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1535537,"bill_number":"LD1743","title":"An Act To Amend Certain Definitions in the Statutes Governing the Gambling Control Board","description":"An Act To Amend Certain Definitions in the Statutes Governing the Gambling Control Board","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1743/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1743&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1535541,"bill_number":"LD1779","title":"An Act To Protect Election Integrity by Regulating Possession of Ballots and Voting Machines and Devices","description":"An Act To Protect Election Integrity by Regulating Possession of Ballots and Voting Machines and Devices","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1779/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1779&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1535543,"bill_number":"LD1771","title":"Resolve, To Establish the Advisory Panel To Better Understand and Make Recommendations Regarding the Implications of Genome-editing Technology for the Citizens of the State","description":"Resolve, To Establish the Advisory Panel To Better Understand and Make Recommendations Regarding the Implications of Genome-editing Technology for the Citizens of the State","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1771/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1771&snum=130","sponsor":"Samuel Zager"},
{"bill_id":1535550,"bill_number":"LD1748","title":"An Act To Improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and To Improve the So-called Leveraging Investments so Families Can Thrive Report","description":"An Act To Improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and To Improve the So-called Leveraging Investments so Families Can Thrive Report","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1748/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1748&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1535553,"bill_number":"LD1769","title":"An Act To Align the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act with Federal Law","description":"An Act To Align the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act with Federal Law","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1769/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1769&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1535559,"bill_number":"LD1767","title":"An Act To Ensure Tribal Representation in the Public Health Infrastructure","description":"An Act To Ensure Tribal Representation in the Public Health Infrastructure","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1767/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1767&snum=130","sponsor":"Rena Newell"},
{"bill_id":1535561,"bill_number":"LD1745","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Gambling Control Board","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Gambling Control Board","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1745/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1745&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1535566,"bill_number":"LD1750","title":"An Act To Create a Framework for Maine's Spirits Contract","description":"An Act To Create a Framework for Maine's Spirits Contract","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1750/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1750&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1535568,"bill_number":"LD1742","title":"An Act To Ensure Compliance with the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster","description":"An Act To Ensure Compliance with the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1742/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1742&snum=130","sponsor":"David Miramant"},
{"bill_id":1535573,"bill_number":"LD1765","title":"An Act To Support Child Care for Working Families","description":"An Act To Support Child Care for Working Families","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1765/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1765&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1535576,"bill_number":"LD1746","title":"An Act To Expand the 1998 Special Retirement Plan To Include Employees Who Work for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner","description":"An Act To Expand the 1998 Special Retirement Plan To Include Employees Who Work for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1746/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1746&snum=130","sponsor":"Craig Hickman"},
{"bill_id":1535582,"bill_number":"LD1751","title":"An Act To Extend the Changes to the Liquor Laws Made by Public Law 2021, Chapters 3 and 91","description":"An Act To Extend the Changes to the Liquor Laws Made by Public Law 2021, Chapters 3 and 91","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1751/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1751&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1535584,"bill_number":"LD1777","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Education Service Centers","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Education Service Centers","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1777/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1777&snum=130","sponsor":"John Martin"},
{"bill_id":1535587,"bill_number":"LD1757","title":"An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine Tax Laws","description":"An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine Tax Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1757/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1757&snum=130","sponsor":"Maureen Terry"},
{"bill_id":1535591,"bill_number":"LD1772","title":"An Act To Amend the Remote Meeting Law in Maine's Freedom of Access Act","description":"An Act To Amend the Remote Meeting Law in Maine's Freedom of Access Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1772/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1772&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1535596,"bill_number":"LD1778","title":"An Act To Improve Health Care Affordability and Increase Options for Comprehensive Coverage for Individuals and Small Businesses in Maine","description":"An Act To Improve Health Care Affordability and Increase Options for Comprehensive Coverage for Individuals and Small Businesses in Maine","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 636 Yeas 18 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1778/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1778&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Evans"},
{"bill_id":1535600,"bill_number":"LD1760","title":"An Act To Amend the Charter of the Boothbay Harbor Sewer District To Set the Terms of Its Trustees at 3 Years","description":"An Act To Amend the Charter of the Boothbay Harbor Sewer District To Set the Terms of Its Trustees at 3 Years","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1760/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1760&snum=130","sponsor":"Holly Stover"},
{"bill_id":1535602,"bill_number":"LD1773","title":"An Act To Make MaineCare Rules Pertaining to Global Home and Community-based Services Waiver Programs and Person-centered Planning and Settings Major Substantive Rules","description":"An Act To Make MaineCare Rules Pertaining to Global Home and Community-based Services Waiver Programs and Person-centered Planning and Settings Major Substantive Rules","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-07","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1773/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1773&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret Craven"},
{"bill_id":1535608,"bill_number":"LD1758","title":"An Act Regarding Access to Telehealth Behavioral Health Services during Public Health Emergencies","description":"An Act Regarding Access to Telehealth Behavioral Health Services during Public Health Emergencies","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1758/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1758&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
{"bill_id":1535613,"bill_number":"LD1754","title":"An Act To Modify the Reporting Requirements for Major Contributors to Ballot Question Campaigns and To Make a Technical Change to the Campaign Finance Laws","description":"An Act To Modify the Reporting Requirements for Major Contributors to Ballot Question Campaigns and To Make a Technical Change to the Campaign Finance Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1754/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1754&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1535616,"bill_number":"LD1776","title":"An Act To Allow Pharmacists To Dispense an Emergency Supply of Chronic Maintenance Drugs","description":"An Act To Allow Pharmacists To Dispense an Emergency Supply of Chronic Maintenance Drugs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1776/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1776&snum=130","sponsor":"Amy Roeder"},
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{"bill_id":1535635,"bill_number":"LD1762","title":"An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Expiration of Disability Plates and Placards and Fees for Recycler Licenses","description":"An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Expiration of Disability Plates and Placards and Fees for Recycler Licenses","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1762/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1762&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Evans"},
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{"bill_id":1535641,"bill_number":"LD1744","title":"An Act To Increase Funding for the Animal Welfare Fund by Increasing Certain Fees","description":"An Act To Increase Funding for the Animal Welfare Fund by Increasing Certain Fees","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-31","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1744/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1744&snum=130","sponsor":"James Dill"},
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{"bill_id":1537173,"bill_number":"LD1786","title":"An Act To Maintain Consistency among Maine's Nondiscrimination Statutes","description":"An Act To Maintain Consistency among Maine's Nondiscrimination Statutes","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1786/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1786&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
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{"bill_id":1537178,"bill_number":"LD1782","title":"An Act Regarding Contributing to Candidates and Political Action Committees","description":"An Act Regarding Contributing to Candidates and Political Action Committees","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1782/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1782&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1537189,"bill_number":"LD1791","title":"An Act Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Provide Notice to Hospitals of Nursing Facility Closures","description":"An Act Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Provide Notice to Hospitals of Nursing Facility Closures","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1791/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1791&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1537200,"bill_number":"LD1784","title":"An Act To Ensure Legislative Review of Rules for Maine's Medical Use of Marijuana Act","description":"An Act To Ensure Legislative Review of Rules for Maine's Medical Use of Marijuana Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 724 Yeas 28 - Nays 2 - Excused 4 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1784/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1784&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
{"bill_id":1537208,"bill_number":"LD1789","title":"An Act To Modernize Funding of Publicly Funded Tuition Students Attending Career and Technical Education Programs","description":"An Act To Modernize Funding of Publicly Funded Tuition Students Attending Career and Technical Education Programs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-23","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1789/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1789&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
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{"bill_id":1537221,"bill_number":"LD1781","title":"An Act To Align Postpartum MaineCare Coverage with Federal Law","description":"An Act To Align Postpartum MaineCare Coverage with Federal Law","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1781/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1781&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1537227,"bill_number":"LD1787","title":"An Act To Improve the Quality and Affordability of Primary Health Care Provided by Federally Qualified Health Centers","description":"An Act To Improve the Quality and Affordability of Primary Health Care Provided by Federally Qualified Health Centers","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1787/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1787&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1537237,"bill_number":"LD1783","title":"An Act To Require Health Insurance Carriers and Pharmacy Benefits Managers To Appropriately Account for Cost-sharing Amounts Paid on Behalf of Insureds","description":"An Act To Require Health Insurance Carriers and Pharmacy Benefits Managers To Appropriately Account for Cost-sharing Amounts Paid on Behalf of Insureds","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1783/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1783&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1537245,"bill_number":"LD1790","title":"An Act To Ensure Equitable Geographic Access to Long-term Care Services in the Department of Health and Human Services","description":"An Act To Ensure Equitable Geographic Access to Long-term Care Services in the Department of Health and Human Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1790/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1790&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1537320,"bill_number":"LD1803","title":"An Act To Attract and Retain Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Personnel through the Maine Length of Service Award Program","description":"An Act To Attract and Retain Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Personnel through the Maine Length of Service Award Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1803/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1803&snum=130","sponsor":"Timothy Theriault"},
{"bill_id":1537322,"bill_number":"LD1799","title":"An Act To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Retain Serial Numbers of Stolen Firearms","description":"An Act To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Retain Serial Numbers of Stolen Firearms","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1799/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1799&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Mason"},
{"bill_id":1537332,"bill_number":"LD1802","title":"An Act To Amend the Requirements of the Reorganization Plan for the Formation of Regional School Units","description":"An Act To Amend the Requirements of the Reorganization Plan for the Formation of Regional School Units","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1802/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1802&snum=130","sponsor":"Paul Stearns"},
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{"bill_id":1537340,"bill_number":"SP0630","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1789, 1781, 1787, 1790, 1791, 1783, 1785, 1786, 1788, 1782, 1784","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1789, 1781, 1787, 1790, 1791, 1783, 1785, 1786, 1788, 1782, 1784","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-01-05","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-01-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0630/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0630&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1537359,"bill_number":"LD1794","title":"Resolve, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor To Convey the Interest of the State in Certain Real Estate in the Unorganized Territory","description":"Resolve, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor To Convey the Interest of the State in Certain Real Estate in the Unorganized Territory","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1794/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1794&snum=130","sponsor":"Maureen Terry"},
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{"bill_id":1537381,"bill_number":"LD1792","title":"An Act To Support Employees of the Riverview Psychiatric Center and the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, Including the Riverview Psychiatric Center Outpatient Services Team and the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Outpatient Services Team","description":"An Act To Support Employees of the Riverview Psychiatric Center and the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, Including the Riverview Psychiatric Center Outpatient Services Team and the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Outpatient Services Team","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1792/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1792&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
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{"bill_id":1537398,"bill_number":"LD1801","title":"An Act To Modify Exemptions for Certain Storm Water Discharges to Class AA and SA Waters","description":"An Act To Modify Exemptions for Certain Storm Water Discharges to Class AA and SA Waters","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1801/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1801&snum=130","sponsor":"Stanley Zeigler"},
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{"bill_id":1541191,"bill_number":"LD1815","title":"An Act To Revise Certain Financial Regulatory Provisions of the Maine Insurance Code To Be Consistent with Model Laws from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners","description":"An Act To Revise Certain Financial Regulatory Provisions of the Maine Insurance Code To Be Consistent with Model Laws from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1815/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1815&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
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{"bill_id":1541200,"bill_number":"LD1814","title":"An Act To Transfer the St. Francis Water District to the Town of St. Francis and To Repeal the St. Francis Water District Charter","description":"An Act To Transfer the St. Francis Water District to the Town of St. Francis and To Repeal the St. Francis Water District Charter","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1814/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1814&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
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{"bill_id":1541209,"bill_number":"LD1806","title":"An Act To Clarify the Boundary between Waldo County and Knox County in Penobscot Bay","description":"An Act To Clarify the Boundary between Waldo County and Knox County in Penobscot Bay","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1806/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1806&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1541211,"bill_number":"LD1813","title":"An Act Related to Oversized All-terrain Vehicles","description":"An Act Related to Oversized All-terrain Vehicles","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1813/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1813&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1541213,"bill_number":"LD1808","title":"An Act To Address Employee Retention at the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory and the Computer Crimes Unit in the Department of Public Safety","description":"An Act To Address Employee Retention at the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory and the Computer Crimes Unit in the Department of Public Safety","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1808/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1808&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1541216,"bill_number":"LD1811","title":"An Act To Provide for the 2022 and 2023 Allocations of the State Ceiling on Private Activity Bonds","description":"An Act To Provide for the 2022 and 2023 Allocations of the State Ceiling on Private Activity Bonds","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1811/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1811&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1541219,"bill_number":"LD1821","title":"An Act To Protect Public Election Officials","description":"An Act To Protect Public Election Officials","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1821/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1821&snum=130","sponsor":"Bruce White"},
{"bill_id":1541222,"bill_number":"LD1826","title":"An Act To Require Reporting by the Interagency Task Force on Invasive Aquatic Plants and Nuisance Species Regarding Recommendations To Reduce the Threat of Further Infestations","description":"An Act To Require Reporting by the Interagency Task Force on Invasive Aquatic Plants and Nuisance Species Regarding Recommendations To Reduce the Threat of Further Infestations","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1826/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1826&snum=130","sponsor":"Tavis Hasenfus"},
{"bill_id":1541226,"bill_number":"LD1824","title":"Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Develop a Pilot Program To Provide Legal Representation to Families in the Child Protection System","description":"Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Develop a Pilot Program To Provide Legal Representation to Families in the Child Protection System","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently FINALLY PASSED - Emergency 2/3 Elected Required in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1824/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1824&snum=130","sponsor":"Holly Stover"},
{"bill_id":1541229,"bill_number":"LD1819","title":"An Act To Define \"Discrete Electric Generating Facility\"","description":"An Act To Define \"Discrete Electric Generating Facility\"","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1819/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1819&snum=130","sponsor":"Nicole Grohoski"},
{"bill_id":1541230,"bill_number":"LD1807","title":"An Act To Expand Nursing Education Programs","description":"An Act To Expand Nursing Education Programs","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1807/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1807&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1541235,"bill_number":"SP0643","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LDs 1806, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LDs 1806, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-01-05","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-01-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0643/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0643&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1541326,"bill_number":"HP1361","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 12/15/21","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 12/15/21","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-01-05","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-01-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1361/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1361&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1541880,"bill_number":"LD1837","title":"An Act To Clarify the Appeals Process for Decisions Related to the Maine Health Insurance Marketplace","description":"An Act To Clarify the Appeals Process for Decisions Related to the Maine Health Insurance Marketplace","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1837/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1837&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1541882,"bill_number":"LD1831","title":"An Act To Improve the Child and Family Court Process","description":"An Act To Improve the Child and Family Court Process","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1831/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1831&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1541886,"bill_number":"LD1834","title":"An Act To Establish Ongoing Monitoring of Maine's Child Protective Services","description":"An Act To Establish Ongoing Monitoring of Maine's Child Protective Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1834/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1834&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1541888,"bill_number":"LD1838","title":"An Act To Improve Student Access to Postsecondary School Transcripts and Diplomas","description":"An Act To Improve Student Access to Postsecondary School Transcripts and Diplomas","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1838/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1838&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1541892,"bill_number":"LD1833","title":"Resolve, To Exempt Specialty or Recognition Registration Plates Already in the Process of Being Created from the Moratorium on the Approval of New Motor Vehicle Registration Plates","description":"Resolve, To Exempt Specialty or Recognition Registration Plates Already in the Process of Being Created from the Moratorium on the Approval of New Motor Vehicle Registration Plates","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-23","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1833/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1833&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1541898,"bill_number":"LD1836","title":"An Act To Amend Maine's Financial Institution Merger Statutes and Modernize Certain Sections of Title 9-B","description":"An Act To Amend Maine's Financial Institution Merger Statutes and Modernize Certain Sections of Title 9-B","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1836/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1836&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1541902,"bill_number":"LD1830","title":"An Act To Amend the Election Laws","description":"An Act To Amend the Election Laws","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1830/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1830&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1541904,"bill_number":"LD1832","title":"An Act To Correct the Year of the Expiration of the Terms of 2 County Commissioners in Sagadahoc County","description":"An Act To Correct the Year of the Expiration of the Terms of 2 County Commissioners in Sagadahoc County","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1832/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1832&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Baldacci"},
{"bill_id":1541908,"bill_number":"LD1839","title":"Resolve, To Name a Bridge in the Town of Unity the Alton \"Mac\" McCormick Memorial Bridge","description":"Resolve, To Name a Bridge in the Town of Unity the Alton \"Mac\" McCormick Memorial Bridge","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1839/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1839&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1541910,"bill_number":"LD1835","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Storm Water Management To Provide an Exemption for Mountain Bike Trails","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Storm Water Management To Provide an Exemption for Mountain Bike Trails","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1835/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1835&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1541918,"bill_number":"LD1828","title":"An Act Requiring a Contract for the Administration of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Low-cost Spaying and Neutering Program","description":"An Act Requiring a Contract for the Administration of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Low-cost Spaying and Neutering Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1828/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1828&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1541920,"bill_number":"LD1829","title":"An Act To Amend the Charter of the Ogunquit Sewer District","description":"An Act To Amend the Charter of the Ogunquit Sewer District","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1829/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1829&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1541924,"bill_number":"LD1840","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Retirement Benefit Reductions for Certain Employees Currently Included in the 1998 Special Plan","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Retirement Benefit Reductions for Certain Employees Currently Included in the 1998 Special Plan","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1840/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1840&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1541937,"bill_number":"LD1845","title":"An Act To Amend the Education Statutes","description":"An Act To Amend the Education Statutes","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1845/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1845&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Brennan"},
{"bill_id":1541942,"bill_number":"LD1843","title":"An Act To Allow the Secretary of State To Use an Electronic Lien Titling Program for the Purposes of the Maine Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act","description":"An Act To Allow the Secretary of State To Use an Electronic Lien Titling Program for the Purposes of the Maine Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1843/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1843&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Perkins"},
{"bill_id":1541948,"bill_number":"LD1851","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 305: Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Traffic Movement Permits, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Transportation","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 305: Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Traffic Movement Permits, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Transportation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1851/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1851&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1541953,"bill_number":"LD1850","title":"An Act To Provide Funding for the Provision of Services According to the So-called Intensive Care Coordination Using High Fidelity Wraparound Model","description":"An Act To Provide Funding for the Provision of Services According to the So-called Intensive Care Coordination Using High Fidelity Wraparound Model","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1850/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1850&snum=130","sponsor":"Patricia Hymanson"},
{"bill_id":1541961,"bill_number":"LD1847","title":"An Act To Prohibit a Public Utility from Terminating or Disconnecting Service to a Public Safety Facility without Advance Notice and Approval","description":"An Act To Prohibit a Public Utility from Terminating or Disconnecting Service to a Public Safety Facility without Advance Notice and Approval","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1847/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1847&snum=130","sponsor":"Seth Berry"},
{"bill_id":1541966,"bill_number":"SP0659","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LDs 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840 (13 totatl)","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LDs 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840 (13 totatl)","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-01-05","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-01-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0659/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0659&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1541989,"bill_number":"LD1844","title":"An Act To Amend Provisions in the Laws Governing Aquaculture Leases","description":"An Act To Amend Provisions in the Laws Governing Aquaculture Leases","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-31","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1844/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1844&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1541995,"bill_number":"LD1846","title":"An Act To Allow for a Variance Rate in the Amount and Potency of Cannabinoids in Adult Use Edible Marijuana Products","description":"An Act To Allow for a Variance Rate in the Amount and Potency of Cannabinoids in Adult Use Edible Marijuana Products","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-31","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1846/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1846&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Perry"},
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{"bill_id":1542004,"bill_number":"LD1841","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 283: Newborn Bloodspot Screening Rule, Section 14, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 283: Newborn Bloodspot Screening Rule, Section 14, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1841/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1841&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1544565,"bill_number":"LD1859","title":"An Act To Establish the Maine Emergency Medical Services Community Grant Program","description":"An Act To Establish the Maine Emergency Medical Services Community Grant Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1859/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1859&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1544576,"bill_number":"LD1863","title":"An Act To Allow Bars with an Occupancy of 30 or Fewer Persons To Have Only One Bathroom","description":"An Act To Allow Bars with an Occupancy of 30 or Fewer Persons To Have Only One Bathroom","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1863/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1863&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1544589,"bill_number":"LD1894","title":"An Act To Support Municipal Broadband Infrastructure through Incentives and Competition","description":"An Act To Support Municipal Broadband Infrastructure through Incentives and Competition","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1894/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1894&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1544599,"bill_number":"LD1852","title":"Resolve, Authorizing the Maine National Guard To Sell Certain Property in Hallowell","description":"Resolve, Authorizing the Maine National Guard To Sell Certain Property in Hallowell","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1852/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1852&snum=130","sponsor":"Craig Hickman"},
{"bill_id":1544612,"bill_number":"LD1854","title":"An Act To Amend the Finance Authority of Maine Act To Allow for Remote Meetings","description":"An Act To Amend the Finance Authority of Maine Act To Allow for Remote Meetings","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1854/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1854&snum=130","sponsor":"Glenn Curry"},
{"bill_id":1544626,"bill_number":"LD1857","title":"An Act To Prioritize the Prosecution of Child Homicide Cases","description":"An Act To Prioritize the Prosecution of Child Homicide Cases","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1857/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1857&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1544637,"bill_number":"LD1896","title":"An Act To Allow Certain Bulk Sale Customers To Opt Out of Paper Delivery Tickets","description":"An Act To Allow Certain Bulk Sale Customers To Opt Out of Paper Delivery Tickets","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1896/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1896&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1544647,"bill_number":"LD1893","title":"An Act Regarding the Use of a Student Athlete's Name, Image, Likeness or Autograph","description":"An Act Regarding the Use of a Student Athlete's Name, Image, Likeness or Autograph","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1893/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1893&snum=130","sponsor":"Louis Luchini"},
{"bill_id":1544662,"bill_number":"LD1895","title":"An Act To Prohibit Invasion of Privacy on Private Property by Cameras","description":"An Act To Prohibit Invasion of Privacy on Private Property by Cameras","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1895/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1895&snum=130","sponsor":"Susan Deschambault"},
{"bill_id":1544672,"bill_number":"LD1861","title":"An Act To Establish the Safe Homes Program","description":"An Act To Establish the Safe Homes Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1861/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1861&snum=130","sponsor":"Susan Deschambault"},
{"bill_id":1544686,"bill_number":"LD1853","title":"Resolve, To Increase Oversight of the Child Welfare System","description":"Resolve, To Increase Oversight of the Child Welfare System","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1853/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1853&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1544699,"bill_number":"LD1860","title":"An Act To Address Maine's Suicide and Opioid Crises through the Construction of Affordable Recovery Facilities in Underserved Areas of the State","description":"An Act To Address Maine's Suicide and Opioid Crises through the Construction of Affordable Recovery Facilities in Underserved Areas of the State","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1860/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1860&snum=130","sponsor":"Marianne Moore"},
{"bill_id":1544708,"bill_number":"LD1862","title":"An Act To Strengthen Maine's Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-related Medical Assistance","description":"An Act To Strengthen Maine's Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-related Medical Assistance","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1862/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1862&snum=130","sponsor":"Chloe Maxmin"},
{"bill_id":1544721,"bill_number":"LD1856","title":"An Act To Eliminate Conflicts of Interest with Respect to the Payment of Fees to Bail Commissioners","description":"An Act To Eliminate Conflicts of Interest with Respect to the Payment of Fees to Bail Commissioners","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1856/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1856&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1544732,"bill_number":"LD1858","title":"An Act Regarding Delegating Authority for Services Performed by Emergency Medical Services Personnel in Health Care Facilities","description":"An Act Regarding Delegating Authority for Services Performed by Emergency Medical Services Personnel in Health Care Facilities","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-07","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1858/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1858&snum=130","sponsor":"Bradlee Farrin"},
{"bill_id":1544742,"bill_number":"LD1855","title":"An Act Regarding Point-of-dispensing Sites for Immunizations against COVID-19","description":"An Act Regarding Point-of-dispensing Sites for Immunizations against COVID-19","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1855/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1855&snum=130","sponsor":"Heather Sanborn"},
{"bill_id":1544755,"bill_number":"LD1898","title":"An Act To Address the Economic Impact of Federal Closures on Maine's Fixed Gear Fishing Industry","description":"An Act To Address the Economic Impact of Federal Closures on Maine's Fixed Gear Fishing Industry","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1898/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1898&snum=130","sponsor":"Holly Stover"},
{"bill_id":1544758,"bill_number":"LD1879","title":"An Act To Support Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder","description":"An Act To Support Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1879/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1879&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Sylvester"},
{"bill_id":1544763,"bill_number":"LD1869","title":"An Act To Provide Clarity and Assistance to Rural Maine Providers in the Implementation of the Medicaid Home and Community-based Services Waiver Rule","description":"An Act To Provide Clarity and Assistance to Rural Maine Providers in the Implementation of the Medicaid Home and Community-based Services Waiver Rule","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1869/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1869&snum=130","sponsor":"John Martin"},
{"bill_id":1544766,"bill_number":"LD1866","title":"An Act To Ensure Low-income Families and Children with Special Needs Can Access After-school Services","description":"An Act To Ensure Low-income Families and Children with Special Needs Can Access After-school Services","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1866/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1866&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1544772,"bill_number":"LD1902","title":"Resolve, To Establish a Pilot Program To Encourage Climate Education in Maine Public Schools","description":"Resolve, To Establish a Pilot Program To Encourage Climate Education in Maine Public Schools","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1902/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1902&snum=130","sponsor":"Lydia Blume"},
{"bill_id":1544777,"bill_number":"LD1872","title":"Resolve, To Create a Task Force Relating to the Water Quality of Saco Bay","description":"Resolve, To Create a Task Force Relating to the Water Quality of Saco Bay","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1872/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1872&snum=130","sponsor":"Lynn Copeland"},
{"bill_id":1544780,"bill_number":"LD1871","title":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Human Rights Commission To Extend Its Pilot Program To Investigate and Report on Incidents of Harassment Due to Housing Status, Lack of Employment and Other Issues","description":"Resolve, Directing the Maine Human Rights Commission To Extend Its Pilot Program To Investigate and Report on Incidents of Harassment Due to Housing Status, Lack of Employment and Other Issues","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-31","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1871/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1871&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1544783,"bill_number":"LD1884","title":"An Act To Create Affordable Agricultural Homesteads","description":"An Act To Create Affordable Agricultural Homesteads","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1884/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1884&snum=130","sponsor":"Bruce Bickford"},
{"bill_id":1544791,"bill_number":"LD1867","title":"An Act To Codify MaineCare Rate System Reform","description":"An Act To Codify MaineCare Rate System Reform","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1867/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1867&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1544795,"bill_number":"LD1875","title":"Resolve, To Address Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Pollution at State-owned Solid Waste Landfills","description":"Resolve, To Address Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Pollution at State-owned Solid Waste Landfills","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently FINALLY PASSED - Emergency 2/3 Elected Required in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1875/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1875&snum=130","sponsor":"Stanley Zeigler"},
{"bill_id":1544798,"bill_number":"LD1900","title":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Name Changes","description":"An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Name Changes","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-31","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1900/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1900&snum=130","sponsor":"Erin Sheehan"},
{"bill_id":1544804,"bill_number":"LD1899","title":"An Act To Ensure Safe Entry and Access for People Seeking Health Care and Other Constitutional Rights","description":"An Act To Ensure Safe Entry and Access for People Seeking Health Care and Other Constitutional Rights","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1899/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1899&snum=130","sponsor":"Joyce McCreight"},
{"bill_id":1544807,"bill_number":"LD1897","title":"An Act To Prevent the Use of Prone and Supine Restraints, Chemical Sprays and Electroshock Devices on Juveniles Held in Department of Corrections Facilities","description":"An Act To Prevent the Use of Prone and Supine Restraints, Chemical Sprays and Electroshock Devices on Juveniles Held in Department of Corrections Facilities","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1897/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1897&snum=130","sponsor":"Grayson Lookner"},
{"bill_id":1544813,"bill_number":"LD1883","title":"An Act To Update the Setoffs against Lottery Winnings","description":"An Act To Update the Setoffs against Lottery Winnings","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1883/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1883&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Caiazzo"},
{"bill_id":1544817,"bill_number":"LD1880","title":"Resolve, Directing the Public Higher Education Systems Coordinating Committee To Convene a Stakeholder Group To Study Equity in and Access to Early College Programs","description":"Resolve, Directing the Public Higher Education Systems Coordinating Committee To Convene a Stakeholder Group To Study Equity in and Access to Early College Programs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1880/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1880&snum=130","sponsor":"Margaret O'Neil"},
{"bill_id":1544820,"bill_number":"LD1868","title":"An Act To Restore Funding to the State's Tobacco Prevention and Control Program","description":"An Act To Restore Funding to the State's Tobacco Prevention and Control Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1868/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1868&snum=130","sponsor":"Kristen Cloutier"},
{"bill_id":1544822,"bill_number":"LD1890","title":"An Act To Equalize Sales Tax Treatment of Certain Vehicles","description":"An Act To Equalize Sales Tax Treatment of Certain Vehicles","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1890/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1890&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Perry"},
{"bill_id":1544832,"bill_number":"LD1878","title":"An Act To Support Restaurants in the State through Service Charge Revenues","description":"An Act To Support Restaurants in the State through Service Charge Revenues","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1878/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1878&snum=130","sponsor":"Erin Sheehan"},
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{"bill_id":1544840,"bill_number":"LD1877","title":"An Act To Prohibit Prior Authorization Requirements and Step Therapy Protocols for Medications Addressing Serious Mental Illness for MaineCare Recipients","description":"An Act To Prohibit Prior Authorization Requirements and Step Therapy Protocols for Medications Addressing Serious Mental Illness for MaineCare Recipients","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1877/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1877&snum=130","sponsor":"Colleen Madigan"},
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{"bill_id":1544847,"bill_number":"LD1891","title":"An Act To Continue Supporting Safe Drinking Water for Maine Families","description":"An Act To Continue Supporting Safe Drinking Water for Maine Families","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1891/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1891&snum=130","sponsor":"Jessica Fay"},
{"bill_id":1544853,"bill_number":"LD1882","title":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Review the Requirements for Certification of Micropigmentation Practitioners","description":"Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Review the Requirements for Certification of Micropigmentation Practitioners","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1882/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1882&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathleen Dillingham"},
{"bill_id":1544858,"bill_number":"LD1887","title":"An Act To Establish the Securities Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations","description":"An Act To Establish the Securities Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1887/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1887&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1544861,"bill_number":"LD1885","title":"An Act To Increase Maine's Veterinary Workforce","description":"An Act To Increase Maine's Veterinary Workforce","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1885/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1885&snum=130","sponsor":"Jessica Fay"},
{"bill_id":1544866,"bill_number":"LD1876","title":"An Act Regarding Abandoned Motor Vehicle Storage Fees and Lienholder Notification","description":"An Act Regarding Abandoned Motor Vehicle Storage Fees and Lienholder Notification","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1876/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1876&snum=130","sponsor":"Mark Bryant"},
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{"bill_id":1544876,"bill_number":"LD1864","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 33: Family Child Care Provider Licensing Rule, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 33: Family Child Care Provider Licensing Rule, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1864/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1864&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1544880,"bill_number":"LD1881","title":"An Act To Clarify the Laws Related to the Use of Medical Marijuana and Workers' Compensation","description":"An Act To Clarify the Laws Related to the Use of Medical Marijuana and Workers' Compensation","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1881/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1881&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathleen Dillingham"},
{"bill_id":1544884,"bill_number":"LD1888","title":"An Act To Amend Laws Affecting Sex Offenders and Petitions for the Determination of Parental Rights and Responsibilities","description":"An Act To Amend Laws Affecting Sex Offenders and Petitions for the Determination of Parental Rights and Responsibilities","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1888/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1888&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1544887,"bill_number":"LD1865","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 34: Child Care Provider (Child Care Facilities and Family Child Care Providers) Background Check Licensing Rule, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 34: Child Care Provider (Child Care Facilities and Family Child Care Providers) Background Check Licensing Rule, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1865/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1865&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1544894,"bill_number":"LD1889","title":"An Act To Amend the Whistleblowers' Protection Act To Ensure Coverage in Unionized Workplaces","description":"An Act To Amend the Whistleblowers' Protection Act To Ensure Coverage in Unionized Workplaces","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-31","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1889/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1889&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1544897,"bill_number":"LD1874","title":"An Act To Clarify COVID-19 Paid Leave for School Employees","description":"An Act To Clarify COVID-19 Paid Leave for School Employees","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1874/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1874&snum=130","sponsor":"Bruce White"},
{"bill_id":1544901,"bill_number":"LD1873","title":"An Act Related to Airboats","description":"An Act Related to Airboats","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1873/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1873&snum=130","sponsor":"Melanie Sachs"},
{"bill_id":1544905,"bill_number":"LD1870","title":"An Act Regarding the Maine School Safety Center","description":"An Act Regarding the Maine School Safety Center","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1870/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1870&snum=130","sponsor":"Patrick Corey"},
{"bill_id":1544906,"bill_number":"LD1892","title":"An Act To Make Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike Authority for the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2023","description":"An Act To Make Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike Authority for the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2023","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1892/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1892&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1545004,"bill_number":"LD1904","title":"An Act To Make Technical Corrections to the Maine Juvenile Code","description":"An Act To Make Technical Corrections to the Maine Juvenile Code","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1904/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1904&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1545038,"bill_number":"LD1905","title":"An Act To Facilitate Communication between Prosecutors and Unrepresented Defendants While Protecting the Rights of Those Defendants","description":"An Act To Facilitate Communication between Prosecutors and Unrepresented Defendants While Protecting the Rights of Those Defendants","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1905/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1905&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1545244,"bill_number":"LD1906","title":"An Act To Streamline and Modernize the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations","description":"An Act To Streamline and Modernize the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1906/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1906&snum=130","sponsor":"Craig Hickman"},
{"bill_id":1545302,"bill_number":"SP0667","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-01-05","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-01-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0667/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0667&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1545309,"bill_number":"LD1911","title":"An Act To Prevent the Further Contamination of the Soils and Waters of the State with So-called Forever Chemicals","description":"An Act To Prevent the Further Contamination of the Soils and Waters of the State with So-called Forever Chemicals","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-15","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1911/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1911&snum=130","sponsor":"William Pluecker"},
{"bill_id":1545317,"bill_number":"LD1908","title":"An Act To Limit Eligibility for Commercial Menhaden Fishing Licenses","description":"An Act To Limit Eligibility for Commercial Menhaden Fishing Licenses","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1908/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1908&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
{"bill_id":1545331,"bill_number":"LD1909","title":"An Act To Amend Syringe Service Programs","description":"An Act To Amend Syringe Service Programs","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1909/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1909&snum=130","sponsor":"Genevieve McDonald"},
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{"bill_id":1545357,"bill_number":"LD1907","title":"An Act To Review State Lands and Waterways That Have Sacred, Traditional or Other Significance to the Wabanaki Tribes","description":"An Act To Review State Lands and Waterways That Have Sacred, Traditional or Other Significance to the Wabanaki Tribes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1907/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1907&snum=130","sponsor":"Benjamin Collings"},
{"bill_id":1545633,"bill_number":"HP1418","title":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 842, An Act To Reestablish Parole","description":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 842, An Act To Reestablish Parole","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-01-05","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-01-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1418/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1418&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
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{"bill_id":1548094,"bill_number":"HP1419","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, SENIOR CARE FACILITIES, REHABILITATION FACILITIES, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND CARE WORKERS DURING THE PANDEMIC","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, SENIOR CARE FACILITIES, REHABILITATION FACILITIES, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND CARE WORKERS DURING THE PANDEMIC","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-01-26","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-01-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1419/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1419&snum=130","sponsor":"Kristi Mathieson"},
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{"bill_id":1549405,"bill_number":"LD1914","title":"An Act To Allow Wine Retailers with 2 or More Licensed Facilities To Freely Transfer Wine between Approved Facilities","description":"An Act To Allow Wine Retailers with 2 or More Licensed Facilities To Freely Transfer Wine between Approved Facilities","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1914/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1914&snum=130","sponsor":"Edward Crockett"},
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{"bill_id":1561344,"bill_number":"LD1927","title":"An Act To Authorize Certain Off-premises Sales of Adult Use Marijuana Products","description":"An Act To Authorize Certain Off-premises Sales of Adult Use Marijuana Products","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"On motion by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 808 Yeas 15 - Nays 14 - Excused 5 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1927/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1927&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathleen Dillingham"},
{"bill_id":1561395,"bill_number":"SP0681","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1924, 1923","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1924, 1923","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-01-26","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0681/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0681&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1561434,"bill_number":"LD1923","title":"An Act To Establish the Maine Space Corporation","description":"An Act To Establish the Maine Space Corporation","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 726 Yeas 23 - Nays 7 - Excused 4 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1923/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1923&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthea Larsen Daughtry"},
{"bill_id":1561482,"bill_number":"LD1926","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 301: Fee Schedule and Administrative Procedures for Payment of Commission Assigned Counsel, a Major Substantive Rule of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 301: Fee Schedule and Administrative Procedures for Payment of Commission Assigned Counsel, a Major Substantive Rule of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-15","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1926/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1926&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1561569,"bill_number":"LD1925","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 9: Rules Governing Administrative Civil Money Penalties for Labor Law Violations, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 9: Rules Governing Administrative Civil Money Penalties for Labor Law Violations, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1925/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1925&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1561611,"bill_number":"HP1437","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 1/18/22","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 1/18/22","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-01-26","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-01-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1437/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1437&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1561651,"bill_number":"LD1924","title":"An Act To Expand Access to Justice in Rural Maine through Legal Education","description":"An Act To Expand Access to Justice in Rural Maine through Legal Education","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1924/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1924&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1563053,"bill_number":"HP1439","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bill 1/19/22","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bill 1/19/22","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-01-26","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-01-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1439/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1439&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1563361,"bill_number":"LD1930","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 1: Adult Use Marijuana Program Rule, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Marijuana Policy","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 1: Adult Use Marijuana Program Rule, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Marijuana Policy","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1930/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1930&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1565076,"bill_number":"LD1932","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 132: Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 132: Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1932/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1932&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1565181,"bill_number":"LD1933","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 115: The Credentialing of Education Personnel, a Major Substantive Rule of the State Board of Education","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 115: The Credentialing of Education Personnel, a Major Substantive Rule of the State Board of Education","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1933/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1933&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1565285,"bill_number":"HP1443","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 1/20/22","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 1/20/22","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-01-26","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-01-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1443/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1443&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1565391,"bill_number":"LD1931","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 40: Rule for Medication Administration in Maine Schools, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 40: Rule for Medication Administration in Maine Schools, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1931/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1931&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1567723,"bill_number":"LD1934","title":"Resolve, Changing the Identifying and Reporting Responsibilities and Extending the Reporting Deadline for the Identification of Places in the State with Offensive Names","description":"Resolve, Changing the Identifying and Reporting Responsibilities and Extending the Reporting Deadline for the Identification of Places in the State with Offensive Names","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1934/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1934&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1567936,"bill_number":"HP1445","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bill 1/21/22","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bill 1/21/22","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-01-26","last_action":"READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-01-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1445/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1445&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1569793,"bill_number":"LD1940","title":"An Act To Ensure That Building Codes Allow the Installation and Use of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Products and Equipment That Use Certain Federally Regulated Refrigerants","description":"An Act To Ensure That Building Codes Allow the Installation and Use of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Products and Equipment That Use Certain Federally Regulated Refrigerants","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1940/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1940&snum=130","sponsor":"Jeffrey Timberlake"},
{"bill_id":1569805,"bill_number":"LD1943","title":"An Act To Expand the Address Confidentiality Program to Victims of Certain Human Trafficking Crimes","description":"An Act To Expand the Address Confidentiality Program to Victims of Certain Human Trafficking Crimes","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-14","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1943/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1943&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
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{"bill_id":1572863,"bill_number":"LD1950","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Create a Plan To Incorporate the Probate Courts into the Judicial Branch","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Create a Plan To Incorporate the Probate Courts into the Judicial Branch","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1950/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1950&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1578571,"bill_number":"SP0694","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1953, 1955, 1954, 1952","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1953, 1955, 1954, 1952","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0694/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0694&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1579813,"bill_number":"LD1957","title":"An Act To Promote Equity and Increase Opportunities in the Cannabis Industry by Reducing Restrictions Related to Convictions for Drug Offenses and To Replace the Term \"Marijuana\" with the Term \"Cannabis\" in the Maine Revised Statutes","description":"An Act To Promote Equity and Increase Opportunities in the Cannabis Industry by Reducing Restrictions Related to Convictions for Drug Offenses and To Replace the Term \"Marijuana\" with the Term \"Cannabis\" in the Maine Revised Statutes","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1957/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1957&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1580224,"bill_number":"HP1459","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/2/22","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/2/22","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1459/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1459&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1580470,"bill_number":"HP1456","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/1/22","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/1/22","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1456/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1456&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1581641,"bill_number":"SP0695","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2, 2022 AS SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY AWARENESS DAY","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2, 2022 AS SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY AWARENESS DAY","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0695/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0695&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
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{"bill_id":1581694,"bill_number":"LD1960","title":"An Act To Make Changes to the Laws Governing the Child Welfare Services Ombudsman Program","description":"An Act To Make Changes to the Laws Governing the Child Welfare Services Ombudsman Program","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1960/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1960&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1581720,"bill_number":"LD1963","title":"An Act To Create the Education Stabilization Fund","description":"An Act To Create the Education Stabilization Fund","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1963/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1963&snum=130","sponsor":"Raegan LaRochelle"},
{"bill_id":1581746,"bill_number":"LD1961","title":"An Act To Help Alleviate Maine's Housing Shortage and Change the Membership of the Maine State Housing Authority","description":"An Act To Help Alleviate Maine's Housing Shortage and Change the Membership of the Maine State Housing Authority","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1961/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1961&snum=130","sponsor":"Craig Hickman"},
{"bill_id":1581770,"bill_number":"LD1959","title":"An Act Regarding Utility Accountability and Grid Planning for Maine's Clean Energy Future","description":"An Act Regarding Utility Accountability and Grid Planning for Maine's Clean Energy Future","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"On motion by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 806 Yeas 19 - Nays 10 - Excused 5 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1959/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1959&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacy Brenner"},
{"bill_id":1581798,"bill_number":"SP0701","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1962, 1959, 1960, 1961","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 1962, 1959, 1960, 1961","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0701/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0701&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1581822,"bill_number":"LD1962","title":"An Act To Increase Learning Potential by Providing Innovative Instruction and Tutoring Program Grants","description":"An Act To Increase Learning Potential by Providing Innovative Instruction and Tutoring Program Grants","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1962/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1962&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Rafferty"},
{"bill_id":1581830,"bill_number":"HP1461","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/3/22","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/3/22","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1461/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1461&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1582142,"bill_number":"HP1462","title":"Joint Order, Authorizing the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs To Report Out a Bill to the Second Regular Session of the 130th Legislature Updating the Designation of Vietnam War Remembrance Day under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 150-G","description":"Joint Order, Authorizing the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs To Report Out a Bill to the Second Regular Session of the 130th Legislature Updating the Designation of Vietnam War Remembrance Day under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 150-G","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1462/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1462&snum=130","sponsor":"Maryanne Kinney"},
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{"bill_id":1585101,"bill_number":"SP0703","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-02-10","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0703/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0703&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1585137,"bill_number":"LD1967","title":"An Act To Amend the Charter of the Gray Water District","description":"An Act To Amend the Charter of the Gray Water District","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-29","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1967/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1967&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1585172,"bill_number":"LD1965","title":"An Act To Create Higher Standards for State-owned and State-managed Land for Deer Management","description":"An Act To Create Higher Standards for State-owned and State-managed Land for Deer Management","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-31","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1965/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1965&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
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{"bill_id":1586429,"bill_number":"LD1970","title":"An Act To Implement Agency Recommendations Relating to Sea Level Rise and Climate Resilience Provided Pursuant to Resolve 2021, Chapter 67","description":"An Act To Implement Agency Recommendations Relating to Sea Level Rise and Climate Resilience Provided Pursuant to Resolve 2021, Chapter 67","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1970/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1970&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1586501,"bill_number":"LD1972","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions Related to Research and Aquaculture Leases","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions Related to Research and Aquaculture Leases","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1972/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1972&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1590701,"bill_number":"LD1987","title":"An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2022-23","description":"An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2022-23","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-12","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1987/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1987&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1590734,"bill_number":"LD1983","title":"Resolve, To Authorize the Bureau of Parks and Lands To Enter into a Lease with Christian Camps and Conferences for a Parcel of Land Located in Somerset County","description":"Resolve, To Authorize the Bureau of Parks and Lands To Enter into a Lease with Christian Camps and Conferences for a Parcel of Land Located in Somerset County","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1983/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1983&snum=130","sponsor":"Bradlee Farrin"},
{"bill_id":1590762,"bill_number":"SP0714","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0714/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0714&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1590791,"bill_number":"LD1985","title":"An Act To Improve Testing Requirements for Adult Use Marijuana","description":"An Act To Improve Testing Requirements for Adult Use Marijuana","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1985/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1985&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Caiazzo"},
{"bill_id":1590820,"bill_number":"LD1990","title":"An Act Allowing Electric-powered School Buses To Have Distinctively Colored Bumpers, Wheels and Rub Rails and Allowing Public Service Vehicles To Be Equipped with a Flashing Green Auxiliary Light","description":"An Act Allowing Electric-powered School Buses To Have Distinctively Colored Bumpers, Wheels and Rub Rails and Allowing Public Service Vehicles To Be Equipped with a Flashing Green Auxiliary Light","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1990/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1990&snum=130","sponsor":"Michael Perkins"},
{"bill_id":1590845,"bill_number":"LD1981","title":"Resolve, Authorizing the Bureau of Parks and Lands To Authorize Additional Construction and Installations Related to a Telecommunications Tower on Bald Mountain in the Town of Rangeley","description":"Resolve, Authorizing the Bureau of Parks and Lands To Authorize Additional Construction and Installations Related to a Telecommunications Tower on Bald Mountain in the Town of Rangeley","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1981/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1981&snum=130","sponsor":"Russell Black"},
{"bill_id":1591014,"bill_number":"LD1991","title":"An Act Related to the Electronic Registration and Tagging of Big Game","description":"An Act Related to the Electronic Registration and Tagging of Big Game","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1991/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1991&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1591136,"bill_number":"LD1992","title":"An Act Related to the Electronic Registration and Tagging of Turkey","description":"An Act Related to the Electronic Registration and Tagging of Turkey","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1992/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1992&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1591268,"bill_number":"LD1994","title":"An Act To Establish the Progressive Treatment Program Fund","description":"An Act To Establish the Progressive Treatment Program Fund","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1994/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1994&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1591395,"bill_number":"LD1993","title":"An Act To Establish a Progressive Treatment Program Liaison","description":"An Act To Establish a Progressive Treatment Program Liaison","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1993/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1993&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1591818,"bill_number":"HP1481","title":"Joint Order, Directing the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government To Report Out a Bill Related to the Review of the State Government Evaluation Act Required under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, Section 963","description":"Joint Order, Directing the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government To Report Out a Bill Related to the Review of the State Government Evaluation Act Required under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, Section 963","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-02-16","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1481/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1481&snum=130","sponsor":"Ann Matlack"},
{"bill_id":1595405,"bill_number":"SP0716","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-02-23","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0716/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0716&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1595419,"bill_number":"LD1996","title":"An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, Highway Fund and Other Funds and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023","description":"An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, Highway Fund and Other Funds and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1996/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1996&snum=130","sponsor":"Roland Martin"},
{"bill_id":1595433,"bill_number":"HP1485","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/22/22","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/22/22","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-02-23","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1485/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1485&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1595444,"bill_number":"LD1998","title":"An Act To Establish a Fund for Farmers Adversely Affected by Drought Conditions","description":"An Act To Establish a Fund for Farmers Adversely Affected by Drought Conditions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1998/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1998&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1595454,"bill_number":"LD1995","title":"An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023","description":"An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-19","last_action":"On motion by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 790 Yeas 32 - Nays 2 - Excused 0 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1995/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1995&snum=130","sponsor":"Teresa Pierce"},
{"bill_id":1595461,"bill_number":"LD1997","title":"Resolve, To Implement Certain Recommendations of the Committee To Study the Feasibility of Creating Basic Income Security","description":"Resolve, To Implement Certain Recommendations of the Committee To Study the Feasibility of Creating Basic Income Security","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1997/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1997&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1595473,"bill_number":"LD1999","title":"An Act To Prohibit Profiling and To Strengthen Civil Rights in Maine","description":"An Act To Prohibit Profiling and To Strengthen Civil Rights in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1999/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1999&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1595543,"bill_number":"HP1487","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASHLEY BRYAN","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASHLEY BRYAN","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-02-23","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1487/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1487&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1595611,"bill_number":"LD2000","title":"An Act To Update the Designation of Vietnam War Remembrance Day","description":"An Act To Update the Designation of Vietnam War Remembrance Day","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2000/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2000&snum=130","sponsor":"Craig Hickman"},
{"bill_id":1595970,"bill_number":"LD2001","title":"An Act To Clarify State Policy and Legislative Intent Regarding the Maine Veterans' Homes, To Require Notification of Closure of the Maine Veterans' Homes to the Legislature and To Fund Public Homes in Caribou and Machias in Order To Keep Them Open","description":"An Act To Clarify State Policy and Legislative Intent Regarding the Maine Veterans' Homes, To Require Notification of Closure of the Maine Veterans' Homes to the Legislature and To Fund Public Homes in Caribou and Machias in Order To Keep Them Open","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-31","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 664 Yeas 33 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2001/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2001&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1596073,"bill_number":"SP0720","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 5, 2022 AS THE 74TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE MODERN STATE OF ISRAEL","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 5, 2022 AS THE 74TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE MODERN STATE OF ISRAEL","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0720/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0720&snum=130","sponsor":"Catherine Breen"},
{"bill_id":1596287,"bill_number":"LD2002","title":"An Act To Eliminate Inactive Boards and Commissions","description":"An Act To Eliminate Inactive Boards and Commissions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-03-31","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2002/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2002&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1598145,"bill_number":"HP1493","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/28/22","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 2/28/22","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1493/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1493&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1598303,"bill_number":"LD2004","title":"An Act To Ensure Fairness of Representation in Insurance Disputes","description":"An Act To Ensure Fairness of Representation in Insurance Disputes","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2004/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2004&snum=130","sponsor":"John Martin"},
{"bill_id":1598377,"bill_number":"LD2003","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2003/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2003&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1601671,"bill_number":"LD2007","title":"An Act To Create the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Incidence Registry","description":"An Act To Create the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Incidence Registry","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2007/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2007&snum=130","sponsor":"Ned Claxton"},
{"bill_id":1601842,"bill_number":"SP0722","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE ON ITS BEING DESIGNATED A NATIONAL R1 RESEARCH UNIVERSITY","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE ON ITS BEING DESIGNATED A NATIONAL R1 RESEARCH UNIVERSITY","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0722/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0722&snum=130","sponsor":"Richard Bennett"},
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{"bill_id":1603215,"bill_number":"SP0726","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 2007","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 2007","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0726/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0726&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1603656,"bill_number":"LD2009","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Working Group To Review the Process for Ongoing Review of Tax Expenditures by the Legislature","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Working Group To Review the Process for Ongoing Review of Tax Expenditures by the Legislature","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2009/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2009&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1603942,"bill_number":"HP1495","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2022 AS SOCIAL WORK MONTH","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2022 AS SOCIAL WORK MONTH","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1495/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1495&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1604205,"bill_number":"LD2019","title":"An Act To Require the Registration of Adjuvants in the State and To Regulate the Distribution of Pesticides with Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances","description":"An Act To Require the Registration of Adjuvants in the State and To Regulate the Distribution of Pesticides with Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-15","last_action":"Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence","last_action_date":"2022-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2019/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2019&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1604219,"bill_number":"LD2017","title":"Resolve, Regarding Monitoring of and Reporting on Energy Use Data Standards and Online Energy Data Platforms","description":"Resolve, Regarding Monitoring of and Reporting on Energy Use Data Standards and Online Energy Data Platforms","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-12","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2017/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2017&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1604237,"bill_number":"LD2018","title":"An Act To Implement Recommendations Regarding the Incorporation of Equity Considerations in Regulatory Decision Making","description":"An Act To Implement Recommendations Regarding the Incorporation of Equity Considerations in Regulatory Decision Making","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"On motion by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 812 Yeas 19 - Nays 11 - Excused 4 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2018/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2018&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1604259,"bill_number":"LD2016","title":"Resolve, To Implement the Crisis Response Services Recommendations Identified Pursuant to Resolve 2021, Chapter 29","description":"Resolve, To Implement the Crisis Response Services Recommendations Identified Pursuant to Resolve 2021, Chapter 29","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2016/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2016&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1604277,"bill_number":"LD2015","title":"An Act To Update the Comprehensive State Energy Plan To Achieve the State Energy Vision","description":"An Act To Update the Comprehensive State Energy Plan To Achieve the State Energy Vision","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2015/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2015&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1604424,"bill_number":"LD2021","title":"An Act To Collect Pesticide Sales and Use Records for the Purpose of Providing Information to the Public","description":"An Act To Collect Pesticide Sales and Use Records for the Purpose of Providing Information to the Public","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2021/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2021&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1604550,"bill_number":"LD2020","title":"An Act To Implement Recommendations Regarding the Regulation of Firefighting or Fire-suppressing Foams to Which Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Have Been Intentionally Added","description":"An Act To Implement Recommendations Regarding the Regulation of Firefighting or Fire-suppressing Foams to Which Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Have Been Intentionally Added","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2020/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2020&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1604906,"bill_number":"SP0732","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0732/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0732&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1604921,"bill_number":"LD2022","title":"An Act To Amend the Judicial Districts and Divisions for York County","description":"An Act To Amend the Judicial Districts and Divisions for York County","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2022/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2022&snum=130","sponsor":"Donna Bailey"},
{"bill_id":1604929,"bill_number":"SP0734","title":"Joint Order, Authorizing the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation To Report Out a Bill Related to Recommendations from the Motor Vehicle Inspection Working Group Organized by the Department of Public Safety","description":"Joint Order, Authorizing the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation To Report Out a Bill Related to Recommendations from the Motor Vehicle Inspection Working Group Organized by the Department of Public Safety","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-09","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0734/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0734&snum=130","sponsor":"William Diamond"},
{"bill_id":1605169,"bill_number":"LD2023","title":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Secretary of State Regarding Notarial Acts","description":"An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Secretary of State Regarding Notarial Acts","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-19","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2023/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2023&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1607862,"bill_number":"LD2024","title":"An Act To Allow County and Regional Communications Centers To Request Polygraph Examinations for Employees and Applicants for Employment","description":"An Act To Allow County and Regional Communications Centers To Request Polygraph Examinations for Employees and Applicants for Employment","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2024/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2024&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1608069,"bill_number":"SP0736","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2022 AS BLEEDING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2022 AS BLEEDING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0736/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0736&snum=130","sponsor":"Stacey Guerin"},
{"bill_id":1608092,"bill_number":"SP0737","title":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 2025","description":"JOINT RULE 308.2 LETTER, LD 2025","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0737/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0737&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1608109,"bill_number":"LD2025","title":"Resolve, To Authorize the Bureau of Parks and Lands To Enter into a Lease with Aroostook Technologies, Inc. for a Parcel of Land in Township 11, Range 4 WELS","description":"Resolve, To Authorize the Bureau of Parks and Lands To Enter into a Lease with Aroostook Technologies, Inc. for a Parcel of Land in Township 11, Range 4 WELS","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2025/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2025&snum=130","sponsor":"Harold Stewart"},
{"bill_id":1608490,"bill_number":"HP1505","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/15/22","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bills 3/15/22","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1505/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1505&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1608512,"bill_number":"HP1506","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE CELEBRATION OF SAINT PATRICK'S DAY","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE CELEBRATION OF SAINT PATRICK'S DAY","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1506/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1506&snum=130","sponsor":"Kathleen Dillingham"},
{"bill_id":1608543,"bill_number":"HP1508","title":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bill 3/17/22","description":"Communication, Clerk of the House, Joint Rule 308.2 letter reference bill 3/17/22","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1508/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1508&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1608663,"bill_number":"LD2026","title":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 180: Appliance Efficiency Standards, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Air Quality","description":"Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 180: Appliance Efficiency Standards, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Air Quality","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2026/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2026&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1609079,"bill_number":"LD2027","title":"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","description":"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","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2027/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2027&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1609225,"bill_number":"SP0738","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-24","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0738/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0738&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1609322,"bill_number":"LD2029","title":"An Act To Enhance the Prevention of and Response to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the Maine National Guard","description":"An Act To Enhance the Prevention of and Response to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the Maine National Guard","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2029/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2029&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1609580,"bill_number":"SP0740","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION TO REAFFIRM THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN MAINE AND TAIWAN, ENHANCE BILATERAL TRADE RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN AND SUPPORT TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AGREEMENTS","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION TO REAFFIRM THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN MAINE AND TAIWAN, ENHANCE BILATERAL TRADE RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN AND SUPPORT TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AGREEMENTS","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-22","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0740/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0740&snum=130","sponsor":"Troy Jackson"},
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{"bill_id":1612085,"bill_number":"LD2036","title":"Resolve, Clarifying the Conveyance of Land to the Passamaquoddy Tribe in the Town of Meddybemps","description":"Resolve, Clarifying the Conveyance of Land to the Passamaquoddy Tribe in the Town of Meddybemps","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2022-04-07","last_action":"FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2036/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2036&snum=130","sponsor":"Rena Newell"},
{"bill_id":1612432,"bill_number":"SP0744","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-31","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0744/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0744&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
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{"bill_id":1612773,"bill_number":"HP1520","title":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 1758, An Act Regarding Access to Telehealth Behavioral Health Services during Public Health Emergencies","description":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 1758, An Act Regarding Access to Telehealth Behavioral Health Services during Public Health Emergencies","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-03-31","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1520/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1520&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1612891,"bill_number":"HP1522","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1522/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1522&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1612907,"bill_number":"HP1521","title":"Joint Order, Establishing the Task Force on Early Childhood in Maine","description":"Joint Order, Establishing the Task Force on Early Childhood in Maine","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1521/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1521&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1613692,"bill_number":"HP1523","title":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 1129, An Act Relating to the Valuation of Retail Sales Facilities","description":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 1129, An Act Relating to the Valuation of Retail Sales Facilities","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-04-05","last_action":"Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 701 Yeas 30 - Nays 1 - Excused 3 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1523/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1523&snum=130","sponsor":"Ann Matlack"},
{"bill_id":1613958,"bill_number":"LD2037","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2, 2022 TO APRIL 8, 2022 AS THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2, 2022 TO APRIL 8, 2022 AS THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":null,"last_action":"Introduced","last_action_date":null,"committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2037/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2037&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1614176,"bill_number":"HP1524","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2, 2022 TO APRIL 8, 2022 AS THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2, 2022 TO APRIL 8, 2022 AS THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-04-07","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1524/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1524&snum=130","sponsor":"Rebecca Millett"},
{"bill_id":1614515,"bill_number":"SP0745","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-04-07","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0745/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0745&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
{"bill_id":1614574,"bill_number":"SP0746","title":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the Senate L.D. 1744, An Act To Increase Funding for the Animal Welfare Fund by Increasing Certain Fees","description":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the Senate L.D. 1744, An Act To Increase Funding for the Animal Welfare Fund by Increasing Certain Fees","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-04-07","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0746/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0746&snum=130","sponsor":"James Dill"},
{"bill_id":1614802,"bill_number":"SP0748","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO ENACT THE SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT OF 2021","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO ENACT THE SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT OF 2021","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-04-11","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-04-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0748/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0748&snum=130","sponsor":"Kimberley Rosen"},
{"bill_id":1614959,"bill_number":"HP1525","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2022 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2022 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-04-12","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1525/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1525&snum=130","sponsor":"Lori Gramlich"},
{"bill_id":1615189,"bill_number":"SP0750","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 2022 AS CYSTIC FIBROSIS AWARENESS MONTH","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 2022 AS CYSTIC FIBROSIS AWARENESS MONTH","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0750/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0750&snum=130","sponsor":"Anne Carney"},
{"bill_id":1615241,"bill_number":"SP0749","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 1, 2022 TO MAY 7, 2022 AS MAINE HOME EDUCATION WEEK","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 1, 2022 TO MAY 7, 2022 AS MAINE HOME EDUCATION WEEK","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-04-13","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0749/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0749&snum=130","sponsor":"Matthew Pouliot"},
{"bill_id":1615278,"bill_number":"LD2038","title":"An Act To Incorporate Respectful Language into the Maine Revised Statutes, Titles 22, 25 and 34-A","description":"An Act To Incorporate Respectful Language into the Maine Revised Statutes, Titles 22, 25 and 34-A","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-18","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2038/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2038&snum=130","sponsor":null},
{"bill_id":1615386,"bill_number":"HP1527","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 11, 2022 AS NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 11, 2022 AS NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-04-14","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1527/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1527&snum=130","sponsor":"Michele Meyer"},
{"bill_id":1615540,"bill_number":"HP1528","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, MAY 1-7, 2022","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, MAY 1-7, 2022","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-04-15","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1528/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1528&snum=130","sponsor":"Ryan Fecteau"},
{"bill_id":1615590,"bill_number":"SP0751","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING APRIL 17-23, 2022 AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER RECOGNITION WEEK","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING APRIL 17-23, 2022 AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER RECOGNITION WEEK","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-04-18","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-04-18","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0751/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0751&snum=130","sponsor":"Joseph Rafferty"},
{"bill_id":1615592,"bill_number":"HP1529","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2022 AS SECOND CHANCE MONTH","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2022 AS SECOND CHANCE MONTH","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-04-18","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1529/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1529&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1615595,"bill_number":"HP1530","title":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 906, An Act To Provide Passamaquoddy Tribal Members Access to Clean Drinking Water","description":"Joint Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 906, An Act To Provide Passamaquoddy Tribal Members Access to Clean Drinking Water","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-04-18","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1530/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1530&snum=130","sponsor":"Rachel Talbot Ross"},
{"bill_id":1615627,"bill_number":"LD2039","title":"An Act To Reorganize the Provision of Services for Infants, Toddlers and Children with Disabilities from Birth to 6 Years of Age and Extend the Age of Eligibility under the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to 22 Years of Age","description":"An Act To Reorganize the Provision of Services for Infants, Toddlers and Children with Disabilities from Birth to 6 Years of Age and Extend the Age of Eligibility under the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to 22 Years of Age","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2022-04-19","last_action":"Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)","last_action_date":"2022-04-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD2039/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2039&snum=130","sponsor":null},
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{"bill_id":1615902,"bill_number":"HP1534","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING JUNE 27, 2022 AS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY AWARENESS DAY AND JUNE AS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY AWARENESS MONTH","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING JUNE 27, 2022 AS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY AWARENESS DAY AND JUNE AS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY AWARENESS MONTH","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-04-20","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1534/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1534&snum=130","sponsor":"Dustin White"},
{"bill_id":1615942,"bill_number":"HP1533","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING MAY 1-7, 2022 AS TARDIVE DYSKINESIA AWARENESS WEEK","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING MAY 1-7, 2022 AS TARDIVE DYSKINESIA AWARENESS WEEK","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-04-20","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1533/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1533&snum=130","sponsor":"Poppy Arford"},
{"bill_id":1616004,"bill_number":"HP1535","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, MAY 2, 2022 TO MAY 6, 2022","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, MAY 2, 2022 TO MAY 6, 2022","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-04-20","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1535/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1535&snum=130","sponsor":"Amanda Collamore"},
{"bill_id":1616073,"bill_number":"HP1536","title":"Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 2017, Resolve, Regarding Monitoring of and Reporting on Energy Use Data Standards and Online Energy Data Platforms","description":"Order, To Recall from the Governor's Desk to the House L.D. 2017, Resolve, Regarding Monitoring of and Reporting on Energy Use Data Standards and Online Energy Data Platforms","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-04-19","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1536/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1536&snum=130","sponsor":"Christopher Kessler"},
{"bill_id":1616147,"bill_number":"SP0752","title":"Joint Order, To Extend the Second Regular Session of the 130th Legislature for up to 2 Days","description":"Joint Order, To Extend the Second Regular Session of the 130th Legislature for up to 2 Days","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-04-19","last_action":"On motion by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 798 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 0 - Absent 0","last_action_date":"2022-04-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0752/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0752&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
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{"bill_id":1616274,"bill_number":"SP0754","title":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","description":"Adjournment Order - Adjourned until the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-04-20","last_action":"In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.","last_action_date":"2022-04-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/SP0754/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=SP0754&snum=130","sponsor":"Eloise Vitelli"},
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{"bill_id":1616802,"bill_number":"HP1541","title":"Joint Order, To Recall to the House from the Governor's Desk L.D. 965, An Act Concerning Nondisclosure Agreements in Employment","description":"Joint Order, To Recall to the House from the Governor's Desk L.D. 965, An Act Concerning Nondisclosure Agreements in Employment","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2022-04-25","last_action":"READ and PASSED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1541/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1541&snum=130","sponsor":"Thomas Harnett"},
{"bill_id":1619102,"bill_number":"HP1543","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 5, 2022 AS MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PERSONS AWARENESS DAY","description":"JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 5, 2022 AS MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PERSONS AWARENESS DAY","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2022-05-09","last_action":"READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.","last_action_date":"2022-05-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/HP1543/2021","state_link":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP1543&snum=130","sponsor":"Rena Newell"},
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