STATE OF MAINE 129TH LEGISLATURE FIRST REGULAR SESSION LEGISLATIVE DIGEST OF BILL SUMMARIES AND ENACTED LAWS VOLUME 1 Summaries of All Bills and Adopted Amendments and All Laws Enacted or Finally Passed During the First Regular Session of the 129th Maine Legislature First Regular Session convened Wednesday, December 5, 2018 First Regular Session adjourned sine die Thursday, June 20, 2019 Senate Legislative Days...……59 House Legislative Days.……..58 Bills Considered……….….1846 THE MAINE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HOUSE MEMBERS SENATE MEMBERS REP. SARA GIDEON, VICE-CHAIR SEN. TROY D. JACKSON, CHAIR REP. MATTHEW W. MOONEN SEN. NATHAN L. LIBBY REP. RYAN M. FECTEAU SEN. ELOISE A. VITELLI REP. KATHLEEN R. J. DILLINGHAM SEN. DANA L. DOW REP. HAROLD TREY STEWART, III SEN. JEFFREY L. TIMBERLAKE AUGUST 2019 STATE OF MAINE TH 129 LEGISLATURE FIRST REGULAR SESSION LEGISLATIVE DIGEST OF BILL SUMMARIES AND ENACTED LAWS VOLUME 1 This Legislative Digest of Bill Summaries and Enacted Laws is produced under the auspices of the Maine Legislative Council by: The Office of Policy and Legal Analysis The Office of Fiscal and Program Review Marion Hylan Barr, Director Christopher W. Nolan, Director 13 State House Station 5 State House Station Room 215, Cross Building Room 226, State House Augusta, Maine 04333-0013 Augusta, Maine 04333-0005 Telephone: (207) 287-1670 Telephone: (207) 287-1635 Fax: (207) 287-1275 Fax: (207) 287-6469 ----------- Contents of this Digest are available on the Internet at www.maine.gov/legis/opla ----------- STATE OF MAINE 129TH LEGISLATURE FIRST REGULAR SESSION LEGISLATIVE DIGEST OF BILL SUMMARIES AND ENACTED LAWS This Legislative Digest of Bill Summaries and Enacted Laws contains summaries of all LDs and adopted amendments and all laws enacted or finally passed during the First Regular Session of the 129th Maine Legislature. The Digest is arranged alphabetically by committee and within each committee by Legislative Document (LD) number. The committee report(s), prime sponsor and lead co-sponsor(s), if designated, are listed below each LD title. All adopted amendments are summarized and listed by paper number. A subject index is included with each committee. An appendix provides a summary of relevant session statistics. Final action on each LD is noted to the right of the LD title. The following describes the various final actions. CARRIED OVER ................................................................... carried over to a subsequent session of the Legislature CON RES XXX ............................................................. chapter # of constitutional resolution passed by both houses CONF CMTE UNABLE TO AGREE .............................. Committee of Conference unable to agree; legislation died DIED BETWEEN HOUSES ....................................................................House & Senate disagreed; legislation died DIED IN CONCURRENCE ................................. defeated in each house, but on different motions; legislation died DIED ON ADJOURNMENT ................................................ action incomplete when session ended; legislation died EMERGENCY ............................................. enacted law takes effect sooner than 90 days after session adjournment FAILED, EMERGENCY ENACTMENT or FINAL PASSAGE............. emergency failed to receive required 2/3 vote FAILED, ENACTMENT or FINAL PASSAGE .................................................... failed to receive final majority vote FAILED, MANDATE ENACTMENT ............................ legislation proposing local mandate failed required 2/3 vote HELD BY GOVERNOR............. Governor has not signed; final disposition to be determined at subsequent session LEAVE TO WITHDRAW ...............................................................sponsor’s request to withdraw legislation granted NOT PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY.........................ruled out of order by the presiding officer; legislation died INDEF PP ..................................................................................................... indefinitely postponed; legislation died ONTP, ACCEPTED, MAJORITY, MINORITY or REPORT X ... ought-not-to-pass report accepted; legislation died P&S XXX .................................................................................................. chapter # of enacted private & special law PUBLIC XXX ............................................................................................................ chapter # of enacted public law RESOLVE XXX ..................................................................................................... chapter # of finally passed resolve VETO SUSTAINED ............................................................................. Legislature failed to override Governor's veto The effective date for non-emergency legislation enacted in the First Regular Session of the 129th Legislature is Thursday, September 19, 2019. The effective date for legislation enacted as an emergency measure may be found in the enacted law summary for that legislation. TABLE OF CONTENTS --------------- VOLUME 1 Committee Name Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services Appendix A: Session statistics Appendix B: Index of bills not referred to committee VOLUME 2 Committee Name Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government Joint Standing Committee on Taxation Joint Standing Committee on Transportation Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs Appendix A: Session statistics Appendix B: Index of bills not referred to committee ACF STATE OF MAINE 129TH LEGISLATURE FIRST REGULAR SESSION Summaries of bills, adopted amendments and laws enacted or finally passed JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY August 2019 MEMBERS: SEN. JAMES F. DILL, CHAIR SEN. G. WILLIAM DIAMOND SEN. RUSSELL BLACK REP. CRAIG V. HICKMAN, CHAIR REP. DAVID HAROLD MCCREA REP. MARGARET M. O’NEIL STAFF: REP. CHLOE S. MAXMIN KAREN S. NADEAU, LEGISLATIVE ANALYST REP. TIFFANY ROBERTS-LOVELL OAlFFICEAnalystAnalystamamamamamamAnalystAnalyst OF POLICY AND LEGAL ANALYSIS A REP. MARYANNE KINNEY 13nAAnalyst STATE HAnOUSEAAnaAAnalyst STATION Analyst REP. THOMAS H. SKOLFIELD AUGUSTA, ME 04333 REP. RANDALL C. HALL (207) 287-1670 REP. THEODORE JOSEPH KRYZAK, JR. http://legislature.maine.gov/opla/ REP. WILLIAM D. PLUECKER Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry LD 24 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 26: Producer RESOLVE 16 Margins, a Major Substantive Rule of the Maine Milk Commission EMERGENCY Sponsor(s) Committee Report Amendments Adopted OTP-AM H-76 This resolve provides for legislative review of Chapter 26: Producer Margins, a major substantive rule of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Maine Milk Commission. Committee Amendment "A" (H-76) This amendment provides that final adoption of Chapter 26: Producer Margins, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Maine Milk Commission, is not authorized. Enacted Law Summary Resolve 2019, chapter 16 provides that final adoption of Chapter 26: Producer Margins, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Maine Milk Commission, is not authorized. Resolve 2019, chapter 16 was finally passed as an emergency measure effective April 30, 2019. LD 36 An Act To Change the Composition of the Board of Pesticides Control PUBLIC 192 Sponsor(s) Committee Report Amendments Adopted PLUECKER B OTP-AM H-304 ONTP This bill restores the requirement that the two public members of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control have a demonstrated interest in environmental protection. The change does not require the termination of the terms of current members of the board. Committee Amendment "A" (H-304) This amendment, which is the majority report, strikes from the bill the requirement that the two public members of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control have a demonstrated interest in environmental protection and strikes from the law the requirement that these members represent different areas of the State. Instead, the amendment requires that one of the two public members have practical experience and knowledge of methods of sustainable management of indoor and outdoor pests. Enacted Law Summary Public Law 2019, chapter 192 requires that one of the two public members of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control have practical experience and knowledge of methods of sustainable management of indoor and outdoor pests. 1 Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry LD 101 An Act To Reestablish the Pesticide Notification Registry Leave to Withdraw Pursuant to Joint Rule Sponsor(s) Committee Report Amendments Adopted PLUECKER