Directory of Bills
From LD 400 to LD 599

LD 400

An Act To Promote Student Aspirations through Higher Education Scholarships

LD 401

An Act To Require the Plumbers' Examining Board To Adopt the Uniform Plumbing Code

LD 402

An Act To Reduce the Tax Paid on Mahogany Quahogs

LD 403

An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Deduction of Pension and Retirement Benefits from State Income Tax

LD 404

An Act To Limit the Transfer of Handguns to Minors

LD 405

An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $50,000,000 for Research and Development and Capital Improvements for the University of Maine System and the Maine Technical College System

LD 406

Resolve, To Designate Route 201 as Part of the East-West Highway

LD 407

An Act To Allow Certain Persons Representing Business Entities To Appear in Court in Forcible Entry and Detainer Cases

LD 408

An Act Regarding the Presumption of Violations of the Hunting-on-Sunday Prohibition

LD 409

An Act To Allow a Former Spouse or Domestic Partner To Cancel a Life Insurance Policy in That Person's Name

LD 410

An Act To Change the Legislative License Plate to a Combination Plate

LD 411

An Act To Provide Employees Fair Access to Personnel Files

LD 412

Resolve, To Require Reports from the Maine State Police Regarding Commercial Trucks

LD 413

An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Penalties for Writing Bad Checks

LD 414

An Act To Require the State To Fully Pay for Health Insurance for Maine's Retired Educators

LD 415

An Act To Restore Federal Protections to Maine State Employees

LD 416

An Act To Amend the County Contingent Fund

LD 417

An Act To Provide Cumberland County Budget Advisory Committee with Final Budget Approval Authority

LD 418

An Act To Limit the Undesignated Surplus of Counties to 15% of the Annual Operating Budget

LD 419

An Act To Repeal Outdated and Unfunded Municipal and Educational Mandates

LD 420

An Act Regarding the School Board of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf

LD 421

An Act To Include a Representative of Mental Health Providers on the Board of Directors of the Maine Health Data Organization

LD 422

An Act To Honor Purple Heart Award Recipients BY REQUEST

LD 423

An Act To Improve the Process of Credentialing Health Care Providers

LD 424

An Act To Increase the Availability of Handicapped Parking Spaces for People with Disabilities

LD 425

Resolve, To Prepare Maine's Students for Active Citizenship

LD 426

An Act To Preserve the Integrity of the Voting Process

LD 427

An Act To Clarify That the Maine Juvenile Code Does Not Preclude Sharing Information with School Administrators for Purposes of School Safety, Order and Discipline

LD 428

An Act To Eliminate the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance Travel Restrictions for Obtaining Health Care

LD 429

Resolve, To Increase Allowance Levels for Nursing Home Residents

LD 430

An Act To Clarify Ownership Rights to Repossessed Vehicles

LD 431

An Act To Increase Educational Certification for Humane Agents and Animal Control Officers

LD 432

An Act To Amend the Maine Health Data Organization Laws

LD 433

An Act to Expand Payment Options on Sales of Alcoholic Beverages by Licensees

LD 434

An Act To Amend the Patient's Bill of Rights Laws

LD 435

An Act To Restrict the Cancellation of Health Insurance Coverage During an Enrollee's Period of Incarceration

LD 436

An Act To Create a Minimal Excise Tax for Farm Trucks

LD 437

An Act To Ensure Opportunity for Public Comment at Meetings of Sanitary Districts

LD 438

An Act to Enhance Services for the Blind

LD 439

Resolve, To Provide Equitable Services to Persons with Congenital Brain Anomalies

LD 440

Resolve, To Provide Equitable Treatment of Graduate Students

LD 441

An Act To Encourage the Development and Use of Domestically Produced Renewable Motor Vehicle Fuels

LD 442

Resolve, Directing the President of Each University Campus To Meet With Local Municipal Officers To Negotiate Reasonable and Appropriate Financial Support for Municipal Services Provided

LD 443

An Act To List Agriculture as a Designated Use in Water Quality Standards

LD 444

Resolve, Regarding Coverage of Durable Medical Equipment in the MaineCare Program

LD 445

An Act To Facilitate Farmer Participation in the Land for Maine's Future Program

LD 446

An Act Regarding Bear Hunting

LD 447

An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax the Sales of Adaptive Equipment To Make a Vehicle Handicapped Accessible

LD 448

An Act To Exempt a Watercraft That Is Equipped with an Electric Outboard Motor from Paying a Fee for the Certificate of Number

LD 449

An Act To Require All Fees, Fines and Penalties To Be Deposited into the General Fund

LD 450

An Act To Allow the Transfer of Spirits within Existing Businesses

LD 451

An Act To Clarify Tax Appeal Procedures

LD 452

An Act To Increase the Compensation of Jurors

LD 453

An Act To Promote the Development of Affordable Housing

LD 454

An Act To Clarify Campaign Finance Penalty Provisions

LD 455

An Act To Ban the Use of Snares

LD 456

Resolve, Directing the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to Examine the Potential Cost Savings of Offering State Employees Early Retirement

LD 457

An Act To Supplement Benefits for State Employees and Teachers Whose Pensions Are Subject to Reductions Enacted in 1993

LD 458

An Act Regarding Motorcycle Noise Emission Control Standards

LD 459

An Act To Appropriate Funds for the Millinocket Area Growth and Investment Council

LD 460

An Act To Encourage Dog Tracking of Wounded Big Game Animals

LD 461

Resolve, Requiring the State Police To Develop a Form for Use in Private Firearm Sales

LD 462

An Act To Direct the Department of Transportation to Incorporate Regionalism into the Transit Bonus Payment Program

LD 463

An Act to Enhance Integration of Transportation and Land Use Planning

LD 464

An Act To Allow Fire and Emergency Medical Services Response Vehicles To Display One Blue Light at the Rear of the Vehicle

LD 465

An Act To Make Transportation More Affordable for Low-income Families

LD 466

An Act Concerning the Issuance of a Temporary Liquor License

LD 467

Resolve, To Study the Policies of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services Regarding Tax Collection Practices

LD 468

An Act To Amend the Ice Fishing and Fishing Derby Laws

LD 469

An Act To Clarify Arrest Powers of Law Enforcement Officers

LD 470

An Act To Ensure Fairness Regarding Use of Consumer Credit Reports in Insurance Underwriting

LD 471

Resolve, To Study Obesity and Methods To Decrease the Cost of Health Care and Increase the Public Health

LD 472

Resolve, To Establish the Task Force To Study Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing

LD 473

An Act To Limit the Interest Rate on Consumer Credit Transactions

LD 474

An Act To Strengthen the ATV Laws of the State

LD 475

An Act To Improve Conditions for Inmates with Mental Illness

LD 476

An Act To Protect Maine Families When Workplace Fatalities Occur

LD 477

An Act To Establish the Maine Week of Heroes

LD 478

An Act Requiring Lifetime Probation for Dangerous Sexual Offenders

LD 479

An Act To Revise the Funding Formula for the Public Utilities Commission and the Public Advocate

LD 480

Resolve, To Maintain Flexibility and Safety in Caring for People with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

LD 481

An Act To Preserve Competition in the Long-distance Telephone Market

LD 482

Resolve, To Name the Washington County Portion of US Rt. 9 the Tony Tammaro Memorial Highway

LD 483

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, 2003

LD 484

An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the State House and Capitol Park Commission Regarding a Living Memorial in Capitol Park

LD 485

An Act Clarifying the Maine Consumer Credit Code

LD 486

An Act To Protect Communities Affected by Casino Gambling Operations

LD 487

An Act To Amend the Maine Insurance Guaranty Association Act

LD 488

An Act To Reduce Administrative Expenses in Health Insurance

LD 489

Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Sell Certain Real Estate Lands of the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland

LD 490

An Act Concerning Citizens' Property Rights

LD 491

An Act To Manage Water Resources

LD 492

An Act To Encourage Agricultural Cooperative Associations To Provide Group Health Plans

LD 493

An Act Regarding the Use of Lights and Sirens on Personal Vehicles Used by Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Personnel

LD 494

An Act To Enhance Consumer Protections in Relation to Certain Mortgages

LD 495

An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Revocation of Probation

LD 496

An Act To Amend the Period of Probation for Class D Crimes

LD 497

Resolve, To Study the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Providing Consumers with Consumer Reports on Health Care Services

LD 498

An Act To Regulate Business Practices between Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers of Power Equipment, Machinery and Appliances

LD 499

An Act To Allow a Parent To Choose Not To Vaccinate a Child against Chicken Pox for School Attendance

LD 500

An Act To Ensure Supervision and Oversight of the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers

LD 501

An Act To Allow Local Plumbing Inspectors To Assist the Plumbers' Examining Board in Establishing the State Plumbing Code

LD 502

An Act To Expand the Education Tax Credit

LD 503

An Act To Stimulate Economic Recovery and Growth

LD 504

An Act To Strengthen the Taxpayer Bill of Rights

LD 505

An Act To Promote Maine Farm and Dairy Products in Place of Soft Drinks in Public Schools and To Create a Maine Residency Program for New Dentists

LD 506

An Act To Permit Municipalities To Erect Pedestrian Crossing Stop Signs in the Middle of the Road

LD 507

Resolve, To Allow the Town of Dennysville To Sue the State and the Atlantic Salmon Commission for Breach of Contract

LD 508

An Act To Transfer Regulation of Towers and Transmitters to Municipalities

LD 509

RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Provide That the State Fund 100 Percent of Education for Students from Kindergarten to Postsecondary School

LD 510

An Act To Reimburse Employees for Attorney's Fees and Costs When Forced To Pursue Petitions for Payment of Medical Services

LD 511

Resolve, To Rescind Legislative Authorization for Highway Driveway and Entrance Rules

LD 512

An Act To Promote Economic Development in Rural Maine

LD 513

An Act To Legalize Gambling if Casinos Are Allowed in the State

LD 514

An Act To Increase the Personal Income Tax Exemption

LD 515

An Act To Require Litigation Bonding

LD 516

An Act To Share Revenue from Sales of Lottery Tickets and To Permit Additional Ticket Sales Locations

LD 517

An Act To Ensure Legislative Oversight of Major Environmental Policy Proposals

LD 518

Resolve, To Provide a Traffic Light in Naples

LD 519

An Act To Provide Testing for a Public Safety or Health Care Employee Exposed to Body Fluids in the Course of Employment

LD 520

An Act To Improve Motor Vehicle Safety BY REQUEST

LD 521

An Act To Clarify That the Application Process for the Homestead Property Tax Exemption Is a One-time Process

LD 522

An Act To Expand the Duties of the Community Preservation Advisory Committee

LD 523

An Act To Hold Supervisors Personally Liable for Discrimination in the Workplace

LD 524

Resolve, To Have Signs Erected at the Town of Newburgh in Recognition of Ricky Craven

LD 525

An Act To Encourage Open Space Preservation

LD 526

An Act To Ensure Domestic Tranquility

LD 527

An Act To Improve the Method of Reapportionment of School Boards

LD 528

An Act To Increase the Number of Members of the Board of Trustees of the Maine State Retirement System

LD 529

An Act To Clearly Define the State Fire Marshal's Powers

LD 530

An Act To Bring Equity to the Vehicle Excise Tax

LD 531

An Act To Clarify the Use of Municipal Rate of Growth Ordinances

LD 532

An Act To Regulate Assessments of the Maine Health Data Organization

LD 533

An Act To Add a Sign on Interstate 95 Indicating the Town of Bingham BY REQUEST

LD 534

An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $4,000,000 To Construct the Gulf of Maine Research Laboratory

LD 535

An Act To Strengthen Health Data Information and Health Planning

LD 536

An Act To Hold a Sales Agent Harmless for the Theft of Lottery Tickets if It Reports the Crime Immediately

LD 537

An Act To Ensure Access to Expert Testimony

LD 538

An Act to Reroute the Katahdin Trail

LD 539

An Act To Study Maine-Canada Issues

LD 540

Resolve, To Ensure Optimal Energy Efficiency in State-funded Construction

LD 541

An Act To Ensure Timely Responses to Requests for School Administrative District Reapportionments

LD 542

Resolve, To Reduce the State Valuation for the Town of Hermon

LD 543

An Act To Promote Corporate Ethics

LD 544

An Act To Improve Rights to Marine Resources

LD 545

An Act To Provide Federal Civil Service Retirees the Same State Income Tax Protection as Federal Military Service Retirees

LD 546

An Act To Ensure Consideration of Accurate Long-term Customer Power Alternatives

LD 547

An Act To Increase Bill Reductions for Electricity Customers in Maine

LD 548

An Act To Require Fair Treatment of Ratepayers When Electric Utilities Are Sold

LD 549

An Act To Restore Assistance to Low-income Families with Children Faced with High Housing Costs

LD 550

An Act Regarding Employment of Workers' Compensation Board Hearing Officers and Mediators

LD 551

An Act To Suspend Property Tax Abatement Appeals When the Taxpayer Fails To Pay Taxes

LD 552

An Act To Establish Cleaning Stations for Boats Entering Maine

LD 553

Resolve, To Study the Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Children and Adolescents

LD 554

An Act To Protect Against Unfair Prescription Drug Practices

LD 555

An Act To Increase the Maine Income Tax Deduction for Benefits Received Under the Maine State Retirement System

LD 556

An Act To Establish New Standards for Credit Reporting

LD 557

Resolve, To Increase the Amount of Emergency Assistance Available to Families

LD 558

Resolve, To Enhance Services to Children and Families

LD 559

An Act To Increase the Value of a Parsonage That is Exempt from the Property Tax

LD 560

An Act To Allow a Mortgagor To Select a Land Title Company To Perform a Title Search

LD 561

An Act To Improve Standards for Public Assistance to Employers in the State

LD 562

RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Elect 2 Senators from Each County

LD 563

An Act To Require That Mental Health Workers with LCPC Licenses Are Recognized as Licensed Professionals for Purposes of Insurance Reimbursement

LD 564

An Act To Clarify the Responsibilities of the Department of Environmental Protection

LD 565

An Act To Increase Fish Stocking in Aroostook County

LD 566

An Act to Ensure Equality in Mental Health Coverage

LD 567

An Act To Prohibit Government-subsidized Competition with Lodging Establishments

LD 568

Resolve, To Study the Impact of a Statewide System for the Electronic Filing of Deeds

LD 569

An Act To Allow the Public Utilities Commission To Exempt Certain Telephone Utilities from the Requirement To Obtain Approval for Special Contracts

LD 570

An Act To Eliminate a Defunct Account in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources

LD 571

An Act To Improve the Safety of Public Roads

LD 572

An Act To Restrict a School District from the Wholesale Attachment of Personal Property if a Town Defaults on Its School Commitment

LD 573

An Act To Provide Property Tax Relief to Elderly Maine Citizens

LD 574

An Act To Clarify the Definition of Commercial Agricultural Production

LD 575

An Act To Encourage Workers' Compensation Dispute Resolutions

LD 576

An Act Concerning the Use of Safety Rear View Mirrors

LD 577

An Act To Facilitate Access to Dial-up Internet Service for Telephone Customers throughout the State

LD 578

An Act To Increase the Sale of Lottery Tickets To Benefit Conservation and Wildlife

LD 579

An Act To Provide a Property Tax Exemption for Parents Whose Children Attend a Private Elementary or Secondary School

LD 580

An Act Concerning the Fair Application of the Mechanic's Lien Laws

LD 581

An Act Requiring Payment of Child Support by Incarcerated Individuals

LD 582

An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $50,000,000 To Fund Renovating or Replacing Civic Centers Statewide

LD 583

An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Deduction of Pensions, Retirement Benefits and other Income from State Income Tax

LD 584

An Act To Strengthen the Maine Certificate of Need Act of 2002

LD 585

An Act to Establish a Statewide Primary and Preventive Health Care Program

LD 586

An Act To Clarify and Improve the Fairness of the Law of Trustee Process

LD 587

An Act To Repeal the Sales Tax on All Over-the-counter Medications

LD 588

An Act To Expand Eligibility for the "Circuit Breaker" Program

LD 589

An Act To Create a Woods-related Bargaining Council

LD 590

An Act To Regulate the Disposal of Computers and Related Equipment

LD 591

An Act Regarding Requirements for Obtaining a Lobster Fishing License

LD 592

An Act Regarding Age Eligibility for Enrollment in a Public Secondary School

LD 593

An Act To Provide Temporary Emergency Relief to Maine Dairy Farmers

LD 594

An Act To Establish a Limit on Noneconomic Damages in Medical Malpractice Actions

LD 595

An Act To Appropriate Funds for a Study To Determine the Feasibility of a Medical School in Maine

LD 596

An Act To Improve the Effectiveness of the Maine Coastal and Inland Surface Oil Clean-up Fund

LD 597

An Act To Establish a Community College System in Maine

LD 598

An Act To Protect the Public from Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning

LD 599

An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force on Rail Transportation