Resolve, Regarding the Revision of Title 28-A of the Maine Revised Statutes

Sec. 1. Resolve 2017, c. 18, repealed. Resolved: That Resolve 2017, c. 18 is repealed.

Sec. 2. Office of Policy and Legal Analysis to prepare and submit analysis. Resolved: That the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis shall prepare an analysis regarding inconsistencies, duplications and ambiguities contained within the text of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-A and, on or before January 1, 2020, submit that analysis to the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Sec. 3. Authority for legislation. Resolved: That the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs may report out legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature proposing revisions to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-A in response to the analysis submitted by the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis staff pursuant to section 2.

summary

This resolve, which is reported out by the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Order 2019, Senate Paper 381, does the following.

1. It repeals Resolve 2017, chapter 18, which directs legislative staff to prepare a recodification and revision of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-A and to submit it to the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs no later than January 15, 2019.

2. It directs the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis to prepare an analysis regarding inconsistencies, duplications and ambiguities contained within the text of Title 28-A and, on or before January 1, 2020, to submit that analysis to the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

3. It authorizes the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs to report out legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature proposing revisions to Title 28-A in response to the analysis submitted by the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis.