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Study Information

|Ongoing| |126th Legislature | |123rd
Legislature| 		|122nd
Legislature| 		|120th
Legislature| 		|119th
Legislature| 		|118th
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For information about a Legislative Study staffed by the Offfice of Policy and Legal Analysis, visit the OPLA website or contact the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis office at (207) 287-1670.

 

Final Study Reports

|Ongoing| |122nd
Legislature| 		|120th
Legislature| 		|119th
Legislature| 		|118th
Legislature|


For information about a Legislative Study staffed by the Offfice of Policy and Legal Analysis, visit the OPLA website or contact the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis office at (207) 287-1670.

 

On-going Studies

 

  • For additional information about the Judicial Compensation Commission, contact Grant Pennoyer at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • State Compensation Commission

    For additional information about the State Compensation Commission, contact Grant Pennoyer at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635. The commission has been inactive since 1999.

  • Commission on Performance Budgeting (Repealed July 1, 2007)

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126th Legislature
Study Information

 

 

123rd Legislature
Study Information

  • Study to Review the Process of Determining the Costs of Changes to Criminal Penalties (PDF only) (214 KB)
  • Joint Select Committee on Future Maine Prosperity

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  • Taxation Committee Review of Property Tax Assessment Procedures

    For additional information about the Taxation Committee Review of Property Tax Assessment Procedures, contact Julie Jones at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

 

122nd Legislature
Study Information

  • Commission to Study the Cost of Providing Certain Services in the Unorganized Territory (PDF Only) (1.24 MB)

    For additional information about the Commission to Study the Cost of Providing Certain Services in the Unorganized Territory, contact Julie Jones at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • Commission to Reform the State Budget Process

    For additional information about the Commission to Reform the State Budget Process, contact the Department of Administration and Financial Services (207) 624-7800.

     

120th Legislature
Study Information

  • Education Funding Reform Committee (PDF Only) (5.85 MB)

    For additional information about the Education Funding Reform Committee, contact Julie Jones at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635 or Phillip McCarthy at the Office of Policy and legal Analysis (207) 287-1670.

 

119th Legislature
Study Information

  • Statutory Review of Income Tax Expenditures

    For additional information about the Statutory Review of Income Tax Expenditures, contact Julie Jones at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • Task Force to Reduce the Burden of Home Heating Costs on Low-income Households

    For additional information about the Task Force to Reduce the Burden of Home Heating Costs on Low-income Households, contact Rachel Tremblay at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • Commission to Study the Most Effective Method of Providing Retail Rate Reimbursement for Parts and Labor

    For additional information about the Commission to Study the Most Effective Method of Providing Retail Rate Reimbursement for Parts and Labor, contact Grant Pennoyer at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • Commission to Study Single-Sales Factor Apportionment

    For additional information about the Commission to Study Single-Sales Factor Apportionment, contact Grant Pennoyer at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • Study of the Application of the Real Estate Transfer Tax to Corporate Transfers

    For additional information about the Study of the Application of the Real Estate Transfer Tax to Corporate Transfers, contact Julie Jones at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • Statutory Review of Property Tax Exemptions

    For additional information about the Statutory Review of Property Tax Exemptions, contact Julie Jones at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • Statutory Review of Sales Tax Exemptions

    For additional information about the Statutory Review of Sales Tax Exemptions, contact Julie Jones at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • Subcommittee to Study Tax Volatility

    For additional information about the Subcommittee to Study Tax Volatility, contact Julie Jones at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • Study of Pension Equity

    For additional information about the Study of Pension Equity, contact Julie Jones at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

     

118th Legislature
Study Information

  • Task Force to Study Telecommunications Taxation

    For additional information about the Task Force to Study Telecommunications Taxation, contact Julie Jones at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

     

Final Study Reports

  • Judicial Compensation Commission
    • Final Report 2012-2013, February 2013 (PDF)
  • Commission to Study Services in the Unorganized Territory (122nd)

    • To obtain a copy of this report, contact Julie Jones at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • Education Funding Reform Commission (120th)

    • To obtain a copy of this report, contact Julie Jones at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • Task Force to Reduce the Burden of Home Heating Costs on Low-income Households (119th)

    • To obtain a copy of this report, contact Rachel Tremblay at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • Commission to Study Single-Sales Factor Apportionment (119th) (Executive Summary Only)
  • Task Force to Study Telecommunications Taxation (118th)

    • To obtain a copy of this report, contact Julie Jones at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • State Compensation Commission (On-going, Inactive since 1999)

    • To obtain a copy of this report, contact Grant Pennoyer at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.

  • Commission on Peformance Budgeting (Repealed June 30, 2007)

    • For additional information about the Commission on Performance Budgeting, contact Grant Pennoyer at the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at (207) 287-1635.