Summary and
Statistics:
Second Special and
Second Regular Sessions
of the 122nd Legislature
This electronic version of the 2006 edition of the Laws of Maine is a translation of the official publication of the Session Laws of the State of Maine enacted by the 122nd Legislature, which is compiled and published under the authority of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 163-A. The Laws of Maine has been in continuous publication since 1820, when the Acts and Resolves adopted by the First Legislature were published by the Secretary of State under the authority of Resolve 1820, chapter 25.
This web site contains the public laws, private and special laws, resolves, constitutional resolutions and joint study orders enacted at the Second Special Session and Second Regular Session of the 122nd Legislature, followed by subject index and title and section reports for those session.
The following conventions are used throughout this web site.
1. At the top of each page is a heading that indicates the individual classification of each law, the year and session of passage and its chapter number.
2. A link to an individual subject index of the documents contained at this web site, arranged alphabetically by subject headings with corresponding chapter numbers, is located at the bottom of each page.
3. A link to the session cross-reference table is also provided to show how laws exempted in previous revisions and Titles and sections of the Maine Revised Statutes of 1964 have been affected by the laws included in this web site.
4. When
a word or phrase is deleted from the statutes, it is shown stricken through. When an entire section or larger segment is
repealed, the text that is repealed is not shown stricken but its repeal is indicated by
express language.
5. When new words or sections are added to the statutes, they are underlined.
6. Citations to a Legislative Document are shown beneath the chapter number heading to assist in locating the original source of each chapter.
7. The
effective date for
Hard copies of a specific chaptered law may be obtained by contacting the Engrossing Division of this office. Hard copies of the edition of the Laws of Maine from which this electronic version is derived are also available. The first copy is free; due to state budget constraints, there is a cost for additional copies.
This electronic edition of the Laws of Maine and its predecessors have been prepared for the convenience of the people of the State of Maine, and any comments or suggestions for improvements in subsequent editions would be appreciated.
Margaret E. Matheson
Revisor
of Statutes
July 2006
Convened |
July 29, 2005 |
|
Adjourned |
July 29, 2005 |
|
Days in Session |
|
|
|
Senate |
1 |
|
House |
1 |
Legislative Documents |
1 |
|
Carryover Bills |
2 |
|
Public Laws |
2 |
|
Private and Special Laws |
0 |
|
Resolves |
1 |
|
Constitutional Resolutions |
0 |
|
Competing Measure Resolutions |
0 |
|
Initiated Bills |
0 |
|
Vetoes |
0 |
|
|
Overridden |
0 |
|
Sustained |
0 |
Emergency Enactments |
0 |
|
Effective Date |
October
28, 2005 |
LEGISLATIVE STATISTICS
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
122nd Legislature
Convened |
January 4, 2006 |
|
Adjourned |
May 24, 2006 |
|
Days in Session |
|
|
|
Senate |
48 |
|
House |
49 |
Legislative Documents |
658 |
|
Carryover Bills |
231 |
|
Public Laws |
421 |
|
Private and Special Laws |
41 |
|
Resolves |
88 |
|
Constitutional Resolutions |
1 |
|
Competing Measure Resolutions |
0 |
|
Initiated Bills |
1 |
|
Vetoes |
1 |
|
|
Overridden |
0 |
Sustained | 1 | |
|
2 |
|
Emergency Enactments |
69 |
|
Effective Date |
August 23, 2006 (unless otherwise indicated) |