Representative Gary Drinkwater [Republican]
Milford ~ District 121
Towns in District: Alton, Argyle Township, Corinth, Hudson and Milford
Would be term limited: 2026Joint Committees:
♦ Education and Cultural Affairs
✉ Gary.Drinkwater@legislature.maine.gov
☎ 1-800-423-2900
✉ 38 Emerald Drive
Milford, Maine 04461
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Organization | Score | Source |
Maine People's Alliance (MPA), 2019 | 1 of 10 | Maine People's Alliance, 2019 |
Maine Conservation Voters (MCV), 2019 | 1 of 7 | Maine Conservation Voters, 2019 |
Maine AFL-CIO, 2019 | 2 of 10 | AFL-CIO, 2019 |
Maine Women's Lobby, 2019 | 0 of 7 | Maine Women's Lobby, 2019 |
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund, 2019 | 2 of 6, 1 unexcused absence | Planned Parenthood ME Action Fund, 2019 |
Firearms Control, 2019 | 1 of 7 | This website, see below for roll calls included. |
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Roll Call | Bill | Motion | MPA vote | Representative's vote |
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16 | LD 179 An Act to Change the Name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass | Yea | Yea |
250 | LD 255 Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require that Signatures on a Direct Initiative Come from Each Congressional District | Final Passage as a Constitutional Amendment (requires 2/3 of membership) | Nay | Yea |
272 | LD 308 An Act to Increase Notification Time Periods for Rent Increases and Terminations of Tenancies at Will | Reconsider passage after Governor's veto | Yea | Nay |
75 | LD 369 An Act to Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees | Accept Committee Report A, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment S-79 | Yea | Nay |
278 | LD 420 An Act to Amend the Maine Exclusion Amount in the Estate Tax | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment H-610 | Yea | Nay |
70 | LD 820 An Act to Prevent Discrimination in Public and Private Insurance Coverage for Pregnant Women in Maine | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment H-210 | Yea | Nay |
237 | LD 949 An Act to Prevent Overdose Deaths | Accept Majority Report, Ought Not to Pass | Nay | Yea |
306 | LD 1177 An Act to Improve Public Sector Labor Relations | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment S-308 | Yea | Nay |
182 | LD 1282 An Act to Establish a Green New Deal for Maine | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment H-413 | Yea | Nay |
307 | LD 1317 An Act to Restore Services to Help Certain Noncitizens Meet Their Basic Needs | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment H-248 | Yea | Nay |
Total for Representative Drinkwater: | Present for 10 votes, agreed on 1 votes, 10 percent agreement |
Roll Call | Bill | Motion | MCV vote | Representative's vote |
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37 | LD 289 An Act to Prohibit the Use of Certain Disposable Food Service Containers | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment H-49 | Yea | Nay |
293 | LD 1494 An Act to Reform Maine’s Renewable Portfolio Standard | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment H-49 | Yea | Nay |
157 | LD 1532 An Act to Eliminate Single-use Plastic Carry-out Bags | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment H-392 | Yea | Nay |
209 | LD 1679 An Act to Promote Clean Energy Jobs and to Establish the Maine Climate Council | Enact as an Emergency measure (2/3 of members required) | Yea | Nay |
282 | LD 1711 An Act to Promote Solar Energy Projects and Distributed Generation Resources in Maine | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment S-295 | Yea | Nay |
208 | LD 1775 An Act to Protect Sustenance Fishing | Enact | Yea | Yea |
329 | LD 1851 An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Land Conservation, Water Access, Outdoor Recreation, Wildlife and Fish Habitats and Farmland and Working Waterfront Preservation | Enact as a bond issue (requires 2/3 present) | Yea | Nay |
Total for Representative Drinkwater: | Present for 7 votes, agreed on 1 votes, 14 percent agreement |
Roll Call | Bill | Motion | AFL-CIO vote | Representative's vote |
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227 | LD 240 An Act To Allow Public Employers of Teachers to Negotiate Regarding Educational Policies | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as amended by Committee amendment H-518 | Yea | Nay |
75 | LD 369 An Act To Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Earned Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees | Accept Committee Report A, Ought to Pass as amended by Commitee amendment S-79 | Yea | Nay |
306 | LD 1177 An Act To Improve Public Sector Labor Relations | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as amended by Committee amendment S-308 | Yea | Nay |
111 | LD 1232 An Act To Ensure the Right To Work without Payment of Dues or Fees to a Labor Union as a Condition of Employment | Accept Majority Report, Ought Not to Pass | Yea | Nay |
182 | LD 1282 An Act To Establish a Green New Deal for Maine | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as amended by Committee amendment H-413 | Yea | Nay |
120 | LD 1459 An Act To Expand Application of the Maine Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act of 1973 to Harvesters and Haulers of Forest Products | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass | Yea | Nay |
206 | LD 1524 An Act To Prevent Wage Theft and Promote Employer Accountability | Enact LD 1524 as amended by Commitee amendment S-203 | Yea | Yea |
195 | LD 1560 An Act Regarding Utility Reorganizations | Enact LD 1560 as amended by Committee amendment S-192 as an emergency measure | Yea | Yea |
156 | LD 1564 An Act To Authorize Project Labor Agreements for Public Works Projects | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as amended by Committee amendment S-158 | Yea | Nay |
190 | LD 1658 An Act To Clarify Prevailing Wage Rates on State Projects Using Federal Funds | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as amended by Committee amendment S-200 | Yea | Nay |
Total for Representative Drinkwater: | Present for 10 votes, agreed on 2 votes, 20 percent agreement |
Roll Call | Bill | Motion | Vote to agree | Representative's vote |
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199 | LD 37 An Act To Allow for the Sale of Nonprescription Drugs through Vending Machines | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment H-466 | Yea | Nay |
28 | LD 278 An Act Regarding Pay Equality | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment S-28 | Yea | Nay |
75 | LD 369 An Act To Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Earned Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees | Accept Report A, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment S-79 | Yea | Nay |
246 | LD 820 An Act To Prevent Discrimination in Public and Private Insurance Coverage for Pregnant Women in Maine | Enact LD 820 as amended by Committee amendment H-210 | Yea | Nay |
80 | LD 1025 An Act To Prohibit the Provision of Conversion Therapy to Minors by Certain Licensed Professionals | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment H-213 | Yea | Nay |
114 | LD 1261 An Act To Authorize Certain Health Care Professionals To Perform Abortions | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass | Yea | Nay |
307 | LD 1317 An Act To Restore Services To Help Certain Noncitizens Meet Their Basic Needs | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment H-248 | Yea | Nay |
Total for Representative Drinkwater: | Present for 7 votes, agreed on 0 votes, 0 percent agreement |
Roll Call | Bill | Motion | Vote to agree | Representative's vote |
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199 | LD 37 An Act To Allow for the Sale of Nonprescription Drugs through Vending Machines | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as amended by Committee amendment H-466 | Yea | Nay |
No roll call; passed under gavel | LD 78 An Act To Facilitate Access to the MaineCare Family Planning Benefit | Enact LD 78 as amended by Committee amendment H-132 | Yea | Yea assumed (i.e., no objection) |
153 | LD 494 An Act To Update the Family Planning Statutes | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as amended by Committee amendment S-151 | Yea | Nay |
246 | LD 820 An Act To Prevent Discrimination in Public and Private Insurance Coverage for Pregnant Women in Maine | Enact LD 820 as amended by Committee amendment H-210 and amended by Senate amendment S-275 | Yea | Nay |
114 | LD 1261 An Act To Authorize Certain Health Care Professionals To Perform Abortions | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass | Yea | Nay |
No roll call; passed under gavel | LD 1580 An Act To Protect Licensing Information of Medical Professionals | Enact LD 1580 as amended by Committee amendment H-631 | Yea | Yea assumed (i.e., no objection) |
Total for Representative Drinkwater: | Present for 4 votes, agreed on 0 votes, 0 percent agreement |
Roll Call | Bill | Motion | Vote to agree | Representative's vote |
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204 | LD 379 An Act To Protect Children by Requiring the Safe Storage of Loaded Firearms | Accept Majority Report, Ought Not to Pass | Nay | Yea |
211 | LD 533 An Act To Eliminate the Statutory Duty To Retreat and Affirm the Right of Self-defense | Accept Majority Report, Ought Not to Pass | Yea | Nay |
252 | LD 1099 An Act To Reduce Suicides and Violent Crimes by Requiring a 72-hour Waiting Period after the Sale of a Firearm | Accept Majority Report, Ought Not to Pass | Nay | Yea |
253 | LD 1276 An Act To Better Enforce the Prohibition against Dangerous Persons Possessing Firearms | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment S-274 | Yea | Nay |
296 | LD 1312 An Act Regarding Access to Firearms by Extremely Dangerous and Suicidal Individuals | Accept Report A, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment S-285 | Yea | Nay |
235 | LD 1470 An Act To Allow the Prohibition of Weapons at Public Proceedings and Voting Places | Accept Majority Report, Ought Not to Pass | Nay | Yea |
315 | LD 1811 An Act To Enhance Personal and Public Safety by Requiring Evaluations of and Judicial Hearings for Persons in Protective Custody Regarding Risk of Harm and Restricting Access to Dangerous Weapons | Accept Majority Report, Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee amendment S-357 | Yea | Yea |
Total for Representative Drinkwater: | Present for 7 votes, agreed on 1 votes, 14 percent agreement |
LD 83 | An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Resale by a Motor Vehicle Dealer To Permit the Dealer To Use a Copy of a Certificate of Title | Status: Referred to Transportation Committee, carried over to any regular or special session per Joint Order HP 1322, Dead, Joint rule 310.3, February 4, 2020 | |
LD 83 This bill allows a dealer selling a motor vehicle to use a copy of the valid certificate of title instead of the original valid certificate of title. |
LD 7 | Resolve, To Name a Bridge in the Town of Lincoln and the Town of Chester the Master Sergeant Gary Gordon Bridge | Status: Referred to Transportation Committee, Finally passed, Signed into law March 7, 2019 | |
LD 7 This resolve designates Bridge 3790, which crosses the Penobscot River between the Town of Lincoln and the Town of Chester, the Master Sergeant Gary Gordon Bridge. LD 7 Chaptered Law LD 7 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 35 | An Act To Exempt All Disabled Veterans in Maine from All Income Tax and To Increase Their Homestead Exemption to $50,000 | Status: Referred to Taxation Committee, Dead, Joint rule 310.3, May 14, 2019 | |
LD 35 This bill increases the homestead exemption to $50,000 for veterans of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard who are receiving disability compensation from the United States Government due to a service-connected disability and provides an income tax deduction for all income of those individuals. |
LD 106 | An Act To Amend the Maine Veterinary Practice Act Relating to Alternative Therapy or Collaborative Treatment | Status: Referred to Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Committee, Dead, Joint rule 310.3, February 5, 2019 | |
LD 106 This bill authorizes a person to provide alternative therapy or collaborative treatment to an animal only if the person holds a license, registration or certification from the entity in the State responsible for issuing licenses, certifications or registrations for the alternative therapy or collaborative treatment or meets certain educational requirements, has a referral to provide the alternative therapy or collaborative treatment from a licensed veterinarian and is under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian. The bill also defines "alternative therapy or collaborative treatment" to include acupuncture, dentistry, homeopathic or chiropractic procedures and physical or massage therapy. |
LD 160 | An Act To Add Instruction in Personal Finance to the Statewide System of Learning Results | Status: Referred to Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, Dead, Concurrence in Ought Not to Pass, March 26, 2019 | |
LD 160 This bill requires the Department of Education to add instruction in personal finance to the statewide system of learning results and to adopt rules accordingly. |
LD 176 | An Act To Enhance Participation on the State Board of Education | Status: Referred to Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, Amended by Committee amendment H-29, Enacted, Signed into law June 20, 2019 | |
LD 176 This bill eliminates the provision in current law prohibiting teachers and school administrators from serving on the State Board of Education. It also provides that a teacher or school administrator serving on the state board must be granted release time for attendance at state board meetings. Any cost related to the release time is the responsibility of the state board. Amendment H-29 This amendment clarifies that the State Board of Education is responsible for the costs of a substitute teacher when a teacher is granted release time to serve on the State Board of Education. It also adds an appropriations and allocations section. LD 176 Chaptered Law LD 176 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 207 | Resolve, To Rename the Stillwater Bridges in Old Town the Llewellyn Estes Bridge | Status: Referred to Transportation Committee, Finally passed, Signed into law March 25, 2019 | |
LD 207 This resolve requires the Department of Transportation to rename Stillwater Bridge #1 and Stillwater Bridge #2 in the City of Old Town the Llewellyn Estes Bridge. LD 207 Chaptered Law LD 207 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 309 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Direct a Study of the Regional Adjustment for School Administrative Units | Status: Referred to Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, Amended by Committee amendment H-393, Finally passed as an emergency measure, Signed into law June 17, 2019 | |
LD 309 This bill removes the regional adjustment in the total operating allocation for school administrative units under the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act. Amendment H-393 This amendment changes the bill to a resolve and adds an emergency preamble and clause. The amendment directs the Department of Education to direct the Maine Education Policy Research Institute in the institute's review of the essential programs and services to study and report to the department on the regional adjustment for school administrative units. The department must submit the report to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs no later than January 15, 2020. LD 309 Chaptered Law LD 309 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 313 | An Act To Increase Access to Moose and Doe Permits for Combat-injured Veterans | Status: Referred to Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee, Dead, Joint rule 310.3, April 16, 2019 | |
LD 313 This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill would increase access to moose and doe permits for the rehabilitation of combat-injured veterans. |
LD 336 | An Act To Require That Notice of Lead Abatement Orders Be Filed with the Registry of Deeds | Status: Referred to Health and Human Services Committee, Amended by Committee amendment H-136, Enacted, Signed into law May 14, 2019 | |
LD 336 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to file a notice of the existence of an environmental lead hazard in the registry of deeds in the county in which the relevant property is located. It also requires the department to file a notice in the registry of deeds when the department determines that the environmental lead hazard no longer exists. Amendment H-136 This amendment, which is the unanimous report of the committee:
LD 336 Chaptered Law LD 336 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 337 | An Act To Start a Spring Bear Hunting Season | Status: Referred to Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee, Dead, Joint rule 310.3, March 7, 2019 | |
LD 337 This bill amends the law on open and closed seasons on bear to direct the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to establish a spring bear hunting season. |
LD 356 | An Act To Sustain Maine's Forest Products Industry by Implementing Certain Existing Solid Waste Management Policies | Status: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Dead, Joint rule 310.3, May 16, 2019 | |
LD 356 This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to ensure that the State continues to implement certain solid waste management policies that were adopted to benefit all or part of the State's forest products industry. |
LD 528 | An Act To Increase the Number of Clubs in Penobscot County That May Be Issued a Special Dog Training Area License | Status: Referred to Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee, Amended by Committee amendment H-69, Enacted as an emergency measure, Signed into law April 30, 2019 | |
LD 528 This bill increases the number of clubs in Penobscot County that may be issued a special dog training area license for training hunting dogs from 5 to 8. Amendment H-69 This amendment replaces the bill and adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause. It increases from 5 to 8 the number of clubs per county for which the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife may issue a special dog training area license. LD 528 Chaptered Law LD 528 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 603 | An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Funding for Landfill Closure Costs | Status: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Amended by Committee amendment S-55, Enacted, Signed into law May 8, 2019 | |
LD 603 This bill extends the eligibility period for closure costs for a landfill that currently applies only to a landfill licensed on or before September 1, 1989. The bill provides that if a license application for a landfill was accepted for processing on or before September 1, 1989 and the application was approved by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection within one year of accepting the application for processing, the landfill is eligible for payment of 75% of certain closure costs by the Department of Environmental Protection. Amendment S-55 This bill extends the eligibility period for closure costs for a landfill that currently applies only to a landfill licensed on or before September 1, 1989. The bill provides that if a license application for a landfill was accepted for processing on or before September 1, 1989 and the application was approved by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection within one year of accepting the application for processing, the landfill is eligible for payment of 75% of certain closure costs by the Department of Environmental Protection. LD 603 Chaptered Law LD 603 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 652 | An Act To Modify Maine's Ice Fishing Laws with Respect to Cusk Fishing | Status: Referred to Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee, Dead, Joint rule 310.3, March 7, 2019 | |
LD 652 This bill changes how often a person is required to check cusk lines while ice fishing from at least once every hour in the nighttime to at least once every 24 hours. |
LD 662 | An Act To Count Study Abroad toward Secondary School Credit | Status: Referred to Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, Enacted in the House as amended by Committee amendment H-54, tabled to Special Appropriations in the Senate April 18, 2019, carried over to any regular or special session per Joint Order HP 1322 | |
LD 662 This bill requires school administrative units to award course credit to students who have studied abroad by awarding the student elective credit based on hours of instruction received abroad or by awarding credit hours in the relevant content area if the student receives 3rd-party certification or if the student passes a summative assessment. Amendment H-54 This amendment, which is the unanimous report of the committee, amends the bill by requiring school boards to adopt a policy on awarding credit to students who have studied abroad. The school board may include in the policy that the school administrative unit award credit as elective credit, through 3rd-party certification or based on a summative assessment. This amendment also requires the Department of Education to issue an administrative letter to school boards and superintendents addressing the benefits of proactive communication between the school administrative unit and parents of a student and the student regarding the credit options available to the student prior to the student's participation in the study abroad program. This amendment also incorporates a fiscal note. The fiscal note identifies the requirement that local school boards adopt a policy on awarding credit to students who have studied abroad as a potential unfunded state mandate. The committee reviewed the fiscal note and determined that requiring a school board to adopt a policy on awarding credit to students who have studied abroad is not a mandate. Because school boards have a duty to adopt policies that govern school administrative units pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 1001, subsection 1-A, and because Title 20-A requires school administrative units to provide students with opportunities for learning in multiple pathways, the requirement that local school boards adopt a policy on awarding credit to students who have studied abroad does not require an expansion or modification of activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures. LD 662 Amendment H-54 fiscal note |
LD 817 | An Act To Advance the Restoration of the Penobscot River | Status: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Amended by Committee amendment S-34, Enacted, Signed into law April 30, 2019 | |
LD 817 This bill extends north to Milford Dam between Milford and Old Town on the Penobscot River, with the exception of the Stillwater Branch, the protections under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 418-A currently provided to the lower Penobscot River. It requires the Department of Marine Resources, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Penobscot Indian Nation and interested federal agencies, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of fish passage barriers, water quality and habitat conditions affecting the full restoration of fisheries within the Penobscot River watershed and the feasibility and costs of mitigating problems and report to the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources, the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. It authorizes the joint standing committees to report out legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature. Amendment S-34 This amendment removes from the bill the directed comprehensive assessment of the Penobscot River Watershed by the Department of Marine Resources, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Environmental Protection. It also makes a technical correction to a section headnote. LD 817 Chaptered Law LD 817 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 822 | An Act To Prohibit the Sale of Motor Fuel Containing More than 10% Ethanol | Status: Dead, Referred to Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Enacted, Vetoed, Veto sustained in the House, May 9, 2019 | |
LD 822 This bill prohibits a distributor, blender or retail dealer from selling, consigning or distributing motor fuel containing more than 10% ethanol by volume unless the motor fuel is sold, consigned or distributed in a sealed container that contains one quart or less of the motor fuel. It also repeals a contingent prohibition on the sale of motor fuel containing more than 10% ethanol by volume. |
LD 830 | An Act To Balance Maine's Minimum Wage for Small and Large Employers | Status: Referred to Labor and Housing Committee, Dead, Concurrence in Ought Not to Pass, April 16, 2019 | |
LD 830 This bill establishes a minimum hourly wage for small employers that is less than the minimum hourly wage for large employers. Beginning October 1, 2019, for an employer with fewer than 50 full-time employees in Maine, the minimum hourly wage is established at $10; the minimum hourly wage for an employer of at least 50 full-time employees in Maine remains at $11 until January 1, 2021, when it increases to $12. This bill also delays the indexing of the minimum hourly wage for cost-of-living adjustments by one year until 2022. |
LD 891 | Senator Lisa Keim | Status: Referred to Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee, Dead, Joint rule 310.3, April 11, 2019 | |
LD 891 This bill allows the Commissioner of Inland and Fisheries and Wildlife to establish 3 consecutive days as youth hunting days for hunting bear and deer. |
LD 970 | An Act To Encourage Policies Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units under Local Comprehensive Plans and Zoning Requirements | Status: Referred to State and Local Government Committee, Amended by Committee amendment H-179, Enacted, Signed into law May 23, 2019 | |
LD 970 This bill directs municipalities to develop policies in the comprehensive planning process that provide for accessory dwelling units, which are dwelling units located within a detached single-family dwelling unit. Amendment H-179 This amendment expands the definition of "accessory dwelling unit" to include a dwelling unit attached to and detached from another single-dwelling unit. It clarifies that municipalities are encouraged to develop policies in the comprehensive planning process that provide for accessory dwelling units, but it does not require municipalities to permit accessory dwelling units. It reorganizes the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 4236, subsection 3-A, paragraph G for ease of understanding. LD 970 Chaptered Law LD 970 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 985 | An Act To Maintain High School Diploma Standards by Repealing Proficiency-based Diploma Standards and Adding the Equivalent in Standards Achievement | Status: Referred to Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, Amended by Committee amendment H-322, Enacted, Signed into law June 5, 2019 | |
LD 985 This bill repeals the provisions of law that allow diplomas indicating graduation from a secondary school to be based on a student's demonstration of proficiency. Amendment H-322 The amendment establishes as fundamental policies of the diploma standards that a diploma indicating graduation from a secondary school signifies that the graduate has completed high school diploma requirements and is ready to enter a postsecondary educational program or a career as a clear and effective communicator, a self-directed and lifelong learner, a creative and practical problem solver, a responsible and involved citizen and an informed and integrative thinker; that school administrative units must align their instruction with the system of learning results; and that school administrative units are encouraged to develop innovative multiple pathways that allow all students to learn and demonstrate their achievement through multiple means and measures. The amendment also provides that instruction in the required subjects may be provided through the current year-based requirements or through the equivalent in standards achievement. The amendment also requires that a child with a disability who satisfies the local diploma requirements in the manner specified by the child's individualized education plan must be awarded a high school diploma and provides that career and technical education students, consistent with the approval of the commissioner and the local school board, may satisfy instructional requirements through separate or integrated study within the career and technical education school curriculum.LD 985 Chaptered Law LD 985 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 1075 | An Act To Allow a Wrecker To Transport the Number of Vehicles Authorized by Manufacturer Specifications for the Wrecker | Status: Referred to Transportation Committee, Dead, Joint rule 310.3, May 23, 2019 | |
LD 1075 Current law provides that "wrecker" does not include a vehicle designed to carry or tow more than 2 vehicles on its own body. This bill strikes that language and provides that a wrecker may not carry or tow more vehicles than allowed by the manufacturer specifications for that wrecker. |
LD 1213 | An Act To Repeal the Ranked-choice Voting Law | Status: Referred to Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee, Dead, Concurrence in Ought Not to Pass, May 21, 2019 | |
LD 1213 This bill repeals the laws governing ranked-choice voting. |
LD 1273 | An Act To Ensure Funding for Certain Essential Functions of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program | Status: Referred to Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, Amended by Committee amendment S-149, Enacted, Signed into law June 7, 2019 | |
LD 1273 This bill requires that the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control award an annual grant of $65,000 on or about April 1st to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for the development and revision of training manuals for pesticide applicator certification, licensing and recertification. Amendment S-149 This amendment clarifies that the grant awarded by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for the development and revision of training manuals for applicator certification, licensing and recertification may also be used to perform other aspects of pesticide education programs. The amendment clarifies that the amount of the annual grant is not less than $65,000. The amendment also provides that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension may seek the advice of the Board of Pesticides Control in establishing pesticide education programs. The amendment requires the University of Maine Cooperative Extension to submit an annual report on the use of the funds, no later than January 15th, to the Board of Pesticides Control and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over pesticide education and certification matters. LD 1273 Chaptered Law LD 1273 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 1487 | An Act To Exempt Holders of Gold Star Family Registration Plates from Vehicle Registration Fees | Status: Referred to Transportation Committee, Amended by Committee amendment H-444, Enacted, Signed into law June 19, 2019 | |
LD 1487 This bill exempts a person possessing or applying for a registration certificate and a set of gold star family registration plates from the annual motor vehicle registration fee. Amendment H-444 This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section. LD 1487 Chaptered Law LD 1487 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 1488 | An Act To Allow Holders of Gold Star Family Registration Plates To Be Issued Complimentary Licenses To Hunt, Trap and Fish | Status: Referred to Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee, Amended by Committee amendment H-426, Enacted, Signed into law June 20, 2019 | |
LD 1488 This bill allows the holder of a registration certificate and a set of gold star family registration plates pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 524-B to be issued a complimentary license to hunt, trap and fish, including permits, stamps and other permissions needed to hunt. Amendment H-426 This amendment provides that the complimentary license to hunt, trap and fish made available under the bill to a person who holds a registration certificate and gold star family registration plates is:
LD 1488 Chaptered Law LD 1488 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 1579 | An Act To Create a Limited Fish Stocking Permit | Status: Referred to Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee, Amended by Committee amendment H-375, Enacted, Signed into law May 10, 2019 | |
LD 1579 This bill allows a municipality to stock with fish an inland water of the municipality, subject to a determination by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Bureau of Resource Management that the species of fish is appropriate to be stocked in that inland water and to the public notification requirements that apply when the bureau proposes to stock an inland water with fish. Amendment H-375 This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment allows the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to issue a limited permit to a local government. A limited permit allows a local government to introduce fish only into a great pond within the jurisdiction of the local government that was previously stocked by the department and in which stocking was suspended prior to January 1, 2019 and has not been resumed by the department due to inadequate public access. The permit allows the introduction of only the same species of fish that was stocked at the time the department suspended stocking. The permit allows only the introduction of fish obtained by the local government at its own expense from an in-state commercial facility that meets testing and health guidelines approved by the department. The permit may be issued only if the local government identifies public access to the great pond that is at least suitable for the hand carrying of boats to the water, includes a parking area and has been marked with signage adequate to ensure public awareness of the public access. "Local government" is defined as a municipality or, in the unorganized territory, a county. LD 1579 Chaptered Law LD 1579 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 1597 | An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Purchases Made by Nonprofit Seasonal Camps | Status: Referred to Taxation Committee, Amended by Committee amendment H-381, Enacted, Governor placed on hold, July 2, 2019, Became law without the Governor's signature, January 11, 2020 | |
LD 1597 This bill provides an exemption from the sales and use tax for purchases made by nonprofit organizations that operate seasonal campgrounds in Maine. Amendment H-381 This amendment clarifies that the sales tax exemption applies to licensed nonprofit youth camps that are entitled to a property tax exemption. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. LD 1597 Chaptered Law LD 1597 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 2035 | An Act To Modify Teacher Certification Expiration Dates for Teachers Who Use Family Medical Leave | Status: Referred to Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, Amended by Committee amendment H-703, Enacted, Signed into law March 17, 2020 | |
LD 2035 This bill provides that, upon the request of a school administrative unit, the Commissioner of Education must grant an extension on a teacher's conditional, provisional or professional certificate if the teacher uses family medical leave within the teacher's final year of certification and the school administrative unit provides sufficient proof of the use of family medical leave. The extension is for the same number of days as the family medical leave used during the final year of the teacher's certificate. Amendment H-703 This amendment removes the reference to a provisional certificate, which is no longer used by the Department of Education. LD 2035 Chaptered Law LD 2035 Chaptered Law fiscal note |
LD 2096 | An Act To Save Lives by Capping the Out-of-pocket Cost of Certain Medications | Status: Referred to Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee, Amended by Committee amendment H-772 and House amendment H-778, Enacted as an emergency measure, Signed into law March 18, 2020 | |
LD 2096 This bill provides that a health insurance carrier that provides coverage for prescription insulin drugs may not impose a cost-sharing requirement on the enrollee that results in out-of-pocket costs to the enrollee in excess of $100 per 30-day supply of insulin. Amendment H-772 This amendment replaces the bill. Part A provides that a health insurance carrier that provides coverage for prescription insulin drugs may not impose a cost-sharing requirement on an enrollee that results in out-of-pocket costs to the enrollee in excess of $35 per prescription for a 30-day supply of insulin. The requirements apply to all health insurance policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2021. Part B authorizes a pharmacist to dispense emergency refills of insulin and associated insulin-related supplies. The amendment requires that the insulin dispensed be in a quantity that is the lesser of a 30-day supply and the smallest available package. The amendment also requires the Maine Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules to establish adequate training requirements and protocols for dispensing insulin. Amendment H-778 This amendment adds an emergency preamble and an emergency clause. LD 2096 Chaptered Law LD 2096 Chaptered Law fiscal note |