State and Local Government

ME - Senator Joseph Baldacci (D)

Title:

Chair

ME - Senator Pinny Beebe-Center (D)

Title:

Member

ME - LD3 An Act to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round Contingent on Federal Approval

ME - LD4 An Act to Adopt Eastern Standard Time Year-round

ME - LD50 An Act to Provide the Right of First Refusal to Towns in Which the University of Maine System and Similar Quasi-independent State Entities Are Selling Property

ME - LD53 An Act to Establish the November General Election Day as a State Holiday

ME - LD72 An Act to Designate the Spring Peeper as the Official State Amphibian

ME - LD73 An Act to Designate the Wood Turtle as the Official State Reptile

ME - LD80 An Act to Designate the Seppala Siberian Sleddog as the Maine State Dog

ME - LD119 An Act to Include the Declaration of an Emergency by the President of the United States as a Basis to Allow the Governor to Provide Disaster Relief to Local Governments

ME - LD129 An Act to Amend the Law Governing Dedimus Justices

ME - LD135 An Act to Provide Compensation to Members of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to Enhance Equitable Commission Participation from Across the State

ME - LD136 An Act to Transfer the Responsibility for Tax Expenditure Review from the Government Oversight Committee to the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation

ME - LD100 An Act to Increase the Expenditure Limit for the Informal Bidding Process for the Selection of Professional, Architect and Engineer Services

ME - LD147 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for the Popular Election of the Secretary of State

ME - LD148 An Act to Provide for the Statewide Popular Election of the State Auditor

ME - LD149 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for the Popular Election of the Attorney General

ME - LD150 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for the Popular Election of the Treasurer of State

ME - LD247 An Act Regarding Recommendations for Changing Place Names in the State

ME - LD216 An Act to Change the Statutory Adjournment Date for the Second Regular Session of the Legislature

ME - LD236 An Act to Provide Legislative Oversight of the Rule-making Petition Process

ME - LD254 An Act to Designate November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

ME - LD266 An Act to Require the Updating of Voter Registration Signatures

ME - LD273 An Act Related to the Issuance of Subpoena Power to Entities Created by Executive Order

ME - LD286 An Act to Allow County Commissioners Greater Flexibility When Establishing a Payment Schedule for Municipalities to Pay County Tax Bills

ME - LD358 An Act to Increase Fees Paid to Registers of Deeds

ME - LD373 An Act to Establish "Welcome Home" as the Official State Anthem

ME - LD316 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Create Equity in State Senate Representation

ME - LD321 An Act to Make May Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Month

ME - LD387 An Act to Prohibit the Governor from Relocating Illegal Immigrants to This State

ME - LD422 An Act to Require the State to Obtain Municipal Approval Before Placing Noncitizens in the Municipality

ME - LD434 An Act to Authorize the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority to Issue Additional Securities for the Replacement of the Legislative Management System for the Senate and the House of Representatives

ME - LD452 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for the Popular Election of the Secretary of State and the Attorney General by Ranked-choice Voting

ME - LD455 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require a Statewide Popular Election of the Secretary of State, the Treasurer of State and the Attorney General for 4-year Terms

ME - LD490 An Act to Provide for a 5-year Automatic Repeal of Agency Rules

ME - LD508 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require Constitutional Officers to Be Elected by Popular Election

ME - LD551 An Act to Restore Balanced Emergency Powers

ME - LD556 An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor

ME - LD542 An Act Regarding Municipal Property Tax Levy Limits

ME - LD564 An Act to Improve the Operations of State Government

ME - LD567 An Act to Designate the 2nd Week of May and the 2nd Week of September as Dark Sky Week

ME - LD590 An Act Regarding the Inclusion of Racial and Other Demographic Data from State Agencies in the Legislative Process

ME - LD594 Resolve, Directing the State Auditor to Audit All State Agencies

ME - LD674 An Act to Create a History Education and Learning Mobile Unit Within the Maine State Archives

ME - LD693 An Act to Support the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions

ME - LD695 An Act Regarding the Laws of the State of Maine

ME - LD602 An Act Regarding the Notification Process for Competitive Bids

ME - LD616 An Act to Provide Funding to the Maine Semiquincentennial Commission to Commemorate the United States of America's 250th Birthday in 2026

ME - LD624 Resolve, to Create the Commission to Study a Legislative Internship Program

ME - LD634 Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study the Reduction of Unfunded and Outdated Municipal and County Mandates

ME - LD702 An Act to Designate January 6th as A Day to Remember

ME - LD724 An Act to Recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as State Holidays

ME - LD731 An Act to Prohibit Municipalities from Barring the Creation of Homeless Shelters

ME - LD732 An Act to Prohibit Copyrights for Works of State Government

ME - LD749 An Act to Ensure That the Will of the Voters Is Reflected in Interim Appointments of United States Senators

ME - LD774 An Act to Require Bleeding Control Kits in State-owned Buildings

ME - LD775 An Act Requiring Voter Approval of Legislative and Gubernatorial Pay Increases

ME - LD789 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require Legislative Approval of Any State of Emergency Lasting Longer than 60 Days

ME - LD804 An Act to Encourage Election Involvement by Making Election Day a State Holiday in Even-numbered Years

ME - LD849 An Act to Establish a Recall Process for Public School Board Members

ME - LD857 An Act to Increase Government Transparency in the Procurement of Goods and Services

ME - LD872 An Act to Ensure Determinations Made by the State Are Free from Unethical, Unsafe or Illegal Interference by Artificial Intelligence

ME - LD914 An Act Regarding Employees in the Office of the State Auditor

ME - LD915 An Act to Modernize Deed Duplication from Microfilm to a Digital Image

ME - LD928 An Act to Maintain Public Access to Town Ways in Maine

ME - LD944 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Improve Representation and Simplify Legislative Redistricting

ME - LD954 An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Membership of the Government Oversight Committee

ME - LD965 An Act to Require the Automatic Repealing of Agency Rules

ME - LD984 An Act to Require State-owned or Leased Buildings Occupied by 50 or More Executive Branch Employees to Have at Least One Automated External Defibrillator and One Bleeding Control Kit

ME - LD991 An Act to Prevent Conflicts of Interest When Voting on Municipal Employee Compensation

ME - LD1004 An Act to Ensure the Proper Operation of the State

ME - LD1013 An Act to Protect Taxpayers by Requiring Referenda on Significant Municipal Debt

ME - LD1052 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish the State Auditor as a Constitutional Officer

ME - LD1059 An Act to Establish the Process for the Selection of Delegates for a Convention Called Under the United States Constitution, Article V

ME - LD1068 An Act to Allow the People to Elect the State Auditor

ME - LD1090 Resolve, to Form a Working Group to Address Vacancies in Municipal Government Management Positions

ME - LD1091 An Act to Reinforce Free Speech at Town Meetings by Requiring Opportunity for Public Comment

ME - LD1121 An Act to Ensure Equitable Access for All Caregivers to Diaper Changing Stations in State Buildings Open to the Public

ME - LD1131 An Act to Reform the Process by Which a Person May Petition an Agency to Adopt or Modify Rules Under the Maine Administrative Procedure Act

ME - LD1193 An Act to Require the Legislature to Elect Constitutional Officers and the State Auditor in Convention with an Open Ballot System

ME - LD1196 Resolve, to Require the Towns of Kittery and York to Develop a Boundary Description

ME - LD1214 An Act to Designate the Second Congressional District "Acadia"

ME - LD1153 An Act to Change in Statute the Areas Represented by the Members of the Board of Trustees of the Cross Insurance Arena from Sets of Municipalities to the County Commissioner Districts of Cumberland County

ME - LD1155 An Act to Ensure Appropriate County Government Operations Relating to the Position of Dedimus Justice

ME - LD1161 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Providing for the Popular Election of the Attorney General

ME - LD1302 An Act Regarding the Number of Voters of a Municipality Required to Petition for Consideration of Deorganization of That Municipality

ME - LD1303 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Qualifications for the State Auditor

ME - LD1244 An Act to Establish Requirements for Warming Shelters

ME - LD1265 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Public Employee Market Pay Studies and Comprehensive Reviews of the Classification Plan for State Service Positions

ME - LD1331 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Regarding When the Governor May Call the Legislature into Session

ME - LD1372 An Act to Establish a Special Committee to Review Routine Technical Rules

ME - LD1417 An Act to Strengthen the Authority of Local Officials to Enforce Provisions Regarding Dangerous and Nuisance Properties that Constitute a Threat to Public Health and Safety

ME - LD1383 An Act to Require State Divestment from Perpetrators of International Human Rights Violations

ME - LD1388 An Act to Replace the Participation Threshold in Votes to Adopt or Alter a Municipal Charter with a Lower Approval Threshold

ME - LD1449 Resolve, Establishing the Working Group on Modernizing State Grants, Contracts and Procurement

ME - LD1454 An Act to Redefine "Term" in the Law Governing Term Limits for Constitutional Offices

ME - LD1483 An Act to Validate Certain Referendum Proceedings Conducted by the City of South Portland

ME - LD1462 An Act to Promote Artisans and the Creative Economy

ME - LD1494 Resolve, Directing the Office of Procurement Services to Study Adapting the Procurement Process to the State Climate Action Plan

ME - LD1539 An Act to Create a State Employee Compensation Stabilization Fund

ME - LD1517 An Act to Replace Participation Thresholds with Approval Thresholds in Certain School, Municipal and County Measures

ME - LD1524 An Act to Enhance Legislative Participation in the Governor's Exercise of Emergency Powers

ME - LD1542 An Act to Amend the Membership of the Washington County Budget Advisory Committee

ME - LD1546 An Act to Require Recommendations from Study Commissions to Be Printed as Legislative Documents

ME - LD1553 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require a Supermajority of the Legislature to Approve Raising Taxes

ME - LD1556 Resolve, Regarding Increasing the Number of Kennebec County Commissioners

ME - LD1560 An Act to Address Conflicts of Interest with Municipal Contracts

ME - LD1563 An Act to Establish Content Standards for Legislation

ME - LD1566 An Act to Provide Compensation to Individuals with Lived Experience Serving on Certain Advisory Boards, Commissions, Councils and Similar Groups

ME - LD1573 An Act to Require Legislative Approval for Certain Emergency Powers of the Governor

ME - LD1575 An Act to Allow a Legislator to Choose to Be Paid on an Annual Basis

ME - LD1577 Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study and Recommend Solutions for Modernizing the Maine Legislature

ME - LD1593 An Act to Require Certain Public Entities to Define Their Use of the Term "Equity"

ME - LD1594 An Act to Change the Appropriation for the Governor's Expense Account and Create Transparency in Expenditures Made from That Account

ME - LD1628 An Act to Allow Municipalities to Regulate Exterior Lights

ME - LD1629 An Act to Require Legislative Committees to Provide Equal Time to Each Member of the Public Who Testifies

ME - LD1635 An Act to Streamline Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation

ME - LD1649 Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study and Recommend Solutions for Modernizing and Improving the Effectiveness of the Legislature

ME - LD1668 An Act Regarding the Voting Requirement to Extend the Date for Adjournment of the Legislature

ME - LD1673 Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Project to Facilitate the Inclusion of Economic Impact Statements in the Legislative Process

ME - LD1741 An Act Regarding County Law Enforcement Administration and Rural Law Enforcement

ME - LD1744 An Act to Modify Provisions of the State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment and Retention

ME - LD1767 An Act to Amend the Waldo County Budget Adoption Process and Allow Residents Who Are Not Municipal Officers to Serve on the Waldo County Budget Committee

ME - LD1776 An Act to Establish the Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for the State House Complex

ME - LD1884 Resolve, to Increase the Number of Kennebec County Commissioners

ME - LD1934 An Act to Promote Responsible Outdoor Lighting

ME - LD1968 An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Legislative Reimbursement

ME - LD1969 An Act to Amend the Maine Revised Unclaimed Property Act

ME - LD1985 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Maine Abandoned and Discontinued Roads Commission

ME - LD2009 An Act to Allow a Political Subdivision to Enter into Federal Bankruptcy Proceedings

ME - LD2042 An Act to Eliminate the Requirement for Municipalities to Provide Public Notice in a Newspaper

ME - LD2069 An Act Designating July 21st as Maine Commercial Fishing Remembrance Day

ME - LD2138 Resolve, Authorizing the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to Convey the Interests of the State in Certain Real Property in Bangor

ME - LD2139 Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services to Convey the Interests of the State in Certain Real Property in East Millinocket

ME - LD2148 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Health Insurance Premium Cap for State Employees

ME - LD2092 An Act to Update Certain Terms and References Regarding Information Technology and Cybersecurity

ME - LD2093 An Act to Codify and Update a Provision of Private and Special Law Governing Temporary Disability for State Employees

ME - LD2158 An Act to Address Vacancies on the Knox County Budget Committee