123rd Legislature 1st Regular Session
Bill Requests Filed By Cloture
Arranged by Subject Matter
ACFAGRICULTURE DEPT
ADMINISTRATION
706
An Act to Study, Support, Expand, Enhance and Invest in Maine'sSPONSOR: Representative Pieh
Agricultural Creative Economy Sector
993
An Act To Clarify Training Requirements for Humane Agents and StateSPONSOR:
Veterinarians
1203
An Act To Protect Veterinarians Providing Animal Welfare Services for theSPONSOR: Representative Flood
State of Maine
POWERS
1247
An Act To Create the Maine Agriculture in the Classroom CouncilSPONSOR: Representative Pieh
446
An Act To Streamline the Regulation of Agricultural CompostingSPONSOR: Senator Nutting, J.
Operations
1700
Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Food and RuralSPONSOR: Representative Flood
Resources To Study Invasive Terrestrial Plant Species
1838
An Act Concerning Certified SeedSPONSOR: Representative Cray
1873
An Act To Ensure the Long-term Viability of Traditional Farming in MaineSPONSOR: Representative Pieh
ACFANIMAL WELFARE
ENFORCEMENT
2178
An Act To Require Veterinarians To Notify Municipalities of RabiesSPONSOR: Representative Hill
Vaccinations
1687
An Act To Improve Animal Care in the StateSPONSOR: Senator Rotundo
1246
An Act To Permit Medical and Social Service Professionals To ReportSPONSOR: Representative Simpson
Animal Cruelty
991
An Act To Amend the Animal Welfare LawsSPONSOR:
ACFANIMALS
CATS
1342
An Act To Require the Spaying and Neutering of CatsSPONSOR: Representative Campbell
DISEASES
660
An Act To Amend Certain Animal Health LawsSPONSOR:
DOGS
830
An Act To Revise the Definition of Service DogSPONSOR: Representative Robinson
1237
An Act To Protect the Public from Dangerous DogsSPONSOR: Senator Nutting, J.
1460
An Act To Prohibit the Removal of a Dog's Vocal ChordsSPONSOR: Representative Watson
1896
An Act To Protect Dogs Tied OutsideSPONSOR: Representative Pendleton
LIVESTOCK
756
An Act To Protect Aroostook Beef ProducersSPONSOR: Representative Theriault
PETS
1238
An Act To Increase Funding for the Spay ME ProgramSPONSOR: Senator Nutting, J.
2256
An Act To Make More Affordable the Surcharge on the Sale of Dogs andSPONSOR: Senator Snowe-Mello
Cats That Have Not Been Neutered
1851
An Act To Prevent Abuse of Pet Ownership RightsSPONSOR: Representative Makas
ACFFARMS
PRESERVATION
2158
An Act To Support Farms and Limit SprawlSPONSOR: Representative Piotti
1136
An Act To Create Maine's Agriculture Protection ActSPONSOR: Senator Sherman
PROMOTION
548
Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Food and RuralSPONSOR: Representative Holman
Resources To Implement a Pilot Program for the Transfer of Development
Rights
2077
An Act To Create the Working Farmland Access ProgramSPONSOR: Representative Piotti
ACFFOOD
LABELING
1340
An Act To Require Supermarkets To Label Produce, Fish and Meat ToSPONSOR: Representative Campbell
Identify the Country of Origin
ACFFORESTRY
PRACTICES
1516
Resolve, To Review Forest Practices LawsSPONSOR: Senator Gooley
512
An Act Concerning Litigation Brought by the Attorney General To EnforceSPONSOR:
Provisions of the Forest Practices Act
1214
Resolve, To Allow Municipalities to Purchase Burn Permit SoftwareSPONSOR: Senator Bartlett
971
An Act To Change the Forestry Safety Reporting RequirementsSPONSOR:
ACFHARNESS RACING
CRIMES
694
An Act To Amend Certain Harness Racing LawsSPONSOR:
FAIR STIPEND
1692
An Act To Preserve Agricultural Fairs in Rural MaineSPONSOR: Representative Lundeen
ACFHORTICULTURE
INSPECTION
788
An Act To Clarify the Tax-exempt Status of Ornamental HorticultureSPONSOR: Representative Finch
ACFLAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION
LURC PLANNING
1424
An Act To Clarify Land Planning in the Unorganized and DeorganizedSPONSOR: Senator Mills, P.
Townships of the State
ACFLAND USE REGULATION COMMISSION
LURC PLANNING
1425
An Act To Clarify Use Regulation in Unorganized and DeorganizedSPONSOR: Senator Mills, P.
Townships
1423
An Act To Clarify the Status of Lots Greater than 40 Acres on PlansSPONSOR: Senator Mills, P.
Recorded for Unorganized Territory Land before September 21, 2001
513
An Act Concerning Certain Applications for Approval by the Maine LandSPONSOR:
Use Regulation Commission
248
An Act To Change the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission's Lot Size,SPONSOR: Representative McKane
Coverage and Setback Requirements for Some Affordable Housing Lots on
Coastal Islands
ACFMILK
HANDLERS
2150
An Act To Adjust the Milk Handling FeeSPONSOR: Senator Mills, P.
PRICES
1410
An Act To Raise Benefits for Farmers under the Milk Program and ToSPONSOR: Senator Mills, P.
Prevent Price Gouging in the Sale of Milk
ACFPESTICIDES
APPLICATION PROCESS
1798
An Act To Provide for Public Notification of Indoor Pesticide ApplicationsSPONSOR: Senator Sullivan
329
An Act To Prohibit the Use of Deltamethrin or "DECA"SPONSOR: Representative Faircloth
728
An Act To Require a Commercial Pesticide Applicator's License inSPONSOR:
Food-handling Establishments
955
An Act To Prohibit Aerial Spraying of Pesticides near Buildings, RoadsSPONSOR: Representative Schatz
and Bodies of Water
ACFPRODUCTS
MAPLE PRODUCTS
1518
An Act To Define Maple SyrupSPONSOR: Representative Piotti
MEATS
331
An Act Regarding the Slaughter of AnimalsSPONSOR: Representative Pieh
ACFPUBLIC LANDS
ACCESS
66
An Act To Promote Consideration of Persons with Different AbilitiesSPONSOR: Representative Flood
when Planning and Constructing Hiking and Access Trails on State-owned
Land Managed Primarily for Backcountry Recreation
925
Resolve, To Increase Public Access to Glazier LakeSPONSOR: Representative Theriault
1568
An Act To Limit the Loss of Public Hunting LandSPONSOR: Representative Tardy
1569
Resolve, To Create a Commission To Study the Use of Public LandsSPONSOR: President Edmonds
2054
An Act To Establish an Open Land Policy Appreciation and PromotionSPONSOR: Representative Joy
Program
CONVEYANCES
2253
Resolve, Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation To Convey anSPONSOR: Senator Weston
Interest of the State in Land in Lincolnville
1484
An Act To Limit State Ownership of LandSPONSOR: Senator Smith, D.
1551
An Act Concerning New Donated State LandsSPONSOR: Representative Flood
LAND FOR MAINE'S FUTURE BOARD
1801
An Act To Establish the Maine Local Land Trust BoardSPONSOR: Representative Adams
451
An Act To Require Mapping of Conservation Easements, Purchases andSPONSOR: Senator Raye
Gifts
389
An Act To Allocate a Portion of the Land for Maine's Future Fund for theSPONSOR: Representative Soctomah
Purchase of Archeological Sites
LAND TRUSTS
1937
An Act To Enable Municipalities To Establish Municipal Land BanksSPONSOR: Representative Rector
Funded by Local Option Real Estate Transfer Taxes
RESERVED LANDS
1802
An Act To Increase Public Participation in the Maine Outdoor HeritageSPONSOR: Representative Adams
Fund Board
933
An Act Regarding the Process for Making Certain Changes to State-SPONSOR: Representative Jackson
owned Land
SACO RIVER WATERWAY
349
Resolve, To Preserve the Saco RiverSPONSOR: Representative Muse
2151
An Act To Create a Saco River Trust FundSPONSOR: Representative Muse
STATE PARKS
2239
An Act To Create the Sebago Lake Village State ParkSPONSOR: Representative Cressey
1259
An Act To Protect Citizens from Physical Injury Due to ObstructedSPONSOR: Representative Hill
Driveways
SUBMERGED LANDS
1733
An Act Regarding the 1982 Transfer of the Maine State Pier from theSPONSOR: Speaker Cummings
Department of Transportation to the City of Portland
ACFSUPPLIES
FERTILIZER
661
An Act To Amend Maine's Commercial Fertilizer LawsSPONSOR:
AFABOND ISSUES
CORRECTIONS
2160
An Act To Create a Low-interest Jail Construction Bond FundSPONSOR: Representative Giles
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2357
An Act To Authorize a Bond Issue for the Maine Biomedical ResearchSPONSOR: Representative Tardy
Fund to Create Jobs and Strengthen Maine's Economy
1796
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount ofSPONSOR: Senator Rotundo
$25,000,000 for Riverfront Community Development
1809
An Act To Create Quality PlacesSPONSOR: President Edmonds
1300
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Land for Maine'sSPONSOR: Senator Diamond
Future
734
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Research andSPONSOR:
Development To Stimulate Maine's Innovation Economy
979
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Stimulate theSPONSOR: Representative Gerzofsky
Midcoast Economy
489
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To RevitalizeSPONSOR: President Edmonds
Communities and Expand Maine's Innovative Economy through the New
Century Program
92
An Act To Fund the Fractionation Development CenterSPONSOR: Senator Bryant, B.
277
An Act Authorizing a General Fund Bond Issue for Research andSPONSOR: Representative Tardy
Development
EDUCATION
70
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Replenish the SchoolSPONSOR: President Edmonds
Renovation Revolving Loan Fund
544
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support FoundationsSPONSOR: Representative Holman
for Municipal School Funding
1176
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the University ofSPONSOR: Senator Turner
Maine for Research and Development
1313
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Capital ImprovementsSPONSOR: Representative Finch
for the Community Colleges
1721
An Act Authorizing a General Fund Bond Issue To Improve the Quality andSPONSOR: Senator Schneider
Safety of Science and Teaching Laboratories, General Classrooms and
Libraries at Maine's Public Universities
1630
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support HigherSPONSOR: Senator Schneider
Education for the University of Maine System
1735
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Educational FacilitiesSPONSOR: Senator Brannigan
and Research and Development Facilities for the University of New
England
2042
An Act Authorizing a General Fund Bond Issue for the Maine PatentSPONSOR: Representative Fischer
Program
1936
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Capital Projects forSPONSOR: Representative Rector
the Maine Community College System and the University of Maine System
1898
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support Funding forSPONSOR: Senator Schneider
Higher Education
1945
Resolve, To Authorize a Bond for Development of 2 Educational FacilitiesSPONSOR: Senator Mills, P.
for Spurwink
1985
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Western MaineSPONSOR: Representative Mills, J.
Creative Arts Center
ENERGY
1335
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount ofSPONSOR: Senator Bartlett
$5,000,000 To Encourage Research and Development in Renewable Energy
1382
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Obligation to PromoteSPONSOR: Representative Bliss
Increased Research and Development in the Environmental and Energy
Technology Sectors
61
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fight Global WarmingSPONSOR: Senator Strimling
through Energy Conservation
88
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support a BiorefinerySPONSOR: Senator Bryant, B.
Plant for Home Heating Oil
89
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Bio-oil Plants forSPONSOR: Senator Bryant, B.
Continuous Oil Fire Operation
ENVIRONMENT
1608
An Act To Authorize a Local Bond Issue for Solid Waste, Storm andSPONSOR: Senator Hobbins
Drainage Issues and Transfer Stations
HEALTH
2099
An Act Authorizing a General Fund Bond Issue To Promote Stem CellSPONSOR: Senator Strimling
Research
76
An Act To Invest in Stem Cell ResearchSPONSOR: Speaker Cummings
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
951
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Repairs toSPONSOR: Representative Schatz
Traditional Meetinghouses
HOUSING
206
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Affordable RentalSPONSOR: President Edmonds
Housing
376
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Affordable HousingSPONSOR: Representative Adams
2278
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for InfrastructureSPONSOR: Senator Bryant, B.
Improvements for Canton Village and To Provide Funding for the Career
Center in Rumford
HUMAN SERVICES
1928
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Improve Child CareSPONSOR: Representative Silsby
Facilities in Maine
MARINE RESOURCES
2055
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support Maine'sSPONSOR: Representative Pingree
Working Waterfront
2043
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support an EducationalSPONSOR: Representative Fischer
and Research Program in the University of Maine School of Law's Center
for Law and Innovation
753
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Enhance Maine'sSPONSOR: Representative Emery
Commercial Marine Resources
1180
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Gulf of MaineSPONSOR: Senator Turner
Research Institute To Improve Certain Property
1181
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Capitalize the MarineSPONSOR: Senator Turner
Research Coalition Fund
MULTIPLE ITEMS
265
An Act To Require Separate Votes on Separate Bond IssuesSPONSOR: Representative McKane
MUNICIPALITIES
2445
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the MunicipalSPONSOR:
Investment Trust Fund
NATURAL RESOURCES
1963
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Community RecyclingSPONSOR: Representative Treat
and Household Hazardous Waste Collection
1573
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for WastewaterSPONSOR: Senator Rosen, R.
Infrastructure on the Penobscot River
1649
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund CapitalSPONSOR: Representative Smith, N.
Expenditures in Support of Green Chemistry Research and Sustainable
Bio-based Plastics
224
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Cleanup ofSPONSOR: Senator Mitchell
Hazardous Waste Sites
PUBLIC LANDS
294
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Land for Maine'sSPONSOR: Representative Flood
Future Program
375
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Land for Maine'sSPONSOR: Representative Adams
Future Program
1658
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Finance theSPONSOR: Representative Pingree
Acquisition of Land and Water Access and To Access Matching
Contributions
2247
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fulfill the OpenSPONSOR: Speaker Cummings
Space Recommendations of the Brookings Report
RECREATION
1913
An Act To Present a Referendum to the Voters of Maine for a $10,000,000SPONSOR: Senator Damon
Bond Issue To Maintain, Improve and Develop Trails
1169
An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Help Construct aSPONSOR: Representative Fischer
Recreation Center for the City of Presque Isle
952
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Recreational FacilitiesSPONSOR: Representative Schatz
SEWER DISTRICTS
1239
An Act To Protect Maine Rivers and Authorize a General Fund Bond IssueSPONSOR: Senator Nutting, J.
TRANSPORTATION
953
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Public TransportationSPONSOR: Representative Schatz
in Rural Areas
278
An Act Authorizing a General Fund Bond Issue for Highway, Bridge andSPONSOR: Representative Tardy
Other Transportation Improvements
2108
An Act Authorizing a General Fund Bond Issue To Support Highway andSPONSOR: Representative Millett
Bridge Construction
1676
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for a Maine InfrastructureSPONSOR: Representative Crockett
Trust Fund
UTILITIES
312
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Wastewater TreatmentSPONSOR: Representative Flood
Facilities and Water Supply Facilities
450
An Act To Authorize a Bond Issue To Fund Wastewater TreatmentSPONSOR: Senator Raye
Improvements
1155
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Encourage MunicipalSPONSOR: Representative Bliss
High-speed Internet Access
AFASPENDING
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, FORESTRY
1194
An Act To Purchase Land for Motorized Recreation and Tourism SPONSOR: Representative Jackson
950
An Act To Provide Funding to the Department of Agriculture, Food andSPONSOR: Representative Schatz
Rural Resources for Veterinarians for Farm Animals
91
An Act for the Preservation of Forest LodgeSPONSOR: Senator Bryant, B.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
812
An Act To Fund the Maine Downtown CenterSPONSOR: Representative Beaudette
813
An Act To Fund Business Attraction EffortsSPONSOR: Representative Beaudette
713
An Act To Support the Capital Riverfront Improvement DistrictSPONSOR: Senator Mitchell
671
An Act To Recapitalize the Maine Downtown CenterSPONSOR: Representative Watson
675
An Act To Authorize the Transfer of Funds To Fund the Low-income HomeSPONSOR: Senator Diamond
Energy Assistance Program in a Timely Fashion
1082
An Act To Provide Funding for the Maine-Canada Trade OmbudsmanSPONSOR: Senator Sherman
1500
An Act To Preserve the Housing Opportunities for Maine FundSPONSOR: Representative Bryant, M.
2446
An Act To Ensure Funding for the Housing Opportunities for MaineSPONSOR:
Program
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
2162
An Act To Reduce Maine's Property Tax Burden by Funding County JailsSPONSOR: Representative Giles
736
An Act To Establish More Probation Officer Positions in the Department ofSPONSOR: Representative Crockett
Corrections for Better Oversight of Sex Offenders
873
An Act To Appropriate Funds from the General Fund to the MaineSPONSOR: Representative Barstow
Correctional Center
CULTURAL SERVICES
851
An Act To Provide Transitional Support for the Downeast Heritage MuseumSPONSOR: Representative Perry, A.
in Calais
490
An Act To Provide Essential Library Resources to All Maine CommunitiesSPONSOR: President Edmonds
2058
An Act To Provide Funds for the Coordination and Promotion of theSPONSOR: Senator Benoit
Four-hundredth Anniversary of the Popham Colony
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2002
An Act To Encourage Economic DevelopmentSPONSOR: Representative Mills, J.
1319
An Act To Generate Entrepreneurship, Small Business Development andSPONSOR: Representative Percy
Employment among Women and Rural Residents through Training and
Technical Support
EDUCATION
1347
An Act To Require Payment from the Educational Technology Funds for theSPONSOR: Representative Saviello
Unorganized Territory to Receiving Schools
1448
An Act To Appropriate Funds for School Meal ProgramsSPONSOR: Senator Rotundo
1714
An Act To Stabilize and Expand Funding for the Graduate School ofSPONSOR: Representative Cain
Biomedical Science at the University of Maine
1719
An Act To Increase Educational Opportunities in the Kennebec ValleySPONSOR: Senator Mitchell
Region
1715
An Act To Promote Economic Growth through Entrepreneurship, theSPONSOR: Senator Martin
Creative Economy and Rural Economic Development
1716
An Act To Expand the Maine Economic Improvement FundSPONSOR: Representative Cain
1717
An Act To Increase the Speed and Capacity of Maine's ResearchSPONSOR: Senator Damon
Information Technology Network
1718
An Act To Support and Expand Regional Teacher Development Centers andSPONSOR: Representative Mills, J.
Early College Readiness Programs
1805
An Act To Enhance Access to Higher Education for Maine StudentsSPONSOR: Senator Mitchell
Attending Maine Colleges and Universities
2380
An Act To Increase Support for School-based Health CareSPONSOR: Speaker Cummings
2246
An Act To Reduce the Cost of Education at the Community Colleges to theSPONSOR: Speaker Cummings
National Average
635
An Act To Provide Funding for Mentoring ProgramsSPONSOR: Representative Fischer
71
An Act To Increase Higher Education OpportunitiesSPONSOR: President Edmonds
996
An Act To Create the Twenty-first Century Workforce DevelopmentSPONSOR: Representative Fischer
Program
1171
An Act To Invest in an Allied Health Center at Northern Maine CommunitySPONSOR: Representative Fischer
College
1209
An Act To Ensure Funding for Higher Education SPONSOR: Senator Schneider
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
1284
An Act To Provide Funds To Support Residential ProgramsSPONSOR: Representative Craven
1124
An Act To Support the Maine Keeping Seniors Home ProgramSPONSOR: Representative Campbell
1126
An Act To Ensure the Success of All Maine Families through QualitySPONSOR: Representative Faircloth
Early Care and Education
982
An Act To Restore Support for HIV and AIDS Treatment and PreventionSPONSOR: Representative Cain
1094
An Act To Support Medical Ride Volunteer ProgramsSPONSOR: Senator Martin
1119
An Act To Provide Supplemental Funding for Mileage Reimbursement forSPONSOR: Representative Campbell
Volunteers for the Meals on Wheels Programs
1120
An Act To Provide Support for the Volunteer Medical Ride NetworkSPONSOR: Representative Campbell
707
An Act To Provide Additional Funding for the Office of Substance AbuseSPONSOR: Senator Rosen, R.
704
An Act To Provide Equity in Funding for Women's Health ServicesSPONSOR: President Edmonds
2186
An Act To Ensure That Maine Residents Have Reliable Winter HeatingSPONSOR: Representative Fletcher