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Governor Mills Signs Bills Into Law [ [link removed] ]
Governor Mills Signs Bills Into Law July 28, 2023

Governor Janet Mills has signed the following bills into law:


* LD 46, An Act to Amend the Statutory Balance Limit on the Finance Authority of Maine's Loan Insurance Reserves [ [link removed] ]
* LD 62, An Act to Require Antipinch Sensors on School Bus Doors [ [link removed] ]
* LD 79, An Act to Ensure a High-quality Education for Students with Disabilities by Clarifying the Definition of "State Agency Client" and Who Provides Special Education Programs and Services [ [link removed] ]
* LD 87, An Act to Permit Emergency Funding for Food Banks When a State of Emergency Is Declared [ [link removed] ]
* LD 98, An Act to Update the Special Education Laws [ [link removed] ]
* LD 121, An Act to Expand Health Insurance Coverage for Certain Legislative Employees [ [link removed] ]
* LD 129, Resolve, to Direct the University of Maine System to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Public Allopathic Medical School in Penobscot County [ [link removed] ]
* LD 155, An Act Regarding Community-based Services for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System [ [link removed] ]
* LD 164, An Act Regarding the Funding of Lake Water Quality Restoration and Protection Projects [ [link removed] ]
* LD 204, An Act to Ensure Safe Access to Schools by Implementing Interlocking Door Controller Technology [ [link removed] ]
* LD 228, Resolve, to Require That Alcohol Misuse Be Disclosed as a Contributing Factor to Death on Death Certificates [ [link removed] ]
* LD 315, An Act to Provide Funding for Programs Benefiting Maine Farmers [ [link removed] ]
* LD 320, An Act to Support the Maine Multicultural Center [ [link removed] ]
* LD 343, An Act to Invest in an Educational Technician Training Program to Address Shortages in Public Schools [ [link removed] ]
* LD 384, An Act to Provide Emergency Aid to Dairy Farmers Affected by the Crisis in Production Costs [ [link removed] ]
* LD 405, An Act Regarding False Public Alarms or Reports and Aggravated False Public Alarms or Reports [ [link removed] ]
* LD 428, An Act to Reclassify Certain Offenses Under the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Laws [ [link removed] ]
* LD 430, Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Promote Translation and Interpretation Services in Health Care Settings [ [link removed] ]
* LD 432, An Act to Clarify MaineCare Program Requirements Regarding Certain High-risk Health Care Providers [ [link removed] ]
* LD 439, An Act to Allow Death by Suicide to Be Considered a Death While in the Line of Duty [ [link removed] ]
* LD 451, An Act to Ensure Transparent and Accountable Temporary Nurse Agencies [ [link removed] ]
* LD 470, An Act to Support Lead Abatement in Older Residential Properties [ [link removed] ]
* LD 477, Resolve, Directing the Department of Education, Maine School Safety Center to Convene a Stakeholder Group to Develop Best Practices for Lockdown Drills and Active Shooter Drills and Allowing Parents to Opt Out of Active Shooter Drills for Their Children [ [link removed] ]
* LD 483, An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Retirement Benefit Reductions for Certain Employees Currently Included in the 1998 Special Plan [ [link removed] ]
* LD 516, An Act to Reduce Cancer Among Firefighters by Providing Grants for Safety Equipment [ [link removed] ]
* LD 526, An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Emergency Medical Services Stabilization and Sustainability Program [ [link removed] ]
* LD 588, An Act to Promote Public Safety and Retain Essential First Responders by Funding the Maine Length of Service Award Program [ [link removed] ]
* LD 592, An Act to Amend the Law Governing MaineCare Coverage of Chiropractic Treatment [ [link removed] ]
* LD 654, Resolve, Directing the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to Study Methods to Encourage the Development of Accessory Dwelling Units [ [link removed] ]
* LD 684, Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Study the Educare Model [ [link removed] ]
* LD 709, Resolve, to Develop a Home Share Pilot Program for Older Persons [ [link removed] ]
* LD 731, An Act Regarding the Licensing of Persons to Conduct Advance Deposit Wagering [ [link removed] ]
* LD 753, An Act to Allow Retired Teachers and Educational Technicians to Be Recertified [ [link removed] ]
* LD 756, An Act to Limit Changes to the Resource Coordination Agreement Between the Bureau of State Police and the Penobscot County Sheriff's Department and Require Annual Reporting Regarding Resource Coordination Agreements [ [link removed] ]
* LD 797, Resolve, to Authorize the Conveyance of Real Property to the Capitol Area Recreation Association [ [link removed] ]
* LD 901, Resolve, to Establish a Stakeholder Group to Inform the Development of a Farm Apprenticeship Pilot Program [ [link removed] ]
* LD 979, Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Project to Provide Transportation to Medically Managed Withdrawal Sites [ [link removed] ]
* LD 985, Resolve, to Provide Additional Funding to the Maine Veterans' Homes [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1063, An Act to Provide Equitable Tax Treatment to State-licensed Cannabis Businesses [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1092, Resolve, To Establish an Ad Hoc Committee to Address the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1119, An Act to Clarify the Criminal Statutes with Regard to Assaults on Emergency Medical Services Persons [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1123, An Act to Create a Presumption Under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 That a Cardiovascular Injury or Disease or Pulmonary Disease Suffered by Certain Law Enforcement Officers Is in the Course of Employment [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1155, An Act to Address Legislative Salaries [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1160, Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Analyze Data on the Essential Programs and Services Funding Formula and Allocation Methodology [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1169, An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Foreign Credentialing and Skills Recognition Revolving Loan Program [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1183, An Act to Establish the School Meal Equipment and Program Improvement Fund [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1186, Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Develop a Hunting and Fishing Software Application [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1204, An Act to Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Closing Coverage Gaps in the MaineCare Program for Incarcerated Persons [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1229, An Act to Provide Information to Parents Involved in the Child Protective Services System and Ensure Funding in the Child Protective Services Contingency Fund [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1280, An Act to Invest in Maine's Fire Service Training Facilities [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1286, Resolve, to Establish the Blue Economy Task Force to Support Maine's Emergence as a Center for Blue Economy Innovation and Opportunity in the 21st Century [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1315, An Act to Require Public Schools to Offer Training for Secondary Students on the Administration of Naloxone Hydrochloride [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1364, Resolve, to Study Methods of Preventing Opioid Overdose Deaths by Authorizing Harm Reduction Health Centers [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1389, An Act to Establish a Mobile Learning Lab [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1415, An Act to Expand Access to School Construction Funding [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1439, An Act to Promote Family-centered Interventions for Substance Use Disorder Treatment [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1458, An Act to Increase Funding for the Maine School of Science and Mathematics [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1461, An Act to Prevent Dating Partner Abuse by Including Dating Partners in the Scope of Domestic Violence Crimes [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1474, Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Expedite Reimbursement of Long-term Care Facilities [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1526, Resolve, to Provide Grants to Support Reading Proficiency Programming in Schools [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1552, An Act to Create the Lobster Innovation Fund [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1588, An Act to Provide Public Sector Labor Unions Reasonable Access to Information Regarding Employees [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1602, An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Stakeholder Group Convened by the Emergency Medical Services' Board on Financial Health of Ambulance Services [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1608, An Act to Address Teacher Shortages Through Financial Assistance and Career Advancement Opportunities [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1670, An Act to Strengthen Maine's Agriculture, Food and Forest Economy by Funding the Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest Products Investment Fund and Amending Related Provisions of Law [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1687, An Act to Improve Geographic Information System Data Acquisition and Maintenance [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1739, An Act to Extend Development District Tax Increment Financing Districts [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1767, An Act to Require the University of Maine to Provide Education Regarding Meat and Poultry Processing [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1781, Resolve, to Continue Case Management Services for the Homeless Opioid Users Service Engagement Pilot Project Within the Department of Health and Human Services [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1783, An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Governor's Advisory Council on Military Sexual Trauma [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1790, An Act Removing the Statute of Limitations on Civil Actions and Criminal Prosecutions for Certain Sexual Offenses Against Minors [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1796, An Act to Protect Maine's Transit Employees [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1799, An Act to Expand Maine's High-quality Early Learning and Care for Children by Increasing Public Preschool Opportunities in Communities [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1802, An Act to Include Certain Volunteer Firefighters in the Tax Credit for Employers of Individuals Who Are Volunteer Firefighters or Volunteer Municipal Emergency Medical Services Persons [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1808, An Act to Amend the State Tax Laws [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1844, An Act to Support Emergency Housing Construction and Renovation Statewide by Creating a Matching Grant Program [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1861, An Act to Reduce Chronic Student Absenteeism [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1881, An Act Regarding Compensation Fees and Related Conservation Efforts to Protect Soils and Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat from Solar and Wind Energy Development and High-impact Electric Transmission Lines Under the Site Location of Development Laws [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1909, An Act to Modernize Maine's Beverage Container Redemption Law [ [link removed] ]
* LD 1971, Resolve, to Ensure that Eligible Customers Receive Payments from the Energy Rate Relief Fund [ [link removed] ]
* LD 2013, An Act to Address Abandoned Capital Credits Held by Rural Electrification Cooperatives [ [link removed] ]

To date, Governor Mills has signed a total of 548 bills into law during the during the 131st Legislature.

With the Legislature having adjourned sine die, the Governor has ten days to decide whether to sign legislation sent to her desk. If the Governor does not sign a piece of legislation in the next ten days, then the bill is held until the beginning of the Second Regular Session of the 131st Legislature, which is scheduled to convene in January 2024.

When the Second Regular Session convenes, the Governor then has three days to take action on the held legislation. At that time, the Governor will have two options available to her to take action on a bill: she can allow it to become law without her signature or she can veto it. If she allows it to become law without her signature, the bill will take effect 90 days following the end of the Second Regular Session. If she vetoes a bill, then the Legislature will proceed with its consideration of whether to sustain or override the veto at its will.

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