Governor Mills Signs Bills Into Law

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
• LD 62, An Act to Require Antipinch Sensors on School Bus Doors
• 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
• LD 87, An Act to Permit Emergency Funding for Food Banks When a State of Emergency Is Declared
• LD 98, An Act to Update the Special Education Laws
• LD 121, An Act to Expand Health Insurance Coverage for Certain Legislative Employees
• LD 129, Resolve, to Direct the University of Maine System to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Public Allopathic Medical School in Penobscot County
• LD 155, An Act Regarding Community-based Services for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System
• LD 164, An Act Regarding the Funding of Lake Water Quality Restoration and Protection Projects
• LD 204, An Act to Ensure Safe Access to Schools by Implementing Interlocking Door Controller Technology
• LD 228, Resolve, to Require That Alcohol Misuse Be Disclosed as a Contributing Factor to Death on Death Certificates
• LD 315, An Act to Provide Funding for Programs Benefiting Maine Farmers
• LD 320, An Act to Support the Maine Multicultural Center
• LD 343, An Act to Invest in an Educational Technician Training Program to Address Shortages in Public Schools
• LD 384, An Act to Provide Emergency Aid to Dairy Farmers Affected by the Crisis in Production Costs
• LD 405, An Act Regarding False Public Alarms or Reports and Aggravated False Public Alarms or Reports
• LD 428, An Act to Reclassify Certain Offenses Under the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Laws
• LD 430, Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Promote Translation and Interpretation Services in Health Care Settings
• LD 432, An Act to Clarify MaineCare Program Requirements Regarding Certain High-risk Health Care Providers
• LD 439, An Act to Allow Death by Suicide to Be Considered a Death While in the Line of Duty
• LD 451, An Act to Ensure Transparent and Accountable Temporary Nurse Agencies
• LD 470, An Act to Support Lead Abatement in Older Residential Properties
• 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
• LD 483, An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Retirement Benefit Reductions for Certain Employees Currently Included in the 1998 Special Plan
• LD 516, An Act to Reduce Cancer Among Firefighters by Providing Grants for Safety Equipment
• LD 526, An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Emergency Medical Services Stabilization and Sustainability Program
• LD 588, An Act to Promote Public Safety and Retain Essential First Responders by Funding the Maine Length of Service Award Program
• LD 592, An Act to Amend the Law Governing MaineCare Coverage of Chiropractic Treatment
• LD 654, Resolve, Directing the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to Study Methods to Encourage the Development of Accessory Dwelling Units
• LD 684, Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Study the Educare Model
• LD 709, Resolve, to Develop a Home Share Pilot Program for Older Persons
• LD 731, An Act Regarding the Licensing of Persons to Conduct Advance Deposit Wagering
• LD 753, An Act to Allow Retired Teachers and Educational Technicians to Be Recertified
• 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
• LD 797, Resolve, to Authorize the Conveyance of Real Property to the Capitol Area Recreation Association
• LD 901, Resolve, to Establish a Stakeholder Group to Inform the Development of a Farm Apprenticeship Pilot Program
• LD 979, Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Project to Provide Transportation to Medically Managed Withdrawal Sites
• LD 985, Resolve, to Provide Additional Funding to the Maine Veterans' Homes
• LD 1063, An Act to Provide Equitable Tax Treatment to State-licensed Cannabis Businesses
• LD 1092, Resolve, To Establish an Ad Hoc Committee to Address the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
• LD 1119, An Act to Clarify the Criminal Statutes with Regard to Assaults on Emergency Medical Services Persons
• 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
• LD 1155, An Act to Address Legislative Salaries
• LD 1160, Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Analyze Data on the Essential Programs and Services Funding Formula and Allocation Methodology
• LD 1169, An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Foreign Credentialing and Skills Recognition Revolving Loan Program
• LD 1183, An Act to Establish the School Meal Equipment and Program Improvement Fund
• LD 1186, Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Develop a Hunting and Fishing Software Application
• LD 1204, An Act to Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Closing Coverage Gaps in the MaineCare Program for Incarcerated Persons
• 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
• LD 1280, An Act to Invest in Maine's Fire Service Training Facilities
• 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
• LD 1315, An Act to Require Public Schools to Offer Training for Secondary Students on the Administration of Naloxone Hydrochloride
• LD 1364, Resolve, to Study Methods of Preventing Opioid Overdose Deaths by Authorizing Harm Reduction Health Centers
• LD 1389, An Act to Establish a Mobile Learning Lab
• LD 1415, An Act to Expand Access to School Construction Funding
• LD 1439, An Act to Promote Family-centered Interventions for Substance Use Disorder Treatment
• LD 1458, An Act to Increase Funding for the Maine School of Science and Mathematics
• LD 1461, An Act to Prevent Dating Partner Abuse by Including Dating Partners in the Scope of Domestic Violence Crimes
• LD 1474, Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Expedite Reimbursement of Long-term Care Facilities
• LD 1526, Resolve, to Provide Grants to Support Reading Proficiency Programming in Schools
• LD 1552, An Act to Create the Lobster Innovation Fund
• LD 1588, An Act to Provide Public Sector Labor Unions Reasonable Access to Information Regarding Employees
• 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
• LD 1608, An Act to Address Teacher Shortages Through Financial Assistance and Career Advancement Opportunities
• 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
• LD 1687, An Act to Improve Geographic Information System Data Acquisition and Maintenance
• LD 1739, An Act to Extend Development District Tax Increment Financing Districts
• LD 1767, An Act to Require the University of Maine to Provide Education Regarding Meat and Poultry Processing
• 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
• LD 1783, An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Governor's Advisory Council on Military Sexual Trauma
• LD 1790, An Act Removing the Statute of Limitations on Civil Actions and Criminal Prosecutions for Certain Sexual Offenses Against Minors
• LD 1796, An Act to Protect Maine's Transit Employees
• LD 1799, An Act to Expand Maine's High-quality Early Learning and Care for Children by Increasing Public Preschool Opportunities in Communities
• 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
• LD 1808, An Act to Amend the State Tax Laws
• LD 1844, An Act to Support Emergency Housing Construction and Renovation Statewide by Creating a Matching Grant Program
• LD 1861, An Act to Reduce Chronic Student Absenteeism
• 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
• LD 1909, An Act to Modernize Maine's Beverage Container Redemption Law
• LD 1971, Resolve, to Ensure that Eligible Customers Receive Payments from the Energy Rate Relief Fund
• LD 2013, An Act to Address Abandoned Capital Credits Held by Rural Electrification Cooperatives

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.