121st MAINE LEGISLATURE - FIRST REGULAR SESSION
LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS SORTED BY SUBJECT - UPDATED 1/15/2003

Prepared by the Office of the Revisor Of Statutes
The information in this document is current through January 15, 2003. Changes in sponsorship or title may occur.
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TransportationUtilities and Energy

Criminal Justice
CRJ - COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS - COMMUNITY CONFINEMENT
LR 639 LERMAN An Act to Protect Our Neighborhoods from People Who are a Danger to Society
CRJ - COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS - COUNTY REIMBURSEMENTS
LR 1176 STRIMLING An Act to Revise the Community Corrections Act and to Provide Additional Support to County Jails
CRJ - CRIMES -
LR 460 CARR An Act to Create a Crime of Refusing an Alcohol Test in Operating-under-the-influence Cases
LR 1712 MILLS J An Act to Repeal the Crime of Plundering at Fires as Larceny
CRJ - CRIMES - DRUG OFFENSES
LR 743 BUNKER An Act to Establish a Seamless Strategic Drug Abuse Model for Addressing Criminal Enforcement, Treatment, Education and Public Advocacy within Washington County
LR 743 BUNKER An Act to Establish a Seamless Strategic Drug Abuse Model for Addressing Criminal Enforcement, Treatment, Education and Public Advocacy within Washington County
LR 1612 DAMON An Act to Make the Use of Scheduled Drugs Without a Prescription a Crime
LR 1690 SAVAGE An Act To Clarify That Possession of More Than 1 1/4 Ounces of Marijuana is a Crime
LR 1760 BUNKER An Act to Establish the Resumption of Trafficking for Prescription Drugs Under Maine's Drugs Laws
CRJ - CRIMES - MOTOR VEHICLE
LR 877 SAVAGE An Act to Establish a Schedule for Mandatory Sentencing for a Motor Vehicle Operator Found Guilty of Negligence that Caused the Death of a Motorcycle Rider
LR 884 MARLEY An Act to Promote Responsible Driving
LR 1050 COWGER An Act to Improve the Safety of Public Roads
LR 1274 ROTUNDO An Act to Strengthen the Operating-to-endanger Laws
LR 1623 MAIETTA An Act to Discourage Driving While under the Influence of Methadone
CRJ - CRIMES - NEGOTIATING WORTHLESS INSTRUMENT
LR 1073 VAUGHAN An Act Regarding Passing Bad Checks
CRJ - CRIMES - REPEAT OFFENDER
LR 1693 SAVAGE An Act to Ensure Effective Prosecution of Repeat Violent Offenders
CRJ - CRIMES - SEX OFFENSES
LR 88 O'BRIEN J An Act Creating Residency Requirements for Dangerous Sexual Predators
LR 89 O'BRIEN J An Act Requiring Lifetime Probation for Dangerous Sexual Offenders
LR 90 O'BRIEN J An Act to Make Changes to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999
LR 374 COLWELL Resolve, to Improve Community Safety and Sex Offender Accountability
LR 685 ROTUNDO An Act Amending the Time by Which a Sex Offender Must Register
LR 686 ROTUNDO Resolve, Directing the Department of Corrections to Develop a Plan to Improve Transition Services for Sex Offenders and Improve Communications with Law Enforcement
LR 816 An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Obscenity and Sexual Exploitation of Minors
LR 1000 SMITH N An Act to Protect Children 14 and 15 Years of Age from Sexual Contact with Adults
LR 1360 O'BRIEN J An Act To Prohibit Plea Bargaining for Cases of Murder of and Felony Sex Offenses Against Children
LR 1424 CLARK An Act to Amend the Sex Offender Reporting Requirements
LR 1522 COLWELL An Act to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
LR 1666 LEMONT An Act to Increase the Class of Crime of Unlawful Sexual Contact
CRJ - CRIMES - THEFTS
LR 335 SNOWE-MELLO An Act Regarding Retail Theft Detection Devices
CRJ - CRIMES - VANDALISM
LR 1239 SNOWE-MELLO An Act To Increase the Penalties for a Person Who Vandalizes Cemetery Monuments
CRJ - CRIMES - WEAPONS OFFENSES
LR 692 DUNLAP An Act Regarding Domestic Violence
CRJ - CRIMINAL HISTORIES - CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS
LR 265 FAIRCLOTH An Act To Protect Public Safety Using DNA Data of Juvenile Violent Offenders
CRJ - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -
LR 127 SULLIVAN An Act to Exclude Voluntary Intoxication as a Criminal Defense
LR 811 An Act To Amend the Maine Criminal Code as Recommended by the Criminal Law Advisory Commission
LR 815 An Act to Amend Certain Aspects of Post-conviction Review Procedure
CRJ - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - APPEALS
LR 814 An Act to Modify Certain Criminal Appeal Statutes in View of the New Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure
CRJ - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - ARREST
LR 1725 LAFOUNTAIN An Act to Amend the Definition of Family Household or Members for Purposes of Criminal Statutes
CRJ - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - BAIL & RECOGNIZANCE
LR 812 An Act to Amend the Maine Bail Code as Recommended by the Criminal Law Advisory Commission
LR 827 MILLS P An Act to Amend Provisions Relating to Appeal of Bail and Bail Conditions
LR 1418 An Act Regarding Bail and Fines
LR 1767 MILLS J An Act to Clarify the Standard for Review of Pre-conviction Bail
CRJ - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - FINES
LR 650 MARTIN An Act to Allow a Judge to Assess a Fee on a Defendant to Reimburse a Municipality for a Drug Test
CRJ - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - GRAND JURY
LR 566 GOODWIN An Act Regarding All Felony Cases
CRJ - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - N/G BY REASON MENTAL DISEASE/DEFECT
LR 264 FAIRCLOTH An Act to Promote Justice for Those Not Guilty of Crimes Due to Mental Disease or Defect
LR 775 WOODCOCK An Act to Amend the Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Law
CRJ - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES -
LR 656 PENDLETON An Act Relating to Specialized Training for First Responders
CRJ - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - SYSTEM
LR 449 BULL Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Public Safety to Study the Emergency Medical Services System
LR 1001 BLANCHETTE An Act to Eliminate the Current 6 Regional Emergency Medical Services and Give the Technical Colleges in Each Region the Authority and Funding
CRJ - FIRE SAFETY - FIRE MARSHAL
LR 217 DAVIS P An Act Regarding the Enforcement Powers of the Office of the State Fire Marshal
LR 899 SHERMAN An Act to Establish an Appeal Process for Assisted Living Facilities Cited for Life Safety Code Violations
LR 1471 CRESSEY An Act to Clearly Define the Fire Marshall's Powers
CRJ - FIRE SAFETY - FIREWORKS
LR 678 ROGERS An Act to Allow a Permissible Fireworks Review Committee in Maine
CRJ - FIRE SAFETY - PREVENTION
LR 833 MILLS P An Act to Apply Uniform Fire Code Standards to Preschool Facilities Regardless of Funding Source
CRJ - JAILS -
LR 915 BUNKER An Act to Control County Jail Health Care Expenses
LR 1298 DOUGLASS An Act to Authorize County Jails to Dispense Prescriptions and Medications to Inmates
CRJ - JAILS - COUNTY REIMBURSEMENTS
LR 1254 PARADIS An Act to Require State Reimbursement to Counties for Health Expenses Incurred By Prisoners in County Jails
CRJ - JUVENILE OFFENDERS -
LR 336 SNOWE-MELLO An Act to Improve Juvenile Rehabilitation
LR 774 WOODCOCK An Act to Require Minors to Pay Restitution After they Attain 18 Years of Age
LR 1151 MCKENNEY An Act to Increase Parental Responsibility for Restitution
CRJ - JUVENILE OFFENDERS - JUVENILE CODE
LR 434 EDMONDS An Act to Enhance Juvenile Rehabilitation
LR 813 An Act To Amend the Maine Juvenile Code as Recommended by the Criminal Law Advisory Commission
LR 1153 NORBERT An Act to Expand the Definition of "Juvenile Crime" to Include the Offenses of Sale and Use of Drug Paraphernalia, Illegal Transportation of Alcohol by a Minor and Transportation of Illegal Drugs by a Minor
LR 1154 DAVIS G An Act to Clarify the Bindover Provisions of the Maine Juvenile Code
CRJ - LAW ENFORCEMENT -
LR 222 LAFOUNTAIN An Act To Allow Municipalities To Hire Full-time Humane Law Enforcement Officers
LR 609 LAFOUNTAIN An Act To Increase Educational Certification for Humane Agents and Animal Control Officers
LR 878 SAVAGE An Act to Clarify the Responsibilities of Contract Law Enforcement Officers
CRJ - LAW ENFORCEMENT - MISSING PERSONS
LR 1002 SMITH N An Act to Improve the Mechanism for Locating Runaway Children Classified as Wards of the State
CRJ - LAW ENFORCEMENT - PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS
LR 1286 BUNKER An Act to Enhance Professionalism of Private Investigators in this State
CRJ - LAW ENFORCEMENT - PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS
LR 1285 BUNKER An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Security Officer Qualifications
CRJ - LAW ENFORCEMENT - PROCEDURES
LR 575 STRIMLING An Act to Require the Video Taping of Police Interrogations
LR 694 DUNLAP An Act to Clarify the Law Enforcement Authority of University of Maine System Public Safety Officers
LR 700 SNOWE-MELLO An Act Regarding Searches of Curtilage by Certain State Agencies
LR 857 GERZOFSKY An Act to Clarify Arrest Powers of Law Enforcement Officers
CRJ - LAW ENFORCEMENT - RECORDS
LR 1294 WESTON An Act to Clarify that the Maine Juvenile Code Does Not Preclude Sharing Information with School Administrators for Purposes of School Safety, Order and Discipline
CRJ - LAW ENFORCEMENT - TRAINING
LR 307 DAVIS P An Act Concerning Full-time Law Enforcement and Corrections Officers
CRJ - OPERATING UNDER INFLUENCE - DRUGS
LR 1622 MAIETTA An Act to Improve Highway Safety in this State
CRJ - OPERATING UNDER INFLUENCE - PENALTIES
LR 359 BENNETT R An Act to Suspend Driving Privileges of Drivers Who Were Cited Twice Within One Year For Driving to Endanger
LR 768 GLYNN An Act Regarding Criminal Liability in an OUI Case When the Passenger is Also Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs
CRJ - PRISONERS -
LR 671 GERZOFSKY An Act to Improve Conditions for Inmates with Mental Illness
LR 1258 BOWLES An Act to Permit the Use of Video Conferencing for the Purpose of Jail Visitation
CRJ - PRISONERS - MEDICAL CARE
LR 1374 PENDLETON An Act to Improve Medical Treatment in State and County Correctional Facilities
CRJ - PROBATION - CONDITIONS
LR 8 O'BRIEN J An Act to Adopt a New Interstate Compact Regarding Adults Who are on Probation and Parole
LR 457 WATSON An Act to Reduce Jail Overcrowding
LR 733 LAVERRIERE-BOUC An Act to Require Periodic In-person Meetings Between a Person on Probation and a Probation Officer
LR 1359 O'BRIEN J An Act to Adopt an Interstate Compact for Juveniles on Probation and Parole
LR 1726 LAFOUNTAIN An Act to Criminalize Noncompliance with the Interstate Compact on Transfer of Probationers and Parolees
LR 1728 LAFOUNTAIN An Act to Allow a Person Convicted of a Class D Crime to Be Placed on Probation for a Period Not to Exceed 2 Years
CRJ - PROBATION - TERMINATION
LR 1727 LAFOUNTAIN An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Revocation of Probation
CRJ - SENTENCES - MANDATORY MINIMUM
LR 838 MILLS P An Act to Change Mandatory Minimum Sentences in Certain Cases
LR 1240 SNOWE-MELLO An Act to Provide Mandatory Minimum Penalties for Vandalizing a Street Sign
CRJ - VICTIMS OF CRIME -
LR 889 LERMAN An Act to Prosecute Sex Offenders Without Direct Court Testimony of Victims
CRJ - VICTIMS OF CRIME - NOTIFICATIONS
LR 905 CUMMINGS An Act to Increase Requirements for Notification of Release to Victims of Stalkers
CRJ - WEAPONS - CONCEALED WEAPONS
LR 977 GLYNN An Act to Implement Full Reciprocity of Concealed Weapons Requirements
LR 978 GLYNN An Act Creating an Alternative Concealed Weapons Permit Process
LR 1352 VAUGHAN An Act to Allow a Victim of Domestic Violence to Carry a Weapon without a Concealed Weapons Permit
LR 1397 CRESSEY An Act to Eliminate the Concealed Firearms Permit
CRJ - WEAPONS - SALES
LR 1036 EDMONDS An Act To Limit the Transfer of Handguns to Minors
LR 1074 SNOWE-MELLO Resolve, Requiring the State Police To Develop a Form for Use in Private Firearms Sales
LR 1634 GERZOFSKY An Act Regarding the Sale of Weapons at Gun Shows

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