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.
Agriculture, Conservation and ForestryAppropriations and Financial AffairsBanking and Insurance
Business and Economic DevelopmentCriminal JusticeEducation and Cultural Affairs
Health and Human ServicesInland Fisheries and WildlifeJudiciary
LaborLegal and Veterans AffairsMarine Resources
Natural ResourcesState and Local GovernmentTaxation
TransportationUtilities and Energy

Judiciary
JUD - ABORTION -
LR 1340 GILMAN An Act To Clarify the Abortion Consent Law
LR 1344 GLYNN An Act To Amend the Abortion Reporting Laws To Eliminate Immunity for a Physician Who Reports Data on an Abortion
LR 1520 CRESSEY An Act to Establish and Enforce Abortion Clinic Safety Requirements
LR 1636 DAVIS G An Act to Provide for More Accurate Abortion Reporting
LR 1761 DUPREY B An Act to Protect the Mental and Physical Health of Women and Girls
JUD - ABUSE - CHILD
LR 1171 TREAT An Act to Improve the Administration of and Provide Adequate Funding for the Baxter Compensation Program
LR 1184 TRAHAN An Act Concerning the Financial Obligations of a Parent Involved in a Crime
JUD - ABUSE - PROTECTION ACTIONS
LR 11 O'BRIEN J An Act to Require the Release of Information Held by the Department of Human Services in Child Protection Hearings
LR 1381 KETTERER An Act to Protect Children in Judicial Proceedings
JUD - ABUSE - REPORTING
LR 452 BULL An Act To Require Church Officials To Report Suspected Abuse
LR 518 SHOREY An Act to Raise the Level of Awareness to Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse
LR 1032 BRENNAN An Act Regarding Mandated Reporters and Child Abuse
LR 1075 KANE An Act to Establish Accountability in Out-of-home Abuse and Neglect Investigations
JUD - ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPT - ADMINISTRATION
LR 1641 BUNKER An Act to Establish the Office of Inspector General
JUD - ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPT - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
LR 1405 BLISS An Act Regarding District Attorneys' Staff
JUD - ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPT - POWERS
LR 1138 MARTIN An Act to Release the Records of the Attorney General to the Maine State Police Regarding the Investigation, Prosecution and Trial of Dennis Dechaine
JUD - ATTORNEYS - BOARD OF OVERSEERS
LR 1464 JOY An Act to Review the Board of Overseers of the Bar
JUD - BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS - CORPORATIONS
LR 698 EDER An Act Establishing a Code for Corporate Citizenship
LR 1748 BENNETT R An Act To Promote Corporate Ethics
JUD - BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
LR 104 CLARK An Act to Limit the Establishment of Limited Liability Corporations
LR 1128 GAGNON An Act To Allow Certain Persons Representing Business Entities To Appear in Court in Forcible Entry and Detainer Cases
JUD - BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS - NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS
LR 1097 JOY An Act to Establish a Classification and Registration System for Nonprofit Organizations
JUD - BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS - RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
LR 327 HALL An Act to Amend the Constitution of the Maine Episcopal Missionary Society
JUD - CIVIL PROCEDURE -
LR 1319 SMITH W An Act to Repeal the Forest Products Antitrust Exemption
JUD - CIVIL PROCEDURE - DEBTOR/CREDITOR RIGHTS
LR 1547 MOODY An Act to Protect Reorganized Businesses
JUD - CIVIL PROCEDURE - DISCOVERY
LR 1692 SAVAGE An Act To Limit Pretrial Discovery in Libel Actions
JUD - CIVIL PROCEDURE - EVIDENCE
LR 1729 LAFOUNTAIN An Act to Allow Copies of E-9-1-1 Tapes to be Admitted Into Evidence
JUD - CIVIL PROCEDURE - JUDGMENTS
LR 495 DAVIS G An Act To Ease Congestion in the Courts
LR 834 MILLS P An Act to Simplify Calculation of Legal Interest
JUD - CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCESS
LR 1083 DAIGLE An Act to Require Litigation Bonding
LR 1348 SAVAGE An Act To Increase Civil Process Fees
JUD - CIVIL PROCEDURE - TRUSTEE PROCESS
LR 1156 NORBERT An Act to Clarify and Improve Fairness of the Law of Trustee Process
JUD - COURTS -
LR 870 MCNEIL An Act to Allow the Videotaping of the Testimony of Witnesses Under 13 Years of Age in Certain Cases
LR 1031 BRENNAN An Act Regarding Confidentiality and Mental Health
LR 1558 MCNEIL An Act to Allow Videotaping of Children Under 13 Years of Age in Sexual Assault Cases
JUD - COURTS - FAMILY DIVISION
LR 1234 TARDY An Act to Expand the Powers and Authority of Case Management Officers in the Family Law Division
JUD - COURTS - JUDGES
LR 1417 An Act Regarding the Suspension of Fines
JUD - COURTS - JURORS
LR 557 GOODWIN An Act to Increase the Compensation of Jurors
JUD - COURTS - JURY
LR 1035 MILLS P An Act to Include Alternates as Regular Jurors
LR 1090 JOY An Act to Create the Fully Informed Jury Act
JUD - COURTS - RECORDS
LR 255 DAVIS P An Act To Promote Clarity Regarding Death Certificates
JUD - COURTS - SECURITY
LR 1145 STRIMLING An Act to Increase Courthouse Security
JUD - COURTS - SUPERIOR COURT
LR 1691 SAVAGE An Act to Ensure Fairness in Payment of Superior Court Witness Fees by Counties
JUD - DOMESTIC RELATIONS - CHILD SUPPORT
LR 18 TRAHAN An Act Requiring Restitution of Lost Child Support by Incarcerated Individuals
LR 403 An Act Concerning the Treatment of Gross Income in Cases in Which Both Child Support and Spousal Support Are Considered
LR 404 An Act To Create a Uniform Approach to the Determination of Child Support When Parents Provide Substantially Equal Care for Children
LR 467 LAFOUNTAIN An Act to Enact the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act Amendments of 1996 and 2001
LR 872 MCNEIL An Act to Penalize a Person Who is Habitually Late Making Child Support Payments
LR 1349 O'BRIEN J An Act Clarifying Child Support Obligations
LR 1705 SIMPSON An Act to Increase the Collection of Child Support
JUD - DOMESTIC RELATIONS - DIVORCE
LR 1161 NORBERT An Act to Specify Information Required in a Divorce Decree
JUD - DOMESTIC RELATIONS - PARENTAL RIGHTS
LR 1339 MILLS J Resolve, Directing the Family Law Advisory Committee to Study and Report on Legal Issues Surrounding Surrogate Parenting
LR 1416 An Act Regarding Case Management Officers
JUD - DOMESTIC RELATIONS - VISITATION RIGHTS
LR 810 THOMAS An Act to Allow a Judge to Grant Parental Visitation Rights to a Child in Foster Care
JUD - FREEDOM OF ACCESS - EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
LR 983 GLYNN An Act Concerning Executive Sessions of Public Bodies
JUD - FREEDOM OF ACCESS - RECORD CONFIDENTIALITY
LR 881 KOFFMAN Resolve, to Study Compliance with Maine's Freedom of Access Law
LR 882 KOFFMAN An Act to Aid Law Enforcement in Complying with Maine's Freedom of Access Laws
JUD - HUMAN RIGHTS -
LR 82 LAVERRIERE-BOUC An Act to Ensure the Rights of Recipients of Social Welfare Services
LR 1698 DUDLEY An Act to Enhance the Economic Security of Maine's Families and Children
JUD - HUMAN RIGHTS - COMMISSION
LR 369 BENNETT P An Act to Amend the Procedure for Human Rights Commission Hearings
JUD - HUMAN RIGHTS - DISCRIMINATION
LR 888 LERMAN An Act to Protect the Civil Rights of the Citizens of the State
LR 1699 SIMPSON An Act to Hold Supervisors Personally Liable for Discrimination in the Workplace
JUD - HUMAN RIGHTS - HOUSING
LR 1293 STRIMLING An Act to Prohibit Discrimination in Housing
JUD - HUMAN RIGHTS - SEXUAL ORIENTATION
LR 1663 WOODBURY An Act to Prohibit Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation
JUD - LEGAL SERVICES -
LR 239 ANDREWS An Act to Ensure Consumer Access to Advocacy Services
LR 1532 SMITH W An Act To Responsibly Allocate Costs in Child Protection Proceedings
JUD - NATIVE AMERICANS - PASSAMAQUODDY TRIBE
LR 1752 MOORE F An Act Concerning Passamaquoddy Indian Territory in Washington County
JUD - PROBATE -
LR 917 FLETCHER An Act Regarding the Duties of a Personal Representative
JUD - PROBATE - CONSERVATORS
LR 916 FLETCHER An Act to Clarify the Duties of Conservators
JUD - PROBATE - GUARDIANS
LR 271 DOUGLASS An Act To Clarify the Powers of Guardians
LR 893 LERMAN An Act to Establish a Study Committee to Review State Guardianship Laws
JUD - PROBATE - PROCEEDINGS
LR 200 SIMPSON An Act to Amend the Maine Probate Code Regarding the Fee for a Copy of a Will Provided to a Beneficiary
LR 1536 ADAMS An Act Regarding Filing and Certification Fees
JUD - REAL ESTATE -
LR 1635 LAFOUNTAIN An Act to Change the Filing Dates on Real Estate Liens
JUD - REAL ESTATE - CONVEYANCES
LR 52 LEMOINE An Act to Create the Homeland Land Protection Act
JUD - REAL ESTATE - FORECLOSURE
LR 1555 CRESSEY An Act to Amend the Foreclosure Process
JUD - REAL ESTATE - PROPERTY RIGHTS
LR 192 GAGNE-FRIEL An Act to Limit the Duration of a Reversion Clause in the Deed of a Church
LR 568 GOODWIN An Act to Require a Land Survey Prior to Sale, Processing or Transfer of any Parcel of Land
LR 1456 JOY An Act to Require State Reimbursement When Laws or Rules Devalue Private Property
JUD - REAL ESTATE - RIGHT OF ACCESS
LR 880 RICHARDSON J An Act to Establish a Right of Entry for Surveyors Performing Surveying Services
JUD - REAL ESTATE - TIMESHARES
LR 675 COLLINS An Act To Amend the Lien Procedures for Time-share Estates
JUD - REAL ESTATE - TITLE
LR 902 SHERMAN An Act to Allow a Mortgagor to Select a Land Title Company to Perform a Title Search
LR 1162 NORBERT An Act to Amend the Improvident Transfer of Title Act
JUD - STATUTES -
LR 464 MARTIN An Act to Enact the Uniform Mediation Act
LR 466 MILLS P An Act to Enact the Uniform Trust Code
LR 468 DAVIS G An Act to Enact the Uniform Arbitration Act
LR 526 An Act to Implement Recommendations of the MCJUSTIS Policy Board
JUD - STATUTES - ERRORS & INCONSISTENCIES
LR 158 An Act to Make Corrections to Laws in Conflict with MCJUSTIS Changes
LR 1 An Act to Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine
LR 93 An Act to Make Necessary Technical Changes to the Maine Business Corporation Act
LR 158 An Act to Make Corrections to Laws in Conflict with MCJUSTIS Changes
JUD - TORTS -
LR 83 MUSE An Act To Require the Payment of Certain Costs Incurred by a Prevailing Party in Court Proceedings by or against Maine Revenue Services
JUD - TORTS - IMMUNITY
LR 684 DUPREY G An Act to Amend the Laws Pertaining to Liability Immunity Coverage for Emergency Responders
LR 1155 NORBERT An Act to Implement the Maine Assistance Program
LR 1580 SHIELDS An Act To Protect Health Care Practitioners Responding to Public Health Threats
JUD - TORTS - LIABILITY
LR 936 TRAHAN An Act to Limit Landowner Liability for Environmental Damages Caused by ATV Users
JUD - TORTS - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
LR 943 DUPLESSIE An Act to Amend the Health Security Act
LR 1434 SIMPSON An Act to Amend the Statute of Limitations for Professional Negligence
LR 1578 TURNER An Act to Establish a Limit on Noneconomic Damages in Medical Malpractice Actions
LR 1613 DAMON An Act to Amend the Maine Health Security Act to Improve Due Process Afforded Registered Nurses
JUD - UNCLAIMED PROPERTY -
LR 337 BRANNIGAN An Act to Clarify the Abandoned Property Law Regarding Gift Certificates
LR 648 FISCHER An Act To Allow a Municipality To Donate Abandoned Bicycles to a Charitable Organization

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