MaineMaine law sets dates for state reports and public programs
Maine law sets dates for state reports and public programs, and sets aside $45,000 for specified arts and education work.
What it does
Several state reports and studies are due in 2027, including work on rural legal services and emergency medical services. Some reports are due annually.
The law sets 2027 dates for publishing law enforcement policies, submitting medical cannabis grant rules, and carrying out a public information campaign. Closure notices cover facility shutdowns after October 1, 2026.
The lottery commission is to start a tick laboratory game by July 1, 2027; 20% of net proceeds go to the university lab fund and 80% to the General Fund. A child treatment team grant request is due by March 1, 2027.
The law sets aside $45,000 for 2026–2027: $25,000 for arts research and $20,000 for education work on personal finance lessons and teacher mentoring.
Argument forThe listed dates may give schools and law enforcement agencies more time to prepare clear policies and defibrillator access at school sports events.
Argument againstStudents may wait until the 2027–2028 school year for schools to provide access to defibrillators at school sports events.
More detail
The law sets deadlines for state reports, studies, and related recommendations. The deadlines cover reports by state agencies and other bodies on economic development, rural legal education, emergency medical services, and other subjects. The cited reports are due in 2027, including by January 15 and February 1. The economic development council must report annually after its deadline.
The law sets dates for publishing policies and carrying out public programs. The provisions cover law enforcement policies, medical cannabis research grant rules, an emergency medical services campaign, and notices when children's residential care facilities close. Maine Emergency Medical Services must develop and carry out its public information campaign as resources allow. Law enforcement policies are due by January 1, 2027, and cannabis rules by January 8, 2027. The campaign is due by July 1, 2027. Closure notices are due within two weeks after a covered facility closes.
The law sets dates for a tick laboratory lottery game and a child treatment team grant request. The lottery game raises money for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Laboratory Operations Fund. The grant request concerns one child treatment team in the Lewiston or Bangor area. The department must use a competitive process to choose the grant recipient, and the contract may last no more than two years. The lottery commission must report on the game's status by December 15, 2029. The grant request for applications is due by March 1, 2027.
The law sets aside $45,000 for specified arts and education work. The money goes to the Maine Arts Commission and the Department of Education for the stated research, review, and working group. The arts funding supports research on unauthorized AI use of artists' work. Education funding supports a personal finance working group and a teacher mentoring review. The appropriations are listed for the 2026–2027 fiscal year.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 16Signed by Governor Janet MillsLatest
- Apr 14Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 14On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- Apr 13On motion by Senator RENY of Lincoln PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Apr 9Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 9PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Became Law
- Apr 9ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 9The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-990) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-655) thereto.Minor
- Apr 9Sent down for concurrence
- Apr 9Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-990) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-655) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCEMinor
- Apr 9Committee Amendment "A" (H-990) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-655) thereto ADOPTEDMinor
- Apr 9On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock Senate Amendment "A" (S-655) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-990) READ and ADOPTED
- Apr 9Committee Amendment "A" (H-990) READ
- Apr 9READ ONCE.Minor
- Apr 9On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-990) Report ACCEPTED.
- Apr 9Reports READ.
- Apr 7Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP
- Apr 7Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 7The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-990).Minor
- Apr 7Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- Apr 7Committee Amendment "A" (H-990) was READ and ADOPTED.Minor
- Apr 7The Bill was READ ONCE.Minor
- Apr 7On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- Apr 7Reports READ.
- Mar 19Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 19Work Session Held
- 2025
- Jun 25Carry Over Approved
- Jun 25Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- May 23Carry Over Requested
- Mar 21Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 11The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrenceMinor
- Mar 11Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 11The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.Minor
- Mar 11Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.Introduced
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