An Act to Correct Inconsistencies, Conflicts and Errors in the Laws of Maine
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Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
15 provisions identified: 8 benefits, 3 costs, 4 mixed.
Regional child services and Medicaid coordination
Local Child Development Services sites become regional support hubs aligned with nine superintendent regions. A memorandum of understanding must be in place before the handoff, and needed services and supports must be available. The department must coordinate these services with Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program to maximize federal matching funds. This aims to support access and bring in more federal money for covered services.
Stronger pension checkups for public workers
Retirement boards must order actuarial studies when the system actuary says they are needed. For the state employee and teacher plan, if six fiscal years pass without a study, the board must do one the next year or record each year why it did not. This helps protect the plan’s funding.
New money rules for harness racing
Tracks that run live races must hold purse funds in a trust. The money is not the track’s property and cannot be used for debts. For simulcast bets made in Maine on a Maine race, 1.512% of regular wagers and 4.305% of exotic wagers go to the track that ran the race. Up to 3% of purse‑supplement funds may go to a statewide association of licensed owners, trainers and drivers. The commission may award fewer race days with written consent from the track and the statewide association and clear industry benefit. The commission must also invite industry groups to give input on marketing and promotion.
Public meetings before power line applications
Before filing an application to build a transmission line, an applicant must hold one or more public meetings. The meetings must show the proposed route and allow public comment. The information and comments must be made public and added to the official record.
Deadlines for medical malpractice lawsuits
You must file a professional negligence case within 3 years from the act or omission. If you were a minor, you must file by the earlier of 6 years after the act or 3 years after you reach majority. For foreign‑object cases, the clock starts when you discover, or should have discovered, the harm. Items like chemical compounds, prosthetic aids, or objects intentionally implanted are not treated as foreign objects.
Adoptive parents and stepparents recognized
The law defines a parent to include a natural or adoptive parent or a stepparent. This clarifies who the law treats as a parent when other rules use that term.
New sanitation rules for railroad workers
The Commissioner of Labor must set sanitation standards on railroad property to protect worker health. The rules cover engineers, yard workers, maintenance‑of‑way staff, clerical staff, carmen, and enginehouse employees.
Auditor can publish improper spending findings
The State Auditor must include evidence of improper or illegal transactions in the annual report. The Auditor may also make that evidence public during the year. This improves government oversight and transparency.
Limits on brief detention for parolees
A probation‑parole officer may detain a parolee only until the next business day of the commissioner’s office while a warrant is sought. If no warrant is issued by then, the parolee must be released right away. If a warrant is issued, the parolee may be arrested and gets a hearing, with credit and deduction rules applied by law.
Contact lens sellers must keep records
Anyone who fills a contact lens prescription must keep a copy for 5 years. Mail‑order contact lens suppliers must be licensed and registered with the Maine Board of Pharmacy. The board may discipline sellers who violate its rules or governing laws.
Stricter testing and labels for cannabis
Cannabis testing labs must have ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation and show proof when asked by regulators or municipal officers. Each serving of an edible cannabis product must carry the universal symbol by stamping or individual wrapping. If stamping or individual wrapping is impracticable for a product type, the package must display the symbol.
Tighter rules for body disposition and composting
A permit from the State Registrar or a municipal clerk is required for burial, cremation, natural organic reduction, or removal from Maine. A medical certificate from an authorized professional must be filed before a permit is issued. Natural organic reduction also requires a certificate from a medical examiner or medicolegal death investigator. The facility must keep that certificate for 15 years. You must pay a $25 fee for the certificate, unless the Chief Medical Examiner waives it. No natural organic reduction may occur within 48 hours after death unless the death was contagious or infectious.
Tighter school excusals and yearly reviews
If a student is excused under the rule, the parent and the school must agree in writing to meet every year until the child turns 17. If the school denies an excusal request, the parent can appeal to the Commissioner of Education. One specific attendance exception is repealed, so fewer students qualify for that excusal.
Technical repeals and code clean-up
The law repeals Title 22, chapter 415; 5 MRSA §17001, subsections 17 and 22; and 22 MRSA §2843, subsection 3‑A. Programs or rules tied to those sections no longer apply. Effects depend on what those provisions previously covered.
Updated UCC rules for hybrid leases
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law clarifies which lease rules apply when a deal mixes goods and non‑goods. If the goods part predominates, lease‑of‑goods rules apply to that part. If it does not, only goods‑focused lease rules apply to those parts, with special rules for finance leases and certain lessee promises.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 390
6/20/2025PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
6/16/2025SenateThis being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/16/2025HouseReport READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-725) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-725), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
6/16/2025SenateCONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-725).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/16/2025HouseReport READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence.
5/28/2025SenateRepresentative KUHN for the Revisor of Statutes pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 94, reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/28/2025House
Bill Text
Amendment C-A (H-725), adopted by House & Senate
Enacted
Introduced
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