Publications : Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library

Acquisitions List		The Library regularly updates a listing of selected new items added to its collection.
Advance Notice of Public Hearings		A list of public hearings to be held by the Joint Standing Committees on specific pieces of legislation.
Bill Summaries		Summaries of bills referred to the Joint Standing Committees. Information includes primary sponsor, amendments, and final action. The Office of Fiscal and Program Review prepares summaries for the Appropriations and Taxation committees. The Office of Policy and Legal Analysis prepares summaries for all other committees. Policy and Legal Analysis Bill Summaries (1996- ) Fiscal and Program Review Bill Summaries (1998- )
Bills		Legislative Documents ("LDs") introduced and considered by the Maine Legislature. 119th, 1999-2000. LD list Text search 120th, 2001-2002. LD list Text search 121st, 2003-2004. LD List Text search Status (pick 121st) 122nd, 2005-2006. LD List Text search Status (pick 122nd) 123rd, 2007-2008. LD List Text search Status
Compendium of State Fiscal Information		Yearly financial publications prepared by The Office of Fiscal and Program Review. Click on "Compendium" in the Publications column. (Additional OFPR documents are available here as well.
Enacted Law Digest		At the end of each legislative session, the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis and the Office of Fiscal and Program Review produces a summary of public laws, private and special laws, resolves and certain joint orders that were enacted or passed by the Legislature.
History and Final Disposition		The History and Final Disposition gives the final status of all Legislative Documents. Includes sponsor and committee names, as well as identifies any adopted amendments to the original bill or new drafts. Published by the Legislative Information Office. Available from 1997 on, except for 2001-2002, which is not available electronically.
Laws of Maine		Session laws enacted as either Public Laws, Private and Special Laws, Resolves, or Constitutional Resolutions. Published by the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Directories (1997 - ) Text search (1997 - )
Legisbrief Cumulative Index		The Library compiles a cumulative index to NCSL Legisbrief, a series of papers on topics of current legislative interest published by the National Conference of State Legislatures and available at the Library.
Legislative Record		Verbatim transcript of proceedings, floor debate and recorded votes in the House and Senate: 118th (1997-1998) Senate or House 119th (1999-2000) Senate or House 120th (2001-2002) Senate or House 121st (2003-2004) Senate or House 122nd (2005-2006) Senate or House 123rd (2007-2008) Senate or House
Legislator’s Handbook		The Handbook provides general procedural and administrative information for legislators, including legislative procedures, the budget process, and definitions of legislative terminology.
Library Briefs		A two-page newsletter of the Law and Legislative Reference Librar in PDF format with active internet links. The following issues have been published: March 2008 April 2008
Maine Legislative Drafting Manual		Guidelines for drafting legislative documents. The Manual is published by the the Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
Maine Revised Statutes		All laws, currently in effect, which affect all Maine citizens. The statutes are codified under Title and Section numbers. Browse Title and Section list. Search Statutes. (Use with caution unless you are sure of the legal terminology used in writing the law. The language may differ greatly from the way people commonly refer to it.)
Maine's Path of Legislation		A step-by-step explanation of the legislative process... or how a bill originates and is enacted into law.
NCSL Legisbrief Index		The Library compiles its own cumulative subject index to the Legisbrief issue papers published by the National Council of State Legislatures. This publication is useful for tracking legislative topics.
OPLA Notes		A newsletter published by the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis, a nonpartisan office of the Maine State Legislature. Each issue of the newsletter features a legislative story (such as the Dirigo Health Plan), information on studies, recent legal issues and the legislature, and interesting facts about Maine.
Rules		Rules of operations and procedures adopted either by the House, the Senate (click on "Documents"), or jointly.
Study Reports		Legislative study reports prepared by the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis or the Office of Fiscal and Program Review.
Weekly Legislative Calendar		List of meetings of interest to Legislators and members of the public.
Weekly Legislative Report		List of the bills introduced and those measures signed into law each week.