BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

LD 11 -- SP0015
An Act to Exempt Business Brokers and Mergers and Acquisitions Specialists from the Real Estate Brokerage Laws.
LD 19 -- HP0009
An Act to Require That Stores Close for a Half Day on Memorial Day and Veterans' Day.
LD 29 -- HP0019
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 15: Fees, Section 15.8: Inspection Fees-Tramway, a Major Substantive Rule of the Board of Elevator and Tramway Safety.
LD 30 -- HP0020
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 5: Standards for Continuing Professional Education for Acupuncturists and Naturopathic Doctors; Chapter 6: Standards Relating to Prescriptive Authorities and Collaborative Relationships; and Chapter 9: Fees, Section 1, Major Substantive Rules of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation.
LD 31 -- HP0021
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 8: Fees, Section 1: A Major Substantive Rule of the Board of Veterinary Medicine.
LD 75 -- HP0062
An Act to Create Licensing Requirements for Pipefitters.
LD 112 -- HP0099
Resolve, to Study Current Regulations Imposed on Small Businesses to Require Greater Efficiency.
LD 168 -- SP0065
An Act to License Home Inspectors.
LD 178 -- SP0075
An Act to Appropriate Block Grants for Regional Tourism Promotion.
LD 306 -- SP0109
Resolve, to Honor Farmers' Contributions to Maine's Agricultural Heritage and Promote Tourism.
LD 324 -- SP0127
An Act to Allow Assistants to Physicians to Perform Certain Tasks outside the Direct Supervision of the Physicians.
LD 421 -- HP0305
An Act to Amend the Membership of the State Board of Funeral Service.
LD 455 -- HP0339
An Act to Repeal the Law Requiring Retailers to Post Motor Vehicle Fuel Prices.
LD 464 -- HP0348
An Act Concerning Notification by Oil Burner Technicians of Inadequate Chimneys.
LD 483 -- SP0163
An Act to Include a Denturist on the Board of Dental Examiners.
LD 505 -- SP0168
An Act to Exempt Free Clinics from Payment of Pharmaceutical Registration Fees.
LD 526 -- HP0395
Resolve, Creating the Commission to Study Economic Development Opportunities for Lewiston and Auburn.
LD 576 -- HP0434
An Act to Update and Amend the Maine Pharmacy Act.
LD 640 -- SP0218
An Act to Require Informed Consent when Using Mercury in Dental Procedures.
LD 675 -- SP0253
An Act to Amend Consumer Protection Laws with Respect to Internet Service.
LD 732 -- HP0525
An Act to Require Certain Disclosures by Providers of Funeral Services.
LD 745 -- HP0538
An Act to Amend the Licensing Provisions Under the Propane and Natural Gas Act.
LD 784 -- HP0563
An Act to Prohibit the Use of Social Security Numbers for Identification Purposes.
LD 814 -- HP0574
An Act to Create a Lemon Law for Inboard Motorboats.
LD 869 -- SP0297
An Act to Amend Maine's Payroll Processing Laws.
LD 941 -- HP0685
An Act to Require That Certified Public Accounting and Public Accounting Firms Have a Majority of Their Owners Hold Certificates.
LD 949 -- SP0315
An Act to Encourage Economic Development in the State.
LD 952 -- SP0318
An Act to Reduce Unsolicited Communications from the Internet.
LD 955 -- SP0321
An Act to Recodify the Auctioneers Licensing Law.
LD 967 -- HP0700
An Act Concerning Heating Sources in Public Housing.
LD 1066 -- SP0362
Original Title: An Act to Establish the Early Care and Revolving Loan Program.
New Title An Act to Establish the Early Care and Education Revolving Loan Program.
LD 1070 -- SP0369
An Act to Expand the Bottle Law to Include Certain Beverage Containers.
LD 1083 -- SP0382
An Act to Amend the Real Estate Brokerage Law.
LD 1094 -- HP0771
An Act to Promote Economic Development in Northern Maine.
LD 1126 -- HP0803
An Act to Increase Internal Plumbing Fees and Remedy Inconsistencies in Plumbing Laws.
LD 1147 -- HP0824
An Act to Decriminalize Resource Protection Violations by Seafood Dealers.
LD 1176 -- HP0842
An Act to Amend the Real Estate Brokerage Laws Regarding Property Disclosure.
LD 1182 -- HP0848
An Act to Amend the Qualifications of Weighmasters.
LD 1186 -- SP0395
An Act Regarding the Circumstances under Which a Physician May Be Disciplined.
LD 1189 -- SP0398
An Act to Ensure Adequate Funding of Certain Public Safety Programs of Occupational or Professional Licensure Boards.
LD 1206 -- SP0417
An Act to Provide for the 1999 and 2000 Allocations of the State Ceiling on Private Activity Bonds.
LD 1233 -- HP0876
An Act to Provide for Automated Restrooms (BY REQUEST).
LD 1253 -- HP0896
An Act to Create the Board of Cemetery and Crematory Services (BY REQUEST).
LD 1286 -- HP0908
An Act to Expand Economic Development Opportunity.
LD 1292 -- HP0914
An Act to Enhance Tourism Promotion and Provide Additional State Revenue.
LD 1295 -- HP0917
An Act Regarding Continuing Education for Professional Land Surveyors.
LD 1304 -- HP0927
An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding the Hiring of Physicians for Maine Summer Camps.
LD 1414 -- SP0476
Resolve, to Support Downtown Revitalization through the Location of State Facilities and Targeting Economic Development Funding.
LD 1436 -- HP1025
An Act to Transfer the Regulatory Responsibilities of the Arborist Examining Board to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources.
LD 1437 -- HP1026
An Act to Reorganize the Real Estate Appraisers Law.
LD 1446 -- SP0486
Original Title: An Act to Create the Business Advisory Commission on Quality Child Care Financing.
New Title Resolve, to Create the Business Advisory Commission on Quality Child Care Financing.
LD 1447 -- SP0487
An Act to Promote Maine's Family-friendly Business and Investment Strategies.
LD 1450 -- HP1028
An Act to Amend Agency Disclosure within the Real Estate Brokerage Laws.
LD 1482 -- SP0497
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Denturists.
LD 1483 -- SP0498
An Act to Promote Parity on the Board of Licensure in Medicine and on the Board of Osteopathic Licensure.
LD 1513 -- SP0512
An Act to Clarify the Definition of "Area of Operation" for Municipal Housing Authorities.
LD 1545 -- HP1098
An Act Requiring Registration of Surveys in the Registry of Deeds (BY REQUEST).
LD 1564 -- HP1105
An Act to Require That Physician Signatures on Prescriptions Be Legible.
LD 1595 -- SP0533
An Act Regarding Complementary Health Care Providers.
LD 1611 -- SP0549
An Act to Integrate the Maine Economic Growth Council's Economic Growth Plan with the State's Economic Strategic Development Plan.
LD 1618 -- SP0556
An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Professional Engineers.
LD 1636 -- SP0569
An Act to Renew Maine's Economy.
LD 1665 -- SP0585
Resolve, to Promote Natural Resource-based Industries.
LD 1676 -- HP1165
An Act to License Installers of Septic Systems (BY REQUEST).
LD 1702 -- HP1192
An Act to Increase the Number of Plumbing Inspectors.
LD 1716 -- SP0592
An Act to Amend the Petroleum Market Share Act.
LD 1726 -- SP0603
An Act to Ensure Fair Competition within the Motor Fuels Industry.
LD 1735 -- HP1206
An Act to Create a Business Incentive Program.
LD 1789 -- SP0624
An Act to Improve the Licensing Procedures for Veterinarians.
LD 1828 -- SP0648
An Act to Improve the Quality of Child Care.
LD 1846 -- HP1285
An Act to Require Motion Picture Distributors to Give Exhibitors an Equal Opportunity to Bid for the Right to Exhibit Motion Pictures.
LD 1873 -- SP0651
An Act to Require Prescription Labels to Include Certain Information.
LD 1877 -- SP0655
An Act to Encourage Lending and Technical Assistance to Natural Resource-based and Micro Businesses.
LD 1884 -- SP0662
An Act to Create a Matching Grant Fund to Provide Technical Assistance to Small Wood Products Manufacturers.
LD 1885 -- SP0663
Resolve, to Create a Task Force to Study Counterfeiting and the Unauthorized Sale of Consumer Goods and Labels.
LD 1895 -- HP1312
An Act to Establish Enterprise Zones to Fund Businesses in Areas of High Unemployment.
LD 1900 -- HP1317
An Act to Give Consumers Restroom Access (BY REQUEST).
LD 1910 -- HP1327
An Act to Promote Economic Development in Central Maine.
LD 1917 -- HP1334
An Act to Encourage Growth and Development in Cumberland County.
LD 1919 -- HP1336
An Act to Promote Economic Development in Eastern Maine.
LD 1922 -- HP1339
An Act to Establish the Maine Internet Policy Act.
LD 1931 -- SP0681
An Act to Amend the Franchise Law.
LD 1948 -- HP1348
An Act Relating to Unfair Competition Between Nonprofit Organizations and Small Businesses (BY REQUEST).
LD 1962 -- HP1364
An Act to Establish the State Revolving Loan Fund for Small Business Initiatives.
LD 1966 -- HP1368
An Act to Require Disclosures in Connection with Transfers of Residential Property.
LD 1981 -- SP0706
An Act to Revise the Accountancy Laws.
LD 2001 -- HP1396
An Act to Require All Businesses in the State to Obtain a License to Operate in the State.
LD 2010 -- HP1405
An Act to Amend the Maine Lemon Laws.
LD 2025 -- HP1418
An Act to Regulate Unused Property Markets.
LD 2036 -- SP0714
An Act to Prohibit Deceptive Charitable Solicitations.
LD 2037 -- SP0715
An Act to Revise the Lienholder Notification Law.
LD 2042 -- SP0720
An Act to Update, Clarify and Amend Licensure Requirements for Occupations and Professions and Registrations.
LD 2057 -- HP1434
An Act to Amend the Regulation of Dentists Regarding the Use of Anesthesia.
LD 2060 -- HP1437
An Act to License Home Building Contractors.
LD 2090 -- HP1458
Original Title: An Act to Require that Employees in 24-Hour Convenience Stores Have Access to Telephones and Alarms.
New Title An Act to Require that Employees in 24-Hour Convenience Stores Have Access to Telephones or Alarms.
LD 2105 -- SP0746
An Act to Improve the Maine Economy Through Small Businesses.
LD 2112 -- HP1472
An Act to Allow Doctors of Dentistry to Prescribe Physical Therapy.
LD 2115 -- HP1475
An Act to Promote Economic Development in Western Maine.
LD 2130 -- SP0754
An Act to Extend the Jurisdiction of the Real Estate Commission.
LD 2142 -- HP1498
An Act to Change Laws Pertaining to the Loring Development Authority of Maine.
LD 2155 -- SP0763
Resolve, to Establish the Blue Ribbon Commission to Establish a Comprehensive Internet Policy.
LD 2163 -- HP1515
An Act to Require Contractor Registration.
LD 2199 -- SP0784
An Act Concerning Licensure of Chiropractors.
LD 2217 -- HP1566
An Act to Promote Economic Development in Androscoggin County.
LD 2219 -- SP0807
An Act Relating to the Kennebec Regional Development Authority.
LD 2222 -- SP0816
An Act to Retain Jobs at Paper Production Facilities in the State.
LD 2227 -- SP0824
An Act to Expand Membership on the Maine Tourism Commission.