If a Maine state agency plans any changes to its rule chapters during the coming year, it must file with the Secretary of State an "annual regulatory agenda" under the provisions of 5 MRS Section 8060. The filing deadline is 100 days after the end of the regular legislative session, so it varies from year to year.
2024-2025 Regulatory Agendas
2023-2024 Regulatory Agendas
2022-2023 Regulatory Agendas
2021-2022 Regulatory Agendas
2020-2021 Regulatory Agendas
Statute requires that the agencies include the following information:
- A list of rules that the agency expects to propose;
- The statutory basis for adoption;
- The purpose of the rule;
- The schedule for adoption;
- A list of benefited and regulated parties;
- A list of all emergency rules adopted since the last agenda; and
- Whether consensus-based rule development will be employed.
Agencies which do not plan to undertake rule changes usually do not file an agenda.