Human Relations - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies [SB-834]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing specified persons to elect to have the claims asserted in a specified complaint alleging discrimination by a place of public accommodation determined in a civil action brought by the Commission on Civil Rights under specified circumstances; requiring a civil action brought by the Commission to be filed within a specified time period after an election; expanding the remedies available for discrimination by a place of public accommodation; etc.
SB-834: Human Relations - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
Business Regulation - Innkeepers - Records, Human Trafficking Awareness Training, and Hourly Accommodations [HB-673]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Tourism ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring an innkeeper to maintain a computerized record-keeping system of all guest transactions and receipts; requiring that specified records be kept for no less than 6 months from the date of the creation of the record; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention and the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to develop a specified training program for identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking; providing certain requirements for a certain training program; etc.
HB-673: Business Regulation - Innkeepers - Records, Human Trafficking Awareness Training, and Hourly Accommodations
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/07/2017
Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [SB-530]
[Real Estate ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; providing for the composition of the Board and the appointment, terms, and expenses of the Board members; providing that the Act does not prohibit specified persons from providing services under specified circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under specified circumstances; etc.
SB-530: Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017
HB-1062: Resolve, To Expand the Availability of Light-duty Zero Emission Vehicle Supply Equipment
Sponsored by: Sen. David R. Miramant
This Bill, Having Been Returned By The Governor, Together With Objections To The Same Pursuant To Article Iv, Part Third, Section 2 Of The Constitution Of The State Of Maine, After Reconsideration, The House Proceeded To Vote On The Question: "shall This Bill Become A Law Notwithstanding The Objections Of The Governor?" on 06/19/2017
Business Regulation - Limited Residential Lodging [SB-463]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring innkeepers and hosting platform operators that offer specified types of limited residential lodging to maintain specified licenses and records and operate in a specified manner; requiring that the records be made available to specified law enforcement agencies; authorizing specified law enforcement agencies to order an innkeeper to cease and desist from offering limited residential lodging; requiring innkeepers to ensure that limited residential lodging units comply with laws applicable to similar accommodations; etc.
SB-463: Business Regulation - Limited Residential Lodging
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/22/2017
Criminal Law - Smoking Marijuana in a Public Place - Prohibition [SB-445]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from smoking marijuana in a public place, in or on a public conveyance, or in any specified area otherwise accessible to the public; establishing a penalty of a fine not to exceed $500 for a violation of the Act; providing for the expungement of a conviction under the Act; etc.
SB-445: Criminal Law - Smoking Marijuana in a Public Place - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
Hotel Rental Tax - Accommodations Intermediary - Collection Requirement [SB-93]
[Taxes ]
[Tourism ]
[Housing ]
Requiring an accommodations intermediary that collects and remits State sales and use tax from the use of specified accommodations to collect and remit specified taxes on transient charges in specified counties; requiring the accommodations intermediary to collect the taxes without regard to limitations or exemptions based on the location, number of rooms, or size of the hotel in specified counties; etc.
SB-93: Hotel Rental Tax - Accommodations Intermediary - Collection Requirement
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Hearing 2/01 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/01/2017