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ME LD2228

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Unknown

Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Eliminates 15 state boards and commissions that failed to file annual reports with the Secretary of State in both 2024 and 2025, or reported being inactive during that period

  • Boards targeted for elimination include: Board of Respiratory Care Practitioners, Nutrient Management Review Board, Board of Trustees of Dirigo Health, Marine Resources Advisory Council, and Citizen Trade Policy Commission

  • Also eliminates: Board of Licensure of Professional Investigators, Polygraph Examiners Advisory Board, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Maine-Island of Ireland Trade Commission, and several workforce and health-related advisory committees

  • Directs the Revisor of Statutes to identify and correct any cross-references in Maine law affected by these repeals for submission to the 133rd Legislature

  • Submitted pursuant to Title 5, section 12006, subsection 2, which requires the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government to review inactive boards and commissions

Legislative Description

An Act to Eliminate Inactive Boards and Commissions

State Government

Last Action

On motion by Senator Baldacci of Penobscot REFERRED to the Committee on State and Local Government and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence.

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

State And Local Government3/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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