Updated May 7. The following are public hearings and work sessions on bills of note for the week of May 6:
May 7
- LD 534: Provides an exception to health care information confidentiality laws that protect mental health information (Health and Human Services - public hearing)
- LD 721: Improves transparency in public-private partnerships for transportation projects (Transportation - work session)
- LD 985: Would repeal the requirement that the DoT facilitate a feasibility study of the East-West Highway project and provide public access to certain documents (Transportation - work session)
May 9
- LD 313: Would require websites to post and comply with a privacy policy (Judiciary - work session)
- LD 1194: Would prohibit schools and employers from requiring students and employees to turn over their social media passwords (Judiciary - work session)
- LD 1377: Would require a warrant before police could collect text message content and records (Judiciary - work session)
May 10
- LD 1229: Would legalize marijuana use by adults in Maine (Criminal Justice and Public Safety) POSTPONED - TBD
- LD 1429: Would allow school employees to carry concealed handguns at school (Criminal Justice and Public Safety - public hearing)
- LD 534: Provides an exception to health care information confidentiality laws that protect mental health information (Health and Human Services - work session)
- LD 1428: Could let people claim their religious beliefs allow them to circumvent rules followed by everyone else, including allowing them to discriminate (Judiciary - public hearing)
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