Compiled by the Legislative Information Office & the Office of Information Services under the auspices of the Legislative Council
FOREWORD
The History and Final Disposition of Legislative Documents includes a summary of the Legislature's action on all legislative documents considered during the Second Regular Session of the 119th Legislature. The Second Regular Session convened on January 6, 2000 and was adjourned sine die on May 12, 2000. Bills passed during the Second Regular Session include:
This document is produced from information which is compiled by the Legislative Information Office throughout the legislative session and maintained on a computerized bill status system. Status information is available through designated public computer terminals located throughout the State House and by the world wide web page http://legislature.maine.gov/status/search.asp. Printed reports are available weekly on a subscription basis through the Clerk of the House. Additional information can be found on the Maine State Legislature's Web Page at http://legislature.maine.gov/.
The primary listing of legislative documents in this volume is organized by the joint standing committee to which bills were referred in the Second Regular Session. The following information is included for each legislative document:
A list of the Legislature's Joint Standing Committees and their jurisdictions follows this Foreword.
Following the listing by committee is a list of carryovers and a list of bills vetoed by the Governor. Following these lists is a series of indexes which are designed to assist the user in finding the bill or subject needed. The Table of Contents includes a list of these indexes.
The Subject Index uses terms to describe the scope and topics of the bill and its amendments. Most bills are indexed under more than one subject, and cross references are designed to assist the user in finding the subject. Appropriations bills are indexed showing the part and section where the subject can be found within the legislative document. Other bills with a funding section are also indexed under the "Appropriations" heading. In cases where an amendment introduced a new topic, a subject entry appears for that topic whether or not the amendment is adopted. If an amendment deletes a topic from a bill, the subject is left in the index as part of the history of the bill; thus the Subject Index indexes all legislative documents in any form in which they have been considered.
The History and Final Disposition of Legislative Documents is a summary report only and does not replace the official Senate and House journals or the actual legislative documents. If more detailed information about the status of bills or their contents is desired, please contact:
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