130th Legislature, Second Regular Session Studies

130th Maine Legislature, Second Regular Session

1.  Ongoing Study Commissions

• Citizen Trade Policy Commission (10 MRSA, Chapter1-A)
  
  
• Cannabis Advisory Commission (28-B MRSA c. 1, subchapter 9)
  
  
• Right to Know Advisory Committee (1 MRSA §411)
  
  
• State Education and Employment Outcomes Task Force (20-A MRSA, Chapter 437)
  
  

2.  Interim Study Commissions 2022 (130th Legislature, Second Regular Session)
The Maine Legislature will convene several interim committee studies and study commissions to examine certain complex issues and to formulate recommendations and propose legislation for consideration during the First Regular Session of the 131st Legislature. The study commissions and committees listed below are staffed by the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis (OPLA).  For more information about one of these studies, please contact  OPLA at (207) 287-1670.  For information on meeting dates of study commissions that are not staffed by OPLA, please refer to the Legislative Calendar. For a listing of other studies, boards or commissions, please refer to the Legislative Information Office, Boards, Commissions and Interim Study Groups list.  For information on task forces created by the Governor, please refer to the Governor's Office website.  For information on studies staffed by the Office of Fiscal and Program Review (OFPR), please visit OFPR's website.

• Advisory Panel to Better Understand and Make Recommendations Regarding the Implications of Genome-editing Technology for the Citizens of the State (Resolve 2021, c. 177)
  
  
• Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Emergency Medical Services in the State (P.L. 2021, c. 749)
  
  
• Commission to Develop a Pilot Program to Provide Legal Representation to Families in the Child Protection System (Resolve 2021, c. 181)
  
  

• Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole (Resolve 2021, c. 126)

• Commission To Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program
  (P.L. 2021, c. 635, Part KK)
  

• Commission to Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Land Use Regulations and Short-term Rentals (P.L. 2021, c. 184)

• Commission to Study Court-ordered Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
  (Resolve 2021, c. 183)
  
  
• Commission to Study the Role of Water as a Resource in the State of Maine
  (Resolve 2021, c. 185)
  
  
• Committee to Ensure Constitutionally Adequate Contact with Counsel (Resolve 2021, c. 182)
  
  
• Task Force to Study the Creation of a Comprehensive Career and Technical Education System
  (Resolve 2021, c. 174)
  
  

• Task Force to Study the Process for Bringing Criminal Cases in Situations of Violence Against Health Care Workers (Resolve 2021, c. 173)