Introduction

Maine’s Legislature is taking steps to improve the efficiency of bill drafting and reduce vague placeholder legislation.

Key Details

The Joint Rules Committee has recommended significant changes, including:

• Automatically killing proposals that miss deadlines
• Limiting concept drafts
• Requiring more transparent public hearing notices
• Creating a hybrid model for legislative committee assignments

Conclusion

The full Legislature will vote on these proposed rule changes, with Senate Minority Leader Trey Stewart expressing mixed feelings about the approach.