Resources for Legislative Action
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"LD" refers to "Legislative Document," which is a number assigned to a bill once it's received, printed, and distributed to the public.
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Visit https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/
Select Public hearing
Select the committee that is hearing the bill
Select the date and time of the hearing
Select the appropriate bill number
To register for Zoom, select “I would like to testify electronically over Zoom.”
To submit written testimony, upload your file or enter the testimony in the field.
If you plan to testify in person, you are asked to bring 20 copies of your testimony to distribute to committee members.
Committee assignments and public hearing dates and times appear on the bill’s website. Note: testimony can be submitted at any time and will be shared with committee members and become part of the public record, however, only testimony submitted online by midnight on the day of the bill’s public hearing will be included on the bill’s web page.
If you have special needs and require accommodations to participate in a hearing please contact the Legislative Information Office as soon as possible by phone 207-287-1692 or email: lio@legislature.maine.gov
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Find your legislators:
State and Federal https://www.maine.gov/portal/government/edemocracy/voter_lookup.php
Maine Senators https://legislature.maine.gov/senate/senators/9536
Maine Representatives http://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles
On the day of a bill vote, you can also call the 1-800 numbers listed below and leave messages with your name and town, your legislators’ names, the bill number you’re calling about, and how you’d like them to vote. Messages are transcribed and delivered to legislators’ desks throughout the day.
Maine House:
1-800-423-2900Maine Senate:
1-800-423-6900TTY: Use Maine Relay 711