Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1814: An Act to Increase Transparency in State Government by Amending Laws Regarding Persons Attempting to Influence the Competitive Bidding Process and Lobbyist Reporting During Rule-making Processes
Status: Failed, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Increase Transparency in State Government by Amending Laws Regarding Persons Attempting to Influence the Competitive Bidding Process and Lobbyist Reporting During Rulemaking Processes Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 25, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec…
From the introduced text:
An Act to Increase Transparency in State Government by Amending Laws Regarding Persons Attempting to Influence the Competitive Bidding Process and Lobbyist Reporting During Rulemaking Processes Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 25, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec. Cosponsored by Representative LEE of Auburn and Senators: BENNETT of Oxford, DUSON of Cumberland, FARRIN of Somerset, GROHOSKI of Hancock, TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin, Representative: EDER of Waterboro. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 1 MRSA c. 25, sub-c. 4 is enacted to read: SUBCHAPTER INFLUENCE ON COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS §1061. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. 1. Attempting to influence competitive bidding process. "Attempting to influence the competitive bidding process" means to communicate directly with any official or employee within the Bureau of General Services or in any department or agency of the State for the purpose of influencing the award of any orders, grants or contracts by the Director of the Bureau of General Services when reimbursement for expenditures or compensation is made for those activities. 2. …