The following list of topics is provided to help you determine which committee handles particular subject areas. By selecting a committee on the right, you will jump into the acrobat file containing that committees bill summaries listed by their Legislative Document number (LD #). You will find a more detailed subject index at the end of the committee file.
| Abortion | Judiciary |
| Administration, Department of Education, State Board and School Governance, | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Administrative - Dept. Programs, Rules, Policies | Marine Resources |
| Administrative Procedures: Rulemaking | State & Local Government |
| Adoption | Judiciary |
| Adult Education | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Aging and Long Term Care | Health and Human Services |
| Air Quality/Auto Emissions | Natural Resources |
| Alternative Education, Charter Schools and School Choice | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Animals | Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |
| Applied Technology Education | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Aquaculture | Marine Resources |
| Attorney General/District Attorney | Judiciary |
| Attorneys/Legal Services | Judiciary |
| Banking | Banking & Insurance |
| Bear | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| Bicycles | Transportation |
| Boards and Commissions | State & Local Government |
| Boating | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| Budget/Bond Bills | Transportation |
| Business and Nonprofit Entities | Judiciary |
| Business Development - Business Assistance | Business & Economic Development |
| Business Regulation | Business & Economic Development |
| Business Regulation - Franchise Laws | Business & Economic Development |
| Campaign Finance | Legal & Veterans' Affairs |
| Cemeteries | State & Local Government |
| Child Protection/Adult Protection | Judiciary |
| Child Support | Judiciary |
| Children's Services | Health and Human Services |
| Citizen Initiative Process | Legal & Veterans' Affairs |
| City of Augusta; Capitol Area | State & Local Government |
| Civil Procedure | Judiciary |
| Claims Against The State | Legal and Veterans' Affairs |
| Confidentiality/Public Information | Judiciary |
| Constitutional Amendments | State & Local Government |
| Construction | Business & Economic Development |
| Consumer Credit | Banking & Insurance |
| Corrections | Criminal Justice |
| County Budgets | State & Local Government |
| County Government | State & Local Government |
| County Jails | Criminal Justice |
| Courts/Judges/Judicial Administration | Judiciary |
| Criminal Law | Criminal Justice |
| Criminal Law and Procedure (see also Criminal Justice) | Judiciary |
| Criminal Procedure | Criminal Justice |
| Cultural Affairs | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Curriculum, Instruction, Textbooks and Testing | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Dams | Natural Resources |
| Data Collection - Privacy Issues | Business & Economic Development |
| Debt Collection | Business & Economic Development |
| Deer | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| DEP/BEP (including rules and enforcement) | Natural Resources |
| Department Administration | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| Departmental Organization and Administration | Health and Human Services |
| Departments and Agencies of State Government | State & Local Government |
| Dioxin | Natural Resources |
| Documents, Licenses, Permits and Fees | State & Local Government |
| Driver's License | Transportation |
| Driver Education | Transportation |
| Driver's License Suspension | Judiciary |
| E-9-1-1 | Utilties & Energy |
| Economic Development - Job Creation | Business & Economic Development |
| Economic Development - Other | Business & Economic Development |
| Economic Development - Planning Initiatives | Business & Economic Development |
| Education - Other | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Election Laws | Legal & Veterans' Affairs |
| Electricity (non-restructuring) | Utilties & Energy |
| Electricity Restructuring | Utilties & Energy |
| Elvers | Marine Resources |
| Emergency Vehicles | Transportation |
| Employment Conditions - General | Labor |
| Employment Conditions - Health and Safety, Substance Abuse Testing | Labor |
| Employment Conditions - Minors | Labor |
| Endangered Species | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| Enforcement | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| Errors and Statutory Corrections | Judiciary |
| Ethics & Lobbying | Legal & Veterans' Affairs |
| Family Law (see also Child Support | Judiciary |
| Ferry Service | Transportation |
| Fines/Courts | Transportation |
| Firearms/Weapons | Criminal Justice |
| Fishing | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| Food Safety/Food Labeling | Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |
| Forestry - Forest Management/Forest Policy | Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |
| Forestry - Logger Licensing | Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |
| Forestry - Maine Forest Service | Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |
| General Utility/Miscellaneous | Utilties & Energy |
| Guides | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| Hazardous Waste/Hazardous Substances | Natural Resources |
| Health Care | Health and Human Services |
| Health Related | Business & Economic Development |
| Highways/Bridges | Transportation |
| Housing | Business & Economic Development |
| Human Rights/Civil Rights | Judiciary |
| Hunting: Miscellaneous | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| Income Maintenance | Health and Human Services |
| Indian Land Claims Settlement Act | Judiciary |
| Insurance | Transportation |
| Insurance, Health | Banking & Insurance |
| Insurance, Motor Vehicles | Banking & Insurance |
| Insurance, Regulation and Practices | Banking & Insurance |
| Involuntary Commitment/Mental Health/Mental | Judiciary |
| Retardation | |
| Juveniles/Juvenile Code/Juvenile Corrections | Criminal Justice |
| Juveniles/Juvenile Proceedings | Judiciary |
| Land Use | Natural Resources |
| Land: Boundaries, Name Changes, Access, Transfer | State & Local Government |
| Landlord/Tenant | Legal & Veterans' Affairs |
| Law Enforcement Officer Reimbursement | Judiciary |
| Law Enforcement/Public Safety | Criminal Justice |
| Lead | Natural Resources |
| Legislative Review of Rules | Natural Resources |
| Legislature and Legislative Process | State & Local Government |
| License Plates - Miscellaneous | Transportation |
| License Plates - New Issues | Transportation |
| Licensing | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| Lights/Sirens/Reflectors | Transportation |
| Liquor Laws | Legal & Veterans' Affairs |
| Lobsters | Marine Resources |
| Lottery/Gaming/Gambling/Harness Racing | Legal & Veterans' Affairs |
| Maine Land Use Regulation Committee | Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |
| Maine Turnpike Authority | Transportation |
| Manufactured Housing | Legal & Veterans' Affairs |
| Medicaid | Health and Human Services |
| Medical Testing | Judiciary |
| Mental Health | Health and Human Services |
| Mental Retardation and Other Departmental Disabilities | Health and Human Services |
| Moose | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| Motor Vehicle Records | Transportation |
| Municipalities | Marine Resources |
| Municipalities and Quasi-Municipal Corporations | State & Local Government |
| Municipalities/Roads | Transportation |
| Naming Roads and Bridges | Transportation |
| Natural Gas | Utilties & Energy |
| Natural Resources Protection Act | Natural Resources |
| Nuclear | Utilties & Energy |
| Occupational and Professional Regulation | Business & Economic Development |
| Official Items; Commemorative Events | State & Local Government |
| Oil and Petroleum Products | Natural Resources |
| Operating Under the Influence/Motor Vehicle Violations | Criminal Justice |
| Outdoor Advertising | Transportation |
| Packaging | Natural Resources |
| Parks and Public Land | Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |
| Pesticides | Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |
| Political Signs | Legal & Veterans' Affairs |
| Postsecondary Education Finance and Student Aid | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Postsecondary Education Governance and Coordination | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Potatoes | Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |
| Privatization | State & Local Government |
| Probate | Judiciary |
| Property and Securities | Judiciary |
| Protection from Abuse/Harassment | Judiciary |
| Public Health | Health and Human Services |
| Public Sector Labor | Labor |
| Relations | |
| PUC/Public Advocate | Utilties & Energy |
| Rail | Transportation |
| Records | State & Local Government |
| Recreational Vehicles:Snowmobiles/ATV's & Personal Watercraft | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| Recycling | Natural Resources |
| Registration/Title | Transportation |
| Restructuring | State & Local Government |
| Retirees Health Insurance | Labor |
| Retirement - Benefits, Plans and Alternatives | Labor |
| Retirement - Disability and Life Insurance | Labor |
| Retirement - Educators | Labor |
| Retirement - Eligibility and Service Credit | Labor |
| Retirement - Participating Local Districts | Labor |
| Retirement System Administration | Labor |
| Salmon | Marine Resources |
| School Budgets | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| School Bus | Transportation |
| School Construction, Facilities and Buses | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| School Finance | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Sea Urchins | Marine Resources |
| Seat Belts | Transportation |
| Secession/Annexation/Deorganization | State & Local Government |
| Securities | Banking & Insurance |
| Sentencing/Sentencing Alternatives | Criminal Justice |
| Septic Systems | Natural Resources |
| Sewer Districts/Sanitary Districts | Natural Resources |
| Shoreland Zoning | Natural Resources |
| Site Law | Natural Resources |
| Sludge/Septage | Natural Resources |
| Solid Waste/Solid Waste Facilities | Natural Resources |
| Special Education Programs and Finance | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Speed | Transportation |
| State Contracts and Fiscal Procedures | State & Local Government |
| State Employees and Employee Benefits | State & Local Government |
| State Officials | State & Local Government |
| State Property | State & Local Government |
| Storm Water Management | Natural Resources |
| Subdivisions | Natural Resources |
| Substance Abuse | Health and Human Services |
| Takings/Property Rights | Judiciary |
| Teachers and Administrators | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Telecommunications | Utilties & Energy |
| Timber Theft and Timber Trespass | Judiciary |
| Tobacco | Legal & Veterans' Affairs |
| Tort Liability - General | Judiciary |
| Tort Liability - Maine Tort Claims Act | Judiciary |
| Tort Liability - Medical Malpractice | Judiciary |
| Transportation Policy | Transportation |
| Trapping | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| Truants and Dropouts | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Trucks - General | Transportation |
| Trucks - Weight | Transportation |
| Tuition Rates for Non-resident Students | Education & Cultural Affairs |
| Unemployment Compensation and Employment Training | Labor |
| Uniform Commercial Code | Judiciary |
| Vehicle Inspection/Equipment | Transportation |
| Veterans' Affairs | Legal & Veterans' Affairs |
| Veterans' Affairs Committee | Judiciary |
| Victims' Rights | Criminal Justice |
| Victims' Rights | Judiciary |
| Water and Sewer (other than charter changes) | Utilties & Energy |
| Water and Sewer Charter Changes | Utilties & Energy |
| Water Quality/Water Pollution | Natural Resources |
| Wetlands | Natural Resources |
| Whitewater Rafting | Inland Fisheries & Wildlife |
| Workers' Compensation | Labor |