If passed by lawmakers, the bill would make it a civil violation to take plants, minerals, objects or anything else that exists naturally from private property without approval.

The bill from the House Speaker Mark Eves would establish a license for mid-level dental hygiene therapists to provide limited oral care focused on prevention.

The bill, supported by the Department of Corrections, would have barred prisoners from seeking protection from vindictive officers.

The governor, who’s on vacation, hasn’t decided whether the state should accept the government’s offer of 100 percent funding for three years and 90 percent in the fourth.

The $1 million for legal defense of the Maine Charter School Commission would come out of aid to public schools.

The industry says the exemption, which reduces state revenue, has helped grow businesses and jobs.