{"data":{"id":"us-me/3-m.r.s.-155","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"3 M.R.S. §155","heading":"Preliminary procedures","body":"The chairs of the appropriate joint standing committee shall:\n1.  Schedule prehearing conference.  Schedule a prehearing conference in cooperation with the Legislative Information Office.  The prehearing conference must be held within 21 days of the posting date;\n2.  Request reports.  Request background reports from the partisan staff assistants; and\n3.  Inform nominee.  Advise the nominee of the date of the prehearing conference and the deadline for completion of a questionnaire from the committee and submission of supplemental materials by the nominee.  The deadline is 15 days from the posting date unless the 15th day is not a business day, in which case the deadline is the next business day.","path":["TITLE 3: LEGISLATURE","CHAPTER 6: CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/3/title3sec155.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"5170036fd5b33da532de6929856add1c25c924187321bb68cc87c726e0816e6a","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/3-m.r.s.-154","next":"us-me/3-m.r.s.-156"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}