A sampling of the major bills among the 197 enacted during the 2012 session, which wraps up the two-year term that got under way in 2011. Some of the bills await final finding decisions in May.

Transportation

— $300,000 feasibility study authorized into east-west toll highway connecting New Brunswick and Quebec via Maine.

— Lengthened the period of restrictions for an intermediate license holders and increased fines for some violations by young drivers

Social Services

— Income threshold for parents of children on MaineCare reduced to 133 percent of the poverty level, or $30,657 for a family of four, cutting their ranks by 14,000.

— Optional services, such as chiropractic and dental care for MaineCare recipients, are eliminated.

— Drug choices for MaineCare recipients further limited.

— Enrollment of childless adults in MaineCare capped to lower participation through attrition.

Labor

— Workers compensation law overhauled.

— Workers’ rights to unionize at a Turner-based egg farm eliminated.

— Penalties increased for unemployment fraud.

— Collective bargaining rights eliminated for private child-care providers who receive state subsidies.

Elections and Voting

— Matching funds provision of Clean Elections law eliminated.

— Proposed voter ID requirement weakened to study of the broader issue of voter participation.

Crime

— State employees convicted of crimes committed in connection with their jobs forfeit retirement benefits.

— Software programs known as tax zappers, which falsify electronic sales records so businesses can cheat on taxes, outlawed.

— Law outlawing bath salts broadened to include five more, similar designer drugs.

— Bail to be denied in domestic violence cases for defendants alleged to have violated a protection from abuse order.

— $25 fees paid by offenders in violent crimes can no longer be waived.

— Law prohibiting the sale of stolen scrap metal bolstered.

— Verbally soliciting a child to commit a prohibited sex act becomes a crime.

— Law to prevent welfare cheating bolstered.

Red Tape

— Requirement for businesses to publicly display certain permits eliminated.

— Paperwork required to qualify for sales tax exemptions for buses cut.

— Towns prohibited from collecting fees for ice fishing shacks.

Education

— Comprehensive performance evaluation systems for teachers and principals must be developed.

— Students can move at their own pace to graduate under performance-based school standards.

Gambling

— Charitable nonprofits, including veterans organizations, may operate up to five slot machines.

— Impact of casinos to be studied; $5 million casino license fee imposed.