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ME LD 1796

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An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Maine Commission On Public Defense Services To Clarify The Types Of Cases For Which The Commission Is Responsible For Providing Counsel

Maine · 132 · upper

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-11 — Became Law without Governor's Signature
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Anne CARNEYprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-24

    Reported by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland for the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 4, section 1804, subsection 3, paragraph H.

  2. 2025-04-24

    Report READ and ACCEPTED.

  3. 2025-04-24

    REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-24

    Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  5. 2025-04-24

    Report was READ and ACCEPTED.

  6. 2025-04-24

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-04-24

    In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  8. 2025-06-17

    Reports READ

  9. 2025-06-17

    Senator CARNEY of Cumberland moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report

  10. 2025-06-17

    On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report

  11. 2025-06-17

    Taken from the table by the President

  12. 2025-06-17

    Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.

  13. 2025-06-17

    Bill READ ONCE

    reading-1

  14. 2025-06-17

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) READ

  15. 2025-06-17

    On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) READ and ADOPTED

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-06-17

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-06-17

    Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto.

    reading-2,reading-3

  18. 2025-06-17

    Sent down for concurrence

  19. 2025-06-17

    Reports READ.

  20. 2025-06-17

    On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  21. 2025-06-17

    The Bill was READ ONCE.

    reading-1

  22. 2025-06-17

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) was READ.

  23. 2025-06-17

    Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) was READ and ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  24. 2025-06-17

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto was ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-06-17

    Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  26. 2025-06-17

    The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto.

    reading-3

  27. 2025-06-17

    In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  28. 2025-06-17

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

    passage

  29. 2025-06-17

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  30. 2025-06-18

    On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.

  31. 2025-06-25

    On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table

  32. 2025-06-25

    On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418)

    reading-3

  33. 2025-06-25

    On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) was ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-06-25

    On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) was ADOPTED and moved to INDEFINITLY POSTPONE the same.

  35. 2025-06-25

    On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) READ and ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  36. 2025-06-25

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) thereto ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2025-06-25

    PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.

    reading-3

  38. 2025-06-25

    Sent down for concurrence.

  39. 2025-06-25

    The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) thereto.

    reading-3

  40. 2025-06-25

    ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  41. 2025-06-25

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

    passage

  42. 2025-06-25

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  43. 2025-06-25

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

    passage

  44. 2025-07-08

    HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.

  45. 2026-01-11

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

    became-law

  46. 2025-05-09

    Work Session Held

  47. 2025-05-09

    Voted - Divided Report

  48. 2025-06-16

    Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

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