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ME LD 1802

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An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Maine Commission On Public Defense Services To Clarify When An Indigent Criminal Defendant Is Entitled To Counsel At State Expense

Maine · 132 · upper

Quick answers

Did ME LD 1802 pass?

No. ME LD 1802 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2025-06-25). Latest recorded action (2025-06-25): Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

What is ME LD 1802 about?

ME LD 1802 is a bill in the 132 titled “An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Maine Commission On Public Defense Services To Clarify When An Indigent Criminal Defendant Is Entitled To Counsel At State Expense”.

Who sponsors ME LD 1802?

Anne CARNEY is the primary sponsor of ME LD 1802.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-06-25 — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Anne CARNEYprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-29

    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. 2025-04-29

    Report READ and ACCEPTED.

  3. 2025-04-29

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

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-29

    Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  5. 2025-04-30

    Report was READ and ACCEPTED.

  6. 2025-04-30

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-04-30

    In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  8. 2025-06-03

    Report READ and ACCEPTED.

  9. 2025-06-03

    READ ONCE.

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  10. 2025-06-03

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-249) READ and ADOPTED.

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  11. 2025-06-03

    Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-249).

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  12. 2025-06-03

    Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  13. 2025-06-04

    CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  14. 2025-06-04

    Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.

  15. 2025-06-04

    The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-249).

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  16. 2025-06-04

    In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  17. 2025-06-09

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

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  18. 2025-06-09

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  19. 2025-06-09

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

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  20. 2025-06-25

    LD 1802 In Senate, June 25, 2025, this Bill, having been returned by the Governor, together with objections to the same pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Maine, after reconsideration, the Senate proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" 3 and 28, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill not become law and the VETO was SUSTAINED.

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  21. 2025-06-25

    Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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  22. 2025-05-16

    Work Session Held

  23. 2025-05-16

    Voted - OTP-AM

  24. 2025-06-03

    Reported Out - OTP-AM

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • VETO OVERRIDE (2/3)

    2025-06-25 · fail · 3-28

    Member-level votes (35)
    • BAILEY of York: no
    • BALDACCI of Penobscot: other
    • BEEBE-CENTER of Knox: no
    • BENNETT of Oxford: yes
    • BERNARD of Aroostook: no
    • BICKFORD of Androscoggin: no
    • BLACK of Franklin: no
    • BRADSTREET of Kennebec: no
    • BRENNER of Cumberland: other
    • CARNEY of Cumberland: no
    • CURRY of Waldo: no
    • CYRWAY of Kennebec: no
    • DAUGHTRY of Cumberland: no
    • DUSON of Cumberland: other
    • FARRIN of Somerset: no
    • GROHOSKI of Hancock: yes
    • GUERIN of Penobscot: no
    • HAGGAN of Penobscot: no
    • HARRINGTON of York: no
    • HICKMAN of Kennebec: no
    • INGWERSEN of York: no
    • LAWRENCE of York: no
    • LIBBY of Cumberland: no
    • MARTIN of Oxford: no
    • MOORE of Washington: no
    • NANGLE of Cumberland: no
    • PIERCE of Cumberland: no
    • RAFFERTY of York: other
    • RENY of Lincoln: no
    • ROTUNDO of Androscoggin: no
    • STEWART of Aroostook: no
    • TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland: yes
    • TEPLER of Sagadahoc: no
    • TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin: no
    • TIPPING of Penobscot: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280098823

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