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ME LD 861

enacted

An Act Related To The Work Of The Public Advocate

Maine · 132 · lower

Quick answers

Did ME LD 861 pass?

Yes. ME LD 861 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-22. Latest recorded action (2025-06-22): Became Law without Governor's Signature

What is ME LD 861 about?

ME LD 861 is a bill in the 132 titled “An Act Related To The Work Of The Public Advocate”.

Who sponsors ME LD 861?

Sophia WARREN is the primary sponsor of ME LD 861, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-06-22 — Became Law without Governor's Signature
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sophia WARRENprimary
  • Nicole GROHOSKIcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-04

    Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.

  2. 2025-03-04

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.

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  3. 2025-03-04

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-03-04

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence

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  5. 2025-03-21

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-06-04

    Reports READ.

  7. 2025-06-04

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

  8. 2025-06-04

    The Bill was READ ONCE.

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  9. 2025-06-04

    Committee Amendment "A" (H-476) was READ and ADOPTED.

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  10. 2025-06-04

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

  11. 2025-06-04

    The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-476).

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  12. 2025-06-04

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  13. 2025-06-05

    Reports Read

  14. 2025-06-05

    On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-476) Report ACCEPTED.

  15. 2025-06-05

    Bill READ ONCE.

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  16. 2025-06-05

    Committee Amendment "A" (H-476) READ and ADOPTED.

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  17. 2025-06-05

    Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-476) in concurrence.

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  18. 2025-06-09

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

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  19. 2025-06-09

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  20. 2025-06-09

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

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  21. 2025-06-22

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

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  22. 2025-05-08

    Work Session Held - TABLED

  23. 2025-05-14

    Work Session Held - TABLED

  24. 2025-05-20

    Work Session Held

  25. 2025-05-20

    Voted - Divided Report

  26. 2025-06-03

    Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280097141

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:23:53.435176Z

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