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IntroducedJan 30, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 12, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 24, 2026
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Became Law
Maine Senate Bill
SP 166, An Act To Provide Comparable Compensation And Benefits For Deputy And Assistant District Attorneys, Assistant Attorneys General And Public Defenders
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 26, 2026: Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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Summary
Comments on LD 374
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Kristen Cloutiercosponsor
- David Haggancosponsor
- Amy Kuhncosponsor
- Julia Mccabecosponsor
- Harold Stewartcosponsor
Votes
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- FINALLY PASSED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-496).
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-496)
- Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED
- Bill READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-496) READ and ADOPTED
- ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- Feb 05, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM
- Jan 14, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - OTP-AM
- Jun 25, 2025 | Senate
- CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- May 19, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Requested
- Carry Over Approved
- Carry Over Approved
- May 16, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 05, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Feb 24, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 438)
- Jan 30, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 30, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal StatusFiscal ImpactHTML
- Fiscal StatusFiscal ImpactPDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Shira Burns (Maine Prosecutors Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Carlos Diaz (Cumberland County District Attorney's Office)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Aaron Frey (Office of the Attorney General)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Chelsea Lynds (Penobscot County District Attorney's Office)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Neil McLean (Prosecutorial District Three)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Jason Moen (Maine Chiefs of Police Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Peggy Rotundo (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Jason Moen, Maine Chiefs of Police Association (Written) - JUD 02/23/2025 12:13 PM
- Neil McLean, Prosecutorial District Three (Written) - JUD 02/24/2025 08:42 AM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=374&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096083
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096083
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=374&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096083
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/JUD/02-24-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2
