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IntroducedApr 17, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 29, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 13, 2025
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Signed into Law
HP 1126, An Act To Expand Access To Justice In Rural Maine By Incentivizing Attorneys To Practice In Underserved Areas
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Senate • Jun 16, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1691
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Rachel Hendersoncosponsor
- Adam Leecosponsor
- Kelly Murphycosponsor
- Jennifer Poiriercosponsor
- Eleanor Satocosponsor
- David Sinclaircosponsor
Votes
YES: 8
- Kelly Murphy
- Joseph Rafferty
- Michael Brennan
- Ed Crockett
- Jan Dodge
- Christina Mitchell
- Teresa Pierce
- Holly Sargent
NO: 5
- Barbara Bagshaw
- Nathan Carlow
- Kimberly Haggan
- James Libby
- Sheila Lyman
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Jun 16, 2025 | Senate
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Jun 13, 2025 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 13, 2025 | Senate
- Taken from the table by the President
- pending Motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York The RAFFERTY of York Majority by Ought to Pass As Amended
- Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-325) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-325), in concurrence.
- Ordered sent down forthwith.
- Jun 02, 2025 | Senate
- Report READ
- Senator RAFFERTY of York moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report.
- On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-325) in concurrence
- May 29, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-325) was READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-325).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 28, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- May 15, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- May 05, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Apr 17, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
- Apr 17, 2025 | House
- Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-325) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-325) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on May 05, 2025 by Hannah Hussey (GLAD Law)PDF
- Testimony on May 05, 2025 by Amy Kuhn (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on May 05, 2025 by Bill Norbert (Finance Authority of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on May 05, 2025 by Samantha Warren (University of Maine System)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1691&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280098614
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280098614
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1691&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098614