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IntroducedMar 11, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 655, An Act To Require The Attorney General To Seek Legislative Approval Before Filing Any Civil Suit On Behalf Of The State And To Authorize Citizen-Initiated Petitions To Move For Dismissal
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 21, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 1008
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
NO: 11
- Anne Carney
- Amy Kuhn
- Mark Babin
- Elizabeth Caruso
- Rachel Henderson
- Adam Lee
- Dani O'Halloran
- Dylan Pugh
- Ellie Sato
- David Sinclair
- Rachel Talbot Ross
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 21, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence.
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- May 20, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 15, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
- Mar 27, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 24, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 438)
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 11, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence
- Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Shenna Bellows (Department of the Secretary of State)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Aaron Frey (Office of the Maine Attorney General)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by William Tuell (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Diane Vernesoni (topsham)PDF
- Diane Vernesoni, topsham (Written) - JUD 03/20/2025 01:49 PM
- Aaron Frey, Office of the Maine Attorney General (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 08:49 AM
- Harris Van Pate, Maine Policy Institute (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 09:18 AM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1008&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280097363
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280097363
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1008&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097363
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/JUD/03-24-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2

