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IntroducedMar 14, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 08, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2025
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Signed into Law
SP 462, An Act To Address The Limited Availability Of Counsel In Courts To Represent Indigent Parties In Matters Affecting Their Fundamental Rights
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Senate • Apr 10, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1101
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Votes
YES: 91
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARATA
- ARFORD
- BABIN
- BECK
- BELL
- BISHOP
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FOLEY
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SIMMONS
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- TUELL
- WARREN
- WEBB
- WHITE
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 53
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARDELL
- BAGSHAW
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WOOD
OTHER: 1
YES: 113
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARATA
- ARFORD
- BABIN
- BECK
- BELL
- BISHOP
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CRAY
- CROCKETT
- DAIGLE
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- DUCHARME
- EATON
- EDER
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FOLEY
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HALL
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JAVNER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LAVIGNE
- LEE
- LEMELIN
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MCINTYRE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MORRIS
- MURPHY
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- OSHER
- PARRY
- PLUECKER
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SIMMONS
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- SMITH
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- TUELL
- WALKER
- WARREN
- WEBB
- WHITE
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 32
OTHER: 1
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- On OBJECTION of Representative FREDETTE of Newport REMOVED.
- The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-11) was READ.
- On motion of Representative FREDETTE of Newport, House Amendment "A" (H-47) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-11) was READ.
- On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, House Amendment "A" (H-47) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-11) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 77
- (Yeas 91 - Nays 53 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (S-11) was 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" (S-11)
- ROLL CALL NO. 78
- (Yeas 113 - Nays 32 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 08, 2025 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-11) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-11).
- Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- Apr 07, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM
- Apr 03, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - OTP-AM
- Apr 02, 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 19, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 438)
- Mar 14, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 14, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-11) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-11) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment H-A to C-A (H-47) -- FredetteHTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment H-A to C-A (H-47) -- FredettePDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Jim Billings (Public Defense Services)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Shira Burns (Maine Prosecutors Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Janet Drew (York)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Susan Faunce (Maine State Bar Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Julie Finn (Judicial Branch)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Chris Guillory (Maine Commission on Public Defense Services)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Zachary Heiden (American Civil Liberties Union of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Sarah Johnson (Sanford)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Peter Lehman (Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Tina Nadeau (Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Tina Heather Nadeau (Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Gerald Reid (Governor's Office)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Gerald Reid (Office of the Governor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Robert Ruffner (Maine Indigent Defense Center)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Robert Ruffner (Maine Indigent Defense Center)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Trey Stewart (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 19, 2025 by Beth White (MSEA-SEIU Local 1989)PDF
- Robert Ruffner, Maine Indigent Defense Center (Written) - JUD 03/19/2025 08:53 AM
- Tina Nadeau, Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Written) - JUD 03/19/2025 08:47 AM
- Beth White, MSEA-SEIU Local 1989 (Written) - JUD 03/19/2025 06:17 PM
- Janet Drew, York (Written) - JUD 03/18/2025 03:14 PM
- Sarah Johnson, Sanford (Written) - JUD 03/17/2025 12:28 PM
- Susan Faunce, Maine State Bar Association (Written) - JUD 03/18/2025 07:08 PM
- Gerald Reid, Governor's Office (Written) - JUD 03/19/2025 11:52 AM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1101&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280097525
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280097525
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1101&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097525
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/JUD/03-19-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2