LD1796Introduced in the Senate
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to Clarify the Types of Cases for Which the Commission Is Responsible for Providing Counsel
Introduced by Anne Carney, District 29
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Official description
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to Clarify the Types of Cases for Which the Commission Is Responsible for Providing Counsel
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HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
July 8, 2025
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Bill history
Reported by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland for the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 4, section 1804, subsection 3, paragraph H.
Report READ and ACCEPTED.
REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.
Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY
In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Work Session Held
Voted: Divided Report
Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP
Reports READ
Senator CARNEY of Cumberland moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report
On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report
Unfinished Business
Taken from the table by the President
Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
Bill READ ONCE
Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) READ
On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) READ and ADOPTED
Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto ADOPTED.
Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto.
Sent down for concurrence
Reports READ.
On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
The Bill was READ ONCE.
Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) was READ.
Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) was READ and ADOPTED.
Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto 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-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto.
In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418)
On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) was ADOPTED.
On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) was ADOPTED and moved to INDEFINITLY POSTPONE the same.
On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) READ and ADOPTED.
Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) thereto ADOPTED.
PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
Sent down for concurrence.
The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) thereto.
ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
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