LD1802Introduced in the Senate
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to Clarify When an Indigent Criminal Defendant Is Entitled to Counsel at State Expense
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 When an Indigent Criminal Defendant Is Entitled to Counsel at State Expense
Where it stands
Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
June 25, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Veto Override (2/3) RC #641 · June 25, 2025
3
Yes
28
No
4
Absent or Not Voting
35 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Bernard | 1 | No |
| Harold Stewart | 2 | No |
| Bradlee Farrin | 3 | No |
| Stacey Guerin | 4 | No |
| Russell Black | 5 | No |
| Marianne Moore | 6 | No |
| Nicole Grohoski | 7 | Yes |
| Michael Tipping | 8 | No |
| Joseph Baldacci | 9 | Absent |
| David Haggan | 10 | No |
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: OTP-AM
Reported Out: OTP-AM
Report READ and ACCEPTED.
READ ONCE.
Committee Amendment "A" (S-249) READ and ADOPTED.
Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-249).
Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
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-249).
In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
LD 1802 In Senate, June 25, 2025, this Bill, having been returned by the Governor, together with objections to the same pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Maine, after reconsideration, the Senate proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" 3 and 28, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill not become law and the VETO was SUSTAINED.
Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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