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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 1101: An Act To Address The Limited Availability Of Counsel In Courts To Represent Indigent Parties In Matters Affecting Their Fundamental Rights

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 1101 is a bill introduced in the Maine Senate on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Address The Limited Availability Of Counsel In Courts To Represent Indigent Parties In Matters Affecting Their Fundamental Rights. Primary sponsor: Anne Carney (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 23, 2025): Became Law without Governor's Signature.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Anne CarneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Amy KuhnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Became Law without Governor's Signature
  2. PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  4. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
  5. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
  6. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  7. (Yeas 113 - Nays 32 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
  8. ROLL CALL NO. 78
  9. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-11)
  10. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
  11. Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (S-11) was ADOPTED.
  12. (Yeas 91 - Nays 53 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source