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

LD 1691: An Act To Expand Access To Justice In Rural Maine By Incentivizing Attorneys To Practice In Underserved Areas

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 1691 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on April 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Expand Access To Justice In Rural Maine By Incentivizing Attorneys To Practice In Underserved Areas. Primary sponsor: Amy Kuhn (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 11, 2026): Became Law without Governor's Signature.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amy KuhnPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Anne CarneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Jack DucharmeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Rachel HendersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Adam LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Kelly MurphyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse125
Jennifer PoirierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Ellie SatoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse109
David SinclairCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50

“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. HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
  3. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
  4. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  5. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
  6. Ordered sent down forthwith.
  7. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-325), in concurrence.
  8. Committee Amendment "A" (H-325) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
  9. READ ONCE.
  10. Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
  11. pending Motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York The RAFFERTY of York Majority by Ought to Pass As Amended
  12. Taken from the table by the President

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

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