Maine 132th Legislature Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

LD 1796 — 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

Last action — Became Law without Governor's Signature

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 09, 2025. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Summary

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

Bill Text

Amendments

3 amendments

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Action History

  1. Reported Out — OTP-AM/ONTP

  2. Voted — Divided Report

  3. Work Session Held

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (185)

185 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does LD 1796 do?
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
Who sponsors LD 1796?
LD 1796 is sponsored by Anne M. Carney (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 1796?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 09, 2025. Enacted.
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