Maine 130th Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Passed House

LD 1685 — An Act To Protect The Constitutional Rights Of Indigent Defendants

Last action — PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

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

This bill died with 130th Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Action History

  1. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  2. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  4. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  5. The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-692) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-395) thereto.

  6. Sent down for concurrence

  7. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-692) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-395) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE

  8. Committee Amendment "A" (H-692) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-395) thereto ADOPTED

  9. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-395) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-692) READ and ADOPTED

  10. Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-692) was ADOPTED

  11. Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-692) in concurrence

  12. On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.

  13. On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  14. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  15. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  16. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-692) in concurrence

  17. Committee Amendment "A" (H-692) READ and ADOPTED

  18. READ ONCE

  19. On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-692) Report ACCEPTED

  20. Reports READ

  21. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  22. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-692).

  23. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  24. Committee Amendment "A" (H-692) was READ and ADOPTED.

  25. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  26. On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  27. Reports READ.

  28. Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  29. Voted - Divided Report

  30. Work Session Held

  31. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  32. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY

  33. Report was READ and ACCEPTED.

  34. Representative HARNETT for the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 4, section 1804, subsection 3, paragraph H reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.

  35. On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence.

  36. Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.

Sponsors

  • Thom HARNETT · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Thom HARNETT

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (185)

185 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 1685?
LD 1685 is sponsored by Thom HARNETT.
What is the current status of LD 1685?
This bill died with 130th Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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