Maine 131st Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

LD 653 — An Act To Support Constitutionally Required Public Defense By Creating The Maine Office Of Public Defense Services

Last action — Signed by Governor

  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 February 14, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) on March 21, 2024.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  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. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-579).

  8. Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.

  9. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  10. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  11. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-579).

  12. Committee Amendment "A" (S-579) READ and ADOPTED.

  13. READ ONCE.

  14. Report READ and ACCEPTED.

  15. Reported Out - OTP-AM

  16. Voted - OTP-AM

  17. Work Session Held

  18. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.

  19. Carry Over Approved

  20. Carry Over Requested

  21. Work Session Held - TABLED

  22. Work Session Held - TABLED

  23. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.

  24. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  25. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.

  26. Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Lisa KEIM

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (177)

177 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 653?
LD 653 is sponsored by Lois RECKITT, Jennifer Poirier (Republican), Matt Moonen (Democrat), Peter LYFORD, Adam Lee (Democrat), Rachel Henderson (Republican), David G. Haggan (Republican), John ANDREWS, and Lisa KEIM.
What is the current status of LD 653?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.
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