---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Efficiency In Communication In The Court System"
description: "An Act To Improve Efficiency In Communication In The Court System"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1516"
citation: "Maine LD 1516 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "JUDICIAL DEPT", "APPEARANCE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew MOONEN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-11"
last_action: "2019-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/116bffd0-aec2-4321-9838-e36f27bb5ad0"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073104"
source_hash: "670dbd8450eb3ad7c5b70e8bc1306c68895d422b6060e2212519aea7f4e50e0a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1516 (129) — An Act To Improve Efficiency In Communication In The Court System

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1109&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1109&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1109&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1109&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Matthew MOONEN — primary (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa KEIM — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey GUERIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-04-11** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-270).
- **2019-05-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-23** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-270) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-270), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** 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-270)
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-270) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-344) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-270) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-270) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-344) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-270) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-344) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-270) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-344) thereto.
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/116bffd0-aec2-4321-9838-e36f27bb5ad0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).