---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Funding For Civil Legal Services"
description: "An Act To Increase Funding For Civil Legal Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 214"
citation: "Maine LD 214 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEGAL SERVICES", "ACCESS", "SYSTEM IMPROVED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara CARDONE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b31f37bc-9b1b-4fc5-bd10-e1db9f41249d"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071005"
source_hash: "662354e62309d1cb236a2a954833407e3fb9afc06d5397f4b7965aeb19762077"
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 214 (129) — An Act To Increase Funding For Civil Legal Services

## 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=HP0177&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0177&item=8&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0177&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0177&item=7&snum=129)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT — **21–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara CARDONE — primary (person)
- Dale DENNO — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- John MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley ZEIGLER — cosponsor (person)
- Thom HARNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-23** Reports READ.
- **2019-05-23** On motion of Representative BAILEY of Saco, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-23** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-316) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-316).
- **2019-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-28** Reports Read
- **2019-05-28** On motion by Senator CARPENTER of Aroostook the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-28** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-316) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-316) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-30** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 359 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-20** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-20** 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-316)
- **2019-06-20** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-316) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-20** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-370) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-316) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-316) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-370) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-316) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-370) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-20** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-20** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-316) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-370) thereto.
- **2019-06-20** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 359 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-28** 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/b31f37bc-9b1b-4fc5-bd10-e1db9f41249d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).