---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify That Petitions For Certiorari To The Supreme Court Of The United States Are Included Within The Definition Of Indigent Legal Services"
description: "An Act To Clarify That Petitions For Certiorari To The Supreme Court Of The United States Are Included Within The Definition Of Indigent Legal Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 574"
citation: "Maine LD 574 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEGAL SERVICES", "INDIGENT", "PETITIONS FOR CERTIORARI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew MOONEN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4fc87b78-a9d0-4cc7-b84f-3c0a665cd2bd"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071469"
source_hash: "4ba26d8e43d362ff88b1686d9cc18f5bbd8dc908379de7212ee72050e3d769c5"
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 574 (129) — An Act To Clarify That Petitions For Certiorari To The Supreme Court Of The United States Are Included Within The Definition Of Indigent 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=HP0418&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0418&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0418&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **21–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Matthew MOONEN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Reports READ.
- **2019-04-30** On motion of Representative BAILEY of Saco, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-30** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-155) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-04-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-155).
- **2019-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-02** Reports Read
- **2019-05-02** On motion by Senator CARPENTER of Aroostook the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-02** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 73 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-05-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-155) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-155) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-08** 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** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-20** 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/4fc87b78-a9d0-4cc7-b84f-3c0a665cd2bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).