---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Duties Of The Public Advocate"
description: "An Act Regarding The Duties Of The Public Advocate"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 807"
citation: "Maine LD 807 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC ADVOCATE", "POWERS", "DUTIES REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David MIRAMANT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9ad67ba-d138-48e1-968d-87f4f75c0de7"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071829"
source_hash: "3ed8472e79c0c00db9e05a1b5d225a7b14a58c1478242d5a67648aa09cb7f6a9"
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 807 (129) — An Act Regarding The Duties Of The Public Advocate

## 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=SP0243&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0243&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0243&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- David MIRAMANT — primary (person)
- Catherine NADEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Donald MAREAN — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BRYANT — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14** Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-11** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (S-38) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-38). `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-04-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-16** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-38).
- **2019-04-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** 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/d9ad67ba-d138-48e1-968d-87f4f75c0de7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).