---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Maine Commission On Public Defense Services To Clarify The Types Of Cases For Which The Commission Is Responsible For Providing Counsel"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Maine Commission On Public Defense Services To Clarify The Types Of Cases For Which The Commission Is Responsible For Providing Counsel"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1796"
citation: "Maine LD 1796 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FREEDOM OF ACCESS", "PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES", "RECORD CONFIDENTIALITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-24"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d90fc790-4934-4834-a2c7-5c488abba6b1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098814"
source_hash: "6b462b1ffb8d7cb493573163607206522c67912203d0211377e26e6db20ec481"
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 1796 (132) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Maine Commission On Public Defense Services To Clarify The Types Of Cases For Which The Commission Is Responsible For Providing Counsel

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-418)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0698&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-424)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0698&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Amendment S-B to C-A (S-481)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0698&item=6&snum=132)
4. **Chapter 511** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0698&item=8&snum=132)
5. **LD 1796 SP 698** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0698&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-24** Reported by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland for the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 4, section 1804, subsection 3, paragraph H.
- **2025-04-24** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-24** REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-04-24** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** Reports READ
- **2025-06-17** Senator CARNEY of Cumberland moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report
- **2025-06-17** On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report
- **2025-06-17** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-06-17** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-17** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) READ
- **2025-06-17** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-17** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-17** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) was READ.
- **2025-06-17** Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-18** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) was ADOPTED and moved to INDEFINITLY POSTPONE the same.
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d90fc790-4934-4834-a2c7-5c488abba6b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).