---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Make Technical Changes To The Laws Governing The Maine Commission On Public Defense Services"
description: "An Act To Make Technical Changes To The Laws Governing The Maine Commission On Public Defense Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1801"
citation: "Maine LD 1801 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTED COUNSEL", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-29"
last_action: "2025-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad711a5a-4ec6-4d66-ab90-bc52f9a01d7a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098822"
source_hash: "b9d939661d1fff00ed731327a755ad0a0acf6ec9ca9bcb240f1e208096cde03b"
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 1801 (132) — An Act To Make Technical Changes To The Laws Governing The Maine Commission On Public Defense Services

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-250)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0700&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 415** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0700&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1801 SP 700** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0700&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-29** 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.
- **2025-04-29** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-29** REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-04-30** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-250) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-250). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-06-04** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-250). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-22** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad711a5a-4ec6-4d66-ab90-bc52f9a01d7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).