---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Establish A Task Force To Create A Court Navigation Program Plan"
description: "Resolve, To Establish A Task Force To Create A Court Navigation Program Plan"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1965"
citation: "Maine LD 1965 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CLERKS OF COURTS", "COURTS", "NAVIGATION PROGRAM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-05-13"
last_action: "2026-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca93eff4-04b8-4f81-9b1a-4dbfb58e3624"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099232"
source_hash: "f91022f1fd80fb70c111c6c90c560f826277769577ea39f4f3ca11a680c50214"
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 1965 (132) — Resolve, To Establish A Task Force To Create A Court Navigation Program Plan

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-383)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0772&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (S-505)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0772&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 146** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0772&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 1965 SP 772** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0772&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- David SINCLAIR — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer POIRIER — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret ROTUNDO — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel HENDERSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-13** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-05-13** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-13** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-383) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-383). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-06-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-13** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-383). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-16** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-13** RECALLED From Governor's Desk pursuant to Joint Order SP 870.
- **2026-01-13** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Resolve and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in NON-CONCURRENCE. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** Sent down for concurrence
- **2026-01-20** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to COMMITTING the Resolve and accompanying papers to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
- **2026-01-20** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-24** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-24** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-24** Committee Amendment "B" (S-505) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-24** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-02-26** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-26** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "B" (S-505) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-03-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-03** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-505). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-05** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2026-03-05** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-10** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-22** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+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/ca93eff4-04b8-4f81-9b1a-4dbfb58e3624`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).