---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Immunity From Civil Liability For Justices Of The Peace"
description: "An Act To Provide Immunity From Civil Liability For Justices Of The Peace"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1994"
citation: "Maine LD 1994 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["IMMUNITY", "JUSTICES OF THE PEACE", "LEGAL SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-03"
last_action: "2026-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a79fcdce-736c-4cc6-902e-e522ee936d4e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100762"
source_hash: "9dc7b559a84b61dcacb0d217f02f53028403239090bee782946ca6b45a3a650f"
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 1994 (132) — An Act To Provide Immunity From Civil Liability For Justices Of The Peace

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 560** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0807&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 1994 SP 807** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0807&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-03** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-24** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **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. `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 Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a79fcdce-736c-4cc6-902e-e522ee936d4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).