---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Remote Appearance Of Counsel In Pretrial Nontestimonial Criminal Matters"
description: "An Act Regarding The Remote Appearance Of Counsel In Pretrial Nontestimonial Criminal Matters"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 267"
citation: "Maine LD 267 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ARRAIGNMENT", "COUNSEL REMOTE APPEARANCE", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adam LEE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2025-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec4e1d5d-4bb1-40e5-94e2-22793ee163bf"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095965"
source_hash: "70327e0e0ece84479b9302bc5316e21c535689bfdf075725b8a5f637ff99c2c1"
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 267 (132) — An Act Regarding The Remote Appearance Of Counsel In Pretrial Nontestimonial Criminal Matters

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-107)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0170&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 178** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0170&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 267 HP 170** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0170&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Adam LEE — primary (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- David SINCLAIR — cosponsor (person)
- Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth CARUSO — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer POIRIER — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel HENDERSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-23** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 23, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-05-07** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-07** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-107). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-13** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-107) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-107), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-06T04:00:00+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/ec4e1d5d-4bb1-40e5-94e2-22793ee163bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).