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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Disposition Of Funds Presumed Abandoned In A Lawyer'S Trust Account"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Disposition Of Funds Presumed Abandoned In A Lawyer'S Trust Account"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1483"
citation: "Maine LD 1483 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEYS", "IOLTA", "ABANDONED FUNDS PAID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara CARDONE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-04-04"
last_action: "2019-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/985c5e78-946c-44e0-a35a-eaa78c11df54"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073001"
source_hash: "911c0d300c9e675366e722c0502363e13e5fdf98600c149db7b16e95d04e2bf6"
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 1483 (129) — An Act To Clarify The Disposition Of Funds Presumed Abandoned In A Lawyer'S Trust Account
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1085&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1085&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1085&item=4&snum=129)
## Votes
- ACCEPT RPT 'A' OTP-A — **2114** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Barbara CARDONE — primary (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)
- Thom HARNETT — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-04** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-04-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-12** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-12** On motion of Representative BAILEY of Saco, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-575) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-575).
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** Reports Read
- **2019-06-12** On motion by Senator CARPENTER of Aroostook Report A Ought to Pass as Amended ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 292 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-575) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-575) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-14** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/985c5e78-946c-44e0-a35a-eaa78c11df54`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).