republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-654.md

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Bill	An Act To Adjust The Maximum Small Claim Limit Based On The Consumer Price Index	An Act To Adjust The Maximum Small Claim Limit Based On The Consumer Price Index	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 654	Maine LD 654 (132)	bill	CIVIL PROCEDURE CLAIM LIMITS SMALL CLAIMS	enacted	Christopher KESSLER	3	19	0	2025-02-20	2025-06-11	openstates	ocd-bill/d0917fca-c2b3-4f5b-869d-78081a1f1b77	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096724	bb9e0347e05dbb545732fe81598f1a2ab8d630614dfe8ca0af8cd16a9423443b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 654 (132) — An Act To Adjust The Maximum Small Claim Limit Based On The Consumer Price Index

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (H-451) (committee substitute) — source
2. Chapter 261 (committee substitute) — source
3. LD 654 HP 422 (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

• Christopher KESSLER — primary (person)
• Jennifer POIRIER — cosponsor (person)
• Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
• Mathew MCINTYRE — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-02-20 Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. receipt
• 2025-02-20 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.
• 2025-06-03 CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
• 2025-06-03 Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
• 2025-06-03 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-451). reading-3
• 2025-06-03 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-06-03 Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
• 2025-06-03 READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2025-06-03 Committee Amendment "A" (H-451) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. 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" (H-451), in concurrence. reading-2, reading-3
• 2025-06-03 Ordered sent down forthwith.
• 2025-06-04 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2025-06-04 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-06-05 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2025-06-11 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - OTP-AM
• 2025-06-03T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d0917fca-c2b3-4f5b-869d-78081a1f1b77. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).