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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Address The Limited Availability Of Counsel In Courts To Represent Indigent Parties In Matters Affecting Their Fundamental Rights"
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description: "An Act To Address The Limited Availability Of Counsel In Courts To Represent Indigent Parties In Matters Affecting Their Fundamental Rights"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "132"
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identifier: "LD 1101"
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citation: "Maine LD 1101 (132)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE APPOINTMENTS", "APPOINTED COUNSEL", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-03-14"
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last_action: "2025-04-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a02cd95-1552-4e66-bafe-5aa8b0652510"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097525"
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source_hash: "06bfda3efcaafd88d041a2d1a623050fa9baf9ab9a4d30c2e91785499974be32"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 1101 (132) — An Act To Address The Limited Availability Of Counsel In Courts To Represent Indigent Parties In Matters Affecting Their Fundamental Rights
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment C-A (S-11)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0462&item=2&snum=132)
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2. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-47)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0462&item=4&snum=132)
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3. **Chapter 40** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0462&item=3&snum=132)
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4. **LD 1101 SP 462** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0462&item=1&snum=132)
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## Votes
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- INDEF PP HAH-47 — **91–53** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED — **113–32** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)
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- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-03-14** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 14, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
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- **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.
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- **2025-04-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
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- **2025-04-08** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-08** Committee Amendment "A" (S-11) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2025-04-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-11). `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-08** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
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- **2025-04-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
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- **2025-04-10** On OBJECTION of Representative FREDETTE of Newport REMOVED.
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- **2025-04-10** The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
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- **2025-04-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-10** Committee Amendment "A" (S-11) was READ.
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- **2025-04-10** On motion of Representative FREDETTE of Newport, House Amendment "A" (H-47) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-11) was READ.
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- **2025-04-10** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, House Amendment "A" (H-47) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-11) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
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- **2025-04-10** ROLL CALL NO. 77
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- **2025-04-10** (Yeas 91 - Nays 53 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
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- **2025-04-10** Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (S-11) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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- **2025-04-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-11) `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-10** ROLL CALL NO. 78
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- **2025-04-10** (Yeas 113 - Nays 32 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
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- **2025-04-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-04-10** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
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- **2025-04-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2025-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-04-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2025-04-23** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
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- **2025-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2025-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
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- **2025-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a02cd95-1552-4e66-bafe-5aa8b0652510`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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