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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Maine Commission On Public Defense Services To Clarify The Types Of Cases For Which The Commission Is Responsible For Providing Counsel"
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description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Maine Commission On Public Defense Services To Clarify The Types Of Cases For Which The Commission Is Responsible For Providing Counsel"
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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 1796"
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citation: "Maine LD 1796 (132)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["FREEDOM OF ACCESS", "PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES", "RECORD CONFIDENTIALITY"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2025-04-24"
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last_action: "2026-01-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d90fc790-4934-4834-a2c7-5c488abba6b1"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098814"
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source_hash: "6b462b1ffb8d7cb493573163607206522c67912203d0211377e26e6db20ec481"
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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 1796 (132) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Maine Commission On Public Defense Services To Clarify The Types Of Cases For Which The Commission Is Responsible For Providing Counsel
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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-418)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0698&item=2&snum=132)
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2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-424)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0698&item=4&snum=132)
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3. **Amendment S-B to C-A (S-481)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0698&item=6&snum=132)
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4. **Chapter 511** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0698&item=8&snum=132)
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5. **LD 1796 SP 698** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0698&item=1&snum=132)
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## Sponsors
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- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-04-24** Reported by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland for the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 4, section 1804, subsection 3, paragraph H.
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- **2025-04-24** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
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- **2025-04-24** REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-24** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
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- **2025-04-24** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
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- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-24** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-17** Reports READ
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- **2025-06-17** Senator CARNEY of Cumberland moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report
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- **2025-06-17** On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report
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- **2025-06-17** Taken from the table by the President
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- **2025-06-17** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
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- **2025-06-17** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) READ
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- **2025-06-17** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto. `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2025-06-17** Sent down for concurrence
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- **2025-06-17** Reports READ.
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- **2025-06-17** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2025-06-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) was READ.
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- **2025-06-17** Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-17** 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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- **2025-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) thereto. `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-18** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
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- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
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- **2025-06-25** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Senate Amendment "A" (S-424) was ADOPTED and moved to INDEFINITLY POSTPONE the same.
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- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence.
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- **2025-06-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-418) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-481) thereto. `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
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- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
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- **2025-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2025-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
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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/d90fc790-4934-4834-a2c7-5c488abba6b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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