Maine bills · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)

Maine LD 2059

An Act To Provide Required Funding For The Reimbursement Of Assigned Counsel And To Develop The Public Defender Office For Cumberland County

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Anne CARNEY (Democratic)

Cosponsors (4)

• David SINCLAIR (Democratic)
• Matt MOONEN (Democratic)
• Jill DUSON (Democratic)
• Richard BENNETT (Independent)

Summary

Text versions

• Amendment H-A to C-A (H-824)
• Amendment C-B (S-507)
• Chapter 581
• Amendment C-A (S-506)
• LD 2059 SP 852

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Feb 18, 2026 · Legislature
  Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
• Feb 11, 2026 · Legislature
  Voted - Divided Report
• Feb 11, 2026 · Legislature
  Work Session Held
• Feb 10, 2026 · Legislature
  Work Session Held - TABLED
• Feb 4, 2026 · Legislature
  Voted - Divided Report
• Feb 4, 2026 · Legislature
  Work Session Held
• Jan 28, 2026 · Legislature
  Work Session Held - TABLED
• Mar 19, 2026
  Signed by Governor
• Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
  Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
• Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
  On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required.
• Mar 12, 2026 · House
  Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• Mar 12, 2026 · House
  PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
• Mar 12, 2026 · House
  This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
• Mar 12, 2026 · House
  Speaker laid before the House
• Mar 5, 2026 · House
  Later today assigned.
• Mar 5, 2026 · House
  On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
• Mar 5, 2026 · House
  This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
• Mar 3, 2026 · House
  In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• Mar 3, 2026 · House
  The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-506).
• Mar 3, 2026 · House
  Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• Mar 3, 2026 · House
  Committee Amendment "A" (S-506) was READ and ADOPTED.
• Mar 3, 2026 · House
  The Bill was READ ONCE.
• Mar 3, 2026 · House
  (Yeas 77 - Nays 67 - Absent 5 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
• Mar 3, 2026 · House
  ROLL CALL NO. 628
• Mar 3, 2026 · House
  On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• Mar 3, 2026 · House
  Reports READ.
• Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
  Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
• Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
  READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-506)
• Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
  COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
• Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
  ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
• Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
  Committee Amendment "A" (S-506) READ and ADOPTED.
• Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
  Bill READ ONCE.
• Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
  On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland, the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-506) Report ACCEPTED.
• Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
  Reports READ
• Dec 15, 2025 · Senate
  Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 15, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2