An Act to Provide Required Funding for the Reimbursement of Assigned Counsel and to Develop the Public Defender Office for Cumberland County
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Became law
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Officially: “An Act to Provide Required Funding for the Reimbursement of Assigned Counsel and to Develop the Public Defender Office for Cumberland County” Read the full text
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132nd legislature (2025-2026)SP 852
Where it is
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 15, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 · Dec 15, 2025
Reports READ On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland, the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-506) Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-506) READ a · Feb 24, 2026
COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-506) Or · Feb 26, 2026
Reports READ. On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 628 (Yeas 77 - Nays 67 - Absent 5 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1) The Bill · Mar 3, 2026
This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED. Later to · Mar 5, 2026
Unfinished Business · Mar 5, 2026
Unfinished Business · Mar 10, 2026
Speaker laid before the House This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWI · Mar 12, 2026
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required. · Mar 17, 2026
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. · Mar 18, 2026
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Anne CarneyMatt MoonenRichard BennettJill DusonDavid Sinclair
Recorded votes
OTP-AM BY CA "A"House · 2026-03-03 · PREVAILS · Yeas 77, Nays 67, Excused 1, NotVoting 5, Total 144
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Maine legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/ (Mar 18, 2026).