LD 653 Maine Senate · 131st Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act To Support Constitutionally Required Public Defense By Creating The Maine Office Of Public Defense Services

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Signed into Law

Mar 2024

Introduced Feb 14, 2023 Signed Mar 21, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Mar 21, 2024

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Mar 21, 2024

Upper · Passed

PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

upper

Mar 21, 2024

Lower · Passed

PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

lower

Mar 19, 2024

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment "A" (S-579) READ and ADOPTED.

upper

Mar 18, 2024

Legislature · Passed

Reported Out - OTP-AM

legislature

Feb 14, 2023

Committee

The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.

lower

Feb 14, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

upper

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors