ME LD738 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Failed on June 17 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-17 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Failed on June 17 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-17 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program
Title
An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-06-16 - Senate - Accept Minority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #550 (Y: 21 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-16 - House - Insist RC #523 (Y: 101 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-20 - House - Acc Min Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #150 (Y: 54 N: 92 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-06-16 - House - Insist RC #523 (Y: 101 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-20 - House - Acc Min Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #150 (Y: 54 N: 92 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 523 (Yeas 101 - Nays 46 - Absent 2 - Excused 2) |
| 2025-06-16 | House | The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-168) |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 550 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE. PREVAILED |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | Taken from the table by the President |
| 2025-06-13 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-13 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-10 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-05 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT. |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Reports READ |
| 2025-05-20 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-05-20 | House | The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-168). |
| 2025-05-20 | House | Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading. |
| 2025-05-20 | House | Committee Amendment "A" (H-168) was READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2025-05-20 | House | The Bill was READ ONCE. |
| 2025-05-20 | House | Subsequently, on motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-05-20 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 150 (Yeas 54 - Nays 92 - Absent 4 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1) |
| 2025-05-20 | House | Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the ACCEPT the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED. |
| 2025-05-20 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2025-05-15 | Joint | Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP |
| 2025-03-25 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2025-03-25 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-02-25 | House | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. |
