# Maine LD 2059: An Act to Provide Required Funding for the Reimbursement of Assigned Counsel Maine LD 2059, An Act to Provide Required Funding for the Reimbursement of Assigned Counsel, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Anne M. Carney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 581) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2059-132 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 2059 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Provide Required Funding for the Reimbursement of Assigned Counsel - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-15 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 581 - Sponsor: Anne M. Carney (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - APPOINTED COUNSEL - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (77 yes, 67 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Anne M. Carney (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: David Sinclair (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jill C. Duson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Moonen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Richard A. Bennett (Independent), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-03 | House | OTP-AM BY CA "A" | pass | 77 | 67 | | ## Actions (11) - 2026-03-19: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 581 - 2026-03-18: 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. (Senate) - 2026-03-17: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required. (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Speaker laid before the HouseThis 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 FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-10: Unfinished Business (House) - 2026-03-05: Unfinished Business (House) - 2026-03-05: 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 today assigned. (House) - 2026-03-03: 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 was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-506) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-506). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-02-26: 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)Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Reports READOn 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 and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate) - 2025-12-15: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 15, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-506), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0852&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0852&item=4&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0852&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (S-506), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0852&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0852&item=4&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0852&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2059-132 (as of 2026-10-19).