# Maine LD 530: An Act to Eliminate a Rebuttable Presumption Against the Admission of Certain Applicants to the Bar Maine LD 530, An Act to Eliminate a Rebuttable Presumption Against the Admission of Certain Applicants to the Bar, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by David Boyer (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-06-08 (ACTPUB Chapter 182) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD530-132 - 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 530 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Eliminate a Rebuttable Presumption Against the Admission of Certain Applicants to the Bar - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-06-08, ACTPUB Chapter 182 - Sponsor: David Boyer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: LICENSING, LICENSING - OMNIBUS - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (55 yes, 121 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier Maine bar admission after convictions: benefit, high. The law removes the rule that treated certain adult convictions as proof of bad character. An adult conviction punishable by a year or more in prison no longer creates a presumption against admission. Applicants must still show satisfactory evidence of good moral character. This applies to people s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Boyer (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-21 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 17 | 15 | | | 2025-05-20 | House | ACC MIN OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | fail | 38 | 106 | | ## Actions (10) - 2025-06-08: ACTPUB Chapter 182 - 2025-05-27: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-27: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-21: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 199 Yeas 17 - Nays 15 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-166) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-166) in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Reports READ.Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, to ACCEPT the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 149(Yeas 38 - Nays 106 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)Subsequently, on motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-166) 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" (H-166).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House) - 2025-03-20: Report READ The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Representative ROEDER from the Committee on LABOR Reporting that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARYSent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-02-11: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-166), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0349&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0349&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0349&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 (H-166), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0349&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0349&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0349&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-LD530-132 (as of 2026-10-19).