# Maine LD 738: An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program

Maine LD 738, An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by David Boyer (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-17 (On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 738
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-06-17, On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: David Boyer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: ATTORNEYS, ATTORNEYS - STATE BAR
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (176 yes, 150 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: David Boyer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adam LEE
- Cosponsor: Craig V. Hickman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donna Bailey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Laura Supica (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Tipping (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nina Milliken (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Richard A. Bennett (Independent), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sophia Warren (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tracy Quint (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-16 | House | INSIST | pass | 101 | 46 |   |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | ACCEPT MINORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 21 | 12 |   |
| 2025-05-20 | House | ACC MIN OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | fail | 54 | 92 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-06-17: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: 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) ROLL CALL NO. 523(Yeas 101 - Nays 46 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-16: Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 550 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Sent down for concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-02: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: Reports READ On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT. Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Reports READ.Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the ACCEPT the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 150(Yeas 54 - Nays 92 - Absent 4 - 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-168) 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-168).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)
- 2025-02-25: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-168), adopted by House: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0480&item=2&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0480&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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-168), adopted by House (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0480&item=2&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0480&item=1&snum=132)

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- [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 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD738-132 (as of 2026-10-19).