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LD1085 • 2025

Resolve, Directing the State Court Administrator to Perform an Inspection and Study of the Rumford Courthouse Building

Resolve, Directing the State Court Administrator to Perform an Inspection and Study of the Rumford Courthouse Building

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Sponsor
Representative Rachel Henderson
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
Effective date
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Resolve, Directing the State Court Administrator to Perform an Inspection and Study of the Rumford Courthouse Building

Resolve, Directing the State Court Administrator to Perform an Inspection and Study of the Rumford Courthouse Building Sponsor: Representative Rachel Henderson Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Directing the State Court Administrator to Perform an Inspection and Study of the Rumford Courthouse Building Sponsor: Representative Rachel Henderson Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1874(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1874(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1085 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3JUDICIARY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)

  2. 2025-06-04 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-03 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  4. 2025-04-08 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-04-08 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  6. 2025-03-14 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Directing the State Court Administrator to Perform an Inspection and Study of the Rumford Courthouse Building
Sponsor:
Representative Rachel Henderson
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1085
H.P. 707 House of Representatives, March 18, 2025
Resolve, Directing the Judicial Branch to Perform an Inspection and
Study of the Rumford Courthouse Building
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HENDERSON of Rumford.
Cosponsored by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland and
Representatives: CARUSO of Caratunk, LEE of Auburn, O'HALLORAN of Brewer, SATO of
Gorham, Senator: MARTIN of Oxford.

Page 1 - 132LR1874(01)
1Sec. 1. Judicial branch to perform inspection and study of Rumford
2Courthouse building. Resolved: That the judicial branch shall perform an inspection
3 and space study of the building that houses the Rumford Court located at 145 Congress
4 Street, Rumford, including the space occupied by the Rumford Police Department, to
5 determine the feasibility of necessary updates required to resume jury trials at the building,
6 including all required updates, structural and cosmetic improvements and an estimated
7 timeline for completion of the renovations.
8Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, by April 1, 2027, the judicial branch shall issue a
9 report on the inspection and space study, including all required updates, structural and
10 cosmetic improvements and an estimated timeline for completion of the renovations. The
11 judicial branch shall issue the report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature
12 having jurisdiction over judicial matters, which may report out a bill based upon the report.
13SUMMARY
14 This resolve directs the judicial branch to perform an inspection and space study of the
15 building that houses the Rumford Court and issue a report within 18 months of the effective
16 date of this resolve on all the necessary updates, structural and cosmetic improvements
17 required and an estimated timeline of completion of renovations to resume jury trials in the
18 building.
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