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An Act to Protect the Constitutional Rights of Petition Circulators

An Act to Protect the Constitutional Rights of Petition Circulators

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Sponsor
Representative Grayson Lookner
Last action
2025-05-20
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Protect the Constitutional Rights of Petition Circulators

An Act to Protect the Constitutional Rights of Petition Circulators Sponsor: Representative Grayson Lookner Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Protect the Constitutional Rights of Petition Circulators Sponsor: Representative Grayson Lookner Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-12 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-12 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 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.

  6. 2025-03-18 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Protect the Constitutional Rights of Petition Circulators
Sponsor:
Representative Grayson Lookner
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1116
H.P. 735 House of Representatives, March 18, 2025
An Act to Protect the Constitutional Rights of Petition Circulators
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative LOOKNER of Portland.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BOYER of Poland, MILLIKEN of Blue Hill, SUPICA of
Bangor, Senators: GROHOSKI of Hancock, HICKMAN of Kennebec.

Page 1 - 132LR2303(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2CONCEPT DRAFT
3SUMMARY
4 This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
5 This bill proposes to update certain laws to protect the constitutional rights of
6 individuals who circulate petitions.
4