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LD1129 • 2025

An Act to Clarify Standards for Defendants' Post-judgment Motions for Relief from Protection from Abuse Orders

An Act to Clarify Standards for Defendants' Post-judgment Motions for Relief from Protection from Abuse Orders

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Amy Kuhn
Last action
2025-05-30
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Clarify Standards for Defendants' Post-judgment Motions for Relief from Protection from Abuse Orders

An Act to Clarify Standards for Defendants' Post-judgment Motions for Relief from Protection from Abuse Orders Sponsor: Representative Amy Kuhn Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Clarify Standards for Defendants' Post-judgment Motions for Relief from Protection from Abuse Orders Sponsor: Representative Amy Kuhn Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0794(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0794(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1129 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. 2025-05-30 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-27 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-27 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-21 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-04-08 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-08 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-18 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Clarify Standards for Defendants' Post-judgment Motions for Relief from Protection from Abuse Orders
Sponsor:
Representative Amy Kuhn
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0794(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 748 - L.D. 1129
An Act to Clarify Standards for Defendants' Post-judgment Motions for
Relief from Protection from Abuse Orders
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §4111, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4. Action by defendant. A defendant may not file a motion to extinguish a final order
issued under this chapter. The court may dismiss a motion to extinguish filed by a
defendant without a hearing and before opposition is filed.
APPROVED
MAY 30, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
159
PUBLIC LAW