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An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act to Apply to Legislative Caucuses

An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act to Apply to Legislative Caucuses

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Sponsor
Senator Richard Bennett
Last action
2025-04-08
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 Amend the Freedom of Access Act to Apply to Legislative Caucuses

An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act to Apply to Legislative Caucuses Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act to Apply to Legislative Caucuses Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-08 Senate

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

  2. 2025-03-31 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-03-14 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-03-14 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-01-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

  6. House

    None

Official Summary Text

An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act to Apply to Legislative Caucuses
Sponsor:
Senator Richard Bennett
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 12
S.P. 25 In Senate, January 8, 2025
An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act to Apply to Legislative
Caucuses
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 6, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BENNETT of Oxford.

Page 1 - 132LR0056(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§1-B is enacted to read:
31-B. Legislative caucus. "Legislative caucus" means 3 or more Legislators of the
4 same political party meeting for the purpose of conducting legislative business on behalf
5 of the Legislature or a legislative committee.
6Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 758, is amended to
7 read:
8 A. The Legislature of Maine and its committees and, subcommittees and legislative
9 caucuses;
10SUMMARY
11 This bill provides that legislative caucuses are public proceedings under the Freedom
12 of Access Act. The bill defines "legislative caucus" as 3 or more Legislators of the same
13 political party meeting for the purpose of conducting legislative business.
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