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An Act to Create Equity in Maine's Campaign Finance Laws

An Act to Create Equity in Maine's Campaign Finance Laws

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Sponsor
Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham
Last action
2025-06-25
Official status
Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Create Equity in Maine's Campaign Finance Laws

An Act to Create Equity in Maine's Campaign Finance Laws Sponsor: Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Create Equity in Maine's Campaign Finance Laws Sponsor: Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0760(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0760(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1229 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS 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. 2025-06-25 Senate

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

  2. 2025-06-03 House

    CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-470) . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-03 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  4. 2025-05-22 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-22 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  6. 2025-05-21 Committee

    Work Session Reconsidered; TABLED

  7. 2025-04-16 Committee

    Work Session Held

  8. 2025-04-16 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  9. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Create Equity in Maine's Campaign Finance Laws
Sponsor:
Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1229
H.P. 804 House of Representatives, March 25, 2025
An Act to Create Equity in Maine's Campaign Finance Laws
Between Enrolled and Unenrolled Candidates
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor.
Cosponsored by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec and
Representatives: BOYER of Poland, CHAPMAN of Auburn, EDER of Waterboro, FROST of
Belgrade, SUPICA of Bangor.

Page 1 - 132LR0760(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1015, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:
33-A. Contributions to gubernatorial and legislative candidates; no primary
4election. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for the purposes of
5 contribution limits under subsections 1 and 2-B:
6 A. For a gubernatorial candidate who is not on a ballot in a primary election, the
7 contribution limit in any one election cycle is the same as a gubernatorial candidate
8 who is on the ballot in a primary election; and
9 B. For a legislative candidate who is not on a ballot in a primary election, the
10 contribution limit in any one election cycle is the same as a legislative candidate who
11 is on the ballot in a primary election.
12SUMMARY
13 This bill applies the same contribution limit in any one election cycle to a gubernatorial
14 or legislative candidate who is not on the ballot in a primary election as a gubernatorial or
15 legislative candidate who is on the ballot in primary election.
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