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LD1347 • 2025

Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Maine Tort Claims Act

Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Maine Tort Claims Act

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Sponsor
Senator Mark Lawrence
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
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Maine Tort Claims Act

Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Maine Tort Claims Act Sponsor: Senator Mark Lawrence Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Maine Tort Claims Act Sponsor: Senator Mark Lawrence Reference committee: Judiciary 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 - 132LR1933(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1933(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1347 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3JUDICIARY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.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. 2025-05-28 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-21 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  4. 2025-04-22 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-04-22 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  6. 2025-03-28 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Maine Tort Claims Act
Sponsor:
Senator Mark Lawrence
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1347
S.P. 564 In Senate, April 1, 2025
An Act to Increase the Cap on Liability for Governmental Entities
Under the Maine Tort Claims Act
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 28, 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 LAWRENCE of York.
Cosponsored by Senator: CARNEY of Cumberland, Representatives: GRAMLICH of Old
Orchard Beach, KUHN of Falmouth, LEE of Auburn.

Page 1 - 132LR1933(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §8105, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 460, §1 and affected
3 by §2, is further amended to read:
41. Limit established. In any claim or cause of action permitted by this chapter, the
5 award of damages, including costs, against either a governmental entity or its employees,
6 or both, may not exceed $400,000 $1,250,000 for any and all claims arising out of a single
7 occurrence.
8SUMMARY
9 This bill increases the limitation on the award of damages against a governmental entity
10 or its employees, or both, under the Maine Tort Claims Act from $400,000 to $1,250,000
11 per occurrence.
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