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LD1629 • 2025

An Act to Require Legislative Committees to Provide Equal Time to Each Member of the Public Who Testifies

An Act to Require Legislative Committees to Provide Equal Time to Each Member of the Public Who Testifies

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Sponsor
Representative Tracy Quint
Last action
2025-06-05
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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An Act to Require Legislative Committees to Provide Equal Time to Each Member of the Public Who Testifies

An Act to Require Legislative Committees to Provide Equal Time to Each Member of the Public Who Testifies Sponsor: Representative Tracy Quint Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Require Legislative Committees to Provide Equal Time to Each Member of the Public Who Testifies Sponsor: Representative Tracy Quint Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2194(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2194(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1629 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 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. 2025-06-05 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . ROLL CALL NO. 349 (Yeas 72 - Nays 69 - Absent 8 - Excused 2) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  3. 2025-06-04 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-04-11 Committee

    Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require Legislative Committees to Provide Equal Time to Each Member of the Public Who Testifies
Sponsor:
Representative Tracy Quint
Reference committee:
State and Local Government
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1629
H.P. 1083 House of Representatives, April 15, 2025
An Act to Require Legislative Committees to Provide Equal Time to
Each Member of the Public Who Testifies
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025. Referred to the Committee on State
and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule
401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative QUINT of Hodgdon.
Cosponsored by Representatives: CLOUTIER of Lewiston, HASENFUS of Readfield,
Senators: GROHOSKI of Hancock, TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland, TEPLER of Sagadahoc.

Page 1 - 132LR2194(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §165, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
39. Testimony before committees. During a public hearing, each person offering
4 testimony before the committee must be allowed the same amount of time to testify.
5SUMMARY
6 This bill requires that joint standing and joint select committees of the Legislature must
7 provide equal time to testify to each person testifying before that committee during a public
8 hearing.
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