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LD1650 • 2025

An Act to Allow Paralegals to Be Paid by the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services

An Act to Allow Paralegals to Be Paid by the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services

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Sponsor
Representative Alicia Collins
Last action
2025-05-28
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 Allow Paralegals to Be Paid by the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services

An Act to Allow Paralegals to Be Paid by the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services Sponsor: Representative Alicia Collins Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Allow Paralegals to Be Paid by the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services Sponsor: Representative Alicia Collins Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-28 Senate

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

  2. 2025-05-27 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-09 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-09 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-04-15 House

    Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-04-15 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Allow Paralegals to Be Paid by the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services
Sponsor:
Representative Alicia Collins
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1650
H.P. 1091 House of Representatives, April 15, 2025
An Act to Allow Paralegals to Be Paid by the Maine Commission on
Public Defense Services
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative COLLINS of Sidney.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BOYER of Poland, DRINKWATER of Milford, HAGGAN
of Hampden, SOBOLESKI of Phillips, Senator: HAGGAN of Penobscot.

Page 1 - 132LR1985(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §1804, sub-§3, ¶F-1 is enacted to read:
3 F-1. Develop and maintain a system to compensate paralegals employed to assist in
4 providing indigent legal services at the average labor market rate for paralegal services;
5SUMMARY
6 This bill requires the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to implement a
7 system to compensate paralegals employed to help provide indigent legal services at the
8 average labor market rate for paralegal services.
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