KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Maine

LD1789 • 2025

An Act to Amend the Education Requirements in the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Laws

An Act to Amend the Education Requirements in the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Laws

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Tiffany Roberts
Last action
2025-06-12
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Amend the Education Requirements in the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Laws

An Act to Amend the Education Requirements in the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Laws Sponsor: Representative Tiffany Roberts Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Amend the Education Requirements in the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Laws Sponsor: Representative Tiffany Roberts Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1190(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1190(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1789 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 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. 2025-06-12 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-10 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-10 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-06-05 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-04-24 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Amend the Education Requirements in the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Laws
Sponsor:
Representative Tiffany Roberts
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR1190(03)
STATE OF MAINE
_____
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
_____
H.P. 1200 - L.D. 1789
An Act to Amend the Education Requirements in the Certified Public
Accountant Licensure Laws
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §12228, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 478, §1, is further
amended to read:
3. Education requirement requirements. The education requirement for a license
is and the education requirement to take the examination are as follows:
B. At least 150 semester hours of education, including a minimum 4-year
baccalaureate or higher degree conferred by a college or university acceptable to the
board, the total educational program to include basic courses in accounting and
auditing determined to be appropriate under board rules, is required for licensure.
Rules adopted by the board pursuant to this paragraph are routine technical rules as
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A; and
C. An examination applicant who has successfully completed at least 120 semester
hours of education, including the basic courses in accounting and auditing required by
paragraph B, and who expects to complete a minimum 4-year baccalaureate or higher
degree required in paragraph B within 120 days following the examination is eligible
to take the examination. Grades may not be released, nor may credit for the
examination or any part of the examination be given to the applicant unless the degree
required in paragraph B is completed within 120 days following the examination or
within such time as the board in its sole discretion may determine.
APPROVED
JUNE 12, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
297
PUBLIC LAW