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LD194 • 2025

An Act to Improve the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act

An Act to Improve the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act

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Sponsor
Representative Adam Lee
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 Improve the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act

An Act to Improve the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act Sponsor: Representative Adam Lee Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Improve the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act Sponsor: Representative Adam Lee 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. 2025-05-14 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-14 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-01-14 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Improve the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act
Sponsor:
Representative Adam Lee
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 194
H.P. 127 House of Representatives, January 14, 2025
An Act to Improve the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative LEE of Auburn.
Cosponsored by Representatives: GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach, KUHN of Falmouth,
MOONEN of Portland, Senator: HICKMAN of Kennebec.

Page 1 - 132LR0345(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §213, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 536, §1, is further
3 amended to read:
41. Court action. Any person who purchases or leases goods, services or property, real
5 or personal, primarily for personal, family or household purposes and thereby suffers any
6 loss of money or property, real or personal, as a result of the use or employment by another
7 person of a method, act or practice declared unlawful by section 207 or by any rule or
8 regulation issued under section 207, subsection 2 may bring an action either in the Superior
9 Court or District Court for actual damages, restitution and for such other equitable relief,
10 including an injunction, as the court determines to be necessary and proper. There is a right
11 to trial by jury in any action brought in Superior Court under this section.
12SUMMARY
13 This bill removes the requirements that a person have purchased or leased goods,
14 services or property primarily for personal, family or household purposes and that the loss
15 suffered be of money or property in order for that person to pursue private remedies under
16 the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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