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LD196 • 2025

An Act Regarding Documents Obtained by Subpoena by the Government Oversight Committee

An Act Regarding Documents Obtained by Subpoena by the Government Oversight Committee

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Sponsor
Senator Jeffrey Timberlake
Last action
2025-03-20
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act Regarding Documents Obtained by Subpoena by the Government Oversight Committee

An Act Regarding Documents Obtained by Subpoena by the Government Oversight Committee Sponsor: Senator Jeffrey Timberlake Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Documents Obtained by Subpoena by the Government Oversight Committee Sponsor: Senator Jeffrey Timberlake Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-20 Senate

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

  2. 2025-03-20 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-03-13 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-03-13 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-02-26 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  6. 2025-01-14 House

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  7. 2025-01-14 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Documents Obtained by Subpoena by the Government Oversight Committee
Sponsor:
Senator Jeffrey Timberlake
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. 196
S.P. 94 In Senate, January 14, 2025
An Act Regarding Documents Obtained by Subpoena by the
Government Oversight Committee
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin.
Cosponsored by Senators: BENNETT of Oxford, FARRIN of Somerset, HICKMAN of
Kennebec, LIBBY of Cumberland.

Page 1 - 132LR0694(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §994, sub-§11, as amended by PL 2005, c. 104, §2, is further
3 amended to read:
411. Information available to committee. To receive certain information.
5 Information Except as provided in subsection 11-A, information that is made available to
6 the committee is governed by chapter 21, which governs legislative investigating
7 committees, and by Title 1, chapter 13, which governs public records and proceedings; and
8Sec. 2. 3 MRSA §994, sub-§11-A is enacted to read:
911-A. Information received from subpoena. To receive papers or records provided
10 in response to a subpoena issued pursuant to subsection 8. Notwithstanding any provision
11 of law to the contrary, papers or records received by the committee under this subsection
12 are confidential; and
13SUMMARY
14 This bill provides that the Government Oversight Committee has access to papers or
15 records received as a result of a subpoena issued by the committee and that those papers or
16 records are confidential and exempt from public disclosure.
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