LD207 • 2025

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Qualifying Contributions of Cash Under the Maine Clean Election Act

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Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett
Last action: 2025-03-04
Official status: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Qualifying Contributions of Cash Under the Maine Clean Election Act

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Qualifying Contributions of Cash Under the Maine Clean Election Act Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Qualifying Contributions of Cash Under the Maine Clean Election Act Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

2025-03-04 Senate
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2025-03-03 Committee
Reported Out; ONTP
2025-02-26 Committee
Work Session Reconsidered
2025-02-26 Committee
Voted; ONTP
2025-02-10 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-02-10 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2025-01-14 House
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-01-14 Committee
Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Qualifying Contributions of Cash Under the Maine Clean Election Act
Sponsor:
Senator Richard Bennett
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 207
S.P. 96 In Senate, January 14, 2025
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Qualifying Contributions of
Cash Under the Maine Clean Election Act
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BENNETT of Oxford.
Cosponsored by Representative ARATA of New Gloucester and
Senators: CYRWAY of Kennebec, GROHOSKI of Hancock, HICKMAN of Kennebec,
Representatives: GRAHAM of North Yarmouth, MALON of Biddeford.

Page 1 - 132LR0409(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§3, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 323, §29, is
3 amended to read:
4 F. A contributor may make a qualifying contribution to a participating candidate in the
5 form of cash, as long as the contributor signs a form prepared by the commission
6 affirming that the contributor made the contribution with personal funds. A candidate
7 receiving qualifying contributions in cash shall submit the contributions to the
8 commission in the aggregate in the form of a cashier's check or money order payable
9 to the fund. The candidate may not deposit qualifying contributions received in cash
10 into the candidate's campaign account.
11SUMMARY
12 This bill eliminates the requirement that contributors making qualifying contributions
13 in the form of cash to a participating candidate in the Maine Clean Election Act sign a form
14 affirming that the contributor made the contribution with personal funds.
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