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An Act Regarding the Remote Appearance of Counsel in Pretrial Nontestimonial Criminal Matters

An Act Regarding the Remote Appearance of Counsel in Pretrial Nontestimonial Criminal Matters

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Adam Lee
Last action
2025-06-03
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Regarding the Remote Appearance of Counsel in Pretrial Nontestimonial Criminal Matters

An Act Regarding the Remote Appearance of Counsel in Pretrial Nontestimonial Criminal Matters Sponsor: Representative Adam Lee Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding the Remote Appearance of Counsel in Pretrial Nontestimonial Criminal Matters Sponsor: Representative Adam Lee Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0346(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0346(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 267 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3JUDICIARY 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. 2025-06-03 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-05-21 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-20 House

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

  4. 2025-05-06 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-05 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-01-23 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding the Remote Appearance of Counsel in Pretrial Nontestimonial Criminal Matters
Sponsor:
Representative Adam Lee
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR0346(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 170 - L.D. 267
An Act Regarding the Remote Appearance of Counsel in Pretrial
Nontestimonial Criminal Matters
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §458 is enacted to read:
§458. Appearance of counsel by remote methods
Unless the court orders otherwise in the interests of justice, the court shall schedule
pretrial nontestimonial criminal matters in a manner that permits the appearance of counsel
by remote methods to the greatest extent possible. As used in this section, "remote
methods" has the same meaning as in Title 1, section 403-B, subsection 1.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JUNE 3, 2025
CHAPTER
178
PUBLIC LAW