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LD284 • 2025

An Act to Update Major Policy-influencing Positions Within the Maine Human Rights Commission

An Act to Update Major Policy-influencing Positions Within the Maine Human Rights Commission

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Matt Moonen
Last action
2025-07-01
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Update Major Policy-influencing Positions Within the Maine Human Rights Commission

An Act to Update Major Policy-influencing Positions Within the Maine Human Rights Commission Sponsor: Representative Matt Moonen Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Update Major Policy-influencing Positions Within the Maine Human Rights Commission Sponsor: Representative Matt Moonen Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0452(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0452(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 284 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. 2025-07-01 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-25 Senate

    On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-27 House

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

  4. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Work Session Reconsidered

  6. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-03-14 Committee

    Work Session Held

  8. 2025-03-14 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  9. 2025-01-28 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Update Major Policy-influencing Positions Within the Maine Human Rights Commission
Sponsor:
Representative Matt Moonen
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0452(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 184 - L.D. 284
An Act to Update Major Policy-influencing Positions Within the Maine
Human Rights Commission
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §941, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 729, §4, is repealed.
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §941, sub-§1, ¶C is enacted to read:
C. Commission Counsel.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, MAINE
Human Rights Commission - Regulation 0150
Initiative: Reclassifies one Public Service Coordinator III position to a major policy-
influencing position.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
Personal Services $2,976 $10,447
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $2,976 $10,447
APPROVED
JULY 1, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
450
PUBLIC LAW