LD374 • 2025

Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Make Recommendations for Equity in the Compensation of Prosecutors and Public Defenders in the State

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Sponsor: Senator Margaret Rotundo
Last action: 2026-04-29
Official status: Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

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Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Make Recommendations for Equity in the Compensation of Prosecutors and Public Defenders in the State

Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Make Recommendations for Equity in the Compensation of Prosecutors and Public Defenders in the State Sponsor: Senator Margaret Rotundo Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Make Recommendations for Equity in the Compensation of Prosecutors and Public Defenders in the State Sponsor: Senator Margaret Rotundo Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM

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C-A (S-496)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0367(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR0367(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
374 2 Date: (Filing No.
S- ) 3JUDICIARY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

2026-04-29 Senate
Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
2026-02-26 House
This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-02-05 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
2026-01-14 Committee
Work Session Held
2026-01-14 Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
2025-05-19 Committee
Carry Over Requested
2025-05-19 Committee
Carry Over Approved
2025-05-19 Committee
Carry Over Approved
2025-03-05 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-01-30 Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Make Recommendations for Equity in the Compensation of Prosecutors and Public Defenders in the State
Sponsor:
Senator Margaret Rotundo
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 374
S.P. 166 In Senate, February 3, 2025
An Act to Provide Comparable Compensation and Benefits for
Deputy and Assistant District Attorneys, Assistant Attorneys
General and Public Defenders
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 30, 2025. Referred to the Committee
on Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin.
Cosponsored by Representative MCCABE of Lewiston and
Senators: CARNEY of Cumberland, HAGGAN of Penobscot, STEWART of Aroostook,
Representatives: ABDI of Lewiston, CLOUTIER of Lewiston, KUHN of Falmouth.

Page 1 - 132LR0367(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §272, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 501,
3 Pt. O, §20, is amended to read:
43. Compensation. The compensation of deputy and assistant district attorneys shall
5 must be fixed by the district attorney, subject to the approval of the Attorney General and
6 the Governor. For purposes of compensation and benefits, deputy and assistant district
7 attorneys shall must be treated comparably to assistant attorneys general and public
8 defenders. For purposes of this subsection, "public defender" has the same meaning as in
9 Title 4, section 1802, subsection 5.
10SUMMARY
11 This bill requires that, for purposes of compensation and benefits, deputy and assistant
12 district attorneys must be treated comparably to assistant attorneys general and public
13 defenders.
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