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LD390 • 2025

An Act to Establish a Primary Election Period for Unenrolled Candidates in Order to Receive Campaign Contributions in Amounts Equal to Amounts Allowed for Enrolled Candidates in the Same Period

An Act to Establish a Primary Election Period for Unenrolled Candidates in Order to Receive Campaign Contributions in Amounts Equal to Amounts Allowed for Enrolled Candidates in the Same Period

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

Sponsor
Senator Stacy Brenner
Last action
2025-06-08
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Establish a Primary Election Period for Unenrolled Candidates in Order to Receive Campaign Contributions in Amounts Equal to Amounts Allowed for Enrolled Candidates in the Same Period

An Act to Establish a Primary Election Period for Unenrolled Candidates in Order to Receive Campaign Contributions in Amounts Equal to Amounts Allowed for Enrolled Candidates in the Same Period Sponsor: Senator Stacy Brenner Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Establish a Primary Election Period for Unenrolled Candidates in Order to Receive Campaign Contributions in Amounts Equal to Amounts Allowed for Enrolled Candidates in the Same Period Sponsor: Senator Stacy Brenner Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 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 - 132LR0058(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0058(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 390 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-08 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-05-27 House

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

  3. 2025-05-27 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-20 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-03 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-03 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-02-04 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish a Primary Election Period for Unenrolled Candidates in Order to Receive Campaign Contributions in Amounts Equal to Amounts Allowed for Enrolled Candidates in the Same Period
Sponsor:
Senator Stacy Brenner
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0058(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 176 - L.D. 390
An Act to Establish a Primary Election Period for Unenrolled Candidates in
Order to Receive Campaign Contributions in Amounts Equal to Amounts
Allowed for Enrolled Candidates in the Same Period
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1015, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:
3-A. Contributions to candidate seeking nomination by petition; primary election
period. For the purposes of contribution limits under subsections 1 and 2-B applicable to
a candidate seeking nomination by petition, "any election," when referring to a primary
election, includes the period beginning on the day after the most recent general election for
the office that candidate is seeking and ending on the day of the primary election for that
office.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JUNE 8, 2025
CHAPTER
181
PUBLIC LAW