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LD428 • 2025

An Act Regarding the State Forensic Service

An Act Regarding the State Forensic Service

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Sponsor
Representative Sophia Warren
Last action
2025-06-12
Official status
On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED to ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report In NON-CONCURRENCE. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Regarding the State Forensic Service

An Act Regarding the State Forensic Service Sponsor: Representative Sophia Warren Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding the State Forensic Service Sponsor: Representative Sophia Warren Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Amendments

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Adopted by House

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1939(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1939(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 428 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 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. 2025-06-12 House

    Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST . Motion of Representative GREENWOOD of Wales to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED . ROLL CALL NO. 466 (Yeas 72 - Nays 75 - Absent 2 - Excused 2) Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-635) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. 2025-06-12 Senate

    On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED to ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report In NON-CONCURRENCE. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  3. 2025-06-10 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-02-04 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding the State Forensic Service
Sponsor:
Representative Sophia Warren
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 428
H.P. 282 House of Representatives, February 4, 2025
An Act Regarding the State Forensic Service
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WARREN of Scarborough.

Page 1 - 132LR1939(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2CONCEPT DRAFT
3SUMMARY
4 This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
5 This bill proposes to require the use of electronic communication methods by the State
6 Forensic Service when possible.
4