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An Act to Eliminate a Rebuttable Presumption Against the Admission of Certain Applicants to the Bar
An Act to Eliminate a Rebuttable Presumption Against the Admission of Certain Applicants to the Bar
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
- Sponsor
- Representative David Boyer
- Last action
- 2025-06-08
- Official status
- Became Law without Governor's Signature
- Effective date
- Not listed
Plain English Breakdown
Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.
An Act to Eliminate a Rebuttable Presumption Against the Admission of Certain Applicants to the Bar
An Act to Eliminate a Rebuttable Presumption Against the Admission of Certain Applicants to the Bar
Sponsor:
Representative David Boyer
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature
What This Bill Does
- An Act to Eliminate a Rebuttable Presumption Against the Admission of Certain Applicants to the Bar
Sponsor:
Representative David Boyer
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Limits and Unknowns
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Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Adopted by House & Senate
Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2182(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- Page 1 - 132LR2182(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- 530
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
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2025-06-08
Governor
Became Law without Governor's Signature
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2025-05-27
House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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2025-05-27
Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
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2025-05-15
Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP
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2025-03-25
Committee
Work Session Held
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2025-03-25
Committee
Voted; Divided Report
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2025-03-20
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
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2025-03-20
Committee
Reported Out; REF TO JUD
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2025-03-11
Committee
Work Session Held
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2025-03-11
Committee
Voted; REFERRED
Official Summary Text
An Act to Eliminate a Rebuttable Presumption Against the Admission of Certain Applicants to the Bar
Sponsor:
Representative David Boyer
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
Page 1 - 132LR2182(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 349 - L.D. 530
An Act to Eliminate a Rebuttable Presumption Against the Admission of
Certain Applicants to the Bar
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §805-A, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 643, §1, is further
amended to read:
A. Produces satisfactory evidence of good moral character.;
(1) The fact that an applicant has been convicted as an adult of a crime that is
punishable by imprisonment of one year or more in this State or in another state or
jurisdiction of the United States raises a presumption that the applicant has not met
this requirement. This presumption may be rebutted by proof that a lawful pardon
has been obtained, that extraordinary circumstances surrounded the commission of
the crime or that a reasonable amount of time has passed since the applicant's
conviction and completion of sentence and there is evidence of complete
rehabilitation based on the applicant's subsequent history.
(2) Nothing in subparagraph (1) precludes the board or the Supreme Judicial Court
from considering a conviction as a basis for disqualification under this paragraph;
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE
JUNE 8, 2025
CHAPTER
182
PUBLIC LAW