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LD737 • 2025

An Act Regarding a So-called Clean Slate Initiative for Arrest and Conviction Records

An Act Regarding a So-called Clean Slate Initiative for Arrest and Conviction Records

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Sponsor
Representative David Boyer
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Regarding a So-called Clean Slate Initiative for Arrest and Conviction Records

An Act Regarding a So-called Clean Slate Initiative for Arrest and Conviction Records Sponsor: Representative David Boyer Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; LTW

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding a So-called Clean Slate Initiative for Arrest and Conviction Records Sponsor: Representative David Boyer Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; LTW

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-07 Committee

    LTW Approved by Chairs; LTW

  3. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Reported Out; LTW

  4. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  5. 2025-02-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding a So-called Clean Slate Initiative for Arrest and Conviction Records
Sponsor:
Representative David Boyer
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; LTW

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 737
H.P. 479 House of Representatives, February 25, 2025
An Act Regarding a So-called Clean Slate Initiative for Arrest and
Conviction Records
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BOYER of Poland.

Page 1 - 132LR2202(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 establish a so-called clean slate initiative for arrest and conviction
6 records.
4