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LD739 • 2025

An Act to Reimburse the City of Ellsworth for a Public Road to a New Court Facility in Hancock County

An Act to Reimburse the City of Ellsworth for a Public Road to a New Court Facility in Hancock County

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Sponsor
Representative Russell White
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

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Reimburse the City of Ellsworth for a Public Road to a New Court Facility in Hancock County

An Act to Reimburse the City of Ellsworth for a Public Road to a New Court Facility in Hancock County Sponsor: Representative Russell White Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Reimburse the City of Ellsworth for a Public Road to a New Court Facility in Hancock County Sponsor: Representative Russell White Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1778(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1778(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 739 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.
Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1778(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1778(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 739 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

  1. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)

  2. 2025-06-09 House

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

  3. 2025-06-03 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-03-11 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  7. 2025-02-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Reimburse the City of Ellsworth for a Public Road to a New Court Facility in Hancock County
Sponsor:
Representative Russell White
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 739
H.P. 481 House of Representatives, February 25, 2025
An Act to Reimburse the City of Ellsworth for an Access Road to a
New Court Facility in Hancock County
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WHITE of Ellsworth.
Cosponsored by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock and
Representatives: BISHOP of Bucksport, FRIEDMANN of Bar Harbor, MCINTYRE of
Lowell.

Page 1 - 132LR1778(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
3 allocations are made.
4JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
5Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
6 Initiative: Provides a one-time General Fund appropriation to reimburse the City of
7 Ellsworth 50% of the costs incurred, up to $750,000, for building an access road to the
8 property on which the city is working with the judicial branch to build a new courthouse
9 for Hancock County.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $750,000 $0
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $750,000 $0
10SUMMARY
11 This bill provides a one-time General Fund appropriation to reimburse the City of
12 Ellsworth for 50% of the costs incurred in building an access road to the property on which
13 the city is working with the judicial branch to build a new courthouse for Hancock County.
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