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LD753 • 2025

An Act to Authorize the Use of Funds Resulting from the Issuance of Securities by the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority for the Purpose of Developing or Improving New or Existing Court Facilities in Penobscot County

An Act to Authorize the Use of Funds Resulting from the Issuance of Securities by the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority for the Purpose of Developing or Improving New or Existing Court Facilities in Penobscot County

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Harold Stewart
Last action
2025-07-01
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Authorize the Use of Funds Resulting from the Issuance of Securities by the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority for the Purpose of Developing or Improving New or Existing Court Facilities in Penobscot County

An Act to Authorize the Use of Funds Resulting from the Issuance of Securities by the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority for the Purpose of Developing or Improving New or Existing Court Facilities in Penobscot County Sponsor: Senator Harold Stewart Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Authorize the Use of Funds Resulting from the Issuance of Securities by the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority for the Purpose of Developing or Improving New or Existing Court Facilities in Penobscot County Sponsor: Senator Harold Stewart Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1118(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1118(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 753 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3JUDICIARY 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. 2025-07-01 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-25 Senate

    On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-28 House

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

  4. 2025-05-21 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-17 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-02-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Authorize the Use of Funds Resulting from the Issuance of Securities by the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority for the Purpose of Developing or Improving New or Existing Court Facilities in Penobscot County
Sponsor:
Senator Harold Stewart
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1118(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 251 - L.D. 753
An Act to Authorize the Use of Funds Resulting from the Issuance of
Securities by the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority for the Purpose of
Developing or Improving New or Existing Court Facilities in Penobscot
County
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §1610-I, as amended by PL 2023, c. 17, Pt. O, §1, is further
amended to read:
§1610-I. Additional securities; judicial branch
Notwithstanding any limitation on the amount of securities that may be issued pursuant
to section 1606, subsection 2, the authority may issue additional securities from time to
time in an aggregate amount not to exceed $95,600,000 outstanding at any one time for the
purposes of paying the costs associated with the planning, purchasing, financing, acquiring,
constructing, renovating, furnishing, equipping, improving, extending, enlarging and
consolidating new and existing facilities and projects relating to the judicial branch in the
counties of Oxford, Waldo, Penobscot and York, acquiring and improving property relating
to the judicial branch in Hancock County and 55 Lisbon Street in Lewiston, replacing and
upgrading ventilation systems in facilities relating to the judicial branch in Presque Isle,
Lewiston, Rockland, Skowhegan and West Bath, acquiring and improving property
adjacent to the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta for parking and acquiring and improving
property in Skowhegan for future expansion and planning for other court facilities.
APPROVED
JULY 1, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
462
PUBLIC LAW