An Act To Provide Required Funding For The Reimbursement Of Assigned Counsel And To Develop The Public Defender Office For Cumberland County

Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

Speaker laid before the House

This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.

PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.

Later today assigned.

This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.

The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-506).

In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

Reports READ.

On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

ROLL CALL NO. 628

(Yeas 77 - Nays 67 - Absent 5 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)

The Bill was READ ONCE.

Committee Amendment "A" (S-506) was READ and ADOPTED.

Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.

Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-506)

Bill READ ONCE.

ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

Reports READ

On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland, the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-506) Report ACCEPTED.

Committee Amendment "A" (S-506) READ and ADOPTED.

Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

Work Session Held

Voted - Divided Report

Work Session Held - TABLED

Voted - Divided Report

Work Session Held

Work Session Held - TABLED

Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 15, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2