What is the status of LD57?

Signed into law as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (May 21, 2025).

Where is the official record for LD57?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=57&snum=132

Maine LD57: An Act to Enable Maine National Guard Commanders to More Efficiently Effect Disciplinary Measures Through the Maine Code of Military Justice

Q: What is LD57?

LD57 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Enable Maine National Guard Commanders to More Efficiently Effect Disciplinary Measures Through the Maine Code of Military Justice.

Q: What does LD57 do?

In its own words: An Act to Enable Maine National Guard Commanders to More Efficiently Effect Disciplinary Measures Through the Maine Code of Military Justice Submitted by the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management pursuant to Joint Rule 204. Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative FREDETTE of Newport. Printed on recycled paper.

Status: Signed into law, May 23, 2025

What the bill says

An Act to Enable Maine National Guard Commanders to More Efficiently Effect Disciplinary Measures Through the Maine Code of Military Justice Submitted by the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management pursuant to Joint Rule 204. Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative FREDETTE of Newport. Printed on recycled paper.

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An Act to Enable Maine National Guard Commanders to More Efficiently Effect Disciplinary Measures Through the Maine Code of Military Justice Submitted by the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management pursuant to Joint Rule 204. Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative FREDETTE of Newport. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶T, as amended by PL 2019, c. 597, §2, is further amended to read: T. A marine patrol officer who is not an attorney but is representing the Department of Marine Resources in a libel proceeding before a District Court under Title 12, section 6207; or Sec. 2. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶U, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 597, §3, is amended to read: U. Practice, pursuant to a rule of the Supreme Judicial Court, by a law student enrolled in a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.; or Sec. 3. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶V is enacted to read: V. An attorney certified by the judge advocate general of that attorney's respective military branch …

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Maine LD57: An Act to Enable Maine National Guard Commanders to More Efficiently Effect Disciplinary Measures Through the Maine Code of Military Justice

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