Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1129: An Act to Clarify Standards for Defendants' Post-judgment Motions for Relief from Protection from Abuse Orders
Status: Signed into law, May 30, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Clarify Standards for Defendants' Post-judgment Motions for Relief from Protection from Abuse Orders.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Clarify Standards for Defendants' Post-judgment Motions for Relief from Protection from Abuse Orders Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §4111, sub-§4 is enacted to read: 4. Action by defendant. A defendant may not file a motion to extinguish a final order issued under this chapter. The court may dismiss a motion to extinguish filed by a defendant without a hearing and before opposition is filed. Page 1 - 132LR0794(03)
Sponsors
- Amy Kuhn (D, 111) · primary sponsor
- Kristen Cloutier (D, 94)
- Michele Meyer (D, 150)
- Kelly Murphy (D, 125)
- Dylan Pugh (D, 114)
- David Sinclair (D, 50)
- Holly Stover (D, 48)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-245) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-245), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-245).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence
- : Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: POST-JUDGMENT MOTIONS, Legislature, PROTECTION FROM ABUSE, ABUSE, Senate, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1129?
- LD1129 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Clarify Standards for Defendants' Post-judgment Motions for Relief from Protection from Abuse Orders.
- What does LD1129 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Clarify Standards for Defendants' Post-judgment Motions for Relief from Protection from Abuse Orders.
- What is the status of LD1129?
- Signed into law as of May 30, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (May 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1129?
- Amy Kuhn (D, 111), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1129?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1129&snum=132
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