What is the status of LD2180?

Signed into law as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (April 6, 2026).

Where is the official record for LD2180?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2180&snum=132

Maine LD2180: An Act to Make Changes to the Laws Regarding the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources and the State Civil Service Appeals Board

Q: What is LD2180?

LD2180 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Make Changes to the Laws Regarding the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources and the State Civil Service Appeals Board.

Q: What does LD2180 do?

In its own words: An Act to Make Changes to the Laws Regarding the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources and the State Civil Service Appeals Board PART A Sec. A-1. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶U, as amended by PL 2025, c. 97, §2, is further 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. A-2. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶V, as enacted by PL 2025, c. 97, §3, is amended to read: V. An attorney certified by the judge advocate general of that attorney's respective.

Status: Signed into law, April 13, 2026

What the bill says

An Act to Make Changes to the Laws Regarding the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources and the State Civil Service Appeals Board PART A Sec. A-1. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶U, as amended by PL 2025, c. 97, §2, is further 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. A-2. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶V, as enacted by PL 2025, c. 97, §3, is amended to read: V. An attorney certified by the judge advocate general of that attorney's respective.

From the engrossed text:

An Act to Make Changes to the Laws Regarding the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources and the State Civil Service Appeals Board PART A Sec. A-1. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶U, as amended by PL 2025, c. 97, §2, is further 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. A-2. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶V, as enacted by PL 2025, c. 97, §3, is amended to read: V. An attorney certified by the judge advocate general of that attorney's respective military branch representing Maine National Guard members in proceedings conducted pursuant to Title 37‐B, section 415‐A.; Sec. A-3. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶W is enacted to read: W. A person who is not an attorney but is representing the State before the State Civil Service Appeals Board as described in Title 5, section 7081 on a reclassification, reallocation or reorganization appeal; or Sec. A-4. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶X is enacted to read: X. A person who is not an attorney but is representing the State before an arbitrator related to a grievance filed under a collective bargaining agreement. PART B Sec. B-1. 5 MRSA §7083, as corrected by RR 2023, c. …

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Maine LD2180: An Act to Make Changes to the Laws Regarding the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources and the State Civil Service Appeals Board

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