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ME LD1371
Bill
Status
5/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kenneth Fredette
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AI Summary
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Requires the State Compensation Commission to calculate average judicial salaries across Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont as of June 30th each year
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Mandates an annual report by December 1st to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court and legislative committees on judiciary and appropriations matters
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Sets a target that Maine judicial salaries be at least 80% of the average salaries for comparable positions in the other New England states
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Applies to the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, Justices of the Superior Court, and Judges of the District Court
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Removes judicial compensation recommendations from the commission's existing biennial report duties while preserving the judicial branch's ability to make independent salary recommendations to the Governor or Legislature
Legislative Description
An Act to Tie Judicial Salaries to the Average Judicial Salaries of Other New England States
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Last Action
Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
5/21/2025