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ME LD273
Bill
Status
6/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Adam Lee
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AI Summary
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Amends 3 MRSA §411 to establish that the Legislature has sole authority to determine the membership and scope of any committee granted the power to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, and take depositions
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Clarifies that committees receiving subpoena power automatically become investigating committees subject to statutory oversight, regardless of whether they actually exercise that power
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Updates existing 1975 statutory language with modernized phrasing while adding the new legislative authority provision
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Presented by Representative Lee of Auburn with bipartisan cosponsorship from 10 legislators including Senator Haggan of Penobscot
Legislative Description
An Act Related to the Issuance of Subpoena Power to Entities Created by Executive Order
Legislature
Last Action
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
6/25/2025