2023-2024 Regular Session • Maine Legislature
LD1782
Legislative Summary
An Act to Empower Jurors by Allowing Instructions That They May Find a Defendant Not Guilty if a Guilty Verdict Would Yield an Unjust Result
Bill History
4/25/2023
Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence
Senate
5/16/2023
Work Session Held
Joint Conference
5/16/2023
Voted: Divided Report
Joint Conference
6/15/2023
Reported Out: ONTP/OTP
Joint Conference
6/15/2023
Reports READ.
House of Representatives
6/15/2023
On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
House of Representatives
6/15/2023
Later today assigned.
House of Representatives
6/15/2023
Unfinished Business
House of Representatives
6/16/2023
Speaker laid before the House
House of Representatives
6/16/2023
Subsequently, on motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
House of Representatives
6/16/2023
ROLL CALL NO. 251 (Yeas 99 - Nays 44 - Absent 7 - Excused 1)
House of Representatives
6/16/2023
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
6/20/2023
Reports READ
Senate
6/20/2023
On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
Senate
6/20/2023
Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 384 Yeas 30 - Nays 3 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
Senate
6/20/2023
Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #384
6/20/2023
30
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #251
6/16/2023
99
Yea
44
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(6/20/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Democrat: 5
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor
David Boyer
Republican