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Committee reviews language on foreclosure retroactivity and restoration-of-rights amendment

Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary · February 24, 2026

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Summary

Committee performed language reviews for LD 1444, clarifying retroactivity relating to Finch v. US Bank NA, and for LD 1009 (restoring firearm rights for certain nonviolent felony convictions); members noted a $34,000 highway-fund fiscal note for LD 1009.

The committee performed two language reviews.

LD 1444: OPLA explained a committee amendment that places a sentence in statutory law to limit application of the Finch v. US Bank NA holding to causes of action arising prior to Jan. 11, 2024 (the date of the court's order). The committee had no substantive questions and accepted the language for final placement in statute.

LD 1009: Members reviewed a minority amendment to restore certain civil rights to possess firearms for persons previously convicted of specified nonviolent felony crimes. The amendment conforms statutory language to the Maine Revised Statutes and includes a fiscal note (identified at the meeting as $34,000 from the highway fund). Committee members discussed the funding breakdown for state police support and noted that the funding formula for state police includes highway-fund allocations. The committee accepted the current language draft pending printing and inclusion in the report.

What’s next: The language will be submitted for final drafting and inclusion in committee reports; fiscal notes will be available in committee documents.