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# w. LinkTitleSponsorCommitteePub HearingWkSessLeadComm VoteNotes
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LD 17An Act to Designate the Warden of the Maine State Prison as Chief Administrative Officer of the Bolduc Correctional Facility NFNADOC Beebee-CenterCJPS1/27/25 1p2/5 10aOTP-Unan
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LD 18An Act to Offset the Costs of Client Medical Care Support Workers at Department of Corrections Facilities and Study Correctional Service Fees and Collections'DOC MooreCJPS1/27/25 1p3/12 9:30PeterOTP amendedAmendment does not allow $25 fee and requires DOC to convene a working group to examine fees and their effect ands includes residents from all facilities. Passed Senate 6/4/25 and House 6/5 this constitues a WIN.
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LD 42An Act Regarding the Bind-over and Detention of Juveniles NFNADOC SalisburyCJPS1/27/25 1p2/5 10aPeterOTP-unansigned
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LD 45An Act Allowing the Department of Corrections to Offset Some of the Costs of Technology Provided to Residents of Correctional Facilities OPPOSEDOC LeeCJPS1/27/25 1p3/12 9:30PeterOTPAHeavily amended to limit the fees and who is charged. Consider it a win!
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LD 59An Act to Ban the Drug Tianeptine OPPOSELemelinCJPS2/32/12 2pPeterDiv Rep-maj OTP-AM Changed title and amended into resolve to study. Counted as a victory. Ought not to pass prevailed on floor.
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LD 97An Act to Facilitate the Improvement of Credit Scores of Residents of Department of Corrections Facilities SUPPORTDOC Sayre1/27/25 1p2/5 1pJanOTP-UnanPassed and signed into law
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LD 102An Act to Notify the Public of Juveniles Who Are Wanted Persons OPPOSEDOC LajoieCJPS3/26 9:30a1/14/26 1pPeterTableCarried Over created a flurry of competing language about publicity. Really a victory for our stance on the bill.
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LD 117An Act to Provide Funding for Sexual Assault ServicesIngwersonHHS3/20 1:00p4/10 1pJanOTPPassed > Appropriations. signed
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LD 152An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act to Require a Specific
Time Frame for Agencies to Comply with Requests for Public Records SUPPORT		LibbyJUD2/5/25 9:30aJanONP
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LD 165An Act to Allow School Boards to Expel or Suspend Students Regardless of Grade Level OPPOSETuellEDUC3/13 1:00pJanONTP
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LD 179An Act to Amend the Maine Bail Code to Eliminate the Class E Crime of Violation of Condition of Release SUPPORTSinclairCJPS2/3 9:305/8 1pPeterONTP
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LD 244Resolve, to Provide Safe, Short-term Housing to Individuals Recently Released from Correctional FacilitiesTalbot RossCJPS2/10, 1:00 p3/12 9:30Jan & PeterOTP AmendedGot testimony from MERN and Maine Pre-trrial--Amendement -> 2 pilot programs by DOC
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LD 246An Act to Establish the Option of Sentencing Alternatives for Primary Caregivers SUPPORTTalbot RossJUD2/26 9:30a3/11 1pJanOTP AmendedUnsigned,,
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LD 259An Act to Establish the Criminal Records Review Commission in Statute SUPPORTTalbot RossJUD2/12 9:305/27 1ppeterOTP AmendedPassed Senate + House 6/10 Held by Gov
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LD 268An Act to Restore Sentencing Discretion to the Judiciary by Removing Mandatory Minimum Sentences of Incarceration SUPPORTSinclairCJPS2/10, 1 p4/30 3ppeter & Jan ONPdead
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LD 330Resolve, to Create an Advisory Council to Oversee the Review and Technical Revision of the Maine Criminal Code and Other Statutes Establishing Criminal Offenses SUPPORTMillikenCJPS3/31 9:30ONP
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LD 332An Act to Establish Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Gross Sexual Assaults Against Children and Aggravated Sex Trafficking of Children OPPOSEGreenwoodJUD2/24 1:00p3/18 1ppeterONP
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LD 333An Act Regarding County JailsMillikenCJPSDEADconcept
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LD 334An Act Regarding County Jail FundingMillikenCJPSDEADconcept
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LD 340An Act Regarding Speedy Trials SUPPORTMoonenJUD3/3 1:00p3/21 930JanDIV REPMACDL opposes. See testimony Died on appropriations table.
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LD 352An Act to Improve Criminal Justice and Public SafetyBeebe-CenterCJPSconcept Carried Over
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LD 405An Act to Require Reporting on the Uses of Prisoner SegregationLooknerCJPS3/24 9:30a4/2 1pJanOTP-AmAmended for DOC to report on use of Solitary Confinement as defined in the original bill. Count as a victory. Signed
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LD 418An Act to Remand Individuals with Pending State Probation Violations to the Department of Corrections Following Initial ProceedingsMcintyreJUD2/24 1ppeterONTP
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LD 421An Act to Eliminate Barriers to Reentry into the Community After Incarceration by Repealing Certain Driver's License Suspension Provisions SUPPORTMillikenCJPS4/7 9:304/16 1ppeterOTP-AmDied between houses
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LD 423 An Act Regarding Technical ViolationsMillikenCJPSconcept
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LD 425 An Act to Establish a Conviction Integrity Unit in the Attorney General's Office SUPPORTMillikenJUD2/24 10:15a5/19PeterONTPunanimous
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LD 449An Act to Authorize a Court to Conditionally Discharge Certain Criminal Defendants SUPPORTSinclairJUD2/24 1 p5/19PeterTabledCarried over
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LD 456An Act to Improve Public Defense ServicesCarneyJUD5/26TabledConcept
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LD 485An Act Regarding Criminal JusticeHasenfusCJPScarried overConcept
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LD 527An Act to Establish Bail Officers to Administer the Maine Bail Code SUPPORTJUD LeeCJPS3/17 1p3/26 1pPeterOTP-AM Div Repamends the Maine Bail Code to create a new position of bail officer within the judicial branch
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LD 530An Act to Eliminate a Rebuttable Presumption Against the Admission of Certain Applicants to the Bar SUPPORTBoyerJUD3/11 in Labor, trans to JUD3/25PeterOTP-AM Div RepChanges presumption that felony conviction presumption that they do not meet the good moral character requirement. this bill changes that into a signal that more investigation needed. Enacted 5/27/25
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LD 532An Act to Protect Health Care Workers by Addressing Assaults in Health Care Settings OPPOSEStoverCJPS3/17 1p3/26 1pJanOTP AmDied between houses--victory!
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LD 533An Act to Allow Residents of the Department of Corrections to Opt In to Additional Restitution for Their VictimsMillikenCJPS3/24 1p3/24JanOTP, unan
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LD 535An Act to Authorize Judicial Disposition of a Juvenile Adjudicated of Murder or a Class A Crime to a Term of Commitment Extending Beyond the Juvenile's 21st Birthday OPPOSEFredetteJUD2/24 1:00p3/18 1pPeterONPONP prevailed in House
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LD 592An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Crime of Endangering the Welfare of a Child OPPOSEBaldacciCJPS3/17 9:305/19 11aJanOTP-Am Div repReplace with resolve to study issues
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LD 626An Act to Explicitly Allow the Department of Corrections to Charge Room and Board to Residents Who Perform Remote Work in Detention and Correctional Facilities and to Amend the Laws Governing Rehabilitative Programs NFNADOC NuttingCJPS3/3 1 pm3/12 1pPeterOTP AmAmendment allows up to 10% for tranport and 10% for room and board. Really a victory since limits DOC.
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LD 647An Act Regarding Telephone and Video Call Access in Detention and Correctional Facilities and Jails SUPPORTMillikenCJPS3/24 9:30a5/1JanONPMajor amendment from sponsor to change indigency to $100 on books and that's all.
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LD 648An Act to Expand the Supervised Community Confinement Program SUPPORTMPAC MillikenCJPS4/23 1p5/8 1pJanOTP-Amlink to SCCP talking points: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iw2ICS8VARLphFAVWYuw5J62fgSMnbFrHTsSeFIW25M/edit?usp=sharing Passed in the House 6/11 Senate 6/12 then back to House unfinished then defeated in House Feb 26
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LD 666An Act to Prevent Domestic Violence by Providing Adequate Funding Support for Court-ordered Certified Domestic Violence Intervention ProgramsGattineCJPS3/10JanOTP-AmPassed House 5/20 Senate sent to Appropriations
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LD 670An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases NFNAEatonJUD3/3 9:303/21 1pPeterOTP-Am narrowGood idea but bill is too vague. Amended to amends the definition of "abuse" for purposes of the protection from abuse laws to include compelling a person by coercion... Count as win since we argued it was too vague and broad as proposed. Signed
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LD 717An Act to Amend the Maine Criminal Code Governing Restitution to Include the Costs of All Analyses of Suspected Illegal Drugs OPPOSEBishopCJPS3/17 9:303/26 1pPeterDivided ONP 7:5 removes the provision that the cost of analysis of suspected illegal drugs charged only if convicted and motivated by profit--pertains only to restitution
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LD 719Resolve, to Direct the County Corrections Professional Standards Council to Examine Funding of and Compliance by County and Regional JailsSalisburyCJPS3/3 1p5/14 3:30sit outOTP Am amount equal to 35% of the total cost of operations for county 21 jails and the regional jail Amendment made this the policy bill and 852 the appropriations bill.
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LD 737An Act Regarding a So-called Clean Slate Initiative for Arrest and Conviction RecordsBoyerJUDconcept
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LD 740An Act to Establish a Comprehensive Program to Divert Youth from the Criminal Justice System and Address Their Needs SUPPORTLooknerCJPS3/24 1p1/21/26 1pJanOTP AmCarried Over!
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LD 752An Act to Strengthen Maine's Child Protection Laws by Limiting Contact with Violent OffendersBaldacciJUD3/10 9:305/14 1:30PeterONPWhat would rebut? Vague but note also a tool to get people to take the DV course
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LD 755An Act to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths by Allowing Municipalities to Approve the Establishment of Overdose Prevention CentersBennettCJPS5/15 5pME RAP Carried Over
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LD 771An Act to Include Possession of Compounds, Mixtures or Substances Containing a Detectable Amount of Certain Scheduled Drugs to Prove the Offense of Unlawful Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs OPPOSEBaldacciCJPS3/17 9:303/26 1ppeterdivided OTP 7:5ANY quantity to qualify as meth or amphetamine to prove trafficking. Makes joke out of the statute. Senate accepted min ONP to kill bill . Failed to be engrossed.
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LD 822An Act to End the Collection of Certain Probation Fees SUPPORTBeebe-CenterCJPS3/31 9:304/30 3p? ONP
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LD 852An Act to Reduce the Property Tax Burden by Adequately Funding County Jail OperationsDucharmeCJPS4/28 9:305/14 3:30sit outOTP amSee LD 719 -- they were worked together and amended to suit with Appropriation in this one. This one allocate $4 million to County Jail Operations Fund. Passed HOuse 6/10
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LD 884Resolve, to Establish the Criminal Justice Legal Aid Clinic Pilot Project at the University of Maine School of LawAnkelesEDU3/17 10 aJanOTP-AmAppropriations table
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LD 930An Act to Amend the Law Governing Items Identified as Prison Contraband NFNAO'HalloranCJPS3/24 1:00p5/5/ 2:30Quack quackOTP div repsigned
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LD 931An Act to Amend the Law Allowing Incarcerated Pretrial or Presentence Individuals to Be Credited Time for Participation in Voluntary Work Projects in a Jail SUPPORT O'HalloranCJPS3/24 9:30 a4/2 1pPeterOTP-AmOTP-Am adopted by House 6/10 and Senate -- signed
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LD 962An Act to Establish the Offense of Aggravated Operating Under the Influence Resulting in the Death of a petWhiteCJPS3/31 1p4/9 1pJanONP
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LD 981An Act to Facilitate the Establishment of an Automated Crime Victim Notification SystemCarneyCJPS3/26 9:30a4/24 1pPeterOTP-am
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LD 986An Act to Eliminate the Crime of Felony Murder SUPPORTMPAC Beebe-CenterJUD3/24 9:30PeterONP Link to Factsheet on Felony Murder: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:4be0f136-f21e-4d92-b060-81890511c63f
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LD 1000An Act to Require Correctional Facilities and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities to Release Prisoners and Patients to a Responsible AdultCiminoCJPS4/28 9:305/8 1p???ONPMoved from HHS to CJPS
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LD 1009An Act to Restore Full Civil Rights to Possess Firearms to Persons Previously Convicted of Certain Nonviolent Felony CrimesPerkinsJUD5/15tabledCarried Over
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LD 1022An Act to Protect and Increase Access to Justice in Civil Legal Matters for Persons with Low Incomes SUPPORTCarneyJUD4/17 2pJanOTPWritten testimony only. Tabled in Senate 5/20
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LD 1024An Act to Expand the List of Crimes That Do Not Qualify for Immunity Under Maine's Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-related Medical Assistance OPPOSEHagganCJPS3/31 1p4/9 1ppeterONTP -8 OTP-4 OTP-AM-1Senate ONP 5/28
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LD 1034Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study Pathways for Creating a Psilocybin Services Program in MaineLooknerCJPS3/31 9:304/9 9:30peterDiv rep, OTPTestified NFNA asking to amend to make distribution legal and allow regulation -- Amended to a resolve to study. FAILED ENACTMENT 6/10
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LD 1047An Act to Impose an Additional Tax on Certain Unearned IncomeLooknerTAX3/264/10 1pJan
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LD 1074An Act to Remove the Limit on the Length of Probation That May Be Served for
Aggravated Attempted Murder		LajoieCJPS3/31 1p4/9PeterOTP Amsigned
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LD 1076An Act to Hire School Security Officers to Protect Students and Make Schools
Safer		PerkinsEDUJanONP
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LD 1089An Act to Permanently Fund 55 Percent of the State's Share of Education by Establishing a Tax on Incomes of More than $1,000,000GolekTAXJanOTP-Am
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LD 1097An Act to Provide De-escalation and Behavior Intervention Training for School PersonnelMurphyEDUJanOTP-Amwithout gov sig
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LD 1101An Act to Address the Limited Availability of Counsel in Courts to Represent Indigent Parties in Matters Affecting Their Fundamental Rights SUPPORTCarneyJUD3/19 1p4/2 12:30PeterOTP-AMPub defender office and MPA both ambushed in PH but Carney thinks there is a good way forward. Carried in house and senate and signed by Governor.
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LD 1113An Act Regarding Fairness in Sentencing for Persons Under 26 Years of Age SUPPORTWarrenJUD3/31 2p5/27 1pJanOTP-AM6-5 vote 3 absent including the tribal representative. Amended to simply include age in the sentencing analysis. Unsigned
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LD 1139"An Act to Provide Funding for Essential Services for Victims of Crimes" SUPPORTCarneyJUD4/17 2p4/29 1pJanOTP AmStarted in HHS > JUD Replacing $8 mil shortfaLL in services due to cuts from Feds Written testimony only. Passed house + Senate onto App Table.
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LD 1146An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to Robbery SUPPORTSinclairCJPS4/14 9:304/30 3pPeterOTP-AmEnacted 6/10 unsigned
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LD 1147An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to the Threatening Display or Carrying of a Concealed Weapon SUPPORTSinclairCJPS4/14 9:304/30 3pPeterONTPHouse accepted OTP Am and Senate ONP.
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LD 1175An Act Regarding the Appointment and Payment of Counsel for Indigent Parents and MinorsKuhnJUDONP
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LD 1187An Act to Require Certain Mental Health Data to Be Included in Uniform Crime ReportsGramlichCJPSOTP AmAmended title is: An Act to Include Certain Mental Health Data in Firearm Fatalities and Hospitalizations Reports
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LD 1189An Act to Prohibit Arrest and Detention for Civil Violations and Require an Attorney for the State to Determine Whether to Charge a Class E Offense as a Civil ViolationMoonenJUD4/4 9:304/9 1:30JanOTPWritten testimony only. signed
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LD 1200An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Items Intended to Be Used to Inhale Nitrous Oxide for Recreational Purposes OPPOSERenyCJPS4/14 1p4/24 1pPeterDiv repOTP failed in the House 6/11
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LD 1215An Act Regarding Residency Restrictions for Sex Offenders OPPOSEMooreCJPS4/7 1p5/7 2pPeterONTP
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LD 1263An Act Regarding Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking When That Trafficking Results in an Overdose Causing Serious Bodily Injury of a Person OPPOSEPoirierCJPS4/14 9:304/24 1pPeterDivRep
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LD 1266Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health to Convene a Working Group to Propose a Plan for Expanding the Reach of Treatment CourtsHasenfusJUD4/11 9:305/13PeterOTP-amAmended to send to HHS-OBH Signed 6/20
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LD 1288An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of Maine's Drug Laws Regarding Heroin, Fentanyl and Cocaine OPPOSEHagganCJPS4/14 1p4/24 1pPeterONP-div
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LD 1335An Act to Prohibit Life Sentences SUPPORTMillikenJUD3/31 2p4/9 1:30JanONTP
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LD 1366An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of the Drug Laws Related to Cocaine Base SUPPORTMillikenCJPS4/14 1p4/24 1pPeterOTPunsigned
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LD 1410An Act to Provide Due Process in Confiscation and Destruction of Personal Items of Unhoused Persons SUPPORTRanaJUD 4/28 10A5/27 1pPeterONTPsponsor withdrawn
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LD 1416An Act to Require the Department of Health and Human Services to Immediately Take Custody of Persons Sentenced to Mental Health Facilities That May Not Include County or Regional JailsTalbot RossJUDJan
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LD 1427An Act Extending the Statute of Limitations on Criminal Actions Involving Aggravated Sex Trafficking OPPOSEHendersonJUD4/14 1pPeterOTP-AmAmendment to refer to CLAC for recommendations. Declare this a win! Signed
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LD 1487An Act to Support Community Violence Prevention and Intervention Programs SUPPORTTalbot RossHHS4/14 10aJanONTP
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LD 1536An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Bail OPPOSEHagganCJPS4/23 1p4/30 3pPeterONTP
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LD 1607An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Compliance with Certain Constitutional Obligations Related to Disclosure of EvidenceBunkerCJPS4/28 1 p5/15JanOTP
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LD 1646An Act to Amend Maine's Good Samaritan Laws Regarding Suspected Drug-related Overdoses SUPPORTTalbot RossCJPS1/7/26 1pPeterChanged to having better training at academy
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LD 1647An Act to Amend the Maine Human Rights Act to Provide Additional Remedies for Educational Discrimination SUPPORTCarneyJUDMon, 4/28, 10AJanTabled
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LD 1651An Act to Remove the Term "Alleged" When Referring to Victims of Sexual Assault in the Maine Revised Statutes OPPOSEDPughJUD4/25,12p4/29 1pPeterOTP-Am
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LD 1656An Act to Facilitate Compliance with Federal Immigration Law by State and Local
Government Entities OPPOSED		SobeleskiJUD4/25, 12PJanONP
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LD 1671An Act to Establish Disclosure Requirements Regarding Law
Enforcement Officer Credibility Information		LeeCJPSPetercarry over
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LD 1683"An Act to Make a Freedom of Access Act Request Free of Charge upon Petition"ChapmanJUD4/25, 12PJanONTP
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LD 1684An Act to Implement Additional Criteria and Processes for the Supervised Community Confinement ProgramDouderaCJPS4/28 1p5/8 1pJanOTP-AmAmended title and: SCCP consideration includes considering input from the Office of Victim Services within the department and further requires that a prisoner's supervised community confinement program plan is responsive to reasonable community and victim concerns. signed
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LD 1693An Act to Establish a Sustainable Housing Development Prison Work ProgramMaciasCJPS4/28 1p5/8 9:30ONTP
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LD 1695An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation'ArataCJPS4/28 1pJanOTP-Amigned
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LD 1706An Act Regarding Notification of Appointment of Legal Representation for
Indigent Clients in Custody		WarrenJUD4/25 10A5/16 1pOTP-Am
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LD 1710An Act Regarding the Authority to Transport Prisoners Confined in Jail and the Use of Physical Force with Respect to Prisoners and Persons Who Have Been Arrested OPPOSEDSalisburyCJPS4/28 9:305/8 9:30PeterOTPsigned
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LD 1725An Act to Require Reporting Regarding County Jail Boards of VisitorsNuttingCJPS4/28 9:305/8 9:30JanOTP-AmCommittee Amendment repolaces title and reverses bill intent requiring reports to CJPS Cpmmittee and sharing with other Boards. Signed
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LD 1749Resolve, Directing the Department of Corrections to Study Achieving Gender EqualityMaciasCJPS4/28 1p5/8 9:30JanOTPHeld by governor law w/out gov sig