An Act to Require Municipal and County Jails to Be Available at All Times for Detention of Persons Arrested on Criminal Charges by Maine Law Enforcement Officers
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Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to Require Municipal and County Jails to Be Available at All Times for Detention of Persons Arrested on Criminal Charges by Maine Law Enforcement Officers” Read the full text
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132nd legislature (2025-2026)SP 845
Where it is
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 15, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 · Dec 15, 2025
Reports READ. On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 824 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 READ ONCE · Mar 30, 2026
Reports READ. On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 703 (Yeas 75 - Nays 70 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) The · Mar 31, 2026
PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 730 (Yeas 77 - Nays 71 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Apr 2, 2026
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · Apr 6, 2026
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Rachel Talbot RossTavis HasenfusAnne Beebe-CenterGlenn Curry
Recorded votes
EnactmentHouse · 2026-04-02 · PREVAILS · Yeas 77, Nays 71, Excused 0, NotVoting 2, Total 148
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REPHouse · 2026-03-31 · PREVAILS · Yeas 75, Nays 70, Excused 0, NotVoting 5, Total 145
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORTSenate · 2026-03-30 · PREVAILS · Yeas 20, Nays 12, Excused 3, NotVoting 0, Total 32
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Maine legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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