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Maine Legislature · LD 2232 · Chapter 721, Apr 16, 2026

An Act to Increase County Jail Funding

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Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “An Act to Increase County Jail Funding Read the full text

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132nd legislature (2025-2026)HP 1507

Where it is

Representative HASENFUS for the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Resolve 2025, chapter 73, section 2 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on CRI · Mar 10, 2026
Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence. On motion by Senator Beebe-Center of Knox REFERRED to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, in concurrence. · Mar 10, 2026
Reports READ. On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 706 (Yeas 129 - Nays 17 - Absent 4 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) The · Mar 31, 2026
Reports READ On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-924) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, · Apr 2, 2026
This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Apr 6, 2026
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. · Apr 6, 2026
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSE · Apr 13, 2026
The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-924) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-692) thereto. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Apr 13, 2026
This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Apr 14, 2026
PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. · Apr 14, 2026

The numbers

0
sponsors on the bill

Recorded votes

ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REPHouse · 2026-03-31 · PREVAILS · Yeas 129, Nays 17, Excused 0, NotVoting 4, Total 146
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Apr 14, 2026).