Maine County Commissioners Association Legislative Tracker
132nd Maine Legislature - First Regular Session
Saturday, December 13, 2025 7:05 AM
| LD | TITLE | SPONSOR | SUMMARY | COMM | POSITION | STATUS | ACTION / NOTES |
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| An Act To Offset The Costs Of Client Medical Care Support Workers At Department Of Corrections Facilities And Study Correctional Service Fees And Collections (SP 30) | Marianne MOORE of Washington | This bill increases the amount the Commissioner of Corrections may charge clients of correctional and detention facilities for medical and dental fees from $5 to $25 and requires the proceeds from those fees to be used as a first priority to pay client workers who Full Summary |
CJPS |
Monitor | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | ||
| An Act To Require Employers To Disclose Pay Ranges And Maintain Records Of Employees' Pay Histories (HP 18) | Amy ROEDER of Bangor | This bill requires an employer with 10 or more employees to include on a job posting a statement that lists the prospective range of pay the employer will offer to a successful applicant. The bill also requires an employer, upon request of an employee, to Full Summary |
LAH |
Monitor | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 2/24 Testimony Submitted 2/24 |
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| An Act To Allow Employees To Request Flexible Work Schedules (HP 24) | Amy ROEDER of Bangor | This bill does the following. 1. It allows an employee to request in writing, including by electronic means, a flexible work schedule. 2. It requires an employer, which may be a private employer or public employer, to consider an employee's request for a flexible work Full Summary |
LAH |
TBD | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | ||
| An Act To Notify The Public Of Juveniles Who Are Wanted Persons (HP 67) | Michel LAJOIE of Lewiston | This bill allows criminal justice agencies to provide to the public certain juvenile history record information for the purpose of apprehending juveniles when either the juvenile has escaped from custody as defined by the Maine Criminal Code or a warrant of arrest has been issued Full Summary |
CJPS |
Monitor | Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | ||
| Resolve, To Provide Safe, Short-term Housing To Individuals Recently Released From Correctional Facilities (SP 110) | Rachel TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland | This bill directs the Department of Corrections to administer a program to provide transitional housing to recently released indigent clients of the Department of Corrections and establishes a fund to fund the program. This bill also directs the Maine State Housing Authority to study long-term Full Summary |
CJPS |
Monitor | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | ||
| An Act To Employ Mental Health Personnel Within The Maine State Police (HP 198) | Joseph UNDERWOOD of Presque Isle | This bill creates 3 Behavioral Health Coordinator positions assigned to the state police Southern Field Troop, Central Field Troop and Troop F responsible for making decisions about the health, safety and welfare of persons in the community who have interacted with law enforcement professionals and Full Summary |
CJPS |
NFNA | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 3/10 Testimony submitted. |
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| An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology (HP 207) | Melanie SACHS of Freeport | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to update certain laws regarding energy, utilities and technology. | EUT |
Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| An Act Regarding Speedy Trials (HP 240) | Matt MOONEN of Portland | This bill establishes the Maine Speedy Trial Act. The Act establishes different time limits for the commencement of a defendant's criminal trial depending on when the complaint, indictment or information was filed and what class of crime the defendant is charged with. The Act also Full Summary |
JUD |
Monitor | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | ||
| An Act To Improve Criminal Justice And Public Safety (SP 137) | Anne BEEBE-CENTER of Knox | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to update the laws to improve criminal justice and public safety. | CJPS |
Monitor | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | ||
| An Act To Allow Municipalities To Limit Nonprofit Property Tax Exemptions (HP 292) | Benjamin HYMES of Waldo | This bill provides a municipality the power to limit the amount of a property tax exemption given to a nonprofit institution or organization when the municipality determines by vote that such an exemption would be detrimental to the residents of that municipality. | TAX |
Monitor | Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | ||
| An Act To Authorize A Court To Conditionally Discharge Certain Criminal Defendants (HP 303) | David SINCLAIR of Bath | This bill authorizes a court to enter an order of conditional discharge suspending all of a defendant's pending criminal proceedings for a period of up to 6 months, during which time the defendant must refrain from engaging in criminal conduct and must abide by certain Full Summary |
JUD |
Monitor | Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 2/10 Check with MSA regardign position |
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| An Act To Improve Public Defense Services (SP 189) | Anne CARNEY of Cumberland | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to amend the laws related to the expansion of public defense services in the State and the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services. | JUD |
Monitor | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | ||
| An Act To Fund Rural Patrol Services In Washington County (SP 194) | Marianne MOORE of Washington | This bill provides funding for 4 Maine State Trooper positions and related All Other to conduct rural patrols in Washington County. | CJPS |
Support | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 2/10 Support funding MSP coverage with all counties who need
2/24 Testimony submitted on 2/24 |
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| An Act To Enhance Public Safety In Rural Counties By Providing State Police Patrol And Policing Services (HP 306) | John DUCHARME of Madison | This bill provides funding for 15 State Trooper positions, 9 State Police Corporal positions and related All Other to enhance public safety in rural counties of the State and to support county sheriff department efforts. | CJPS |
Support | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 2/10 Same comment as 461
2/24 Testimony submitted on 2/24 |
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| An Act Regarding The Department Of Public Safety (HP 313) | Tavis HASENFUS of Readfield | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to update the laws regarding the Department of Public Safety. | CJPS |
Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| An Act Regarding Criminal Justice (HP 314) | Tavis HASENFUS of Readfield | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to update the laws regarding criminal justice. | CJPS |
Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| An Act To Update Processes And Fees In The Probate Court System (SP 223) | Anne CARNEY of Cumberland | This bill makes the following changes to the Maine Uniform Probate Code. 1. It increases certain filing fees throughout the Code and provides that, after 2025, these fees must automatically be adjusted for inflation. 2. It requires any party that files a petition, motion or Full Summary |
JUD |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| An Act To Establish A Statewide Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kit Tracking System And Update Certain Requirements Regarding Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kits (SP 199) | Richard BENNETT of Oxford | This bill directs the Department of Public Safety to establish, operate and maintain a sexual assault forensic examination kit tracking system. The system must provide relevant information for victims, both those who choose to report to a law enforcement agency and those who choose not Full Summary |
JUD |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| An Act Regarding The Laws Of The State Of Maine (SP 312) | Teresa PIERCE of Cumberland | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to make changes regarding the laws of the State. | SLG |
Monitor | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | ||
| An Act Providing Appropriations And Allocations For State Government Operations (SP 316) | Margaret ROTUNDO of Androscoggin | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to provide appropriations and allocations necessary for the operation of State Government. | AFA |
Monitor | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | ||
| An Act To Provide Appropriations And Allocations For The Operations Of State Government (HP 444) | Drew GATTINE of Westbrook | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to provide for appropriations and allocations for the operation of State Government. | AFA |
Monitor | Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | ||
| An Act To Reimburse The City Of Ellsworth For A Public Road To A New Court Facility In Hancock County (HP 481) | Russell WHITE of Ellsworth | This bill provides a one-time General Fund appropriation to reimburse the City of Ellsworth for 50% of the costs incurred in building an access road to the property on which the city is working with the judicial branch to build a new courthouse for Hancock Full Summary |
JUD |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| An Act To Fund State Government (SP 338) | Margaret ROTUNDO of Androscoggin | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to make appropriations and allocations necessary to fund State Government. | AFA |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| An Act To Provide For Appropriations And Allocations (SP 339) | Margaret ROTUNDO of Androscoggin | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to provide for appropriations and allocations. | AFA |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| An Act To Reduce The Property Tax Burden By Adequately Funding County Jail Operations (HP 538) | John DUCHARME of Madison | This bill amends the laws governing the operation of county jails as follows. 1. It amends the County Jail Operations Fund to provide that, beginning July 1, 2025 and prior to July 1, 2026, state funding must be appropriated annually for the fund in the Full Summary |
CJPS |
Support | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 3/21 Testimony drafted. |
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| An Act To Facilitate The Establishment Of An Automated Crime Victim Notification System (SP 408) | Anne CARNEY of Cumberland | Current law requires written notice to be made to victims of crimes in the event that a defendant is released on preconviction bail or released or escaped from custody. This bill allows for that notice to be electronic. The bill requires the County Corrections Professional Full Summary |
CJPS |
Support | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 3/14 Possible mandate.
3/21 Testimony drafted. (Position was oppose but MSA wants us to support so unsure for now.) |
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| An Act To Require State-owned Or Leased Buildings Occupied By 50 Or More Executive Branch Employees To Have At Least One Automated External Defibrillator And One Bleeding Control Kit (SP 414) | Marianne MOORE of Washington | This bill directs the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services to ensure that each state building is equipped with at least one automated external defibrillator. It also directs each municipality to ensure that each municipal building is equipped with at least Full Summary |
SLG |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 3/14 Possible mandate. Not clear if applies to counties. |
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| An Act To Ensure The Proper Operation Of The State (HP 651) | Matt MOONEN of Portland | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to make changes to the laws to ensure the proper operations of the State. | SLG |
Monitor | Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | ||
| An Act To Restore Full Civil Rights To Possess Firearms To Persons Previously Convicted Of Certain Nonviolent Felony Crimes (HP 656) | Chad PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft | Currently, persons who have been convicted of committing or found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity of committing a crime in this State, a crime under the laws of the United States and certain crimes in other jurisdictions that are punishable by a term Full Summary |
JUD |
Committee Docket: Voted - Divided Report (11/14) | |||
| Resolve, Directing The State Court Administrator To Perform An Inspection And Study Of The Rumford Courthouse Building (HP 707) | Rachel HENDERSON of Rumford | This resolve directs the judicial branch to perform an inspection and space study of the building that houses the Rumford Court and issue a report within 18 months of the effective date of this resolve on all the necessary updates, structural and cosmetic improvements required Full Summary |
JUD |
Monitor | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | ||
| An Act To Enhance Public Safety In Maine By Defining The Relationship Between Local And Federal Law Enforcement (HP 834) | Ambureen RANA of Bangor | This bill prohibits state or local law enforcement agencies or officers from entering into contracts with federal immigration enforcement authorities. | CJPS JUD |
Oppose | Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 3/28 Might cover county jails housing ICE detainees. |
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| Resolve, Establishing The Commission To Study The Maine Tort Claims Act (SP 564) | Mark LAWRENCE of York | This bill increases the limitation on the award of damages against a governmental entity or its employees, or both, under the Maine Tort Claims Act from $400,000 to $1,250,000 per occurrence. | JUD |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 4/3 This bill would triple the potential liability for matters not exempt from liability under MTCA. |
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| An Act Regarding Dam Repair (HP 904) | Nina MILLIKEN of Blue Hill | This bill establishes a maximum limit of $1,000,000 per loan application under the Dam Repair and Reconstruction Fund and establishes a loan payback period between 5 and 30 years, but no longer than the useful life of the proposed project. The bill also allows the Full Summary |
CJPS ENR |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 4/8 FYI |
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| An 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 Jails (SP 562) | Rachel TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland | This bill requires that when a court commits a defendant to the Commissioner of Health and Human Services for placement in an appropriate mental health institution, that placement must be immediate and may not be in a county or regional jail. | HHS |
Support | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 4/8 Tenative pending MSA Vote; MSA is in strong support; people are being left in county jails by DHHS when beds are not available violating judge commitment of persons to DHHS custody; not enough mental health services or beds available but they don't want people sometimes because too violent for Dorathia Dix; inhumane for them to be stuck in county jail when a judge has deemed them incompetent; county jails cannot force people to medicate; 2 or 3 people taking up all the jail mental health staff because they are so demaiding; coordinate with the Sheriff's (No Hearing yet) |
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| An Act To Improve Access To Sustainable And Low-barrier Trauma Recovery Services (SP 581) | Margaret ROTUNDO of Androscoggin | This bill provides one-time funding only in fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to the Maine Resiliency Center in Lewiston to support the continuation and expansion of services for residents of the State affected by the immediate and cumulative effects of trauma through connection, information and Full Summary |
HHS |
Monitor | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 4/3 FYI. |
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| An Act To Improve The Sustainability Of Emergency Medical Services In Maine (SP 614) | Glenn CURRY of Waldo | This bill provides that care that is provided at the scene of an emergency medical services event by an ambulance service or nontransporting emergency medical service is reimbursable care regardless of whether a patient is transported to another facility. This includes the administration of overdose-reversing Full Summary |
HCIFS |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Study And Recommend Solutions For Modernizing The Maine Legislature (HP 1035) | Morgan RIELLY of Westbrook | This resolve establishes the Commission to Study and Recommend Solutions for Modernizing the Maine Legislature. The commission has 15 members, including current and former Legislators, nonpartisan staff, a member appointed by the Governor and a member appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Full Summary |
SLG |
Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| An Act To Establish Greater Alignment Of Penalties For Certain Labor Law Violations (HP 1045) | Matthew BECK of South Portland | This bill codifies into the Maine Revised Statutes provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and creates a criminal penalty for any person who intentionally or knowingly violates the employment practices laws or the laws governing preference to Maine works and contractors. Full Summary |
LAH |
Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| An Act To Establish Disclosure Requirements Regarding Law Enforcement Officer Credibility Information (HP 1106) | Adam LEE of Auburn | This bill requires that a law enforcement agency disclose to a prosecuting attorney's office when a law enforcement officer who is a potential witness in a criminal prosecution has engaged in certain specified conduct that calls into question the credibility of the officer as a Full Summary |
CJPS |
Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| An Act Regarding Notification Of Appointment Of Legal Representation For Indigent Clients In Custody (HP 1141) | Sophia WARREN of Scarborough | This bill requires assignment of competent defense counsel to an accused person who is indigent within 24 hours of such assignment if the accused is incarcerated. | JUD |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| An Act Regarding County Law Enforcement Administration And Rural Law Enforcement (HP 1159) | Holly STOVER of Boothbay | This bill does the following. 1. It requires a board of county commissioners or a personnel board to give deference and the rebuttable presumptions of fairness and professional necessity to a sheriff's decision to not reappoint a deputy or to dismiss, suspend or otherwise discipline Full Summary |
SLG |
Oppose | Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 4/24 Drafted testimony |
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| An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of A Revenue Bond To Upgrade County Jails To Meet The Corrections Needs Of Maine's Counties (HP 1186) | John DUCHARME of Madison | This bill authorizes the Finance Authority of Maine to issue revenue bonds in the amount of $87,000,000 to provide funding to county jails, including those that detain adult residents for up to 72 hours, to upgrade their facilities to accommodate residents who have a substance Full Summary |
AFA |
Support | 12/15/25 10:30 AM in State House, Room 228 - Work Session |
4/28 Testify in support. |
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| An Act To Strengthen The Freedom Of Access Act By Categorizing Commercial Requesters (HP 1199) | Rachel HENDERSON of Rumford | This bill prohibits an agency or official from charging a fee to cover the actual cost of searching for, retrieving and compiling a noncommercial request of a public record for the first 2 hours of staff time. The bill allows an agency or official to Full Summary |
JUD |
Support | Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | 4/28 Testify in suport. |
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| An Act To Increase Transparency In State Government By Amending Laws Regarding Persons Attempting To Influence The Competitive Bidding Process And Lobbyist Reporting During Rule-making Processes (SP 708) | Craig HICKMAN of Kennebec | This bill requires any person who is specifically employed by another person for the purpose of attempting to influence the competitive bidding process to register with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices for each employer and to submit monthly reports regarding activity, expenditures Full Summary |
VLA |
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) | |||
| An Act To Implement Recommendations Of The Commission To Examine Reestablishing Parole (HP 1300) | Nina MILLIKEN of Blue Hill | This bill implements the recommendations of the Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole, as established by Resolve 2021, chapter 126. Part A of this bill renames the State Parole Board the Maine Parole Board and increases the membership of the board from 5 to 7 members Full Summary |
JUD |
Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (6/25) |