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IntroducedMay 13, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 26, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 30, 2026
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Became Law
Maine Senate Bill
SP 769, An Act To Establish The Corrections Ombudsman
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 06, 2026: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 1962
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors

- Anne Beebe-Centercosponsor

- Tavis Hasenfuscosponsor
- Nina Millikencosponsor
- Rachel Talbot Rosscosponsor
Votes
YES: 8
- Anne Beebe-Center
- Mana Abdi
- Stephan Bunker
- Chip Curry
- Michel Lajoie
- Grayson Lookner
- Nina Milliken
- Tavis Hasenfus
NO: 5
- Donald Ardell
- Scott Cyrway
- Mathew McIntyre
- Robert Nutting
- Chad Perkins
OTHER: 0
YES: 69
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MURPHY
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 69
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAFTS
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GRAHAM
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
Actions
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (S-578)
- Ordered sent down forthwith.
- Mar 30, 2026 | House
- Reports READ.
- Motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended FAILED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 696
- (Yeas 69 - Nays 69 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, REPORT C Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "B" (S-578) was READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-578).
- In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Taken from the table by the President
- ACCEPTANCE of The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-577) Report PREVAILED.
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 803 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-577) READ and ADOPTED
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-577)
- Sent down for concurrence
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Reports READ.
- Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox moved to ACCEPT The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-577) Report.
- On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox to ACCEPT The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-577) Report. Roll Call Ordered
- Mar 23, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP/OTP-AM
- Jan 28, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 436)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Jan 14, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 436)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Jan 07, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 436)
- Jun 25, 2025 | Senate
- CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- May 19, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Approved
- May 16, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Requested
- May 15, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- May 13, 2025 | House
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 13, 2025 | Senate
- Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-577) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-577) ()PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (S-578) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (S-578) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Santanu Basu (MSP Warren)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Santanu Basu (Warren)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Foster Bates (NAACP-MSP, Warren)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Lisa Belanger (North Yarmouth)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Earl Bieler (Warren)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Sean Boyd (MSP Warren)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Tony Cantillo (Department of Corrections)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Kandie Cleaves (GARLAND)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Jan Collins (Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Brian Dawe (One Voice United)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Janet Drew (York)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Jill Duson (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Anonymous FOR PROTECTION (Anonymous)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Lani Graham (Maine Medical Association)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Sarah Johnson (Sanford)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Sarah Johnson (Sanford)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Sarah Johnson (Sanford)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Nicole Kellett (Farmington)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Peter Lehman (Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Ray LightheartPDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Nicole Lund (Wilton)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Simonne Maline (Consumer Council System of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Leslie Manning (Manchester)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Victoria McCaarty (Augusta)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Craig McEwen (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Luca Mellon (Rockland)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Stephanie Mindykowski (Rockland)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by N/A (Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by N/A (Maine State Prison Branch of the NAACP)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Dorie Oakes (Rumford )PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Gordon E. Perry (MSP Warren)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Ariel Ricci (Gardiner)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Daria Rosario Cullen (Wells)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Deborah Sachare (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Pedro Santiago (Warren)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Bob Staples (Brett M. Staples Brain Disorder Awareness Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Bryan Widenhouse (Trappe)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 07, 2026 by Tim Wilcox (Machiasport)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1962&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280099214
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280099214
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1962&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099214
