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IntroducedDec 15, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 30, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 31, 2026
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Became Law
Maine Senate Bill
SP 845, 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
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 2058
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors

- Anne Beebe-Centercosponsor

- Tavis Hasenfuscosponsor
Votes
YES: 8
- Anne Beebe-Center
- Tavis Hasenfus
- Mana Abdi
- Stephan Bunker
- Chip Curry
- Michel Lajoie
- Grayson Lookner
- Nina Milliken
NO: 5
- Donald Ardell
- Scott Cyrway
- Mathew McIntyre
- Robert Nutting
- Chad Perkins
OTHER: 0
YES: 75
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 70
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
YES: 77
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 71
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- 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.
- ROLL CALL NO. 730
- (Yeas 77 - Nays 71 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 31, 2026 | House
- 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 Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-594) 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 "A" (S-594).
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
- 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.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-594) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-594)
- Sent down for concurrence.
- Mar 27, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Mar 18, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 436)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 04, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 436)
- Dec 15, 2025 | Senate
- 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
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-594) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-594) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2026 by Amanda Campbell (Maine Municipal Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2026 by Scott Cyrway (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2026 by Michael Kebede (American Civil Liberties Union of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2026 by Jill O'Brien (Department of Corrections)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2026 by Rachel Talbot Ross (Maine State Legislature)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=2058&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280100951
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280100951
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=2058&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100951
