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IntroducedJan 13, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed SenateApr 06, 2026
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 1454, An Act To Change Supervisory Authority Over The Capitol Police
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 08, 2026: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 2165
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
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: 64
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- OSHER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 78
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DODGE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FROST
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- KESSLER
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MACIAS
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SINCLAIR
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
YES: 64
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- OSHER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SKOLD
- SUPICA
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 83
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DODGE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FROST
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- PLUECKER
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SHAGOURY
- SIMMONS
- SINCLAIR
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
NO: 22
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved to INSIST on PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-971)
- Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE AND CONCUR to The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED.
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 904 Yeas 11 - Nays 22 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED on PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-971)
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-971) FAILED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 755
- (Yeas 64 - Nays 83 - Absent 3 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 880 Yeas 22 - Nays 8 - Excused 5 - Absent 0
- READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-971) READ and ADOPTED
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-971) In NON-CONCURRENCE.
- Sent down for concurrence
- Apr 06, 2026 | House
- Reports READ.
- Motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 733
- (Yeas 64 - Nays 78 - Absent 8 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- Subsequently, on motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 03, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Mar 25, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 436)
- Work Session Reconsidered
- Voted - Divided Report
- 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)
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-971) (Adopted by Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-971) (Adopted by Senate)PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2026 by Kevin Anderson (Maine State Law Enforcement Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2026 by Mattie Daughtry (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2026 by Ryan Fecteau (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2026 by Tyler Stevenson (Department of Public Safety)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=2165&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280101240
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280101240
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=2165&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101240


