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LD1487 • 2025

An Act to Support Community Violence Prevention and Intervention Programs

An Act to Support Community Violence Prevention and Intervention Programs

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Sponsor
Senator Rachel Talbot Ross
Last action
2025-04-30
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Support Community Violence Prevention and Intervention Programs

An Act to Support Community Violence Prevention and Intervention Programs Sponsor: Senator Rachel Talbot Ross Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Support Community Violence Prevention and Intervention Programs Sponsor: Senator Rachel Talbot Ross Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-28 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-25 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-25 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-04-08 House

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-04-08 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Support Community Violence Prevention and Intervention Programs
Sponsor:
Senator Rachel Talbot Ross
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1487
S.P. 602 In Senate, April 3, 2025
An Act to Support Community Violence Prevention and
Intervention Programs
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland.
Cosponsored by Representative KUHN of Falmouth and
Senators: CARNEY of Cumberland, President DAUGHTRY of Cumberland, Representatives:
LEE of Auburn, O'HALLORAN of Brewer, SATO of Gorham, SINCLAIR of Bath.

Page 1 - 132LR0221(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1427, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
39. Funds. The office may seek and accept funds from any source, including, but not
4 limited to, federal, state, county, municipal and private sources.
5SUMMARY
6 This bill provides that the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of
7 Violence Prevention may seek and accept funds from any source, including, but not limited
8 to, federal, state, county, municipal and private sources.
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