LD2058 • 2025

An Act to Clarify the Requirement That Municipal and County Jails Be Available at All Times for Detention of Arrested Persons

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Rachel Talbot Ross
Last action: 2026-04-13
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Clarify the Requirement That Municipal and County Jails Be Available at All Times for Detention of Arrested Persons

An Act to Clarify the Requirement That Municipal and County Jails Be Available at All Times for Detention of Arrested Persons Sponsor: Senator Rachel Talbot Ross Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

An Act to Clarify the Requirement That Municipal and County Jails Be Available at All Times for Detention of Arrested Persons Sponsor: Senator Rachel Talbot Ross Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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C-A (S-594)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2823(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR2823(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
2058 2 Date: (Filing No.
S- ) 3CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

2026-04-13 Governor
Signed by the Governor
2026-04-06 Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
2026-04-02 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.
2026-03-27 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP
2026-03-18 Committee
Work Session Held
2026-03-18 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2025-12-15 Committee
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Clarify the Requirement That Municipal and County Jails Be Available at All Times for Detention of Arrested Persons
Sponsor:
Senator Rachel Talbot Ross
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2823(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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S.P. 845 - L.D. 2058
An Act to Clarify the Requirement That Municipal and County Jails Be
Available at All Times for Detention of Arrested Persons
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §1502, 6th ¶, as amended by PL 1989, c. 757, is further amended
to read:
Municipal and county jails shall at all times be available for detention of persons
arrested by state or any other law enforcement officers, unless the persons are detained
solely for a civil violation of federal immigration laws. In those municipalities where full-
time supervision of the jail is not provided by the municipality, full responsibility for the
safekeeping and welfare of any person detained shall rest rests solely with the arresting
officer. Expense of any municipality or any damage to the jail resulting from the use of its
jail by any arresting officer shall must be reimbursed to the municipality by the law
enforcement agency for which the arresting officer is acting.
APPROVED
APRIL 13, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
671
PUBLIC LAW