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LD352 • 2025

An Act to Improve Criminal Justice and Public Safety

An Act to Improve Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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Sponsor
Senator Anne Beebe-Center
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.5, Placed in Legislative Files ( DEAD ).
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Improve Criminal Justice and Public Safety

An Act to Improve Criminal Justice and Public Safety Sponsor: Senator Anne Beebe-Center Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; LTW

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Improve Criminal Justice and Public Safety Sponsor: Senator Anne Beebe-Center Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; LTW

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.5, Placed in Legislative Files ( DEAD ).

  2. 2026-03-23 Committee

    LTW Approved by Chairs; LTW

  3. 2026-03-23 Committee

    Reported Out; LTW

  4. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Carry Over Approved

  5. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Carry Over Requested

  6. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  7. 2025-01-30 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  8. House

    None

Official Summary Text

An Act to Improve Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsor:
Senator Anne Beebe-Center
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; LTW

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 352
S.P. 137 In Senate, February 3, 2025
An Act to Improve Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 30, 2025. Referred to the Committee
on Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox.

Page 1 - 132LR1921(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2CONCEPT DRAFT
3SUMMARY
4 This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
5 This bill proposes to update the laws to improve criminal justice and public safety.
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