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LD387 • 2025

An Act to Prohibit the Governor from Relocating Illegal Immigrants to This State

An Act to Prohibit the Governor from Relocating Illegal Immigrants to This State

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Sponsor
Senator Harold Stewart
Last action
2025-03-27
Official status
Reports READ On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED Sent down for concurrence
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Prohibit the Governor from Relocating Illegal Immigrants to This State

An Act to Prohibit the Governor from Relocating Illegal Immigrants to This State Sponsor: Senator Harold Stewart Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Prohibit the Governor from Relocating Illegal Immigrants to This State Sponsor: Senator Harold Stewart Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-27 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. Placed in the Legislative Files. ( DEAD )

  2. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Reports READ On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED Sent down for concurrence

  3. 2025-03-21 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

  4. 2025-02-26 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-02-26 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-02-04 Committee

    Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Prohibit the Governor from Relocating Illegal Immigrants to This State
Sponsor:
Senator Harold Stewart
Reference committee:
State and Local Government
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 387
S.P. 168 In Senate, February 4, 2025
An Act to Prohibit the Governor from Relocating Illegal
Immigrants to This State
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator STEWART of Aroostook.
Cosponsored by Representative QUINT of Hodgdon and
Senator: HARRINGTON of York, Representatives: FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor,
SMITH of Palermo.

Page 1 - 132LR1117(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 2 MRSA §11 is enacted to read:
3§11. Relocation of illegal immigrants
4 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Governor may not relocate
5 illegal immigrants into this State or take any other actions intended to authorize, approve
6 or otherwise assist in the relocation or transportation of illegal immigrants into this State.
7 As used in this section, "illegal immigrant" means a person who is not lawfully present in
8 the United States.
9SUMMARY
10 This bill provides that the Governor may not relocate illegal immigrants into this State
11 or take any other actions intended to authorize, approve or otherwise assist in the relocation
12 or transportation of illegal immigrants into this State. As used in the bill, "illegal
13 immigrant" means a person who is not lawfully present in the United States.
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