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LD418 • 2025

An Act to Remand Individuals with Pending State Probation Violations to the Department of Corrections Following Initial Proceedings

An Act to Remand Individuals with Pending State Probation Violations to the Department of Corrections Following Initial Proceedings

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Sponsor
Representative Mathew McIntyre
Last action
2025-06-05
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 367 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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An Act to Remand Individuals with Pending State Probation Violations to the Department of Corrections Following Initial Proceedings

An Act to Remand Individuals with Pending State Probation Violations to the Department of Corrections Following Initial Proceedings Sponsor: Representative Mathew McIntyre Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Remand Individuals with Pending State Probation Violations to the Department of Corrections Following Initial Proceedings Sponsor: Representative Mathew McIntyre Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1057(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1057(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 418 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3JUDICIARY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 367 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-06-04 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-03 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-03-11 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-03-11 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-02-04 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Remand Individuals with Pending State Probation Violations to the Department of Corrections Following Initial Proceedings
Sponsor:
Representative Mathew McIntyre
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 418
H.P. 272 House of Representatives, February 4, 2025
An Act to Remand Individuals with Pending State Probation
Violations to the Department of Corrections Following Initial
Proceedings
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MCINTYRE of Lowell.
Cosponsored by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec.

Page 1 - 132LR1057(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1811, sub-§5-A is enacted to read:
35-A. Custody to Department of Corrections. If a person is denied bail under
4 subsection 5, cannot make bail set under subsection 5 or has other matters pending before
5 the court for which the person is incarcerated and bail has not yet been set, the person must
6 be remanded to the custody of the Department of Corrections until the person's pending
7 court proceedings or final disposition on the matters for which the person is incarcerated
8 has occurred.
9SUMMARY
10 This bill requires that, if a person who is charged with a probation violation is denied
11 bail at the person's initial appearance for the violation, cannot make bail or has other matters
12 for which the person is incarcerated and bail has not yet been set, the person must be
13 remanded to the custody of the Department of Corrections until the person's pending court
14 proceedings or final disposition on the matters for which the person is incarcerated has
15 occurred.
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