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LD485 • 2025

An Act Regarding Criminal Justice

An Act Regarding Criminal Justice

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Sponsor
Representative Tavis Hasenfus
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

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An Act Regarding Criminal Justice

An Act Regarding Criminal Justice Sponsor: Representative Tavis Hasenfus Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; LTW

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Criminal Justice Sponsor: Representative Tavis Hasenfus Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; LTW

Limits and Unknowns

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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. 2025-06-25 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.

  5. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Carry Over Approved

  6. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Carry Over Requested

  7. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-02-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Criminal Justice
Sponsor:
Representative Tavis Hasenfus
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. 485
H.P. 314 House of Representatives, February 11, 2025
An Act Regarding Criminal Justice
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 6, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HASENFUS of Readfield.

Page 1 - 132LR2083(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 regarding criminal justice.
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