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LD771 • 2025

An Act to Include Possession of Compounds, Mixtures or Substances Containing a Detectable Amount of Certain Scheduled Drugs to Prove the Offense of Unlawful Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs

An Act to Include Possession of Compounds, Mixtures or Substances Containing a Detectable Amount of Certain Scheduled Drugs to Prove the Offense of Unlawful Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs

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Sponsor
Senator Joseph Baldacci
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved to INSIST on FAILING OF PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook that the Senate RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass Report. FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 233 Yeas 16 - Nays 18 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED to FAILING OF PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Include Possession of Compounds, Mixtures or Substances Containing a Detectable Amount of Certain Scheduled Drugs to Prove the Offense of Unlawful Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs

An Act to Include Possession of Compounds, Mixtures or Substances Containing a Detectable Amount of Certain Scheduled Drugs to Prove the Offense of Unlawful Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs Sponsor: Senator Joseph Baldacci Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Include Possession of Compounds, Mixtures or Substances Containing a Detectable Amount of Certain Scheduled Drugs to Prove the Offense of Unlawful Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs Sponsor: Senator Joseph Baldacci Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP/ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 House

    The House INSISTED on PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. Placed in the Legislative Files. ( DEAD )

  2. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved to INSIST on FAILING OF PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook that the Senate RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass Report. FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 233 Yeas 16 - Nays 18 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED to FAILING OF PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence

  3. 2025-04-04 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP/ONTP

  4. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-02-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Include Possession of Compounds, Mixtures or Substances Containing a Detectable Amount of Certain Scheduled Drugs to Prove the Offense of Unlawful Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs
Sponsor:
Senator Joseph Baldacci
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 771
S.P. 329 In Senate, February 25, 2025
An Act to Include Possession of Compounds, Mixtures or
Substances Containing a Detectable Amount of Certain Scheduled
Drugs to Prove the Offense of Unlawful Trafficking of Scheduled
Drugs
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot.

Page 1 - 132LR1478(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§27 is enacted to read:
327. "Amphetamine" means any compound, mixture or preparation containing
4 amphetamine in any quantity.
5Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§28 is enacted to read:
628. "Methamphetamine" means any compound, mixture or preparation containing
7 methamphetamine in any quantity.
8SUMMARY
9 This bill amends the Maine Criminal Code to define "amphetamine" to mean any
10 compound, mixture or preparation containing amphetamine in any quantity and
11 "methamphetamine" to mean any compound, mixture or preparation containing
12 methamphetamine in any quantity.
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