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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 1656: An Act To Facilitate Compliance With Federal Immigration Law By State And Local Government Entities

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 1656 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on April 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Facilitate Compliance With Federal Immigration Law By State And Local Government Entities. Primary sponsor: Mike Soboleski (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 17, 2025): Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike SoboleskiPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Jeff AdamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse144
Dick BradstreetCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Dick CampbellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Scott CyrwayCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Gary DrinkwaterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Abigail GriffinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Reagan PaulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Katrina SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Jim ThorneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
  2. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 604 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
  3. On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED
  4. Reports Read
  5. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  6. (Yeas 77 - Nays 71 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)
  7. ROLL CALL NO. 540
  8. On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
  9. Reports READ.
  10. Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
  11. Voted - Divided Report
  12. Work Session Held

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source