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

LD 1979: Resolve, Directing The Department Of Corrections To Convene A Working Group To Examine The Establishment Of A Program To Award Earned Time Credit For Educational Achievement To Persons Who Are Incarcerated

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 1979 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on May 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Resolve, Directing The Department Of Corrections To Convene A Working Group To Examine The Establishment Of A Program To Award Earned Time Credit For Educational Achievement To Persons Who Are Incarcerated. Primary sponsor: Holly Sargent (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 17, 2025): Became Law without Governor's Signature.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Holly SargentPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse147
Jan DodgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Lori GramlichCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse131
Tavis HasenfusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Kelly MurphyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse125
Joe RaffertyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34

“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. Became Law without Governor's Signature
  2. FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  4. FINALLY PASSED.
  5. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence.
  6. Bill READ ONCE
  7. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 312 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
  8. On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
  9. Reports Read
  10. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  11. The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
  12. Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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