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

LD 246: An Act To Establish The Option Of Sentencing Alternatives For Primary Caregivers

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 246 is a bill introduced in the Maine Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Establish The Option Of Sentencing Alternatives For Primary Caregivers. Primary sponsor: Rachel Talbot Ross (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 22, 2025): Became Law without Governor's Signature.

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): Democratic 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachel Talbot RossPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Pinny Beebe-CenterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Anne CarneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Tavis HasenfusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Craig HickmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Amy KuhnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Adam LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Ellie SatoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse109

“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. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  4. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
  5. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  6. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-253).
  7. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
  8. Committee Amendment "A" (S-253) was READ and ADOPTED.
  9. The Bill was READ ONCE.
  10. (Yeas 74 - Nays 67 - Absent 8 - Excused 2)
  11. ROLL CALL NO. 338
  12. On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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