Judiciary

ME - Senator Anne Carney (D)

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Chair

ME - Senator Donna Bailey (D)

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Member

ME - Senator Peter Lyford (R)

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Member

ME - Senator Eric Brakey (R)

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Member

ME - Senator Jill Duson (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Matt Moonen (D)

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Chair

ME - Representative John Andrews (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Aaron M. Dana (U)

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Member

ME - Representative David G. Haggan (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Rachel Ann Henderson (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Amy D. Kuhn (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Adam R. Lee (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Stephen W. Moriarty (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Jennifer L. Poirier (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Erin R. Sheehan (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Lois Galgay Reckitt (D)

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Member

ME - LD140 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Right to Counsel for Juveniles and Due Process for Juveniles

ME - LD139 Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Liability of Parents and Legal Guardians for Damage by Minors

ME - LD136 An Act to Clarify Court Jurisdiction of Actions Involving Children Brought Under the Maine Uniform Probate Code

ME - LD41 An Act to Increase the Hourly Reimbursement Rate of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services Lawyers to $150 per Hour

ME - LD118 An Act to Ensure Continuity of Care for Pretrial Defendants

ME - LD1207 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions

ME - LD1259 An Act to Recover Legal Fees for Low-income Individuals in Actions or Proceedings

ME - LD1024 Resolve, to Study the Impact of Divorce, Child Support Issues and Custody Issues on Children, Parents, Health, Poverty and Housing Insecurity

ME - LD1312 An Act to Limit the Immunity of Charitable Organizations

ME - LD1137 An Act to Prohibit Deceptive Advertising in Limited Pregnancy Services Centers

ME - LD1015 Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process

ME - LD264 An Act to Clarify the Process for Admission to the Bar on Motion

ME - LD279 An Act to Protect Against Discrimination by Public Entities

ME - LD363 An Act to Expand the Jurisdiction of the Sentence Review Panel of the Supreme Judicial Court

ME - LD347 An Act Regarding In-court Appearance Requirements for Persons Authorized to Serve Eviction Notices

ME - LD336 An Act Regarding State Recognition of Native American Tribes

ME - LD339 An Act to Provide Electronic Access to Confidential Juror Information

ME - LD330 An Act Regarding Legal Representation for Residents Facing Eviction

ME - LD476 An Act to Amend the Law Regarding Court Locations

ME - LD676 An Act to Protect Financial Privacy

ME - LD691 An Act to Reduce Barriers to Housing by Limiting Tenant Application Fees

ME - LD707 An Act to Update the Maine Human Rights Act with Respect to Gender Identity

ME - LD739 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Empower the Legislature to Allow the Expungement or Sealing of Certain Criminal Records

ME - LD747 An Act Regarding the Reporting of Adult Name Changes by the Probate Courts to the State Bureau of Identification

ME - LD657 An Act to Amend the Percentage of Votes Needed for an Amendment of a Declaration in the Maine Condominium Act

ME - LD751 An Act to Clarify the Powers of a Conservator to Transfer Property

ME - LD690 An Act to Streamline Rental Application Screenings by Allowing Potential Tenants to Use Screening Services

ME - LD681 An Act Regarding Indigent Legal Services

ME - LD685 An Act to Codify That Freedom of Access Act and Freedom of Information Act Requests Are Not Hate Crimes

ME - LD701 An Act to Increase the Notice Period for Rent Increases of 10 Percent or More

ME - LD716 An Act to Assist Nonprofit Service Providers

ME - LD748 An Act to Strengthen the Due Process Rights of Persons in Law Enforcement Custody

ME - LD720 An Act to Expand Eligibility for Supervised Community Confinement for Prisoners with a Prognosis Likely to Result in an Incapacitating Medical Condition

ME - LD679 An Act Regarding Animals Abandoned by Tenants

ME - LD678 An Act to Require Parental Approval for Public School Employees to Use a Name or Pronoun Other than a Child's Given Name or Pronoun Corresponding to the Gender on the Child's Birth Certificate

ME - LD776 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish the Right to Bodily Autonomy

ME - LD773 An Act to Ensure Access by Parties and Attorneys to Records in Child and Adult Protection Proceedings

ME - LD1507 An Act to Ensure the Accuracy of Vital Records with Respect to Gender

ME - LD1550 An Act to Authorize the Expungement of Records of Nonviolent Crimes

ME - LD1913 An Act to Support Emerging Adults Involved in the Criminal Justice System

ME - LD1613 An Act to Prohibit Profiling and to Strengthen Civil Rights in Maine

ME - LD1603 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Committee To Ensure Constitutionally Adequate Contact with Counsel

ME - LD1574 An Act to Create Rent Stabilization and Amend the Laws Regarding Termination of Tenancy and Rent Increase Limitations

ME - LD1576 An Act to Update the Laws Governing Electronic Device Information as Evidence

ME - LD1490 An Act to Reduce Rental Housing Costs by Limiting Additional Fees at or Prior to the Commencement of Tenancy

ME - LD1629 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Recognize the Right to Personal Privacy

ME - LD1614 An Act to Require an Ultrasound and Certain Counseling Before an Abortion

ME - LD1637 An Act to Prohibit the Revocation of a Professional or Occupational License for Lapsed Child Support Payments

ME - LD1646 An Act to Vacate or Adjust Sentences and Expunge Arrests, Convictions and Adjudications for Cannabis-related Offenses

ME - LD1624 An Act to Clarify the Procedure for Amending the Birth Certificate of an Adult to Recognize a Parent Not Known or Listed at the Time of Birth

ME - LD1622 Resolve, to Reestablish the Criminal Records Review Committee

ME - LD1663 An Act to Add Political Affiliation as a Protected Class to the Maine Human Rights Act

ME - LD1649 An Act to Support Local Governments in Responding to Freedom of Access Act Requests

ME - LD1620 An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding the Mi'kmaq Nation and to Provide Parity to the Wabanaki Nations

ME - LD535 An Act Regarding Consent for Gender-affirming Hormone Therapy for Certain Minors

ME - LD2084 An Act to Provide Funding for Essential Services for Victims of Crimes

ME - LD2085 An Act to Update Maine's Domestic Violence and Stalking Laws

ME - LD2090 An Act to Modernize and Consolidate Certain Court Facilities

ME - LD2086 An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms

ME - LD2103 An Act to Protect Victims of Domestic Abuse and Violence by Amending the Law Regarding Proximity Restrictions in Final Protection from Abuse Orders

ME - LD2142 An Act to Correct Outdated References in and Relating to the Maine Human Rights Act

ME - LD2159 An Act to Protect the Confidentiality of Attorney-Client E-mail Communications for Residents of Jails and Correctional Facilities

ME - LD2210 An Act to Establish a Civil Rights Unit Within the Office of the Attorney General and Require Enhanced Ongoing Civil Rights Training for Civil Rights Officers

ME - LD113 An Act to Provide Funding for Children's Guardians Ad Litem

ME - LD91 An Act to Adopt the National 2022 Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code

ME - LD20 An Act to Further Protect Survivors of Economic Abuse

ME - LD45 An Act to Prevent Retaliatory Evictions

ME - LD1203 An Act to Clarify Deadlines in the Freedom of Access Act and Disclosure Provisions in the Intelligence and Investigative Record Information Act

ME - LD186 An Act to Provide Funding for Prosecutor Positions

ME - LD196 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission for Amending the Maine Uniform Probate Code and Related Provisions of Law

ME - LD1192 An Act Regarding the Composition of the Judiciary

ME - LD1251 An Act to Clarify Immunity from Liability for Municipalities Engaged in Recycling Activities

ME - LD453 An Act to Require the Recording of Grand Jury Proceedings

ME - LD452 An Act to Reform the Laws Regarding the Payment of Criminal Fines

ME - LD459 An Act to Update the Procedures for Issuance of Orders Related to Involuntary Hospitalizations

ME - LD494 An Act to Conform State Funding to the Federal Hyde Amendment, Limiting Funding for Some Abortion Services

ME - LD468 An Act Regarding Regional Law Libraries

ME - LD1977 An Act to Enact the Maine Data Privacy and Protection Act

ME - LD1953 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish a Parental Bill of Rights

ME - LD1973 An Act to Enact the Maine Consumer Privacy Act

ME - LD1904 An Act to Enact the Maine Fair Chance Housing Act

ME - LD1535 An Act to Advance Justice in Sentencing by Amending the Laws Governing the Maine Criminal Justice Sentencing Institute

ME - LD1592 An Act to Amend the Law Governing Special Motions to Dismiss to Include Workplace and Title IX Claims

ME - LD1596 An Act to Expand Access to Drug Treatment Courts

ME - LD1937 An Act Regarding the Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Railroad Companies

ME - LD1865 An Act Establishing the Maine Sentencing Guidelines Commission

ME - LD1824 Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study the Constitution of Maine

ME - LD1833 An Act to Amend the Definition of "Educational Institution" Under the Maine Human Rights Act to Include Single-sex Educational Institutions

ME - LD1835 An Act to Require the State to Notify Indian Tribes and Indian Nations When New Laws Are Enacted That Need to Be Certified

ME - LD1834 An Act to Establish the Office of Tribal-State Affairs

ME - LD2119 Resolve, to Establish the Task Force to Study the Creation of a System to Allow for the Voluntary Waiver of Firearm Rights

ME - LD2269 An Act to Automatically Seal Criminal History Record Information for Class D and Class E Crimes Relating to Marijuana Possession and Cultivation

ME - LD2171 An Act Establishing Concurrent Jurisdiction with the Federal Courts in Certain Juvenile Matters

ME - LD2192 Resolve, to Ensure That the Independent Commission to Investigate the Facts of the Tragedy in Lewiston Has Necessary Authority to Discharge Its Fact-finding Mission

ME - LD2202 Resolve, to Allow Ireland Farms, Inc. to Sue the State

ME - LD23 An Act to Limit Public Access to or Dissemination of Electronic Citation and Electronic Warning Information

ME - LD137 An Act to Amend the Maine Parentage Act Regarding Joinder of Parties

ME - LD78 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require All Provisions in the Constitution to Be Included in the Official Printing

ME - LD1149 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Strengthen the Due Process Rights of Persons Accused by Requiring Notification of Those Rights

ME - LD1870 An Act to Require the Payment of Child Support by an Intoxicated Driver Who Kills a Parent

ME - LD1001 An Act to Amend the Maine Human Rights Act Regarding Right-to-sue Letters

ME - LD1056 An Act Restricting State Assistance in Federal Collection of Personal Electronic Data and Metadata

ME - LD1240 An Act to Develop a Pilot Program to Provide Legal Representation to Families in the Child Protection System

ME - LD1197 An Act to Prevent Coerced Abortion

ME - LD1208 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Time Estimates for Responding to Public Records Requests

ME - LD243 An Act To Eliminate Residency Requirements for District Court Judicial Appointments

ME - LD1034 An Act to Require That Service of a Temporary Protection Order Be Attempted Within 48 Hours from the Issuance of the Order

ME - LD1043 An Act to Create an Office of Ombudsman to Help Nonprofit Organizations in Their Interactions with the Government

ME - LD1883 An Act to Enact the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act

ME - LD1261 An Act to Establish Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Gross Sexual Assaults and Sex Trafficking of Children

ME - LD1079 An Act Regarding Visitation Rights of Grandparents

ME - LD1279 An Act to Strengthen Maine's Child Protection Laws by Limiting Contact with Violent Offenders

ME - LD431 An Act to Amend the Law Regarding Foreign Subpoenas

ME - LD443 An Act to Prohibit Marriage of Any Person Under 17 Years of Age

ME - LD549 An Act Regarding a Discovery Rule for the Statute of Limitations for Cases of Medical Negligence

ME - LD565 An Act to Improve Maine's System for Protecting Sixth Amendment Rights

ME - LD557 An Act to Decrease Discrimination Based on Evictions in Housing Applications

ME - LD564 An Act to Improve Access to Civil Legal Services

ME - LD506 An Act to Improve the Child and Family Court Process by Increasing the Number and Duties of Family Law Magistrates

ME - LD530 An Act to Facilitate the Installation of Safe Haven Baby Boxes at Hospitals, Law Enforcement Facilities and Fire Departments

ME - LD538 An Act Regarding the Appointment of Expert Witnesses in Certain Family Court Actions

ME - LD543 An Act to Reimburse Counties for Judicial Costs

ME - LD585 An Act to Allow Equitable Tolling of Post-conviction Review Filings

ME - LD653 An Act to Establish the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services and Establish Public Defender Offices for Aroostook, Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties

ME - LD576 An Act to Facilitate Communication Between Pro Se Defendants and Prosecutors While Protecting the Rights of Those Defendants

ME - LD649 An Act to Promote Water Conservation and Water Quality and Create Habitat for Wildlife, Including Pollinator Species, by Protecting Low-impact Landscaping

ME - LD558 An Act Regarding Rental Housing Applications

ME - LD578 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Concerning the Publication of Maine Indian Treaty Obligations

ME - LD580 An Act to Improve Family Court Procedure

ME - LD609 An Act Regarding Guidelines for Free Telephone Calls by Individuals Incarcerated in Department of Corrections Facilities

ME - LD765 An Act to Establish an Exception to the Hearsay Rule for Forensic Interviews of a Protected Person

ME - LD804 An Act to Increase the Time Period for Notice to Terminate a Tenancy at Will

ME - LD836 An Act to Codify Forfeiture by Wrongdoing as an Exception to the Rule Against Hearsay

ME - LD848 An Act to Expunge Certain Nonviolent Drug Crimes

ME - LD868 An Act to Extend the Protections of the Maine Civil Rights Act to Actions That Cause Emotional Distress or Fear of Violence

ME - LD771 An Act to Protect a Woman's Right to Withdraw Consent for an Abortion

ME - LD783 An Act to Protect Certain Private Emergency Services Personnel from Liability Under the Maine Tort Claims Act

ME - LD888 An Act to Allow Use of Courthouse Facility Dogs by Criminal Justice Agencies for Criminal Justice Purposes

ME - LD870 An Act to Strengthen Freedom of Speech Protections by Enacting the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act

ME - LD780 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Protect Reproductive Autonomy

ME - LD960 An Act Regarding the Limits on Civil Remedies Available Under the Maine Human Rights Act

ME - LD930 An Act to Allow Only Students of Female Gender to Participate in Women's and Girls' Scholastic Sports

ME - LD967 An Act to Strengthen Protections of Persons After a Maine Human Rights Commission Investigation Finds No Reasonable Grounds Exist to Believe Unlawful Discrimination Occurred

ME - LD962 An Act Regarding the Transfer of Seized Currency to the Federal Government for Criminal Asset Forfeiture

ME - LD942 Resolve, to Establish a Plan for Adding a 3rd Option for Gender on State Forms

ME - LD934 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Damages Awarded for Wrongful Death

ME - LD1299 An Act to Amend the Maine Bail Code

ME - LD1322 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Remote Participation

ME - LD1343 An Act to Protect the Reproductive Freedom of Maine People by Preempting the Field of Abortion Regulation

ME - LD1352 An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer

ME - LD1462 An Act to Provide Financial Incentives for Attorneys to Provide Indigent Legal Services

ME - LD1459 An Act to Reduce Abuse of the Civil Ex Parte Attachment and Trustee Processes

ME - LD1435 An Act to Reduce Commercial Sexual Exploitation

ME - LD1414 An Act to Ensure Involvement of Adopted Youth in the Determination of Continuing Financial Support Under the Adoption Assistance Program

ME - LD1397 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Records of Disciplinary Actions Against Public Employees

ME - LD1412 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Establishing That All Maine Residents Have Equal Rights Under the Law

ME - LD1436 An Act to Provide Remedies for Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation

ME - LD1423 An Act to Increase the Limits on Awards for Compensatory and Punitive Damages Under the Maine Human Rights Act

ME - LD1362 An Act to Ensure the Rights of Survivors of Sexual Assault

ME - LD1461 An Act to Prevent Dating Partner Abuse by Including Dating Partners in the Scope of Domestic Violence Crimes

ME - LD1425 An Act to Strengthen Freedom of Access Protections by Allowing Remote Meetings to Be Recorded

ME - LD1449 An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Violations of Condition of Release

ME - LD2004 An Act to Restore Access to Federal Laws Beneficial to the Wabanaki Nations

ME - LD1902 An Act to Protect Personal Health Data

ME - LD1516 An Act to Establish Alternative Sentencing for Primary Caregivers

ME - LD1503 An Act Regarding State Court Remedies for Violations of Legal or Constitutional Rights by Federal Employees

ME - LD1536 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend the Governor's Power to Reprieve, Pardon and Commute Sentences and Remit Penalties

ME - LD1501 An Act to Protect Maine Citizens from Discrimination by Including Vaccination Status as a Protected Class

ME - LD1410 An Act to Hold School Employees Civilly Liable for Failure to Notify Parents Regarding Medical Issues of Students Under 18 Years of Age

ME - LD1512 An Act to Require the Consideration of Restitution to Support a Child Whose Parent Is Killed During the Commission of a Crime

ME - LD1468 An Act to Ensure Equal Treatment by the Law Court by Requiring 7 Justices to Decide All Cases

ME - LD1906 An Act to Enable Confirmatory Adoption

ME - LD1968 An Act to Amend the Membership of the Somerset Woods Trustees

ME - LD1970 An Act to Enact the Maine Indian Child Welfare Act

ME - LD1647 An Act to Prohibit Discrimination Against Cannabis Establishment Owners and Employees and Cannabis Users

ME - LD1619 An Act to Improve Maine's Reproductive Privacy Laws

ME - LD1662 Resolve, to Study the Adoption of the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act

ME - LD1688 Resolve, to Allow Ronald Caron and Jennifer Berube to Sue the State

ME - LD1683 An Act to Provide for Civil Recovery Based on Nonconsensual Removal of or Tampering with a Condom and Considering Sexual Assault in Evaluating Parental Rights

ME - LD1249 An Act to Protect the Quality of Care Provided via Telehealth by Prohibiting Physicians from Prescribing Abortion-inducing Drugs or Devices Through Telehealth or Other Electronic Communication

ME - LD1696 An Act to Create a Civil Cause of Action for Persons Suffering Damages Arising from the Illegal Sale or Marketing of Firearm-related Products

ME - LD1679 An Act Regarding the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission

ME - LD1705 An Act to Give Consumers Control over Sensitive Personal Data by Requiring Consumer Consent Prior to Collection of Data

ME - LD1735 An Act to Safeguard Gender-affirming Health Care

ME - LD1731 An Act Regarding Confidentiality of Juvenile History Record Information

ME - LD1730 An Act to Implement Changes to the Laws Relating to Judicial Separation and Divorce Regarding Preliminary Injunctions as Recommended by the Family Law Advisory Commission

ME - LD1699 An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act and Related Provisions

ME - LD1809 An Act to Prohibit Health Care Services Without Parental Consent

ME - LD1764 An Act Regarding the Charge for Research Time by State Agencies for Freedom of Access Act Requests

ME - LD1782 An Act to Empower Jurors by Allowing Instructions That They May Find a Defendant Not Guilty if a Guilty Verdict Would Yield an Unjust Result

ME - LD1790 An Act Removing the Statute of Limitations on Civil Actions and Criminal Prosecutions for Certain Sexual Offenses Against Minors

ME - LD1763 An Act Regarding Trustee Duties to Beneficiaries

ME - LD1771 An Act Regarding Speedy Trials

ME - LD2007 An Act Regarding the Criminal Jurisdiction of Tribal Courts and to Extend the Time for the Penobscot Nation to Certify Its Agreement to Public Law 2023, Chapter 369

ME - LD2010 An Act to Correct Inconsistencies, Conflicts and Errors in the Laws of Maine

ME - LD2035 An Act Regarding Disclosure of Flood Risk by Sellers of Real Estate

ME - LD2081 An Act to Amend a Notice Provision Regarding Registration of Out-of-state Child Custody Determinations Under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

ME - LD2195 An Act to Protect Businesses from Fraudulent or Predatory Financial Settlements by Allowing Those Businesses Opportunities to Remove Architectural Barriers in Noncompliance with the Maine Human Rights Act

ME - LD2215 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Right to Know Advisory Committee Regarding Public Records Exceptions

ME - LD2218 An Act to Remove the Age-related Statutory Prerequisite for Sealing Criminal History Record Information

ME - LD2219 An Act to Implement the Recommendations Regarding the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services

ME - LD2224 An Act to Strengthen Public Safety by Improving Maine's Firearm Laws and Mental Health System

ME - LD2236 An Act to Expand the List of Crimes Eligible for a Post-judgment Motion to Seal Criminal History Record Information to Include Convictions for Possession and Cultivation of Marijuana

ME - LD2240 Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Recommend Methods for Preventing Deed Fraud in the State

ME - LD2238 An Act to Address Gun Violence in Maine by Requiring a Waiting Period for Certain Firearm Purchases

ME - LD2235 Resolve, Directing the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, the State Court Administrator and the Executive Director of the Legislative Council to Add a 3rd Option for Gender on State Forms

ME - LD2290 An Act to Correct Inconsistencies, Conflicts and Errors in the Laws of Maine

ME - LD2252 An Act to Establish the Criminal Records Review Commission

ME - LD2250 An Act to Allow the Department of Corrections and County Jails to Comply with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003

ME - LD2283 An Act to Enact the Crisis Intervention Order Act to Protect the Safety of the Public