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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Protect Workers In This State By Clarifying The Relationship Of State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies With Federal Immigration Authorities"
+description: "An Act To Protect Workers In This State By Clarifying The Relationship Of State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies With Federal Immigration Authorities"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "132"
+identifier: "LD 1971"
+citation: "Maine LD 1971 (132)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["IMMIGRATION", "LEGAL SERVICES", "LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Deqa DHALAC"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 34
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2025-05-13"
+last_action: "2026-01-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37cef80e-b38a-42b6-a172-2668e5a4c86d"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099282"
+source_hash: "157d191df7d168c1c61649b7edb1d1440533b0818e557eb7c3eedb0fb91bce60"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
+---
+
+# Maine LD 1971 (132) — An Act To Protect Workers In This State By Clarifying The Relationship Of State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies With Federal Immigration Authorities
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment C-A (H-751)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=2&snum=132)
+2. **Chapter 517** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=3&snum=132)
+3. **LD 1971 HP 1315** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=1&snum=132)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED — **21–14** (pass) · upper
+- Enactment — **75–73** (pass) · lower
+- ENACTMENT — **20–14** (pass) · upper
+- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **74–73** (pass) · lower
+- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **21–14** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Deqa DHALAC — primary (person)
+- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
+- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
+- Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)
+- Flavia DEBRITO — cosponsor (person)
+- Mana ABDI — cosponsor (person)
+- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
+- Rafael MACIAS — cosponsor (person)
+- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
+- Yusuf YUSUF — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-05-13** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
+- **2025-05-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2025-05-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-17** Reports READ.
+- **2025-06-17** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2025-06-17** Representative DRINKWATER of Milford moved the PREVIOUS QUESTION.
+- **2025-06-17** The Chair ordered a division.
+- **2025-06-17** A vote of the House was taken. 53 voted in favor of the same and 80 against, and accordingly the motion to move the PREVIOUS QUESTION FAILED.
+- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 541
+- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 74 - Nays 73 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
+- **2025-06-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
+- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2025-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-751). `reading-3`
+- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2025-06-17** Reports Read
+- **2025-06-17** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
+- **2025-06-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 605 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
+- **2025-06-17** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) in concurrence PREVAILED `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2025-06-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 606 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
+- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2025-06-18** ROLL CALL NO. 574
+- **2025-06-18** (Yeas 74 - Nays 73 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
+- **2025-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED `passage`
+- **2025-06-18** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 634 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
+- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
+- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
+- **2025-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2025-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37cef80e-b38a-42b6-a172-2668e5a4c86d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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