---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Strengthen The Qualifications For County Sheriffs"
description: "An Act To Strengthen The Qualifications For County Sheriffs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 456"
citation: "Maine LD 456 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTY GOVERNMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "SHERIFF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Susan DESCHAMBAULT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2927220a-6a2f-424e-8e19-c482adab3335"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071257"
source_hash: "530eb39709d3d44759e00b946ae1adbb455612f8ecf6b41b850b1d160d067c51"
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 456 (129) — An Act To Strengthen The Qualifications For County Sheriffs

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0134&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0134&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0134&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — primary (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Danny COSTAIN — cosponsor (person)
- Richard PICKETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-29** Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-01-29** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-19** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2019-03-19** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-03-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-13) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-03-19** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2019-03-21** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2019-03-21** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-13) `reading-2`
- **2019-03-21** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-03-26** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-03-26** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-13).
- **2019-03-26** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-03-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2927220a-6a2f-424e-8e19-c482adab3335`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).