---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Recording Of Interviews Of Suspects"
description: "An Act To Require Recording Of Interviews Of Suspects"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 800"
citation: "Maine LD 800 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAW ENFORCEMENT", "PROCEDURES", "RECORDING OF SUSPECT INTERVIEWS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charlotte WARREN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2019-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/909674d6-caf2-4f31-83f6-e0e7ac89298e"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071800"
source_hash: "a3804a472221e7ac5c2451ffe4629f2da51dac2280177ad09a3c4318828fb3f0"
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 800 (129) — An Act To Require Recording Of Interviews Of Suspects

## 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=HP0588&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0588&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0588&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **21–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charlotte WARREN — primary (person)
- Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick COREY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-12** Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-12** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-14** On motion by Senator Carpenter of Aroostook, REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-12** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-12** On motion of Representative BAILEY of Saco, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-572) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-572).
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** Reports Read
- **2019-06-12** On motion by Senator CARPENTER of Aroostook the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 289 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-572) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-572) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-24** 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/909674d6-caf2-4f31-83f6-e0e7ac89298e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).