---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect The Rights Of Certain Incarcerated Individuals"
description: "An Act To Protect The Rights Of Certain Incarcerated Individuals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1044"
citation: "Maine LD 1044 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS", "INCARCERATED TRANSGENDER PERSONS", "MANAGEMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charlotte WARREN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-11"
last_action: "2021-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/737e1717-9e19-4f24-93e1-f0154dee3db7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079514"
source_hash: "d1fc2ff7f16a57aea657611f6fa4cf643a6e12561ea5f09586c34835587f6178"
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 1044 (130) — An Act To Protect The Rights Of Certain Incarcerated Individuals

## 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=HP0772&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0772&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0772&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Charlotte WARREN — primary (person)
- Barbara WOOD — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria MORALES — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-11** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-10** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-10** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-553) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-553). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-14** Reports READ
- **2021-06-14** On motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-553) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-553) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+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/737e1717-9e19-4f24-93e1-f0154dee3db7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).