---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Qualifications And Oversight Of Sheriffs"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Qualifications And Oversight Of Sheriffs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1065"
citation: "Maine LD 1065 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTY GOVERNMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "SHERIFF QUALIFICATIONS; OVERSIGHT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard PICKETT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-11"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23d59c01-e588-4a26-b027-a994114b0b55"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079572"
source_hash: "b958704fb97b7b32b5fb771a88bc664af6f25d6ec890690732619d3170483ca1"
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 1065 (130) — An Act To Clarify The Qualifications And Oversight Of 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=HP0794&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0794&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0794&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Richard PICKETT — primary (person)
- Daniel NEWMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Danny COSTAIN — cosponsor (person)
- Frances HEAD — cosponsor (person)
- Josanne DOLLOFF — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa KEIM — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan WADSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Shelley RUDNICKI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-11** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 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.
- **2021-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-03** On motion of Representative MATLACK of St. George, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-03** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-284) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-284). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-07** Reports Read
- **2021-06-07** On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-284) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-284) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+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/23d59c01-e588-4a26-b027-a994114b0b55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).