---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Establishing Concurrent Jurisdiction With The Federal Courts In Certain Juvenile Matters"
description: "An Act Establishing Concurrent Jurisdiction With The Federal Courts In Certain Juvenile Matters"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2171"
citation: "Maine LD 2171 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FEDERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE", "JURISDICTION", "JUVENILE OFFENDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold STEWART"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-18"
last_action: "2024-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/844bc069-93ad-40b5-bbf5-c05524210a56"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280091698"
source_hash: "b114f1b13e96e0bb7591eac28608ae08b3bfd19ccba9d6fa63e6cec5e480042c"
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 2171 (131) — An Act Establishing Concurrent Jurisdiction With The Federal Courts In Certain Juvenile Matters

## 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=SP0923&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0923&item=6&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0923&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0923&item=5&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Harold STEWART — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-18** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2024-01-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-18** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2024-02-28** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-02-28** Committee Amendment "A" (S-549) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-02-29** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-29** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-549) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-03-05** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-03-05** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-03-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-549). `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-19** RECALLED From Governor's Desk pursuant to Joint Order SP 985.
- **2024-03-19** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook RECONSIDER whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED `passage`
- **2024-03-19** On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED in concurrence
- **2024-03-25** Taken from the table by the President
- **2024-03-25** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook The Senate Suspend the Rules and RECONSIDER whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-549) `reading-3`
- **2024-03-25** On motion by Same Senator The Senate Suspended the Rules and RECONSIDER whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-549) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-603) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-549) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-549) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-603) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-549) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-603) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2024-03-25** Sent down for concurrence
- **2024-03-27** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-549) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-603) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-27** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-01** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/844bc069-93ad-40b5-bbf5-c05524210a56`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).