---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Authority To Transport Prisoners Confined In Jail And The Use Of Physical Force With Respect To Prisoners And Persons Who Have Been Arrested"
description: "An Act Regarding The Authority To Transport Prisoners Confined In Jail And The Use Of Physical Force With Respect To Prisoners And Persons Who Have Been Arrested"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1710"
citation: "Maine LD 1710 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PRISONERS", "PROCEDURES", "TRANSPORT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Suzanne SALISBURY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-04-17"
last_action: "2025-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eead3e8f-8890-476f-aa26-6736b7f1b0c0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098620"
source_hash: "a7135c5b910b5cdd9b0c0a153d3ae70613845b77adfcee3064592830dee86162"
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 1710 (132) — An Act Regarding The Authority To Transport Prisoners Confined In Jail And The Use Of Physical Force With Respect To Prisoners And Persons Who Have Been Arrested

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-738)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1145&item=3&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 429** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1145&item=5&snum=132)
3. **LD 1710 HP 1145** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1145&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MIN OTP AS AMENDED REP — **76–72** (pass) · lower
- ENACTMENT — **110–38** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MINORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **19–16** (pass) · upper
- TABLE UNTIL LATER — **69–79** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Suzanne SALISBURY — primary (person)
- Donald ARDELL — cosponsor (person)
- Grayson LOOKNER — cosponsor (person)
- Parnell TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-17** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-16** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-16** On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-16** ROLL CALL NO. 530
- **2025-06-16** (Yeas 76 - Nays 72 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-738) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-738). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** Reports Read
- **2025-06-16** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-16** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 589 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-738) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-738) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** Motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, to TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED FAILED.
- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 551
- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 69 - Nays 79 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 552
- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 110 - Nays 38 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eead3e8f-8890-476f-aa26-6736b7f1b0c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).