---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Corrections To Study Achieving Gender Equality"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Corrections To Study Achieving Gender Equality"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1749"
citation: "Maine LD 1749 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONS DEPT", "POWERS", "WOMENS SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rafael MACIAS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-22"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9996bd4-86d3-42b9-925e-8d64743fc4d1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098722"
source_hash: "f894fa401abed720ff97c5e267268d1e9cf1e8a1d1248a49db477865555a9c95"
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 1749 (132) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Corrections To Study Achieving Gender Equality

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 130** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1167&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 1749 HP 1167** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1167&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT — **20–15** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **77–70** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rafael MACIAS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-22** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-22** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-17** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-17** On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 564
- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 77 - Nays 70 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-17** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-17** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** Reports Read
- **2025-06-17** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 617 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-18** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9996bd4-86d3-42b9-925e-8d64743fc4d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).