---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish A Minimum Age At Which A Juvenile May Be Adjudicated"
description: "An Act To Establish A Minimum Age At Which A Juvenile May Be Adjudicated"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1849"
citation: "Maine LD 1849 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADJUDICATION", "JUVENILE OFFENDERS", "MINIMUM AGE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Suzanne SALISBURY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-30"
last_action: "2025-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20de0c07-cf1c-4e37-bac1-ccf3a5c95947"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098965"
source_hash: "7b35f0bc5b2519e969d38a5d84d8df9d4e8a7bf6b0f9762f6e5a576e03c15fe5"
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 1849 (132) — An Act To Establish A Minimum Age At Which A Juvenile May Be Adjudicated

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-758)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1233&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 431** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1233&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1849 HP 1233** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1233&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **76–71** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **20–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Suzanne SALISBURY — primary (person)
- David SINCLAIR — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Robert NUTTING — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-30** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-30** 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 as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 562
- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 76 - Nays 71 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-758) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-758). `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 as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 615 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-17** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-758) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-758) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-17T04:00:00+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/20de0c07-cf1c-4e37-bac1-ccf3a5c95947`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).