---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement Recommendations Of The Commission To Examine Reestablishing Parole"
description: "An Act To Implement Recommendations Of The Commission To Examine Reestablishing Parole"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1941"
citation: "Maine LD 1941 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "PAROLE", "SENTENCES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nina MILLIKEN"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 48
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-05-07"
last_action: "2026-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4640914-f191-497c-9d66-515f9894f9eb"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099165"
source_hash: "a85e8c7c1875362531cc4b62b0625244f0686de62a5de8d49fa6f667769ff1de"
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 1941 (132) — An Act To Implement Recommendations Of The Commission To Examine Reestablishing Parole

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-977)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1300&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-978)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1300&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Amendment C-C (H-979)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1300&item=3&snum=132)
4. **Amendment H-A to C-B (H-1000)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1300&item=7&snum=132)
5. **Amendment S-A to C-B (S-646)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1300&item=8&snum=132)
6. **Chapter 176** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1300&item=9&snum=132)
7. **LD 1941 HP 1300** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1300&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- acc report "b" otp-am by ca "a" — **54–94** (fail) · lower
- PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED — **20–15** (pass) · upper
- acc report "a" ontp — **74–74** (fail) · lower
- ACCEPT REPORT 'C' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED — **21–14** (pass) · upper
- acc report "c" otp-am by ca "b" — **77–71** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nina MILLIKEN — primary (person)
- Daniel SAYRE — cosponsor (person)
- David SINCLAIR — cosponsor (person)
- Holly SARGENT — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-07** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-05-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-04-07** Reports READ.
- **2026-04-07** Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought Not to Pass FAILED.
- **2026-04-07** ROLL CALL NO. 747
- **2026-04-07** (Yeas 74 - Nays 74 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-04-07** Subsequently, motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT REPORT B Ought to Pass as Amended FAILED.
- **2026-04-07** ROLL CALL NO. 748
- **2026-04-07** (Yeas 54 - Nays 94 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-04-07** Subsequently, on motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, REPORT C Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-07** ROLL CALL NO. 749
- **2026-04-07** (Yeas 77 - Nays 71 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-04-07** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-07** Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-07** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-04-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-978). `reading-3`
- **2026-04-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-08** Reports READ
- **2026-04-08** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Report C Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-08** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 907 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2026-04-08** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-08** Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) READ.
- **2026-04-08** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-646) to Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) READ and ADOPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-646) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME. `reading-2`
- **2026-04-08** PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-646) thereto PREVAILED in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-08** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 908 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2026-04-08** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-09** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-646) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-09** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-09** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-09** On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland placed on the SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence
- **2026-04-14** On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland taken from the Special Study Table
- **2026-04-14** Subsequently, FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-26** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM/OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4640914-f191-497c-9d66-515f9894f9eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).