---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Create A Right To Judicial Review Under The Maine Civil Rights Act For Persons Erroneously Detained"
description: "An Act To Create A Right To Judicial Review Under The Maine Civil Rights Act For Persons Erroneously Detained"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2176"
citation: "Maine LD 2176 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "ERRONEOUS DETENTION", "SUPERIOR COURT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jill DUSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26a66d73-5f07-42fa-a0da-e424cbd9d48d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101325"
source_hash: "51467a3c4fdf64a7fac2e08b48dd4064e4c3fe9bb2b451423926fdf865526667"
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 2176 (132) — An Act To Create A Right To Judicial Review Under The Maine Civil Rights Act For Persons Erroneously Detained

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-640)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0881&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 767** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0881&item=4&snum=132)
3. **LD 2176 SP 881** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0881&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **76–73** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **20–14** (pass) · upper
- Enactment — **75–73** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jill DUSON — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- David SINCLAIR — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-27** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2026-01-27** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-07** Reports READ.
- **2026-04-07** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-07** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 901 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2026-04-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2026-04-07** Committee Amendment "A" (S-640) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-640) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-07** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-08** Reports READ.
- **2026-04-08** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-08** ROLL CALL NO. 761
- **2026-04-08** (Yeas 76 - Nays 73 - Absent 1 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-04-08** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-08** Committee Amendment "A" (S-640) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-08** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-04-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-640). `reading-3`
- **2026-04-08** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-08** ROLL CALL NO. 763
- **2026-04-08** (Yeas 75 - Nays 73 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-04-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+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/26a66d73-5f07-42fa-a0da-e424cbd9d48d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).