---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Define \"Solitary Confinement\" For The Laws Governing Jails And Correctional Facilities"
description: "An Act To Define \"Solitary Confinement\" For The Laws Governing Jails And Correctional Facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 405"
citation: "Maine LD 405 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS", "MANAGEMENT", "SOLITARY CONFINEMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Grayson LOOKNER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44b0abd9-ffd5-4f27-bd65-08ab0dbf4b24"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096248"
source_hash: "52a004f3a6fee52ac17c0f3eb7545558c11cea2e73762366284198663c72f83f"
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 405 (132) — An Act To Define "Solitary Confinement" For The Laws Governing Jails And Correctional Facilities

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-389)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0259&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-390)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0259&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 259** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0259&item=4&snum=132)
4. **LD 405 HP 259** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0259&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **73–63** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **19–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Grayson LOOKNER — primary (person)
- Cassie JULIA — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- David SINCLAIR — cosponsor (person)
- Laurel LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
- Quentin CHAPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-02-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-02-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-02** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-02** On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-02** ROLL CALL NO. 271
- **2025-06-02** (Yeas 73 - Nays 63 - Absent 15 - Excused 0)
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-389) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-389). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** Reports Read
- **2025-06-03** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-389) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
- **2025-06-03** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 336 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-03** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-389) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-389) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - 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/44b0abd9-ffd5-4f27-bd65-08ab0dbf4b24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).