---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Allowing The Department Of Corrections To Offset Some Of The Costs Of Technology Provided To Residents Of Correctional Facilities"
description: "An Act Allowing The Department Of Corrections To Offset Some Of The Costs Of Technology Provided To Residents Of Correctional Facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 45"
citation: "Maine LD 45 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PRISONER FUNDS", "PRISONERS", "TECHNOLOGY FEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adam LEE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-06"
last_action: "2025-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87e7ddeb-432e-46ec-bd61-ca65e0236527"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095596"
source_hash: "44e0d0d66fe6919958ba9c8be04e51131e0d83d9114bcd6c199901e435221d71"
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 45 (132) — An Act Allowing The Department Of Corrections To Offset Some Of The Costs Of Technology Provided To Residents Of Correctional Facilities

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-646)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0009&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-647)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0009&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 352** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0009&item=4&snum=132)
4. **LD 45 HP 9** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0009&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Adam LEE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-06** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `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.
- **2025-06-11** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-11** On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-646) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-646). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** Reports Read
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-12** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-646) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-646) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+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/87e7ddeb-432e-46ec-bd61-ca65e0236527`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).