---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Fund The Reorganization Of The Department Of Public Safety, State Bureau Of Identification"
description: "An Act To Fund The Reorganization Of The Department Of Public Safety, State Bureau Of Identification"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1855"
citation: "Maine LD 1855 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT", "ADMINISTRATION", "BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATION REORGANIZ"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GERRISH"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-03-06"
last_action: "2018-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcc066a6-d929-4f7c-9e2b-529bbc1cee90"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280068125"
source_hash: "948c06c6e5e8f62d0a8cac09c7621b924e711df969c6651f7c8b6a7d604dd219"
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 1855 (128) — An Act To Fund The Reorganization Of The Department Of Public Safety, State Bureau Of Identification

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP129301.asp)

## Sponsors

- GERRISH — primary (person)
- DIAMOND — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2018-03-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2018-03-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2018-03-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-658).
- **2018-03-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2018-03-27** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-27** Committee Amendment "A" (H-658) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-658), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2018-03-27** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2018-03-28** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2018-03-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-29** On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- **2018-04-11** On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE. PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcc066a6-d929-4f7c-9e2b-529bbc1cee90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).