---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Review Of Law Enforcement Use Of Deadly Force"
description: "An Act Regarding The Review Of Law Enforcement Use Of Deadly Force"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1480"
citation: "Maine LD 1480 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEADLY FORCE", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "RE THE REVIEW OF DEADLY FORCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-04-12"
last_action: "2021-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7bca6b6-7250-4e5e-b79d-ea4ab222f8fa"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080380"
source_hash: "f9b673304ecfc4040a66be29cfca97695b93417b618ef2ece2dc8a6a0c9de2dc"
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 1480 (130) — An Act Regarding The Review Of Law Enforcement Use Of Deadly Force

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1095&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1095&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1095&item=3&snum=130)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1095&item=4&snum=130)

## Votes

- ADOPT HAH-634 to CAH-601 — **55–83** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
- Thom HARNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-12** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 12, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-04-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-14** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-14** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2021-06-14** Later today assigned.
- **2021-06-15** Speaker laid before the House
- **2021-06-15** Representative HARNETT of Gardiner moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2021-06-15** Representative HAGGAN of Hampden REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.
- **2021-06-15** Subsequently, Representative HAGGAN of Hampden WITHDREW his REQUEST for a Roll Call.
- **2021-06-15** Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-15** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-601) was READ.
- **2021-06-15** On motion of Representative HAGGAN of Hampden, House Amendment "A" (H-634) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-601) was READ and FAILED ADOPTION. `amendment-failure`
- **2021-06-15** ROLL CALL NO. 290
- **2021-06-15** (Yeas 55 - Nays 83 - Absent 13 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-15** Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (H-601) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-15** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-601) `reading-3`
- **2021-06-15** Sent for concurrence.
- **2021-06-15** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-15** Reports READ
- **2021-06-15** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-15** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-601) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-601) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+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/a7bca6b6-7250-4e5e-b79d-ea4ab222f8fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).