---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Create Culturally Sensitive Treatment And Recovery Halfway Houses For Immigrants Transitioning Out Of The Juvenile Justice System"
description: "An Act To Create Culturally Sensitive Treatment And Recovery Halfway Houses For Immigrants Transitioning Out Of The Juvenile Justice System"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 963"
citation: "Maine LD 963 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["IMMIGRANT RESIDENTIAL TRANSITION", "JUVENILE OFFENDERS", "SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Heidi BROOKS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49584c80-9875-4386-a0a4-bf9e890262aa"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079427"
source_hash: "730213a2485a8fa0d7da924a182054fce4e18248200345b982eea5593f040e12"
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 963 (130) — An Act To Create Culturally Sensitive Treatment And Recovery Halfway Houses For Immigrants Transitioning Out Of The Juvenile Justice System

## 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=HP0709&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0709&item=6&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0709&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0709&item=4&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **22–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Heidi BROOKS — primary (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- Gina MELARAGNO — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria MORALES — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-15** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-15** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2021-06-15** Later today assigned.
- **2021-06-16** Speaker laid before the House
- **2021-06-16** Representative WARREN of Hallowell moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2021-06-16** Representative PICKETT of Dixfield REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.
- **2021-06-16** Subsequently, Representative PICKETT of Dixfield WITHDREW his REQUEST for a Roll Call.
- **2021-06-16** Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-619) was READ
- **2021-06-16** On motion of Representative BROOKS of Lewiston, House Amendment "A" (H-656) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-619) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-619) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-656) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-619) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-656) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2021-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** Reports READ
- **2021-06-17** On motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2021-06-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 418 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-619) READ
- **2021-06-17** House Amendment "A" (H-656) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-619) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-619) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-656) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-619) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-656) thereto 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`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+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/49584c80-9875-4386-a0a4-bf9e890262aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).