---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Fairness In Sentencing For Persons Under 26 Years Of Age"
description: "An Act Regarding Fairness In Sentencing For Persons Under 26 Years Of Age"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1113"
citation: "Maine LD 1113 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "LIFE SENTENCES", "SENTENCES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sophia WARREN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-18"
last_action: "2025-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eab8d7ce-7946-4cf6-9ad5-e5dc3c2ef6d7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097584"
source_hash: "8e03b7b0692e6be8eda2427e329426756a584b80d12b4d116b598b9f8fe1bb7e"
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 1113 (132) — An Act Regarding Fairness In Sentencing For Persons Under 26 Years Of Age

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-556)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0732&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 420** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0732&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1113 HP 732** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0732&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **74–71** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **19–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sophia WARREN — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- David SINCLAIR — cosponsor (person)
- Dylan PUGH — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
- Yusuf YUSUF — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-18** Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-18** On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY 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.
- **2025-06-09** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-09** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-09** ROLL CALL NO. 372
- **2025-06-09** (Yeas 74 - Nays 71 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-556) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-556). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** Reports Read
- **2025-06-09** On motion by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-09** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 413 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-09** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-556) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-556) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-24** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-06T04:00:00+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/eab8d7ce-7946-4cf6-9ad5-e5dc3c2ef6d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).