---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Police Departments To Publish And Make Accessible Their Policies And Procedures And Require Training Of Officers"
description: "An Act To Require Police Departments To Publish And Make Accessible Their Policies And Procedures And Require Training Of Officers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1784"
citation: "Maine LD 1784 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAW ENFORCEMENT", "PROCEDURES", "PUBLICATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sophia WARREN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-24"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b24bd87-bd39-4770-8c1a-3957902ec68a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098800"
source_hash: "2ebfd5eaec19ac22831d363d38fa21e772e56fb2f3d6e5e818bed61ad40f4bb7"
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 1784 (132) — An Act To Require Police Departments To Publish And Make Accessible Their Policies And Procedures And Require Training Of Officers

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-703)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1195&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 510** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1195&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1784 HP 1195** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1195&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **73–69** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **17–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sophia WARREN — primary (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Cassie JULIA — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-24** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-13** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-13** On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-13** ROLL CALL NO. 499
- **2025-06-13** (Yeas 73 - Nays 69 - Absent 7 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-703) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-703). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** Reports Read
- **2025-06-16** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-16** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 554 Yeas 17 - Nays 16 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-16** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-703) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-703) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-13T04:00:00+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/3b24bd87-bd39-4770-8c1a-3957902ec68a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).