---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Eliminate The Juvenile Crime Of Willful Refusal To Pay A Fine Or Comply With The Terms Of A Court Order"
description: "An Act To Eliminate The Juvenile Crime Of Willful Refusal To Pay A Fine Or Comply With The Terms Of A Court Order"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2126"
citation: "Maine LD 2126 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JUVENILE COURT", "JUVENILE OFFENDERS", "WILLFUL REFUSAL FINES/COMPLIANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84ca60f1-3d3a-4162-a002-632907aff9d1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100713"
source_hash: "4b96fff0b0822b8a24f2a282c66450d0578fc93c1a9e727091a02705b5105ccc"
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 2126 (132) — An Act To Eliminate The Juvenile Crime Of Willful Refusal To Pay A Fine Or Comply With The Terms Of A Court Order

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 551** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0804&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 2126 SP 804** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0804&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-10** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2026-02-10** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-02-12** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-12** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-02-24** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-02-24** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-02-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84ca60f1-3d3a-4162-a002-632907aff9d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).