republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-2157.md

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Bill	An Act To Prohibit The Unauthorized Use Of Drones On Or Over The Premises Of Correctional Facilities And Jails	An Act To Prohibit The Unauthorized Use Of Drones On Or Over The Premises Of Correctional Facilities And Jails	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 2157	Maine LD 2157 (132)	bill	CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DRONES MANAGEMENT	enacted	Chad PERKINS	5	40	4	2026-01-07	2026-04-13	openstates	ocd-bill/1ce88c0a-61a4-4b27-924d-6aae2a324bec	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101190	df72216b9e5b642bc61e34e4dae697eb72ce476c8192c41e2e8e08d43ff350b8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 2157 (132) — An Act To Prohibit The Unauthorized Use Of Drones On Or Over The Premises Of Correctional Facilities And Jails

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (H-891) (committee substitute) — source
2. Amendment C-B (H-892) (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment S-A to C-B (S-618) (committee substitute) — source
4. Chapter 689 (committee substitute) — source
5. LD 2157 HP 1446 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• RECEDE AND CONCUR — 118–29 (pass) · lower
• acc report "b" otp-am by ca "b" — 71–69 (pass) · lower
• ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED — 20–12 (pass) · upper
• acc report "a" otp-am by ca "a" — 65–75 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

• Chad PERKINS — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-07 Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
• 2026-01-07 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. referral-committee
• 2026-01-07 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-01-07 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence referral-committee
• 2026-03-25 Reports READ.
• 2026-03-25 Motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended FAILED.
• 2026-03-25 ROLL CALL NO. 679
• 2026-03-25 (Yeas 65 - Nays 75 - Absent 9 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
• 2026-03-25 Subsequently, on motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, REPORT B Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
• 2026-03-25 ROLL CALL NO. 680
• 2026-03-25 (Yeas 71 - Nays 69 - Absent 9 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
• 2026-03-25 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2026-03-25 Committee Amendment "B" (H-892) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2026-03-25 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2026-03-25 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-892). reading-3
• 2026-03-25 HELD at the Request of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford.
• 2026-03-26 RELEASED.
• 2026-03-26 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-03-30 Reports READ
• 2026-03-30 Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox moved to ACCEPT The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-891) Report in NON-CONCURRENCE.
• 2026-03-30 On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-891) Report in NON-CONCURRENCE.
• 2026-04-06 Taken from the table by the President
• 2026-04-06 ACCEPTANCE of The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-891) Report PREVAILED.
• 2026-04-06 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 886 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
• 2026-04-06 READ ONCE reading-1
• 2026-04-06 Committee Amendment "A" (H-891) READ and ADOPTED committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-06 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-891) in NON-CONCURRENCE reading-2, reading-3
• 2026-04-06 Sent down for concurrence
• 2026-04-07 The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-891) reading-3
• 2026-04-07 ROLL CALL NO. 754
• 2026-04-07 (Yeas 118 - Nays 29 - Absent 3 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
• 2026-04-07 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-04-08 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2026-04-08 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-04-08 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2026-04-13 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
• 2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1ce88c0a-61a4-4b27-924d-6aae2a324bec. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).