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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit Arrest And Detention For Civil Violations And Require An Attorney For The State To Determine Whether To Charge A Class E Offense As A Civil Violation"
description: "An Act To Prohibit Arrest And Detention For Civil Violations And Require An Attorney For The State To Determine Whether To Charge A Class E Offense As A Civil Violation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1189"
citation: "Maine LD 1189 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ARREST", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "LIMITING FOR CIVIL VIOLATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt MOONEN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-20"
last_action: "2025-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bd790e2-ead1-4863-b1e7-98e554204e80"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097697"
source_hash: "2a5c6656645d3bdf15e9ce2d7dc9bfc9307b5f7ecf1d70a329e42049da8e6ac4"
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 1189 (132) — An Act To Prohibit Arrest And Detention For Civil Violations And Require An Attorney For The State To Determine Whether To Charge A Class E Offense As A Civil Violation
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment C-A (H-752)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0794&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 496** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0794&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1189 HP 794** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0794&item=1&snum=132)
## Votes
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **1915** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **7770** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Matt MOONEN — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- David SINCLAIR — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth CARUSO — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer POIRIER — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel HENDERSON — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-20** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** 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.
- **2025-06-17** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-17** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 539
- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 77 - Nays 70 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-752) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-752). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** Reports Read
- **2025-06-17** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 603 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-17** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-752) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-752) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+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/0bd790e2-ead1-4863-b1e7-98e554204e80`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).