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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Protect Workers In This State By Clarifying The Relationship Of State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies With Federal Immigration Authorities"
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description: "An Act To Protect Workers In This State By Clarifying The Relationship Of State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies With Federal Immigration Authorities"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "132"
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identifier: "LD 1971"
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citation: "Maine LD 1971 (132)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["IMMIGRATION", "LEGAL SERVICES", "LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Deqa DHALAC"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-05-13"
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last_action: "2026-01-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37cef80e-b38a-42b6-a172-2668e5a4c86d"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099282"
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source_hash: "157d191df7d168c1c61649b7edb1d1440533b0818e557eb7c3eedb0fb91bce60"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 1971 (132) — An Act To Protect Workers In This State By Clarifying The Relationship Of State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies With Federal Immigration Authorities
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment C-A (H-751)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=2&snum=132)
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2. **Chapter 517** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=3&snum=132)
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3. **LD 1971 HP 1315** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=1&snum=132)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED — **21–14** (pass) · upper
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- Enactment — **75–73** (pass) · lower
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- ENACTMENT — **20–14** (pass) · upper
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- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **74–73** (pass) · lower
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- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **21–14** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Deqa DHALAC — primary (person)
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- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
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- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
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- Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)
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- Flavia DEBRITO — cosponsor (person)
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- Mana ABDI — cosponsor (person)
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- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
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- Rafael MACIAS — cosponsor (person)
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- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
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- Yusuf YUSUF — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-05-13** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
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- **2025-05-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-05-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-17** Reports READ.
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- **2025-06-17** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2025-06-17** Representative DRINKWATER of Milford moved the PREVIOUS QUESTION.
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- **2025-06-17** The Chair ordered a division.
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- **2025-06-17** A vote of the House was taken. 53 voted in favor of the same and 80 against, and accordingly the motion to move the PREVIOUS QUESTION FAILED.
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- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 541
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- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 74 - Nays 73 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
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- **2025-06-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **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.
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- **2025-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-751). `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-17** Reports Read
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- **2025-06-17** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
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- **2025-06-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 605 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
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- **2025-06-17** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) in concurrence PREVAILED `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2025-06-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 606 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
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- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2025-06-18** ROLL CALL NO. 574
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- **2025-06-18** (Yeas 74 - Nays 73 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
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- **2025-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED `passage`
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- **2025-06-18** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 634 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
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- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
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- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
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- **2025-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2025-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37cef80e-b38a-42b6-a172-2668e5a4c86d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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