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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Workers In This State By Clarifying The Relationship Of State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies With Federal Immigration Authorities"
description: "An Act To Protect Workers In This State By Clarifying The Relationship Of State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies With Federal Immigration Authorities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1971"
citation: "Maine LD 1971 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["IMMIGRATION", "LEGAL SERVICES", "LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deqa DHALAC"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-05-13"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37cef80e-b38a-42b6-a172-2668e5a4c86d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099282"
source_hash: "157d191df7d168c1c61649b7edb1d1440533b0818e557eb7c3eedb0fb91bce60"
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 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
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment C-A (H-751)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 517** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1971 HP 1315** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=1&snum=132)
## Votes
- PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED — **2114** (pass) · upper
- Enactment — **7573** (pass) · lower
- ENACTMENT — **2014** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **7473** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **2114** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Deqa DHALAC — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)
- Flavia DEBRITO — cosponsor (person)
- Mana ABDI — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Rafael MACIAS — cosponsor (person)
- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
- Yusuf YUSUF — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-05-13** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **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** Representative DRINKWATER of Milford moved the PREVIOUS QUESTION.
- **2025-06-17** The Chair ordered a division.
- **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.
- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 541
- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 74 - Nays 73 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) 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-751). `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 605 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-17** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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`
- **2025-06-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 606 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** ROLL CALL NO. 574
- **2025-06-18** (Yeas 74 - Nays 73 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 634 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-06-09T04:00:00+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/37cef80e-b38a-42b6-a172-2668e5a4c86d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).