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type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Corrections To Convene A Working Group To Examine The Establishment Of A Program To Award Earned Time Credit For Educational Achievement To Persons Who Are Incarcerated"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Corrections To Convene A Working Group To Examine The Establishment Of A Program To Award Earned Time Credit For Educational Achievement To Persons Who Are Incarcerated"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1979"
citation: "Maine LD 1979 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EARLY RELEASE", "EDUCATION DEGREES", "PRISONERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly SARGENT"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-05-13"
last_action: "2025-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40634f62-69d1-42e6-8d14-c0669b8477fa"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099307"
source_hash: "11625dbd704a5443efeb37d3847a7e7c68f27b9d8ea860ca8d6e9aafae1087a4"
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 1979 (132) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Corrections To Convene A Working Group To Examine The Establishment Of A Program To Award Earned Time Credit For Educational Achievement To Persons Who Are Incarcerated
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter 81** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1322&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 1979 HP 1322** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1322&item=1&snum=132)
## Votes
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT — **2013** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Holly SARGENT — primary (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-05-13** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-05-13** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-02** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-02** On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-02** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-02** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** Reports Read
- **2025-06-03** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
- **2025-06-03** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 312 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-03** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-17** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40634f62-69d1-42e6-8d14-c0669b8477fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).