Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD405: An Act to Require Reporting on the Uses of Prisoner Segregation
Status: Signed into law, June 11, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Define "Solitary Confinement" for the Laws Governing Jails and Correctional Facilities" Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 'An Act to Remove the Terms "Solitary Confinement" and "Confinement" from the Laws Governing Corrections' Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following: '.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Define "Solitary Confinement" for the Laws Governing Jails and Correctional Facilities" Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 'An Act to Remove the Terms "Solitary Confinement" and "Confinement" from the Laws Governing Corrections' Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following: 'Sec. 1. 34-A MRSA §3032, sub-§3, ¶D, as amended by PL 1989, c. 127, §6, is further amended to read: D. When segregation exceeds 24 hours, the chief administrative officer of the correctional facility shall cause the facility's physician or a member of the facility's medical staff to visit the person immediately and, at least once in each succeeding 24hour period of confinement segregation, to examine the person's state of health. When no physician or medical staff member is available within the facility to visit as required by this paragraph, a staff person who has received in-service training appropriate for the duties required by this section from a licensed health professional shall visit in lieu of the visit by the physician or medical staff member the person in confinement segregation. The staff person making the visit shall immediately contact the physician or medical staff member on call if there is reasonable cause to believe the action is necessary. (1) The chief administrative officer shall …
Sponsors
- Grayson Lookner (D, 113) · primary sponsor
- David Boyer (R, 87)
- Quentin Chapman (R, 88)
- Craig Hickman (D, 14)
- Cassie Julia (D, 65)
- Laurel Libby (R, 90)
- Nina Milliken (D, 16)
- William Pluecker (I, 44)
- David Sinclair (D, 50)
- Ross, Rachel Talbot (D, 28)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports ReadOn motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-389) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 336 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-389) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-389) in concurrence
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 271(Yeas 73 - Nays 63 - Absent 15 - Excused 0)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-389) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-389). Sent for concurrence. OR
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence
- : Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Votes
- Senate RC #336: ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT (June 3, 2025): 19 yea, 13 nay, passed
- House RC #271: ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP (June 2, 2025): 73 yea, 63 nay, passed
Subjects: MANAGEMENT, Legislature, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS, Senate, Other, SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
Common questions
- What is LD405?
- LD405 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Require Reporting on the Uses of Prisoner Segregation.
- What does LD405 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Define "Solitary Confinement" for the Laws Governing Jails and Correctional Facilities" Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 'An Act to Remove the Terms "Solitary Confinement" and "Confinement" from the Laws Governing Corrections' Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following: '.
- What is the status of LD405?
- Signed into law as of June 11, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD405?
- Grayson Lookner (D, 113), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD405?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=405&snum=132
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