Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD719: Resolve, to Direct the County Corrections Professional Standards Council to Examine Funding of and Compliance by County and Regional Jails
Status: Signed into law, June 12, 2025
What the bill says
From the engrossed text:
APPROVED CHAPTER JUNE 12, 2025 73 BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE _____ H.P. 458 - L.D. 719 Resolve, to Direct the County Corrections Professional Standards Council to Examine Funding of and Compliance by County and Regional Jails Sec. 1. County Corrections Professional Standards Council report. Resolved: That the County Corrections Professional Standards Council, as established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 6-D, referred to in this resolve as "the council," shall review information regarding the share of state funding for the County Jail Operations Fund established in Title 34-A, section 1210-E and county and regional jail compliance with certain statutory requirements or rules. In conducting this review, the council shall: 1. Review the status of county and regional jail compliance with audit requirements pursuant to Title 30-A, section 1662, subsection 2 and examine ways to incentivize compliance with these requirements; 2. Review the status of county and regional jail reporting to the Department of Corrections for expenses associated with operating county and regional jails pursuant to Title 34-A, section 1208-B, subsection 5 and examine ways to incentivize compliance with these requirements; 3. Review any unfunded mandates related to county and regional jails; 4. Examine improvements to the operations of the council; and 5. Examine future …
Sponsors
- Suzanne Salisbury (D, 128) · primary sponsor
- John Ducharme (R, 71)
- Tavis Hasenfus (D, 57)
- Michel Lajoie (D, 96)
- Grayson Lookner (D, 113)
- Stewart, Trey L. (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
- : FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-494) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-494), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-494).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Common questions
- What is LD719?
- LD719 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, to Direct the County Corrections Professional Standards Council to Examine Funding of and Compliance by County and Regional Jails.
- What is the status of LD719?
- Signed into law as of June 12, 2025. Latest action: FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. (June 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD719?
- Suzanne Salisbury (D, 128), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD719?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=719&snum=132
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