Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD740: Resolve, to Study Methods for Improving Youth Community Supervision and Increasing Juvenile Diversion from Formal Judicial Processing
Status: Signed into law, April 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the engrossed text:
LAW WITHOUT CHAPTER GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE 175 APRIL 26, 2026 RESOLVES STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX _____ H.P. 482 - L.D. 740 Resolve, to Study Methods for Improving Youth Community Supervision and Increasing Juvenile Diversion from Formal Judicial Processing Sec. 1. Department of Corrections to convene task force. Resolved: That the Department of Corrections shall convene a task force, referred to in this resolve as "the task force," to study methods for diverting youths safely from formal judicial processing and to recommend improvements to existing community supervision practices. Sec. 2. Task force members. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Corrections shall appoint the following 12 members to the task force: 1. One member who is a regional correctional administrator within the Department of Corrections; 2. One member who is a regional correctional manager within the Department of Corrections; 3. One member who is a juvenile community corrections officer within the Department of Corrections; 4. One member with expertise in youth development and children's behavioral health within the Department of Health and Human Services; 5. One member who is an active, active retired or retired judge or justice with experience in the juvenile justice system, recommended by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court; 6. One member who is a prosecutor with experience in …
Sponsors
- Grayson Lookner (D, 113) · primary sponsor
- Richard Bennett (R, 18)
- Michael Brennan (D, 115)
- Andrew Gattine (D, 126)
- Lori Gramlich (D, 131)
- Tavis Hasenfus (D, 57)
- Mark Lawrence (D, 35)
- McCabe, Julia (D, 93)
- Nina Milliken (D, 16)
- Marianne Moore (R, 6)
Latest actions
- : FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
- : FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-889) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-675) thereto.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-889) in concurrence. On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-889) was ADOPTED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-675) to Committe
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence.
- : FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports READOn motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-889) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-889) in concurrence.
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 678(Yeas 73 - Nays 66 - Absent 10 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-889) 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-889). Sent for conc
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
Votes
- House RC #678: ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP (March 25, 2026): 73 yea, 66 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is LD740?
- LD740 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, to Study Methods for Improving Youth Community Supervision and Increasing Juvenile Diversion from Formal Judicial Processing.
- What is the status of LD740?
- Signed into law as of April 26, 2026. Latest action: FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD740?
- Grayson Lookner (D, 113), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD740?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=740&snum=132
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