Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD930: An Act to Amend the Law Governing Items Identified as Prison Contraband
Status: Signed into law, June 18, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Amend the Law Governing Items Identified as Prison Contraband.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Amend the Law Governing Items Identified as Prison Contraband Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §757, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 499, §1, is amended to read: 3. Trafficking Except as provided in subsection 4, trafficking in prison contraband is a Class C crime. Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §757, sub-§4 is enacted to read: 4. If the prison contraband under subsection 1, paragraph B is electronic contraband that is not intended to be used to commit a separate crime, trafficking in prison contraband is a Class D crime. For purposes of this subsection, "electronic contraband" means a mobile telephone or other handheld electronic communication device not authorized or issued by the custodial authority. Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §757-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 386, §2, is amended to read: §757-A. Trafficking of tobacco or vaping device in adult correctional facilities 1. A person is guilty of trafficking tobacco or a vaping device in an adult correctional facility if: A. That person intentionally conveys or attempts to convey tobacco or, tobacco products or a vaping device to a person confined in an adult correctional facility that has banned the use of tobacco or, tobacco products or vaping devices by prisoners; or B. That person is confined in an adult correctional facility that has banned the use of …
Sponsors
- O'Halloran, Dani (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Mark Babin (R, 3)
- Steven Bishop (R, 17)
- James Dill (D, 26)
- Gary Drinkwater (R, 27)
- David Haggan (R, 10)
- Rachel Henderson (R, 78)
- McIntyre, Mathew (R, 18)
- Chad Perkins (R, 31)
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 Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 474 Yeas 24 - Nays 11 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-653) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-653) in concurrence
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-653) 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-653). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on March 5, 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.
Votes
- Senate RC #474: ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT (June 12, 2025): 24 yea, 11 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is LD930?
- LD930 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Amend the Law Governing Items Identified as Prison Contraband.
- What does LD930 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Amend the Law Governing Items Identified as Prison Contraband.
- What is the status of LD930?
- Signed into law as of June 18, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD930?
- O'Halloran, Dani (D, 20), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD930?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=930&snum=132
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