Maine LD931: An Act to Amend the Law Allowing Individuals Subject to Pretrial or Presentence Incarceration to Be Credited Time for Participation in Work Projects Within a Jail

What the bill says

An Act to Amend the Law Allowing Individuals Subject to Pretrial or Presentence Incarceration to Be Credited Time for Participation in Work Projects Within a Jail.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Amend the Law Allowing Individuals Subject to Pretrial or Presentence Incarceration to Be Credited Time for Participation in Work Projects Within a Jail Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §1606, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2021, c. 169, §1, is further amended to read: 2. Sentence prorated. Inmates participating in a public works-related project or an improvement of property owned by a charitable organization under subsection 1 and inmates participating in a work project within a jail under subsection 1-B may have their sentences to the jail prorated at the rate of up to one day removed from the sentences for every 16 hours of participation in the project, except that inmates committed to the custody of the sheriff for nonpayment of fines under Title 17‐A, section 1711 must have their sentences prorated at the rate that is applicable to the individual inmate pursuant to Title 17‐A, section 1711, subsection 4, paragraph A, subparagraph (1). Page 1 - 132LR1245(03)

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Sponsors

• O'Halloran, Dani (D, 20) · primary sponsor
• Mark Babin (R, 3)
• James Dill (D, 26)
• McIntyre, Mathew (R, 18)
• Nina Milliken (D, 16)
• Dylan Pugh (D, 114)
• Amy Roeder (D, 23)
• Melanie Sachs (D, 102)
• David Sinclair (D, 50)

Latest actions

1. June 12, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
2. June 11, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3. June 11, 2025: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-637) 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-637), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
4. June 10, 2025: 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-637).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5. March 21, 2025: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
6. March 5, 2025: 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.

Common questions

What is LD931?

LD931 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Amend the Law Allowing Individuals Subject to Pretrial or Presentence Incarceration to Be Credited Time for Participation in Work Projects Within a Jail.

What does LD931 do?

In its own words: An Act to Amend the Law Allowing Individuals Subject to Pretrial or Presentence Incarceration to Be Credited Time for Participation in Work Projects Within a Jail.

What is the status of LD931?

Signed into law as of June 17, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 12, 2025).

Who sponsored LD931?

O'Halloran, Dani (D, 20), with 8 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for LD931?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=931&snum=132