Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1074: An Act to Remove the Limit on the Length of Probation That May Be Served for Aggravated Attempted Murder
Status: Signed into law, June 9, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Remove the Limit on the Length of Probation That May Be Served for Aggravated Attempted Murder.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Remove the Limit on the Length of Probation That May Be Served for Aggravated Attempted Murder Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §152-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §58, is further amended to read: 2. Aggravated attempted murder is a Class A crime except that, notwithstanding section 1604, subsection 1, paragraph A, the sentence for aggravated attempted murder is imprisonment for life or a definite period of imprisonment for any term of years. The existence of an aggravating circumstance serves only as a precondition for the court to consider a life sentence. The court also may impose as part of the sentence a period of probation of any term of years pursuant to section 1804, subsection 4-A. Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1804, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2, is amended to read: 1. Limit on length of probation. Except as provided in subsections 2, 3, 4, 4-A, and 6, the period of probation for a person may not B. For a Class B crime, years; C. For a Class C crime, years; and D. For a Class D or Class E crime, one year. Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1804, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2, is amended to read: 4. Exception to limits when …
Sponsors
- Michel Lajoie (D, 96) · primary sponsor
- Donald Ardell (R, 6)
- William Bridgeo (D, 60)
- Scott Cyrway (R, 16)
- James Dill (D, 26)
- Marc Malon (D, 133)
- Robert Nutting (R, 66)
- Chad Perkins (R, 31)
- David Rollins (D, 59)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-307) 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-307), 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-307).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 14, 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.
Subjects: Legislature, TERMINATION, Senate, PROBATION, Other, AGGRAVATED ATTEMPTED MURDER
Common questions
- What is LD1074?
- LD1074 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Remove the Limit on the Length of Probation That May Be Served for Aggravated Attempted Murder.
- What does LD1074 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Remove the Limit on the Length of Probation That May Be Served for Aggravated Attempted Murder.
- What is the status of LD1074?
- Signed into law as of June 9, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 2, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1074?
- Michel Lajoie (D, 96), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1074?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1074&snum=132
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