Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1725: An Act to Require Reporting Regarding County Jail Boards of Visitors
Status: Signed into law, June 17, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Require Reporting Regarding County Jail Boards of Visitors.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Require Reporting Regarding County Jail Boards of Visitors Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §1651, sub-§4, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 383, §1, is amended to read: F. Each board of visitors shall share copies of that board's annual report with the other boards of visitors of that sheriff's office each other board of visitors appointed pursuant to this section. Sec. 2. Board of visitors report. By December 3, 2025, the sheriff for each county shall submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety regarding the status of board of visitors vacancies for each jail or other county correctional facility under the sheriff's supervision. The report must include, at a minimum, for each jail or other county correctional facility, what actions the sheriff is taking to ensure that the board of visitors of the jail or facility is meeting its statutory membership requirements; what current difficulties the jail or facility is facing in meeting board of visitors membership requirements; how many members are currently appointed to the board of visitors; and whether the board of visitors is inactive and, if so, for how long it has been inactive. The committee may submit legislation based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. Page 1 - 132LR1136(03)
Sponsors
- Robert Nutting (R, 66) · primary sponsor
- Amy Arata (R, 104)
- Scott Cyrway (R, 16)
- John Ducharme (R, 71)
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-573) 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-573), 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-573).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence
- : Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: JAILS, Legislature, ADMINISTRATORS, COUNTY BOARDS OF VISITORS, Senate, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1725?
- LD1725 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Require Reporting Regarding County Jail Boards of Visitors.
- What does LD1725 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Require Reporting Regarding County Jail Boards of Visitors.
- What is the status of LD1725?
- Signed into law as of June 17, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1725?
- Robert Nutting (R, 66), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1725?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1725&snum=132
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