Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1784: An Act to Require Police Departments to Publish and Make Accessible Their Policies and Procedures and Require Training of Officers
Status: Signed into law, January 11, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Require Police Departments to Publish and Make Accessible Their Policies and Procedures and Require Training of Officers.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Require Police Departments to Publish and Make Accessible Their Policies and Procedures and Require Training of Officers Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2801-A, sub-§4-A is enacted to read: 4-A. Law enforcement agency. "Law enforcement agency" has the same meaning as in section 3701, subsection 1. Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§8 is enacted to read: 8. Orientation and training. A law enforcement agency shall provide orientation and training on the policies and procedures of the agency under subsection 1. Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2808-B is enacted to read: §2808-B. Accessibility of policies and procedures 1. Publishing of policies and procedures. Except as provided by subsection 4, by January 1, 2026, a law enforcement agency shall publish and make publicly available in clear and understandable language the agency's policies and procedures required under section 2803-B, B. A comprehensive list of agency rules and guidelines governing law enforcement officer conduct, including any updates or revisions; and C. Contact information for a member of the public to request access to information under paragraph A or B. 2. Format and accessibility. A law enforcement agency shall publish the information in subsection 1 in a manner that clearly labels the information as the agency's policies and procedures and states the date the policies and procedures were published. The information must be made available: …
Sponsors
- Sophia Warren (D, 124) · primary sponsor
- James Dill (D, 26)
- Cassie Julia (D, 65)
- William Pluecker (I, 44)
- Ambureen Rana (D, 21)
Latest actions
- : HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- : 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 554 Yeas 17 - Nays 16 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-703) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-703) in concurrence
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 499(Yeas 73 - Nays 69 - Absent 7 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-703) 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-703). Sent for concurrence. ORD
- : 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.
Votes
- Senate RC #554: ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT (June 16, 2025): 17 yea, 16 nay, passed
- House RC #499: ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP (June 13, 2025): 73 yea, 69 nay, passed
Subjects: Legislature, Senate, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PUBLICATION, Other, PROCEDURES
Common questions
- What is LD1784?
- LD1784 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Require Police Departments to Publish and Make Accessible Their Policies and Procedures and Require Training of Officers.
- What does LD1784 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Require Police Departments to Publish and Make Accessible Their Policies and Procedures and Require Training of Officers.
- What is the status of LD1784?
- Signed into law as of January 11, 2026. Latest action: HELD BY THE GOVERNOR. (July 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1784?
- Sophia Warren (D, 124), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1784?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1784&snum=132
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