Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine SP779: JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS MAINE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY COURT MONTH
Status: Introduced, May 28, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE _____ JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS MAINE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY COURT MONTH WHEREAS, treatment and recovery courts nationwide are the cornerstone of justice reform and are recognized as the most successful justice system intervention in our Nation's history; and WHEREAS, Maine's treatment and recovery courts have been restoring lives and families and increasing public health and safety for almost 3 decades; and WHEREAS, Maine now has 14 treatment and recovery courts, including 8 adult drug treatment and recovery courts, veterans treatment courts, family recovery courts and one co-occurring disorder court; and WHEREAS, Maine's treatment and recovery courts have served more than 2,800 individuals, indirectly impacting thousands of Maine families, employers and communities; and WHEREAS, the most recent statewide assessment has shown that Maine's treatment and recovery courts have substantially lowered the conviction recidivism rate of graduates to 6% compared to 41% of people with comparable characteristics and criminal histories who did not participate in a treatment and recovery court program; and WHEREAS, according to All Rise, treatment and recovery courts significantly improve substance use disorder treatment outcomes and substantially reduce addiction and related crime and do so at less expense than any other criminal justice strategy in Maine's history; and WHEREAS, according to the statewide assessment, …
Sponsors
- Stewart, Trey L. (R, 2) · primary sponsor
- Roger Albert (R, 2)
- Donald Ardell (R, 6)
- Mark Babin (R, 3)
- Susan Bernard (R, 1)
- Lucien Daigle (R, 1)
- Timothy Guerrette (R, 4)
- Gregory Swallow (R, 7)
- Joseph Underwood (R, 5)
Latest actions
- : READ and ADOPTED.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook READ and ADOPTED.Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
Common questions
- What is SP779?
- SP779 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS MAINE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY COURT MONTH.
- What is the status of SP779?
- Introduced as of May 28, 2025. Latest action: READ and ADOPTED.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (May 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored SP779?
- Stewart, Trey L. (R, 2), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SP779?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=0&snum=132
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