# Maine LD 1189: An Act to Allow an Attorney for the State to Determine Whether to Charge Certain Class E Crimes as Civil Violations Maine LD 1189, An Act to Allow an Attorney for the State to Determine Whether to Charge Certain Class E Crimes as Civil Violations, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Matt Moonen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-07 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 496); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1189-132 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1189 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Allow an Attorney for the State to Determine Whether to Charge Certain Class E Crimes as Civil Violations - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-20 - Last action: 2025-07-07, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 496 - Sponsor: Matt Moonen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - ARREST - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (96 yes, 85 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - One-time $3,900 for court programming: benefit, low. The state provides a one-time $3,900 General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2025-26 to the Judicial Department for programming costs. There is no money for 2026-27. This change takes effect Jan 1, 2026. - Up to $1,000 fine on reduced cases: cost, medium. Beginning Jan 1, 2026, if your Class E charge is reduced and you are found to have committed the civil violation, the court can fine you up to $1,000. The law sets a maximum only; it does not set a default amount or tiers. For Title 29-A cases that are reduced and adjudicated, the court must tell t… - Prosecutors can charge some Class E as civil: mixed, low. Beginning Jan 1, 2026, the state’s attorney can choose to file some Class E offenses as civil violations instead of crimes. This option does not apply to Title 21-A offenses or to offenses that would carry probation or a mandatory driver’s license suspension if convicted. It is not allowed if you w… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matt Moonen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adam LEE - Cosponsor: Amy Kuhn (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anne M. Carney (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: David Sinclair (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Caruso (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Poirier (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Henderson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Talbot Ross (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-17 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 19 | 15 | | | 2025-06-17 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 77 | 70 | | ## Actions (9) - 2025-07-07: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 496 - 2025-06-25: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-17: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-17: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-17: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 603 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-752) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-752) in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-17: Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 539(Yeas 77 - Nays 70 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-752) 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-752). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House) - 2025-03-20: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-752), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0794&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0794&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0794&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-752), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0794&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0794&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0794&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1189-132 (as of 2026-10-19).