# Maine LD 1971: An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration Authorities Maine LD 1971, An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration Authorities, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Deqa Dhalac (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-01-11 (ACTPUB Chapter 517) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1971-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1971 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration Authorities - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-05-13 - Last action: 2026-01-11, ACTPUB Chapter 517 - Sponsor: Deqa Dhalac (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: LEGAL SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES - IMMIGRATION - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (211 yes, 188 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Maine police barred from civil immigration enforcement: benefit, medium. State and local police cannot use their staff or money to enforce civil immigration laws. They cannot detain someone only because of an immigration hold request or share private release dates or home and work addresses with immigration agents. They cannot ask about status for immigration enforcemen… - Jail protections for immigration interviews and detainers: benefit, low. Immigration agents can interview someone in jail only with a valid court order. Before any voluntary civil immigration interview, the jail must give a written consent form in the person’s main language, read by someone who is not an immigration officer. The form must say the interview is voluntary… - Limited police cooperation on nonimmigration crimes: mixed, low. Police may share a person’s immigration status with other governments when federal law allows it. They may provide criminal‑history records when state law and agency rules allow it. Police can join task forces focused on crimes like terrorism, drug trafficking, or human trafficking, but not on immi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Deqa Dhalac (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adam LEE - Cosponsor: Ambureen Rana (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eleanor Sato (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Flavia DeBrito (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mana Abdi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Talbot Ross (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rafael Macias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tavis Hasenfus (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yusuf Yusuf (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-18 | Senate | ENACTMENT | pass | 20 | 14 | | | 2025-06-18 | House | Enactment | pass | 75 | 73 | | | 2025-06-17 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 21 | 14 | | | 2025-06-17 | Senate | PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED | pass | 21 | 14 | | | 2025-06-17 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 74 | 73 | | ## Actions (8) - 2026-01-11: ACTPUB Chapter 517 - 2025-07-08: HELD BY THE GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-06-18: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 634 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 (Senate) - 2025-06-18: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 574(Yeas 74 - Nays 73 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)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 605 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 606 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 (Senate) - 2025-06-17: Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.Representative DRINKWATER of Milford moved the PREVIOUS QUESTION.The Chair ordered a division.A vote of the House was taken. 53 voted in favor of the same and 80 against, and accordingly the motion to move the PREVIOUS QUESTION FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 541(Yeas 74 - Nays 73 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) 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-751). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-13: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-05-13: 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-751), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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-751), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [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 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-LD1971-132 (as of 2026-10-17).