# Maine LD 2058: An Act to Clarify the Requirement That Municipal and County Jails Be Available at All Times for Detention of Arrested Persons

Maine LD 2058, An Act to Clarify the Requirement That Municipal and County Jails Be Available at All Times for Detention of Arrested Persons, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Rachel Talbot Ross (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 671) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 2058
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Clarify the Requirement That Municipal and County Jails Be Available at All Times for Detention of Arrested Persons
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 671
- Sponsor: Rachel Talbot Ross (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: JAILS, JAILS - ADMINISTRATORS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (172 yes, 153 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maine jail access and responsibility rules: mixed, low. Maine municipal and county jails must be available at all times for people arrested by state or other law enforcement officers. This requirement does not apply to people held only for civil violations of federal immigration law. That exception does not ban detention or require jails to refuse it. I…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rachel Talbot Ross (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pinny H. Beebe-Center (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chip Curry (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tavis Hasenfus (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Enactment | pass | 77 | 71 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 75 | 70 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 20 | 12 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-04-13: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 671
- 2026-04-06: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 730(Yeas 77 - Nays 71 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-31: Reports READ.On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 703(Yeas 75 - Nays 70 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-594) 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" (S-594). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Reports READ.On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 824 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-594) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-594) Sent down for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-12-15: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 15, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-594), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0845&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0845&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0845&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 (S-594), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0845&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0845&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0845&item=1&snum=132)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2058-132 (as of 2026-10-17).