# Maine LD 2232: An Act to Increase County Jail Funding

Maine LD 2232, An Act to Increase County Jail Funding, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-16 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 721) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 2232
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Increase County Jail Funding
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-10
- Last action: 2026-04-16, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 721
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: JAILS, JAILS - STATE FUNDING
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (129 yes, 17 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 129 | 17 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 721
- 2026-04-14: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-13: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-924) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-692) thereto.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-13: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-924) in concurrence. On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-924) was ADOPTED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-692) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-924) READ and ADOPTED. Committee Amendment "A" (H-924) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-692) thereto ADOPTED. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-924) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-692) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Reports READOn motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-924) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-924) in concurrence. (Senate)
- 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. 706(Yeas 129 - Nays 17 - Absent 4 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-924) 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-924). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-10: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.On motion by Senator Beebe-Center of Knox REFERRED to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Representative HASENFUS for the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Resolve 2025, chapter 73, section 2 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETYSent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-924), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1507&item=2&snum=132)
- Amendment S-A to C-A (S-692), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1507&item=4&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1507&item=5&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1507&item=1&snum=132)

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## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (H-924), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1507&item=2&snum=132)
- [Amendment S-A to C-A (S-692), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1507&item=4&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1507&item=5&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1507&item=1&snum=132)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2232-132 (as of 2026-10-18).