# Maine LD 2235: Resolve, to Direct the Department of Corrections to Study Alternative Methods for Operating County Jails

Maine LD 2235, Resolve, to Direct the Department of Corrections to Study Alternative Methods for Operating County Jails, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-31 (Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 2235
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: Resolve, to Direct the Department of Corrections to Study Alternative Methods for Operating County Jails
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-17
- Last action: 2026-03-31, Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: JAILS, JAILS - FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Actions (3)

- 2026-03-31: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: 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)
- 2026-03-17: Representative HASENFUS for the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Resolve 2025, chapter 73, section 2 reports that the Resolve be REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETYSent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1511&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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1511&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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2235-132 (as of 2026-10-18).