# Maine LD 723: Resolve, to Direct the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Nonresidential Law Enforcement Training Program

Maine LD 723, Resolve, to Direct the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Nonresidential Law Enforcement Training Program, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Michel Lajoie (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 (On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on FINAL PASSAGE. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 723
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: Resolve, to Direct the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Nonresidential Law Enforcement Training Program
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-06-03, On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on FINAL PASSAGE. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Michel Lajoie (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: LAW ENFORCEMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT - TRAINING
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (232 yes, 232 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michel Lajoie (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adam LEE
- Cosponsor: Bruce Bickford (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Holly Sargent (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julia McCabe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristen Cloutier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laurel Libby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mana Abdi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephen Wood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Suzanne Salisbury (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-03 | House | RECEDE AND CONCUR | fail | 71 | 74 |   |
| 2025-06-02 | House | Final Passage | fail | 68 | 71 |   |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 19 | 15 |   |
| 2025-05-28 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 74 | 72 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-06-03: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on FINAL PASSAGE. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: Motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford to RECEDE and CONCUR to FINAL PASSAGE FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 283(Yeas 71 - Nays 74 - Absent 6 - Excused 0)Subsequently, the House INSISTED on FAILING of FINAL PASSAGE.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-02: FINALLY PASSED, in NON-CONCURRENCE.Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-02: FAILED FINAL PASSAGE.ROLL CALL NO. 252(Yeas 68 - Nays 71 - Absent 12 - Excused 0)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-29: Reports READ Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-305) Report in concurrence. On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-305) Report in concurrence. Roll Call Ordered Taken from the table by the President ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-305) Report PREVAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 263 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-305) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-305) in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: Reports READ.On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 211(Yeas 74 - Nays 72 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-305) 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-305). 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)
- 2025-02-20: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-305), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0462&item=2&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0462&item=1&snum=132)

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- 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-305), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0462&item=2&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0462&item=1&snum=132)

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