# Maine LD 779: An Act to Fund the Aroostook County Drug Treatment Court

Maine LD 779, An Act to Fund the Aroostook County Drug Treatment Court, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Anne M. Carney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 463) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 779
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Fund the Aroostook County Drug Treatment Court
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 463
- Sponsor: Anne M. Carney (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: COURTS, COURTS - DRUG COURT
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Funding for Aroostook County’s drug treatment court: benefit, low. The law provides $740,783 in one-time funding for the new Aroostook County drug treatment court in fiscal year 2026-27. This includes $561,283 for the Office of Behavioral Health to contract for required pretrial services. It also provides $140,500 for one limited-period prosecutor position and $39…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Anne M. Carney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Amy Kuhn (Democratic), House

## Actions (8)

- 2025-07-01: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 463
- 2025-06-25: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-05: Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-258) 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-258). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-04: Reports READ On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-258) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-258) Sent down for concurrence (Senate)
- 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. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 27, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-258), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0336&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0336&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0336&item=1&snum=132)

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- 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-258), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0336&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0336&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0336&item=1&snum=132)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD779-132 (as of 2026-10-18).