Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD268

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  

Caption

An Act to Restore Sentencing Discretion to the Judiciary by Removing Mandatory Minimum Sentences of Incarceration

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

ME LD1865

An Act Establishing the Maine Sentencing Guidelines Commission

ME LD1535

An Act to Advance Justice in Sentencing by Amending the Laws Governing the Maine Criminal Justice Sentencing Institute

ME LD1261

An Act to Establish Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Gross Sexual Assaults and Sex Trafficking of Children

ME LD2247

An Act to Clarify the Minimum Sentencing Standards for a Violation of Operating Under the Influence

ME LD1779

An Act to Prevent Youth Involvement in the Juvenile Justice System by Establishing a Strength-based, Discretionary Juvenile Needs Assessment Program

ME LD1301

An Act to Examine the Need for Intensive Case Managers and Improve Consistency Among County Jails Regarding Prisoner Attendance at Funerals, Furloughs, Visitation, Education and Discretionary Accounts

ME LD1516

An Act to Establish Alternative Sentencing for Primary Caregivers

ME LD1646

An Act to Vacate or Adjust Sentences and Expunge Arrests, Convictions and Adjudications for Cannabis-related Offenses

ME LD363

An Act to Expand the Jurisdiction of the Sentence Review Panel of the Supreme Judicial Court

ME LD1903

Resolve, to Create an Advisory Council to Oversee the Review and Technical Revision of the Maine Criminal Code and Other Statutes Establishing Criminal Offenses

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