2022 Legislative Session

LD 1945: An Act to Regulate the Use of Biometric Identifiers

LD 1945 would require companies to receive our consent before collecting our biometric identifiers, and it prohibits the sale of our biometric information.

April 4, 2022

LD 1862: An Act To Strengthen Maine's Good Samaritan Law

LD 1862 would empower people to call 9-1-1 for help to report an overdose without fear of criminal consequences for taking this lifesaving action.

December 27, 2021

LD 1310: An Act Regarding Criminal Records

In Maine, it is extremely difficult to seal or erase a criminal record. That means people are being punished long after their sentence ends and they have been released from jail or prison.

December 27, 2021

LD 1909: An Act To Remove Restrictions on Syringe Service Programs

We need a public health response to drug use. But current health rules prevent syringe service providers (SSPs) from following best practices recommended by public health and medical groups.

January 6, 2022

LD 696: An Act to Restrict the Use of Solitary Confinement, Segregated Confinement and Residential Rehabilitation in Maine’s Prisons and Jails

LD 696 would ban the use of solitary confinement and strictly regulate the use of isolation in Maine jails and prisons.

February 7, 2022

LD 982: An Act To Protect Against Discrimination by Public Entities

This bill would make it so that public entities like Maine State Prison and the Maine Legislature are subject to the Maine Human Rights Act -- Maine's strongest anti-discrimination law.

December 27, 2021