An Act to Combat
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1888
Committee Amendment CA_A_H630 (House)
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 1259, L.D. 1888, "An Act to Combat 
Organized Crin1inal Enterprises in Maine" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, to Study the Establishment of a New Crime of Racketeering for Drug 
Offenses and Sex Trafficking' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Office of Attorney General to convene working group. Resolved: 
That the Office of the Attorney General shall convene a working group to study the 
feasibility of establishing a new crime of racketeering for drug offenses and sex trafficking. 
Sec. 2. Membership. Resolved: That the working group under section 1 must 
consist, at a mininrnm, of the following members: 
1. The Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee; 
2. A representative of a statewide association representing prosecutors; 
3. A representative of a statewide association representing criminal defense lawyers; 
4. A representative of a statewide organization advocating for civil liberties; 
5. A representative of a statewide association representing law enforcement officers; 
6. A representative of a federal organization that has experience prosecuting federal 
crimes involving racketeering; and 
7. A representative of a federal organization that has law enforcement experience that 
includes investigating federal crimes involving racketeering. 
Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: That, by January 1, 2026, the Office of the Attorney 
General shall submit a report that includes the findings and recommendations of the 
working group under section 1, including suggested legislation, to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. The committee may submit legislation 
based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT A 
"to H.P. 1259, L.D. 1888 
Sec. 4. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
Administration - Attorney General 0310 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for a consultant to facilitate the working group and 
write the report. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2025-26 
$45,000 
$45,000 
2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the bill with 
a resolve. The amendment directs the Office of the Attorney General to convene a working 
group to study the feasibility of establishing the crime ofracketeering for drug offenses and 
sex trafficking. The office is required to submit a report by January 1, 2026 to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, which may submit legislation 
to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. The amendment removes the 
emergency preamble and clause. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and 
allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 06/09/25 LR.I-
LD 1888 
LR 1554(02) 
An Act to Combat Organized Criminal Enterprises in Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ;4• (H~ ~ 'j 6) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
$45,000 
FY 2026-27 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Alloc.ations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$45,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Office of the Attorney General of $45,000 in fiscal year 2025~26 for 
a consultant to facilitate the working group and write the report. 
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