Resolve, Directing the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1266
Committee Amendment CA_A_H721 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 841, L.D. 1266, "Resolve, Directing the 
Attorney General to Convene a Workuig Group to Propose a Plan for Expanding the Reach 
of Treatment Comts" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of 
Behavioral Health to Convene a Working Group to Propose a Plan for Expanding the 
Reach of Treatment Courts' 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and inse1ting the following: 
'Sec, 1. Adult treatment courts, Resolved: That the Depa1tment of Health and 
Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health shall establish a working group to develop a 
plan for expanding the availability of adult drug treatment courts, family treatment comis 
and veterans treatment comts across the State by ensuring that defendants in each 
prosecutorial district and county have access to these specialty comt dockets. As used in 
this resolve, "adult drug treatment comis" and ''family treatment comis" mean specialty 
court dockets that serve adult criminal defendants whose involvement with the criminal 
justice system has been caused, at least in pa1i, by a serious substance use disorder and that 
allow those defendants, upon successful completion of a program involving 
multidisciplinary supports, services and requirements, to have all or most of their pending 
criminal charges dismissed. 
The Office of Behavioral Health shall invite a 
multidisciplinary group of stakeholders to pruticipate in the working group, including 
probation and parole officers from the Department of Corrections, as well as 
representatives from the Judicial Depa1tment; the Department of Defense, Veterans and 
Emergency Management; the Depa1iment of Health and Human Services, Office of Child 
and Family Services; the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services; a statewide 
association of prosecutors; a statewide association of criminal defense attorneys; local law 
enforcement agencies; organizations that provide pretrial supervision to defendants under 
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pretrial release pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 15, section 1026; and a 
statewide organization that advocates for reentry services for current and fo1•merly 
incarcerated in~ividuals in the State. The Department of Health and Human Services, 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"'" to H.P. 841, L.D. 1266 
Office of Behavioral Health shall submit a report of the working group's activities, 
including any recommendations for expanding the scope and geographic location of 
treatment courts and suggested legislation developed by the working group, to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Judiciaty no later than Januaty 1, 2026. The joint standing 
committee may report out legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Sessiop. of 
the 132nd Legislature.' 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the title of the resolve and directs the Depattment of Health 
and Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health, instead of the Attorney General as in 
the resolve, to convene the working group to propose a plan for expanding the reach of 
treatment coutts. The amendment also directs the office to submit a rep.01t of the working 
group's 
activities to the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary, 
including 
recommendations for expanding the scope and geographic location of treatment coutts. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 06/03/25 L.RL 
LD 1266 
LR968(02) 
Resolve, Directing the Attorney General to Convene a Working Group to Propose a Plan for 
Expanding the Reach of Treatment Courts 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Ame~ded by C~?1mittee Amendment ,A, ( { J - 01 (j 
Comnnttee: Judiciary 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Hum.an Services to convene a working group and report back to 
the legislature are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
Any additional costs to the Department of Corrections, Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management 
and the Commission on Public Defense Services to participate in the working group are also expected to be minor and 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources, 
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