Maine LD 82: An Act Concerning the Salary of Elected Sheriffs

LD 82 (subjects: COUNTY GOVERNMENT , LAW ENFORCEMENT )

Official bill page at mainelegislature.org: http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=82&PID=1456&snum=127

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Actions

	Chamber	Action
1/20/2015	Senate	Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed On motion by Senator Willette of Aroostook REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
1/20/2015	House	Bill REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/9/2015	Senate	Report READ and ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment “A” (S-25) READ and ADOPTED ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
4/14/2015	Senate	COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment “A” (S-25). Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
4/16/2015	House	CONSENT CALENDAR – FIRST DAY
4/23/2015	House	Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary Representative McLEAN of Gorham, Chair, House of Representatives Report Accepted. CONSENT CALENDAR – SECOND DAY. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment “A” (S-25). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/28/2015	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/29/2015	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

Important Note: The bill text below presents L.D. 82 as originally introduced. L.D. 82 was changed by the legislature through amendment. To understand the impact of this legislation in proper context, be sure to read adopted amendment text, available here: C-A (S-25) .

An Act Concerning the Salary of Elected Sheriffs

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA 373, sub- 3, B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 95, 2, is amended to read:

B. The salary of the an appointed county sheriff may not be reduced during the sheriff’s term other than upon complaint of malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect, gross negligence or failure to maintain certification with the Maine Criminal Justice Academy by the board of county commissioners to the Office of the Governor.

Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA 373, sub- 3, C is enacted to read:

C. The salary of an elected county sheriff may not be reduced during the sheriff’s term unless the sheriff voluntarily agrees to a salary reduction as proposed by the board of county commissioners.

SUMMARY

This bill specifies that the salary of an elected county sheriff may not be reduced during the sheriff’s term unless the sheriff voluntarily agrees to the salary reduction.

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This information about LD 82 was last updated on 2016-05-12.
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