| Year |
Statute or Bill |
Amendments |
Final
Disposition |
Effect of Law |
Legislative Record
Debate & Remarks |
Other Documents &
News Clips |
Full LD
History |
| 1821 |
1821 Statutes:
PL 1821, c. 1
PL 1821, c. 2
PL 1821, c. 3
PL 1821, c. 4
PL 1821, c. 6
PL 1821, c. 7
|
N/A |
N/A
|
Capital punishment for treason, murder, arson, rape, burglary, and
robbery |
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
| 1829 |
Bill not available
An Act abolishing the punishment of death in certain cases
|
N/A |
PL 1829, c. 430 |
Rape, burglary, and robbery reduced to life imprisonment |
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
| 1837 |
HD 38
An Act additional to the several Acts concerning Capital Crimes and to an
Act regulating Judicial Process and Proceedings |
N/A |
PL 1837, c. 292 |
Murderers sentenced to death must be confined to the State Prison for one
year before execution |
N/A |
Report:
Report of the Committee to Whom Was Referred the Several Memorials and
Petitions for the Abolition of Capital Punishment (1835)
Report:
Report of the Committee on Capital Punishment (1836) |
N/A |
| 1841 |
1840 Revised Statutes:
RS 1840, c. 153
RS 1840, c. 154
RS 1840, c. 155
RS 1840, c. 168
|
N/A |
N/A |
Capital punishment for treason, murder, and
arson |
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
| 1844 |
Bill not available
An Act in addition to chapter one hundred and sixty-eight of the revised
statutes, in relation to imprisonment of convicts under sentence of death |
N/A |
PL 1844, c. 101 |
All persons sentenced to death must be held in solitary confinement and do
hard labor until their sentence is carried out |
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
| 1857 |
1857 Revised Statutes:
RS 1857,
c. 117
RS 1857, c. 118
RS 1857, c. 119
RS 1857, c. 135
|
N/A |
N/A |
Capital punishment for treason, murder, and arson |
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
| 1869 |
HD 33
An Act to define and punish murder and to execute sentence in capital cases
HD 92 (Bill
printed as amended by the Senate before adoption of Senate "I")
|
Enacted with amendments:
House "G"
Amended by Senate "I", "J", "K"
House "H"
Senate "L"
Amended Senate "I" |
PL 1869, c. 72 |
Governor and Council required to review cases of conviction and death
sentence |
N/A |
Governor's Address:
Address of Governor Chamberlain to the Legislature (Jan. 1869)
Report:
Report of the Committee on Capital Punishment (1836)
Other Document:
Remarks of John L. Stevens : in the Senate of Maine, February 11 and 12,
1869 on an order instructing the Judiciary Committee to report a bill
abolishing capital punishment (Feb. 1869) |
N/A |
| 1871 |
1871 Revised Statutes:
RS 1871,
c. 117
RS 1871, c. 118
RS 1871, c. 119
RS 1871, c. 135 |
N/A |
N/A |
Capital punishment for treason, murder, arson
|
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
| 1875 |
HD 63 /
HR 201
An act in relation to the execution of sentence in capital cases
|
Enacted with amendment:
Senate "A" |
PL 1875, c. 55 |
Governor required to issue warrant of execution within 15 months of
sentencing |
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
| 1876 |
HR 155 (54th Legis. 1875)
New Draft:
HD 11 / HR 193
An Act to abolish the death penalty and to regulate the manner of applying
for pardons in certain cases
|
N/A
|
PL 1876, c. 114 |
Death penalty abolished for all crimes |
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
| 1876 |
HR 230
An act to amend an act entitled "An act to abolish the death penalty and to
regulate the manner of applying for pardons in certain cases," approved
February twenty-first, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-six
|
N/A |
PL 1876, c. 132 |
Amended
PL 1876, c. 114: "The provisions of this act shall not apply to
offences committed before the same goes into effect." |
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
| 1883 |
HD 76
An Act to restore the death penalty for murder in the first degree
SD 75 (Bill printed as amended by the House)
|
Enacted with amendments:
House "B"
House "C"
House "D"
House "E"
House "F"
House "G" |
PL 1883, c. 205 |
Reestablishes the death penalty for murder in the first degree |
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
| 1883 |
Bill not available
An Act supplementary to "An Act to restore the death penalty for murder in
the first degree," approved March thirteen, eighteen hundred and
eighty-three
|
N/A |
PL 1883, c. 247 |
Removes the death penalty for arson and treason |
N/A |
Other: House Order (House Journal, March
13, 1883) |
N/A |
| 1883 |
1883 Revised Statutes:
RS 1883, c. 118
RS 1883, c. 135 |
N/A |
N/A |
Capital punishment for murder
|
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
| 1887 |
HD 237
An act to abolish the Death Penalty
|
Enacted with amendment:
Senate "A" |
PL 1887, c. 133 |
Death penalty abolished |
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
| Note: After 1887, all entries
are attempts to reestablish the death penalty. |
| 1925 |
HD 227
An Act to Inflict Capital Punishment for Murder |
N/A |
ONTP |
N/A |
No debate. | N/A |
N/A |
| 1937 |
LD 604
An Act Relating to the Punishment for Murder |
N/A |
ONTP |
N/A |
No debate. | N/A |
N/A |
| 1973 |
LD 1293
An Act to Make Murder Punishable by Death
|
Proposed amendment:
H-472 |
ONTP |
N/A |
House, May 31, 1973
p. 3520-3534
Senate, June 4, 1973
p. 3731-3733
House, June 5, 1973
p. 3748-3749 |
News Clips:
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N/A |
| 1975 |
LD 1698
An Act to Establish the Death Penalty for any Person who Murders a Police
Officer while Committing a Felony
|
Proposed amendment:
H-521 |
Died between houses |
N/A |
House, April 4, 1975
p. B399-B400
House, May 29, 1975
p. B1425-B1430 |
News Clips:
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N/A |
| 1977 |
LD 1156
An Act to Reinstate the Death Penalty |
N/A |
Died between houses |
N/A |
House, May 5, 1977
p. 873-877
Senate, May 6, 1977
p. 905-907 |
News Clips:
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N/A |
| 1979 |
LD 45
An Act to Reinstate the Death Penalty |
N/A |
Died between houses |
N/A |
House, January 24, 1979
p. 79-85
Senate, January 25, 1979
p. 97-98 |
News Clips:
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N/A |
| 1985 |
LD 861
An Act to Reinstate the Death Penalty |
N/A |
Leave to withdraw |
N/A |
No debate. | Committee File:
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Yes |
| 1987 |
LD 1236
An Act to Reinstate Capital Punishment in Certain Murder Cases |
N/A |
ONTP |
N/A |
No debate. | Committee File:
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Yes |
| 1991 |
LD 1238
An Act to Reestablish Capital Punishment in the State |
N/A |
ONTP |
N/A |
No debate. | Committee File:
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News Clips:
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Yes |
| 1993 |
LD 42
An Act to Reestablish Capital Punishment in the State |
N/A |
ONTP |
N/A |
No debate. | Committee File:
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Yes |
| 1997 |
LD 1524
An Act to Reinstate the Death Penalty
|
Proposed amendment:
S-252 |
Died in concurrence |
N/A |
House, May 20, 1997
p. H-975-H-980
Senate, May 20, 1997
p. S-994-S-996 | Committee File:
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Yes |
| 2000 |
LD
2214
An Act to Reinstate the Death Penalty
|
Proposed amendments:
H-590
H-609 |
ONTP |
N/A |
House, May 18, 1999
p. H-1163-H-1169
| Committee File:
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Yes |
| 2001 |
LD 1493
An Act to Reinstate the Death Penalty for the Murder of Children
|
Proposed amendment:
H-270 |
ONTP |
N/A |
House, May 16, 2001
p. H-840-H-843
Senate, May 17, 2001
p. S-810
Senate, May 17, 2001
p. S-812 | Committee File:
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Yes |
| 2005 |
LD 1501
An Act to Prevent Domestic Abuse by Reinstating the Death Penalty for
Persons Who Murder Family or Household Members
|
Proposed amendment:
S-301 |
ONTP |
N/A |
Senate,
May 31, 2005
p. S-1033
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Yes |