pls contact Legislative Council IMMEDIATELY to support LR 2694 to criminalize mandated reporters who fail to report abuse of persons w disab

[Maine Disability Alerts]

Dear Friends of Mainers with Disabilities,

Sorry for this late request for action, but please act on it TODAY (Wed 10/22)--and please feel free to forward to allies who might also act today.

Rep Sean Faircloth has introduced a "bill request" LR 2694 "An Act to Criminalize Intentional or Knowing Failure to Make a Report, Preventing a Report and Making a False Report of Abuse or Neglect". The bill will be considered at 9 am Thu 10/23 by Maine's Legislative Council for whether they will admit its introduction in the 2026 legislative session. In order for them to admit it, they have to deem it an emergency.

This bill was inspired directly by the horrific crimes in Hampden---and in particular by reports that some mandated reporters failed to report abuse. (See, for example, https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/05/13/bangor/bangor-police-courts/lee-residential-care-hampden-maine-concealed-abuse-victims-family-says-lawsuit-joam40zk0w/ )

Maine currently has NO CRIMINAL PENALTY for a mandated reporter failing to report abuse and NO CRIMINAL PENALTY for blocking a report of abuse of children or adults w disabilities. (The only penalty is a $500 civil fine.) Rep Faircloth's bill would fix that. (It would also create a penalty for false report.)

Please email EVERY MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY to ask them to vote in favor of introducing LR 2694 "An Act to Criminalize Intentional or Knowing Failure to Make a Report, Preventing a Report and Making a False Report of Abuse or Neglect" as an emergency bill in the upcoming 2026 legislative session.

Please also briefly explain why this bill is important to you.

Please also ask your own senate and rep to contact members of legislative council from their own party to request that they support introduction of this important bill.

thank you!

Contact info for the 10 legislature council members:

House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D) ryan.f...@legislature.maine.gov

Senate President Mattea Daughtry (D) mattie....@legislature.maine.gov

Sen Teresa Pierce (D) teresa...@legislature.maine.gov

Sen Jill Duson (D) jill....@legislature.maine.gov

Sen Trey Stewart (R) trey.s...@legislature.maine.gov

Sen Matt Harrington (R) matthew.h...@legislature.maine.gov

Rep Matt Moonen (D) matt....@legislature.maine.gov

Rep Lori Gramlich (D) lori.g...@legislature.maine.gov

Rep Billy Bob Faulkingham (R) william.f...@legislature.maine.gov

Rep Katrina Smith (R) katrin...@legislature.maine.gov

You can get email addresses of your own rep at https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/ListEmail

You can get email addresses of your own senator at https://legislature.maine.gov/senate-home-page/find-your-state-senator