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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Reduce Trafficking In The State"
+description: "An Act To Reduce Trafficking In The State"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "132"
+identifier: "LD 524"
+citation: "Maine LD 524 (132)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CRIMES", "HUMAN TRAFFICKING", "SEX OFFENSES"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Amy KUHN"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 38
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-02-11"
+last_action: "2026-04-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54138a65-37fc-4128-a3b2-9bbc4e7a0f7f"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096447"
+source_hash: "9b167ff45ad9ec35add0b3d3c6436bab1fd7a2ef97c611e57636f7f2db6e2f2d"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
+---
+
+# Maine LD 524 (132) — An Act To Reduce Trafficking In The State
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment C-A (H-789)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0343&item=2&snum=132)
+2. **Chapter 719** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0343&item=3&snum=132)
+3. **LD 524 HP 343** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0343&item=1&snum=132)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACCEPTANCE OF REPORT — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- Enactment - Emer — **128–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Amy KUHN — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-11** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
+- **2025-02-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2025-02-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
+- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
+- **2026-02-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
+- **2026-02-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
+- **2026-02-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-789). `reading-3`
+- **2026-02-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2026-02-10** Report READ.
+- **2026-02-10** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-789) Report. Roll Call Ordered
+- **2026-02-10** Taken from the table by the President
+- **2026-02-10** ACCEPTANCE of the OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-789) Report PREVAILED.
+- **2026-02-10** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 710 Yeas 32 - Nays 0 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
+- **2026-02-10** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2026-02-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-789) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-10** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
+- **2026-02-12** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
+- **2026-02-12** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-789), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-12** Ordered sent down forthwith.
+- **2026-02-24** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
+- **2026-02-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2026-02-24** ROLL CALL NO. 619
+- **2026-02-24** (Yeas 128 - Nays 0 - Absent 20 - Excused 1 - Vacant 2)
+- **2026-02-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2026-02-26** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence.
+- **2026-04-14** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
+- **2026-04-14** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
+- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
+- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
+- **2026-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2026-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
+- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
+- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
+- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/54138a65-37fc-4128-a3b2-9bbc4e7a0f7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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