---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expand The Areas Subject To Municipal Residency Restrictions For Sex Offenders"
description: "An Act To Expand The Areas Subject To Municipal Residency Restrictions For Sex Offenders"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1877"
citation: "Maine LD 1877 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "SEX OFFENSES", "RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MARTIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-03-22"
last_action: "2018-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4b20215-22c2-4418-8be4-5812b7b42e38"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280068290"
source_hash: "4ed70bcf1996eebcaf71646c23246b3724a33c411b2cd0e763987543ce3bf171"
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 1877 (128) — An Act To Expand The Areas Subject To Municipal Residency Restrictions For Sex Offenders

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP130901.asp)

## Sponsors

- MARTIN — primary (person)
- DAVIS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-03-22** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2018-03-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-22** On motion by Senator ROSEN of Hancock The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in Non-concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** Sent down for concurrence
- **2018-03-22** The House INSISTED on REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
- **2018-03-22** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-27** Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis moved for The Senate to RECEDE and CONCUR
- **2018-03-27** Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland Requested a Roll Call
- **2018-03-27** On motion by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion of Senator Davis to Recede and Concur Roll Call Ordered
- **2018-03-27** Taken from the table by the President
- **2018-03-27** Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw his request for a Roll Call.
- **2018-03-27** On motion by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- **2018-04-04** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2018-04-04** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2018-04-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-709).
- **2018-04-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2018-04-05** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-04-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-709) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-04-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-709), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2018-04-05** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2018-04-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-04-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4b20215-22c2-4418-8be4-5812b7b42e38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).