---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Reduce The Period Of Enforcement For Judgments Based Upon Consumer Obligations"
description: "An Act To Reduce The Period Of Enforcement For Judgments Based Upon Consumer Obligations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1053"
citation: "Maine LD 1053 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL PROCEDURE", "JUDGMENTS", "MONEY JUDGMENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janice COOPER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-28"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/452d4156-ac39-4a98-a855-cef4c1abf31a"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072167"
source_hash: "c501ff9e0f9244c57dc62c1c081741bd0981de5a14d574aab12e1ff952a1183b"
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 1053 (129) — An Act To Reduce The Period Of Enforcement For Judgments Based Upon Consumer Obligations

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0776&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0776&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0776&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Janice COOPER — primary (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-28** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2019-06-20** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2020-03-05** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-03-05** On OBJECTION of Representative MOONEN of Portland REMOVED.
- **2020-03-05** The Committee Report was READ.
- **2020-03-05** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of the Committee Report.
- **2020-03-05** Later today assigned.
- **2020-03-10** Speaker laid before the House
- **2020-03-10** Subsequently, the Committee Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-716) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2020-03-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-716).
- **2020-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2020-03-12** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-716) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-716), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-03-12** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-18** 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/452d4156-ac39-4a98-a855-cef4c1abf31a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).