---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve The Investigation And Prosecution Of Sexual Assault Cases"
description: "An Act To Improve The Investigation And Prosecution Of Sexual Assault Cases"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1140"
citation: "Maine LD 1140 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAW ENFORCEMENT", "PROCEDURES", "SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES REFERRED TO PR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Colleen MADIGAN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-07"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e74b559-450c-4a28-baee-6662dd62a846"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072306"
source_hash: "51b86897c50a48b378433b2a4f5d9b9061e5dd0f45a4945776afee4c87332f65"
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 1140 (129) — An Act To Improve The Investigation And Prosecution Of Sexual Assault Cases

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0829&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0829&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Colleen MADIGAN — primary (person)
- Betty AUSTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Erin HERBIG — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CUDDY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-07** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-04-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-08** 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/6e74b559-450c-4a28-baee-6662dd62a846`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).