---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prevent Law Enforcement Officers From Using Their Authority To Extract Sexual Favors"
description: "An Act To Prevent Law Enforcement Officers From Using Their Authority To Extract Sexual Favors"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1375"
citation: "Maine LD 1375 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAW ENFORCEMENT", "PROCEDURES", "ABUSE OF AUTHORITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David McCREA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-21"
last_action: "2019-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19836f4a-375d-4d7b-939a-e41ba7cab53d"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072695"
source_hash: "ff553ff7bac4e0718ca1533c11781f43b4b69e673b61780a405968742a14d362"
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 1375 (129) — An Act To Prevent Law Enforcement Officers From Using Their Authority To Extract Sexual Favors

## 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=HP0996&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0996&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0996&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- David McCREA — primary (person)
- David MIRAMANT — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Justin FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Robert ALLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-21** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-285).
- **2019-05-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-23** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-285) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-285), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-18** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-18** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-20** 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/19836f4a-375d-4d7b-939a-e41ba7cab53d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).