---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Criminal Procedure With Respect To Allowable Defenses"
description: "An Act Regarding Criminal Procedure With Respect To Allowable Defenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1632"
citation: "Maine LD 1632 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "PROVISIONS", "GENERALLY", "REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charlotte WARREN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-25"
last_action: "2019-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8737fb94-01e5-40a6-a979-68e4ad42e8ec"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073565"
source_hash: "6bcbb8e03fc7db4fcea49abad9529f509babb0b570b4efba4fcffad776ce9a81"
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 1632 (129) — An Act Regarding Criminal Procedure With Respect To Allowable Defenses

## 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=HP1175&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1175&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **132–1** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP RPT — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charlotte WARREN — primary (person)
- Andrew McLEAN — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel HOBBS — cosponsor (person)
- Justin CHENETTE — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah PEBWORTH — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-25** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-10** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-10** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-10** ROLL CALL NO. 221
- **2019-06-10** (Yeas 132 - Nays 1 - Absent 16 - Excused 1 Vacant 1)
- **2019-06-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-11** Reports Read
- **2019-06-11** On motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-11** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 259 Yeas 35 - Nays 0 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-21** 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/8737fb94-01e5-40a6-a979-68e4ad42e8ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).