---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ensure Proper Prosecution Of Crimes Involving Domestic Violence And Enhance Protection Of Victims Of Domestic Violence"
description: "An Act To Ensure Proper Prosecution Of Crimes Involving Domestic Violence And Enhance Protection Of Victims Of Domestic Violence"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 18"
citation: "Maine LD 18 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "ABUSE AND NEGLECT", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PENALTIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lois RECKITT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-02"
last_action: "2019-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f9b2859-5eab-4064-abe4-0b9b7ba878d5"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070621"
source_hash: "0b46a978f098416218150b609c74d35c3ddc19d7200e18bbfc4f405082ce495a"
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 18 (129) — An Act To Ensure Proper Prosecution Of Crimes Involving Domestic Violence And Enhance Protection Of Victims Of Domestic Violence

## 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=HP0019&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0019&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0019&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Lois RECKITT — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick COREY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-02** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-175).
- **2019-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-175) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-175), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-02** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-07** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-05-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-08** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, 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 - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required 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/2f9b2859-5eab-4064-abe4-0b9b7ba878d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).