---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ensure Access To Justice For Victims Of Sexual Assault"
description: "An Act To Ensure Access To Justice For Victims Of Sexual Assault"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 67"
citation: "Maine LD 67 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "ABUSE AND NEGLECT", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PENALTIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erin HERBIG"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cbf412a-b6ba-4f46-b710-1c37a2cbdd7d"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070731"
source_hash: "405ac4e6b4367a9bf36cb1dd86e21c43b0764561f4f2ffa31c3dc7eec65db9ea"
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 67 (129) — An Act To Ensure Access To Justice For Victims Of Sexual Assault

## 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=SP0020&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0020&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0020&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Erin HERBIG — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberley ROSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed
- **2019-01-15** On motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending REFERENCE
- **2019-01-22** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-01-22** Subsequently On motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-30** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-30** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Committee Amendment "A" (S-72) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-72). `reading-2`
- **2019-04-30** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-05-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-72).
- **2019-05-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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 Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT
- **2019-05-23** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-05-23** 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`
- **2019-06-27** 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/0cbf412a-b6ba-4f46-b710-1c37a2cbdd7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).