---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve The Definition Of \"Strangulation\" In The Aggravated Assault Laws"
description: "An Act To Improve The Definition Of \"Strangulation\" In The Aggravated Assault Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 779"
citation: "Maine LD 779 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "ASSAULT", "STRANGULATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ned CLAXTON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b804de6-bfa7-4ab8-a50a-210d8adf2097"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071735"
source_hash: "556567520660179dde94ea661603690b7dd12d58f7bf46a8b513e0ca59f5f4ce"
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 779 (129) — An Act To Improve The Definition Of "Strangulation" In The Aggravated Assault Laws

## 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=SP0223&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0223&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0223&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Ned CLAXTON — primary (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-12** Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-02-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-23** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-23** Committee Amendment "A" (S-47) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-47). `reading-2`
- **2019-04-23** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-04-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-47).
- **2019-04-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-02** 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/0b804de6-bfa7-4ab8-a50a-210d8adf2097`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).