---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect The Public From Clergy Sexual Abuse"
description: "An Act To Protect The Public From Clergy Sexual Abuse"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 913"
citation: "Maine LD 913 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "SEX OFFENSES", "CONTACT BETWEEN CLERGY AND CONGREGA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Susan DESCHAMBAULT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-19"
last_action: "2019-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/178a2f58-7019-45b4-bf93-72aaa00195e5"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071954"
source_hash: "f32f508c964b922985b40c3b764a5606da2664b64f40005dac5804e644ff3b98"
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 913 (129) — An Act To Protect The Public From Clergy Sexual Abuse

## 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=SP0267&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0267&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0267&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — primary (person)
- Arthur VEROW — cosponsor (person)
- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Justin CHENETTE — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick COREY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-19** 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
- **2019-02-19** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (S-117) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-117). `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-05-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-117).
- **2019-05-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT 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`
- **2019-06-27** 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/178a2f58-7019-45b4-bf93-72aaa00195e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).