---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Maine'S Protection From Abuse Statutes"
description: "An Act To Clarify Maine'S Protection From Abuse Statutes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 978"
citation: "Maine LD 978 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABUSE", "PROTECTION ACTIONS", "SOCIAL MEDIA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-26"
last_action: "2019-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c37ac59a-132e-46d0-a7af-04b96e266735"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072074"
source_hash: "8a5360290ddb95a2a38221dd1ccf232c364b598e6cc3fce8bdfbd151190bf022"
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 978 (129) — An Act To Clarify Maine'S Protection From Abuse Statutes

## 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=HP0733&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0733&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)
- Barbara CARDONE — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Thom HARNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-26** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Reports READ.
- **2019-05-14** On motion of Representative BAILEY of Saco, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-14** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-14** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-05-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-16** Reports Read
- **2019-05-16** On motion by Senator CARPENTER of Aroostook the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-30** 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/c37ac59a-132e-46d0-a7af-04b96e266735`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).