---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Protection Of Children From Domestic Abuse And Violence"
description: "An Act To Increase The Protection Of Children From Domestic Abuse And Violence"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1408"
citation: "Maine LD 1408 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABUSE AND NEGLECT", "CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "INCREASE PROTECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill DIAMOND"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-04-08"
last_action: "2021-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6d055a6-0695-4363-bbcd-e925441ebf1e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080244"
source_hash: "9e27f7220a5307323dc63bb3e3918967b68d2d808067df5a541a847c196e9f28"
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 1408 (130) — An Act To Increase The Protection Of Children From Domestic Abuse And 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=SP0458&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0458&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0458&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Bill DIAMOND — primary (person)
- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-08** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 8, 2021 and REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-15** Reports READ
- **2021-06-15** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-15** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (S-294) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-294) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-15** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-06-16** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-16** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-294) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-294). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2021-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6d055a6-0695-4363-bbcd-e925441ebf1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).