---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Fix Inconsistencies Within The Sex Offender Registration And Notification Act Of 2013"
description: "An Act To Fix Inconsistencies Within The Sex Offender Registration And Notification Act Of 2013"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1953"
citation: "Maine LD 1953 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "FELONY LEVEL AND REGISTRATION", "SEX OFFENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Susan DESCHAMBAULT"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-01"
last_action: "2022-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/116354f9-34fa-4b49-900e-5548811dc368"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082703"
source_hash: "0b3401ccd078e59b796ff97ddc86af359b49dd7e3b20329aa6ff1a8dca04ef6f"
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 1953 (130) — An Act To Fix Inconsistencies Within The Sex Offender Registration And Notification Act Of 2013

## 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=SP0689&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0689&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 1, 2022 and REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-22** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-22** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2022-03-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-03-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-03-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-24** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2022-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/116354f9-34fa-4b49-900e-5548811dc368`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).