---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Limits On Awards For Compensatory And Punitive Damages Under The Maine Human Rights Act"
description: "An Act To Increase The Limits On Awards For Compensatory And Punitive Damages Under The Maine Human Rights Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1423"
citation: "Maine LD 1423 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AWARDS", "CLAIMS", "HUMAN RIGHTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-03-30"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a0f6e1a-096d-4f3e-9d96-57e05a3e4b89"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088226"
source_hash: "cbd10a7c2e8b3186c3b476ae6c272d5e259e59265ea7501cc4b30bc7dc685f06"
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 1423 (131) — An Act To Increase The Limits On Awards For Compensatory And Punitive Damages Under The Maine Human Rights Act

## 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=HP0919&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0919&item=2&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS RPT — **20–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Erin SHEEHAN — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-30** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** Reports READ.
- **2023-05-23** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2023-05-23** Later today assigned.
- **2023-06-07** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-06-07** Subsequently, on motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-07** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-07** Reports Read
- **2023-06-07** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2023-06-07** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 242 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a0f6e1a-096d-4f3e-9d96-57e05a3e4b89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).