---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Relocation Assistance To Victims Of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault And Sex Trafficking"
description: "An Act To Provide Relocation Assistance To Victims Of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault And Sex Trafficking"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1598"
citation: "Maine LD 1598 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABUSE", "ASSISTANCE", "DOMESTIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly STOVER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf3fc595-980d-43d2-8f35-cbd0ee7f780f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098424"
source_hash: "e37b9651d1581d9a4cd6327d1aefc58c957d531787df75ef0e8b81561bbccb08"
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 1598 (132) — An Act To Provide Relocation Assistance To Victims Of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault And Sex Trafficking

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (H-195)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1056&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 171** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1056&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1598 HP 1056** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1056&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Holly STOVER — primary (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Cameron RENY — cosponsor (person)
- Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-20** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-195). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-195) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-195), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf3fc595-980d-43d2-8f35-cbd0ee7f780f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).