---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Remove The Term \"Alleged\" When Referring To Victims Of Sexual Assault In The Maine Revised Statutes"
description: "An Act To Remove The Term \"Alleged\" When Referring To Victims Of Sexual Assault In The Maine Revised Statutes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1651"
citation: "Maine LD 1651 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "SEX OFFENSES", "VICTIMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dylan PUGH"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-15"
last_action: "2025-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7447143c-0c72-4ae2-8937-ef93a981bb46"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098499"
source_hash: "f164ca8ef191c38e44de8927ded89b0673fc11a208ba38fbc7389c33e241276a"
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 1651 (132) — An Act To Remove The Term "Alleged" When Referring To Victims Of Sexual Assault In The Maine Revised Statutes

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-142)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1092&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 109** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1092&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1651 HP 1092** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1092&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Dylan PUGH — primary (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Rafael MACIAS — cosponsor (person)
- Valli GEIGER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-15** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-142). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-14** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-14** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-142) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-142), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-14** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-23** 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
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+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/7447143c-0c72-4ae2-8937-ef93a981bb46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).