---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Penalties For Human Trafficking Offenses"
description: "An Act To Increase Penalties For Human Trafficking Offenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1877"
citation: "Maine LD 1877 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "HUMAN TRAFFICKING", "SEX OFFENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reagan PAUL"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-05-01"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58eea971-704b-4f57-8a8d-56aa29d9c05b"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099016"
source_hash: "e1c2d8d9d427270af77f9aa8f105482715d2d99c56ab392e4140cb516397eb2f"
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 1877 (132) — An Act To Increase Penalties For Human Trafficking Offenses

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-723)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1248&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-724)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1248&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 387** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1248&item=4&snum=132)
4. **LD 1877 HP 1248** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1248&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Reagan PAUL — primary (person)
- Alicia COLLINS — cosponsor (person)
- David HAGGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Katrina SMITH — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew HARRINGTON — cosponsor (person)
- Russell WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)
- Steven BISHOP — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy QUINT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-01** Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-16** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-16** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-723) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-723). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** Reports Read
- **2025-06-16** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-723) Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-723) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-723) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58eea971-704b-4f57-8a8d-56aa29d9c05b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).