---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Victims Of Trafficking In Maine In Response To Federal Funding Cuts"
description: "An Act To Support Victims Of Trafficking In Maine In Response To Federal Funding Cuts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2136"
citation: "Maine LD 2136 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FUNDING", "SERVICES", "VICTIMS OF CRIME"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Timothy NANGLE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0461833a-4793-4777-87b3-908bc20d7dc0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100924"
source_hash: "97b9c270944be8d5da65866a815264a09feb07c5a1b2eb22ffac88db7c04a222"
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 2136 (132) — An Act To Support Victims Of Trafficking In Maine In Response To Federal Funding Cuts

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-534)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0835&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment H-A (H-865)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0835&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 701** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0835&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 2136 SP 835** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0835&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **81–61** (pass) · lower
- INDEFINITELY POSTPONE — **13–18** (fail) · upper
- TABLE UNTIL LATER — **13–18** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Timothy NANGLE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed.
- **2026-01-07** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-10** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-10** Senator INGWERSEN of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report.
- **2026-03-10** Motion by Senator MOORE of Washington to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Bill and accompanying papers FAILED.
- **2026-03-10** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 749 Yeas 13 - Nays 18 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
- **2026-03-10** Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to TABLE UNTIL LATER IN TODAY'S SESSION FAILED.
- **2026-03-10** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 750 Yeas 13 - Nays 18 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
- **2026-03-10** Subsequently, The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-10** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Committee Amendment "A" (S-534) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-10** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-12** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-12** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-534) PREVAILED `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 762 Yeas 34 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2026-03-12** Sent down for concurrence
- **2026-03-17** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-17** On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-17** ROLL CALL NO. 652
- **2026-03-17** (Yeas 81 - Nays 61 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-03-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-534) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-534). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-18** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2026-03-18** On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2026-03-18** On further motion of the same Representative, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-534). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-18** On further motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot House Amendment "A" (H-865) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-534) and House Amendment "A" (H-865) `reading-3`
- **2026-03-18** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2026-03-18** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-19** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-534) and House Amendment "A" (H-865) `reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table.
- **2026-04-13** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0461833a-4793-4777-87b3-908bc20d7dc0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).