---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve The Response To Complaints By Victims Of Crime And Enhance Victims' Rights"
description: "An Act To Improve The Response To Complaints By Victims Of Crime And Enhance Victims' Rights"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2163"
citation: "Maine LD 2163 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROVISIONS REVISED", "VICTIMS OF CRIME", "VICTIMS RIGHTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lori GRAMLICH"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b37fc1bf-d87f-456e-9f70-1fe8032df729"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101204"
source_hash: "fa7fd813c0b5ae7723c7c1d6295aaba91eca274db0c9357f2bb918e966f4c28c"
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 2163 (132) — An Act To Improve The Response To Complaints By Victims Of Crime And Enhance Victims' Rights

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-910)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1452&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-911)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1452&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 695** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1452&item=4&snum=132)
4. **LD 2163 HP 1452** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1452&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Lori GRAMLICH — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2026-01-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-01-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-30** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-30** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-30** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-910) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-30** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-910). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** Reports READ.
- **2026-04-02** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-910) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-910) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-910) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+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/b37fc1bf-d87f-456e-9f70-1fe8032df729`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).