---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Affecting Sex Offenders And Petitions For Child Custody"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Affecting Sex Offenders And Petitions For Child Custody"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1888"
citation: "Maine LD 1888 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "OFFENDER REGISTRY", "SEX OFFENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lori GRAMLICH"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-05"
last_action: "2022-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec206b35-ebb2-4b90-9afa-9a89b1106673"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082300"
source_hash: "1686d2922508d8c8d61ff526c2b3f3ac1679519635e58ca9df5255a95ed7720e"
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 1888 (130) — An Act To Amend The Laws Affecting Sex Offenders And Petitions For Child Custody

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1398&item=3&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1398&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1398&item=4&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Lori GRAMLICH — primary (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Grayson LOOKNER — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Thom HARNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-05** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-03-29** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-03-29** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-851). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-31** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-03-31** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-31** Committee Amendment "A" (H-851) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-31** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-851), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-03-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-03-28T04:00:00+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/ec206b35-ebb2-4b90-9afa-9a89b1106673`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).