---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expand The Address Confidentiality Program To Victims Of Certain Human Trafficking Crimes"
description: "An Act To Expand The Address Confidentiality Program To Victims Of Certain Human Trafficking Crimes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1943"
citation: "Maine LD 1943 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY", "VICTIMS OF CRIME", "VICTIMS RIGHTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill DIAMOND"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 38
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-26"
last_action: "2022-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/649cb603-5775-4a5c-b8f0-22e35a9e1ffa"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082579"
source_hash: "f0aaef40687239b7159751ff1e89ad6af88bcbf5f3ff810191dcf4ea7cf241fe"
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 1943 (130) — An Act To Expand The Address Confidentiality Program To Victims Of Certain Human Trafficking Crimes

## 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=SP0684&item=5&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0684&item=2&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0684&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0684&item=6&snum=130)
5. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0684&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Bill DIAMOND — primary (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen DILLINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa KEIM — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-26** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2022-01-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-12** Reports Read
- **2022-04-12** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended By Committee Amendment "A" (S-541) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-04-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-541) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-541) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-12** Sent down for concurrence
- **2022-04-12** Reports READ.
- **2022-04-12** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-541) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-04-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-541). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-13** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2022-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-14** On motion by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL HIGHWAY TABLE pending PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-19** TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL HIGHWAY TABLE
- **2022-04-19** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-541) `reading-3`
- **2022-04-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-541) was ADOPTED and to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE the same `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-572) READ and ADOPTED
- **2022-04-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-572) In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2022-04-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2022-04-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-572). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-19** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2022-04-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-04-11T04:00:00+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/649cb603-5775-4a5c-b8f0-22e35a9e1ffa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).