---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Violation Of A Protective Order"
description: "An Act Regarding Violation Of A Protective Order"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 803"
citation: "Maine LD 803 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABUSE AND NEGLECT", "CRIMES", "PROTECTIVE ORDER VIOLATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Susan DESCHAMBAULT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4b618bd-953e-4611-b73e-b4315a3e508f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078378"
source_hash: "fba2b56e5ce6ca67a3f15a1ce89af6e570af4e0c1c64879bc68d260e0a8e1120"
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 803 (130) — An Act Regarding Violation Of A Protective Order

## 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=SP0117&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0117&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0117&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-08** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (S-204) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-204). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-08** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2021-06-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-204). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-09** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-14** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-07-02** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2021-07-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-06-07T04:00:00+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/d4b618bd-953e-4611-b73e-b4315a3e508f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).