---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Sexual Assault Kit Tracking"
description: "An Act To Improve Sexual Assault Kit Tracking"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1484"
citation: "Maine LD 1484 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COORDINATION OF INFORMATION", "CRIMES", "SEX OFFENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph RAFFERTY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-05"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4eda99d0-4149-46da-b318-04350db90a21"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088323"
source_hash: "34a864b949f3e49412665051dbe641e16f7b919a0b57b7b543e76e4f01dca78a"
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 1484 (131) — An Act To Improve Sexual Assault Kit Tracking

## 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=SP0605&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0605&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0605&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Joseph RAFFERTY — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Katrina SMITH — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret ROTUNDO — cosponsor (person)
- Michel LAJOIE — cosponsor (person)
- Raegan LaROCHELLE — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-05** Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-04-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-235) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-235). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-235). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-08T04:00:00+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/4eda99d0-4149-46da-b318-04350db90a21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).