---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Standards For Defendants' Post-Judgment Motions For Relief From Protection From Abuse Orders"
description: "An Act To Clarify Standards For Defendants' Post-Judgment Motions For Relief From Protection From Abuse Orders"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1129"
citation: "Maine LD 1129 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABUSE", "POST-JUDGMENT MOTIONS", "PROTECTION FROM ABUSE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy KUHN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-18"
last_action: "2025-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ab87349-0bd7-4d9c-8c7a-2329b98abecc"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097593"
source_hash: "5651760e4d7954bd5b20a42e6c6ef5c58478137767e9a497e274326bd9c802a9"
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 1129 (132) — An Act To Clarify Standards For Defendants' Post-Judgment Motions For Relief From Protection From Abuse Orders

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-245)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0748&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 159** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0748&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1129 HP 748** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0748&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Amy KUHN — primary (person)
- David SINCLAIR — cosponsor (person)
- Dylan PUGH — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-18** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-05-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-245). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-22** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-22** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-245) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-245), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+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/3ab87349-0bd7-4d9c-8c7a-2329b98abecc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).