---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Extending The Statute Of Limitations On Criminal Actions Involving Aggravated Sex Trafficking"
description: "An Act Extending The Statute Of Limitations On Criminal Actions Involving Aggravated Sex Trafficking"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1427"
citation: "Maine LD 1427 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "SEX OFFENSES", "TRAFFICKING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel HENDERSON"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-01"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/289aaaa2-069d-4574-9051-a5be7c03023f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098098"
source_hash: "92d60f56972a5d08c66f68c5986ff11d7b16d48c7e6600030f53f8f728c66b53"
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 1427 (132) — An Act Extending The Statute Of Limitations On Criminal Actions Involving Aggravated Sex Trafficking

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-602)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0936&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-603)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0936&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 479** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0936&item=4&snum=132)
4. **LD 1427 HP 936** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0936&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Rachel HENDERSON — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-01** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-01** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-01** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-09** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-09** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-602) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-602). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** Reports Read
- **2025-06-10** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-602) Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-10** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-602) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-602) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** Reports READ
- **2025-06-10** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-602) Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-10** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-602) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-602) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-09T04:00:00+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/289aaaa2-069d-4574-9051-a5be7c03023f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).