---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Accountability For Persons Engaged In Commercial Sexual Exploitation And Human Trafficking And To Support Victims"
description: "An Act To Increase Accountability For Persons Engaged In Commercial Sexual Exploitation And Human Trafficking And To Support Victims"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2168"
citation: "Maine LD 2168 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUMAN TRAFFICKING", "SEX CRIMES", "VICTIMS OF CRIME"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly STOVER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/399e3cbc-85f2-436d-b9c7-ffb5ce18d159"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101255"
source_hash: "e1628ec191b204dd514771f680c037434fe366e7f43ad08d1eea2a6518960a5a"
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 2168 (132) — An Act To Increase Accountability For Persons Engaged In Commercial Sexual Exploitation And Human Trafficking And To Support Victims

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-939)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1457&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 696** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1457&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2168 HP 1457** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1457&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Holly STOVER — primary (person)
- Amy ARATA — cosponsor (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Cameron RENY — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel HENDERSON — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Sean FAIRCLOTH — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-20** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2026-01-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-01-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-02** Reports READ.
- **2026-04-02** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-939) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-04-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-939). `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** Reports READ.
- **2026-04-06** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-06** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-939) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-939) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/399e3cbc-85f2-436d-b9c7-ffb5ce18d159`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).