---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Address Coercive Control In Domestic Abuse Cases"
description: "An Act To Address Coercive Control In Domestic Abuse Cases"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 670"
citation: "Maine LD 670 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABUSE", "COERCIVE CONTROL", "DOMESTIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly EATON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48aabfb6-17c3-4c5a-ad49-3f429ba50691"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096740"
source_hash: "d7ccead9ff33350e8bab3a3d23ffb8cb84f508515f712d38f00df209ef8d10a5"
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 670 (132) — An Act To Address Coercive Control In Domestic Abuse Cases

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-727)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0438&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 379** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0438&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 670 HP 438** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0438&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **20–12** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **76–69** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Holly EATON — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Anne GRAHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Kilton WEBB — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Lynn COPELAND — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-02-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `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.
- **2025-06-16** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-16** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-16** ROLL CALL NO. 518
- **2025-06-16** (Yeas 76 - Nays 69 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-727) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-727). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** Reports Read
- **2025-06-16** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-16** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 563 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-727) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-727) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-13T04:00:00+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/48aabfb6-17c3-4c5a-ad49-3f429ba50691`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).