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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Removing The Statute Of Limitations On Criminal And Civil Actions Involving Sexual Abuse Of Minors"
description: "An Act Removing The Statute Of Limitations On Criminal And Civil Actions Involving Sexual Abuse Of Minors"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1790"
citation: "Maine LD 1790 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "LIMITATION OF ACTIONS", "SEXUAL ABUSE CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph BALDACCI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-25"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d095f914-03ba-4b33-adf6-79ae2df31c6d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088951"
source_hash: "beac2b24bc7d4aa1e7674bdc5428a2df80ede63ae426f47e7931a72c61ac2c49"
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 1790 (131) — An Act Removing The Statute Of Limitations On Criminal And Civil Actions Involving Sexual Abuse Of Minors
## 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=SP0715&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0715&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0715&item=3&snum=131)
## Sponsors
- Joseph BALDACCI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-25** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-16** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-342) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-342). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-16** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-20** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-20** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-342). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+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/d095f914-03ba-4b33-adf6-79ae2df31c6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).