Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD670: An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §4102, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. A, §3 and affected by Pt. B, §65, is amended to read: C. Compelling a person by force, threat of force, coercion or or (2) To abstain from conduct in which the person has a right to engage; Page 1 - 132LR1916(03)
Sponsors
- Holly Eaton (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Kristen Cloutier (D, 94)
- Lynn Copeland (D, 130)
- Anne Graham (D, 105)
- Nicole Grohoski (D, 7)
- Nina Milliken (D, 16)
- Amy Roeder (D, 23)
- Holly Stover (D, 48)
- Ross, Rachel Talbot (D, 28)
- Kilton Webb (D, 98)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports ReadOn motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 563 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-727) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-727) in concurrence
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 518(Yeas 76 - Nays 69 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-727) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-727). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Votes
- Senate RC #563: ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT (June 16, 2025): 20 yea, 12 nay, passed
- House RC #518: ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP (June 16, 2025): 76 yea, 69 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is LD670?
- LD670 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases.
- What does LD670 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases.
- What is the status of LD670?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD670?
- Holly Eaton (D, 15), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD670?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=670&snum=132
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