Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1383: An Act to Require State Divestment from Perpetrators of International Human Rights Violations
Status: Failed, March 18, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Require State Divestment from Perpetrators of International Human Rights Violations Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative MACIAS of Topsham. Cosponsored by Representatives: ABDI of Lewiston, DEBRITO of Waterville, DHALAC of South Portland, PUGH of Portland, RANA of Bangor, SATO of Gorham, YUSUF of Portland. Printed on recycled paper.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Require State Divestment from Perpetrators of International Human Rights Violations Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative MACIAS of Topsham. Cosponsored by Representatives: ABDI of Lewiston, DEBRITO of Waterville, DHALAC of South Portland, PUGH of Portland, RANA of Bangor, SATO of Gorham, YUSUF of Portland. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1524 is enacted to read: §1524. State divestment from perpetrators of international human rights violations 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Crime of apartheid" has the same meaning as in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, article 7, paragraph 2(h). B. "Ethnic cleansing" means the systematic forced removal of an ethnic or religious group from a given territory by another ethnic or religious group, often with the intent to make the territory more ethnically or religiously homogeneous. C. "Genocide" has the same meaning as in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, article 6. D. "Perpetrator state" means a state, country or governing body found by an independent and credible international body, including the United Nations, International Criminal Court or similar …
Sponsors
- Rafael Macias (D, 51) · primary sponsor
- Mana Abdi (D, 95)
- DeBrito, Flavia (D)
- Deqa Dhalac (D, 120)
- Dylan Pugh (D, 114)
- Ambureen Rana (D, 21)
- Eleanor Sato (D, 109)
- Yusuf Yusuf (D, 118)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- : Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence
- : Unfinished Business
- : Unfinished Business
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Subjects: DIVESTMENTS, INVESTMENTS, Legislature, Senate, STATE GOVERNMENT, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1383?
- LD1383 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Require State Divestment from Perpetrators of International Human Rights Violations.
- What does LD1383 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Require State Divestment from Perpetrators of International Human Rights Violations Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative MACIAS of Topsham. Cosponsored by Representatives: ABDI of Lewiston, DEBRITO of Waterville, DHALAC of South Portland, PUGH of Portland, RANA of Bangor, SATO of Gorham, YUSUF of Portland. Printed on recycled paper.
- What is the status of LD1383?
- Failed as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD1383?
- Rafael Macias (D, 51), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1383?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1383&snum=132
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