Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1651: An Act to Remove the Term "Alleged" When Referring to Victims of Sexual Assault in the Provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes Pertaining to Forensic Examinations
Status: Signed into law, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Remove the Term "Alleged" When Referring to Victims of Sexual Assault in the Provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes Pertaining to Forensic Examinations.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Remove the Term "Alleged" When Referring to Victims of Sexual Assault in the Provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes Pertaining to Forensic Examinations Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3360-M, as amended by PL 2017, c. 156, §1, is further amended to read: §3360-M. Payment for forensic examinations for alleged victims of sexual assault 1. Payment. The board shall pay the costs of forensic examiner training as well as the costs of forensic examinations for alleged victims of sexual assault from the Victims' Compensation Fund. The board shall track expenditures for forensic examinations separately from all other expenditures. Forensic examination payments are not subject to any other provision of this chapter. For the purposes of this section, "sexual assault" means any crime enumerated in Title 17‐A, chapter 11. 2. Forensic examination; forensic examiner training and education. The board shall determine by rule what a forensic examination may include for purposes of payment. An examination must include at least all services directly related to the gathering of forensic evidence and related testing and treatment for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The board shall pay a licensed hospital or licensed health care practitioner the actual cost of the forensic examination up to a maximum of $750. The cost of sexual assault forensic examiner training and education provided by the sexual assault …
Sponsors
- Dylan Pugh (D, 114) · primary sponsor
- Anne Carney (D, 29)
- Valli Geiger (D, 42)
- Lori Gramlich (D, 131)
- Amy Kuhn (D, 111)
- Rafael Macias (D, 51)
- O'Halloran, Dani (D, 20)
- Eleanor Sato (D, 109)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-142) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-142), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-142).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence
- : Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: Legislature, VICTIMS, Senate, SEX OFFENSES, Other, CRIMES
Common questions
- What is LD1651?
- LD1651 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Remove the Term "Alleged" When Referring to Victims of Sexual Assault in the Provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes Pertaining to Forensic Examinations.
- What does LD1651 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Remove the Term "Alleged" When Referring to Victims of Sexual Assault in the Provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes Pertaining to Forensic Examinations.
- What is the status of LD1651?
- Signed into law as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (May 21, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1651?
- Dylan Pugh (D, 114), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1651?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1651&snum=132
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