Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1695: An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Status: Signed into law, June 17, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶N, as amended by PL 2023, c. 394, Pt. A, §8, is further amended to and Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶O, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 394, Pt. A, §9, is amended to read: O. By January 1, 2024, the confidentiality of attorney-client communications, which must include, at a minimum, processes to protect and ensure confidentiality of attorney‐client communications and processes to be followed in the event that there is a breach of attorney‐client confidentiality.; and Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶P is enacted to read: P. Persons who are believed to be experiencing sex trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation. Page 1 - 132LR2147(03)
Sponsors
- Amy Arata (R, 104) · primary sponsor
- Beebe-Center, Pinny H. (D, 12)
- Lynn Copeland (D, 130)
- Janice Dodge (D, 39)
- Lori Gramlich (D, 131)
- Grayson Lookner (D, 113)
- Robert Nutting (R, 66)
- Holly Sargent (D, 147)
- Laura Supica (D, 22)
- Samuel Zager (D, 116)
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-495) 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-495), 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-495).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence
- : Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: Legislature, COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, Senate, SEX OFFENSES, Other, CRIMES
Common questions
- What is LD1695?
- LD1695 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation.
- What does LD1695 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation.
- What is the status of LD1695?
- Signed into law as of June 17, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1695?
- Amy Arata (R, 104), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1695?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1695&snum=132
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