Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1871: An Act to Permit Sealing Criminal History Record Information of Victims of Sex Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation
Status: Signed into law, January 11, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Permit Sealing Criminal History Record Information of Victims of Sex Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Permit Sealing Criminal History Record Information of Victims of Sex Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation Sec. 1. 10 MRSA c. 239 is enacted to read: CHAPTER 239 REGULATION OF BUSINESS SCREENING SERVICES' HANDLING OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION §1500-AA. Definitions For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. 1. Business screening service. "Business screening service" means a person regularly engaged in the business of collecting, assembling, evaluating or disseminating criminal history record information related to specific individuals for a fee. "Business screening service" does not include a government entity or the news media. 2. Conviction. "Conviction" means any of the following accepted and recorded by the or B. A verdict of guilty by a jury or a finding of guilty by the court. 3. Criminal history record information. "Criminal history record information" or "record" has the same meaning as in Title 16, section 703, subsection 3. §1500-BB. Criminal records A business screening service may disseminate only criminal history record information that reflects the complete and accurate record provided by the source of the criminal history record information. A complete and accurate record is a record that has been updated within Page 1 - 132LR2130(03) 30 days of its receipt or been verified with the source of the criminal …
Sponsors
- Ross, Rachel Talbot (D, 28) · primary sponsor
- Donna Bailey (D, 31)
- Richard Bennett (R, 18)
- David Boyer (R, 87)
- Anne Carney (D, 29)
- Adam Lee (D, 89)
- Kristi Mathieson (D, 151)
- Eleanor Sato (D, 109)
- David Sinclair (D, 50)
- Holly Stover (D, 48)
Latest actions
- : HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 542(Yeas 89 - Nays 58 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-408) 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" (S-408). In 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 560 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-408) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-408) Sent down for concurrence
- : Received by the Secretary of the Senate on May 1, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Votes
- House RC #542: Enactment (June 17, 2025): 89 yea, 58 nay, passed
- Senate RC #560: ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT (June 16, 2025): 22 yea, 12 nay, passed
Subjects: CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS, CRIMINAL HISTORIES, Legislature, Senate, SEALING, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1871?
- LD1871 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Permit Sealing Criminal History Record Information of Victims of Sex Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation.
- What does LD1871 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Permit Sealing Criminal History Record Information of Victims of Sex Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation.
- What is the status of LD1871?
- Signed into law as of January 11, 2026. Latest action: HELD BY THE GOVERNOR. (July 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1871?
- Ross, Rachel Talbot (D, 28), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1871?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1871&snum=132
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