Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD2168: An Act to Increase Accountability for Persons Engaged in Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking and to Support Victims
Status: Signed into law, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Increase Accountability for Persons Engaged in Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking and to Support Victims.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Increase Accountability for Persons Engaged in Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking and to Support Victims Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3360, sub-§3, ¶H, as amended by PL 2013, c. 537, §2, is further amended to or Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §3360, sub-§3, ¶J, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 537, §3, is amended to read: J. Aggravated sex trafficking or sex trafficking as described in Title 17‐A, sections 852 and 853, respectively.; or Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §3360, sub-§3, ¶K is enacted to read: K. Commercial sexual exploitation of a minor or person with a mental disability under Title 17-A, section 855. Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §3360-C, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 2017, c. 348, §1, is further amended to read: B. To or on behalf of any person who violated a criminal law that caused or contributed to the injury or death for which compensation is sought, except when the person was the victim of a criminal homicide and the claimant was not involved in the criminal conduct or the person was a victim of aggravated sex trafficking or sex trafficking under Title 17-A, sections 852 and 853, respectively, sexual exploitation of a minor under Title 17-A, section 282, commercial sexual exploitation of a minor or commercial sexual exploitation of a person with a mental …
Sponsors
- Holly Stover (D, 48) · primary sponsor
- Amy Arata (R, 104)
- Sean Faircloth (D, 24)
- Ryan Fecteau (D, 132)
- Andrew Gattine (D, 126)
- Lori Gramlich (D, 131)
- Rachel Henderson (R, 78)
- Cameron Reny (D, 13)
- Amy Roeder (D, 23)
- Suzanne Salisbury (D, 128)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports READ.On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-939) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-939) in concurrence.
- : 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" (H-939) 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-939). 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: SEX CRIMES, Legislature, Senate, VICTIMS OF CRIME, Other, HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Common questions
- What is LD2168?
- LD2168 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Increase Accountability for Persons Engaged in Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking and to Support Victims.
- What does LD2168 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Increase Accountability for Persons Engaged in Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking and to Support Victims.
- What is the status of LD2168?
- Signed into law as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (April 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD2168?
- Holly Stover (D, 48), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD2168?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2168&snum=132
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