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An Act to Provide Funding for Sexual Assault Services
An Act to Provide Funding for Sexual Assault Services
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
- Sponsor
- Senator Jill Duson
- Last action
- 2025-07-01
- Official status
- Signed by the Governor
- Effective date
- Not listed
Plain English Breakdown
Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.
An Act to Provide Funding for Sexual Assault Services
An Act to Provide Funding for Sexual Assault Services
Sponsor:
Senator Jill Duson
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
What This Bill Does
- An Act to Provide Funding for Sexual Assault Services
Sponsor:
Senator Jill Duson
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
Limits and Unknowns
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Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Adopted by House & Senate
Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0117(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- Page 1 - 132LR0117(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- 117
2 Date: (Filing No.
- S- )
3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
- 5STATE OF MAINE
6SENATE
7132ND LEGISLATURE
8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin , Adopted by House & Senate
Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0117(04)
SENATE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- Page 1 - 132LR0117(04)
SENATE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- 117
2 Date: (Filing No.
- S- )
3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
- 4STATE OF MAINE
5SENATE
6132ND LEGISLATURE
7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.
Bill History
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2025-07-01
Governor
Signed by the Governor
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2025-06-25
House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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2025-06-25
Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
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2025-04-25
Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
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2025-04-10
Committee
Work Session Held
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2025-04-10
Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
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2025-01-08
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.
Official Summary Text
An Act to Provide Funding for Sexual Assault Services
Sponsor:
Senator Jill Duson
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
Page 1 - 132LR0117(06)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 16 - L.D. 117
An Act to Provide Funding for Sexual Assault Services
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Community-based services; domestic violence and sexual assault.
Notwithstanding any provision of Public Law 2025, chapter 388 to the contrary, any unused
balances of the one-time funding of $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and one-time funding
of $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 appropriated to the Department of Health and Human
Services, Purchased Social Services program under Public Law 2025, chapter 388, Part A
to replace current and anticipated reductions in grants to the department under the federal
victim assistance formula grant program administered by the United States Department of
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime pursuant to the federal
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 not needed for that purpose must be disbursed in equal
amounts to a statewide coalition of domestic violence resource centers and to a statewide
coalition of sexual assault support centers to support community-based services. The
Department of Health and Human Services shall identify any unused balance as of March
30th of each year to be disbursed pursuant to this section.
APPROVED
JULY 1, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
441
PUBLIC LAW