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An Act Extending the Statute of Limitations on Criminal Actions Involving Aggravated Sex Trafficking

An Act Extending the Statute of Limitations on Criminal Actions Involving Aggravated Sex Trafficking

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Rachel Henderson
Last action
2025-07-01
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Extending the Statute of Limitations on Criminal Actions Involving Aggravated Sex Trafficking

An Act Extending the Statute of Limitations on Criminal Actions Involving Aggravated Sex Trafficking Sponsor: Representative Rachel Henderson Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Extending the Statute of Limitations on Criminal Actions Involving Aggravated Sex Trafficking Sponsor: Representative Rachel Henderson Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0781(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0781(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1427 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3JUDICIARY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.
Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0781(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0781(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1427 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3JUDICIARY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-01 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-25 Senate

    On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-10 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-06-09 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  5. 2025-04-29 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-29 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-04-01 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act Extending the Statute of Limitations on Criminal Actions Involving Aggravated Sex Trafficking
Sponsor:
Representative Rachel Henderson
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0781(04)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 936 - L.D. 1427
An Act Extending the Statute of Limitations on Criminal Actions Involving
Aggravated Sex Trafficking
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §8, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §57 and
c. 483, §3, is further amended to read:
2-A. A prosecution for a Class A, Class B or Class C crime involving unlawful sexual
contact or gross sexual assault or a prosecution for a Class A or Class B crime involving
aggravated sex trafficking must be commenced within 20 years after it is committed.
This subsection does not apply to a Class D crime enhanced to a Class C crime pursuant to
section 1604, subsection 5, paragraph B.
Sec. 2. Report. The Criminal Law Advisory Commission established by the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 52 shall examine the statutes of
limitation in Title 17-A, section 8 pertaining to sexual offenses committed against both
adult and minor victims, including by examining whether parity exists between the statutes
of limitation established in Title 17-A, section 8, subsection 1, paragraph B and section 8,
subsection 2-A, as well as whether the extended limitation periods established in these
provisions should apply to any other sexual offense crimes in the State. The commission
shall submit a report, including any recommendations, to the Joint Standing Committee on
Judiciary no later than December 15, 2025. The committee may report out legislation
related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
Sec. 3. Application. This Act applies to the crime of aggravated sex trafficking
under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, section 852 committed on or after the
effective date of this Act or for which the prosecution has not yet been barred by the statute
of limitations in force immediately prior to the effective date of this Act.
APPROVED
JULY 1, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
479
PUBLIC LAW