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LD1695 • 2025

An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation

An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Amy Arata
Last action
2025-06-17
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation

An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Sponsor: Representative Amy Arata Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Sponsor: Representative Amy Arata Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 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 - 132LR2147(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2147(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1695 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 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. 2025-06-17 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-09 House

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

  3. 2025-06-09 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-06-04 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-05 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-05 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Sponsor:
Representative Amy Arata
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2147(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1130 - L.D. 1695
An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies
Regarding Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶N, as amended by PL 2023, c. 394, Pt. A,
§8, is further amended to read:
N. Unannounced execution of search warrants; 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.
APPROVED
JUNE 17, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
344
PUBLIC LAW