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LD1836 • 2025

An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Sex Offender Management and Risk Assessment Advisory Commission Regarding Tier II Offenses

An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Sex Offender Management and Risk Assessment Advisory Commission Regarding Tier II Offenses

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Last action
2025-05-30
Official status
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Sex Offender Management and Risk Assessment Advisory Commission Regarding Tier II Offenses

An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Sex Offender Management and Risk Assessment Advisory Commission Regarding Tier II Offenses Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Sex Offender Management and Risk Assessment Advisory Commission Regarding Tier II Offenses Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-30 Governor

    Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

  2. 2025-05-27 House

    This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-27 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-20 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; OTP

  7. 2025-05-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Sex Offender Management and Risk Assessment Advisory Commission Regarding Tier II Offenses
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2412(02)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 718 - L.D. 1836
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Sex Offender
Management and Risk Assessment Advisory Commission Regarding Tier II
Offenses
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, this Act corrects logical inconsistencies in the Sex Offender Registration
and Notification Act of 2013; and
Whereas, the timely correction of these inconsistencies is necessary to maintain a
consistent system and statutory structure; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 34-A MRSA §11273, sub-§15, ¶A, as amended by PL 2017, c. 377, §4, is
further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (3-B) to read:
(3-B) Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph D, regardless of the age
of the victim, if the crime is committed on or after October 1, 2025;
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.
APPROVED
MAY 30, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
153
PUBLIC LAW