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An Act Regarding the Use of Military Protective Orders in Protection from Abuse and Protection from Harassment Proceedings

An Act Regarding the Use of Military Protective Orders in Protection from Abuse and Protection from Harassment Proceedings

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Morgan Rielly
Last action
2025-05-23
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Regarding the Use of Military Protective Orders in Protection from Abuse and Protection from Harassment Proceedings

An Act Regarding the Use of Military Protective Orders in Protection from Abuse and Protection from Harassment Proceedings Sponsor: Representative Morgan Rielly Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding the Use of Military Protective Orders in Protection from Abuse and Protection from Harassment Proceedings Sponsor: Representative Morgan Rielly Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 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 - 132LR0872(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0872(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 665 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS 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. 2025-05-23 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-21 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-20 House

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

  4. 2025-05-09 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding the Use of Military Protective Orders in Protection from Abuse and Protection from Harassment Proceedings
Sponsor:
Representative Morgan Rielly
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0872(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 433 - L.D. 665
An Act Regarding the Use of Military Protective Orders in Protection from
Abuse and Protection from Harassment Proceedings
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §4651, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:
3-A. Military protective order. "Military protective order" means a protection order
issued pursuant to 10 United States Code, Section 1567 by a commanding officer of the
Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state, against a person
under the officer's command.
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §4654, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2011, c. 559, Pt. C, §§4 and 5,
is further amended by enacting at the end a new first blocked paragraph to read:
In making the determination required under paragraph A, the court may consider the
existence of an active military protective order.
Sec. 3. 19-A MRSA §4102, sub-§7-A is enacted to read:
7-A. Military protective order. "Military protective order" has the same meaning as
in Title 5, section 4651, subsection 3-A.
Sec. 4. 19-A MRSA §4102, sub-§8, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. A, §3
and affected by Pt. B, §65, is amended to read:
C. An order of a tribal court of the Passamaquoddy Tribe or the Penobscot Nation; or
Sec. 5. 19-A MRSA §4102, sub-§8, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. A, §3
and affected by Pt. B, §65, is amended to read:
D. A similar order issued by a court of the United States or of another state, territory,
commonwealth or federally recognized Indian tribe.; or
Sec. 6. 19-A MRSA §4102, sub-§8, ¶E is enacted to read:
E. A military protective order.
Sec. 7. 19-A MRSA §4108, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. A, §3 and
affected by Pt. B, §65, is amended to read:
APPROVED
MAY 23, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
90
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR0872(03)
1. Temporary orders. The court may enter temporary orders authorized under
subsection 2 that it considers necessary to protect a plaintiff or minor child from abuse, on
good cause shown in an ex parte proceeding, which the court shall hear and determine as
expeditiously as practicable after the filing of a complaint. Immediate and present danger
of abuse to the plaintiff or minor child constitutes good cause. In determining whether
good cause exists, the court may consider the existence of an active military protective
order. A temporary order remains in effect pending a hearing pursuant to section 4109.