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LD666 • 2025

An Act to Prevent Domestic Violence by Providing Adequate Funding Support for Court-ordered Certified Domestic Violence Intervention Programs

An Act to Prevent Domestic Violence by Providing Adequate Funding Support for Court-ordered Certified Domestic Violence Intervention Programs

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Drew Gattine
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Prevent Domestic Violence by Providing Adequate Funding Support for Court-ordered Certified Domestic Violence Intervention Programs

An Act to Prevent Domestic Violence by Providing Adequate Funding Support for Court-ordered Certified Domestic Violence Intervention Programs Sponsor: Representative Drew Gattine Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Prevent Domestic Violence by Providing Adequate Funding Support for Court-ordered Certified Domestic Violence Intervention Programs Sponsor: Representative Drew Gattine Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1026(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1026(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 666 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.
Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1026(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1026(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 666 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.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1026(05) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1026(05) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 666 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-04-13 House

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

  3. 2026-04-13 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-03-10 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-10 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Prevent Domestic Violence by Providing Adequate Funding Support for Court-ordered Certified Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Sponsor:
Representative Drew Gattine
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1026(09)
STATE OF MAINE
_____
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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H.P. 434 - L.D. 666
An Act to Prevent Domestic Violence by Providing Adequate Funding
Support for Court-ordered Certified Domestic Violence Intervention
Programs
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Transfer of settlement funds. Notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, the State Controller shall transfer $500,000 from the Administration -
Attorney General, Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of the
Attorney General from funds received from settlement agreements to the unappropriated
surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2027.
Sec. 2. Reallocation of existing funds. Any existing funds allocated to the
Department of Corrections, Office of Victim Services for the purpose of funding partial
reimbursement of certified domestic violence intervention program indigent participant
fees must be reallocated to similarly provide ongoing funding for certified domestic
violence intervention programs.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
Office of Victim Services 0046
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for certified domestic violence intervention
programs.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $500,000
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $500,000
APPROVED
APRIL 16, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
748
PUBLIC LAW