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An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases

An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Holly Eaton
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases

An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases Sponsor: Representative Holly Eaton Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases Sponsor: Representative Holly Eaton 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 - 132LR1916(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1916(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 670 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. 2025-06-20 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-17 House

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

  3. 2025-06-17 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-06-13 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-21 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases
Sponsor:
Representative Holly Eaton
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1916(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 438 - L.D. 670
An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §4102, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. A, §3
and affected by Pt. B, §65, is amended to read:
C. Compelling a person by force, threat of force, coercion or intimidation:
(1) To engage in conduct from which the person has a right or privilege to abstain;
or
(2) To abstain from conduct in which the person has a right to engage;
APPROVED
JUNE 20, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
379
PUBLIC LAW