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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 549: An Act To Establish A Statewide Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kit Tracking System And Update Certain Requirements Regarding Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kits

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 549 is a bill introduced in the Maine Senate on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Establish A Statewide Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kit Tracking System And Update Certain Requirements Regarding Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kits. Primary sponsor: Rick Bennett (Independent). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2026): Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Independent 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick BennettPrimary sponsorIndependentSenate18
Dan AnkelesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Amy ArataCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse104
Ryan FECTEAUCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Valli GeigerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Lori GramlichCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse131
Jim LibbyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Marianne MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Joe RaffertyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Holly StoverCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD)
  2. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
  3. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence.
  4. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  5. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
  6. In accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
  7. Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
  8. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  9. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-429).
  10. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
  11. Committee Amendment "B" (S-429) was READ and ADOPTED.
  12. The Bill was READ ONCE.

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source