An Act Regarding
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1930
Committee Amendment CA_A_H589 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H,P. 1291, L.D. 1930, "An Act Regarding
Acts of Violence Committed Against a Pregnant Woman"
Amend the bill in section 1 in §214 in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph B
(page 1, lines 7 and 8 in L.D.).
Amend the bill in section 1 in §214 in subsection 1 by relettering the paragraphs to read
alphabeticaUy.
Amend the bill in section 1 in §214 by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 1, lines 10
and 11 in L.D.) and inserting the followmg:
'2. ForpurDoses of the following crimes, the term "person^^^^^^^^^^^^^ being, when
referring to a victim of the crime, may include an unborn child if. at the time the criminal
conduct was committed. the defendant knew or had reasonable cause to believe that the
woman agamst whom the criminal conduct was committed was preenant;
A, Section 201. murder;
B. Section 202. felony murder;
C. Section 203. manslaughter;
D. Section 207. assault. and section 207-A. domestic violence assault;
E, Section 208, aggravatedAssault._andsection 208-D. domestic violence aggravated
assault;
F.Section 208-A, assault while hunting; and
G. Section 208-B. elevated aggravated assault, and sectiQn208-E. domestic violence
elevated aeeravated assault,'
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A." to H.P. 1291, L.D. 1930
"A"'
^os
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, clarifies that a
defendant may be charged with and convicted of murder, felony murder, manslaughter,
assault, domestic violence assault, aggravated assault, domestic violence aggravated
assault, assault while hunting, elevated aggravated assault and domestic violence elevated
aggravated assault if the victim of the crime is an unborn child and if, at the time the conduct
was committed, the defendant knew or had reasonable cause to believe that the woman
against whom the defendant's crimmal conduct was committed was pregnant.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 05/31/25 t-Ki.
LD 1930 LR 1105(02)
An Act Regarding Acts of Violence Committed Against a Pregnant Woman
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^"
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
(Jorrectional and Judicial Impact Statements
The bill includes the terms person and human being in the definition of unborn child for provisions related to murder,
manslaughter and assault. It is unclear how many additional individuals will be convicted of Class A, B and C crimes
-who otherwise would not have been. The current average cost of mcarceratmg one individual for a smgle year is
$55,203. No funding has been included in the bill at this time,
The additional workload associated with the minimal number of new cases filed in the court system does not require
additional funding at this tune. The collection of additional fmes will increase General Fund or other dedicated
revenue by minor amounts.
LR1105(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1