An Act to Establish a
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1805
Committee Amendment CA_A_S407 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /\ " to S.P. 705, L.D. 1805, "An Act to Establish a
Post-conviction Review Process for Crimes Committed by Victims of Sex Trafficking and
Sexual Exploitation"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Establish a Post-judgment Review Process for Crimes Committed by
Victims of Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation*
Amend the bill in section 1 in c. 312 in the headnote in the first line (page 1, line 4 in
L,D.) by striking out the following: "POST-CONVICTION REyiEW" and inserting the
following: 'POST-JUDGMENT MOTION FOR RELIEF'
Amend the bill in section 1 in c. 312 in §2402 by striking out all of subsection 2 (page
2, lines 23 to 28 in L.D.).
Amend the bill in section 1 hi c, 3 12 in §2402 in subsection 3 in the 2nd line (page 2,
line 30 in L.D.) by striking out the following; "revgj^e" and inserting the following; 'nullify'
Amend the bill in section 1 in c. 312 in §2402 in subsection 3 in the 4th line (page 2,
line 32 in L.D,) by striking out the following; "post-conviction review" and inserting the
following: 'post-iudement*
Amend the bill in section 1 in c. 312 in §2402 by renumbering the subsections to read
consecutively,
Amend the bill in section 1 in c. 312 in §2403 in subsection 1 in the 3rd line (page 2,
line 38 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "reversed" and inserting the following:
'nullified'
Amend the bill in section 1 in c. 312 in §2403 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 3,
line I in L.D.) by striking out the following: "reverse" and inserting the following: 'nullify'
Amend the bill in section 1 in c. 3 12 in §2403 by striking out all of subsection 3 (page
3, lines 4 to 8 in L.D.).
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ^ " to S.P. 705, L,D,1805 / 5" ^^
Amend the bill in section 1 in c, 312 in §2403 in subsection 4 in the last line (page 3,
line 13 in L.D.) by inserting after the following; "offices^." the following: 'The State shall
make all reasonable attempts to notify all victims in the underlying matter about the
motion,'
Amend the bill in section 1 in c. 312 in §2403 by striking out all of subsection 6 (page
3,linesl7to21 EnL.D.).
Amend the bill in section 1 in c, 312 in §2403 by striking out all of subsection 7 (page
3, lines 22 to 25 in L.D.).
Amend the bill in section 1 in c. 312 in §2403 by renumbering the subsections to read
consecutively.
Amend the bill in section 1 in c, 312 in §2404 by striking out all of subsection I (page
4, lines 16 to 25 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
'1. Relief. If the person who filed a motion under section 2403 or on whose behalf the
motion was filed has established by a m'eponderance of the evidence that the person has
beena^ictim^i'sextraffickmgor sexual exploitation and that the commission of the crime
for which relief is sought under this chapter was a substantial result of the sex trafficking
or sexual exploitation, that person is entitled to nullification of the judgment of conviction.'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following:
'See. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE
District Attorneys Salaries 0409
Initiative: Provides Personal Services funding for 2 Assistant District Attorney positions
within the counties,
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 0.000 2.000
Personal Services $0 $380,984
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $380,984
Human Services Division 0696
Initiative: Provides funding for one Victim Advocate position and related costs to handle
new post-judgment review process for crimes committed by victims of sex trafficking and
sexual exploitation,
GENERAL FUND
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
Personal Services
All Other
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $140>112
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
2025-26
0,000
$0
$0
2026-27
1.000
$134,112
$6,000
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A-" to S.P. 705, L.D,1805 (. >"'
2025-26
3.000
$385,791
$37,780
2026-27
3.000
$402,799
$15,930
?p
/^^ I DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
GENERAL FUND $0 $521,096
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $521,096
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Courts " Supreme, Superior and District 0063
Initiative; Establishes one Judge position, one Deputy Marshal position and one Assistant
Clerk position and provides funding for related All Other costs,
GENERAL FUND
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
Personal Services
All Other
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $423,571 $418,729
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
GENERAL FUND
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS
SECTION TOTALS
GENERAL FUND
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $423,571 $939,825
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the title of the bill and creates a process for a person who has
been convicted of one or more offenses in which a final criminal judgment has been entered
to file a written motion in the underlying criminal proceeding seeking to have the criminal
judgment nullified rather than reversed as in the bill,
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
2025-26
$423,571
$423,571
2025-26
$423,571
2026-27
$418,729
$418,729
2026-27
$939,825
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 06/05/25 <-f<fL-
LD 1805 LR 2178(02)
An Act to Establish a Post-conviction Review Process for Crimes Committed by Victims of Sex
Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "^ ^. y^-j
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required; Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 PY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $423,571 $939,825 $975,734 $1,044,579
Appropriations/AIIocatnons
General Fund $423,571 $939,825 $975,734 $1,044,579
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Judicial Department of $423,571 in fiscal year 2025-26 and
$418,729 in fiscal year 2026-27 to establish one Judge position, one Deputy Marshal position and one Assistant Clerk
position to manage the anticipated substantial increase in new court filings resulting from individuals with final
criminal judgements being permitted to file written motions to nullify those judgements.
The b'ili includes a General Fund appropriation to the Office of the Attorney General of $521,096 in fiscal year 2026-
for Personal Services funding for 2 Assistant District Attorney positions within the counties and one Victim
Advocate position and related costs to handle new post-judgment review process for crimes committed by victims of
sex trafficking and sexual exploitation.
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