MaineMaine directs money to support domestic violence intervention programs
Maine law directs existing fee-repayment funds to ongoing support for certified programs and provides $500,000 in one-time program funding.
What it does
The State Controller must move $500,000 from settlement funds in the Attorney General’s account to the state’s unappropriated General Fund surplus.
Existing money set aside to partly repay fees for participants who cannot afford them must be redirected to ongoing funding for certified programs.
The Department of Corrections’ Office of Victim Services receives $500,000 in one-time funding for certified domestic violence intervention programs.
Argument forThe $500,000 in one-time funding could help certified programs continue serving people ordered to attend.
Argument againstRedirecting money set aside to partly repay participants’ fees could leave less funding for people who cannot afford those fees.
More detail
The State Controller must transfer $500,000 from settlement funds to the General Fund’s unappropriated surplus. The money comes from settlement funds in the Attorney General’s special revenue account. The transfer must happen by June 30, 2027.
The Department of Corrections must reallocate existing funds for ongoing support of certified programs. The ongoing funding supports certified domestic violence intervention programs. The funds are those allocated to partly repay fees for participants who cannot afford them.
The Department of Corrections’ Office of Victim Services receives $500,000 in one-time funding for certified programs. The funding is for certified domestic violence intervention programs. The funding is listed for fiscal year 2026–27.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 16Signed by Governor Janet MillsLatest
- Apr 13PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.Major
- Apr 13Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 13PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 13ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 13The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-170) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-671).Minor
- Apr 13Sent down for concurrence.
- Apr 13PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-170) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-671) in NON-CONCURRENCE.Minor
- Apr 13On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-671) READ and ADOPTED.
- Apr 13On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-170) in concurrence.Minor
- Apr 13On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- 2025
- Jun 25CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- May 27On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- May 27Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 27PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Became Law
- May 21Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-170) in concurrence.Minor
- May 21Committee Amendment "A" (H-170) READ and ADOPTEDMinor
- May 21Bill READ ONCEMinor
- May 21On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Report A Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-170) Report ACCEPTED in concurrence.
- May 21Reports Read
- May 20Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Vote recorded acc report 'A' otp-am. Result: pass.Lower
- May 20The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-170).Minor
- May 20Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- May 20Committee Amendment "A" (H-170) was READ and ADOPTED.Minor
- May 20The Bill was READ ONCE.Minor
- May 20(Yeas 133 - Nays 10 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- May 20ROLL CALL NO. 157
- May 20On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- May 20Reports READ.
- May 15Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP
- Mar 21Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 10Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 10Work Session Held
- Feb 20The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.Minor
- Feb 20Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.Introduced
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