# Maine LD 458: An Act Regarding the Domestic Violence Advocate Privilege Maine LD 458, An Act Regarding the Domestic Violence Advocate Privilege, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Anne M. Carney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 139) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD458-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 458 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act Regarding the Domestic Violence Advocate Privilege - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-05-29, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 139 - Sponsor: Anne M. Carney (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: DOMESTIC RELATIONS, DOMESTIC RELATIONS - REGULATIONS - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger privacy for victim and advocate talks: benefit, low. The law protects private talks and records between a victim and a domestic violence advocate. A victim can refuse to share them. Advocates and their agencies generally cannot be forced to disclose them in court. The rule covers spoken and written communications made during the relationship. Limited… - Who counts as a domestic violence advocate: benefit, low. The law defines who is a domestic violence advocate. To qualify, a person must work for or volunteer with a domestic violence services provider. They must complete at least 40 hours of training on confidentiality, mandated reporting, legal process, advocacy, and local resources. It also defines pro… - Advocates get records for safety planning: mixed, low. A criminal justice agency can give a domestic violence advocate confidential criminal history and investigative information to plan a victim’s safety. The advocate must use it only for that purpose and cannot share it further. They must keep physical copies secure and destroy them within 30 days. C… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Anne M. Carney (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (7) - 2025-05-29: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 139 - 2025-05-27: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-27: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-22: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-104).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-20: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-104) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-104).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-03-21: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-104), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0191&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0191&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0191&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (S-104), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0191&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0191&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0191&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD458-132 (as of 2026-10-17).