# Maine LD 586: An Act to Provide a Court Authority to Issue Proximity Restrictions in Protection from Abuse Orders

Maine LD 586, An Act to Provide a Court Authority to Issue Proximity Restrictions in Protection from Abuse Orders, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Joseph Rafferty (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-11 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 22) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 586
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Provide a Court Authority to Issue Proximity Restrictions in Protection from Abuse Orders
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-04-11, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 22
- Sponsor: Joseph Rafferty (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: ABUSE, ABUSE - PROTECTION ACTIONS
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stay-away zones in abuse protection orders: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Maine courts can add stay-away rules to protection from abuse orders. A judge can set a distance the defendant must keep from the plaintiff. A judge can also bar the defendant from a specific place. Plaintiffs can request these terms. Defendants named in the order must ob…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joseph Rafferty (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Amy Kuhn (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christina Mitchell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Janice Dodge (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly Murphy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Richard A. Bennett (Independent), Senate
- Cosponsor: Suzanne Salisbury (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa S. Pierce (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-11: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 22
- 2025-04-08: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-01: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCEUnder suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.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)
- 2025-02-19: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 19, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0269&item=2&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0269&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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0269&item=2&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0269&item=1&snum=132)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD586-132 (as of 2026-10-17).