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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Increase Government Accountability By Removing The Restriction On The Dissemination Of Information Regarding Investigations"
+description: "An Act To Increase Government Accountability By Removing The Restriction On The Dissemination Of Information Regarding Investigations"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "130"
+identifier: "LD 894"
+citation: "Maine LD 894 (130)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["PROCEDURES", "PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT", "RECORD INFORMATION DISCLOSURE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Charlotte WARREN"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-03-10"
+last_action: "2021-06-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff9d4953-93ac-48be-acbe-c005e3a1fd1d"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079353"
+source_hash: "3e90d6c2cc1cf85b7d3282f38e301e2a181580ea5c02752d24f51e2644bcdaa5"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
+---
+
+# Maine LD 894 (130) — An Act To Increase Government Accountability By Removing The Restriction On The Dissemination Of Information Regarding Investigations
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=1&snum=130)
+2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0650&item=4&snum=130)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACCEPT MAJ OTP RPT — **27–7** (pass) · upper
+- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **87–59** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Charlotte WARREN — primary (person)
+- Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
+- John ANDREWS — cosponsor (person)
+- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
+- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
+- Victoria MORALES — cosponsor (person)
+- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-10** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
+- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
+- **2021-05-19** Reports READ.
+- **2021-05-19** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2021-05-19** ROLL CALL NO. 52
+- **2021-05-19** (Yeas 87 - Nays 59 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)
+- **2021-05-19** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2021-05-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. `reading-3`
+- **2021-06-02** Reports Read
+- **2021-06-02** On motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
+- **2021-06-02** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 164 Yeas 27 - Nays 7 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
+- **2021-06-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules READ A SECOND TIME And PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2021-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2021-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2021-06-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff9d4953-93ac-48be-acbe-c005e3a1fd1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
+