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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Resolve, Directing The Maine Arts Commission To Study Federal And National Efforts To Protect Artists From Copyright Infringement By Artificial Intelligence Companies And Users And To Monitor Educational Use"
+description: "Resolve, Directing The Maine Arts Commission To Study Federal And National Efforts To Protect Artists From Copyright Infringement By Artificial Intelligence Companies And Users And To Monitor Educational Use"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "132"
+identifier: "LD 109"
+citation: "Maine LD 109 (132)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ARTS COMMISSION", "COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT", "CULTURAL AGENCIES"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Janice DODGE"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 42
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-01-08"
+last_action: "2026-01-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9bcd813d-d49d-454f-b496-023b80327ba7"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095662"
+source_hash: "af5c4ed8611ec7e84f9a59068a3d506a68652225b0eb8bab72dcdc7b3c8b26e5"
+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 109 (132) — Resolve, Directing The Maine Arts Commission To Study Federal And National Efforts To Protect Artists From Copyright Infringement By Artificial Intelligence Companies And Users And To Monitor Educational Use
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment C-A (H-58)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0074&item=2&snum=132)
+2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-445)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0074&item=4&snum=132)
+3. **Chapter 121** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0074&item=6&snum=132)
+4. **LD 109 HP 74** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0074&item=1&snum=132)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **80–64** (pass) · lower
+- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **18–14** (pass) · upper
+- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **75–64** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Janice DODGE — primary (person)
+- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
+- Cheryl GOLEK — cosponsor (person)
+- Christina MITCHELL — cosponsor (person)
+- David SINCLAIR — cosponsor (person)
+- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-08** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
+- **2025-01-08** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2025-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
+- **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.
+- **2025-04-22** Reports READ.
+- **2025-04-22** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2025-04-22** ROLL CALL NO. 93
+- **2025-04-22** (Yeas 80 - Nays 64 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
+- **2025-04-22** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
+- **2025-04-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2025-04-22** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-58). `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2025-04-23** Reports Read
+- **2025-04-23** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
+- **2025-04-23** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 123 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
+- **2025-04-23** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-29** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
+- **2025-04-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2025-04-30** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence
+- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
+- **2025-06-25** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED. by Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) `reading-3`
+- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-445) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
+- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-445) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-445) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
+- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence.
+- **2025-06-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-445) thereto. `reading-3`
+- **2025-06-25** ROLL CALL NO. 589
+- **2025-06-25** (Yeas 75 - Nays 64 - Absent 10 - Excused 2)
+- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
+- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
+- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
+- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9bcd813d-d49d-454f-b496-023b80327ba7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
+