---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Freedom Of Access Training For Public Officials"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Freedom Of Access Training For Public Officials"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1416"
citation: "Maine LD 1416 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FREEDOM OF ACCESS", "RIGHT TO KNOW LAWS", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS TRAINING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-28"
last_action: "2019-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67ca434e-e4d1-42cc-955e-f080ac9fc314"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072789"
source_hash: "36eae70e000d80a63623417f8c7f1ca85d485311a63c277937d76043f70481b8"
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 1416 (129) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Freedom Of Access Training For Public Officials

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1029&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1029&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1029&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-28** Representative BAILEY for the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 411, subsection 6, paragraph G reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-28** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-03-28** On motion by Senator Carpenter of Aroostook REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-05** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-05** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-451).
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-05** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-451) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-451), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-05** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-06** In accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-06-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67ca434e-e4d1-42cc-955e-f080ac9fc314`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).