---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Archives And Records Management Law"
description: "An Act To Amend The Archives And Records Management Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 521"
citation: "Maine LD 521 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE GOVERNMENT", "INFORMATION SYSTEMS", "ARCHIVES AND RECORD MANAGEMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erik JORGENSEN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1e7dbf2-d6ba-4cb6-a8f7-d17f2279d691"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071363"
source_hash: "1945f33e96c649b2bec230a39d98e8831867a298a346957f08a42a988d9ee4e8"
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 521 (129) — An Act To Amend The Archives And Records Management Law

## 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=HP0378&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0378&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0378&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Erik JORGENSEN — primary (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- James HANDY — cosponsor (person)
- Paul DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BRADSTREET — cosponsor (person)
- Richard FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon HANINGTON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-52).
- **2019-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-04** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-04** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-52), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-04** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-22** 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/e1e7dbf2-d6ba-4cb6-a8f7-d17f2279d691`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).