---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Limit The Dissemination Of Certain Criminal Records"
description: "An Act To Limit The Dissemination Of Certain Criminal Records"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 764"
citation: "Maine LD 764 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL HISTORIES", "CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS", "DISSEMINATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2019-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/185146de-b52b-4164-809d-bd567e2884ef"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071771"
source_hash: "d41aa1ffa89c3be02d91bbbfe43b9526d31ee7374d65b01ba012a20abe69f482"
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 764 (129) — An Act To Limit The Dissemination Of Certain Criminal Records

## 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=HP0569&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0569&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0569&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
- Barbara CARDONE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-12** Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-12** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-14** On motion by Senator Carpenter of Aroostook, REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-614).
- **2019-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-18** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-18** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-614) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-18** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-614), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-18** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-18** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-06-18** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-18** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE
- **2019-06-19** Subsequently FINALLY PASSED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-20** 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/185146de-b52b-4164-809d-bd567e2884ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).