---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1207"
citation: "Maine LD 1207 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EXCEPTIONS", "FREEDOM OF ACCESS", "PUBLIC RECORDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew MOONEN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-16"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46458aeb-5ace-4fe8-9ac5-b6835fdea032"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280087608"
source_hash: "37186757ef255fdd018f9fbb2dec933e2656ad5afaad3c8ab452b3e89a9ddfc6"
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 1207 (131) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions

## 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=HP0767&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0767&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Matthew MOONEN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16** Representative MOONEN 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`
- **2023-03-16** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-03-21** On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-11** Reports READ.
- **2023-05-11** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-05-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-05-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-16** Reports Read
- **2023-05-16** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2023-05-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-16** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-18** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-18** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-18** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2023-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+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/46458aeb-5ace-4fe8-9ac5-b6835fdea032`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).