---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Include A Representative Of Newspaper And Other Press Interests On The Archives Advisory Board"
description: "An Act To Include A Representative Of Newspaper And Other Press Interests On The Archives Advisory Board"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 133"
citation: "Maine LD 133 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ARCHIVES", "BOARD", "STATE AGENCIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ae34ced-b675-4054-9fad-46dbcb392b34"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085295"
source_hash: "a7762c8a05f292b0a97552b524cbc646d3a02954275c802dc800808f52af7719"
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 133 (131) — An Act To Include A Representative Of Newspaper And Other Press Interests On The Archives Advisory Board

## 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=SP0072&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0072&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0072&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **80–63** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer POIRIER — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Lynn COPELAND — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy NANGLE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-01-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-23** Reports Read
- **2023-03-23** On motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Committee Amendment "A" (S-9) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-03-28** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-28** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-9) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-03-30** Reports READ.
- **2023-03-30** On motion of Representative STOVER of Boothbay, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-30** ROLL CALL NO. 13
- **2023-03-30** (Yeas 80 - Nays 63 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-03-30** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Committee Amendment "A" (S-9) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-30** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-03-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-9). `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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.
- **2023-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+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/9ae34ced-b675-4054-9fad-46dbcb392b34`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).