---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing Special Motions To Dismiss To Include Workplace And Title Ix Claims"
description: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing Special Motions To Dismiss To Include Workplace And Title Ix Claims"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1592"
citation: "Maine LD 1592 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL PROCEDURE", "MOTION TO DISMISS", "PROCESS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-11"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/937ce1f1-6610-44d1-82c5-eeb2b97868c7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088543"
source_hash: "05436a008773c317cf8a3405ebf588d1ddc9710c98ee6ddec7cebe3dca303b7a"
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 1592 (131) — An Act To Amend The Law Governing Special Motions To Dismiss To Include Workplace And Title Ix Claims

## 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=SP0623&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0623&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-11** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-15** Reports READ
- **2023-06-15** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-15** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** Sent down for concurrence
- **2023-06-15** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-15** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2023-06-15** Later today assigned.
- **2023-06-16** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-06-16** Subsequently, on motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+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/937ce1f1-6610-44d1-82c5-eeb2b97868c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).