---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expand The List Of Crimes Eligible For A Post-Judgment Motion To Seal Criminal History Record Information To Include Convictions For Possession And Cultivation Of Marijuana"
description: "An Act To Expand The List Of Crimes Eligible For A Post-Judgment Motion To Seal Criminal History Record Information To Include Convictions For Possession And Cultivation Of Marijuana"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2236"
citation: "Maine LD 2236 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL HISTORIES", "CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS", "SEALING CRITERIA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew MOONEN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-28"
last_action: "2024-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dce59de4-c20b-42d3-bb56-b9e36e17242a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280092167"
source_hash: "980d4d75ba5d89ded90e04c92df51c305bea1edc2d2641792ceedd768e6688aa"
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 2236 (131) — An Act To Expand The List Of Crimes Eligible For A Post-Judgment Motion To Seal Criminal History Record Information To Include Convictions For Possession And Cultivation Of Marijuana

## 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=HP1435&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1435&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1435&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **27–8** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **90–57** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matthew MOONEN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-28** Representative MOONEN for the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to Resolve 2023, chapter 103, section 7 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2024-02-28** Bill and accompanying papers REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-10** Reports READ.
- **2024-04-10** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2024-04-10** ROLL CALL NO. 490
- **2024-04-10** (Yeas 90 - Nays 57 - Absent 3 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2024-04-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-943) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2024-04-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-943). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-11** Reports READ
- **2024-04-11** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2024-04-11** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 689 Yeas 27 - Nays 8 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2024-04-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-943) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-943) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+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/dce59de4-c20b-42d3-bb56-b9e36e17242a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).