---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Preserve The 207 Area Code And Impede So-Called Robocalling"
description: "An Act To Preserve The 207 Area Code And Impede So-Called Robocalling"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 396"
citation: "Maine LD 396 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NUMBER BROKERS", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELEPHONES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stanley ZEIGLER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/518514e4-ce4d-49b4-a083-36a32a6b3baa"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085684"
source_hash: "567e826fbcd047278f294855a20cdbe0537c6109e0da5c481331fa871b91de65"
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 396 (131) — An Act To Preserve The 207 Area Code And Impede So-Called Robocalling

## 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=HP0247&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0247&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0247&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Stanley ZEIGLER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY 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.
- **2023-05-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-188). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-05-25** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-188) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-25** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-30** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-30** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-188), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-01** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/518514e4-ce4d-49b4-a083-36a32a6b3baa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).