---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Extend The Protections Of The Maine Civil Rights Act To Actions That Cause Emotional Distress Or Fear Of Violence"
description: "An Act To Extend The Protections Of The Maine Civil Rights Act To Actions That Cause Emotional Distress Or Fear Of Violence"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 868"
citation: "Maine LD 868 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISCRIMINATION", "HUMAN RIGHTS", "THREATS OF VIOLENCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig HICKMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b41ca530-f722-4183-8a7c-2b20b22ac4c5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086701"
source_hash: "9957c0460d4369650cca3b7705c95e545a6efba9d1628be1bb25fc89f9331f3f"
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 868 (131) — An Act To Extend The Protections Of The Maine Civil Rights Act To Actions That Cause Emotional Distress Or Fear Of Violence

## 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=SP0365&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0365&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0365&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **23–8** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **78–63** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Craig HICKMAN — primary (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-12** Reports READ
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 290 Yeas 23 - Nays 8 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-275) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-275) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Sent down for concurrence
- **2023-06-13** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-13** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-13** ROLL CALL NO. 198
- **2023-06-13** (Yeas 78 - Nays 63 - Absent 8 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-06-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-275) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-275). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+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/b41ca530-f722-4183-8a7c-2b20b22ac4c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).