---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Maine Arts Commission To Study Federal And National Efforts To Protect Artists From Copyright Infringement By Artificial Intelligence Companies And Users And To Monitor Educational Use"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Maine Arts Commission To Study Federal And National Efforts To Protect Artists From Copyright Infringement By Artificial Intelligence Companies And Users And To Monitor Educational Use"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 109"
citation: "Maine LD 109 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ARTS COMMISSION", "COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT", "CULTURAL AGENCIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janice DODGE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9bcd813d-d49d-454f-b496-023b80327ba7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095662"
source_hash: "af5c4ed8611ec7e84f9a59068a3d506a68652225b0eb8bab72dcdc7b3c8b26e5"
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 109 (132) — Resolve, Directing The Maine Arts Commission To Study Federal And National Efforts To Protect Artists From Copyright Infringement By Artificial Intelligence Companies And Users And To Monitor Educational Use

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (H-58)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0074&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-445)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0074&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 121** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0074&item=6&snum=132)
4. **LD 109 HP 74** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0074&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **80–64** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **18–14** (pass) · upper
- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **75–64** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Janice DODGE — primary (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Cheryl GOLEK — cosponsor (person)
- Christina MITCHELL — cosponsor (person)
- David SINCLAIR — cosponsor (person)
- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-01-08** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-04-22** Reports READ.
- **2025-04-22** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-22** ROLL CALL NO. 93
- **2025-04-22** (Yeas 80 - Nays 64 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-04-22** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-04-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-04-22** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-58). `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-23** Reports Read
- **2025-04-23** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-04-23** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 123 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-04-23** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-29** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-04-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-30** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED. by Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-445) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-445) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-445) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-445) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** ROLL CALL NO. 589
- **2025-06-25** (Yeas 75 - Nays 64 - Absent 10 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+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/9bcd813d-d49d-454f-b496-023b80327ba7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).