---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Denials Of Public Records Requests"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Denials Of Public Records Requests"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1797"
citation: "Maine LD 1797 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FREEDOM OF ACCESS", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "REQUESTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy KUHN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-24"
last_action: "2025-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/891e5200-a361-4c4e-bc7b-5513bf4f2290"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098815"
source_hash: "d3381557166e37ad5bd02e33cb328464f9f0004e561dfa8a466075a0cf2be288"
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 1797 (132) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Denials Of Public Records Requests

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 186** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1203&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 1797 HP 1203** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1203&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Amy KUHN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-24** Representative KUHN for the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 411, subsection 6, paragraph G reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-24** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-04-24** On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-20** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-20** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-20** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** Reports Read
- **2025-05-21** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-21** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-08** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+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/891e5200-a361-4c4e-bc7b-5513bf4f2290`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).