---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning State Boards And Commissions"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning State Boards And Commissions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1813"
citation: "Maine LD 1813 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FREEDOM OF ACCESS", "PUBLIC ACCESS OFFICERS", "PUBLIC RECORDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy KUHN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-29"
last_action: "2025-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dcb439c4-f328-4176-913b-07d6b3c3ef5b"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098848"
source_hash: "ff35740c085d8a6c6d9d379bda4a48ebea1c1ecb1756fb83abd007fb73170b18"
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 1813 (132) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning State Boards And Commissions

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-163)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1214&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 187** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1214&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1813 HP 1214** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1214&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Amy KUHN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-29** 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`
- **2025-04-29** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-29** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-29** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-04-29** 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** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-163). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-163) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-163), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **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`
- **2025-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+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/dcb439c4-f328-4176-913b-07d6b3c3ef5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).