---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Eliminate The Thermal Imaging Camera Program"
description: "An Act To Eliminate The Thermal Imaging Camera Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2016"
citation: "Maine LD 2016 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIRE DEPARTMENTS", "FIRE SAFETY", "THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stephan BUNKER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-03"
last_action: "2026-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c3a85cf-a3d0-454c-8154-3bbe90451be7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100887"
source_hash: "5517675a932fa1ea31961484eef9dcdb8aeb3142f4dd55ac04ff44bdd7b7864d"
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 2016 (132) — An Act To Eliminate The Thermal Imaging Camera Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 549** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1346&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 2016 HP 1346** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1346&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Stephan BUNKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-03** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-12-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-02-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-02-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-02-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2026-02-12** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-02-24** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-24** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2026-02-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c3a85cf-a3d0-454c-8154-3bbe90451be7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).