---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Consumers By Prohibiting The Use Of Credit Cards In Sports Wagering"
description: "An Act To Protect Consumers By Prohibiting The Use Of Credit Cards In Sports Wagering"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2080"
citation: "Maine LD 2080 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CREDIT CARD USE", "GAMBLING", "SPORTS WAGERING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marc MALON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/877cb896-d299-4ce9-8538-649a8133e53f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101130"
source_hash: "22913342686720aa69deb5e1584b0333c51b3c1231bfa117b584a87f8ab064da"
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 2080 (132) — An Act To Protect Consumers By Prohibiting The Use Of Credit Cards In Sports Wagering

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-861)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1395&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 628** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1395&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2080 HP 1395** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1395&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **90–53** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marc MALON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-18** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-18** ROLL CALL NO. 662
- **2026-03-18** (Yeas 90 - Nays 53 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-03-18** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-861) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-18** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-861). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-19** Reports READ
- **2026-03-19** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-19** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-861) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-861) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+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/877cb896-d299-4ce9-8538-649a8133e53f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).