---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect The First Amendment Rights Of Individuals In The State"
description: "An Act To Protect The First Amendment Rights Of Individuals In The State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 517"
citation: "Maine LD 517 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FREE SPEECH", "HUMAN RIGHTS", "PROTECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy KUHN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-07"
last_action: "2026-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/397436b5-644c-470c-afd2-ff7b5a28f444"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096436"
source_hash: "b4e1db853893402a0e9e7a23a93a4c6e84967d0e530e09f6e6f78bad85a97ba6"
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 517 (132) — An Act To Protect The First Amendment Rights Of Individuals In The State

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-837)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0335&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 593** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0335&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 517 HP 335** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0335&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **20–14** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **73–65** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy KUHN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-07** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 7, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `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.
- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-03-10** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-10** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-10** ROLL CALL NO. 641
- **2026-03-10** (Yeas 73 - Nays 65 - Absent 11 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-03-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-837) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-837). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-12** Reports READ
- **2026-03-12** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 759 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2026-03-12** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-837) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-12** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-17** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-17** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-837), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-03-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-09T04:00:00+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/397436b5-644c-470c-afd2-ff7b5a28f444`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).