---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish As A Class D Crime The Intentional Photographing Of A Minor Without Consent Of The Minor'S Parent Or Guardian By An Individual Required To Register As A Sex Offender"
description: "An Act To Establish As A Class D Crime The Intentional Photographing Of A Minor Without Consent Of The Minor'S Parent Or Guardian By An Individual Required To Register As A Sex Offender"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1813"
citation: "Maine LD 1813 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "SEX OFFENSES", "PHOTOGRAPHING MINOR WITHOUT PARENTA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["POULIOT"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d8e7ea9-3faf-4168-a32a-66278c92f92e"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280067704"
source_hash: "c1466fcb4290196d0aca54295670052442d264b8a4306384960c5005e468fe42"
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 (128) — An Act To Establish As A Class D Crime The Intentional Photographing Of A Minor Without Consent Of The Minor'S Parent Or Guardian By An Individual Required To Register As A Sex Offender

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP125801.asp)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- POULIOT — primary (person)
- DIAMOND — cosponsor (person)
- DOORE — cosponsor (person)
- GROHMAN — cosponsor (person)
- KATZ — cosponsor (person)
- LONGSTAFF — cosponsor (person)
- MAREAN — cosponsor (person)
- NADEAU — cosponsor (person)
- RECKITT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2018-02-01** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-02-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2018-03-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2018-03-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-656).
- **2018-03-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2018-03-27** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-03-27** Committee Amendment "A" (H-656) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2018-03-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-656) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2018-03-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-03-29** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 565 Yeas 35 - Nays 0 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d8e7ea9-3faf-4168-a32a-66278c92f92e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).