---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1221"
citation: "Maine LD 1221 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FREEDOM OF ACCESS", "PUBLIC RECORDS EXCEPTIONS", "RIGHT TO KNOW LAWS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thom HARNETT"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-22"
last_action: "2021-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/724c44f8-14c2-49f5-8c30-9ed1eac49a22"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079847"
source_hash: "97b11b5289eae64ecd545f105da7254d9463ffdca45c6d84c7d7b97bb6ff911e"
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 1221 (130) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0896&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0896&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Thom HARNETT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-22** Reported by Representative HARNETT for the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 411, subsection 6, paragraph G.
- **2021-03-22** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 22, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-03-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-03** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+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/724c44f8-14c2-49f5-8c30-9ed1eac49a22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).