---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ensure The Safety Of Certain State Employees By Allowing Disclosure Of Certain Confidential Information In Limited Circumstances"
description: "An Act To Ensure The Safety Of Certain State Employees By Allowing Disclosure Of Certain Confidential Information In Limited Circumstances"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 766"
citation: "Maine LD 766 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thom HARNETT"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9529231a-2647-468d-8d29-4bd1bc4d2150"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079243"
source_hash: "ba8a9fdcd97d1136942e5ba523e998440e50b7dbcbbe94bbc395fa683f75bdad"
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 766 (130) — An Act To Ensure The Safety Of Certain State Employees By Allowing Disclosure Of Certain Confidential Information In Limited Circumstances

## 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=HP0571&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0571&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **84–60** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP RPT — **21–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thom HARNETT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland, REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary, in concurrence. `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.
- **2021-05-19** Reports READ.
- **2021-05-19** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-05-19** ROLL CALL NO. 57
- **2021-05-19** (Yeas 84 - Nays 60 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. `reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** Reports Read
- **2021-06-02** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-02** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 170 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules READ A SECOND TIME And PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9529231a-2647-468d-8d29-4bd1bc4d2150`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).