---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Maine Consumers By Simplifying Subscription Cancellations"
description: "An Act To Protect Maine Consumers By Simplifying Subscription Cancellations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1642"
citation: "Maine LD 1642 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS PRACTICES", "SALES", "SUBSCRIPTION CANCELLATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Timothy NANGLE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-11"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51946688-c62b-4eec-bcf7-b56eab2ef32f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098458"
source_hash: "45c8896a263f39b39e672373c0518f20e96bdebe2a5dafbbc8231649325a0313"
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 1642 (132) — An Act To Protect Maine Consumers By Simplifying Subscription Cancellations

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-321)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0650&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-391)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0650&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 376** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0650&item=6&snum=132)
4. **LD 1642 SP 650** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0650&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Timothy NANGLE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 11, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-10** Reports READ
- **2025-06-10** On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
- **2025-06-13** TAKEN from the Table by the President.
- **2025-06-13** Reports READ
- **2025-06-13** On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-321) READ.
- **2025-06-13** On motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-391) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-321) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-321) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-391) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-321) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-391) thereto `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-06-16** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-16** On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-321) was READ.
- **2025-06-16** Senate Amendment "A" (S-391) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-321) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-321) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-391) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-321) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-391) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-09T04:00:00+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/51946688-c62b-4eec-bcf7-b56eab2ef32f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).