---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit The Doxing Of A Minor And To Authorize A Related Civil Action"
description: "An Act To Prohibit The Doxing Of A Minor And To Authorize A Related Civil Action"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 537"
citation: "Maine LD 537 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUMAN RIGHTS", "MINORS", "PRIVACY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Melanie SACHS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-11"
last_action: "2025-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfe14cac-9060-4eab-8379-a6c241655992"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096452"
source_hash: "db6f1264e489e35a400f45f2ca0a4dcafc1fd5f0730c2e47e3d76f35868f8095"
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 537 (132) — An Act To Prohibit The Doxing Of A Minor And To Authorize A Related Civil Action

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-604)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0356&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-605)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0356&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 417** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0356&item=4&snum=132)
4. **LD 537 HP 356** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0356&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **78–69** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **18–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Melanie SACHS — primary (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Matt MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-11** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-02-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-02-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `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.
- **2025-06-10** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-10** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-10** ROLL CALL NO. 406
- **2025-06-10** (Yeas 78 - Nays 69 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-604) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-604). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** Reports Read
- **2025-06-10** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-604) Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-10** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 441 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-10** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-604) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-604) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-24** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfe14cac-9060-4eab-8379-a6c241655992`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).