---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Strengthen The Maine Clean Election Act"
description: "An Act To Strengthen The Maine Clean Election Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1787"
citation: "Maine LD 1787 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CAMPAIGN FINANCE", "CLEAN ELECTIONS", "ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lori GRAMLICH"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-04-24"
last_action: "2025-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abeece3d-5dee-45d9-bcff-d03f9181dfdc"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098808"
source_hash: "1573f632e3895f0ba54540e23cb294a135c125ca3aff7bbb6ec53d0de93922b9"
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 1787 (132) — An Act To Strengthen The Maine Clean Election Act

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-414)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1198&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 296** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1198&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1787 HP 1198** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1198&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **20–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lori GRAMLICH — primary (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Marc MALON — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Sean FAIRCLOTH — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-24** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-04** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-04** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-414) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-414). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** Reports Read
- **2025-06-05** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-05** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 369 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-05** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-414) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-414) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+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/abeece3d-5dee-45d9-bcff-d03f9181dfdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).